Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18660952 | HYBRID CARD-EDGE CONNECTORS AND POWER TERMINALS FOR HIGH-POWER APPLICATIONS | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18637390 | NICOTINE GEL | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18502380 | SPRING-ACTUATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR HIGH-POWER APPLICATIONS | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18489622 | LED Controller and Wiring Connector | October 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487853 | LED Controller and Wiring Connector | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482316 | E-CIGARETTE AND RE-CHARGING PACK | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349888 | HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137984 | HIGH FREQUENCY MIDBOARD CONNECTOR | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18132094 | HYBRID CARD-EDGE CONNECTORS AND POWER TERMINALS FOR HIGH-POWER APPLICATIONS | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104796 | TERMINAL BLOCK FOR CONNECTING CIRCUIT BOARD AND WIRES WITH SLIDABLE FASTENER | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163125 | CONNECTING MULTI-CONDUCTOR CABLES WITH SURFACE CONTACTS | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18153158 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AEROSOL PROVISION APPARATUS AND AN AEROSOL PROVISION APPARATUS | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18147348 | HIGH VOLTAGE CONNECTOR SERVICE EXTRACTION TOOL | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18085093 | CONNECTOR CONFIGURABLE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083882 | CONNECTOR PROCESSING MACHINE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065946 | MODULAR RISER CARD FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989837 | MOVABLE PLATFORM AND ACTUATING ATTACHMENT | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989407 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF SHIELDED TERMINAL AND SHIELDED ELECTRICAL WIRE | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989505 | SHIELD TERMINAL AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924849 | SHIELDED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PATH | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980267 | Press-in machine for pressing components into a substrate, in particular into a printed circuit board or carrier plate, with changing unit | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979473 | STAND OFF STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17922600 | Terminal, molding method and electrical connector | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17976332 | CONNECTOR FOR HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921773 | FEMALE TERMINAL FITTING WITH ELASTIC CONTACT PIECE ENGAGEABLE WITH BODY PART | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970555 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969983 | CRIMP TERMINAL WITH MECHANICAL LOCKING TO SECURE A WIRE | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967755 | HIGH FREQUENCY CONNECTOR WITH KICK-OUT | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967730 | HYBRID CARD EDGE CONNECTOR | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17965872 | BUSBAR PORTION WITH INTEGRAL CONNECTION AND RETENTION MEANS | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916768 | NOVEL WIRE CONNECTION TERMINAL AND WELDING JOINT | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956092 | Connector Assembly Device | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955909 | METALLIC PLUG CONNECTOR COMPONENT, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A METALLIC PLUG CONNECTOR COMPONENT | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950364 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR COMPACT SYSTEM | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913005 | SILVER-PLATED MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND TERMINAL COMPONENT | September 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948385 | CAVITY FILTER AND CONNECTING STRUCTURE INCLUDED THEREIN | September 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912781 | CONNECTOR AND CABLE WITH CONNECTOR | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912585 | BOARD CONNECTOR | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932017 | Plug Protecting Device | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17941094 | HIGH SPEED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902494 | CABLE-END CONNECTOR, BOARD-END CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894405 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TETHERED SEALING CAPS | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888736 | CONNECTORS FOR AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889339 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888202 | ALIGNING METHOD FOR CABLE PROCESSING APPARATUS | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886564 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR SET | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17798402 | Modular high-current connector | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880088 | TERMINAL BLOCK AND CONTROL DEVICE | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874539 | Plug Inlet for Storing Electrical Vehicle Plug | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17872291 | CONNECTOR WITH FIRST AND SECOND CONNECTORS CONNECTABLE TO EACH OTHER, THE FIRST CONNECTOR INCLUDES FIRST HOUSING AND A UTP MODULE WITH INNER CONDUCTORS CONNECTED TO A UTP CABLE, AND THE SECOND CONNECTOR INCLUDES ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SHIELD MEMBER COVERING THE UTP INNER CONDUCTORS WITH FIRST AND SECOND CONNECTORS CONNECTED | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17871672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REVERSIBLE CONNECTION OF INTERCHANGABLE COMPONENTS | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869761 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868406 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WHEREIN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TERMINALS ON A STRIP IS SMALL | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861665 | SEISMIC EQUIPMENT CONNECTING MODULE AND METHOD | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758507 | HERMETIC TERMINAL AND TANK VALVE DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852885 | CONNECTOR FITTING STRUCTURE | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852600 | COAXIAL ISOLATOR | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17838530 | CONNECTORS AND CONTACTS FOR A SINGLE TWISTED PAIR OF CONDUCTORS | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783271 | TERMINAL BLOCK | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17831888 | RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A MODULE ORIENTATION FEATURE FOR PLUGGABLE MODULE | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17829440 | CONDUCTIVE LINKAGE FOR WORK MACHINE HAVING MULTIPLE DEGREES OF FREEDOM | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17827621 | POWER CONNECTOR SYSTEM HAVING A RIGHT-ANGLE TYPE PLUG CONNECTOR OR A STRAIGHT TYPE PLUG CONNECTOR ENGAGEABLE WITH A HEADER CONNECTOR | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826609 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A CONTACT AND A STANDOFF SECURED TO THE CONTACT | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780845 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL WITH MEANS TO AVOID LOCKING LANCE DAMAGE AND ENTANGLEMENT | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826079 | RUGGED RETAINER MOUNTING POINT SYSTEM | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824223 | Terminal and Connector | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751080 | SNAP BUTTON FASTENER PROVIDING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17733443 | Protective outlet cover with detachable safety attachment | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729941 | ULTRAVIOLET LAMP WITH MINIMIZED OZONE GENERATION | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660156 | E-CIGARETTE AND RE-CHARGING PACK | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769687 | BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17721564 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, SAMPLING DEVICE, BATTERY MODULE AND DEVICE | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17719755 | INTERCONNECT SYSTEM FOR HIGH CURRENT CONDUCTOR TO CIRCUIT BOARD | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717156 | ATOMIZATION DEVICE | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717273 | CONNECTOR AND FORMING METHOD OF CONNECTOR | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766865 | Insulating unit for circuit board | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17713199 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713202 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708878 | Angled Subassembly for an Angled Connector | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708891 | Angled Subassembly for an Angled Connector | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17706776 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A MEDIUM-POWER OR HIGH-POWER ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17703680 | CONNECTOR HAVING HOUSING COVERING A PLURALITY OF TERMINALS | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655101 | ELEVATED EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION APPARATUS | March 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696219 | Connector and Connector Assembly | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696183 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH PLUG, HAVING LOCKING FEATURES WHICH ARE OPERATIVELY ARRANGED BETWEEN PLUG HOUSING AND SOCKET HOUSING AND ARE ADAPTED TO RELEASE PORTION OF INSERTION PATH OF PLUG HOUSING AND SOCKET HOUSING IN ROTATIONAL POSITION | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17695794 | TERMINAL-EQUIPPED ELECTRIC WIRE | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694753 | EDGE CONNECTOR | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760580 | PIN TERMINAL, CONNECTOR, WIRING HARNESS WITH CONNECTOR AND CONTROL UNIT | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693201 | TERMINAL-EQUIPPED ELECTRIC WIRE | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689027 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17653807 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WHICH CAN PREVENT DEFORMATION OF CORE WIRE OF COAXIAL CABLE CAUSED BY APPLIED PRESSURE ONTO THE COAXIAL CABLE AT TIME OF CRIMPING OUTER CONTACT ONTO THE COAXIAL CABLE | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17653374 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD EDGE CONNECTOR | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685754 | PASSIVE DETECTION OF OVERHEATING IN A POWER CONNECTOR | March 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683767 | POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPONENT AND POWER DISTRIBUTION DEVICE | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682405 | CONNECTOR WITH BENT PIECE SUCH THAT THE BENT PIECE CAN BLOCK FITTING OF THE PARTNER CONNECTOR BY A BENT PIECE SURFACE FORMING THE TIP END PORTION, AND THEREFORE PREVENT ERRONEOUS INSERTION | February 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17680659 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY, BACKPLANE INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17681184 | TERMINAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FLAT SURFACE FORMED AND ALIGNED FOR ACHIEVING FLAT CONTACT WITH MATING TAB | February 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17677785 | SELECTIVE GROUND FLOOD AROUND REDUCED LAND PAD ON PACKAGE BASE LAYER TO ENABLE HIGH SPEED LAND GRID ARRAY (LGA) SOCKET | February 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17651463 | ONE-PIECE METAL BLANK FOR JOINING A CONNECTOR TO AN INSULATED CABLE BY CRIMPING, PRE-ASSEMBLED CONNECTOR SUB-ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING THE BLANK OR COMPRISING A CENTRAL CONTACT AND TWO CRIMPING PORTIONS OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND/OR THICKNESSES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR JOINING A CONNECTOR TO A CABLE | February 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17635152 | HYBRID PLUG-IN CONNECTOR | February 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEIGH, PETER G.
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 LEIGH, PETER G works in Art Unit 2831 and has examined 872 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.2%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 16 months.
Examiner LEIGH, PETER G's allowance rate of 95.2% places them in the 86% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by LEIGH, PETER G receive 1.02 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 LEIGH, PETER G is 16 months. This places the examiner in the 98% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEIGH, PETER G. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% 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 76.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% 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. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 29.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 21% 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 22% 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 4.1% of allowed cases (in the 76% 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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