Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19086303 | DENTAL APPARATUS FOR HOLDING TWO SEPARATED PIECES OF ARTICULATING PAPER AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME | March 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18906476 | FACE SHIELD AND FACE MASK PROTECTION SYSTEM | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18895561 | CROWN REMOVER | September 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18833716 | DENTAL HANDPEICE | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18776504 | DENTAL HANDPIECE FOR DRILLING AND SUCTIONING | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18739393 | DENTAL FACE SHIELD SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING | June 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18736359 | ORTHODONTIC TOOTH MOVEMENT DEVICE, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18679111 | Angulated Dental Implant | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663408 | DENTAL APPARATUS FOR HOLDING TWO SEPARATED PIECES OF ARTICULATING PAPER AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18647075 | DENTAL VIBRATION DEVICE | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18622432 | ORAL SUCTION DEVICE | March 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604331 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHODONTIC BRACKET DESIGN | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18442014 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND MODEL FOR INDIRECT BONDING | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18439000 | METHODS FOR PLACING AN IMPLANT ANALOG IN A PHYSICAL MODEL OF THE PATIENT'S MOUTH | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18432157 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND MULTI-PHASE ORAL COMPOSITIONS FOR ORAL CARE | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18422295 | DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392645 | CROWN REMOVER | December 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536204 | AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF DOCTOR'S PREFERENCES WORKFLOW USING STATISTICAL PREFERENCE ANALYSIS | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18566628 | ROOT-ANALOG DENTAL IMPLANTS AND SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING SAME | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514657 | DENTAL IMPLANT WITH CODED UPPER SURFACE | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18493870 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DENTAL PROCEDURE PLANNING | October 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489959 | ORAL IRRIGATOR | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379636 | ROOT-ANALOG DENTAL IMPLANTS AND SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING SAME | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18475197 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TAKING IMAGES OF A PATIENT'S TEETH WITH A MOBILE DEVICE | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471338 | METHODS FOR WHITENING TEETH | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369750 | IMAGE REGISTRATION OF INTRAORAL IMAGES USING INK MARKINGS | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18465437 | Apparatus for Dental Treatment | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18462089 | DENTAL COSMETIC KIT AND METHOD OF USE | September 2023 | May 2024 | Abandon | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18448878 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PROGRESS TRACKING | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366505 | Computer-Guided Endodontic Procedure | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362888 | ORAL SUCTION DEVICE | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223025 | Method for Fabricating Orthodontic Appliance Using Bone expansion for Dental Alignment | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350534 | ACCESS GUIDE AND DRILL KIT TO BE USED WITH SAME FOR ENDODONTIC ACCESS CAVITY PREPARATION AND METHOD OF USE | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18349794 | DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH REINFORCED REPOSITIONING JAW ELEMENTS | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212997 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING A WIRE IN AN ORTHODONTIC WIRE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM | June 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18337348 | INDIRECT BONDING TRAYS, NON-SLIDING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, AND REGISTRATION SYSTEMS FOR USE THEREOF | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18210537 | DENTAL IMPLANT DEVICE FOR REGENERATION OF DENTAL PULP AND DENTIN | June 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210519 | TOOTH POD | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18036891 | DRILL ASSISTANCE DEVICE, SCREW GUIDE DEVICE, AND ORTHODONTIC TOOL INSTALLATION-ASSISTING DEVICE SET | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18298025 | DENTAL FACE MASK AND SHIELD SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297410 | METHODS OF SEPARATING OCCLUSAL SURFACES WITH REPOSITIONING JAW ELEMENTS | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296298 | Dental Milling Tool | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190752 | DENTAL PROSTHESIS | March 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028115 | PATIENT INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL TRANSFER KEY | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124806 | DETERMINING AND TRACKING MOVEMENT | March 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120125 | Dental Bracket Bonding Tray And Bracket Loading Quality Control System | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181439 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR JAW REPOSITIONING | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18025567 | AUTOMATIC DENTAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | March 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18181142 | Apparatus For In Situ Restoration Of Unconstrained Dental Structure | March 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179341 | METHODS OF PLANNING TEETH MOVEMENT AND MEDIA | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18114806 | CONICAL-DISC-CUTTING-BUR | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108487 | PREVENTING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN TOOTH MODELS | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165322 | TREATMENT PROGRESS TRACKING AND RECALIBRATION | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18104410 | EVACUATION DAM FRAME | February 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100408 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKING ORTHODONTIC DEVICES | January 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18154786 | DENTAL IMPLANT POSITIONING IN TREATMENT PLANNING | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149313 | DENTAL REPARATIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLING | January 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18091122 | DENTAL MEMBRANE | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003508 | ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE FASTENING DEVICE | December 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003273 | DENTAL DEVICE | December 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085722 | HEALING ABUTMENT SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING CROWN ABUTMENTS AT AN IMPLANT SITE | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085484 | POSITIONING THREE-DIMENSIONAL BRACKETS ON TEETH | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084723 | Composition and Method for Endodontic Debridement | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18082666 | HEALING ABUTMENT SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING CROWN ABUTMENTS AT AN IMPLANT SITE | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066892 | CUSTOM TOOTH CLAMP | December 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18059387 | SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING PROGRESS OF AN ORTHODONTIC PROCEDURE | November 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17991885 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND MULTI-PHASE ORAL COMPOSITIONS FOR ORAL CARE | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997694 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DENTAL PROCEDURE PLANNING | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922239 | DENTAL MEMBRANE AND DENTAL MEMBRANE SET COMPRISING SAME | October 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974324 | SENSORED COMPONENT FOR ENDOSSEOUS SCREW, SCREW ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAID COMPONENT, AND MONITORING SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID COMPONENT | October 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967989 | MECHANICAL DENTAL BONDING SCRUBBING APPARATUS | October 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964727 | ROOT-ANALOG DENTAL IMPLANTS AND SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING SAME | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995774 | DENTAL ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHOD | October 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959030 | APPARATUS, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENDODONTIC TREATMENTS | October 2022 | July 2023 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916254 | Tooth Whitening and Tooth Strengthening Method | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822262 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE AND USES THEREOF | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893294 | DENTAL IMPLANT EVALUATION UNIT | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882521 | CHEEK RETRACTOR AND MOBILE DEVICE HOLDER | August 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840549 | CONSTANT DEPTH FRACTURE GROOVE | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17835226 | HANDHELD INSTRUMENT FOR HOLDING A DENTAL BUR | June 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756725 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A REINFORCING STRUCTURE FOR DENTAL PROSTHESES IN CONTINUOUS FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIALS | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17804785 | Oral Suction Device | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777098 | Arrangement with a tool and with a fastening means, and method for fastening a fastening means | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739914 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF ANTI-MICROBIAL ORTHODONTIC ELASTOMERIC LIGATURES | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17731871 | WATER PUMP CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR ORAL IRRIGATOR AND ORAL IRRIGATOR COMPRISING THE SAME | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726903 | Hand Held Automatic Dental Flosser | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17771239 | TOOTH WHITENING SYSTEM | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769564 | LIQUID PROCESSING NOZZLE FOR PURIFYING LIQUID PIPING OF DENTAL DEVICE | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769302 | GINGIVA HEALING ABUTMENT FOR A DENTAL IMPLANT | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720071 | DENTAL ABSORPTION ROLL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | April 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767477 | IMPLANT DEVICE IN SHAPE OF NATURAL TOOTH WITH REMOVABLE TOOTH ROOT | April 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766756 | SHELL-SHAPED TOOTH REPOSITIONER | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17712114 | DENTAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17709652 | MANUFACTURE OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS WITH IMPROVED BASE AND RETENTIVE FEATURES | March 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17765698 | DENTAL IMPLANT ABUTMENT WITH ENHANCED SHOCK DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17699272 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND DELIVERY CARRIER FOR ORAL CARE | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17697550 | ROOT CANAL DENTAL INSTRUMENT | March 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17697497 | CHAIR PRESET ICON SYNCHRONIZATION | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682740 | MULTI-PHASE ORAL COMPOSITION | February 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671427 | Evacuation Apparatus and Method | February 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NELSON, MATTHEW M.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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, 39.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ 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 NELSON, MATTHEW M works in Art Unit 3772 and has examined 419 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner NELSON, MATTHEW M's allowance rate of 76.1% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by NELSON, MATTHEW M receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NELSON, MATTHEW M is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NELSON, MATTHEW M. This interview benefit is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 56.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 54% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 48% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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