Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19231053 | WHEELCHAIR WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM | June 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19097783 | DEVICE FOR MOVING A HITCH ON A PICKUP BED OF A VEHICLE | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984883 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17962911 | GANGWAY WITH CRIMPING ELEMENT ATTACHMENT FOR A MULTI-CAR VEHICLE | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17818335 | Bicycle Suspension | August 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17831452 | Track kit | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17718831 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER OF A VEHICLE MOTOR | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17702851 | UNDERCARRIAGE ASSEMBLY FOR A WORK MACHINE AND METHOD OF USE | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17761082 | STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING APPARATUS | March 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17669284 | HAND TRUCK AUTOMATED LOAD UNLOAD | February 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17597661 | STEERABLE COUPLING LINKAGE FOR AN ARTICULATED VEHICLE | January 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17646407 | INDEPENDENT WHEEL SHIFTABLE WHEEL DRIVES | December 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17561771 | MANUAL WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION AID DEVICE USING MECHANICAL SELF-ENERGIZING ACTION | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17559784 | STEERING MECHANISM, VEHICLE, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEERING MECHANISM | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17622098 | CRAWLER-TYPE WORK MACHINE | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17551373 | Assembly for Converting a Wheel Drive Harvester to Track Drive | December 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17617684 | SUPPLY TANKER | December 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547130 | SHOCK ABSORBER AND SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17540746 | ELECTRIC MOBILITY VEHICLE SYSTEM IN A FACILITY | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17455962 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING FRONT FORK SUSPENSION OF A BIKE | November 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17611049 | CHASSIS OF AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE AND AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17610543 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM | November 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17412204 | Weight Distribution Hitch with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Moment Bar | August 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17425259 | Steering System | July 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17348826 | STOWABLE STACKED HITCH RECEIVER | June 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17413366 | CONTINUOUS TRACK DRIVE FOR VEHICLES | June 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17339765 | TORQUE-LIMITING END EFFECTOR | June 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17217783 | WHEELED VEHICLE HAVING RETRACTABLE DRIVEN TRACKS | March 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17215903 | DECOUPLED FIFTH WHEEL AND GOOSENECK SUBFRAMES | March 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17209187 | MOBILE ASSISTIVE DEVICE AND RELATED BARRIER OVERCOMING METHOD | March 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17195290 | MOTORIZED WHEELBARROW | March 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17187440 | LEANING-VEHICLE-STEERING-ACTUATOR CONTROLLER AND LEANING VEHICLE | February 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17166720 | DUAL RACK ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE | February 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17156917 | CRAWLER TYPE TRAVELING BODY AND TRAVELING APPARATUS | January 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17155654 | Trailer Hitch System Including Actuatable Multi-Directional Trailer Hitch and Method | January 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17155451 | DRIVE AXLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | January 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 51 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17152608 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE | January 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17258687 | DEFLECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE | January 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17139878 | Coupleable, Unmanned Ground Vehicles with Coordinated Control | December 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17135977 | MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING MISALIGNMENT IN A CONTINUOUS BELTED MACHINE | December 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17255513 | IMPROVED TRACK DRIVEN WORK MACHINE | December 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17126554 | UTILIZING A SUSPENSION PROTECTOR TO DEFLECT DEBRIS AWAY FROM A SET OF SUSPENSION COMPONENTS OF A TRACKED VEHICLE | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17247455 | SUSPENSION AND DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MACHINE | December 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17059168 | PROFILES FOR BICYCLE COMPONENTS | November 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16950024 | TOWING HITCH WITH CLEARANCE FOR USE WITH STEP-EQUIPPED TAILGATES | November 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17056223 | TANDEM WALKING BEAM SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A TRACK-MOUNTED VEHICLE | November 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17096338 | TRACK SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST THREE AXLES, VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME AND PIVOTING ASSEMBLIES ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION BETWEEN A FRAME OF A TRACK SYSTEM AND AN AXLE OF A VEHICLE | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17096153 | TOWING HOOK ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17084162 | ROLLER FRAME ASSEMBLY IN GROUND-ENGAGING TRACK SYSTEM HAVING ANTI-BACKBENDING ROLLERS AND METHOD | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17075275 | Reconfigurable Trailer Hitch | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066632 | MONOBAR HITCH SYSTEM | October 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16948844 | UNITARY LINK AND TRACK CHAIN ASSEMBLY OF A WORK VEHICLE | October 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17030367 | Selectable and Height Adjustable Hitch | September 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16978930 | ROBOT WITH MAGNETIC WHEELS FOR CLEANING SHIP HULLS | September 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17006911 | TOWING HITCH SHIFTING FORK ASSEMBLY | August 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16970787 | COLLAPSIBLE BICYCLE FRAME | August 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16987483 | POWERED TRAILER HITCH | August 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16983732 | Magnetic Apparatus for Centering Caster Wheels | August 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16939734 | PEDALING SENSING DEVICE OF ELECTRIC BICYCLE | July 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16933216 | HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | July 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16962449 | COUPLING COMPONENT, SYSTEM FOR COUPLING AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A COUPLING COMPONENT | July 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16908791 | STEERING AXLE FOR AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, AND INDUSTRIAL TRUCK HAVING THE STEERING AXLE | June 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16902460 | WORKING MACHINE | June 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16891494 | VEHICLE TOW HOOK | June 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16887797 | ROTATABLE TRAILER HITCH BALL MOUNT | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16887543 | VEHICLE WITH DEPLOYABLE TOWING WHEELS AND SUSPENSION | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16886783 | Bicycle Suspension | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16875098 | HIGH ARTICULATING IMPLEMENT HITCH | May 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15930814 | GANGWAY FOR A MULTI-CAR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A BELLOWS OF A GANGWAY TO AN ENDFRAME OF A GANGWAY | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15931099 | ENDFRAME OF A GANGWAY, GANGWAY, MULTI-CAR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING THE GANGWAY TO A MULTI-CAR VEHICLE | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16865771 | RATTLE-REDUCING VEHICULAR HITCH PIN ASSEMBLY | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16862728 | HYDRAULIC LIFT MECHANISM AND METHOD OF USE | April 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16843155 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A TRACK-DRIVEN WORK VEHICLE WITH TANDEM REAR IDLER/ROLLER | April 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16842109 | Adjustable Chain Guide System | April 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16840924 | PORTABLE TRASH BIN CADDY | April 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16649976 | HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE SUITABLE FOR COMPACT STORAGE | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16826817 | Tracked Drag Force Generating Device | March 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16647981 | POWER STEERING APPARATUS | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16798748 | OMEGA FLEX SWAY POD VEHICULAR APPARATUS | February 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16640396 | ELECTRIC MOTOR DEVICE FOR PEDAL ASSIST BICYCLES | February 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16639606 | MULTICHANNEL ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT ARCHITECTURE FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEMS | February 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16782207 | APPARATUS THAT FACILITATES MOVING A TRAILER | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16781394 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING WHEN DOLLY TONGUE IN POSITION FOR LOCKING TO A VEHICLE | February 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16632525 | STANDARD COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE WITH A CONNECTOR DEDICATED TO CONNECTING A TRACK SYSTEM TO THE VEHICLE | January 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16734849 | TRAVELING DEVICE AND CARRIAGE | January 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16727981 | HAND TRUCK EASY HITCH | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16718370 | Undercarriage Assembly For A Machine | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622501 | TOWING HOOK | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16713836 | TRACK JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR GROUND-ENGAGING TRACK HAVING TRACK PIN WITH ENLARGED CENTER SECTION | December 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619787 | TRACK ASSEMBLY FOR A TOWED VEHICLE | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619279 | Forest Machine | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16619158 | FIFTH WHEEL HITCH CONNECTION SYSTEM | December 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16616899 | TRACKED VEHICLE HAVING MOTOR COAXIALLY ARRANGED WITH DRIVE WHEEL | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16681259 | Endless Track System Suspension | November 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16658826 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE | October 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16601966 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE | October 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16500992 | FRAME, UNDERCARRIAGE AND RADIO-CONTROLLED VEHICLE | October 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16584511 | SUPPORT FRAME ASSEMBLY TO ENHANCE HIGH-SPEED STABILITY FOR A NARROW TRACK VEHICLE DURING TURNS | September 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16574120 | Track kit | September 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16539748 | Assembly for Converting a Wheel Drive Harvester to Track Drive | August 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
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Examiner HYMEL, ABIGAIL R works in Art Unit 3611 and has examined 97 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner HYMEL, ABIGAIL R's allowance rate of 82.5% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HYMEL, ABIGAIL R receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% 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 HYMEL, ABIGAIL R is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HYMEL, ABIGAIL R. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 35.3% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 61.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 87% 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 file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 120.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 95% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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 10.0% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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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