USPTO Examiner LEIGH PETER G - Art Unit 2831

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18660952HYBRID CARD-EDGE CONNECTORS AND POWER TERMINALS FOR HIGH-POWER APPLICATIONSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18637390NICOTINE GELApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18502380SPRING-ACTUATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR HIGH-POWER APPLICATIONSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510YesNo
18489622LED Controller and Wiring ConnectorOctober 2023February 2024Allow410NoNo
18487853LED Controller and Wiring ConnectorOctober 2023November 2024Allow1300NoNo
18482316E-CIGARETTE AND RE-CHARGING PACKOctober 2023May 2024Allow800NoNo
18349888HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLYJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18137984HIGH FREQUENCY MIDBOARD CONNECTORApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18132094HYBRID CARD-EDGE CONNECTORS AND POWER TERMINALS FOR HIGH-POWER APPLICATIONSApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18104796TERMINAL BLOCK FOR CONNECTING CIRCUIT BOARD AND WIRES WITH SLIDABLE FASTENERFebruary 2023September 2023Allow710NoNo
18163125CONNECTING MULTI-CONDUCTOR CABLES WITH SURFACE CONTACTSFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1710YesNo
18153158METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AEROSOL PROVISION APPARATUS AND AN AEROSOL PROVISION APPARATUSJanuary 2023August 2023Allow810NoNo
18147348HIGH VOLTAGE CONNECTOR SERVICE EXTRACTION TOOLDecember 2022July 2023Allow710YesNo
18085093CONNECTOR CONFIGURABLE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
18083882CONNECTOR PROCESSING MACHINEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2700NoNo
18065946MODULAR RISER CARD FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2700NoNo
17989837MOVABLE PLATFORM AND ACTUATING ATTACHMENTNovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17989407CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF SHIELDED TERMINAL AND SHIELDED ELECTRICAL WIRENovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17989505SHIELD TERMINAL AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
17924849SHIELDED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PATHNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17980267Press-in machine for pressing components into a substrate, in particular into a printed circuit board or carrier plate, with changing unitNovember 2022March 2025Allow2800NoNo
17979473STAND OFF STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITSNovember 2022May 2025Allow3010YesNo
17922600Terminal, molding method and electrical connectorNovember 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17976332CONNECTOR FOR HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSIONOctober 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
17921773FEMALE TERMINAL FITTING WITH ELASTIC CONTACT PIECE ENGAGEABLE WITH BODY PARTOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17970555ELECTRICAL CONNECTOROctober 2022January 2025Allow2700NoNo
17969983CRIMP TERMINAL WITH MECHANICAL LOCKING TO SECURE A WIREOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17967755HIGH FREQUENCY CONNECTOR WITH KICK-OUTOctober 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
17967730HYBRID CARD EDGE CONNECTOROctober 2022June 2025Allow3210YesNo
17965872BUSBAR PORTION WITH INTEGRAL CONNECTION AND RETENTION MEANSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17916768NOVEL WIRE CONNECTION TERMINAL AND WELDING JOINTOctober 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17956092Connector Assembly DeviceSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2600NoNo
17955909METALLIC PLUG CONNECTOR COMPONENT, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A METALLIC PLUG CONNECTOR COMPONENTSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17950364ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR COMPACT SYSTEMSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17913005SILVER-PLATED MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND TERMINAL COMPONENTSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17948385CAVITY FILTER AND CONNECTING STRUCTURE INCLUDED THEREINSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17912781CONNECTOR AND CABLE WITH CONNECTORSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17912585BOARD CONNECTORSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17932017Plug Protecting DeviceSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210YesNo
17941094HIGH SPEED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17902494CABLE-END CONNECTOR, BOARD-END CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY THEREOFSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3000NoNo
17894405ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TETHERED SEALING CAPSAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17888736CONNECTORS FOR AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USINGAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17889339ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEMAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17888202ALIGNING METHOD FOR CABLE PROCESSING APPARATUSAugust 2022January 2023Allow500NoNo
17886564CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR SETAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17798402Modular high-current connectorAugust 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17880088TERMINAL BLOCK AND CONTROL DEVICEAugust 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17874539Plug Inlet for Storing Electrical Vehicle PlugJuly 2022September 2023Allow1400NoNo
17872291CONNECTOR 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 CONNECTEDJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310NoNo
17871672SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REVERSIBLE CONNECTION OF INTERCHANGABLE COMPONENTSJuly 2022February 2025Allow3100NoNo
17869761ELECTRICAL CONNECTORJuly 2022September 2024Allow2600NoNo
17868406ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WHEREIN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TERMINALS ON A STRIP IS SMALLJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17861665SEISMIC EQUIPMENT CONNECTING MODULE AND METHODJuly 2022January 2025Allow3000NoNo
17758507HERMETIC TERMINAL AND TANK VALVE DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17852885CONNECTOR FITTING STRUCTUREJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17852600COAXIAL ISOLATORJune 2022September 2024Allow2700NoNo
17838530CONNECTORS AND CONTACTS FOR A SINGLE TWISTED PAIR OF CONDUCTORSJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17783271TERMINAL BLOCKJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17831888RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A MODULE ORIENTATION FEATURE FOR PLUGGABLE MODULEJune 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17829440CONDUCTIVE LINKAGE FOR WORK MACHINE HAVING MULTIPLE DEGREES OF FREEDOMJune 2022June 2023Allow1300NoNo
17827621POWER CONNECTOR SYSTEM HAVING A RIGHT-ANGLE TYPE PLUG CONNECTOR OR A STRAIGHT TYPE PLUG CONNECTOR ENGAGEABLE WITH A HEADER CONNECTORMay 2022February 2025Allow3310NoNo
17826609ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A CONTACT AND A STANDOFF SECURED TO THE CONTACTMay 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17780845ELECTRICAL TERMINAL WITH MEANS TO AVOID LOCKING LANCE DAMAGE AND ENTANGLEMENTMay 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17826079RUGGED RETAINER MOUNTING POINT SYSTEMMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17824223Terminal and ConnectorMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17751080SNAP BUTTON FASTENER PROVIDING ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONMay 2022May 2023Allow1210NoNo
17733443Protective outlet cover with detachable safety attachmentApril 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17729941ULTRAVIOLET LAMP WITH MINIMIZED OZONE GENERATIONApril 2022August 2024Allow2800NoNo
17660156E-CIGARETTE AND RE-CHARGING PACKApril 2022June 2023Allow1400NoNo
17769687BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR TERMINAL AND CONNECTORApril 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17721564SIGNAL TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, SAMPLING DEVICE, BATTERY MODULE AND DEVICEApril 2022January 2025Allow3320NoNo
17719755INTERCONNECT SYSTEM FOR HIGH CURRENT CONDUCTOR TO CIRCUIT BOARDApril 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17717156ATOMIZATION DEVICEApril 2022May 2024Allow2500NoNo
17717273CONNECTOR AND FORMING METHOD OF CONNECTORApril 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17766865Insulating unit for circuit boardApril 2022November 2024Allow3110YesNo
17713199CONNECTOR ASSEMBLYApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17713202CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLYApril 2022November 2023Allow2000NoNo
17708878Angled Subassembly for an Angled ConnectorMarch 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17708891Angled Subassembly for an Angled ConnectorMarch 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17706776ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A MEDIUM-POWER OR HIGH-POWER ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610NoNo
17703680CONNECTOR HAVING HOUSING COVERING A PLURALITY OF TERMINALSMarch 2022March 2024Allow2410NoNo
17655101ELEVATED EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION APPARATUSMarch 2022July 2022Allow400NoNo
17696219Connector and Connector AssemblyMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17696183CONNECTOR 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 POSITIONMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17695794TERMINAL-EQUIPPED ELECTRIC WIREMarch 2022November 2023Allow2010NoNo
17694753EDGE CONNECTORMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17760580PIN TERMINAL, CONNECTOR, WIRING HARNESS WITH CONNECTOR AND CONTROL UNITMarch 2022July 2024Allow2800NoNo
17693201TERMINAL-EQUIPPED ELECTRIC WIREMarch 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17689027APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTMarch 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17653807ELECTRICAL 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 CABLEMarch 2022November 2023Allow2010NoNo
17653374PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD EDGE CONNECTORMarch 2022July 2023Allow1600NoNo
17685754PASSIVE DETECTION OF OVERHEATING IN A POWER CONNECTORMarch 2022August 2023Allow1700NoNo
17683767POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPONENT AND POWER DISTRIBUTION DEVICEMarch 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17682405CONNECTOR 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 INSERTIONFebruary 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17680659CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY, BACKPLANE INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17681184TERMINAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FLAT SURFACE FORMED AND ALIGNED FOR ACHIEVING FLAT CONTACT WITH MATING TABFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17677785SELECTIVE GROUND FLOOD AROUND REDUCED LAND PAD ON PACKAGE BASE LAYER TO ENABLE HIGH SPEED LAND GRID ARRAY (LGA) SOCKETFebruary 2022April 2023Allow1410NoNo
17651463ONE-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 CABLEFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17635152HYBRID PLUG-IN CONNECTORFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEIGH, PETER G.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
97.5%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

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.

Allowance Patterns

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.

Office Action Patterns

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.

Prosecution Timeline

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.

Interview Effectiveness

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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

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.

Petition Practice

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 Cooperation and Flexibility

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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