Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18785520 | CONNECTOR INCLUDING A DISENGAGEMENT FEATURE | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18648975 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPENSING LIQUID AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE WITH PUMPED AIR | April 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438729 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE PUMP FLOW RATE | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18494147 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18491975 | HANDLE LOCK DEVICE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A QUIET KEYBOARD KEY WITH COATED LINK BAR | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486929 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18282500 | CONTACT SPRING WITH CLAMPING OPENING FOR A CONDUCTOR OR CABLE | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332132 | Grounding Fused Load Receptacle | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324717 | WET CONNECT METHOD WHICH INCLUDES STABBING THE INNERMOST LAYER OF A CONFORMAL MULTILAYER SOFT SHELL APPARATUS CONTAINING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313816 | SCREW DOWN HOLDER FOR COMPRESSION ATTACHED MEMORY MODULES | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18138434 | ELECTRICAL MATING SYSTEMS | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18027574 | STRAIN RELIEF CLAMP | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802706 | CONNECTOR DEVICE | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17813908 | INJECTED INTERNAL STRAIN RELIEF FOR ELECTRICAL CABLES | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17790343 | A MODULAR CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND A MODULAR CONNECTOR HAVING TWO OR MORE DETACHABLY SECURED HOUSINGS | June 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660885 | DEVICE FOR SWITCHING AN ELECTRICAL LOAD CIRCUIT OPERATED WITH HIGH VOLTAGE FROM A VOLTAGE SOURCE | April 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685093 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE INCLUDING A MOVEABLE CARTRIDGE AND RELATED ASSEMBLY METHOD | March 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17498491 | HEATING DEVICE FOR APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | October 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13102524 | LUMINOUS SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME | May 2011 | May 2012 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11899663 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | September 2007 | August 2009 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11837770 | WRISTWATCH WITH INTEGRATED SURVIVAL KIT | August 2007 | June 2008 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 11808419 | TIMEPIECE | June 2007 | August 2009 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11785358 | TOUCH PANEL | April 2007 | July 2008 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10570915 | OPERATING ELEMENT FOR A MULTI-MEDIA SYSTEM IN A MOTOR VEHICLE | February 2007 | December 2007 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11615147 | CALENDAR WATCH PROVIDED WITH LOCKING MEANS | December 2006 | March 2008 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11309853 | RETURN ENSURING ASSEMBLY FOR EJECTOR RETAINER PLATE | October 2006 | January 2008 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11442495 | ILLUMINATED ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH A TACTILE EFFECT | May 2006 | June 2008 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 11373469 | CLOCK WITH SELECTED AUDIO MESSAGES | March 2006 | February 2008 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11368763 | ELECTRIC PUSH-BUTTON SWITCH WITH LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT | March 2006 | February 2008 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11315947 | SHUTTER LOCKING SYSTEM FOR DRAW-OUT CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF | December 2005 | October 2007 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 11227294 | PALLET-STONES FOR A CLOCKWORK MOVEMENT | September 2005 | October 2007 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10513560 | TIMEPIECE WITH JUMPING SECONDS | June 2005 | October 2007 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 11004996 | SWITCH APPARATUS WITH OPERATING KNOB WITH LIMITING ELEMENT FOR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT | December 2004 | April 2006 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10870725 | LUG ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | June 2004 | March 2005 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10832551 | KEY-SWITCH DEVICE CORRESPONDING TO MINIATURIZED NOTEBOOK-SIZE PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH REDUCED-THICKNESS | April 2004 | January 2005 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10806194 | MINI SECURE DIGITAL CARD CONNECTOR | March 2004 | April 2005 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10798255 | ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENCE DEVICE | March 2004 | June 2005 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10795182 | QUICK RELEASE CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING TERMINAL BOARD | March 2004 | May 2005 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10792047 | LOW PROFILE INTERFACE CONNECTOR | March 2004 | June 2005 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10717858 | CONNECTOR AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING IT | November 2003 | September 2004 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10605243 | REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC UNIT ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY | September 2003 | October 2004 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10661307 | DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING A RECORDER AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME | September 2003 | October 2005 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10659488 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED ELASTOMERIC CONTACT PRESSURE PAD | September 2003 | November 2004 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10657856 | APPARATUS FOR LOCKING A PLUG | September 2003 | July 2004 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10659544 | ELECTRICAL CARD CONNECTOR HAVING SHUTTER MECHANISM | September 2003 | December 2004 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10604932 | APPARATUS FOR WIRING BICYCLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS | August 2003 | September 2004 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10648904 | BOARD-TO-BOARD ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | August 2003 | June 2004 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10649038 | ELECTRICAL CABLE AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE BETWEEN ELECTRICAL CABLE AND TERMINAL | August 2003 | November 2004 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10642729 | ADAPTER STRUCTURE | August 2003 | June 2004 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10643617 | Connector with resilient coupling pieces coupling locks in adjacent cavities | August 2003 | July 2004 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10642983 | CONNECTOR AND A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | August 2003 | April 2004 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10642456 | CONNECTOR WITH STATIC ELECTRICITY DRAINING MECHANISM | August 2003 | April 2004 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10642080 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING DETECTING CONTACT | August 2003 | April 2004 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10450587 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR FOR THE MOTOR OF A HERMETIC COMPRESSOR | August 2003 | October 2004 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10633883 | CARD HOLDER FOR SMART-CARD READER | August 2003 | November 2004 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 10633747 | A CONNECTOR HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH A FIT-ON DETECTION MEMBER | August 2003 | July 2004 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10627628 | CONNECTOR | July 2003 | January 2005 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10611762 | CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING IT | July 2003 | June 2004 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 10607482 | ADJUSTABLE ELECTRICAL TELL TALE MODULAR UNIT AND EXTERNAL MONITOR | June 2003 | June 2005 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10603671 | CONNECTOR WITH MISALIGNMENT COMPENSATION | June 2003 | February 2005 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10602249 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING CONTACT WITH PRE-PRESSING STRUCTURE | June 2003 | March 2005 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 10461589 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT | June 2003 | October 2004 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10456369 | HIGH SPEED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | June 2003 | May 2005 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 10455126 | LIGHTED SWITCH SHEET AND LIGHTED SWITCH UNIT USING THE SAME | June 2003 | June 2005 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10454859 | POWER SUPPLY INTERCONNECTING DEVICE | June 2003 | January 2004 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10445006 | CABLE CONNECTING SYSTEM AND ITS APPLICATION TO PARTITIONS | May 2003 | August 2004 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10443536 | CONNECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INTERCONNECTING STACKABLE HUBS | May 2003 | September 2004 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10444020 | LAND GRID ARRAY CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH REINFORCEMENT | May 2003 | March 2004 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10440134 | CARD-EDGE CONNECTOR AND CARD MEMBER | May 2003 | September 2004 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10436835 | COAXIAL PROBE INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM | May 2003 | July 2004 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10430258 | WALL FEEDTHROUGH | May 2003 | September 2004 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10426823 | TACT SWITCH | April 2003 | February 2004 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10421340 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING PULL TAB | April 2003 | August 2004 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10408506 | ADAPTER MODULE WITH RETENTION LATCH | April 2003 | June 2004 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10407776 | CHILD-PROOF ELECTRICAL OUTLET PLATE | April 2003 | April 2004 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10407508 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING REINFORCEMENT PLATE | April 2003 | March 2004 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10404635 | SOCKET FOR ELECTRICAL PARTS | April 2003 | January 2005 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10383507 | SELF-LOCATING CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | March 2003 | June 2004 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10373066 | SWITCH APPARATUS WITH SLIDE SWITCH ENGAGING BIFURCATION IN A KNOB-LEG OF AN OPERATING KNOB | February 2003 | December 2004 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10373672 | MOUNT FOR INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTOR PANEL | February 2003 | May 2005 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 10370614 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | February 2003 | October 2004 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10369807 | COMBINED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND RADIATOR FOR HIGH CURRENT APPLICATIONS | February 2003 | March 2005 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 10344762 | ELECTRICAL UNIT WITH A CONNECTOR FOR A LOOP THROUGH CONDUCTOR | February 2003 | March 2004 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10276852 | PRESSURE COMPENSATED PLUG CONNECTOR | February 2003 | September 2004 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10357654 | PUSHBUTTON ASSEMBLY | February 2003 | April 2004 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10355549 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | January 2003 | September 2004 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10356246 | MODULAR STACKABLE COMPONENT SYSTEM INCLUDING UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS HUB | January 2003 | December 2003 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10353887 | BASE UNIT FOR MODULAR COMPONENT SYSTEM | January 2003 | February 2005 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10351447 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING EXTERNAL CONNECTOR FIXED AT INTERNAL CIRCUIT BOARD | January 2003 | May 2005 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10349048 | METHOD OF OPERATING SWITCHABLE SHUNTS FOR INTEGRATED LEAD SUSPENSIONS | January 2003 | October 2003 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10332355 | MECHANICAL SWITCHING CONTACT | January 2003 | December 2003 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10325562 | TRIP ACTUATOR FOR A CIRCUIT BREAKER | December 2002 | November 2003 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10326177 | ELECTRIC DEVICE WITH WATER RESISTANT HOUSING | December 2002 | January 2005 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 10315354 | METAL DOME TACT SWITCH | December 2002 | May 2004 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10285229 | CONNECTOR COUPLING MECHANISM, SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2002 | March 2005 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10233500 | IC SOCKET | September 2002 | May 2005 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 10214534 | STACKABLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | August 2002 | November 2003 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 10196831 | APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH KNOB CONTROL ASSEMBLY | July 2002 | January 2004 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 10183623 | ILLUMINABLE COMPUTER KEYBOARD | June 2002 | May 2004 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LUEBKE, RENEE S.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 20.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner LUEBKE, RENEE S works in Art Unit 2831 and has examined 138 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.
Examiner LUEBKE, RENEE S's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 96% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by LUEBKE, RENEE S receive 1.47 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 LUEBKE, RENEE S is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LUEBKE, RENEE S. This interview benefit is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% 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 64.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 76% 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 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, 16.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 9% 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 7.2% of allowed cases (in the 90% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 34.8% of allowed cases (in the 96% 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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