USPTO Examiner PARRIES DRU M - Art Unit 2836

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19281729VEHICLE CHARGING AND DISCHARGING SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY TERMINAL THEREOFJuly 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19109416POWER SUPPLY DEVICEMarch 2025March 2026Allow1200NoNo
18992924DC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1400NoNo
18941005MOVING AND STORING ENERGY BETWEEN UTILITY'S ENERGY DELIVERY NETWORKSNovember 2024January 2026Allow1400NoNo
18891152Resilient Charging StationSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1300NoNo
18804354POWER SUPPLY SWITCHING SYSTEM AND SWITCH APPARATUSAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18659764POWER SUPPLY AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM USING CARBON AS THE MEDIUMMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18607603WIRELESS INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFERMarch 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18582744VEHICLE AND RECORDING MEDIUMFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1900NoNo
18582071POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1800NoNo
18422027POWER SYSTEM BALANCE OPTIMIZATION METHOD BASED ON BALANCING UNITSJanuary 2024May 2025Abandon1520NoNo
18419701APPARATUS COMPRISING AN INVERTERJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2220NoNo
18400035EMERGENCY BACKUP POWER SOURCE AND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRICALLY OPERATED AIRCRAFT WINDOW SHADESDecember 2023October 2025Allow2250NoNo
18528448DISTRIBUTED LOW VOLTAGE POWER GENERATION ARCHITECTURE FOR BATTERY ELECTRIFIED AIRCRAFTDecember 2023July 2025Allow1900NoNo
18491681SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A DIVIDED POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMOctober 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18483834VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMOctober 2023January 2026Abandon2720NoNo
18479031METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FORM A VIRTUAL POWER GENERATION COLLECTIVE FROM A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF LOCAL GENERATION FACILITIESSeptember 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18461647VEHICLE TO LOAD INVERTER MODULE BASED ONBOARD CHARGERSeptember 2023December 2025Abandon2720YesNo
18276602CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD FOR CHARGE/DISCHARGE ELEMENT AND CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL DEVICE FOR CHARGE/DISCHARGE ELEMENTAugust 2023January 2024Allow600NoNo
18355276SYSTEM FOR AN ONBOARD NETWORKJuly 2023June 2025Allow2320NoNo
18271052POWER SUPPLY-DEMAND ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND METHODJuly 2023July 2025Allow2410NoNo
18322860INTELLIGENT ALGORITHM FOR MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING THROUGH LOAD MANAGEMENT IN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMSMay 2023August 2024Allow1500NoNo
18252858DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS CHARGING AND TRACKING NETWORK FOR MEDICAL APPLIANCESMay 2023September 2025Abandon2830NoNo
18310279Controller-Based Active Discharge Circuitry for Discharging Link Capacitor of Traction Powertrain of Electrified VehicleMay 2023October 2024Allow1810NoNo
18030607SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING A CAPACITOR USING AN AUXILIARY LEG IN AN INVERTERApril 2023September 2025Allow2930NoNo
18126657DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING FEEDBACK IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERMarch 2023January 2025Allow2200NoNo
18119067NETWORKED POWER PLANTSMarch 2023November 2023Allow820YesNo
18025080ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A WATERCRAFTMarch 2023August 2025Abandon3030YesNo
18178852WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING POWERMarch 2023January 2025Allow2320YesNo
18171715PREDICTIVE FUEL CELL RESTART DURING LOW SPEED OPERATIONFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1700NoNo
18169736TRANSMISSION SYSTEMFebruary 2023December 2025Abandon3420YesNo
18006833FLICKER PREVENTION DEVICE AND FLICKER PREVENTION CONTROL METHODJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3230YesNo
18147325METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING BETWEEN PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC TRACKING SYSTEMDecember 2022September 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18069043Resilient Charging StationDecember 2022June 2024Allow1721YesNo
17993008Power Feeding Equipment and Power Supply MethodNovember 2022June 2025Abandon3140NoNo
17927673HYBRID POWER LOCOMOTIVE AND ENERGY BALANCE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOFNovember 2022November 2023Allow1110YesNo
17982775VOLTAGE CONTROL OF MULTI-DRIVE SYSTEMSNovember 2022February 2024Allow1510YesNo
17981844PHOTOVOLTAIC DISCONNECTNovember 2022January 2024Allow1520NoNo
18051996ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLYNovember 2022April 2025Abandon3020YesNo
18047121CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHODOctober 2022April 2024Allow1820NoNo
17960851POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022February 2025Abandon2920NoNo
17951517POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, METHOD AND SECURE SYSTEMSeptember 2022March 2026Abandon4250YesNo
17947221Electricity Distribution System for a Domestic Installation, Method for Managing such an Electricity Distribution SystemSeptember 2022March 2026Abandon4260YesNo
17944718ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANAGING POWER SOURCE FOR THE SAMESeptember 2022July 2025Abandon3430NoNo
17890381SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BATTERY CONNECTION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEAugust 2022April 2024Allow2020NoNo
17889351VARIABLE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17886628PRIORITIZED CHARGING OF AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM OF A MILITARY VEHICLEAugust 2022February 2024Allow1800NoNo
17886091VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICEAugust 2022November 2023Allow1500NoNo
17866741CHANGEOVER DEVICE, RETROFIT KIT AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER TO A LOADJuly 2022March 2024Allow2020NoNo
17864399ELECTRIFIED TRACTORJuly 2022March 2023Allow900YesNo
17793032HYBRID PASSIVE POWER FILTER AND THREE-PHASE POWER SYSTEMJuly 2022October 2023Allow1520NoNo
17854964METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE POWER CONTROLJune 2022July 2025Allow3730NoNo
17853292POWERTRAIN ARCHITECTURE FOR A VEHICLE UTILIZING AN ON-BOARD CHARGERJune 2022August 2024Allow2630NoNo
17757581METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DETECTING GRID ISLANDINGJune 2022June 2024Allow2410NoNo
17832223GRID SIDE INVERTER SYSTEM ARRANGED FOR CONTROLLING CURRENT INJECTION WHEN A PHASE LOCKED LOOP CONTROLLER IS MISALIGNEDJune 2022September 2023Allow1600NoNo
17824616AUTOMATIC TRANSFER PLUGMay 2022January 2026Abandon4470YesNo
17752565CLOSED-LOOP BATTERY MONITORING AND CHARGING SYSTEMMay 2022September 2025Abandon3960YesNo
17742980NETWORKED POWER PLANTSMay 2022February 2023Allow920YesNo
17735751DUAL POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOFMay 2022February 2025Allow3340YesNo
17755608CHARGING DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINESMay 2022June 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17661163Method, System, And Software For A Vehicle Power SystemApril 2022March 2025Allow3540YesYes
17769448GENERATOR UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GENERATOR UNIT IN A POWER PLANTApril 2022April 2025Allow3650YesNo
17655444Multi-Module Electric Vehicle Battery Control SystemMarch 2022May 2025Abandon3760YesNo
17641997Flexible Interconnection Device and Method for Controlling a Flexible Interconnection DeviceMarch 2022January 2024Allow2200NoNo
17678029POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMFebruary 2022April 2023Allow1410NoNo
17678024POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1700NoNo
17676255EXTERNAL POWER FEEDER AND EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1610NoNo
17670382ISLANDING CONTROL USING MULTI-PORT METERSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3740YesNo
17592952VEHICLE-GRID-HOME POWER INTERFACEFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3630NoNo
17587265SHIELDING SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2111NoNo
17578116EMERGENCY LIGHTING CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEMJanuary 2022December 2023Abandon2320NoNo
17575223COIL COMPONENT AND MOBILE TERMINAL HOLDER HAVING THE SAMEJanuary 2022September 2024Abandon3240YesNo
17574508SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MODULE-BASED CASCADED ENERGY SYSTEMSJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3020YesNo
17429229METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN AC GRID HAVING INCREASED POWER THROUGHPUTDecember 2021June 2022Allow1001NoNo
17564230Integrated Storage and GenerationDecember 2021September 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17562296Method for Obtaining Information for Operating an Accumulator, Method for Obtaining Periods of Time for Charging Different Accumulators, and Electric Gardening and/or Forestry Apparatus SystemDecember 2021August 2024Abandon3240YesNo
17616651VEHICLE TRACTION BATTERY CIRCUIT AND CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2021November 2024Allow3530NoNo
17539535TEMPERATURE AND STATE OF CHARGE BASED CONTROL OF DARK START AUXILIARY BATTERY FOR BIDIRECTIONAL POWER TRANSFER INVERTERDecember 2021October 2023Allow2320NoNo
17538306APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF LINE TO NEUTRAL BACK-FEED VOLTAGENovember 2021November 2023Allow2410NoNo
17610304CONVERSION DEVICE, CONVERSION SYSTEM, SWITCHING DEVICE, VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHODNovember 2021November 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17454248SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR POWER MANAGEMENTNovember 2021May 2025Allow4250YesNo
17499087FAULT-TOLERANT BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2021October 2022Allow1200NoNo
17492751BIDIRECTIONAL ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED HOUSEHOLD TRANSIENT LOAD SUPPORTOctober 2021December 2023Allow2620NoYes
17489245SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARALLELING 3-WIRE AND 4-WIRE 3-PHASE ACTIVE HARMONIC FILTERSSeptember 2021April 2023Allow1900NoNo
17481954VEHICLESeptember 2021February 2023Allow1600NoNo
17467049POWER SYSTEM LOAD SCHEDULINGSeptember 2021November 2021Allow200NoNo
17430266DC VOLTAGE GRID WITH VARIABLE VOLTAGEAugust 2021September 2023Allow2550YesNo
17312505A POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2021November 2023Allow2940NoYes
17330452Digital Voltage Distributor for Dielectric ActuatorsMay 2021August 2023Allow2700NoNo
17331615ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLYING AND CORD MANAGEMENT STATION WITH DOCKABLE MODULE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATIONMay 2021October 2022Allow1700NoNo
17321713VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND VEHICLEMay 2021July 2022Allow1400NoNo
17227417WIRELESS INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFERApril 2021December 2023Allow3240YesYes
17202321POWER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLEMarch 2021June 2023Allow2730YesNo
17189165METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FORM A VIRTUAL POWER GENERATION COLLECTIVE FROM A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF LOCAL GENERATION FACILITIESMarch 2021June 2023Allow2830YesNo
17249111Wireless Power Transmission with Current-Limiting CoilFebruary 2021November 2022Abandon2110NoNo
17176739BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM FOR HYBRID OR ELECTRIC VEHICLEFebruary 2021August 2022Allow1810NoNo
17266885METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF A VEHICLEFebruary 2021August 2023Allow3130YesYes
17252777VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICEDecember 2020May 2022Abandon1710YesNo
17120309MULTI CHARGING SYSTEM ARCHITECTUREDecember 2020July 2023Abandon3120NoNo
17119414METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND POWER INSTALLATIONDecember 2020October 2023Allow3520YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PARRIES, DRU M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
20
Examiner Affirmed
16
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
32.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
80
Allowed After Appeal Filing
25
(31.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
55
(68.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
47.8%
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, 31.2% 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 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 PARRIES, DRU M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PARRIES, DRU M works in Art Unit 2836 and has examined 846 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PARRIES, DRU M's allowance rate of 68.8% places them in the 31% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PARRIES, DRU M receive 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PARRIES, DRU M is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PARRIES, DRU M. This interview benefit is in the 40% 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, 22.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 73.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% 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 68.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 39.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 28% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.7% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 53% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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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