Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19278640 | SMART HUMIDIFIER FOR HUMIDOR | July 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19022640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING COMPONENTS USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18985092 | Servicing of a wind turbine component | December 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18897887 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING COMPONENTS USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18724282 | Method and System for Providing Time-Critical Control Applications | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18752161 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT OF SCALE DEPOSITS IN PIPELINES | June 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18750020 | BROWBLADE ADAPTER MECHANISM | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18735502 | HIERARCHICAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18653995 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING INTELLIGENT SWITCH CABINET | May 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18653174 | Apparel And Location Information System | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18640715 | BUILDING ENERGY SYSTEM WITH PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF WATERSIDE AND AIRSIDE HVAC EQUIPMENT | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18445964 | METHODS OF PREPARATION OF BABY FORMULA | April 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18701229 | MULTI-ROBOT COLLABORATIVE PLANNING METHOD FOR MACHINING LARGE CAPSULE MEMBER OF SPACECRAFT | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18422587 | POSITIONING MOVEABLE FLOW TURBINES | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18535138 | Molding Management Device, Production Plan Generation Device, And Molding Machine Control Device | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18534005 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESS TENDING WITH A ROBOT ARM | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18502530 | Physics-Informed Smooth Operator Learning for High-Dimensional Systems Prediction and Control | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18288997 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND NUMERICAL CONTROL METHOD | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18374915 | APPLICATION FOR PRIORITY-SWITCHING DUAL-USE RENEWABLE POWER PLANT | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18469718 | BACNET CONVERSION OF WATER MANAGEMENT DATA FOR BUILDING MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS | September 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469841 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING OPERATIONS OF A SMART FIXTURE | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463397 | GENERATION OF RANDOM SECURITY CIRCUIT PATTERNS FOR IN-SITU FABRICATION OF TAMPER-RESPONDENT SENSORS | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18462626 | INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DESIGN ENVIRONMENT PROMPT ENGINEERING FOR GENERATIVE AI | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18461208 | MONITORING MANUFACTURING FLOWS ACROSS PRODUCT LIFECYCLE PHASES | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18459822 | GENERATIVE AI FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18458896 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING PARAMETER | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239344 | BEHIND THE METER FLOW CONTROL TO SEPARATE RENEWABLE ENERGY | August 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363719 | DETERMINING A REGIONAL GAS PIPELINE OPERATING SCHEME | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228511 | CLIMATE CONTROL ADAPTIVE TEMPERATURE SETPOINT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18224671 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18223806 | CONTROLLING VIRTUAL MICROGRIDS IN A POWER NETWORK | July 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18352882 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING COMPONENTS USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211593 | AUTONOMOUS REGULATION OF GRID EDGE DEVICES | June 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18257610 | HELICOPTER ACTIVE NOISE SUPPRESSION DEVICE INTEGRATING SOUND ARRAY AND ON-PROPELLER CONTROL | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205311 | BUILDING ENERGY SYSTEM WITH PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF BATTERY AND GREEN ENERGY RESOURCES | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18037924 | SYSTEM COMPRISING ROBUST OPTIMAL DISTURBANCE OBSERVER FOR HIGH-PRECISION POSITION CONTROL PERFORMED BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | May 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252196 | PRODUCT PRODUCTION PLANNING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141088 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH SUSTAINABILITY IMPROVEMENT | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18137289 | APPLICATION FOR PRIORITY-SWITCHING DUAL-USE RENEWABLE POWER PLANT | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18297907 | Renewable Energy System Controls | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247334 | Method for Operating an Energy System, and Energy System | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192450 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ELECTRICAL POWER IN A WORKSITE | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18186999 | METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE COORDINATED OPERATION OF URBAN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND WATERSHED NETWORK | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117482 | HOUSEHOLD ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND DISPATCHING SYSTEM | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177582 | SYNTHETIC INERTIA FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18115904 | FARM ECOSYSTEM | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043454 | ENDPOINT REGISTRY ACROSS ECOSYSTEMS | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171395 | INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION CONTROL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | February 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166108 | POWER GRID ASSETS PREDICTION USING GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152112 | PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING CONTROLLED QUANTITIES OF ADDITIVES INTO A BEVERAGE | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18147661 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING OPERATIONS OF A SMART FIXTURE | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18146986 | SMART DEVICE CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18087386 | BEHIND THE METER FLOW CONTROL TO SEPARATE RENEWABLE ENERGY | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18068303 | SETTING OPERATIONAL WORK MODES BASED ON EQUIPMENT LIFESPAN | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077174 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ADAPTIVE POWER SYSTEM STABILIZER (PSS) | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18061508 | PRESET MANAGEMENT METHODS OF GAS PIPELINE NETWORK FOR SMART GAS AND INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS THEREOF | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994523 | PREVENTING EVAPORATOR COIL FREEZE DURING RE-HEAT DEHUMIDIFICATION | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993734 | Modulating Pool or Spa Heater Systems and Associated Methods | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17927099 | ELECTRICITY TRADING CONTROL APPARATUS, ELECTRICITY TRADING CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM | November 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987932 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING POWER DISTRIBUTING NETWORKS | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979597 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESS TENDING WITH A ROBOT ARM | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18051005 | METHODS AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING ABNORMALITY OF SMART GAS PIPELINE NETWORK | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A SNOW PISTE | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17956733 | SOLAR CELL ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17953457 | GRID-FORMING WIND TURBINE CONTROL METHOD FOR DIODE RECTIFIER UNIT-BASED OFFSHORE WIND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | September 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907181 | VISUALIZATION SYSTEM | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943455 | Apparel and Location Information System | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819622 | Power Shift System to Store and Distribute Energy with Direct Compressor Drive | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17798095 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AND/OR MONITORING A TECHNICAL INSTALLATION | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878265 | BED HAVING ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING AND CONTROL FEATURES | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17853779 | INTELLIGENT ROUTING OF ELECTRICITY | June 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807720 | INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM FOR SMART MANUFACTURING AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842871 | VIRTUAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840639 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF A MACHINE | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17836806 | Method and device for monitoring and/or controlling a flow-drilling and thread-forming process | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17757022 | METHOD OF DISABLING CONTROL STATE THAT SUPPRESSES OUTPUT, PROGRAM, AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833629 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE SYSTEMS | June 2022 | June 2023 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832454 | Modulating Pool or Spa Heater Systems and Associated Methods | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749810 | ALLOCATION DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, INFERENCE DEVICE, ALLOCATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17747026 | BIDIRECTIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17742332 | HOLISTIC ANALYSIS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL SENSOR DATA FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17735303 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEPOSITION TOOL | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728649 | BACNET CONVERSION OF WATER MANAGEMENT DATA FOR BUILDING MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708971 | MONETARY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (MVA) OF A REPARABLE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17709168 | Tile-Building Material Replication and Reproduction | March 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17705271 | SMART WATER FILL SYSTEM FOR SPA | March 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17704669 | Renewable Energy System Controls | March 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761164 | CONTROL STRATEGY FOR HOT SURFACE IGNITER | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17692962 | SLIDE-ROTATE RATIO MODE OPTIMIZATION FOR MUD MOTOR TRAJECTORY CONTROL | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17692671 | APPARATUS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OF DIES AND SUBSTRATES FOR HYBRID BONDING | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671355 | HIERARCHICAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671483 | Method and System for Managing Power Grid Stability utilising Local Dynamic Load Control | February 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17622446 | PRODUCTION MACHINE COMPRISING A CONTROL PROGRAMME | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17645549 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING COMPONENTS USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17617421 | 3D OBJECT CONTAINING CBD AND PRINTING OPERATING SYSTEM THEREFOR | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17595600 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EXTRUDED SULPHURVULCANIZABLE RUBBER BLEND, DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD AND USE THEREOF | November 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17507227 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCURATELY TRACKING WATER CONSUMPTION FROM A LIQUID DISPENSER | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17504513 | INDOOR GROWING SYSTEM | October 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17450505 | POWER GRID ASSETS PREDICTION USING GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS | October 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17493946 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE SYSTEMS | October 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BOOKER, KELVIN.
With a 42.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 27.6% 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 BOOKER, KELVIN works in Art Unit 2119 and has examined 248 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner BOOKER, KELVIN's allowance rate of 87.1% places them in the 66% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BOOKER, KELVIN receive 1.92 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 47% 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 BOOKER, KELVIN is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BOOKER, KELVIN. This interview benefit is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% 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 23.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 30% 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, 90.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 67% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 74.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 28.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 15% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 9% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 9% 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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