Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18794566 | ROTATING CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE, HANDLE AND HAIRDRESSING DEVICE | August 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18792943 | Conversion and conduction structure for power converter | August 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18774229 | THREE-PRONG JACK CONSTRUCTION | July 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18752487 | INTEGRALLY SHIELDED CABLE CONNECTOR | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18739814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VAPORIZER | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18654211 | LIGHT ASSEMBLY CONNECTOR FOR INSERTION INTO A LIGHTING TRACK | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436850 | SOLDERLESS WIRE-TO-BOARD SINGLE PAIR ETHERNET CONNECTION SYSTEM | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510961 | 360-DEGREE ROTARY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379975 | ELECTRICAL CABLE TERMINAL WITH TWO PIECE COAXIAL CRIMPED OUTER FERRULE | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369738 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION CLAMP | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18243380 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFETY PLUGS | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18365400 | QUICK MOUNT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226153 | MOUNT PLATE FOR AUDIOVISUAL DEVICES | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224484 | STAND WITH MOVABLE CONNECTOR INTERFACE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | July 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330831 | BUSHING WELL EXTENDER | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18039490 | CONTACT DEVICE WITH MAGNETS DIRECTING ARC AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL SPACE | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18203835 | NUT SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR COAXIAL CABLE SYSTEM COMPONENTS THAT PROVIDES A MECHANICALLY SECURE WATERPROOF SEAL | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143093 | CONNECTOR WITH STABLE AND RELIABLE ATTACHMENT TO A WALL MEMBER OPENING | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143225 | COLOR-CHANGING TORQUE SEAL FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139188 | ROTATABLE ELECTRICAL PLUG | April 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190243 | ELECTRICAL SHIELDING FOR WAFER ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188620 | Interposer with contacts having inwardly protruding press-fit portions | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117801 | Plug Terminal, Plug and Energy Storage High-Voltage Connector | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116504 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED TERMINALS | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174959 | CLAMPING DEVICE WITH CLAMPING COMPENSATION | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021876 | PLUG CONNECTION DEVICE | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106145 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SIGNAL TRANSMISSION QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18162072 | TRACK ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18103950 | LIGHT ASSEMBLY CONNECTOR FOR INSERTION INTO A LIGHTING TRACK | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18103335 | TWO-PART POWERED ELECTRICAL WALL PLATE | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102631 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINE REPAIR DEVICE | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18159124 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR HAVING A CONNECTOR SLEEVE | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18017112 | Protective cap for high-current plug connector | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099270 | COMPACT CABLE CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH STABILITY | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153169 | SHIELD CONNECTOR | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18149229 | FLAT FLEXIBLE CABLE SEAL AND METHOD | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066806 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION IN MEDICAL DEVICES WITH ISOLATED SIGNAL PORTS | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066295 | MULTI-WAY SLIDING PLUG | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065592 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH STABLE STATE ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GROUND MEMBERS | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075499 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL CONDUIT SYSTEM | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071784 | CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL WITH A CRIMPED SPRING | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992288 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR, ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925451 | FUSE-EQUIPPED CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR STRUCTURE | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981651 | WIRE HARNESS | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970748 | CONNECTOR HAVING VIBRATION ABSORPTION AND NOISE REMOVAL PROPERTIES | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945179 | Connector Nut | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942435 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH CAVITY BETWEEN TERMINALS | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17939854 | CONNECTOR, SEAL, SYSTEM, AND PRODUCTION METHOD | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902347 | MOUNT PLATE FOR AUDIOVISUAL DEVICES | September 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17905401 | CONDUCTOR TERMINAL | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17895401 | CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894618 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT POSITION ASSURANCE FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17887163 | ASSEMBLY FIXTURE FOR PRESS-FITTING CONTACT PINS IN A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884552 | CABLE FASTENING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874814 | HIGH SPEED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874560 | SOCKET ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKING MECHANISM ACTIVATED AFTER ROTATION OF THE FLAP | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17871661 | CONNECTOR PREVENTING OCCURRENCE OFSOLDERWICKING UP FROM SURFACE MOUNT PORTION THEREOF | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869699 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING LIVING HINGE AND INDEPENDENT SECONDARY TERMINAL LOCK (ISL), AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF | July 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858251 | VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF POSITIONING A CHARGING CABLE TO ENGAGE A CHARGING ADAPTER | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17852415 | CONNECTOR SHROUD | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17850075 | SHIELDING MEMBER WITH A PROTRUDING PORTION PREVENTING ERRONEOUS ASSEMBLY TO SHIELDING SHELL | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848267 | Retainer Resisting Decoupling Of Electrical Cords | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843255 | REPLACEABLE HOT SHOE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INTERPOSER | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17786125 | PIPE HARNESS WITH SEAL FIXED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE PIPE | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17841051 | Electrical High-Voltage Circuit Board Plug Contact Device and Power-Electric Circuit Board Connection | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17838422 | Hinged Connector Feature for Terminal Retainment and Position Assurance for High Mating Cycle Applications | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837132 | Terminal | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836336 | Adapter System for Electrical Connection of a Connector of a Cabling to Different Contact Arrangements of Different Charging Sockets | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836106 | Cable Lug for a Connector | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835512 | TERMINAL ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17782555 | CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781869 | PLUG CONNECTION FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL ENERGY | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781029 | CONNECTOR WITH SUPPORTING MEMBER PRESSING RESILIENT PIECES AGAINST THE WIRE | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781038 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR PREVENTING A REDUCTION IN CONNECTION RELIABILITY | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780563 | ELECTRIC PLUG FOR CONNECTION TO A VEHICLE CAMERA, AS WELL AS ARRANGEMENT | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826291 | LATCH AND PULL TAB FOR A PLUG CONNECTOR | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749717 | anti-electric shock mechanism for a power converter | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17778495 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING A CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17778303 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONNECTION PORTS | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745615 | CONNECTOR | May 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743641 | Electric Connector Assembly | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740495 | CONNECTING ELEMENT FOR MOUNTING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARD TO A FLAT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFETY PLUGS | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17738922 | HIGH-CURRENT CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SAME | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736363 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732605 | High Speed Cable Braid Termination Using a Coil Spring | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726142 | CONDUCTOR CONNECTION TERMINAL AND SOCKET INSERT | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17770473 | Signal Outlet Assembly With Shielding Wire Grounded To Sidewall Of The Housing | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722576 | TOWER SOCKET | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17719506 | CABLE ADAPTOR COAXIALLY CONNECTED TO AN OUTER CONDUCTOR AND SIGNAL LINE OF A CABLE | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767038 | JOINT CONNECTOR | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17765693 | WIRE HARNESS WITH TOLERANCE ABSORPTION FOR POSITIONAL DISPLACEMENT | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708632 | OPTIMIZING MOUNTING POINTS FOR COAXIAL RF CONNECTORS | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17707228 | CABLE PROTECTION STRUCTURES | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17701691 | CONNECTING MEMBER, LAMP AND CONNECTING MEMBER OF GROUND LAMPS | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701827 | RESISTOR MODULE FOR A CHARGING INLET ASSEMBLY | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698746 | TERMINAL MODULE | March 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698853 | CONNECTOR AND BOARD UNITY WITH SHIELDING OF THE SIGNAL TERMINAL | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761263 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR WITH SEALING BETWEEN JOINED HOUSING PARTS | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760704 | PIN TERMINAL, CONNECTOR, WIRING HARNESS WITH CONNECTOR AND CONTROL UNIT | March 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN.
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, 100.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN works in Art Unit 2831 and has examined 925 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.
Examiner CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN's allowance rate of 92.5% places them in the 78% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN receive 1.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN is 18 months. This places the examiner in the 94% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN. This interview benefit is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 38.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 71.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 27% 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 74% 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 11.2% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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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