Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17253820 | SUSPENSION | December 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111642 | MACHINE AND DRIVETRAIN ASSOCIATED WITH MACHINE | December 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17109717 | ROTARY TOWER WITH BALLAST | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17105590 | Self-Tensioning and Retracting Pet Safety Belt Device | November 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17058599 | STEERING COLUMN AND VEHICLE | November 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952236 | Safety Device | November 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16951190 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A STOWABLE STEERING COLUMN HAVING A COLLAPSE-LIMITED POSITION | November 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17097605 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17087342 | DISAPPEARING STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS | November 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17084256 | STOWABLE STEERING COLUMN | October 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17082501 | ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE STEERING | October 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17049108 | WHEEL SUSPENSION SYSTEM | October 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17048925 | AIRBAG DEVICE FOR RIDING TYPE VEHICLE | October 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17048932 | AIRBAG DEVICE FOR SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE | October 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17060985 | REMOVABLE COMPONENT SYSTEM | October 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17043132 | STEERING APPARATUS | September 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17034546 | PANEL DESIGNED TO ENGAGE WHEELS OF WHEELCHAIR | September 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17024837 | SELF-PROPELLED TANDEM AXLE TRAILER | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17010265 | STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE | September 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17000127 | NO ROLL TORSION BAR | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16967511 | A CASTER WHEEL ASSEMBLY | August 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16945186 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16930629 | VEHICLE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER | July 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16958227 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR LEVELLING A CAB OF A WORK MACHINE | June 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16909965 | INFLATOR FOR A PASSIVE VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICE AND FILTER FOR AN INFLATOR OF A PASSIVE VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICE | June 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16892608 | WHEEL HUB AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WHEEL HUB | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16768249 | TORSION SPRING ARRANGEMENT FOR A WHEEL SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND WHEEL SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT FOR A WHEEL OF AN AXLE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | May 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16768253 | TORSION SPRING ARRANGEMENT FOR A WHEEL SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND WHEEL SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT FOR A WHEEL OF AN AXLE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | May 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16764352 | CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING A DAMPING UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE INSIDE A WHEEL SUSPENSION OF SAID VEHICLE | May 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16762828 | SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16856445 | Spring-Absorber System with Variable Spring Rate | April 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16854308 | WHEELCHAIR-BOUND PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICE | April 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16757488 | HEAVY-DUTY CONNECTIONS E.G. FOR AXLE/SUSPENSION SYSTEMS | April 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16852840 | SUSPENSION THRUST BEARING DEVICE AND SUSPENSION STRUT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE | April 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16850621 | STEERING APPARATUS OF VEHICLE | April 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16756330 | AIRBAG ASSEMBLY | April 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829616 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE | March 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16826811 | STEERING DEVICE | March 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16826735 | SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | March 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16649263 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE PULL-OUT OF THE BELT BAND AND BELT BAND RETRACTOR | March 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16815173 | REINFORCING ELEMENT | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15733018 | PRETENSIONER AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS | March 2020 | January 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16642924 | STEERING DEVICE | February 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16790874 | STRUCTURE FOR ASSEMBLING APPARATUS | February 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16789161 | VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL INSTALLATION DEVICE | February 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775922 | VEHICULAR SEAT BELT DEVICE | January 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16629685 | COVERING PART FOR A CHASSIS ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | January 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16735108 | AIR SUSPENSION STRUT HAVING A SEALED CLOSURE CAP | January 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16731920 | SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE | December 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16626626 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND REAR-AXLE STEERING SYSTEM | December 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16725787 | FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16724651 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAR WITH GAS PUSHERS | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16721249 | ALERT DEVICE | December 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16623471 | VIBRATION ABSORBER RING AND AIRBAG MODULE WITH SUCH A VIBRATION ABSORBER RING | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16713152 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPRING STRUT FORKS | December 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16620939 | ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN HAVING AT LEAST ONE MRF ACTUATOR | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16696312 | VEHICLE HEIGHT ADJUSTING APPARATUS | November 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16614309 | SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES | November 2019 | November 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16677804 | MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROL ARM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROL ARM | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16664388 | WORK VEHICLE | October 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16663880 | OCCUPANT PROTECTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | October 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16607887 | FOUR-POINT LINK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FOUR-POINT LINK | October 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16607372 | GAS GENERATOR, AIRBAG MODULE, VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING A PYROTECHNICALLY PRODUCED GAS | October 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16591674 | SHROUD FOR A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE COMPONENT | October 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16580231 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE | September 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16496340 | IMPACT-ABSORBING MEMBER AND SIDE MEMBER OF AUTOMOBILE | September 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16576007 | LINK FOR A LINK SYSTEM FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF A WHEEL CARRIER TO A BODY OF A VEHICLE | September 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16494553 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM | September 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16570111 | SHOCK ABSORBER FOR VEHICLE | September 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16566706 | HYDRAULIC DROP FRAME TRAILER | September 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16555383 | EXPANDABLE VEHICLE FRAME | August 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16554667 | Connecting mechanism between the karting steering knuckle and the vehicle body | August 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16548010 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT BELT | August 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16486881 | SUSPENSION DEVICE | August 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16540393 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TILTING OF A CAB FOR A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE | August 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16531722 | AERODYNAMIC COVER OF VEHICLE | August 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16509719 | CRANE CONTROL | July 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16510258 | LIGHTWEIGHT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF | July 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16433359 | AIR BAG DEVICE | June 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16432442 | PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE | June 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16431929 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE | June 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16431925 | AIRBAG SYSTEM | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16431357 | SEATBELT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AIRBAG | June 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16430880 | WORK VEHICLE | June 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16429607 | UTILITY VEHICLE | June 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16372985 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE | April 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16146689 | NESTED ENERGY ABSORPTION STRAP ASSEMBLY | September 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16114989 | Ratchet Adjuster for Latch Connector | August 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15796566 | Adjustable Tie Rod Assemblies and Methods | October 2017 | February 2022 | Abandon | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, MATTHEW D.
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, 100.0% 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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LEE, MATTHEW D works in Art Unit 3616 and has examined 89 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner LEE, MATTHEW D's allowance rate of 85.4% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LEE, MATTHEW D receive 1.17 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, MATTHEW D is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 88% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, MATTHEW D. This interview benefit is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 40.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 91% 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 56.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% 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 request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 31% 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 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 74% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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