Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ricardo D Morales, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MORALES, RICARDO D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1736 1738 1784 3761 3763

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

MORALES, RICARDO D works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1736, with 467 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 81.4%, while the median time to allowance is 981 days. The profile indicates that interviews are associated with a 16.9% lift in allowance outcomes.

Applicants appearing most often include JFE Steel Corporation, IHI Corporation, and thyssenkrupp AG. Frequently represented firms are AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, Best & Flanagan LLP, and Bridgeway IP Law Group, PLLC. Practitioners may find interview preparation useful when prosecuting applications in this docket.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+11.4% vs TC avg
486
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
981
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 467 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18521082 TiAl ALLOY, TiAl ALLOY POWDER, TiAl ALLOY COMPONENT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection IHI Corporation
18289928 FE-BASED ELECTROPLATED STEEL SHEET, HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18551401 RAW MATERIAL PARTICLES FOR PRODUCTION OF AGGLOMERATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RAW MATERIAL PARTICLES FOR PRODUCTION OF AGGLOMERATE, AGGLOMERATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING AGGLOMERATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING REDUCED IRON Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18283774 Gas atomization of molten steel Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
17917312 METHOD FOR RECOVERING VALUABLE METAL Final Rejection SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ricardo D Morales's allowance rate?

81.4% of resolved applications examined by Ricardo D Morales were allowed (467 resolved cases), compared with 62.6% across Art Unit 1736 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ricardo D Morales?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ricardo D Morales take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ricardo D Morales took 981 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ricardo D Morales work in?

Ricardo D Morales examines applications in Art Unit 1736 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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