USPTO Examiner ORTEGA JOSEPH - Art Unit 2834

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19001719Flood protection systemDecember 2024May 2025Allow500NoNo
18773709MULTIPLEXED BI DIRECTIONAL CONVERTERS FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PROPULSIONJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18771167ENERGY STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18726518WIND ENERGY PLANTJuly 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18732148OFFSHORE FLOATING WAVE GENERATOR ASSEMBLYJune 2024November 2024Allow610YesNo
18632943TANGENTIALLY ACTUATED MAGNETIC MOMENTUM TRANSFER GENERATORApril 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18628673BUOY WITH RADIATED WAVE REFLECTORApril 2024May 2025Allow1420NoNo
18627726SPHERICAL WIND TURBINE WITH DIMPLESApril 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18589701ELECTRIC MACHINEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18584073CYCLOTURBINE MODULAR RIVER CURRENT ENERGY CONVERTER AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYING MARINE HYDROKINETIC TURBINE ASSEMBLY TO HARVEST RIVERINE AND OCEAN TIDAL CURRENT ENERGYFebruary 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18439868AQUATIC WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18579124INSTALLATION OF A ROTOR BLADE IN HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION TO THE HUB OF A HORIZONTAL AXIS OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE THAT IS LOCATED OFFSHOREJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1400NoNo
18391986POWER SYSTEMDecember 2023March 2025Allow1520YesNo
18536747WIND HARNESS FOR A VEHICLEDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1820NoNo
18520777MULTIPLE GENERATOR WIND TURBINE SYSTEMNovember 2023September 2024Allow1000NoNo
18384849SECURING ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING A SUPPORT TOWER TO A WIND TURBINE TOWER AND A LIFTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SECURING ASSEMBLYOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18496853Power Generation System and MethodOctober 2023March 2024Allow400NoNo
18288514WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSFORMER MODULE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOROctober 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18492083ELECTRICAL CONNECTION MODULE FOR A GENERATOR SET AND GENERATOR SET COMPRISING SUCH A MODULEOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18487771INTEGRATED HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMOctober 2023November 2024Allow1320NoNo
18380005Fluid Turbine System and Method of UseOctober 2023August 2024Allow1110YesNo
18482366GENERATOR EMBEDDED IN TURBINE ENGINESOctober 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18282448POWER GENERATION SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18281344WIND POWERED GENERATORSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18463012RIVER, OCEAN AND TIDAL CURRENT ENERGY PRODUCTIONSeptember 2023October 2023Allow100NoNo
18240716Sail-Driven Power Generation SystemAugust 2023October 2023Allow100NoNo
18233334System for electricity generation by capturing the energy of raising solar-heated air in suspended above the ground flexible multi-layered ductsAugust 2023February 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18276904A Mass Displacement Energy Storage And Electricity GeneratorAugust 2023July 2024Allow1100NoNo
18446288ENERGY STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18229758WIND-POWERED ELECTRICITY GENERATING SYSTEMAugust 2023June 2024Allow1100NoNo
18274268METHOD FOR CONNECTING A COMPONENT OF A POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT OF A WIND TURBINEJuly 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18220921WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18212318SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLD-CLIMATE OPERATION OF A FLUID-FLOW BASED ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMJune 2023September 2023Allow300NoNo
18211535BUOY WITH RADIATED WAVE REFLECTORJune 2023December 2024Allow1820NoNo
18203612ELECTRICAL GENERATORS FOR RAILWAYSMay 2023November 2024Abandon1820NoYes
18038860Device and Method for Mounting a Wind Turbine Component on a Wind Turbine TowerMay 2023December 2024Allow1900NoNo
18250954REDUCING NOISE EMISSIONS OF A WIND TURBINEApril 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18305975WAVE ENERGY HARVESTERApril 2023December 2023Allow820NoNo
18138222Turbine AssemblyApril 2023January 2025Allow2120NoNo
18125074POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18045000ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEMMarch 2023April 2024Allow1300NoNo
18042714DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A MECHANICAL DRIVEN EQUIPMENTFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1710NoNo
18168283ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE WIND POWER GENERATION AND CHARGING DEVICEFebruary 2023September 2024Abandon1910NoNo
18105446AERO WIND POWER GENERATION DEVICEFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1300NoNo
18015590HYBRID EXCITATION STARTER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18093524ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND METHODS TO MITIGATE BEARING CURRENTSJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1600NoNo
18011101CONTROL OF YAW DRIVES FOR SEGMENTED TOOTHED YAW RING OF A WIND TURBINEDecember 2022February 2024Allow1400NoNo
18075440METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRID CONNECTION MANAGEMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATIONDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18060562COMPRESSED AIR PIPELINE POWER GENERATION DEVICENovember 2022September 2024Allow2110NoNo
17927191A Wind Turbine Storage And/Or Transport SystemNovember 2022December 2024Allow2520NoNo
17982850WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A WIND TURBINENovember 2022May 2024Allow1810NoNo
17982894APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM WATER FLOWING IN A RIVERNovember 2022May 2024Allow1810NoNo
17981572GRAVITATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC SOLAR PUMPNovember 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17921908FLOATING WIND SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE WITH T-SHAPED PONTOONOctober 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17921824TURBINE WITH SECONDARY ROTORSOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17997078WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM, AND ROTATION SPEED AVOIDANCE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOROctober 2022November 2024Allow2520NoNo
17968295SYSTEM TO DETERMINE A PERIOD FOR WARMING UP OF A POWER CONVERTER AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2022May 2024Allow1910NoNo
17995328Current Energy Collection UnitOctober 2022September 2024Allow2320YesNo
17916284YAW CONTROL USING MEAN MOTOR SPEED REFERENCE AS FEEDBACKSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2730YesNo
17957971HYDROGEN APPLICATIONS FOR TURBOEXPANDER MACHINESSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2310NoNo
17953762Gravity MachineSeptember 2022September 2023Abandon1210NoNo
17935269AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210YesNo
17907184INTEGRATED HERMETICALLY SEALED TURBOEXPANDER-GENERATOR WITH OVERHUNG TURBOMACHINESeptember 2022July 2024Allow2120YesNo
17910419GENERATOR COUPLING SYSTEMSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720NoNo
17940270METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A MAGNETIC PROPULSION SYSTEMSeptember 2022February 2025Allow3050NoNo
17902743REGENERATIVE ENERGY SYSTEM USING DIRECT KINETIC ENERGY TRANSFER TO A GENERATORSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17897140Hydroelectric Turbine System and Method of UseAugust 2022August 2023Allow1210YesNo
17896714FLEXIBLE EXCITATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORAugust 2022October 2024Allow2500NoNo
17895476SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE IN GRID-FORMING MODE (GFM) AS A VIRTUAL SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE (VSM) WITH DAMPER WINDING EMULATIONAugust 2022January 2024Allow1600NoNo
17891445SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATIONAugust 2022December 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17870661Integrated energy storage systems for renewable energyJuly 2022March 2023Allow820YesNo
17864700Method and Apparatus For Collecting Thrust To Generate Power or Useful EnergyJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17863430SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOBILE POWERJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410YesNo
17757529TURBOGENERATOR FOR AIRCRAFT, COMPRISING AN IMPROVED OIL SYSTEMJune 2022October 2023Allow1600NoNo
17784781GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING A GENERATOR OF A DIRECTLY DRIVEN WIND TURBINEJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17839290ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM USING BALLISTIC BALLSJune 2022April 2024Allow2200NoNo
17837362MAIN ENGINE START USING A DUAL PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATOR SYSTEMJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17782954FLUID PLANT COMPRISING AN EXPANSION SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A GAS INSTALLATION COMPRISING AN ELECTRICITY GENERATING SYSTEMJune 2022March 2024Allow2210NoNo
17829780RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORJune 2022January 2025Allow3240NoNo
17756236TANGENTIALLY ACTUATED MAGNETIC MOMENTUM TRANSFER GENERATORMay 2022December 2023Allow1910YesNo
17744349SELF-POWERED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, GENERATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING IRRIGATIONMay 2022January 2024Allow2000NoNo
17744570BUOY WITH RADIATED WAVE REFLECTORMay 2022March 2023Allow1010NoNo
17776518CONTROL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE END OF MOTOR MODE FOR A ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINEMay 2022November 2023Allow1800NoNo
17739293Valve with an Integrated Turbine for Energy HarvestingMay 2022January 2024Allow2010NoNo
17775226AN ARRANGEMENT FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER MADE UP OF AT LEAST TWO ROTATING BODIES OF REVOLUTION PARTIALLY IMMERSED IN A DYNAMIC FLUID; AND A PROCEDURE FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING SAID ARRANGEMENTMay 2022July 2023Allow1500NoNo
17737652ORTHO-RADIAL INDUCTION GENERATORMay 2022September 2023Allow1610NoNo
17737033SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOBILE POWERMay 2022November 2023Allow1830NoNo
17727842POWER GENERATION APPARATUS AND POWER SYSTEMApril 2022October 2023Allow2520NoNo
17721563POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2022September 2023Allow1700NoNo
17721812HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEMApril 2022November 2023Allow1910NoNo
17715790ENERGY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION WITH A SUCH ENERGY TRANSMISSION SYSTEMApril 2022July 2023Allow1520NoNo
17708034COMBINED POWER SYSTEMMarch 2022February 2023Allow1100NoNo
17708031COMBINED POWER SYSTEMMarch 2022August 2023Allow1700NoNo
17699642ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM USING EARTH MATERIALSMarch 2022March 2023Allow1230YesNo
17654466TURBINE GENERATORMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210YesNo
17653588POWER SYSTEMS HAVING AN INERTIA ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR OPERATIONMarch 2022January 2024Allow2220NoNo
17635893FLOATING WIND TURBINE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3140NoNo
17635640Drive AssemblyFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3320NoNo
17668564METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A VARIABLE FREQUENCY INDEPENDENT SPEED MOTOR IN AN EXTENDED SPEED RANGEFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1920NoNo
17633785IMPELLER FOR WIND POWER GENERATION, AND WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ORTEGA, JOSEPH.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
74.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.1%
Lower 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, 25.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner ORTEGA, JOSEPH - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ORTEGA, JOSEPH works in Art Unit 2834 and has examined 156 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ORTEGA, JOSEPH's allowance rate of 85.9% places them in the 58% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ORTEGA, JOSEPH receive 1.46 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ORTEGA, JOSEPH is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 89% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ORTEGA, JOSEPH. This interview benefit is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 63% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 53.1% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 53% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

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 6.0% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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:

    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

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