Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18936410 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING ELEVATOR LOAD SETTINGS | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18936429 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPATCHING ELEVATORS | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18887796 | ELECTRONIC HI-HAT CYMBAL | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18754099 | Method And System For Achieving Ble Midi Controller Instruction Control Based On Virtual Midi Port | June 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18690743 | METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVELY CONTROLLING MULTI-CHANNEL BRAKING SYSTEM OF MINE HOIST | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18586914 | VIBRATION MONITORING BEACON MODE DETECTION AND TRANSITION | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18378554 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING MOVEMENT OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236304 | MUSIC SHAPER | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450027 | REMOTE OPERATION OF AN ELEVATOR | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18352814 | Elevator System | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18221585 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL MUSIC TUNING FILES | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18340021 | ACTION STATE DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELEVATOR BRAKE | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18335141 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND KEY OPERATION DETECTION METHOD | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207215 | CONVERTIBLE STAIRS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114586 | VIBRATION MONITORING BEACON MODE DETECTION AND TRANSITION | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094372 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTING A MUSICAL COMPOSITION INTO MUSICAL SEGMENTS | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084129 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL MUSIC TUNING FILES | December 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18064735 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EDITING MUSICAL SCORE | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077151 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928631 | OVERLOAD VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A PNEUMATIC VACUUM ELEVATOR | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928624 | LANDING LEVER ASSEMBLY OF A PNEUMATIC VACUUM ELEVATOR AND METHOD TO OPERATE THE SAME | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928160 | STAIRLIFT FOR A RIGHT HAND USER AND A LEFT HAND USER | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17992468 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATED DECOMPOSING OF AUDIO DATA USING INTERMEDIATE DATA | November 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998335 | A FOLDING SYSTEM FOR STAIRLIFT | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17892079 | Mouthpiece for Single-Reed Wind Instruments | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17868329 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE CONVERSION OF AT LEAST ONE DETECTED FORCE FROM THE MOVEMENT OF A SENSING UNIT INTO AN AUDITORY SIGNAL | July 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17813106 | WEIGHTING SENSOR DATA WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DATA IN A SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS | July 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17757894 | METHOD FOR MOVING AN ELEVATOR CAR OF AN ELEVATOR IN ORDER TO EVACUATE PASSENGERS, AND BRAKE OPENING DEVICE FOR MOVING AN ELEVATOR CAR OF AN ELEVATOR | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17757232 | DOOR FRAME OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | June 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17632633 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE AND RECEPTION METHOD | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713752 | DEVICE FOR GUITAR | April 2022 | January 2023 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754063 | DOOR FRAME FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | March 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689261 | SELF-CLIMBING INSTALLATION PLATFORM FOR INSTALLING AN ELEVATOR DURING CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING | March 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17576356 | ELECTRIC PIANO WITH ADJUSTABLE PICKUP RAIL | January 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17573795 | POWER MANAGEMENT OF A BATTERY OF A STAIR LIFT SYSTEM | January 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17625802 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO STAIRLIFTS | January 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17569086 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT | January 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566944 | System and Method for Automatic Drumming | December 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616190 | CHORD-PLAYING INPUT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND CHORD-PLAYING INPUT PROGRAM | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17595868 | MULTI-FUNCTION STAIRLIFT CONNECTIVITY SYSTEM | November 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456042 | MEDIA PLAYBACK QUEUING FOR PLAYBACK MANAGEMENT | November 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17521452 | ENTRAINMENT SONIFICATION TECHNIQUES | November 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17505566 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE NULL-SPACE OBJECTIVES AND SLI BEHAVIORS | October 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17484172 | SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE AND HAND TOOL USING THE SAME | September 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17479656 | ELEVATOR DOOR WITH SENSOR FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO REOPEN DOOR | September 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17467873 | ELEVATOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | September 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17411909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING ELEVATOR LOAD SETTINGS | August 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17403319 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MUSIC | August 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17334753 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTING A MUSICAL COMPOSITION INTO MUSICAL SEGMENTS | May 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17289535 | MINE VERTICAL SHAFTLIFTING APPARATUS, MINE VERTICAL SHAFT LIFTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | April 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17231485 | FOOT PERCUSSION DEVICE | April 2021 | September 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17228744 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATION OF ELEVATORS AND OTHER DEVICES | April 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17206699 | Integrated Melodic Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) Controller within a Laptop Chassis | March 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17195839 | MUSIC SHAPER | March 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17250828 | ELEVATOR CAR, ELEVATOR INSTALLATION, METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND DOOR DRIVE | March 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17186194 | Adaptation and Modification of a Theremin System | February 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17184727 | METHOD FOR RELEASING SAFETY GEARS, AND A STALLING DETECTOR | February 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17185322 | Electronic Wind Instrument | February 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17171346 | Light powered chime with rotating electronics and motor suspended torsionally by its shaft | February 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17250524 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING PASSENGERS, METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE OPERATION OF A SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING PASSENGERS | February 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17160941 | BEAT DECOMPOSITION TO FACILITATE AUTOMATIC VIDEO EDITING | January 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17153776 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PICKUP | January 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17138308 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17136998 | GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALBOARD WITH IMPROVED PEDAL COMPATIBILITY | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17129653 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIA | December 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113520 | Music Composition Aid | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059290 | PROGRAMMABLE CYLINDRIC KEYS BY DETACHABLY STACKABLE RINGS FOR MUSIC TOY | November 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17100129 | REMOTE OPERATION OF AN ELEVATOR | November 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17055622 | STRINGED INSTRUMENT TEACHING APPARATUS AND METHOD | November 2020 | January 2022 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17091872 | SYNCHRONIZING ASSEMBLY FOR ELEVATOR DOOR AND ELEVATOR | November 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17080711 | MUSIC GENERATOR | October 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17065944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING MOVEMENT OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE | October 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17060740 | ROLLER SPEED SENSOR WITH MAGNETS AND SENSORS | October 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17039593 | QUERY-SPECIFIC TARGETED AD DELIVERY | September 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17036582 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17040679 | MONITORING CONDITION OF A ROPE | September 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17020408 | HOLOGRAPHIC ELEVATOR CONTROL BOX | September 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17017013 | METHOD FOR SELECTING BACKGROUND MUSIC AND CAPTURING VIDEO, DEVICE, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM | September 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16997632 | Keyboard With Strum String Apparatus | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16991413 | ELEVATOR CAB VENTILATION | August 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 51 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16988046 | AUTOMATIC ADAPTER SPOTTING FOR AUTOMOTIVE LIFT | August 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16985863 | Humbucking pair building block circuit for vibrational sensors | August 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16984089 | ELECTRONIC WIND INSTRUMENT AND KEY OPERATION DETECTION METHOD | August 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16944786 | BEAM CLIMBER ACTIVE BRAKE HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM | July 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 58 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16965639 | CALL REGISTRATION SYSTEM | July 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 54 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16964017 | SOUND ENHANCING ACCESSORY FOR A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | July 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16947140 | PIEZORESISTIVE SENSORS AND SENSOR ARRAYS | July 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16925338 | NOVEL APPARATUS FOR SOUND MODULATION | July 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16921214 | SIGNALIZATION APPARATUS | July 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 57 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16914455 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSTALLING ELEVATOR DOOR COMPONENTS | June 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 56 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16909120 | TRAVEL-SPEED BASED PREDICTIVE DISPATCHING | June 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 55 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16908941 | METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF AN ELEVATOR AND DEVICE USING THE SAME | June 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16955787 | LARGE-TONNAGE COAL DROPPING BUFFER SKIP FOR MINE | June 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16955327 | ROUTE PLANNING ON THE BASIS OF EXPECTED PASSENGER NUMBER | June 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 55 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16770632 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING ELEVATOR DOOR-OPENING OPERATION FAULT | June 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 53 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16887495 | METHOD FOR SAFEGUARDING THE CAR OF AN ELEVATOR | May 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 53 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16887449 | LIMIT-CURVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELEVATORS | May 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 53 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16885926 | DEVICE FOR DISPATCHING ELEVATOR, METHOD, AND ELEVATOR-DISPATCHING SYSTEM UTILIZING BLOCK CHAIN | May 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 56 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16883361 | ELEVATOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT TRANSMITS COMBINED OPERATIONAL AND POSITION DATA TO AN ELEVATOR MANAGEMENT CENTER | May 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 57 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16880328 | PICKUP WITH VARIABLE COIL WINDINGS FOR STRING INSTRUMENTS | May 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DONELS, JEFFREY.
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, 36.4% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner DONELS, JEFFREY works in Art Unit 2837 and has examined 1,456 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.
Examiner DONELS, JEFFREY's allowance rate of 88.6% places them in the 66% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by DONELS, JEFFREY receive 1.16 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 18% 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 DONELS, JEFFREY is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 85% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DONELS, JEFFREY. This interview benefit is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 62.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 84% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 90.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.4% 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, 52.3% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 76% 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 2.2% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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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