USPTO Examiner GRAVES TIMOTHY P - Art Unit 2855

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19079736METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANOMALY ANALYSIS OF A SUBSYSTEM OR COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE THAT EXPERIENCES MECHANICAL VIBRATION DURING ROTATION OF THE SUBSYSTEM OR COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLEMarch 2025August 2025Allow510YesNo
19076054LIQUID FLUID SYSTEMS INCLUDING PHASE DETECTION SENSORS FOR TURBINE ENGINESMarch 2025October 2025Allow720YesNo
18885980INTEGRATED LEAK DETECTION DEVICE FOR ENGINE CYLINDERSeptember 2024March 2025Allow620NoNo
18811733METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MONITORING FOR WHOLE-MACHINE LIFE TEST OF SMALL TURBOSHAFT ENGINESAugust 2024September 2024Allow100NoNo
18797932METHOD FOR PREDICTING DUMMY HEAD INJURY DURING AUTOMOBILE COLLISIONAugust 2024December 2024Allow400NoNo
18626799MONITORING FULL EMISSIONS PROFILE OF A NATURAL GAS COMPRESSORApril 2024September 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18689796Chassis Dynamometer System Which Can Prevent a Decline in ResponsivenessMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18433440THREE DEGREE OF FREEDOM HARDWARE IN LOOP SIMULATION SYSTEM AND ITS WORKING METHODFebruary 2024September 2024Allow801NoNo
18420018Pressure Detection Device with Detachable Temperature Reducing Buffer MemberJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18518125NEW POLLUTANT DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCENovember 2023February 2026Allow2700NoNo
18503792AUTOMOBILE SUBFRAME ALIGNMENT FIXTURENovember 2023January 2026Allow2600NoNo
18485379SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING MULTIPHASE PRODUCTION FLUIDS UTILIZING A VERTICALLY ORIENTED FLUIDIC SEPARATION CHAMBEROctober 2023August 2025Allow2210NoNo
18481518SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLUME FRACTION ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION FLUIDS UTILIZING A VERTICALLY ORIENTED FLUIDIC SEPARATION CHAMBEROctober 2023December 2024Allow1410YesNo
18285330RUBBING POSITION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND RUBBING POSITION IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR ROTATING MACHINEOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18553284VEHICLE HAVING A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING AN ACTUATING ANGLE OF THE ACTUATING ELEMENT, MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND MEASUREMENT METHODSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1720YesNo
18474266METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRASH DUMMY CHEST COMPRESSION AND SAFETY BELT LOADSeptember 2023April 2024Allow710NoNo
18372964SOFT TARGET MOVEMENT PLATFORMSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18282726MIRRORED VEHICLE INSPECTION DEVICE WITH GUIDED OPTICAL LASER DEVICE EMITTED LIGHTSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18368322CYLINDER HEAD CRACK DETECTION SYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18450904Tire Defect Detection System that Images Localized Cooling at a DefectAugust 2023November 2024Allow1500NoNo
18229384AIRCRAFT ENGINE ANOMALY DETECTION BASED ON ODOR, SOUND, AND/OR IMAGEAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910YesNo
18262758Detecting Manipulation of a Sensor UnitJuly 2023March 2026Allow3120NoNo
18273927VEHICLE INSPECTION DEVICE WITH ROLLERS AND ELEVATING STOPPER MECHANISM ABUTTING TIREJuly 2023September 2024Allow1420YesNo
18218631COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL TEST SYSTEM AND TRAINING METHODJuly 2023February 2026Allow3130NoNo
18270213MIST FLOW RATE MEASURING APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC ATOMIZATION SYSTEM, AND MIST FLOW RATE MEASURING METHODJune 2023February 2026Allow3210NoNo
18267423STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE IN A PROCESS OF PRODUCING A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE, STATE ESTIMATION METHOD OF SAME, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2023March 2026Allow3310YesNo
18266265VOID FRACTION SENSOR, FLOWMETER USING THE SAME, AND CRYOGENIC LIQUID TRANSFER PIPEJune 2023October 2025Allow2800NoNo
18266229VOID FRACTION SENSOR, FLOWMETER USING THE SAME, AND CRYOGENIC LIQUID TRANSFER PIPEJune 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18256157TYRE TEST STAND WITH A HEXAPOD ARRANGEMENTJune 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18326044SYSTEM FOR WHEEL ROTATIONAL INERTIA DETERMINATIONMay 2023September 2025Allow2700NoNo
18037338CONDITION TRACKING SYSTEM FOR TRACKING THE CONDITION OF PARTS IN VEHICLESMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18318786Water Extinguishing System And Method For Controlling A Pump Test Run In A Water Extinguishing SystemMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18197253DEVICE FOR ROTATING AND INSPECTING TIRESMay 2023July 2023Allow200NoNo
18316441METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MASS FLOW AND CONVEYING AND MEASURING DEVICEMay 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18314635PRETENSION AND TENSILE IMPACT TEST APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SIMULATING FULL-SEA-DEPTH ENVIRONMENTMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18035857FUEL CALCULATION DEVICE, FUEL CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAMMay 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18310583INTERFACE STRUCTURED FOR DETACHABLY CONNECTING A VEHICLE TEST BODY TO A SLED BASE IN A VEHICLE BODY TESTING ASSEMBLYMay 2023November 2025Allow3010YesNo
18309832Method of Testing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Using a Test BenchMay 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18137839PROXIMITY PROBE PISTON POSITIONING SYSTEMSApril 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18304667GAS SENSORApril 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18304216FREEPLAY MEASUREMENT TOOL AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18249652METHOD OF AND ANALYSER FOR THE OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF A LIQUID CONTAINING A DISSOLVED GASApril 2023December 2025Allow3210YesNo
18135554FLAT BELT TESTER WITH MOVING ENDLESS SUPPORT MEMBERApril 2023August 2025Allow2810NoNo
18134269MULTIPHASE FLUID VOLUME MEASUREMENTApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18248995LEAK TESTINGApril 2023November 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18248311METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE AERODYNAMIC DRAG SURFACE AND/OR THE ROLLING COEFFICIENT OF A VEHICLE, AND ASSOCIATED MEASURING DEVICEApril 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18131741SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING DAMPING MODULESApril 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18130253GAS DETECTION SYSTEM AND GAS DETECTION DEVICEApril 2023August 2025Allow2810NoNo
18124399COUPLING OPTICAL FIBERS AND COOLING FLUID PASSAGESMarch 2023August 2025Allow2810NoNo
18245918METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A WIDEBAND LAMBDA SENSORMarch 2023January 2025Allow2200NoNo
18186330Shock Test Machine with Interchangeable Excitation System and Isolated Resonant Plate RestraintsMarch 2023October 2025Abandon3110NoNo
18024249METHOD FOR MONITORING THE TECHNICAL CONDITION OF A DIESEL GENERATOR WHEN IN OPERATIONMarch 2023July 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18173650MEASUREMENT OF MULTI-PHASE WELLBORE FLUIDFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810YesNo
18022226Cart for Assembling and Transporting an Aircraft Engine to a Test CellFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2910YesNo
18167398MONITORING FULL EMISSIONS PROFILE OF A NATURAL GAS COMPRESSORFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1110NoNo
18105964MATERIAL PROPERTY TESTING SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2023November 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18040400SPRING FRACTURE DETECTION IN A PRELOADED ACTUATOR OF A CONTROL VALVEFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18103617Low Power Mixed Gas SensorJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2611YesNo
18159586METHODS FOR FLOW AND FLUID PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT USING INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC OPTICAL TRANSDUCERSJanuary 2023March 2026Allow3811YesNo
18099326APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DETERMINING DRYNESS LEVEL OF STEAMJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3320NoNo
18156564MULTI-FUNCTION ROBOTIC ARM WITH MODULAR HUB FOR AUTOMATED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18152136Hydrogen Overflow and Exhaust Gas Hydrogen Treatment Unit of a Test System of a Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine VehicleJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18150471GAS SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DETECTION METHODJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910YesNo
18092685Bump Steer CalculatorJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2610YesNo
18148839Methods and Systems for Hydrophilic-Phase ExtractionDecember 2022May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18148007Dummy with a Drive of a Limb in the Limb ItselfDecember 2022May 2025Allow2810YesNo
18003213SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANCHORING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MEASURING A JOINT ANGLEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18086347SYSTEMS AND RELATED TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION METHODSDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910YesNo
17785334STATE MONITORING SYSTEM HAVING A BORESCOPE DEVICE FOR A GAS TURBINEDecember 2022September 2025Abandon3920NoNo
18063124Nonlinear Frequency Modulated GyroscopeDecember 2022March 2025Allow2701NoNo
18074638WELDING ASSESSMENT DURING WELDING PROCESSDecember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
18061844GROUND TEST SYSTEM AND TEST METHOD FOR SPACE-ORIENTED MULTI-ARM SPACECRAFT SYSTEMDecember 2022March 2023Allow300NoNo
18072993TR-343 ISOLATION RING TEST FIXTUREDecember 2022April 2025Allow2800NoNo
18058735CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR IMPACT RESPONSE PERFORMANCE LIMIT VALUE OF CRASH DUMMY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17989191OPTIMIZATION OF P-XYLENE RECOVERY BY INTEGRATION OF HPLC INTO AROMATICS RECOVERY COMPLEXNovember 2022June 2025Allow3111NoNo
17989569GAS CHROMATOGRAPH WITH A HOUSING INCLUDING AN OPERATION RECEPTION UNITNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210YesNo
17987495Parametric and Modal Work-holding ApparatusNovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
18054593ISOTOPIC MONITORING OF RESERVOIR WATERNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910YesNo
17984807PIPE STRAIN DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS USING SENSORS FOR MACHINE CASING NOZZLESNovember 2022February 2025Allow2710YesNo
17998408Apparatus and Methods for Measuring Soil ConditionsNovember 2022November 2024Allow2500NoNo
17983085FOREIGN SUBSTANCE DETECTION SYSTEMNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17923639METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PRESENT STATE OF WEAR OF A HYDROSTATIC MACHINENovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17998000A HOLDER FOR A CAPILLARY TRIGGERED TO HOLD WHEN A CAPILLARY IS INSERTEDNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17977946SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOIL ANALYSIS INCLUDING PENETROMETER WITH SPIRAL FLIGHTINGOctober 2022September 2024Allow2200NoNo
17976171ASSESSING AND REDUCING DEPOSITION OF SCALES AND OTHER SOLIDSOctober 2022July 2025Allow3320YesNo
17996923SYSTEMS FOR DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT OF A FLUID LEVEL IN A SAMPLE RECEPTACLEOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17971051ROAD SIMULATION DEVICE AND TEST METHODOctober 2022January 2023Allow300NoNo
18046434AIR POLUTANTS EXCEEDENCE MONITORING AND ALERTING SYSTEM WHICH INTEGRATES POLLUTANT AND GEOLOCATION DATAOctober 2022July 2025Allow3320NoNo
17918499FLOW METER FOR MEASURING FLOW VELOCITY IN OIL CONTINUOUS FLOWSOctober 2022May 2025Allow3120NoNo
18045963SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING DISTRIBUTION OF FIBER BUNDLES IN FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALOctober 2022January 2026Allow3930YesNo
17963210SAMPLE HOLDER TRANSFER DEVICE WITH SAMPLE CARRIER FIXING ELEMENTOctober 2022June 2025Allow3220YesNo
17962902PH MONITORING SYSTEMS HAVING SENSOR MODULESOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710YesNo
17995504STRAIN GAUGEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3520NoNo
17950579SURROGATE FOAM TEST SYSTEMSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2410NoNo
17913571DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A LIGHT PROJECTORSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3520NoNo
17893046METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING EMITTER BONDS IN AN IRRIGATION DRIP LINEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2420YesNo
17757954NON-INVASIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERISING AND CERTIFYING COGNITIVE ACTIVITIESAugust 2022March 2026Allow4410YesNo
17882564Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Test BenchAugust 2022February 2023Allow610NoNo
17876212ADAS Calibration System Including Motor Vehicle Centerline Alignment ElementJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320YesNo
17786950SYSTEM FOR MEASURING DIMENSIONS OF FOOD PARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED METHODJuly 2022April 2025Abandon3410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GRAVES, TIMOTHY P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
12.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
6.9%
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, 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.

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 GRAVES, TIMOTHY P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GRAVES, TIMOTHY P works in Art Unit 2855 and has examined 107 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GRAVES, TIMOTHY P's allowance rate of 89.7% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GRAVES, TIMOTHY P receive 1.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GRAVES, TIMOTHY P is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GRAVES, TIMOTHY P. This interview benefit is in the 39% 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, 35.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 46.4% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 71.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 78% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 26% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 32% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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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