USPTO Examiner WEHRLY CHRISTOPHER B - Art Unit 3611

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18782229CRAWLER DRIVE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINE AND AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100YesNo
18724750LINEAR ACTUATORJune 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18755535MOTORIZED MOBILE FUEL TRANSFER CADDYJune 2024May 2025Allow1100YesNo
18624224BICYCLE FRAMEApril 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18481278CURBSIDE VOTING CARTOctober 2023September 2025Abandon2420NoNo
18349754ADJUSTABLE SEATPOSTJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18204368RETRACTABLE, SPACE-SAVING TRAILER TONGUEMay 2023October 2025Allow2900YesNo
18043393ELECTRIC BICYCLE DRIVE UNIT FASTENING ASSEMBLYFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3100YesNo
18075948REAR WHEEL SUSPENSION DEVICEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
18070720HIDDEN-TYPE SHOCK ABSORBING BICYCLE FRAMENovember 2022October 2025Allow3500YesNo
18046776GEAR MOTOR AND ASSOCIATED CYCLEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
17947096POWER TRANSMISSION UNIT FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES, AND ELECTRIC BICYCLESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2420YesNo
17899147AUTOSLIDE TRAILER HITCH HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WHEEL ASSEMBLYAugust 2022January 2026Allow4100NoNo
17897082TECHNIQUE FOR TRAINING DEMENTIA IDENTIFICATION MODEL BASED ON TEST RESULT DATAAugust 2022May 2023Allow920NoNo
17894152ELECTRIC DRIVE DEVICE FOR A BICYCLEAugust 2022March 2026Allow4310YesNo
17890730EMERGENCY TRAILER WHEEL ASSEMBLYAugust 2022August 2025Allow3610YesNo
17886510CRANK SPINDLE SET-UP, CONTROL AND/OR EVALUATION METHOD AND UNIT FOR A CRANK SPINDLE SET-UP, AND VEHICLEAugust 2022September 2025Allow3810YesNo
17799312POWER ASSIST DEVICE FOR BICYCLE, AND BICYCLEAugust 2022July 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17885080AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY SYSTEMAugust 2022February 2026Allow4320YesNo
17884741STIFFNESS IMPROVEMENT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLEAugust 2022February 2026Allow4310YesNo
17817932COMPRESSION ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING INSIDE A BICYCLE SEAT POSTAugust 2022October 2025Abandon3910YesNo
17880739HITCHING ASSEMBLYAugust 2022March 2026Allow4320YesNo
17797469METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SELF-POWERED DOLLY VEHICLE DURING EVASIVE MANEUVERINGAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17797310A TORQUE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, A TORQUE SUPPORT DEVICE, A WHEEL SECURING DEVICE, A REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AND A BICYCLEAugust 2022December 2025Allow4010YesNo
17874590CARTJuly 2022September 2025Allow3800YesNo
17868529STEERING SYSTEMJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510YesNo
17789885Patient Transport Apparatus For Traversing StairsJune 2022July 2025Allow3700YesNo
17851498FORKLIFT STEER-BY-WIRE CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2022September 2025Allow3910NoNo
17848522BABY TRAILER WITH CONVENIENT STORAGEJune 2022June 2025Allow3510YesNo
17745905ELECTRIC BALANCE BIKEMay 2022September 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17726071Fifth Wheel Hitch With Hand GripsApril 2022November 2025Abandon4310YesNo
17770235TORQUE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAMEApril 2022November 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17722388COLLAPSIBLE BICYCLEApril 2022October 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17653619STEERING DEVICE FOR VEHICLEMarch 2022July 2025Allow4010NoNo
17640075STRAIN WAVE GEARS, VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME AND METHODS OF TORQUE AND CADENCE MEASUREMENTMarch 2022January 2026Allow4711YesNo
17579248CARGO BICYCLE CONVERSION SYSTEMJanuary 2022December 2025Allow4620YesNo
17628278VALVE SYSTEM, WORK MACHINE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VALVE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3700YesNo
17572764JACK ASSEMBLY FOR TRAILER HITCHJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3700NoNo
17555621SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SELF-ACTIVATING STOP FOR PREVENTING WATERCRAFT FROM SLIDING OFF TOWING TRAILERS AND INCLUDING AN UNSECURED STATUS INDICATION WHEN THE STOP IS UNACTIVATEDDecember 2021December 2024Allow3510NoNo
17538061ADAPTER ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE BASEPLATE AND TOW BAR ASSEMBLYNovember 2021December 2025Abandon4830YesNo
17270086Caravan Having an Adjustable Tongue LoadNovember 2021January 2025Abandon4710NoNo
17531272Work VehicleNovember 2021October 2024Allow3510YesNo
17528923INTEGRATED MOTOR MOUNT AND SUSPENSION PIVOTNovember 2021April 2025Allow4120YesNo
17519662STRADDLED VEHICLENovember 2021June 2024Allow3200NoNo
17519803MOBILE BUSINESS UNIT HAVING REMOVABLE WHEELS, AUTOMATIC LIFT AND LEVELING SYSTEM, AND REMOVABLE OR RETRACTABLE HITCH & COMPOSITE IMPERMEABLE FLOORING STRUCTURE HAVING INTEGRATED BASEBOARDSNovember 2021January 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17516002ROBOTIZED TRACTOR UNITNovember 2021June 2024Allow3100YesNo
17606482SEAT ATTACHABLE TO VEHICLEOctober 2021January 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17511497BICYCLE STEMOctober 2021December 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17505274Fifth Wheel HitchOctober 2021March 2025Allow4101YesNo
17505338WINCH SLIDE-OUT TRAILER UNDERCARRIAGEOctober 2021May 2024Allow3000YesNo
17603721ELECTRIC BICYCLEOctober 2021November 2024Abandon3710YesNo
17500056MOTORCYCLE SEAT RAIL STRUCTUREOctober 2021August 2024Allow3400NoNo
17602018STEERING DEVICEOctober 2021November 2025Allow4921YesNo
17492962VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WHEELSOctober 2021October 2024Allow3611YesNo
17492482DUALLY DRIVE WHEEL ASSEMBLYOctober 2021October 2025Allow4930YesNo
17490927BREAKAWAY FIFTH WHEEL COUPLINGSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2900NoNo
17598907A CARGO-CARRYING WHEELED VEHICLESeptember 2021October 2025Allow4830NoNo
17598794AXLE, IN PARTICULAR OF A UNIVERSAL CARRIER FRAMESeptember 2021September 2024Allow3610YesNo
17477042ROLLER MOUNTING AND ROLLER BLOCK ASSEMBLIES FOR GROUND-ENGAGING TRACK SYSTEMSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3912YesNo
17440087FIFTH WHEEL CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLESSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4110YesNo
17474135VEHICLESeptember 2021July 2025Allow4650YesNo
17465621Bicycle Anti-theft Apparatus and System Combined With Bottle HolderSeptember 2021October 2024Abandon3801NoNo
17434084MOTORISED MOBILITY DEVICEAugust 2021October 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17433901RECONFIGURABLE WHEEL-TRACK ASSEMBLY WITH HALF-MOON CONFIGURATIONAugust 2021August 2024Allow3510YesNo
17433802RECONFIGURABLE WHEEL-TRACK ASSEMBLY WITH BOWTIE CONFIGURATIONAugust 2021August 2024Allow3500NoNo
17433487HUB TYPE DRIVING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC BICYCLE USING SAMEAugust 2021November 2024Allow3910YesNo
17379002SELF-DRIVING SYSTEMS WITH INVENTORY HOLDERJuly 2021May 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17423098INTERACTIVE HANDLE FOR ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED VEHICLEJuly 2021October 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17371355STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLYJuly 2021June 2025Abandon4710NoNo
17421093VEHICLE HAVING A FRAME PROVIDED WITH A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR AUXILIARY UNITS, IN PARTICULAR GAS TANKS OR ELECTRIC BATTERIESJuly 2021July 2024Allow3610NoNo
17359671PLANETARY WHEEL TYPE OBSTACLE CROSSING ROBOTJune 2021December 2023Allow3010NoNo
17418795LINEAR MOTION SHAFT FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEMJune 2021September 2025Abandon5121NoNo
17357125BICYCLE SUSPENSION COMPONENTSJune 2021June 2023Allow2310NoNo
17356009Garden ToolJune 2021May 2024Allow3510NoNo
17417165STEERING COLUMN FOR A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEJune 2021January 2025Allow4310NoNo
17417146OFFSET MULTI-POINT UNDER BED HITCH MOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2021January 2026Allow5421YesNo
17414898Restoring-Torque-Generating Device for a Motor VehicleJune 2021May 2025Abandon4711NoNo
17298943ELECTROSTATIC-ACTUATOR-BASED, TUNABLE, SOFT ROBOTSJune 2021September 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17296537CRANK VARIABLE-SPEED GEAR DEVICE FOR INCREASING ROTATIONAL POWERMay 2021September 2024Allow4010YesNo
17325927System for Determining a Support Load That Rests on a Towing HitchMay 2021June 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17295082Steering system with pivot bearingMay 2021October 2024Abandon4120NoNo
17293588SPHERICAL BODY DRIVE TYPE MOVEMENT DEVICEMay 2021April 2024Allow3510YesNo
17317653STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS, STEERING ASSIST APPARATUS AND STEERING SYSTEMMay 2021February 2025Allow4530NoNo
17292778Adjustable Seat Assembly for a Motorcycle, and MotorcycleMay 2021April 2024Allow3510NoNo
17317813INTEGRATED FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMMay 2021July 2024Allow3830NoNo
17291770POWER TRANSMISSION UNIT FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES, AND ELECTRIC BICYCLEMay 2021August 2024Allow4020YesNo
17290540FOLDING VEHICLEApril 2021April 2024Allow3510YesNo
17287553MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR STEERING A MOTOR VEHICLEApril 2021March 2025Allow4730YesNo
17287282A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH TWO FRONT STEERED WHEELS AND A FOUR-BAR LINKAGE CONTAINING TWO SUSPENSIONSApril 2021January 2024Allow3300NoNo
17286465UPRIGHT SINGLE-WHEELED ELECTROMOTIVE APPARATUSApril 2021September 2024Abandon4120NoNo
17229937CURBSIDE VOTING CARTApril 2021July 2025Abandon5140YesNo
17226197VEHICLEApril 2021August 2025Abandon5240YesNo
17283548STEER-BY-WIRE-TYPE STEERING APPARATUSApril 2021February 2024Allow3400NoNo
17283871TRACKED VEHICLE FOR PREPARING SKI TRAILSApril 2021June 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17277323SENSOR DEVICE HAVING A PIVOT BEARING ARRANGEMENTMarch 2021January 2024Allow3400YesNo
17275757WORK MACHINEMarch 2021March 2024Allow3610NoNo
17199813ARTICULATING TONGUE ARRANGEMENTS FOR TOWED AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTSMarch 2021February 2024Allow3510NoNo
17198343Moving apparatus based on bearing points created by end of lever arms with changeable lengthMarch 2021January 2025Abandon4611NoNo
17274513FOLDING BICYCLE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF INDIVIDUALS AND LOADSMarch 2021March 2025Abandon4820NoNo
17173727DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING A RESCUE BASKETFebruary 2021December 2024Allow4611YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B works in Art Unit 3611 and has examined 68 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B's allowance rate of 66.2% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B receive 1.26 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% 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 WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +28.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B. This interview benefit is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% 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 37.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 92% 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 33% 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 4.4% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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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