Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18641414 | FLEXIBLE DYNAMIC CAPTURING SYSTEM FOR UNDERWATER MOVING CARRIER | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426222 | INFLATABLE CONVERTIBLE PADDLE BOARD | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395071 | ROBOTIC FISH | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518485 | EMERGENCY FLOTATION DEVICE USING COMPRESSED GAS | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369764 | Methods For Operating A Field Configurable Vehicle | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369704 | Methods For Managing Buoyancy Of A Field Configurable Vehicle | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244096 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING A PROPULSOR ON A MARINE VESSEL | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18227075 | BOAT CRADLE ASSEMBLY FOR BOAT TRANSPORT AND DRY STORAGE | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220017 | SUBMERSIBLE REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE TOOL INTERCHANGE | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307292 | ROBOT FOR MANEUVERING THROUGH A VISCOUS MIXTURE | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18187587 | BUOY WITH BUOYANT CORE AND COLLAR HAVING MULTIPLE FLOTATION COMPONENTS | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114846 | MODULAR HYBRID PROPULSION UNIT FOR WATERCRAFT | February 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110249 | Lining for vessel drives | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040645 | Wing Rig | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18159997 | BOARD HOLDER FOR STORING A MARINE BOARD | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159397 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR WATERCRAFT | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18092602 | WATERCRAFT WITH BATTERY BALLAST SYSTEM | January 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18091062 | STOWABLE MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18090880 | RESCUE SLED ASSEMBLY | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088398 | Face Down Pool Float | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975124 | PERSON OVERBOARD RETRIEVAL APPARATUS | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966818 | Inflatable, Floatable Water Exit Ramp System | October 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962416 | Hybrid Propulsor for Watercraft | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912467 | GATE RUDDER INCLUDING LEFT RUDDER AND RIGHT RUDDER DISPOSED LEFT AND RIGHT OF PROPELLER OF SHIP | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945266 | MARINE DRIVES HAVING RIGID COOLING WATER INTAKE AND DRAIN MECHANISM | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943831 | HYBRID SHIP PROPULSION MACHINE | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943854 | SHIP PROPULSION MACHINE AND SHIP PROPULSION MACHINE SET | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17939498 | HYBRID SHIP PROPULSION MACHINE | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820279 | MARINE VEHICLE WITH SUBMERSIBLE ELECTRIC THRUSTER | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878638 | Auto-adjustable Buoyancy Pressure Vessel for SCUBA | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835664 | UNDERWATER DOCKING SYSTEM, UNDERWATER VEHICLE, AND UNDERWATER STATION | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17778219 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOORING AND ANCHORING OF FLOATING SOLAR ARRAYS ON WATER SURFACE | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776147 | STIFF HOLLOW ROD FOR USE TO PROPEL WATERCRAFT | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662454 | HULL-BASED WATERCRAFT WITH PONTOONS | May 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737321 | BOAT PUSH POLE ATTACHMENT | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803297 | FOIL SEAT FOR A SEMI-RIGID BOAT | April 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772949 | WING RIG | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660858 | Method And A Steering Arrangement For Turning A Propulsion Unit Of A Vessel | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17771942 | CLEAT FOR MOORING A WATERCRAFT, AND MOORING ASSEMBLY HAVING A CLEAT AND A LINE HAVING A STOPPER | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723735 | SHIFTABLE BOAT LIFT | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17722427 | BABY FLOAT WITH MASSAGE FUNCTION | April 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717191 | OUTBOARD MOTOR AND MARINE VESSEL | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767905 | BINDING | April 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17697310 | INFLATABLE WATER-SPORTS BOARD WITH RAISED PROTRUSIONS ALONG ITS SIDES | March 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17642503 | UNDERWATER VEHICLE HAVING A HOLLOW CHARGE WITH VARIABLE ACTION | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17684092 | BUOYANCY SYSTEM | March 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17639536 | ENERGY TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENERGY TRANSMISSION | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17684200 | SNAG-FREE INSERTS FOR INFLATABLE BOATS | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682378 | DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR A MARINE ENGINE ASSEMBLY | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637695 | A CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TOWED MARINE OBJECT | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17637400 | FLOATING ARRANGEMENT FOR SUPPORTING SOLAR PANELS | February 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17674081 | COVER LIFTER | February 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17670430 | Apparatus For Securing Watercraft Against Tidal Action | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17633419 | MARINE PROPULSION APPARATUS | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17649147 | COLLAPSIBLE SURFBOARD CASE | January 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17567132 | Self-inflating water rescue device | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17563185 | MODULAR FLOATATION ASSEMBLY | December 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560162 | PONTOON BOAT WITH HULL EXTENSION | December 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17558735 | DEVICE FOR STEERING A TROLLING MOTOR AND METHOD OF THE SAME | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17555749 | SUBSEA ROBOT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NORM BREAKDOWN IN A PRODUCTION SYSTEM | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17553245 | STOWABLE PROPULSION DEVICES FOR MARINE VESSEL | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17644254 | POWERTRAIN FOR AN AMPHIBIAN | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17548876 | APPARATUS FOR GAS STORAGE AND TRANSPORT | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547466 | SWIMMING AND SCUBA DIVING FIN WITH AN ADJUSTABLE ELASTIC HEEL STRAP | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17617823 | Sliding Cover Assembly for a Vehicle, in Particular for a Waterborne Vehicle | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17617757 | A VARIABLE BEAM VESSEL | December 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616212 | SHIFT MECHANISM OF OUTBOARD MOTOR, AND MOUNT STRUCTURE OF SHIFT MECHANISM | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17615541 | Deployment of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17300775 | Water Rescue Drone | November 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17511729 | POWER ASSISTED DEVICES FOR GENERATING FORCE FOR POWERING A USER ON A VEHICLE IN KITEBOARDING, WING FOILING, PADDLEBOARDING, AND THE LIKE | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17502310 | Systems for Attaching Accessories to a Boat or a Marine Environment | October 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17493034 | INFLATABLE WATER SAFETY HARNESS WITH LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE | October 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17428954 | CONTROLLED FLOATING SOLAR MODULE | August 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17272228 | BOARDING POLE PROTECTION | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17045172 | REMOVABLE SEAT FOR WATERCRAFT | October 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16974039 | Field configurable autonomous vehicle | September 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 57 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 16381122 | SELF-RESTORING MOTION COMPENSATING MOORING SYSTEM | April 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16191686 | Water Paddle System and Related Methods | November 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16092024 | SHIP HAVING ANTI-SINKING AND ANTI-CAPSIZE DEVICE FOR EMERGENCY | October 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16115823 | ADVANCES IN WATERCRAFT HULL LIFT, EFFICENCY, AND REDUCED HUMP DRAG WITH INCREASED STABILITY | August 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16053817 | Hydraulic Bow Door Apparatus | August 2018 | May 2019 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15989764 | VESSEL | May 2018 | February 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15983228 | Environmental Protection Garment | May 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15938931 | WAKE ENHANCEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD | March 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15898610 | RIG FOR SAILBOAT | February 2018 | January 2019 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15880406 | BOAT CHAIR CONFIGURED FOR COVERSION BETWEEN MULTIPLE USE AND STORAGE POSITIONS, A COMBININATION BOAT CHAIR AND BOAT, AND/OR A METHOD OF USE THEREOF | January 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15877711 | HYBRID WING RIGGING FOR WIND-PROPELLED VESSEL | January 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15871717 | Horn Cleat Deflector | January 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15815631 | MARINE RUDDER EXHAUST SYSTEM | November 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15801117 | QUICK-CONNECT FIN RETENTION SYSTEM FOR A WATER CRAFT | November 2017 | December 2018 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15788422 | SWIM PADDLE TRAINING DEVICE | October 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15565819 | TANK EQUIPPED WITH A WALL HAVING A SPECIFIC ZONE THROUGH WHICH PASSES A THROUGH-ELEMENT | October 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15563930 | Survival Platform | October 2017 | January 2019 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15557632 | A WATERCRAFT USING NARROWING CONCAVE CHANNELS | September 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15694428 | ROLLABLE MAT | September 2017 | February 2019 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15668718 | Machine for cleaning boat hulls in the water | August 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15644001 | Apparatus and Method to Optimize Sailing Efficiency | July 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15329010 | BUOYANT SUPPORT FOR AN OBJECT | May 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15594405 | INFLATABLE PERSONAL FLOATATION SYSTEMS | May 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15444307 | EMERGENCY RESCUE LOCATOR | February 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner POLAY, ANDREW.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner POLAY, ANDREW works in Art Unit 3615 and has examined 184 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.8%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner POLAY, ANDREW's allowance rate of 91.8% places them in the 76% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by POLAY, ANDREW receive 1.30 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 25% 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 POLAY, ANDREW is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by POLAY, ANDREW. This interview benefit is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 39.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 88% 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 79.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 95% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 95.7% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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