Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19215594 | HANDHELD CONTROL DEVICE TO MECHANICALLY OPERATE MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FROM A DISTANCE | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18584208 | ACTIVE RECEPTACLE COVER | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18425168 | OVERMOLDED LEAD FRAME PROVIDING CONTACT SUPPORT AND IMPEDANCE MATCHING PROPERTIES | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18418363 | CONNECTING DEVICE AND ELECTRICITY-CONSUMING APPARATUS | January 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18393715 | ELECTRICAL INTERPOSER WITH SHIELDED CONTACTS AND SHIELDING GROUND PLANE WITH OPTIMIZED IMPEDANCE RESPONSE | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504012 | ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER GASKET WITH BUG COVER AT THE CORD PORT | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379552 | WIRE TERMINAL BLOCK COUPLING SEPARATION MEMBER | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471414 | TERMINAL FITTING HOUSING UNIT WITH HEAT SINK PORTION | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18282524 | Clamping spring-type contact device having an overstretch prevention mechanism, and plug connector insert having at least one such clamping spring-type contact device | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18277905 | TERMINAL UNIT, FEMALE TERMINAL AND MALE TERMINAL | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18227165 | TERMINAL BLOCK WITH HANDLE STRUCTURE | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18354520 | OBSTRUCTION FEATURE FOR ENSURING PROPER CONNECTIVITY IN A CABLE ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18344186 | MEMS RELAY ARCHITECTURE WITH FREQUENCY ISOLATION | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213095 | BUS BAR PIECE AND CLAMPING SPRING CONFIGURATION FOR A CONDUCTOR CONNECTION TERMINAL | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207360 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WIRE SEAL ASSEMBLY THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID ALONG A FIRST AXIS | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18198504 | OUTLET IN-RUSH CURRENT LIMITER FOR INTELLIGENT POWER STRIP | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309346 | SPRING ACTUATED FLOAT SWITCH | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18134391 | PARTITIONED JUNCTION BOX WITH TWO INTERCONNECTED LIDS | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299141 | LEVER TYPE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGS | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904244 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX | March 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189531 | SUPPLY LINE DISTANCE COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN A VEHICLE | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122003 | BREAKAWAY POWER CONNECTOR | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120156 | MECHANICAL LOCKOUT FOR SOLID-STATE SWITCH | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177116 | Retractable Cable Reel for Torsion-sensitive Cable | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18172233 | INTEGRALLY MOLDED POWER CONNECTOR HOUSING HAVING AN INSERT HELD BY A BREAKABLE BRIDGE | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156440 | COLORIZATION OF AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149919 | Shield Can as Stiffener on Flexible Printed Circuits | January 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18091661 | CONTACT MEMBER RETAINED WITHIN THE HOLLOW SOCKET OF AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18147794 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONNECTOR THAT ACCOMMODATES DIFFERENT DIAMETER CABLES | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18146271 | TAIL POKING COVER CONNECTOR WITH CAGE-TYPE CONDUCTING MECHANISM | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069788 | ORTHOGONAL CIRCUIT BOARD INTERCONNECTION SYSTEMS | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002199 | ARRANGEMENT OF TWO SECONDARY CIRCUIT BOARDS WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010386 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BOX BUSBAR CONNECTING TWO WIRES | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080137 | MATEABLE SURFACE MOUNT CONNECTORS WITH DIFFERENT DISTANCES BETWEEN CONTACT POINTS | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18060531 | COLD-SHRINKABLE PROTECTIVE HOUSING AND METHODS INCLUDING SAME | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988293 | ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR COMPRISING A SEALING BODY ENCASED WITHIN A HOUSING | November 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925364 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INSTALLATION ELEMENT WITH A MOTORIZED CLOSURE MECHANISM | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922918 | MALE TERMINAL INCLUDING OPENING AND PROJECTING PORTION | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051183 | RISER CAGE TO SUPPORT A CONNECTOR OF A RISER CARD | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965779 | SEAL MEMBER THAT EXTENDS INTO THE COVER SURFACE OF AN ELECTRICIAL CONNECTOR HOUSING | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966700 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH REMOVABLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULES | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17915259 | SEALING MEMBER AND WATERPROOF CONNECTOR | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17950730 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR WITH INNER AND OUTER METALLIC SHELLS | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17943375 | SEAL MEMBER FOR MOUNTING WITHIN A WATERPROOF CONNECTOR | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942717 | ELECTRIC WIRE TERMINAL RETAINED WITHIN A CONNECTOR HOUSING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17941165 | PLUG CONNECTOR SOCKET ENGAGEMENT COMPONENT | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940942 | MULTIPLATFORM MODULAR AVIONICS SYSTEM | September 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17940002 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTION HAVING A SELF-LOCKING FUNCTION | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17900954 | VEHICLE BODY PANEL ACCOMMODATING A DEPLOYABLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899828 | Single Pair Ethernet Jack with Rear Facing Termination | August 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897658 | BOARD MOUNTED CONNECTOR WITH TERMINALS ARRANGED BY LENGTH | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822786 | SOCKET AND PLUG CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802154 | BUS BAR ADAPTER CONNECTING AT LEAST ONE PLUG-IN MODULE TO THE BUS BAR | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893272 | CONTACT ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRICAL PLUG-IN CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL PLUG-IN CONNECTOR | August 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17799937 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT EMPLOYING A CLAMPING SPRING AND ACTUATOR | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888528 | CONNECTOR MOUNTING ONE OR MORE CABLES TO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17889126 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH THREE TERMINAL SETS EACH HAVING STAGGERED SIGNAL AND GROUND TERMINALS | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17887834 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE FIXING MEMBER | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17799351 | LAYERS OF CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS FORMING A TERMINAL BLOCK | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17798478 | Modular high-current connector system | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17883721 | CHARGING INLET ASSEMBLY HAVING A HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17798263 | MALE TERMINAL FITTING WITH RECESSES FORMED IN SLIDING REGION | August 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881115 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BODY WITH A RELIEF SLOT IN COMMUNICATION WITH A TERMINAL LIMITING SLOT | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17871671 | Actuation Assembly for a Double Throw Switch | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866869 | TERMINAL CONNECTION WITHIN AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792022 | SHIELD CONNECTOR | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861792 | MOVABLE BRACKET INTERLOCKING MATING CONNECTORS WITH SWITCH ACTIVATION | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849921 | Magnetic Latching Connector | June 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781892 | ELECTRIC OPERATING DEVICE FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17830203 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR | June 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752397 | MULTIPLE COAXIAL CONNECTOR | May 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17748158 | Waterproof Connector and Sealing Element | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755954 | CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH ENERGY-ACCUMULATING UNIT | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755794 | CIRCUIT BREAKER MOUNTING KIT FOR USE WITHIN A MOTOR CONTROL CENTER | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17738232 | VEHICLE CABLE AND PLUG WITH INDICATOR LIGHTS AND SWITCH | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17774621 | Charging Flap System and Motor Vehicle | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17732587 | High Speed Electrical Connector with Preassembled EMI Shielding | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17732928 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A COAXIAL CABLE TO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | April 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726540 | SHIELDING CAGE STRUCTURE WITH RESPECT TO THE RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR WITHIN | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727159 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A HOUSING SEALING MEMBER AND A REAR SEALING MEMBER | April 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726464 | CONNECTOR HAVING A REGULAR FITTING DETECTING MEMBER | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726174 | CONDUCTOR CONNECTION TERMINAL HAVING FIRST AND SECOND HOUSINGS WITH ELECTRICALLY JOINED BUSBARS | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722094 | FLOATING MULTI-TERMINAL CONNECTOR | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754829 | VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED ACOUSTIC WARNING DEVICE HAVING NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACTS | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17768323 | CONNECTOR INCLUDING A PAIR OF HOUSING MEMBERS | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17714674 | Terminal Block Configured to Receive Non-Stripped Wire Ends | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17705865 | CONNECTOR AND A MATING CONNECTOR WITH RESPECTIVE SHEILD PORTIONS | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761244 | TERMINAL FOR CONTACTING A CONTACT PIN | March 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17691393 | Seal for an Electrical Plug Connector as well as Electrical Plug Connector and Electrical Plug Connection Assembly with such a Seal | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17666626 | CONNECTOR COMPRISING A TERMINAL WITH AN ARM HAVING A BASE PORTION EXTENDING ALONGSIDE A CONTACT PORITON | February 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17633308 | FEMALE BIASED CLAMPING TERMINAL | February 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572774 | Electrical Connector Fastener Assembly | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17568990 | Hingeless Peel Back Automotive Connector Cover | January 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17624667 | TERMINAL DEVICE FOR A SHIELDED CABLE WITH MINERAL INSULATION | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17624510 | METHOD OF OPERATING INDUCTIVELY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE PROFILES | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17554561 | Bus Bar Contact for Attachment to a Bus Bar, and Method for Attaching a Bus Bar Contact | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17619813 | ACOUSTIC EFFECT PLAYBACK DEVICE HAVING A ROTARY OPERATOR | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547717 | CABLE SEALING PLUG WITH LOCKING PART | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17457305 | A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A CABLE CONNECTED CHARGING PIN AND SOCKET IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH ONE ANOTHER | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17534266 | ELECTRICALLY DISSIPATIVE FLEXIBLE UNITARY CONNECTOR INSERT | November 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY.
With a 50.0% 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, 34.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY works in Art Unit 2833 and has examined 1,627 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.
Examiner GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY's allowance rate of 80.7% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY receive 1.34 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 GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 93% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY. This interview benefit is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% 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 49.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 63% 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 59.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 38% 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 9.0% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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 13.4% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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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