Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18915965 | MODIFYING A PROJECTILE CASING | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18811128 | Firearm Cartridge and Method with Copper Fouling Abatement | August 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18805432 | TWO-PART POLYMER AMMUNITION CASING | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18776888 | HALF PIPE DISRUPTER | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18656665 | Sacrificial Device for Sub-Caliber Munition | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18649459 | Fuzzy Interface Layer For Thermite And Primer Made From Thermite With Fuzzy Layer | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18699692 | Miniature Electronic Safe Arm Device | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18628634 | POLYMER JACKETED POWDER CORE PROJECTILE | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18619487 | FLEXIBLE METAL/METAL OXIDE AND/OR INTERMETALLIC REACTANT RIBBON CUTTING SYSTEM | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18694180 | DEPLOYMENT OF A DETONATOR ASSEMBLY | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18586960 | CARTRIDGE CASE HAVING A NECK WITH INCREASED THICKNESS | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444660 | AVALANCHE TRIGGERING APPARATUS | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18683160 | MECHANICAL SELF-PERCUSSION FUZE FOR A NON-GYRATING AMMUNITION | February 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18682624 | WIRELESS INITIATING ARRANGEMENT | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433513 | CHARGING DEVICE AND CHARGING METHOD FOR OPEN PIT MINE ROCK PERFORATION BLASTING | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406821 | COMPOUND SHELL CASING, AND AMMUNITION HAVING COMPOUND SHELL CASING | January 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18574051 | Safe-and-arm Device | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393528 | OPTICAL SPECTRUM LIGHT-CURABLE CARTRIDGE CASE SEALANT METHOD AND APPARATUS | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18561330 | A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WARHEAD COMPONENT | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18500355 | PRECISION NON-SHATTERING LESS-LETHAL PROJECTILE | November 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18498587 | TANDEM CHARGE FOR UNDERWATER TARGETS | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18385336 | MODIFYING A PROJECTILE CASING | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18445577 | ACTIVE HAZARD MITIGATION DEVICE | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384336 | Ammunition comprising diamond particles to intercept hypersonic missiles | October 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18555888 | LINER FOR A SHAPED CHARGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LINER | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486588 | ILLUMINATING PROJECTILE | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486677 | Automatic Primer Filler for Ammunition Reloading Primer Tubes | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18377698 | DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373250 | BULLET FORMING PROCESS | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471855 | HEAVY INERT GAS INSULATED WARHEAD | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239623 | Customizable Projectile Designed to Tumble | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18029484 | IGNITION ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE PYROTECHNIC ARTICLES | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18234707 | ILLUMINATING PROJECTILE | August 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233603 | TABLE TOP PRIMING MACHINE FOR SMALL CALIBER AMMUNITION | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18364508 | IMPULSE CARTRIDGE CUP FOR SMART STORES COMMUNICATION INTERFACE SQUIB WITH ELECTRONICS | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360559 | POLYMER COATED LEAD-FREE BULLET | July 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18348153 | Alternate Armor Piercing Bullet Configuration | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342352 | SYSTEMS FOR LOADING EXPLOSIVES INTO BLAST HOLES | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18342393 | GEOMETRIC EXPLOSIVE CHARGES AND RELATED METHODS | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18213476 | FRAGMENTATION PATTERN, OPTIMIZED FOR DRAWN CUP WARHEADS WITH A DOME AND CYLINDRICAL WALL | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333456 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY DISABLING ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DEVICES | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205412 | LOW-OBSERVABLE PROJECTILE | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18326069 | Firework Mortar Shell Stability System | May 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202913 | MECHANICAL ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES WITH SAFETY AND EVENT DETECTION FOR MUNITIONS AND THE LIKE | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18320623 | Addressable Ignition Stage for Enabling a Detonator/Ignitor | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316616 | SHAPED CHARGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315984 | ANTICORROSION DUMMY BULLET FOR A FIREARM | May 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18312794 | POLYMER AMMUNITION CASING | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307266 | PAYLOAD DELIVERY DEVICE | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18250133 | EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL CHARGING DEVICE FOR CHARGING A BOREHOLE METHOD OF POSITIONING AN EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL CHARGING DEVICE EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL CHARGING VEHICLE AND DATA MEDIUM | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18250122 | A BLASTING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL CHARGING | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18030688 | AMMUNITION FOR LIGHT FIREARMS | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18128178 | Non-Lethal Projectile Construction and Launcher | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18190441 | INITIATOR HEAD WITH CIRCUIT BOARD | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246076 | CARTRIDGE CASE AND TOOL FOR JOINING THE BASE PIECE AND CASE JACKET OF A MULTI-PART CARTRIDGE CASE | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18025810 | IGNITION DEVICE ASSEMBLY AND IGNITION DEVICE | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182142 | PORTED PRESS ADAPTER PRESS MANDREL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18117993 | FIRING DEVICE FOR SHOCK TUBE | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176866 | PRIMER DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111674 | LOADING SYSTEM FOR AN AMMUNITION CASE GAUGE AND METHOD FOR LOADING AMMUNITION CARTRIDGES INTO THE AMMUNITION CASE GAUGE | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164772 | Shock Initiation of Non-Electric Shock Tube | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18102740 | SHEAR-PIN BASED INERTIA IGNITERS WITH PRESET NO-FIRE PROTECTION FOR MUNITIONS AND THE LIKE | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159853 | METHOD OF REDUCING GUN BARREL HEATING | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18015758 | WIRELESS DETONATION SYSTEM, RELAY DEVICE FOR WIRELESS DETONATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS DETONATION METHOD USING WIRELESS DETONATION SYSTEM | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152540 | PRESS WITH MICROMETER ADJUSTABLE RAM | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093301 | INERTIAL IGNITERS FOR LOW-G AND LONG-DURATION FIRING ACCELERATION MUNITIONS AND THE LIKE | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18091436 | LOW LETHAL PROJECTILE SYSTEM | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18091439 | LOW LETHAL PROJECTILE SYSTEM | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18091437 | LOW LETHAL PROJECTILE SYSTEM | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085638 | BASE PART FOR PRODUCING A CARTRIDGE CASE AND CARTRIDGE CASE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BASE PART FOR A CARTRIDGE CASE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CARTRIDGE CASE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18083915 | PROJECTILE WITH PYROTECHNICALLY TIMED RELEASE OF A SECONDARY PAYLOAD | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18008748 | DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF FOR OPERATING STEMMING ROD USED FOR BLASTING AND CONFIGURED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION COLLECTION FUNCTION | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18073848 | METHOD FOR REDUCING AN IMBALANCE OF A PROJECTILE SHELL | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990040 | Progressive Loading Press for Ammunition | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926178 | LOW VOLTAGE PRIMARY FREE DETONATOR | November 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17985302 | METALLIC, NON-LEADED PROJECTILE FOR MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17971708 | ADAPTER AND SHAPED CHARGE APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZED PERFORATION JET | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17971971 | SHOTSHELL WITH A BIODEGRADABLE WAD | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17964817 | HIGH-PRECISION SPHERICAL SINGLE-HEADED BULLET | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17917784 | FUZE COMPRISING A SELF-DESTRUCTION DEVICE FOR A GYRATORY PROJECTILE | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947148 | Inertial Igniters for Low-G and Long Duration Firing Acceleration Munitions and the Like | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17931795 | CLOSURE DISK ASSEMBLY FOR TRACER PROJECTILE | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899347 | BREACHING POLE AND RELATED METHOD OF USE | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17890490 | ANNULAR SHAPED-CHARGE HOUSING FOR BLASTING AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17884497 | AUTOMATED DETONATION OF FIREWORKS | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884502 | BULLET WITH JACKET IMPROVEMENTS | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17882721 | SHAPED CHARGE LINER WITH MULTI-MATERIAL PARTICLES | August 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17883559 | POLYMER JACKETED POWDER CORE PROJECTILE | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875952 | LESS LETHAL PROJECTILE SYSTEM | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17876231 | FRAGMENTATION PATTERN, OPTIMIZED FOR DRAWN CUP WARHEADS WITH A DOME AND CYLINDRICAL WALL | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873039 | PISTON FOR DEPLOYING A PROJECTILE OF A CONDUCTED ELECTRICAL WEAPON | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17873033 | CARTRIDGE WITH INNER SURFACE GROOVES FOR A CONDUCTED ELECTRICAL WEAPON | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17863147 | Ammunition Cartridge Casing | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17860657 | ADVANCED PROJECTILE WITH REMOVABLE TIPS | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17810354 | Hand grenade for launching BB bullets | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17806168 | Projectile payload for training ammunition with multi-spectral output | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17833183 | POLYMER CARTRIDGE WITH SNAPFIT METAL INSERT | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752521 | PROJECTILE, IN PARTICULAR IN THE MEDIUM CALIBER RANGE | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17746330 | ROTATIONALLY SYMMETRICAL LEAD MACHINE-TOOL TURNED PROJECTILE FOR GAS-GUNS | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17741209 | Segment Pressing Of Shaped Charge Powder Metal Liners | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BERGIN, JAMES S.
With a 22.2% 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, 24.0% 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 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 BERGIN, JAMES S works in Art Unit 3641 and has examined 1,397 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner BERGIN, JAMES S's allowance rate of 81.2% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BERGIN, JAMES S receive 1.29 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 25% 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 BERGIN, JAMES S is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BERGIN, JAMES S. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% 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 31.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 38% 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 49.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 58% 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 9.2% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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 6.3% of allowed cases (in the 82% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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