USPTO Examiner WALSH MICHAEL THOMAS - Art Unit 3613

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18934078Carbon Fiber SnowboardOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18895121SHOPPING CART DOUBLE HANDLE SYSTEMSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18670420PERSONAL SHOPPING CART AND METHOD OF USEMay 2024May 2025Allow1200NoNo
18431089SKI TETHERING ASSEMBLYFebruary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18234167REFUSE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC CHASSISAugust 2023May 2025Allow2130NoNo
18261204CONFIGURABLE MODULAR SKATE BLADE ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED DAMPINGJuly 2023May 2025Allow2200NoNo
18338986SKATE BLADE HOLDER WITH BLADE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM AND BLADE THEREFORJune 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
18209294OFF-ROAD VEHICLEJune 2023April 2025Allow2210YesNo
18207938DEVICE FOR RETAINING A BOOT ON A GLIDING BOARD AND GLIDING APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICEJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18321923SAFETY MECHANISM FOR USE WITH SNOW SPORT BOOT AND BINDING SYSTEMMay 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18142397SKI CLIMBING ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2023November 2024Allow1900NoNo
18307081Child Standing Platform for a Shopping CartApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18122200HEEL UNIT FOR A GLIDING BOARD BINDING HAVING MZ RELEASE VIA A CAM BODYMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18083142RECOIL HOUSING, ENGINE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING ENGINE ASSEMBLYDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010YesNo
18078506DYNAMIC BAFFLES FOR DEBRIS PANELSDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010YesNo
17980608DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A DRIVE ASSEMBLYNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17979461SKI CORE AND SKI INCLUDING SUCH A CORENovember 2022March 2025Allow2801YesNo
17921506LOCKING ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM ON A VEHICLEOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
17971792WHEEL STEP PLATFORMOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17969355INTEGRATED SKID PLATE HEAT DISSIPATOROctober 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17967098Double Decker WagonOctober 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17962673SOIL PROCESSING MACHINEOctober 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17937526Electric Vehicle Charging SystemOctober 2022May 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17936536SLIDABLE POST ADJACENT ROTATABLE SEATSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17953440Temperature-Control Device for a Motor Vehicle and Motor VehicleSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3100NoNo
17947554VEHICLE INCLUDING AIR INFLOW ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2500NoNo
17932321ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND AMMONIA-POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLES INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17941098COOLING MODULE SUPPORT BRACKETSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17905829POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND VEHICLE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE EACH EQUIPPED WITH SAMESeptember 2022May 2025Allow3220NoNo
17908728VEHICLE MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC UNITSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17900388LEVERAGE DEVICE FOR USE WITH A HAND TRUCKAugust 2022November 2024Allow2610YesNo
17898804Agricultural VehicleAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17821846Bicycle Power SystemAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17820955CONNECTING SYSTEM AND TRACTOR LINKAGEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17890521UNIVERSAL WHEEL DRIVING SYSTEMAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17886694CARGO ORIENTATION AND ALIGNMENTAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3211NoNo
17760167HYBRID POWER DRIVE SYSTEMAugust 2022December 2024Allow2810NoNo
17797286HYBRID SYSTEMAugust 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17797230HAND GRIP APPARATUS FOR USE IN STEERING A ROLL CAGEAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17760020HYBRID DRIVING MODULEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17878366Quick Connect Logistics TrailerAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17873233BATTERY DEVICE AND ELECTRIC BICYCLEJuly 2022September 2024Allow2601NoNo
17872657SAFETY WALKER WITH FALL SUPPORT AND TORSO SUPPORT ASSEMBLYJuly 2022November 2024Allow2801NoNo
17795115WHEEL SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH OFF-WHEEL-CENTER ARMJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17794853WORK MACHINE WITH COMPONENT COOLING MEANSJuly 2022February 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17869903BATTERY MOUNTING BRACKET FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY BOXJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3211NoNo
17870039INTAKE AIR GUIDE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLEJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17867995COAXIAL ROTATING AUTOMATED STEPPING SURFACEJuly 2022April 2025Allow3311NoNo
17793878AN INTEGRATED WHEEL HUB AND PUMP/MOTOR UNITJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17867003BATTERY CASE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17788212Method and Apparatus for Reducing Body Stress Typically Experienced by a Snowboarder While on a ChairliftJune 2022September 2024Allow2720YesNo
17787635METHOD OF OPERATING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLEJune 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17787726Protective element for a battery pack of a hybrid or electric vehicle and process for the assembling of a reinforced battery packJune 2022July 2024Allow2500NoNo
17842849Vehicle Step AssemblyJune 2022November 2024Allow2911NoNo
17784923Motor Vehicle Comprising a Hard Shell for Protecting a Fuel-Carrying Connecting ElementJune 2022April 2025Allow3420NoNo
17783965Reinforcement frame for a battery pack of an electric or hybrid vehicle, reinforced battery pack and process for assembling said battery packJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17833177POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNITJune 2022January 2025Allow3211NoNo
17831026ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLEJune 2022March 2025Allow3311NoNo
17826576MULTI-PURPOSE STROLLER ADAPTER SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS CARRIER TYPES AND ACCESSORIESMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17751604OUTRIGGER PAD HOLDERMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17735013SUSPENDED REAR-MOUNT DRIVETRAIN ASSEMBLYMay 2022February 2025Allow3411NoNo
17726821WORK MACHINE, SHAFT SEALING STRUCTURE, AND WORK MACHINE INCLUDING THE SEALING STRUCTUREApril 2022January 2025Allow3311NoNo
17724636Water CartApril 2022February 2025Allow3420NoNo
17754589BATTERY PACK FOR THE PROPULSION OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEApril 2022January 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17712668DEPLOYABLE STEP SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLESApril 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17705391FRONT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17692619VEHICULAR BATTERY CASE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VEHICULAR BATTERY CASEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2901NoNo
17639826Power-Operated Construction MachineMarch 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17683105SHUTTER DEVICE FOR VEHICLEFebruary 2022November 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17682147GROUNDS MAINTENANCE VEHICLEFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3220YesNo
17675739All-Terrain VehicleFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17634851HOLDING DEVICE FOR RELEASABLY SUPPORTING AN ENERGY STORE ON A FRAME, IN PARTICULAR, ON A BICYCLE FRAMEFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3310NoNo
17632397INDUSTRIAL VEHICLEFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17587721YOUTH ELECTRIC VEHICLEJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3020NoNo
17584872VEHICLE BODY STRUCTUREJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17629525VEHICLEJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3511NoNo
17569664Modular VehicleJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3321YesNo
17564397Pallet Jack Motor AssemblyDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17555306ELECTRIC SCOOTER WITH ENHANCED CHARGINGDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17551601POWER SUPPLY IN BICYCLE AXLEDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410NoNo
17505951Shopping Cart Handle Cover with Integrated DispenserOctober 2021September 2024Allow3510NoNo
17488042CONVERTIBLE CASTER BOARDSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4251NoNo
17383011HOOD FOR A VEHICLEJuly 2021August 2024Allow3720YesNo
17129544MOWER PROPULSION APPARATUS INCLUDING A SPLIT TRANSAXLEDecember 2020December 2024Abandon4720NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS works in Art Unit 3613 and has examined 80 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS's allowance rate of 85.0% places them in the 56% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS receive 1.07 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 15% 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 WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS. This interview benefit is in the 62% 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, 43.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 95% 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 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 70% 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 97% 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 30% 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 31% 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

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