Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18637088 | OCEAN WAVE AND TIDAL CURRENT ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603128 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIQUEFACTION OF NATURAL GAS | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18404756 | WAKESURFING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18370956 | Mechanized Boat Dock | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242891 | PORTABLE MARINE ANCHORING DEVICE AND PORTABLE FENDER | September 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451953 | MARINE FLUID CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM WITH MANIFOLD TOWER | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451949 | MARINE FLUID CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM WITH STANDOFF | August 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353016 | Ocean Wave Drill Bit Corkscrew Electricity Generator | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18344970 | Auxiliary Equipment For Swimming | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18259955 | NOSE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A NOSE ARRANGEMENT OF AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333903 | Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Having Monocoque Body | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202312 | Manoeuvring system for a vessel | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314156 | WAVE-DISSIPATING AND WAVE-RESISTING INTEGRATED FLOATING PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF RESISTING SEVERE SEA CONDITIONS | May 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310641 | HEAVE SURVEY PLATFORM | May 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310308 | DRIVING METHOD OF LIFTING DEVICE OF UNDERWATER SURVEY SYSTEM | May 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309952 | FLUID CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM WITH QUICK RELEASE | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18140740 | OCEAN WAVE AND TIDAL CURRENT ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM | April 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124062 | AUTOMATIC STABLE POSTURE SEABED BASE AND RELEASING METHOD | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124296 | Sea Vessel Docking Station | March 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186610 | PROPULSION ENHANCING DEVICE AND WATERCRAFT COMPRISING SAME | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117948 | UNDERWATER PROPULSION DEVICE | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173130 | MARINE THRU-HULL FITTING AND DRAINAGE DEVICE | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020229 | Gyroscopic Boat Stabilizer with Motor Cooling | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099102 | PROPULSION RUDDER FOR A WATER DRONE | January 2023 | February 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098686 | EXTENDABLE AND RETRACTABLE FAIRING FOR CONTAINER SHIP AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | January 2023 | March 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085861 | METHODS FOR MANEUVERING A MARINE VESSEL | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074670 | FLEET AND TWIST TOLERANT FLAT BELT DESIGN | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071133 | Method and Apparatus For Installing a Boat Fender | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987354 | THERMALLY-INSULATING SEALED TANK | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051920 | Reinforced Articulated Top | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17973162 | Hydrofoils and Method | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17941673 | AUTOMATIC POWER BIMINI TOP | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929990 | ANCHOR RAIL FOR PERSONAL WATERCRAFT | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17900053 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRAINAGE OF WATER FROM AN ELECTRIC WATERCRAFT | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896783 | STOWABLE BIMINI TOP | August 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896262 | Foldable Kite or Wing | August 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING A WAKE PROFILE FOR PONTOON BOATS | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861900 | THRUSTER SYSTEM FOR MARINE VESSELS | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17810605 | BOAT WIND AND SPRAY PROTECTION DEVICE | July 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17852723 | AUTOMATED COVER SUPPORT AND METHOD | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847505 | LATERAL ARM ACTUATOR FOR EXTENDABLE AWNING | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808473 | REINFORCED ARTICULATED TOP | June 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846635 | Marine Propulsion Control System and Method with Proximity-Based Velocity Limiting | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781719 | DEEP-SEA MANNED SUBMERSIBLE AND DESIGN METHOD FOR PRESSURE RESISTANT HULL CURVED STRUCTURE THEREOF | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17828420 | SUBSURFACE MULTI-MISSION DIVER TRANSPORT VEHICLE | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826075 | UNDERWATER PROPULSION DEVICE | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750739 | UNDERWATER ROBOT BASED ON VARIABLE-SIZE AUXILIARY DRIVE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | May 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750624 | MARINE PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCE OVERRIDE | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735049 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PUMPS, PUMP ADAPTERS, AND PUMP ASSEMBLIES | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17661371 | PONTOON COVER SYSTEM | April 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17719296 | Modular Rudder System | April 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713179 | OUTBOARD MOTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | April 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17697117 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVEYING, DEPLOYING AND OPERATING SUBSEA ROBOTIC SYSTEMS | March 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696830 | PEDAL INSTALLATION STRUCTURE OF BOAT | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17669005 | Aquatic Invasive Species Control Apparatuses and Methods for Watercraft | February 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17589055 | UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE HAVING MONOCOQUE BODY | January 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17649262 | Recessed and Retractable Mooring Line Assembly | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17584670 | DEVICE CARRYING PLATFORM BASED ON UNDERWATER ROBOT | January 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17648209 | Marine Drainage Device | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17417368 | DOCKING DEVICE FOR AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE | January 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572933 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FLUID PUMPS AND PUMP ADAPTERS | January 2022 | April 2022 | Allow | 3 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17570148 | Offshore Platform Tendon Support System | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17564382 | MARINE VESSEL MANEUVERING SYSTEM, AND MARINE VESSEL | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563452 | BOAT DOCKING SYSTEM | December 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17562539 | SAILING VESSEL | December 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560093 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING A SAILING VESSEL | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17559030 | ROTATABLE HULL AND MULTIDIRECTIONAL VESSEL | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17556705 | RETRACTABLE BOAT HAMMOCK | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17543380 | LIFT FROM VESSEL FORMATION | December 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17536581 | PANEL DROP DOWN BOARDING POINT FOR A RECREATIONAL WATERCRAFT | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17518501 | UNDERWATER PROPULSION DEVICE | November 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17505855 | Method and Apparatus for Installing a Boat Fender | October 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17506044 | TRANSOM LIFT FOR BOATS | October 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17451423 | LOAD CONVEYANCE SYSTEM FOR MODULAR FLOATING PLATFORMS | October 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17602647 | FLOATING-TYPE AQUATIC SUPPORT APPARATUS | October 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17493046 | SUNSHADE SYSTEM USING LINEAR ACTUATORS AND FREE-FLOATING CANOPY | October 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17449351 | CURVED ORIGAMI-BASED METAMATERIALS FOR IN SITU STIFFNESS MANIPULATION | September 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17442816 | OUTBOARD MACHINE | September 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17482358 | REINFORCED ARTICULATED TOP | September 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17448231 | MOTORIZED FLOATING PICNIC TABLE | September 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17479167 | Autonomous Rescue Vehicle | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17477836 | Trolling Motor And Foot Pedal For Trolling Motor | September 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17477932 | Modular Rudder System | September 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17476750 | JACK DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PULLING BOAT COVERS TAUT AND PROTECTING AGAINST WATER POOLING | September 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17475345 | BUOYANCY ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND HOUSING | September 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17476203 | ARTIFICIAL FLOATING ISLAND | September 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17437891 | SEA WATER INTAKE RISER SYSTEM | September 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17470014 | SKID PLATE FOR KAYAKS | September 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17469608 | Tendon Support Buoyancy System and Method | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17468780 | BOAT MANEUVERING CONTROL METHOD FOR BOAT AND BOAT MANEUVERING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BOAT | September 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17467579 | INFLATABLES HAVING FLAT SEGMENTS WITH BENDS | September 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17465308 | FLOATATION DEVICE | September 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17435684 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAVE PREDICTION | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17462194 | Buoyant Sun Protection Device | August 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459549 | WATER DIVERTING FLAT DRIFTING HULL FOR A CATAMARAN | August 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17408939 | WAKEBOAT WITH DYNAMIC WAVE CONTROL | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17407753 | PROPULSION ENHANCING DEVICE AND WATERCRAFT COMPRISING SAME | August 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17432906 | LOCKING AND STABILISING SYSTEM FOR A STACK OF TUBS IN CARGOHOLD OF A VESSEL | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17405797 | THRUSTER ARRANGEMENT FOR A BOAT | August 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17431364 | UNDERWATER PROPULSION DEVICE REMOVABLY FIXED TO A FLIPPER | August 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner OLSON, LARS A.
With a 36.4% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 31.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
✓ 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner OLSON, LARS A works in Art Unit 3617 and has examined 1,811 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.
Examiner OLSON, LARS A's allowance rate of 79.8% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by OLSON, LARS A 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.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by OLSON, LARS A is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by OLSON, LARS A. This interview benefit is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 75.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% 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, 60.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 58.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 49.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 6.5% of allowed cases (in the 89% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% 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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