USPTO Examiner STEITZ RACHEL RUNNING - Art Unit 3772

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19220036HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOFMay 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19220020HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOFMay 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19218355HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOFMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19215247GLUE-FREE ARTIFICIAL EYELASH PRODUCT PRODUCED BY ULTRASONIC WELDING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOREMay 2025October 2025Allow411YesNo
19075218SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAIR EXTENSIONSMarch 2025July 2025Allow411YesNo
19062044HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOFFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610NoNo
18961497HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS OFNovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18925063HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOFOctober 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18815791HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOFAugust 2024January 2025Allow511YesNo
18802822HAIR CARE APPLIANCEAugust 2024November 2025Allow1530YesNo
18776261HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS OFJuly 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18773782HAIR CURLING DEVICEJuly 2024February 2026Abandon1931NoNo
18772343FALSE EYELASH TOOL KITJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18762745HAIR CURLERJuly 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18679291GLUE-FREE FALSE EYELASH PRODUCT PRODUCED BY ULTRASONIC WELDING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOREMay 2024November 2025Abandon1731YesNo
18665892SEGMENTED SELF-GRAFTING EYELASH AND EYELASH KIT INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2024August 2025Abandon1530NoNo
18643678Artificial Eyelash FanApril 2024July 2025Allow1421YesNo
18636188FALSE EYELASH PRE-APPLIED WITH GLUE, GLUE PRE-APPLYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FALSE EYELASH PRE-APPLIED WITH GLUEApril 2024September 2025Allow1711YesNo
18602440ROLLER STRUCTURE WITH ADJUSTABLE DIAMETER AND HAIR-TANGLING PREVENTION FUNCTION, AND HAIR CURLER THEREOFMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18600932HAIR STYLING DEVICEMarch 2024October 2025Allow1911NoNo
18594952EYELASH SHAPING IMPLEMENTSMarch 2024July 2025Allow1610YesNo
18439727Supplemental Face Framing Hair Attachment for Circular Hair ExtensionsFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410YesNo
18436538WIG AND WEARING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18412849FALSE EYELASH WITH MULTIPLE STALKS ON THE SAME SIDEJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310NoNo
18412543COSMETIC APPLICATOR INCLUDING AN ADJUSTABLE ROLLER APPLYING MEMBERJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18410869HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS OFJanuary 2024January 2025Abandon1211NoNo
18569126CURETTE TOOL AND NAIL CARE METHOD USING SAMEDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410NoNo
18381573STACKING ARTIFICIAL LASH EXTENSIONSOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1320NoNo
18485742HAIR CLIP CONVERTIBLE COMBOctober 2023December 2025Allow2610YesNo
18477833COSMETIC APPLICATOR WITH DYNAMICALLY FLEXIBLE STEM SUPPORTSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18255625Reusable Ornamental Nails for Fingers and ToesSeptember 2023January 2026Abandon3111NoNo
18464445INTERDENTAL CLEANING SHEET AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18463481INTERDENTAL CLEANING TOOLSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2540YesNo
18241704LASH EXTENSIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOFSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2460YesNo
18456783Hairbrush Heating DeviceAugust 2023February 2026Allow2930NoNo
18447111HAIR CURLING APPLIANCEAugust 2023February 2026Abandon3010NoNo
18361788WIG AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
18225541INTERDENTAL CLEANERJuly 2023February 2024Abandon700NoNo
18220049Hair Twisting Device And Method Of UseJuly 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18209353FALSE EYELASH PRE-APPLIED WITH GLUE, GLUE PRE-APPLYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FALSE EYELASH PRE-APPLIED WITH GLUEJune 2023March 2024Allow1020YesYes
18202922NAIL FILING APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING FILING OF NAILSMay 2023May 2025Allow2300NoNo
18315438ARTIFICIAL LASH EXTENSION WITH A TEXTURED BASEMay 2023December 2024Abandon1930YesNo
18127441APPARATUS FOR CURLING EYELASHESMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3210YesNo
18185328PREPARATION METHOD OF GAUZE-CLOSURE HAIR WEFTMarch 2023June 2023Allow300NoNo
18183887Hand-Tied Hair WeftMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210YesNo
18176732LASH BAND FOR ARTIFICIAL LASHESMarch 2023April 2024Allow1321NoNo
18175892INTERDENTAL CLEANING SHEET AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEFebruary 2023March 2024Abandon1211NoNo
18174807DECORATIVE NAIL TIP AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1711YesNo
18111914DENTAL FLOSS PICKFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18171342DENTAL FLOSS PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3511NoNo
18170834Halo Hair PieceFebruary 2023February 2026Abandon3611NoNo
18168324HAIR CARE APPLIANCEFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3260YesNo
18165222Hybrid Dental DeviceFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2630NoNo
18096474REFILLABLE TRAY FOR SUSTAINABLE MAKEUP COMPACTJanuary 2023October 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18148828Method of Installing Hand-tied Natural Hair ExtensionsDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710YesNo
18067082EYELASH EXTENSION SYSTEM AND METHODSDecember 2022July 2024Allow1931NoNo
18009703COSMETIC CONTAINER HAVING BUTTON-SEPARABLE STRUCTUREDecember 2022September 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18077461HANDLE FOR HAIR STYLING TOOL WITH REPLACEABLE SPRINGDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18057855Applicator and Container ApparatusNovember 2022November 2023Abandon1210NoNo
17990675Detachable Crown Hair TopperNovember 2022June 2025Abandon3110YesNo
17985671Dental Floss Holder and FlosserNovember 2022December 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17971940HAIR CURLER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEOctober 2022August 2025Allow3411YesNo
17933143METHOD OF INSTALLING A WIG, A WIG FOR USING THE METHOD, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE WIGSeptember 2022April 2023Allow710NoNo
17932089HAIR CLIP DEVICESSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320YesNo
17944301PAPER CONTAINER FOR COSMETIC PRODUCTSSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17902932NAIL CLEANING PEN TOOL AND METHODSeptember 2022October 2023Abandon1410NoNo
17802317APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING A PRODUCT TO THE EYELASHES AND/OR EYEBROWSAugust 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17878685HAIR CURLING SYSTEMAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17878787STACKING ARTIFICIAL LASH EXTENSIONSAugust 2022July 2023Allow1120YesNo
17815312HAIR EXTENSIONS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJuly 2022July 2023Allow1212NoNo
17872186Flossing Apparatus With Quick ReleaseJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910YesNo
17868411APPLICATOR HEAD FOR APPLYING A COSMETIC PRODUCTJuly 2022November 2024Allow2810NoNo
17864995COSMETIC APPLICATOR AND METHOD OF USEJuly 2022August 2024Abandon2550YesNo
17841334Hair Strand Styling DeviceJune 2022July 2025Allow3820NoNo
17831443HAIRPIECE ACCESSORY WITH LIGHT, THIN AND SOFT NET BOTTOMJune 2022October 2024Abandon2820YesNo
17829062Styling CombMay 2022July 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17780376APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING MAKEUP TO HUMAN KERATIN FIBRES, IN PARTICULAR THE EYEBROWSMay 2022February 2026Allow4540NoNo
17779552COSMETIC COMPACT PACKAGEMay 2022October 2025Abandon4020YesNo
17750901SEAMLESS THREADING METHOD OF INSERTING HAIR EXTENSIONSMay 2022January 2023Allow820YesNo
17733708HEATLESS HAIR CURLING SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2022April 2025Abandon3501NoNo
17727639DEVICE FOR APPLYING A LIQUID MATERIAL TO HAIR AND DETANGLING THE HAIRApril 2022October 2025Abandon4230NoNo
17725523Beauty Blender SystemApril 2022March 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17659533HAIR EXTENSION BEAD INSTALLATION TOOLApril 2022October 2024Abandon3011NoNo
17721062HAIR BRUSH AND COMB ASSEMBLYApril 2022April 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17767559MASCARA APPLICATORApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17716987False Eyelash Dispensing DeviceApril 2022June 2024Allow2700NoNo
17714951SPECIALIZED TRAY DEVICE FOR EYELASH EXTENSIONSApril 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17706750HAIR-STYLING DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF ACCESSORIESMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020NoNo
17703477Compound Flossing ApparatusMarch 2022January 2023Abandon1010NoNo
17701822Hair Accessory, Method of Making and UseMarch 2022August 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17694332HAIRSTYLING BRUSHMarch 2022December 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17681746MAKEUP HOLDER DEVICE FOR CONNECTION WITH A CAR VISORFebruary 2022June 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17628014DEVICE FOR APPLYING A FLUID OR PASTY PRODUCT ONTO KERATIN FIBRES COMPRISING AN ORIENTABLE BRUSHFebruary 2022September 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17675742SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EYE PATCH USED IN EYELASH EXTENSION PROCEDUREFebruary 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17673815Invisinet _Nocap Wig FoundationFebruary 2022May 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17669456HAIR CURLING METHOD AND HAIR CURLERFebruary 2022April 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17667856PRODUCT APPLICATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEFebruary 2022November 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17631878MOTORIZED HANDHELD BRAIDING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USEJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17631798DISPENSER, COMB, HOUSING AND METHOD OF USING THE DISPENSERJanuary 2022October 2025Abandon4430YesNo
17585484HAIR TOPPERJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3361YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
17
Examiner Affirmed
12
(70.6%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(29.4%)
Reversal Percentile
46.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 29.4% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
40
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(27.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
29
(72.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
40.4%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 27.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING works in Art Unit 3772 and has examined 505 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING's allowance rate of 67.9% places them in the 29% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING receive 2.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING. This interview benefit is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 36% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 41% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 29.2% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 54.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 56% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 5.5% of allowed cases (in the 87% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.9% of allowed cases (in the 73% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.