Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19069791 | RE-CLOSABLE FLEXIBLE CONTAINER FOR MIXING INGREDIENTS, KIT FOR BAKING MIX AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF | March 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18797636 | BATCHING METHOD AND SYSTEM | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18771708 | Food Processor With Cleaning Accessory amd Methods of Using Same | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18636578 | DOUBLE ARM MIXER-EXTRUDER | April 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18608339 | NOZZLE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES FOR A MICRO-PUREE MACHINE | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603768 | MIXING APPARATUS, MIXING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIXING SUBSTANCES IN CLOSED CONTAINERS | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18590633 | FLUID MIXING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18420092 | MULTI-PURPOSE HANDHELD KITCHEN APPLIANCE | January 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18576732 | ULTRASONIC GENERATION DEVICE AND CONCRETE FORMING SYSTEM | January 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18404487 | INTELLIGENT BLENDER | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18398710 | IMPLEMENT ATTACHMENT HOLDER FOR A HAND MIXER | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529019 | BLENDING APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURED WOOD PROCESSING | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523577 | FOOD PREPARATION APPLIANCE FOR USE WITH A REMOTE COMMUNICATION DEVICE | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18508411 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A MICRO PUREE MACHINE | November 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18499464 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A PLAY, CRAFT AND/OR TOY COMPOUND | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484668 | MIXING APPARATUS WITH FLUSH LINE AND METHOD | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18231600 | INTELLIGENT BLENDING AND USER INTERFACE | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18225367 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A MICRO PUREE MACHINE | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225358 | MICRO PUREE MACHINE WITH ANGLED BOWL | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18202972 | COUNTERCURRENT CONTACTING DEVICES | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18133904 | COUNTERCURRENT CONTACTING DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18119053 | Jet Propulsion Dry Powder Dissolution Unit That Uses a Submersible Actuator | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153651 | MAGNETIC COMPASS INTERLOCK VESSEL DETECTION AND VESSEL RECOGNITION DEVICE | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18089689 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A MICRO PUREE MACHINE | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18089700 | TWIST OFF CONTAINER AND COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR A MICRO PUREE MACHINE | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18082878 | MIXING ATTACHMENT CONNECTABLE TO, AND OPERABLE BY, A RECIPROCATING SAW OR TOOL TO MIX A PAINT CAN OR OTHER CONTAINER | December 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18082578 | WATER STIRRING APPARATUS FOR WATER LAMP HANDICRAFT | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18062057 | MIXING APPARATUS | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18058903 | ROTOR-STATOR COOLING SYSTEM FOR FEEDSTOCK MIXERS | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993705 | Industrial Mixing Machine | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992263 | MICRO PUREE MACHINE WITH ANGLED BOWL | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987716 | RE-CLOSABLE FLEXIBLE CONTAINER FOR MIXING INGREDIENTS, KIT FOR BAKING MIX AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18054771 | CAN MIXING DEVICE | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17973656 | NANOPARTICLE PREPARATION | October 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17970707 | Swing Device for Moving a Blood Bag and Method for Operating a Swing Device | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048083 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A LIQUID COMPONENT OF A BONE CEMENT DOUGH, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BONE CEMENT DOUGH | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959802 | QUICK RELEASE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM ON A STAND MIXER | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955729 | HYDROGEN MIXING SYSTEM | September 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935365 | HYDRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17947464 | KITCHEN APPLIANCE INCLUDING LOCATING FEATURES FOR FOOT ASSEMBLIES | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947636 | MIXER AND POWER TOOL | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944788 | MIXER | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17821223 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A PLAY, CRAFT AND/OR TOY COMPOUND | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890966 | METHOD OF AGITATING LIQUID MANURE IN A LAGOON | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890624 | MUD MIXING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | August 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889016 | Liquid Polymer Dosing and Mixing Chamber & Pump | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882798 | SYSTEMS FOR STAND MIXER BOWL LIFTING | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795691 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MIXING ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS | July 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795602 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MIXING ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS | July 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17856698 | DISPERSION DEVICE AND POWDER FEED MEMBER | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17855252 | SAMPLE PAINT ADAPTER | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17851142 | EMULSIFICATION SYSTEM | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846330 | BLENDER | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839560 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BOWL SUPPORT ON A STAND MIXER | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839581 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINE ADJUSTMENT ON A STAND MIXER | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17784863 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITION FROM A MIXTURE OF FORMULATIONS | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17779189 | PROCESS FOR THE BATCH REACTIVE MIXING AND DEGASSING OF THERMOSETTING POLYMERS AND DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SAID PROCESS | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17779039 | A METHOD OF PERFORMING AN OPERATION ON A VESSEL ASSEMBLY, AS WELL AS A VESSEL ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17741715 | FOAMING DEVICE | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735361 | MOBILE ASPHALT RECYCLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734533 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MIXING CONTAINER | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17733906 | CONNECTORS WITH CUTTING ELEMENT | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732686 | GENERATING METHOD FOR GENERATING ULTRA-FINE BUBBLE-CONTAINING LIQUID CONTAINING ULTRA-FINE BUBBLES AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR LIQUID CONTAINING ULTRA-FINE BUBBLES | April 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17770698 | STATIC MIXER | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725705 | SYSTEMS FOR STAND MIXER ASSEMBLY LOCATING | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720323 | CONVENIENT AND QUICKLY-ASSEMBLED ROTARY COMPOSTING BARREL AND QUICK ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF | April 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17719810 | METHOD OF OPERATING A STAND MIXER | April 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717380 | POWERED BLENDING CONTAINER | April 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17713154 | MIXING BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS WITHOUT FROTHING | April 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17704419 | SYSTEMS FOR STAND MIXER BOWL LIFTING | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17702524 | STATIC MIXER INSERTS AND STATIC MIXERS INCORPORATING SAME | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17695037 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATTER MIXING AND APPLICATION | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17687028 | PIPE WELDING STRUCTURE | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17674759 | Bone Cement Mixing System and Apparatus | February 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17592580 | FOOD PREPARATION APPLIANCE FOR USE WITH A REMOTE COMMUNICATION DEVICE | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17624335 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CUSTOMIZATION OF COSMETICS | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563793 | PORTABLE CHEMICAL REAGENT MIXING DEVICE | December 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560740 | BLENDING SYSTEM WITH A LINER FOR BLENDING CONTAINER | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17620823 | MIXER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A MIXER, DISPENSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DISPENSING MATERIALS | December 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17552727 | Co-current and Countercurrent Contactor for Immiscible Fluids | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616030 | MIXER AND MIXING UNIT FOR MIXING A PASTE | December 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17613989 | A Medicine Compounding System | November 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17613722 | HEATED FOOD PROCESSOR | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612828 | METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING CONTAINER BODY OF BLENDER, AND BLENDER | November 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17595528 | LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM AND LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD | November 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17519620 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MIXER | November 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17518513 | PROGRESSIVE SHEAR EMULSIFIER | November 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17509409 | FOOD PROCESSOR WITH CLEANING ACCESSORY AND METHODS OF USING SAME | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17606108 | METHOD FOR ADHERING TO FRESH CONCRETE TEMPERATURES | October 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497970 | FERTILIZER MIXER | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17495522 | MIXING TOOL WITH A PAINT CAN OPENER | October 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17601587 | LIQUID DISPENSING PUMP AND LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE | October 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17493831 | Automatic Food Spread Mixer | October 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17601064 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDING SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17484465 | DOUBLE ARM MIXER EXTRUDER | September 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17471546 | Substance Separator System driven by a Submersible Actuator | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17470514 | AEROSOL CAN MIXING DEVICE | September 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17467715 | IMPLEMENT ATTACHMENT HOLDER FOR A HAND MIXER | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17336962 | PEANUT BUTTER STIRRER | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17298020 | VIBRATION DEVICE FOR MIXING MACHINE | May 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOWELL, MARC C.
With a 60.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. 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, 30.8% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner HOWELL, MARC C works in Art Unit 1774 and has examined 485 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.
Examiner HOWELL, MARC C's allowance rate of 65.4% places them in the 26% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HOWELL, MARC C receive 2.38 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% 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 HOWELL, MARC C is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOWELL, MARC C. This interview benefit is in the 74% 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, 22.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 29% 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 27.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% 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, 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 58.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 28.6% 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, 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 3.2% of allowed cases (in the 74% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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