Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19237095 | AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE ROLLER | June 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19128125 | ULTRASONIC WELDING OF PREPREG TAPE | May 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18863356 | PANEL BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18918911 | Making Made-to-Order Items with Embellishments | October 2024 | July 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18912568 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR ENTRAPPING AN ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL WITH FORM-FITTING ELASTOMERIC REGIONS | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18842833 | MULTI-LAYER RELEASE STACK FOR LIGHT INDUCED TRANSFER OF COMPONENTS | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18841757 | A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ABSORBENT CORE FOR A DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT HYGIENE ARTICLE | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18837829 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING AND APPLYING A PLEATED CORE WRAP | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18759655 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18748285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING TAMPONS | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18740695 | METHOD FOR FORMING A COMPOSITE STIFFENER | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18734865 | MODULAR BOX ASSEMBLY | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18715741 | RESIN JOINED BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18711770 | SELF-CLEANING DEVICE FOR APPLYING MATERIAL BETWEEN TILES ON VERTICAL SURFACES | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18660933 | PREVENTION OF INTERLOCKING OF NESTABLE CONTAINERS | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18633109 | Apparatus and Method for the Manufacture of Noodles | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612829 | AUTOMATED GARMENT MANUFACTURING USING ADHESIVE BONDING | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18608482 | AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE ROLLER | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18578356 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GATHERED MATERIAL | January 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18542397 | BLADDER VENT PLUGS FOR COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18289952 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING WEARABLE ARTICLE | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18493789 | EXPANDABLE TOOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18285309 | METHOD FOR WINDING PREFORMS | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18464420 | ASSEMBLY FOR PRODUCING A CORRUGATED CARDBOARD WEB LAMINATED ON ONE SIDE | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242151 | METHOD OF PREPARING EYE-TRACKING GLASSES | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18459475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING TAMPONS | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18277681 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED PLATE AND HEAT GENERATOR, AND DEFROSTER | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18446079 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING TUBULAR SHAPE ADHESIVE TAPE | August 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18275819 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PULL-UP DIAPERS | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18226342 | MULTI-FUNCTION HAND-HELD SQUEEGEE | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18349940 | METHODS OF SECURING A FASTENER | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 18258831 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELASTIC LAMINATE AND A DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT HYGIENE PRODUCT COMPRISING THE ELASTIC LAMINATE | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213249 | Method for Manufacturing Absorbent Sanitary Products | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18328630 | BLADDER VENT PLUGS FOR COMPOSITE-MANUFACTURING BLADDERS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING STIFFENED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 18325893 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING CORRUGATED BOARDS WITH ULTRASOUND | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18200795 | DISPOSABLE CELL CULTURE BAG | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18249413 | A Method of Manufacturing Decorative Panels | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18135253 | COLLAPSIBLE SPAR MANDREL | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18248647 | STARCH-BASED AQUEOUS ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18133107 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MEMBER | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18025658 | FUNCTIONAL FABRIC OBTAINED BY RECYCLING SEPARATOR FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18025456 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FRP PRECURSOR | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18024834 | CONTAINER LABELING MACHINE | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116096 | Method For Fabricating A Wrap Around Furniture Glide | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18108958 | Pavement Marking System With Pavement Marker Dispenser Having Curvilinear Feed Tube for Improved Marker Spacing | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18093684 | Embosser-Laminator with Electrostatic Adhesive Application | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18004431 | A ROTARY SEALING APPARATUS FOR BLISTER PACKAGING MACHINES | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013680 | ABSORBENT BODY PRODUCTION DEVICE AND ABSORBENT BODY PRODUCTION METHOD | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010784 | STICKING MACHINE | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18080651 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR A DISPLAY PROTECTOR | December 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18064153 | CONTAINED WELDING | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927823 | COUNTER-TOOL, ULTRASONIC WELDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEAL WELD AND COSMETIC WELD | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17992518 | INVERSE ORIGAMI DESIGN FOR SOFT ROBOTIC DEVELOPMENT | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17992650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MAP AND ASSIGN DRINKS OR LIQUID CONTAINERS TO SPECIFIC USERS | November 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989075 | METHODS FOR MAKING CONTROLLABLY BONDED SHEETS | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987913 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR JOINING WORKPIECES | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17984289 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WASHABLE ABSORBENT GARMENTS | November 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17923343 | A SINGLE FACER FOR MANUFACTURING CORRUGATED BOARD WITH A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE PRESSING MEMBER | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17923377 | COMPOSITION | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17923157 | Plasma Generator for Secondary Battery and Lamination System Comprising the Same | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17921713 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WEARABLE ARTICLE | October 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969294 | Curing System for Glass Repair | October 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17918216 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR EMBOSSING PAPER WEB PRODUCTS | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17960416 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH CURVED ELASTICIZED LAMINATES | October 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960181 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAYERED TAPES, PARTICULARLY FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURING OF SANITARY PRODUCTS | October 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17936912 | METHOD OF JOINTING A POWER CABLE | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17912921 | Method for Producing a Pressure Vessel and Pressure Vessel | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17932261 | Process for Preparing Glass Laminate | September 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17894221 | METHOD OF FORMING GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890984 | CATHETERS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17814992 | Method for High Rate Production of Composite Laminate Structures | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17794602 | METHOD OF MAKING ELASTICIZED WAISTBAND FOR USE IN AN ABSORBENT GARMENT | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17793304 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING WAIST PART OF WEARABLE ARTICLE | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17791355 | ON-LINE TAPE PASTING MECHANISM FOR FOIL BAND MOVEMENT DIRECTION | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17857918 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING STIFFENED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17789233 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPOSABLE WORN ARTICLE | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELASTIC LAMINATES | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17784268 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING DEVICE | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17783991 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND AN APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17782761 | TRIPLE PANE VACUUM INSULATED GLASS UNIT | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17805166 | WAFER BONDING DEVICE AND WAFER BONDING METHOD | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17825005 | VAPOR CHAMBER HAVING ADHERING CONFIGURATION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | May 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17658989 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH CHANNELS | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17718222 | EXPANDABLE TOOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716157 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPONENTS OF AN OUTER SKIN OF A VEHICLE | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A COMPOSITE STIFFENER | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17654027 | FORMING A CURVATURE INTO A CHARGE | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17640507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPRAY FOAM INSULATED PIPE WITH CHANNELS, TUBES OR CONDUITS | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17653316 | STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLES | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17638300 | ROOFING UNDERLAYMENT USING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637807 | METHOD FOR CONCEALING OPTICAL DEFECTS IN SURFACES | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17679678 | FLEXIBLE AEROGEL, FLEXIBLE GLASS TECHNOLOGY | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17651707 | Apparatus for Dispensing Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Labels onto a Substrate | February 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17636234 | FORMING METHOD | February 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17590451 | WIND TURBINE BLADE MOLD WITH BUILT-IN HIGH PRECISION GEOMETRIC REFERENCES ON B-SURFACE | February 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17583165 | Forming System and Method for Forming a Contoured Composite Structure | January 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17580997 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING PATTERNED APERTURED SUBSTRATES | January 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17648474 | ORTHODONTIC ADHESIVES AND METHODS OF USING SAME | January 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17626451 | PRODUCTION OF COLLAPSIBLE POUCHES HAVING A FITMENT | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MUSSER, BARBARA J.
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, 13.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 MUSSER, BARBARA J works in Art Unit 1746 and has examined 793 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner MUSSER, BARBARA J's allowance rate of 76.4% 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 MUSSER, BARBARA J receive 1.72 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 36% 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 MUSSER, BARBARA J is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MUSSER, BARBARA J. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 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 44.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 68% 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, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 40.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.7% 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, 49.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% 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 1.6% of allowed cases (in the 72% 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 6% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically 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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