Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18925476 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AIR QUALITY WHILE COOLING AN OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18647889 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING COUPLING MEMBER SELECTIVELY COUPLED TO PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18630783 | Packaged Sensor Pad | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18620635 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AIR QUALITY WHILE COOLING AN OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437803 | DETERMINING RESERVOIR FLUID COMPOSITION TO PENTATETRACONTANES PLUS | February 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18436472 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING INSECT LARVAE AND ADULT INSECTS IN STORED PRODUCTS BY SENSING THEIR VOLATILE PHEROMONES AND SEMIOCHEMICALS | February 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18429977 | SOIL PROBE ASSEMBLY HAVING A MULTIFACETED PROBE WHEEL | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18422259 | OPTICAL DEVICE | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18419901 | PARTICLE SAMPLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC CONTROLLED MANUFACTURING BARRIER SYSTEMS | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392873 | METHOD FOR ERROR HANDLING IN THE TONER REFILL PROCESS | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18390118 | ROBOTIC CONTROL FOR ASEPTIC PROCESSING | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18516348 | SENSOR WITH DROPLET RETAINING STRUCTURE | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504369 | Multiplexed Detection Of Toxins Using Graphene-Based Aptasensors | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18500551 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18498403 | ROLLING SOIL PROBE | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18368397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AIR QUALITY WHILE COOLING AN OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465315 | AGRICULTURAL SAMPLING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465309 | AGRICULTURAL SAMPLING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449463 | GAS VOLUME DETERMINATION IN FLUID | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230441 | GAS SENSOR | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353768 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349281 | Controlled Environment Shipping Containers | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002123 | SUBMERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR INCORPORATING ANTI-FOULING MEANS | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18033562 | A TEST PLATFORM SYSTEM | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18033017 | DISTANCE CORRECTION DEVICE, PROCESSING DEVICE, SENSOR DEVICE, DISTANCE CORRECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18301469 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR PARTICLE MEASUREMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18295797 | Ultrasonic Flow Metering | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18181574 | MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESSURE SENSITIVE PAINT | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109231 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING PERSONALIZED CELL THERAPY TREATMENTS | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18155570 | STUB-UP COUPLING SYSTEM | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096754 | Dynamic Modification of Bioaerosol Detection with Genetic Identification | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153569 | FLOW SENSOR DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18088471 | REPETITIVE MOMENT GENERATING DEVICE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18012700 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING PRESSURE-TYPE AIRBAG SENSOR | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002833 | HYDROGEN DETECTING SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | December 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18082317 | PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR GAS SENSORS | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18081845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIFIED SAMPLING OF PARTICULATE MATTER FOR REDUCING THE DISPERSION OF RESULTS IN VEHICLE EMISSIONS TESTS | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080992 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18010008 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING COLOR DOPPLER IMAGES FROM SHORT AND UNDERSAMPLED ENSEMBLES | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18064409 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074986 | HARMONICALLY TUNED FISHING ROD FOR DISTANCE CASTING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18061829 | SNAP-FIT HEIGHT SENSOR AND HEIGHT SENSOR ASSEMBLY | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000464 | METHOD FOR MEASURING RESIDUAL STRESS | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927836 | MACHINE FOR BALANCING THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998885 | HYDRAULIC TORQUE MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE UNIT | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984758 | METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR GAS SENSOR | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922989 | AUTOMATED PERMEABILITY TEST FOR A FILTER BASKET | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17978346 | VALVE HAVING INTEGRATED SENSOR AND STABILIZED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18050065 | INLINE SCANNING AND CUTTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049148 | SUBTERRANEAN PARAMETER SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17970143 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSOR CONFIGURATION | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18046285 | INSTRUMENT ENCLOSURE | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17961559 | ACCUMULATING AND UTILIZING PORT INFORMATION BY SENSOR RECOGNITION | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17958694 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FORCE SENSORS DISPOSED ON SAME LAYER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17936994 | FILTERING FOR CO-SENSOR FUSION IN ATOMIC SENSORS | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17954019 | POLLUTION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17915017 | VEHICLE TESTING SYSTEM, STEERING REACTION FORCE INPUTTING DEVICE, AND STEERING FUNCTION EVALUATING METHOD | September 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942356 | Drop Test Fixture | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823666 | SOUND INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SOUND INSPECTION METHOD | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17802474 | SURFACE PERFORMANCE TESTING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890729 | UNIVERSAL WHEEL-FIXATION FRAME FOR ELECTRONIC ALIGNMENT SENSOR | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17799274 | STEERING ANGLE SENSING DEVICE | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885729 | Computer-Implemented Method, Device, Computer Program, and Computer-Readable Medium for Identifying a Gearwheel that Induces Vibrations in a Transmission | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760117 | HUB CARRIER COMPRISING FORCE AND/OR MOMENT SENSORS | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880642 | THREE-AXIS MEMS GYROSCOPE | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796632 | REAL-TIME GAIN CALIBRATION OF A SENSOR | July 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875387 | MEMS GYROSCOPE FOR THREE-AXIS DETECTION | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759556 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE CONCENTRATION OF GASES IN SOIL | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759234 | SENSOR APPARATUS | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17794155 | Looseness Detection Sensor and Method | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812821 | Method, an Arrangement and a Frequency Converter for Identification of Torsional Natural Frequencies of a Drivetrain System | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17865548 | ULTRASOUND FLOW METER | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17860603 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD | July 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791406 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DIRECTIONAL PROPERTIES OF ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS VIA BIPHASIC ACTUATION | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17790816 | DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17856582 | APPARATUS PROVIDING LIQUID TEMPERATURE DATA FROM INDIVIDUAL DIRECT COLD PLATE COOLING UNITS | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17855701 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ORIGINAL DATA OF ODOR IMAGE | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17850026 | ULTRASONIC TOUCH SENSOR | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17850097 | TEST AND CALIBRATION SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC TORQUE WRENCH | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848410 | MANAGEMENT METHOD, MEASURING METHOD, MEASURING DEVICE, CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR SENSOR, AND SET | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17841228 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WATER HARDNESS USING ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17784920 | DEVICE FOR CHECKING ARMOR | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17829059 | ROBOTS INCLUDING A LIFT ACTUATOR AND BODY STRUCTURE FOR LIFTING OBJECTS | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17780278 | LASER IRRADIATION STATE DIAGNOSIS METHOD, LASER IRRADIATION STATE DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM, LASER IRRADIATION STATE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, AND LASER IRRADIATION DEVICE | May 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17825772 | System and Method for Measuring Individual Air Pollutant Exposure | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17752219 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING COUPLING MEMBER SELECTIVELY COUPLED TO PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17779033 | System and method for estimating both thickness and wear state of refractory material of a metallurgical furnace | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17778951 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOP FOR A DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR OPERATING A MEMS GYROSCOPE | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750763 | UNITIZED MEASURING ELEMENT FOR WATER METER ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17738229 | GAS CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17732960 | ULTRASONIC FUEL FLOW MEASURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727807 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | April 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660444 | OPTICAL DEVICE | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767967 | A LYSIMETER DEVICE | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658544 | Detector Cell for a Photoacoustic Gas Sensor and Photoacoustic Gas Sensor | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17712823 | ANTI-THEFT TIRE CAP | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17708407 | Pressure Sensor Device and Method for Forming a Pressure Sensor Device | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761718 | MEASURING DEVICE | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17682858 | FINE DUST MEASUREMENT MODULE AND FINE DUST MEASUREMENT DEVICE | February 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17637802 | WHOLE VEHICLE IN-LOOP TEST SYSTEM OF INTELLIGENT AUTOMOBILE | February 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R.
With a 40.0% 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.
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, 38.9% 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 SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R works in Art Unit 2852 and has examined 1,256 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R's allowance rate of 87.5% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R receive 1.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 62% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 32.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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, 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 68.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 58.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 75% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 55% 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 10.7% of allowed cases (in the 88% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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