Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19076965 | VENTILATION TEST DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PLASTIC PARTS OF COFFEE MACHINE | March 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18996391 | DYNAMIC-BALANCE TEST METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RIGID ROTOR, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19007993 | ROTATIONAL TEST APPARATUS AND METHODS | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18963619 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING DURABILITY OF GAS DIFFUSION LAYER (GDL) | November 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18859407 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ONE OR MORE ANOMALIES IN A STRUCTURE | October 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18809316 | DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR NODE DETECTION | August 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18789239 | AUTOMATIC BALANCER | July 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18679974 | NATURAL HYDROGEN GAS SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18656416 | Positioning Device For Pipeline Detection | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18697766 | MONITORING OF A POWER DEVICE | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18443259 | WALL MOUNTED DIGITAL SCALE | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18445788 | CHECK VALVE TESTER | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412018 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING LENGTH AND CENTER OF MASS OF CONICAL WORKPIECE | January 2024 | March 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401727 | METHOD FOR SELECTING PARAMETERS FOR TUNNEL SUPPORT BASED ON ENGINEERING-ORIENTED BEHAVIOR DISCRIMINATION OF SURROUNDING ROCK | January 2024 | February 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18400543 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MAGNITUDE OF A MASS TO BE PLACED ON A WHEEL ASSEMBLY USING ACCELERATION DATA | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18290446 | PRESSURE MEASUREMENT PROBE COMPRISING A PRESSURE SENSOR BOARD | November 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496835 | Electromagnetic Balance with a Temperature Sensor Accommodating Recess | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482669 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MASS OF A SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE, CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT AND SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18474268 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING CHEST OF VEHICLE CRASH DUMMY | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474260 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPACT TEST ON LOWER ABDOMEN OF VEHICLE CRASH TEST DUMMY | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18470891 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING REFERENCE VALUE OF WINE FOR FEASIBILITY OF FILLING ALUMINUM CAN, METHOD FOR CHECKING FEASIBILITY OF FILLING ALUMINUM CAN WITH WINE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM-CANNED WINE | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18547754 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLAST-INDUCED VIBRATION MONITORING OF TUNNELS IN HIGH ASYMMETRIC IN-SITU STRESSES | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18278284 | WEIGHING SYSTEM FOR AN APPARATUS ABLE TO DELIVER A PREDETERMINED MASS, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232161 | WHEEL LOAD ESTIMATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18231758 | COUNTING SCALE | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358611 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROCK MECHANICS TESTER | July 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273320 | WEIGHING APPARATUS HAVING AN ABNORMALITY DETECTION MEANS | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222471 | Liquid to Liquid Biological Particle Concentrator with Disposable Fluid Path | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18345136 | DETECTION OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION ON A VEHICLE | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342746 | TEST ASSEMBLY AND TEST TOOLING | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18336165 | Vibration Test-Cell with Axial Load and In-Situ Microscopy | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210033 | DUAL-TRUNCATED WHEEL KIBBLE BALANCE AND DETERMINING ABSOLUTE MASS | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208408 | APPARATUS FOR WEIGHING POULTRY MOVING IN A CONVEYOR LINE | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207799 | Scale with overload detection | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321849 | WEIGHING DEVICE WITH TEMPERATURE SENSING FUNCTION AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION METHOD THEREOF | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18317198 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DYNAMIC AND STATIC LOAD TEST SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING DEEP ROADWAY EXCAVATION AND METHOD THEREOF | May 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195271 | MULTIPURPOSE LIVE BULLET TESTING RECEIVER AND BULLET TRAP | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141518 | Assembly and Method for Supplying Product Based on Weight | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141181 | DIGITAL SCALE OVERLOAD PROTECTION | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18297085 | EMBOSSED FILM BIOPROCESSING CONTAINERS AND INTEGRITY TESTING OF BIOPROCESSING CONTAINERS | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296410 | TOOL FOR USE DURING CALIBRATION OF A SENSOR | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18187663 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE FISH CULL TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT AND SMART DEVICE INTERFACE | March 2023 | January 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18027526 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING BULK MATERIAL FEED RATES OR BULK MATERIAL LOADS OF A VIBRATORY MACHINE | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18184950 | IMAGING METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY IMAGING | March 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18120246 | ADVANCED CORROSION BIOREACTOR TESTING APPARATUS | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181096 | FORCE SENSOR DEVICE FOR DETECTING A MOMENT AROUND A PREDETERMINED AXIS | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18178557 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING DAMAGE POWER OF INTERNAL EXPLOSION | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042951 | Weighing Device, Method for Determining a Center of Gravity of a Motor Vehicle, and Method for Operating a Motor Vehicle | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110081 | TEST DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STUDYING INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL LOAD ON SOIL ARCHING EFFECT OF SHIELD TUNNEL | February 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17908778 | Container or Platform Scales | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18099057 | GRIPPING SYSTEM, GRIPPING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016004 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ECCENTRIC LOAD ERROR CORRECTION | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153707 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING A DYNAMIC MUNITION-RELATED ENVIRONMENT FOR A PROJECTILE, AND SIMULATION DEVICE-PROJECTILE ASSEMBLY | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153338 | SHIP WEIGHING SYSTEM AND SHIP WEIGHING METHOD | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18151751 | System and Method for Determining Railcar Attributes | January 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18068541 | RETAIL WEIGHING SCALE | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083599 | RETAIL WEIGHING SCALE | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075520 | DYNAMIC BALANCE TESTING DEVICE | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18057720 | SMART SCALE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | November 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926241 | METHOD TO WEIGH CONTAINERS | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055166 | COMPOSITE COMPONENTS USED IN VIBRATION SYSTEMS | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17986627 | INDIRECT WEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEIGHING FRAC SAND | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803673 | WEIGHBRIDGE CONVEYOR BELT SCALE | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916410 | ELECTRONIC SCALE WITH INCREASED BATTERY LIFE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17936808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AXLE LOAD | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947236 | AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT SENSOR PLATFORM FOR FRUIT | September 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900788 | Dual Platform Weighing Scale Technology | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17872839 | IN-SITU TEST DEVICE FOR SURROUNDING ROCK STRENGTH OF BOLT SUPPORTED ROADWAY AND METHOD THEREOF | July 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17794220 | WEIGHING DEVICE WITH A WHEATSTONE BRIDGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17791963 | WIRELESS SCALE SYSTEM | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17834067 | DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING WEIGHT AND POSITION OF GRAVITY CENTER OF LOAD BY USING ROBOT | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833722 | ALTERNATING CURRENT INTERFERENCE CORROSION DETECTOR | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756794 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIFTING A CONVEYOR BELT | June 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17804136 | EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPERCRITICAL CO2/H2O MIXED FLUID HUFF AND PUFF FOR SHALE OIL DEVELOPMENT | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17744491 | MULTIPLE OBJECT DETECTION | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727890 | SIMULATED PAYLOAD APPARATUS FOR FLIGHT MOTION SYSTEM TESTING | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767124 | Weighing device with spectral analysis | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767063 | EVENT CHARACTERIZATION USING HYBRID DAS/DTS MEASUREMENTS | April 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17656579 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEAK DETECTION USING A MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY AND MODEL MONITOR CYLINDER | March 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690596 | STRUCTURAL ELECTRONICS WIRELESS SENSOR NODES | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17653501 | CORROSION DETERMINATION SYSTEM, CORROSION DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND CORROSION DETERMINATION METHOD | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639616 | LOADING WEIGHT MEASUREMENT METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637604 | VEHICLE WEIGHT ESTIMATION APPARATUS, VEHICLE WEIGHT ESTIMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17673913 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A MASS OF A DROPLET FROM SAMPLE DATA COLLECTED FROM A LIQUID DROPLET DISPENSATION SYSTEM | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17670664 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING VIBRATIONAL ANOMALIES OF A VEHICLE | February 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17591860 | COMBINATION WEIGHING DEVICE WITH WATER INTRUSION DETECTION | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17630547 | REMAINING MOBILE PHASE SCALE | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17578995 | METHOD OF DETERMINING SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOIL USING FALL CONE APPARATUS | January 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17576542 | MATERIAL WEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572977 | COMBINATION WEIGHING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE HOPPERS AND MODES | January 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17572280 | ASSAY SYSTEM CALIBRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17621701 | DYNAMIC TEST LOOP FOR DETERMINING MOLTEN SALT CORROSION | December 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17619705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHENOTYPING OF ORGANISMS | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17551054 | PERCEIVING OBJECTS BASED ON SENSING SURFACES AND SENSING SURFACE MOTION | December 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17548962 | PARTICLE EXTRACTION APPARATUS AND PARTICLE EXTRACTION METHOD | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17617827 | Mass-Sensing Instrument with Capacitive Feedback Path | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17617445 | WEIGHT DETERMINATION OF AN ANIMAL BASED ON 3D IMAGING | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17542985 | FLY ROD INCLUDING CAST SENSORS | December 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17615291 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL LC-MS/MS SYSTEMS | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HULS, NATALIE F.
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.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner HULS, NATALIE F works in Art Unit 2863 and has examined 312 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner HULS, NATALIE F's allowance rate of 83.7% places them in the 58% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HULS, NATALIE F receive 1.31 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 HULS, NATALIE F is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HULS, NATALIE F. This interview benefit is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 92% 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 60.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 86% 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 14% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 49.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 27% 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 6.9% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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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