Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19031492 | POOL ROBOT | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18676143 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423104 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402487 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18397303 | WASHING MACHINE | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18535014 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEVERAGE LINE CLEANING | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18508943 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18499861 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING MOBILE DEVICES | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18490727 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE, POLISHING DEVICE, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18488869 | CLEANING, MAINTAINING, REFURBISHING, AND/OR DIAGNOSING ENGINE COMPONENTS INCLUDING FUEL-INJECTORS | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18370481 | ULTRAVIOLET AND OZONE CLEAN SYSTEM | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18463995 | DETECTING UNWANTED TOUCH EVENTS ON A USER INTERFACE PANEL OF A DISHWASHING APPLIANCE | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230474 | WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING WATER SUPPLY DEVICE | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350082 | LAUNDRY TREATING SYSTEM AND KIT FOR USE WITH A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18267401 | LIQUID COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR COLLECTING WASHING LIQUID AND METHOD OF MOUNTING THE LIQUID COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT | June 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324905 | WASHING MACHINE | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18125340 | DETERGENT SUPPLY APPARATUS AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING SAME | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18186152 | CLEANING METHOD AND CLEANING TOOL FOR NEGATIVE-PRESSURE COMPONENT FOR BATTERY FORMATION | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18177518 | DRUM WASHING MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAME | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18169504 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE | February 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18101883 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEVERAGE LINE CLEANING | January 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18151092 | CHASSIS CLEANING DEVICE | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18147037 | Isolation Type Tunnel Washer for Cleaning Clothes Against Secondary Pollution | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067955 | VIBRATING LIQUID DISINFECTANT CONTAINER | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994414 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058570 | LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT, AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922192 | CLOTHING TREATMENT APPARATUS | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974366 | PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATED CLOTHES WASHER, TRANSFER, AND DRYER SYSTEM | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920527 | CLOTHING TREATMENT APPARATUS | October 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRAIN PUMP OPERATION IN WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCES | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912878 | COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A ROBOT FOR OPERATING A DOMESTIC DISHWASHER, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A DOMESTIC DISHWASHER AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A ROBOT | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17823841 | LAUNDRY TREATING SYSTEM AND KIT FOR USE WITH A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899560 | Industrial Cleaning Systems, Including Solutions for Removing Various Types of Deposits, and Cognitive Cleaning | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891915 | FLUID FLOW STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF USE FOR CONTINUOUS MOTION WASHING MACHINE | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17904296 | PROCESSING APPARATUS | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17874389 | FILTERING CAP FOR AN IMPELLER OF A VERTICAL AXIS LAUNDRY APPLIANCE | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17814843 | CLEANING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD AND A SYSTEM THEREOF | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868936 | SHIPPING BOLT AND PACKAGING ASSEMBLY FOR A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791769 | CLEANING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND METHOD OF CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17810925 | SLAT CLEANING APPARATUS | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17846194 | TWO COMPONENT TUB SUPPORT SYSTEM | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17842934 | WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE SPACER ASSEMBLY | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842854 | BLADE AND PUMP IMPELLER ASSEMBLY FOR A DISHWASHER | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17806977 | CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING SYSTEM AND DIP TANK FOR ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837135 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17757002 | MICROPLASTIC COMPACTOR AND METHOD OF COMPACTING MICROPLASTICS | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749243 | DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY AND WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING SAME | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17748078 | AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY DISPENSING DEVICE IN CONTACT-FREE LAUNDRY SERVICE | May 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755449 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755446 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17770377 | RECYCLABLE AUTO-DOSING CONTAINER | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722827 | FABRIC TREATING APPLIANCE COMPRISING A SCRUBBING TOOL | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17703568 | WASHING MACHINE | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17694828 | CHEMICAL LIQUID PROVIDING UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | March 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17640871 | MACHINE FOR WASHING CAGES AND ACCESSORIES USED IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH ON LABORATORY ANIMALS | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17686769 | HYPOCHLOROUS ACID MEDICAL PROBE DISINFECTION CHAMBER | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17682686 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH FOREIGN OBJECT BARRIER | February 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17683077 | LAUNDRY MACHINE | February 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683061 | LAUNDRY MACHINE | February 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682228 | REMOVABLE FLUID PUMPING AND FILTRATION APPARATUS | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17683037 | LAUNDRY MACHINE | February 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682787 | BI-DIRECTIONAL RECIRCULATING FILTRATION AND REMOVEABLE FILTRATION APPARATUS FOR LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCES | February 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671066 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH FOREIGN OBJECT BARRIER | February 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17579977 | WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE AND FILTRATION ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566874 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17565331 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE | December 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17562600 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17562591 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17562709 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING BACK NOZZLE ASSEMBLY | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17562676 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING BOWL ASSEMBLY | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560215 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PARTICLE REMOVAL METHOD | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17552461 | FOREIGN SUBSTRATE COLLECTOR FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17546471 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE | December 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17545533 | ANIMAL WATER DISPENSER APPARATUS | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17540671 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17611928 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER HAVING STATE MONITORING FUNCTION AND ULTRASONIC CLEANING DEVICE USING THE SAME | November 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17520807 | Countertop Apparatus for Washing Articles | November 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17508433 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS | October 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17604225 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING AN OBJECT | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17491921 | ENTRYWAY MAT FOR DISINFECTING THE SOLES OF SHOES | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17469876 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | September 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459317 | REMOVABLE FILTRATION APPARATUS FOR LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCES | August 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17432111 | ROTATING INJECTION PROPELLER WITH 2K-SEAL. | August 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 49 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17403881 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | August 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17401745 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17401763 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | August 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17400867 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | August 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17397088 | ULTRAVIOLET AND OZONE CLEAN SYSTEM | August 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17395810 | WASHING MACHINE FLUID ADDITIVE DISPENSING SYSTEM | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17385272 | SPILL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2021 | August 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17383946 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17422724 | METHOD FOR WET PROCESSING OF HEMP FIBERS | July 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17369892 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD | July 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17354331 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROBOTIC CLEANING OF SOLAR PANELS | June 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17299946 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | June 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17314386 | LAUNDRY MACHINE APPARATUS INCLUDING WATER DETECTION AND METHOD OF OPERATING A LAUNDRY MACHINE | May 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17244372 | Washing Cabin for Two-Wheeled Vehicles | April 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17238992 | FLOOR CLEANER | April 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17236111 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED TUMBLING OF CLOTHES IN A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | April 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17287348 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | April 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BUCCI, THOMAS.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 22.2% 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.
⚠ 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 BUCCI, THOMAS works in Art Unit 1711 and has examined 529 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner BUCCI, THOMAS's allowance rate of 74.1% places them in the 38% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BUCCI, THOMAS receive 2.02 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 52% 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 BUCCI, THOMAS is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BUCCI, THOMAS. This interview benefit is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.6% 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 40.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 61% 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, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 85% 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 53.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 35.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 6.1% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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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