Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18669713 | CLAMPING STORAGE DEVICE | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531314 | STOWABLE PROPULSION DEVICES FOR MARINE VESSELS AND METHODS FOR MAKING STOWABLE PROPULSION DEVICES FOR MARINE VESSELS | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514641 | SWIVEL LOCK QUICK RELEASE DEVICE | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217517 | FIELD CONFIGURABLE VEHICLE HAVING AN INTEGRAL BLADDER | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211036 | SAIL STRUCTURE | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18204624 | MARINE DRIVES AND METHODS OF MAKING MARINE DRIVES SO AS TO MINIMIZE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF CAVITATION | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18203998 | Clamping Storage Device | May 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18118321 | PORTABLE SAILBOAT MAST HOIST SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | March 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099784 | PROPULSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING PROPULSION DEVICES THAT ALIGN PROPELLER BLADES FOR MARINE VESSELS | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145147 | WATERCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED PEDAL DRIVE SYSTEM | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17990093 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING RESCUE OF PERSONS OR ANIMALS CAUGHT IN OPEN HYDRAULIC CHANNELS | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17966596 | LOWER BODY GARMENT WITH INFLATABLE FLOTATION DEVICE | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938074 | COUNTER-UNDERWATER VEHICLE APPARATUS AND MARKER | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949367 | WATERCRAFT STORAGE STRUCTURE | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930393 | SWIVEL LOCK QUICK RELEASE DEVICE | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17901992 | FLOATATION APPAREL SYSTEM | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING A PROPULSION DEVICE WITH RESPECT TO A MARINE VESSEL | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880860 | MARINE DRIVES AND METHODS OF MAKING MARINE DRIVES SO AS TO MINIMIZE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF CAVITATION | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867978 | HANDLE FOR WINGSURFING WINGS | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740463 | Cold Weather Survival Suit | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732879 | AUTONOMOUS SEABASED RESUPPLY SYSTEM | April 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17733020 | FLOTATION VEST WITH REPOSITIONABLE COLLAR MEMBER | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17731253 | Configurable Spherical Autonomous Underwater Vehicles | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17731250 | Magnetically Configurable Spherical Autonomous Underwater Vehicles | April 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17660955 | SUBMERSIBLE REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE TOOL INTERCHANGE | April 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17730785 | OAR APPARATUS HAVING A PIVOTING OAR BLADE | April 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772049 | KITE AND WING RIG | April 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767882 | WATERCRAFT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WATERCRAFT | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17764299 | AN ARRANGEMENT FOR A SAILING BOAT FURLING SYSTEM AND A FURLING SYSTEM WITH SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT | March 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17690478 | Oarlock | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17650467 | Method And Arrangement for Sealing a Propeller Shaft Located Under Water | February 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17629164 | DEVICE FOR THE PRACTICE OF A WATER SPORT | January 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17578906 | KITE POWER WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FOR MARINE VESSELS | January 2022 | November 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17627097 | PROJECTILE LAUNCH DETECTOR, AND ASSOCIATED PROJECTILE AND LAUNCHER ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17622913 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PROPULSIVE POWER OUTPUT OF SHIP | December 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17644797 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL BABY FLOAT | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17549188 | BOAT CRADLE ASSEMBLY FOR BOAT TRANSPORT AND DRY STORAGE | December 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17544533 | HYDROFOIL ASSEMBLY WITH INDEXING WING ADJUSTMENT | December 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17543344 | Robotic Solution To Penetrate And Maneuver Through Sludge And Sediment | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17536773 | BOAT HULL WASHING APPARATUS | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456801 | Cold Weather Infant Survival Suit | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17527913 | Collapsible Underwater Motive Device | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17611059 | UNDERWATER CRAFT COMPRISING MEANS FOR LAUNCHING AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE BY MEANS OF WATER PRESSURE | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17516081 | Oar Apparatus Having a Pivoting Oar Blade | November 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17506907 | BUOYANCY TANK WITH INTEGRATED CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURES | October 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17451420 | ATTACHABLE LOADING RAMP FOR MODULAR FLOATING VESSEL PLATFORMS | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17504451 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WATER JET PROPULSION DEVICE | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17501009 | Search and Rescue Device and Methods of Using the Same | October 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497976 | Free-Floating Watercraft Lift | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17601933 | EMERGENCY FLOTATION DEVICE USING COMPRESSED GAS | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17490586 | Self Trailered Boat | September 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17448533 | UNDERWATER VEHICLE WITH FRONT-REAR DISTRIBUTED DRIVE | September 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17473720 | INFLATABLE CONVERTIBLE PADDLE BOARD | September 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17471254 | Compact Torpedo Recovery System | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17465553 | WHEEL FOR FLOATING WATERCRAFT PORT | September 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17465566 | ROLLER ASSEMBLY FOR FLOATING WATERCRAFT PORT | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17465589 | FLOATING DRIVE-ON PONTOON PORT | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17460202 | Anchor Rescue System | August 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459002 | BINOCULAR ROBOT FOR BRIDGE UNDERWATER DETECTION BASED ON 5G COMMUNICATION | August 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17412280 | Sandwich Cable Fairing Apparatus and Method with a Central Damping Layer | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17434047 | VESSEL WITH A HYDRODYNAMIC DUCT OF FLOW MANAGEMENT MOUNTED ON THE BOW THEREOF WITH A HORIZONTAL WALL PORTION OF SURFACE WAVE MANAGEMENT | August 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17411259 | Flange for Pressure Vessel with Undercut Fillet | August 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17407987 | PADDLEBOARD PADDLE SYSTEM | August 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17403635 | SHAFT LINKAGE FOR LINKING AND DRIVING AT LEAST TWO DRIVETRAINS OF A VESSEL | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17445058 | HYBRID UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE | August 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17430700 | Equipment for the reversible conversion of a sailboat hull into a rowing boat | August 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17430174 | HYBRID AQUATIC UNMANNED AERIAL AND SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLE | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17399750 | Combination Float and Bracket Assembly | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17397893 | SQUARE-RIG WING SAIL FOR UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES | August 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17397830 | WATER SKI WITH INTERCHANGEABLE TAIL SECTIONS | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17428756 | OUTBOARD MOTOR | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17394754 | Cooler Floatation Device | August 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17393080 | POOL FLOAT | August 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17391640 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY KIT FOR BOAT LIFT | August 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17388850 | STOWABLE PROPULSION DEVICES FOR MARINE VESSELS AND METHODS FOR MAKING STOWABLE PROPULSION DEVICES FOR MARINE VESSELS | July 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17386668 | AUTONOMOUS PLASTIC COLLECTING ROBOT | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17383412 | FOLDABLE PLATFORM AND METHOD OF USE | July 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17382345 | STERN RUDDER FIXING STRUCTURE, STERN RUDDER AND PADDLE BOARD | July 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382309 | PADDLEBOARD PROPULSION SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382238 | Transverse Hydro-Laminar Flow System | July 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17379435 | PROPULSION DEVICES WITH LOCK DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING PROPULSION DEVICES WITH LOCK DEVICES FOR MARINE VESSELS | July 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17378383 | DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING DEVICES FOR COUPLING PROPULSORS TO MARINE VESSELS | July 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17378371 | PROPULSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING PROPULSION DEVICES THAT ALIGN PROPELLER BLADES FOR MARINE VESSELS | July 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17376869 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING A PROPULSOR ON A MARINE VESSEL | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17372376 | COLLAPSIBLE SURFBOARD CASE | July 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17370638 | MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE AND METHODS OF MAKING MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE HAVING IMPACT PROTECTION | July 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17358840 | RIG FOR A NAUTICAL MEANS AND NAUTICAL MEANS COMPRISING SAID RIG | June 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17300423 | Harness Spreader Bar For Wind Sports | June 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17358874 | PERSONAL AQUATIC SAFETY DEVICE | June 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17355145 | SURFBOARD WITH LOW-PROFILE PROPULSION SYSTEM | June 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17354000 | Retractable Hull Mounting Data Collecting System | June 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17351411 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR FOR INFLATION DEVICE | June 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17350960 | Releasable Fastening System and Articles Using Same | June 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17414894 | CYCLOIDAL DYNAMIC PROPULSION OR POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR A SHIP | June 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17414905 | DOCKING DEVICE FOR AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE | June 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17337537 | WATERSPORTS BOAT WITH ENHANCED WAKE GENERATION CHARACTERISTICS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS | June 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17303281 | FOOT CONTROLLER SYSTEM FOR MARINE MOTOR | May 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17294520 | FLOAT ASSEMBLY | May 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17321048 | AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES COMPRISING CYCLOIDAL PROPELLERS | May 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17320466 | WATERCRAFT STORAGE STRUCTURE | May 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner POLAY, ANDREW.
With a 14.3% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 30.8% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner POLAY, ANDREW works in Art Unit 3617 and has examined 780 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner POLAY, ANDREW's allowance rate of 72.7% places them in the 36% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by POLAY, ANDREW receive 1.46 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 POLAY, ANDREW is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by POLAY, ANDREW. This interview benefit is in the 66% 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, 31.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 64% 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 61.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 87% 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, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 53.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 59.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 57% 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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