USPTO Examiner HYMEL ABIGAIL R - Art Unit 3611

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19231053WHEELCHAIR WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEMJune 2025September 2025Allow410YesNo
19097783DEVICE FOR MOVING A HITCH ON A PICKUP BED OF A VEHICLEApril 2025November 2025Allow810NoNo
17984883BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A TRACKED VEHICLENovember 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17962911GANGWAY WITH CRIMPING ELEMENT ATTACHMENT FOR A MULTI-CAR VEHICLEOctober 2022February 2025Allow2820YesNo
17818335Bicycle SuspensionAugust 2022July 2025Abandon3530NoNo
17831452Track kitJune 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17718831DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER OF A VEHICLE MOTORApril 2022October 2025Allow4210YesNo
17702851UNDERCARRIAGE ASSEMBLY FOR A WORK MACHINE AND METHOD OF USEMarch 2022March 2025Allow3621YesNo
17761082STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING APPARATUSMarch 2022October 2025Allow4310NoNo
17669284HAND TRUCK AUTOMATED LOAD UNLOADFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4110YesNo
17597661STEERABLE COUPLING LINKAGE FOR AN ARTICULATED VEHICLEJanuary 2022August 2025Allow4310YesNo
17646407INDEPENDENT WHEEL SHIFTABLE WHEEL DRIVESDecember 2021December 2025Abandon4811NoNo
17561771MANUAL WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION AID DEVICE USING MECHANICAL SELF-ENERGIZING ACTIONDecember 2021July 2025Allow4210NoNo
17559784STEERING MECHANISM, VEHICLE, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEERING MECHANISMDecember 2021July 2025Allow4320YesNo
17622098CRAWLER-TYPE WORK MACHINEDecember 2021March 2025Allow3910YesNo
17551373Assembly for Converting a Wheel Drive Harvester to Track DriveDecember 2021February 2026Abandon5020NoNo
17617684SUPPLY TANKERDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17547130SHOCK ABSORBER AND SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLEDecember 2021April 2025Allow4020YesNo
17540746ELECTRIC MOBILITY VEHICLE SYSTEM IN A FACILITYDecember 2021March 2025Allow3910YesNo
17455962METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING FRONT FORK SUSPENSION OF A BIKENovember 2021May 2025Allow4211NoNo
17611049CHASSIS OF AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE AND AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLENovember 2021December 2024Allow3710NoNo
17610543INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEMNovember 2021March 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17412204Weight Distribution Hitch with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Moment BarAugust 2021December 2025Abandon5220NoNo
17425259Steering SystemJuly 2021October 2024Allow3910NoNo
17348826STOWABLE STACKED HITCH RECEIVERJune 2021July 2024Allow3710YesNo
17413366CONTINUOUS TRACK DRIVE FOR VEHICLESJune 2021September 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17339765TORQUE-LIMITING END EFFECTORJune 2021August 2025Allow5130NoNo
17217783WHEELED VEHICLE HAVING RETRACTABLE DRIVEN TRACKSMarch 2021May 2024Allow3710NoNo
17215903DECOUPLED FIFTH WHEEL AND GOOSENECK SUBFRAMESMarch 2021June 2024Allow3920YesNo
17209187MOBILE ASSISTIVE DEVICE AND RELATED BARRIER OVERCOMING METHODMarch 2021May 2025Abandon4940NoNo
17195290MOTORIZED WHEELBARROWMarch 2021July 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17187440LEANING-VEHICLE-STEERING-ACTUATOR CONTROLLER AND LEANING VEHICLEFebruary 2021February 2024Allow3610YesNo
17166720DUAL RACK ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLEFebruary 2021November 2023Allow3310NoNo
17156917CRAWLER TYPE TRAVELING BODY AND TRAVELING APPARATUSJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3310YesNo
17155654Trailer Hitch System Including Actuatable Multi-Directional Trailer Hitch and MethodJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3320NoNo
17155451DRIVE AXLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEJanuary 2021April 2025Allow5140NoNo
17152608VEHICLE BODY STRUCTUREJanuary 2021September 2023Allow3210NoNo
17258687DEFLECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A TRACKED VEHICLEJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3110NoNo
17139878Coupleable, Unmanned Ground Vehicles with Coordinated ControlDecember 2020August 2024Abandon4430NoNo
17135977MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING MISALIGNMENT IN A CONTINUOUS BELTED MACHINEDecember 2020December 2023Abandon3511NoNo
17255513IMPROVED TRACK DRIVEN WORK MACHINEDecember 2020April 2023Allow2810NoNo
17126554UTILIZING A SUSPENSION PROTECTOR TO DEFLECT DEBRIS AWAY FROM A SET OF SUSPENSION COMPONENTS OF A TRACKED VEHICLEDecember 2020July 2023Allow3120NoNo
17247455SUSPENSION AND DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MACHINEDecember 2020May 2025Abandon5340YesNo
17059168PROFILES FOR BICYCLE COMPONENTSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2210NoNo
16950024TOWING HITCH WITH CLEARANCE FOR USE WITH STEP-EQUIPPED TAILGATESNovember 2020February 2023Abandon2720NoNo
17056223TANDEM WALKING BEAM SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A TRACK-MOUNTED VEHICLENovember 2020September 2023Allow3430NoNo
17096338TRACK 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 VEHICLENovember 2020March 2023Allow2810YesNo
17096153TOWING HOOK ATTACHMENT STRUCTURENovember 2020July 2023Allow3220NoNo
17084162ROLLER FRAME ASSEMBLY IN GROUND-ENGAGING TRACK SYSTEM HAVING ANTI-BACKBENDING ROLLERS AND METHODOctober 2020March 2023Allow2921YesNo
17075275Reconfigurable Trailer HitchOctober 2020January 2023Allow2610NoNo
17066632MONOBAR HITCH SYSTEMOctober 2020November 2022Allow2510YesNo
16948844UNITARY LINK AND TRACK CHAIN ASSEMBLY OF A WORK VEHICLEOctober 2020February 2023Allow2920NoNo
17030367Selectable and Height Adjustable HitchSeptember 2020December 2022Allow2610NoNo
16978930ROBOT WITH MAGNETIC WHEELS FOR CLEANING SHIP HULLSSeptember 2020May 2024Allow4420YesNo
17006911TOWING HITCH SHIFTING FORK ASSEMBLYAugust 2020May 2022Allow2010NoNo
16970787COLLAPSIBLE BICYCLE FRAMEAugust 2020April 2022Allow2010NoNo
16987483POWERED TRAILER HITCHAugust 2020July 2022Allow2310YesNo
16983732Magnetic Apparatus for Centering Caster WheelsAugust 2020December 2023Allow4010NoNo
16939734PEDALING SENSING DEVICE OF ELECTRIC BICYCLEJuly 2020February 2023Abandon3020NoNo
16933216HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2020August 2023Allow3740YesNo
16962449COUPLING COMPONENT, SYSTEM FOR COUPLING AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A COUPLING COMPONENTJuly 2020February 2023Allow3120NoNo
16908791STEERING AXLE FOR AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, AND INDUSTRIAL TRUCK HAVING THE STEERING AXLEJune 2020July 2022Allow2510NoNo
16902460WORKING MACHINEJune 2020April 2022Allow2210NoNo
16891494VEHICLE TOW HOOKJune 2020October 2022Allow2820YesNo
16887797ROTATABLE TRAILER HITCH BALL MOUNTMay 2020March 2022Allow2220NoNo
16887543VEHICLE WITH DEPLOYABLE TOWING WHEELS AND SUSPENSIONMay 2020May 2022Allow2320NoNo
16886783Bicycle SuspensionMay 2020May 2022Allow2320NoNo
16875098HIGH ARTICULATING IMPLEMENT HITCHMay 2020September 2022Allow2820YesNo
15930814GANGWAY FOR A MULTI-CAR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A BELLOWS OF A GANGWAY TO AN ENDFRAME OF A GANGWAYMay 2020June 2022Allow2520YesNo
15931099ENDFRAME OF A GANGWAY, GANGWAY, MULTI-CAR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING THE GANGWAY TO A MULTI-CAR VEHICLEMay 2020March 2022Allow2210NoNo
16865771RATTLE-REDUCING VEHICULAR HITCH PIN ASSEMBLYMay 2020April 2022Allow2410YesNo
16862728HYDRAULIC LIFT MECHANISM AND METHOD OF USEApril 2020April 2022Allow2320YesNo
16843155SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A TRACK-DRIVEN WORK VEHICLE WITH TANDEM REAR IDLER/ROLLERApril 2020December 2022Allow3230NoNo
16842109Adjustable Chain Guide SystemApril 2020August 2022Allow2810NoNo
16840924PORTABLE TRASH BIN CADDYApril 2020May 2022Abandon2510NoNo
16649976HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE SUITABLE FOR COMPACT STORAGEMarch 2020February 2022Allow2311YesNo
16826817Tracked Drag Force Generating DeviceMarch 2020July 2022Abandon2811NoNo
16647981POWER STEERING APPARATUSMarch 2020March 2022Allow2410NoNo
16798748OMEGA FLEX SWAY POD VEHICULAR APPARATUSFebruary 2020December 2021Allow2110NoNo
16640396ELECTRIC MOTOR DEVICE FOR PEDAL ASSIST BICYCLESFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2520YesNo
16639606MULTICHANNEL ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT ARCHITECTURE FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEMSFebruary 2020January 2023Allow3510YesNo
16782207APPARATUS THAT FACILITATES MOVING A TRAILERFebruary 2020November 2021Allow2110YesNo
16781394SYSTEM FOR DETECTING WHEN DOLLY TONGUE IN POSITION FOR LOCKING TO A VEHICLEFebruary 2020October 2021Allow2010YesNo
16632525STANDARD COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE WITH A CONNECTOR DEDICATED TO CONNECTING A TRACK SYSTEM TO THE VEHICLEJanuary 2020December 2023Allow4741YesNo
16734849TRAVELING DEVICE AND CARRIAGEJanuary 2020March 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16727981HAND TRUCK EASY HITCHDecember 2019March 2022Allow2600NoNo
16718370Undercarriage Assembly For A MachineDecember 2019October 2022Allow3410NoNo
16622501TOWING HOOKDecember 2019March 2022Allow2710NoNo
16713836TRACK JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR GROUND-ENGAGING TRACK HAVING TRACK PIN WITH ENLARGED CENTER SECTIONDecember 2019August 2023Allow4430NoNo
16619787TRACK ASSEMBLY FOR A TOWED VEHICLEDecember 2019December 2021Allow2410NoNo
16619279Forest MachineDecember 2019December 2021Allow2510YesNo
16619158FIFTH WHEEL HITCH CONNECTION SYSTEMDecember 2019September 2022Allow3320NoNo
16616899TRACKED VEHICLE HAVING MOTOR COAXIALLY ARRANGED WITH DRIVE WHEELNovember 2019February 2022Allow2710NoNo
16681259Endless Track System SuspensionNovember 2019September 2022Allow3421NoNo
16658826SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC BICYCLEOctober 2019February 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16601966BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A TRACKED VEHICLEOctober 2019August 2022Allow3411NoNo
16500992FRAME, UNDERCARRIAGE AND RADIO-CONTROLLED VEHICLEOctober 2019August 2022Allow3421YesNo
16584511SUPPORT FRAME ASSEMBLY TO ENHANCE HIGH-SPEED STABILITY FOR A NARROW TRACK VEHICLE DURING TURNSSeptember 2019August 2022Allow3410YesNo
16574120Track kitSeptember 2019March 2022Allow3010NoNo
16539748Assembly for Converting a Wheel Drive Harvester to Track DriveAugust 2019November 2021Allow2710YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner HYMEL, ABIGAIL R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

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.

Allowance Patterns

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.

Office Action Patterns

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.

Prosecution Timeline

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.

Interview Effectiveness

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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

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.

Petition Practice

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 Cooperation and Flexibility

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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

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