Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19330931 | Electrohydraulic shockwave generator | September 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19251768 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR ZERO CURRENT SWITICHING OPERATION UNDER CHARGE-BLOCK OSCILLATION | June 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19233709 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | June 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19228735 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR RESONANCE TRACKING THROUGH LOW-FREQUENCY PULSE CONTROL | June 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18879320 | High-Voltage System for a Motor Vehicle, Comprising Passive Discharge Circuits for Y-Capacitors | December 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18866215 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | November 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18823952 | HONEYCOMB MULTI-DD COIL DESIGN FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS | September 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18799456 | POWER LOSS ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR IN-POWER FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION | August 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18730649 | CAPACITIVE COUPLING ENERGY TRANSMISSION NERVE ELECTROSTIMULATION SYSTEM, IN-VIVO NERVE ELECTROSTIMULATOR THEREOF, AND INVITRO ENERGY CONTROLLER THEREOF | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18724670 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741832 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650245 | SUPPLEMENTAL POWER SUPPLY FOR A BATTERY-POWERED DEVICE | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18705471 | MAGNETIC FIELD SHIELDING MODULE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION MODULE INCLUDING SAME FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18643417 | REFUSE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC POWER TAKE-OFF | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18643395 | REFUSE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC POWER TAKE-OFF | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18698274 | Wireless Power Connector | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18608323 | POLYPHASE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS, COIL ASSEMBLIES AND RESONANT NETWORKS | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18608870 | DYNAMIC MULTI-COIL TUNING | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18606325 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18689386 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ILLEGAL PACKET PROCESSING AND VALIDITY VERIFICATION IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18596383 | Low Noise Multilayer Transformer | March 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582699 | CONTACTLESS ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | February 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441047 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE DIRECTION OF AN ELECTRICAL CONSUMER AND SYSTEM | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18418815 | Wireless Power Transfer Systems for Kitchen Appliances | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411178 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18409326 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM | January 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406273 | Techniques For Calibrating Wireless Power Transmission Systems For Operation In Multipath Wireless Power Delivery Environments | January 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18577039 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING COMPATIBILITY WITH MPP IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18539100 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18528334 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND POWER RECEIVER | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18523733 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18521268 | WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, AND METHOD PERFORMED BY WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18560186 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER ANTENNA AND SYSTEM | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18502177 | Multi-Load Wireless Power Transfer System Based on High-Order Anti-PT Symmetry | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18501577 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18500914 | COIL COMPONENT | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18383654 | COIL ASSEMBLY FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18288203 | COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484638 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING NOISE IN AN ELECTRIC WAVEFORM FOR NEURAL STIMULATION, BLOCK, OR SENSING | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18461272 | COIL COMPONENT | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18241274 | AIRCRAFT SOLID SATE POWER CONTROLLER AND AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18233297 | Circuit, Method and Startup Control Apparatus for Controlling Power Supply Startup | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18229187 | WIRING UNIT, SERIAL CASCADE CONNECTOR SYSTEM | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362780 | POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18359525 | PROTECTIVE OUTLET COVER | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18350827 | SUPPLEMENTAL POWER SUPPLY FOR A BATTERY-POWERED DEVICE | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18271225 | Bidirectional DC/AC Power Conversion System Having Multiple DC Links | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217414 | POWER CONVERTER TOPOLOGY | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260058 | CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSISTORS OF AN INVERTER ARM | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18344223 | Segmented Shielding for Wide Area Wireless Power Transmitter | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18215186 | Nano-scale Electromagnetic Inductance Cells, Arrays formed thereof, and Uses thereof | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18213987 | CHARGING DEVICE FOR INDUCTIVELY CHARGING A BATTERY OF A MOBILE TERMINAL | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18266759 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD-BASED ACCESS CONTROL IN RESONANCE MAGNETIC COUPLED NETWORKS | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202495 | SWITCHING DEVICE FOR A COIL | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18307073 | WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION DEVICE | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138443 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUTHENTICATION IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18248958 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131171 | POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT ARCHITECTURE | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029182 | COIL DEVICE, AND CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190675 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182950 | Magnetic Sensing Device for Lid | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18115499 | WEARABLE DEVICE, BATTERY USED IN THE SAME, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18175851 | AIRCRAFT HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION ARCHITECTURE WITH GENERATOR-MOTOR FAIL MODE | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18173996 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF AIRCRAFT | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166599 | GENERATING AND SUPPLYING BIAS POWER TO ISOLATED POWER CONVERTERS | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18165410 | WIRELESS POWERING AND CONTROL OF CONVEYORS ON SHUTTLES | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165722 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND NOISE REDUCTION METHOD | February 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18158637 | BOOST CONVERTER SYSTEM | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18017395 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COOLING AN INDUCTIVE CHARGING DEVICE AND INDUCTIVE CHARGING DEVICE | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18006208 | POWER CONTROLLER IN A WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS | January 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907265 | POWER STORAGE PACK, ELECTRIC MOVING BODY, CHARGING DEVICE | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18154383 | FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18086377 | HIGH-FREQUENCY POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086406 | HIGH-FREQUENCY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069176 | MULTI-MODAL CONTROL OF SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE ENERGY SOURCES | December 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18083098 | WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER METHOD USING SAME | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18081590 | AIR COOLED SUBSURFACE VAULT FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17928205 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17985983 | BATTERY-SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND BATTERY SYSTEM | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984356 | BIDIRECTIONAL WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER WITH AUXILIARY DEVICES | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17923947 | RESILIENCE ENHANCEMENT-ORIENTED ENERGY STORAGE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED GENERATOR (DG) IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982751 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18052042 | TECHNIQUES FOR CALIBRATING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR OPERATION IN MULTIPATH WIRELESS POWER DELIVERY ENVIRONMENTS | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17976077 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION RESONATOR USING CONDUCTING WIRE WITH VERTICAL RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967357 | REFUSE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC POWER TAKE-OFF | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046578 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A KI SYSTEM | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966563 | PRECISION POWER LEVEL CONTROL FOR EXTENDED RANGE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17963481 | DYNAMIC MULTI-COIL TUNING | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17961483 | GROUND ASSEMBLY FOR AN INDUCTIVE CHARGING DEVICE | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17936926 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING A PRESENCE CHECK FOR WIRELESS CHARGING LISTENER DEVICES | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915853 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935448 | COIL COMPONENT | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948966 | Low Noise Multilayer Transformer | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17942669 | Wireless Power Transfer Systems for Kitchen Appliances | September 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17910683 | Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) System Regulation Method and System for Implementing ZVS in Wide Power Range | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894713 | METHODS FOR STORING HARVESTABLE ENERGY WITH EXCESS OR UNUTILIZED ENERGY AND SYSTEMS THEREOF | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17904680 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904669 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17887257 | POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS, POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM | August 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885427 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J.
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J works in Art Unit 2836 and has examined 389 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 30 months.
Examiner WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J'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 WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J receive 1.10 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% 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 WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J. This interview benefit is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 39.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 90% 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 37.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 73% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 65% 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 above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 36.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 25% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 54% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 63% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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