Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18841908 | Method for Operating an Electric Drive System for a Vehicle | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215837 | ACTUATOR | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299979 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLUX OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT FOR HEAT GENERATION | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297070 | INTELLIGENT SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROLLER, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION SYSTEM | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18091847 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR SLOWING DOWN FALLING SPEED OF STAGE LIGHT FIXTURE ON POWER FAILURE, AND STAGE LIGHT FIXTURE | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084082 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18008056 | ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS AND SAFETY CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18056528 | System and Method of Increasing Resolution of Position Feedback for Motor Control | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960306 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING ABNORMALITY OF SENSORLESS CONTROL OF MOTOR FOR AIR COMPRESSOR | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17951557 | BIPED ROBOT AND MULTI-CONFIGURATION ROBOT CAPABLE OF BEING SPLICED AUTONOMOUSLY, AND CONTROL METHOD OF MULTI-CONFIGURATION ROBOT | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948356 | CONSTANT-CLUTCH OPERATION AT POWER TOOL START-UP | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947958 | MOTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT, MOTOR SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC DEVICE | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943897 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF A FLUID MACHINE AND PROCESSING UNIT CONFIGURED TO PERFORM SAID METHOD | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902090 | Motor Thermal Overload Protection Method | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801288 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC MACHINES USING A MEASURING CIRCUIT OF THE VOLTAGE OF THE ELECTRIC MACHINE | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760084 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE ELECTOMAGNETIC TORQUE OF A SYNCHRONOUS ELECTRIC MACHINE | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17876711 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A MOVING LIGHT FIXTURE | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790690 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17806606 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE DC BUS VOLTAGE COUPLED TO INVERTERS | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17828977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING VEHICLE DOOR SYSTEMS FROM BACK ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE (EMF) VOLTAGE | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780431 | TRANSPORT DEVICE | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780425 | TRANSPORT DEVICE | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662849 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING STEPPING MOTOR | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769359 | PROPULSION CONTROL DEVICE AND PROPULSION CONTROL METHOD | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17718762 | PAINT SPRAYER WITH DYNAMIC PULSE WIDTH MODULATION DRIVEN MOTOR | April 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17692480 | CIRCUIT-TRIGGERED FAULT MITIGATION FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685524 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685456 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE CONTROL DEVICE | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17673342 | INTEGRATED FLAP CONTROL UNIT | February 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17668396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR PARAMETERS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17577953 | MATRIX POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17570110 | ACTIVE RECTIFICATION EXCITATION | January 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566683 | Driving Voltage Generation Method of Linear Motor | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542853 | CONVEYING APPARATUS | December 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17541779 | STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, MOVEMENT, TIMEPIECE, AND STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL METHOD | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17528239 | MOTOR DRIVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17453042 | SYSTEM FOR DRIVING ACTUATOR | November 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17510707 | PRE-BIASED MODE SWITCHING IN SYSTEM HAVING SELECTABLE PULSE-WIDTH MODULATED (PWM) AND LINEAR OPERATION | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17435248 | PHASE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, CORRECTION VALUE CALCULATION DEVICE, MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC ACTUATOR PRODUCT, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE | August 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17446159 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD | August 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17411300 | DISPLAY DEVICE | August 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17385177 | SHIFT RANGE CONTROL DEVICE | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17381443 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT WITH ACTIVE RECTIFIER CIRCUIT AND ITS APPLICATION IN A SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17378976 | External Power Supply System for Spindle | July 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17377858 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR MOTOR PROTECTOR AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD THEREOF | July 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17365446 | CONTROL FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC HOLDING BRAKE | July 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17419790 | MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE | June 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17359623 | ELECTRIC TOOL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17356028 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17413872 | POSITION-CONTROLLED CONTROL WITH COMPENSATION OF ELASTICITY-INDUCED POSITION ERRORS | June 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17338714 | DC-OVERCURRENT DETECTOR | June 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17295107 | MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, MOVING VEHICLE, AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD | May 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17295041 | SYSTEM APPLIED IN SWITCH TUBE FOR CONDUCTED EMI SUPPRESSION AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17323602 | CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING SYSTEM, VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATION | May 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17246684 | MAGNETO-RESISTIVE SINUSOIDAL COMMUTATION | May 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17245805 | Generation of Motor Drive Signals with Misalignment Compensation | April 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17288489 | METHOD FOR SUPPLYING AN INDUCTIVE LOAD | April 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17230789 | CROSS-OVER DISTORTIONLESS PULSE-WIDTH MODULATED (PWM)/LINEAR MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM | April 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17222984 | METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING MINIMUM DUTY CYCLE AND RELATED HALF-BRIDGE BOOTSTRAP CIRCUIT | April 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17275699 | INRUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE | March 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17197708 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM | March 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17191124 | WIRELESS DEVICE | March 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17186118 | CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT, AND MEMORY MEDIUM | February 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17184968 | ELECTRIFIED POWERTRAIN WITH METHOD FOR DETERMINING BATTERY LIMITS BASED ON CELL FACTORS | February 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17173220 | ROTARY CONNECTOR | February 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17154101 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A STEPPER MOTOR | January 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17256468 | POWER CONVERTER, MOTOR DRIVER, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | December 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17132009 | Patient Transport Apparatus With Auxiliary Wheel Control Systems | December 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17133499 | SOLID STATE CIRCUIT BREAKER | December 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17130079 | VEHICLE POWER SYSTEM WITH DUAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS | December 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109343 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR MULTI-PHASE CONVERTER, MULTI-PHASE CONVERTER SYSTEM, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | December 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17096672 | INTEGRATED VEHICLE WINCH SYSTEM | November 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17096614 | METHOD AND MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR USE IN A VEHICLE ROOF ASSEMBLY | November 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17054109 | MASTER CONTROL DEVICE WITH FINGER GRIP SENSING AND METHODS THEREFOR | November 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17091755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE INSIDE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS SYSTEM | November 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17084729 | ELECTRONIC WATCH AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC WATCH | October 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17050346 | AUTONOMOUS APPARATUS | October 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17077669 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING D-Q AXIS INDUCTANCE OF PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR | October 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17072623 | EVENT ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND EVENT ESTIMATION METHOD | October 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17070781 | MODULAR ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE FOR FITNESS APPLICATIONS | October 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17065518 | CONTROL DEVICE | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17033442 | OPEN LOOP PHASE PRE-CHARGE | September 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17017708 | MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC OIL PUMP DEVICE | September 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16979339 | SAFETY SWITCH INPUT DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND WORK MACHINE USING SAFETY SWITCH INPUT DIAGNOSIS DEVICE | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16970533 | THYRISTOR STARTER | August 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16983206 | SERVO MOTOR CONTROLLER | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16933091 | ELECTROMECHANICAL WATCH | July 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16762761 | DETERMINING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOWING IN ONE OF A PLURALITY OF ELECTRIC MOTORS | May 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16756310 | MATRIX CONVERTER WITH SOLID STATE CIRCUIT BREAKER | April 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16756307 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE WITH SOLID STATE CIRCUIT BREAKER | April 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16843429 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OVER VOLTAGE PROTECTION OF A POWER SYSTEM | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16650879 | ASSEMBLY FOR MONITORING A WINDING THRESHOLD TEMPERATURE | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16817977 | SPEED BASED GAIN CORRECTION FOR THREE LEVEL INVERTER MIDPOINT CONTROL | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16809975 | Household Appliance and Method of Operating a Household Appliance | March 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16644207 | SPEED CALCULATION DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | March 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16804125 | LINEAR MOTOR, LINEAR MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS, AND LINEAR MOTOR CONTROL METHOD | February 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16802710 | POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT, POWER GENERATOR, AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | February 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16794158 | Quick Measurement Module | February 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16783344 | ENERGY RECOVERY CIRCUITRY | February 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16773795 | LATHE CONTROL SYSTEM | January 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 59 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S.
With a 83.3% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 47.1% 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 LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S works in Art Unit 2846 and has examined 203 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S's allowance rate of 82.3% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 28% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S. This interview benefit is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 38% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 27.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 30% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 68.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.1% 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, 71.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 23% 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 3.6% of allowed cases (in the 74% 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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