Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18889282 | ATTACHING A GRIP ATTACHMENT OR OTHER ATTACHMENT IN A RECOIL ENVIRONMENT AT THREADLESS REGION(S) | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18760342 | SCOPE MOUNT APPARATUS AND METHOD | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732681 | BOLT RETENTION SYSTEM | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18625265 | LASER-RANGEFINDING SIGHT | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18625260 | ZOOM SIGHT | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18617039 | ADJUSTABLE FIREARM BUTT ASSEMBLY | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603177 | Modular Trigger Control Unit For Firearms | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18600909 | SIGHT MOUNT AND RELATED METHOD OF USE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18584573 | RIFLE SCOPE MOUNT | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18413343 | Rotatable Firearm Stock | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18414017 | FIREARM ACCESSORY MOUNTING ASSEMBLY | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529421 | FIREARM BIPOD | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18496857 | METHOD FOR CALCULATED AIMPOINT CORRECTION IN A DIGITAL WEAPON SIGHT | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382492 | Pivotal Tactical Lights for Firearms | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483583 | GUN STOCK WITH ADJUSTABLE COMB | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373458 | HEAT SHIELD AND FIREARM INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18371008 | Clay Pigeon Shooting System and Method | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471828 | VACUUM INSULATED WARHEAD | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18282043 | A Rail System for a Firearm | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18550490 | GAS GENERATOR | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18367624 | FIREARM WITH DUAL FEED MAGAZINE | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18465360 | FIREARM MAGAZINE ENGAGEMENT MECHANISMS AND RELATED TECHNIQUES | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465491 | FIREARM FIRE CONTROL MECHANISMS AND RELATED TECHNIQUES | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18464593 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING INTERFACE | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18244046 | REDUCED STIFFNESS BARREL FIRED PROJECTILE | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18241455 | SCOPE MOUNT SYSTEM WITH OFFSET ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT MOUNT | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18457670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-ACCESSORY MOUNT ASSEMBLY FOR A FIREARM | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18040030 | IDENTIFIABLE PROJECTILE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | August 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236912 | BOLT LOCK SAFETY DEVICE | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208547 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-ACCESSORY MOUNT ASSEMBLY FOR A FIREARM | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18206682 | BUFFER TUBE INSERT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18206131 | FIREARM OPERATING SYSTEM | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202643 | FIREARM SIGHT HAVING LIFETIME ROUND COUNTER | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038344 | PROJECTILE AND METHOD FOR STOPPING AERIAL VEHICLES | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18197936 | GAS-OPERATED FIREARM | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18134176 | FIREARM MOUNTING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD OF USE | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134112 | BOLT ASSEMBLY | April 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298960 | Rail Interface System for Mounting Accessories to Firearm | April 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131873 | CAM LOCKING AND POSITIONING STRUCTURE | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131408 | Firearm Optics Mount Plate With Multiple Footprints | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130385 | Automated Fire Control Device | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120368 | FIREARM OPTIC ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18177939 | Firearm Cartridge Ejector | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18111742 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR INITIATING OR DETONATING TERTIARY EXPLOSIVE MEDIA BY WAY OF PHOTONIC ENERGY | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163951 | LOWER RECEIVER | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160500 | TWO-STAGE, DROP-IN TRIGGER ASSEMBLY | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096800 | MOUNT FOR A FIREARM | January 2023 | April 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094660 | RATCHETING MAGAZINE ASSEMBLY | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18068381 | MODULAR FIREARM SIGHT MOUNTING SYSTEM | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080697 | Hybrid Rifle Rest and Canteen | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075409 | ADJUSTABLE WINDAGE OPTICS MOUNT WITH EXTERNAL ADJUSTMENT TOOL | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18061557 | FIREARM NOISE SUPPRESSOR CONSTRUCTION | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982684 | HYBRID FREE-FLOAT HANDGUARD | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18052606 | ADAPTED FORCED RESET TRIGGER | November 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980858 | AMMUNITION HOLDER | November 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17973597 | Adjustable Riser Mount for Optics | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967329 | MAGAZINE LOADER | October 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964179 | FIREARM MOUNTING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD OF USE | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17962119 | FIREARM ACCESSORY MOUNTING ASSEMBLY | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17955542 | ADJUSTABLE OFFSET MOUNT (AOM) | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952217 | TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR A FIREARM HAVING A VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ROTATABLE TRIGGER PIECE AND A VERTICAL MOVING SEAR | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17950843 | FIREARM HANDGUARD | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17943329 | RIFLE STOCK WITH MAGNETIC PISTOL HOLDER | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17943029 | PISTOL BRACE | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929493 | MONOLITHIC NOISE SUPPRESSION DEVICE WITH PURPOSELY INDUCED POROSITY FOR FIREARM | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17898301 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Accessory Mount Assembly for a Firearm | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882440 | SMART SYSTEM FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIREARMS | August 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893080 | Breaching Tool | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877608 | ACCESSORY MOUNT FOR RIFLE ACCESSORY RAIL, COMMUNICATION, AND POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT | July 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17876421 | Firearm support connector / Rifle Rest | July 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873986 | Firearm Accessory Mount, Method of Forming the Same, and Method of Using the Same | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17868757 | HANDGUN EQUIPPED WITH ADAPTER PLATE AND SLIDE FOR MOUNTING DOT-SIGHT WITH IMPROVED ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866555 | Attachable Anemometer for Firearm | July 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867563 | INTERCHANGEABLE GRIP FOR A FIREARM | July 2022 | July 2023 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17862834 | FIREARM OPERATING SYSTEM | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17861241 | SHOCK ABSORPTION DEVICE FOR PHOTOELECTRIC INSTRUMENT FOR GUN | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17853145 | Firearm Fire Control Group | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17809631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A FIREARM | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17789548 | SHORT STROKE PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUN | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835886 | FIREARM HAND GRIP WITH CYLINDRICAL BODY | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835355 | DE-ESCALATING DEVICE | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17834078 | ACCESSORY CONTROL HANDGRIP APPARATUS FOR WEAPON | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17834208 | PRESSURE PAD ACCESSORY CONTROLLER FOR WEAPON | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832480 | Multipoint Accessory Rail for Composite-Frame Pistol | June 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17782019 | MOUNTING RAIL FOR FIREARM | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17804608 | Pistol Slide Racking Tool | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17825163 | PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF GAS IMPINGEMENT SYSTEM COUPLED TO FIREARM | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17752794 | Modular Trigger Control Unit, Rail Module And Grip Frame For Firearms | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747215 | TRIGGER ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745944 | FIREARM OPTIC ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745266 | REDUCED STIFFNESS BARREL FIRED PROJECTILE | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17719504 | TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR A FIREARM HAVING A VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ROTATABLE TRIGGER PIECE AND A VERTICAL MOVING SEAR | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658456 | METHOD OF REPAIRING A FIREARM NOISE SUPPRESSOR | April 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716809 | ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR A FIREARM AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | April 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754389 | FIREARM WITH SECURED FIRING PIN RETAINING PIN | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17707100 | QUICK DETACH OPTIC MOUNT | March 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17702354 | AK Fire Control Mechanism | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17761815 | Senior Citizen Defender Handgun Device and Uses Thereof | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17696601 | FIREARM SUPPORT | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17753765 | GRENADE WITH INDEPENDENTLY DETACHABLE CARPEL SEGMENTS | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE.
With a 34.8% 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, 28.6% 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 CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE works in Art Unit 3641 and has examined 1,219 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE's allowance rate of 70.9% places them in the 25% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE receive 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% 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 CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 38.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 70.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 56% 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 58.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.4% 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, 54.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 68% 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 5.4% of allowed cases (in the 90% 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 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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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