Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19105167 | SEPARATION DEVICE WITH DAMPED LASHING STUD | February 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18924139 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMAGING AND/OR RANGE FINDING | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18882154 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A PAYLOAD TO A FLIGHT SYSTEM | September 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18845677 | EJECTION UNIT | September 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18814660 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE PREVENTION AND AIRCRAFT PARTS PROTECTION | August 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18784080 | PRIVACY DOOR FOR AN INTERNAL CABIN OF A VEHICLE | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18766455 | RING-SYNCHRONIZED SEPARATION ADAPTER FOR SEPARATING PAYLOAD IN SPACE ENVIRONMENT | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18664115 | THRUSTING RAILS FOR LAUNCH VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18652076 | ROTARY AIRCRAFT TIE-DOWN FIXTURE | May 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18625470 | Active chair | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18694337 | A FIXED-WING CONTROL MECHANISM | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588418 | TRANSFORMABLE AND IN-ORBIT MANUFACTURABLE SPACE DEBRIS COLLECTOR | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18291247 | SATELLITE CONSTELLATION MAINTAINING METHOD, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION, ORBITAL DROPPING METHOD, AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18531906 | ARTICULATING SPACECRAFT CHASSIS | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18387948 | AIRCRAFT ACCESS COVER | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18504542 | Drones-Based Outdoor Shield System and Method of Use | November 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18502248 | ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A WING AND AN ENGINE PYLON FOR COUPLING A PROPULSION SYSTEM TO SAID WING | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18501264 | MODULAR SOLAR ARRAY | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18494570 | AUTOMATED AIRLINE MODULE SYSTEM BY WIRED ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSMITTED | October 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383192 | A LINE CLIMBER FOR KITE-BASED ATMOSPHERIC PROFILING AND REMOTE SENSING | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18556749 | AIRCRAFT SEAT MODULE | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490851 | SUBMINIATURE DRONE COMPRISING ROTARY ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE MOTOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18228585 | SEAT SYSTEM FOR AIRPLANE | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18359631 | ROBOT WITH ADJUSTABLE ROTARY WING ANGLE | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18351022 | Assembly Comprising a Nacelle Panel and a Housing | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18350925 | Deployable System with Flexible Membrane | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18208641 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL USING A SOLAR SAIL | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332328 | DOOR FAIRING FOR AN AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR LEG | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18296459 | SATELLITE DISPENSING SYSTEM | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192831 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR A CONFIGURABLE ANNEX BASE (CAB) ON AN ORBITAL TRANSFER VEHICLE (OTV) FOR PAYLOAD RIDESHARE MISSIONS | March 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18185144 | Floating Unit for Lifting a Bendable Connection Element and Supply System for a Floating Unit | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024402 | FLYING ROBOT | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18176906 | FLAP ACTUATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172569 | Linear Actuator Driven Flap Mechanism | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18110695 | MORPHING ORIGAMI STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-RESPONSIVE POLYMERS | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18109477 | AIRPLANE THAT PERFORMS VERTICAL TAKEOFF WITH A POSITIVE PITCH ANGLE | February 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18167657 | ARRESTING HOOK SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18019962 | FLYING VEHICLE ROTOR ARRANGEMENT | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18106192 | POD LAUNCH AND LANDING SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS) | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18019899 | AIRFRAME AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT | February 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102301 | AIRCRAFT WITH HIGH TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY AND A METHOD OF OPERATION | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18159974 | BUMPER, PROTECTIVE WALL STRUCTURE, AND SPACECRAFT | January 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18150977 | NEAR-SPACE OPERATION SYSTEMS | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065276 | SATELLITES HAVING AUTONOMOUSLY DEPLOYABLE SOLAR ARRAYS | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18000960 | DEPLOYABLE WING SYSTEM FOR AIR VEHICLE | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071373 | HEAT SHIELD COMPRISING A MAIN COMPONENT AND AT LEAST ONE SECONDARY COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A PART OF AN AIRCRAFT | November 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17927638 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE ORBITAL PATH OF A SATELLITE | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926543 | METHOD FOR OPTIMISING THE ORBITAL TRANSFER OF AN ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED SPACECRAFT, AND SATELLITE USING SAID METHOD | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17926044 | DEVICE FOR DEPLOYING AND POINTING AN EQUIPMENT ITEM CARRIED BY A SPACECRAFT | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987527 | SATELLITE CONFIGURATION FOR OPERATION IN THE THERMOSPHERE | November 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981555 | SEPARABLE CLAMPED HDRM INTERFACE FOR MANAGING TORSION LOADS | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17973870 | SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FLAPS | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17973100 | IMPROVED LIFTING SURFACE | October 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971857 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT DOOR | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047994 | STACKABLE SATELLITE STRUCTURE AND DEPLOYMENT METHOD | October 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17966971 | PRIVACY DOOR FOR AN INTERNAL CABIN OF A VEHICLE | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17916179 | System for the Release of Satellites from a Launch Vehicle | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17916292 | BLADE TIP VORTEX CONTROL | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17907129 | IMPACT SHIELD STRUCTURES | September 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952050 | MULTI-SPACECRAFT DEPLOYMENT | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948011 | MODULAR SOLAR ARRAY | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17893540 | Electric Rotorcraft Cyclic Control System | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17794339 | LANDING ZONE ARRANGEMENT WITH A PLURALITY OF REMOVABLE SEGMENTS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LANDING ZONE ARRANGEMENT OF THIS KIND | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792406 | SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMING SYSTEM, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMING METHOD, GROUND FACILITY, AND BUSINESS DEVICE | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17855454 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING ORGANIC PAYLOADS | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17827383 | Amphibious Cargo Carrying UAV | May 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750812 | AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743486 | BUTTERFLY-INSPIRED FLAPPING-WING AERIAL ROBOT AND PULL CORD TYPE TURNING MECHANISM THEREOF | May 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725563 | DRIVE SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723623 | SEPARATION ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A PAYLOAD ONTO A PAYLOAD DISPENSER | April 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17702407 | ACTUATOR | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17695214 | LANDING GEAR DOOR INSTALLATION | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693556 | Storage Unit for Spacecraft | March 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17638870 | SPACECRAFT NUTATION INHIBITION METHOD FOR LOW-ORBIT GEOMAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE IN-ORBIT DELIVERY | February 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17440559 | METHODS FOR ATTITUDE CONTROL OF A SATELLITE IN SURVIVAL MODE WITHOUT A PRIORI KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCAL TIME OF THE SATELLITE'S ORBIT | February 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17672860 | AIRCRAFT AND METHODS OF USE FOR AERODYNAMIC CONTROL WITH WINGLET SURFACES | February 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17668778 | RELEASE APPARATUS | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17581222 | Base Stations Including Integrated Systems For Servicing UAVs | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17628802 | PRESSURE BULKHEAD | January 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17648225 | DIRECT MOUNT OF SECONDARY PAYLOAD ADAPTERS TO TRUSS STRUCTURE COMMON TO SPACE VEHICLE PAYLOAD ADAPTER | January 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17573722 | FLEXIBLE COUPLING FOR JOINING METALLIC AND COMPOSITE DRIVE SHAFTS | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17566475 | System and Method of Generating a Momentum Change in a Vehicle by Phase Changing Matter in a Closed System | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17553593 | STACKED SATELLITE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17548725 | MULTIPURPOSE SPACECRAFT STRUCTURE AND PROPULSION SYSTEM | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17617862 | MULTIPLE HOLD-DOWN AND RELEASE DEVICE FOR SPACECRAFT, AND METHODS FOR RELEASING A SPACECRAFT FROM A DISPENSER OF A LAUNCHER AND FOR INSTALLING A MULTIPLE HOLD-DOWN AND RELEASE DEVICE FOR SPACECRAFT | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17538721 | REDUNDANT HYDRAULIC POWER PACK ARCHITECTURE FOR AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SYSTEM | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612462 | System For Automatically Adapting Operating Parameters Of An On-Board Kitchen Facility | November 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612414 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM | November 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17497514 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFUELING AIR VEHICLES | October 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17485466 | MOUNT FOR SUPPORTING A COMPONENT AND ATTENUATING NOISE | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17482994 | INFLATABLE KITE | September 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17478432 | DROGUE TO SEAT SEPARATION ASSEMBLY HAVING PYROTECHNIC FASTENER | September 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17437416 | SATELLITE CONSTELLATION, GROUND FACILITY AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE | September 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17410433 | STACKABLE SATELLITE DISPENSING CONFIGURATION | August 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17410702 | MULTI-SATELLITE DEPLOYABLE DISPENSER | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17403071 | AERIAL DRONE OPERATIONS SUPPORT BASE | August 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17401152 | SATELLITE DISPENSING SYSTEM | August 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17390392 | MECHANICAL TIME DELAY SECURITY LATCHES AND METHODS | July 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17427529 | METHOD OF FLYING ON THE MOON AND A DEVICE FOR FLYING ON THE MOON | July 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17421461 | SURFACE ASSEMBLY | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M.
With a 33.3% 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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M works in Art Unit 3642 and has examined 276 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M's allowance rate of 83.7% places them in the 58% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M receive 2.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M. This interview benefit is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 44% 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 41.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 64% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 30% 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 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, 42.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% 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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