Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18811509 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED ORAL CARE | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18800012 | WATER FLOSSER | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18707885 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Scanning, Device, and Medium | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18707883 | Method and System for Processing Intraoral Scanning, Electronic Device, and Medium | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18430117 | DENTAL IMPRESSION TRAY | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531879 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CUSTOMIZED GUIDANCE PACKAGE EQUIPPED APPLIANCE | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18506107 | PREPARATION METHOD OF HAIR WEFT | November 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483315 | DIRECT FABRICATION OF ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES WITH ELASTIC REGIONS | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18227742 | COSMETIC PRODUCT SAMPLING SYSTEM | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220324 | REMOVABLE DENTAL APPLIANCE WITH GINGIVAL RIDGES | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350118 | Oral Care Device | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342084 | PERSONAL CARE IMPLEMENTS | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18327826 | INTRAORAL SCANNING SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A SYNTHETIC VIEW | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18199631 | ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER WITH ISOLATED FORCE APPLICATION TO DIFFERENT TEETH | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18199867 | CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURED DENTAL TREATMENT PLANNING | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18197223 | DENTAL HYGIENE SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND/OR METHOD | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144551 | DETECTING A LOW FLUID STATE IN A FLUID RESERVOIR | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18142320 | CONTACT COUPLED DELIVERY OF RADIATION FOR DENTAL HARD TISSUE TREATMENT | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136800 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR TEETH | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18135341 | Detachable Recycling Container | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18134235 | TOOL FOR MEASURING INCLINATION OF MAXILLARY INCISORS | April 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299844 | PLASMA DEPOSITION | April 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18298494 | 3D INTRAORAL SCANNER MEASURING FLUORESCENCE | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297587 | MANUFACTURING ALIGNERS HAVING CUT LINE MARKINGS | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18295737 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES WITH DISCONTINUITIES AND ELASTICS | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18190958 | ARCH EXPANDING APPLIANCE | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18113788 | ENDODONTIC FILE MEASURING DEVICE | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156147 | GRIPPING ELEMENT FLOSS | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18092346 | PREVENATIVE DENTAL HARD TISSUE LASER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18066849 | SYSTEM FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A DENTAL PROSTHESIS | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18074974 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A POSITION FOR AN ORTHODONTIC ATTACHMENT | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059224 | VARIOUS STRUCTURED SUPPORTS FOR 3D PRINTED ALIGNERS/MOUTH PIECES | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17965556 | Detachable Recycling Container | October 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17917211 | NEURAL NETWORK-BASED GENERATION AND PLACEMENT OF TOOTH RESTORATION DENTAL APPLIANCES | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916407 | System and Method for Removing Brackets from Customized Orthodontic Appliances and Products | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916278 | Method for Automatic Creation of 3D Models for Dental and Orthodontic Use | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17915863 | SPLINT DEVICE FOR GUIDED SURGICAL ROBOT | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17951146 | High-Penetration Atomizing Beauty Instrument And Rotating Mechanism Thereof | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17911361 | INSTRUMENT TO BYPASS FRACTURED FRAGMENTS OF ENDODONTIC ROTARY FILE IN ROOT CANAL OF A TOOTH | September 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17908724 | DENTAL FEATURE IDENTIFICATION FOR ASSESSING ORAL HEALTH | September 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904538 | METHODS OF ENDONTIC THERAPY UTILIZING LASERS AND ANTIMICROBIAL MATERIALS | September 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17898340 | DENTAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES | August 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17897126 | ALIGNMENT STATE INDICATING APPARATUS AND METHOD | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890551 | STORAGE CASE FOR STORING A POWER-DRIVEN PERSONAL CARE IMPLEMENT AND PERSONAL CARE KIT | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817409 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING DENTAL PLAQUE FROM DENTAL CALCULUS | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879621 | CONTOUR DETECTION APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTOUR DETECTION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17876444 | PREVENATIVE DENTAL HARD TISSUE LASER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795565 | HAIR COMB AND APPLICATOR DEVICE | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874889 | Dental Implant, Superstructure, And Dental Prothesis | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17815169 | Dental Instrument With a Flexible Tip End and Method of Manufacture | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17870948 | ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE FOR PERSONAL CARE | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17857371 | RAPID WASH SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17856717 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED ORAL IRRIGATION | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17806787 | HYGIENE KIT | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839461 | DENTAL ARCH ANALYSIS AND TOOTH NUMBERING | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834567 | Dental Wedges and Matrix Bands For Use In Direct Composite Restoration Techniques | June 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17744419 | DENTAL IMPLANT HAVING TAPERED THREADED SURFACE WITH INSTALLATION ENHANCEMENT FEATURES | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17742869 | DEVICE FOR OROFACIAL PHOTOGRAPHY | May 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17724238 | Virtual Dental Articulator And System | April 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17724339 | DENTAL TRAY WITH ENCAPSULATED FLUID | April 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720409 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A POSITION FOR AN ORTHODONTIC ATTACHMENT | April 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716720 | METHOD FOR PERMING EYELASH AND EYELASH PERMING KIT | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698760 | FORMULA DELIVERY APPLIANCE | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17697234 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET COVERING LIGATURE TIE | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17693796 | ASYMMETRIC ZYGOMATIC DENTAL IMPLANT WITH PARTIAL MICRO THREAD/GROOVE | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17678697 | DENTAL TRAY AND ARTICULATOR | February 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17676151 | SYSTEM FOR REMOVING AEROSOL CONTAMINANTS CREATED DURING A MEDICAL OR DENTAL PROCEDURE | February 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17671064 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ORTHODONTIC SPRING | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17671439 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED SPRINGS | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17668580 | Interproximal Reduction Tool And Method | February 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17587920 | ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT USING AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLAN | January 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17586543 | SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT PLANNING WITH OVERCORRECTION | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17583362 | SCALP APPLICATOR | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17577521 | HAIR EXTENSION APPARATUS | January 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647127 | DENTAL IMPLANT, COMPONENT FOR DENTAL APPLICATIONS, IMPLANT SYSTEM FOR DENTAL APPLICATIONS, METHOD FOR FORMING A PROTECTIVE LAYER ON THE SURFACE OF AN IMPLANTABLE OR IMPLANT COMPONENT, IMPLANTABLE OR IMPLANT COMPONENT HAVING A PROTECTIVE LAYER, AND USE OF A PROTECTIVE LAYER | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17624010 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING DENTAL TREATMENT UTILIZING MIXED REALITY | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17623258 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE AND PLIERS FOR ORTHODONTICS | December 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17623014 | DETERMINATION OF STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OBJECT | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17543186 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING OCCLUSAL CONTACTS BETWEEN TEETH OF A SUBJECT | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17613925 | SET OF CORRECTION DEVICES FOR CARRYING OUT AN ORTHODONTIC INTERVENTION | November 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17611940 | DENTAL IMPLANT WITH IMPROVED THREADING | November 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17611738 | MOUTHPIECE COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | November 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17527438 | DUAL GEL COLORIMETRIC EFFERVESCENT DENTAL CALCULUS SOFTENING/TOOTH WHITENING/ ANTI-INFLAMMATORY CLEANING COMPOSITION WITH INSTANTANEOUS MIXING VIA DOUBLE BARREL SYRINGE DELIVERY | November 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17526815 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES | November 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17454197 | REMOVABLE DENTAL APPLIANCE INCLUDING SPRING MEMBER | November 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17498383 | MOUTHPIECE FOR TEETH WHITENING | October 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17495732 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED ORAL CARE | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17475399 | Method For Fabricating A Dental Restoration | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17474647 | Dental Flosser with Multiple Wrapping Strands Utility | September 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17472286 | HEATING OF DENTAL MATERIALS USING OVERTONE SIGNATURES, ABSORBING DYES AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17468750 | DENTAL CURING LIGHT | September 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17405288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DENTURE DUPLICATION | August 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17431747 | DENTAL SHADE MATCHING FOR MULTIPLE ANATOMICAL REGIONS | August 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17404352 | DISPOSABLE PRODUCT CAP AND ASSEMBLY HAVING A MANUALLY USABLE THERMO-OPTICAL DEVICE FOR SKIN CARE | August 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17403142 | Oral Device with Activating Element | August 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17402429 | BUCCAL CORRIDOR ASSESSMENT AND COMPUTATION | August 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17360078 | DENTAL RESTORATION DEVICES AND METHODS | June 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17358833 | INTRAORAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE | June 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17354867 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL VISUAL ORAL CLEANING INSTRUMENT | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17304436 | APPARATUS, KIT, AND METHOD FOR DECORATING NAILS | June 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D.
With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 55.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D works in Art Unit 3772 and has examined 598 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D's allowance rate of 83.4% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D receive 1.66 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 88.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 27.7% of allowed cases (in the 95% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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