Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19119029 | JOINT CUTTING APPARATUS | April 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18910047 | ONSITE CO2 GENERATION FOR POULTRY STUNNING | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18835278 | SLICING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SLICING WORKPIECE | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18790843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A SORTATION MODULE AND CARCASS PROCESSING OPTIONS | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18717680 | MEAT SEPARATOR AND DEVICE FOR STRIPPING MEAT PART FROM BONE-IN MEAT | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18716270 | POULTRY PROCESSING APPARATUS | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18651798 | SHRIMP PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18651961 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING POULTRY SLAUGHTER PRODUCTS | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18700159 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING POULTRY LEGS | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18628601 | ELECTRIC GAFF HOOK SYSTEM | April 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18601788 | SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED FISH PROCESSING | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18600475 | ELECTRIC SNATCH HOOK SYSTEM | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED FISH PROCESSING | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING A MEAT PRODUCT AND USING A KNIFE FOR AUTOMATED CUTTING OF MEAT | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18682328 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETACHING MEAT STRIPS LOCATED ON A BREASTBONE CREST OF A POULTRY CARCASS | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18431958 | Portable Fish Cleaning Station For Use With Boat | February 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18414381 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING MEAT FROM BONE | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18577629 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A CARCASS PART | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18575902 | CUTTING APPARATUS | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18399316 | Fish Filleting Stand Device | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SKIN FROM ANIMAL PARTS | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18390666 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A SORTATION MODULE AND CARCASS PROCESSING OPTIONS | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18562451 | INTESTINAL TRACT PART PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511601 | FISH PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495759 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC SLAUGHTERING TORTOISES | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18287831 | POULTRY LEG MEAT SLIT-FORMING DEVICE AND POULTRY LEG MEAT AUTOMATIC SLIT-FORMING METHOD | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18556505 | A MACHINE FOR FILLETING FISH | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18287821 | POULTRY LEG MEAT DEBONING DEVICE AND POULTRY LEG MEAT DEBONING METHOD | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490410 | HAND HELD WIND-UP HIGH-POWERED SPRING NON-PENETRATING CAPTIVE BOLT DEVICE | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18555856 | APPLICATION OF MICROWAVES TO ANIMALS | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18377839 | OYSTER SHUCKING APPARATUS | October 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS LIVESTOCK SUPPLY | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18554356 | CUTTING DEVICE FOR SPLITTING AN ANIMAL CARCASS IN HALF AND ROBOT INCORPORATING SUCH CUTTING DEVICE | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480138 | ANIMAL EUTHANASIA METHOD AND APPARATUS | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18370023 | BIRD FEEDER WITH SQUIRREL RESISTING FEATURES | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18241734 | ELECTRIC POWERHEAD DEVICE | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18241610 | SCRAPER AND PROCESSING LINE FOR CLEANING THE NECK OF POULTRY | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18234309 | FISH STUNNING DEVICE MOUNTABLE TO A FISHING LINE | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18447761 | Coextrusion head, food processing machine and assembly method | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230769 | CORRECTIVE COLLAR UTILIZING GEOLOCATION TECHNOLOGY | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18365269 | Handheld Meat Tenderizing Device | August 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229597 | ROD STAND | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18274815 | Separating an Intestine from a Bowel Package | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18355404 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTELLIGENT PROCESSING OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS | July 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349722 | SEPARATING DEVICE, RELATED CRIMPING ELEMENT, AND METHOD | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215537 | ELECTRIC GAFF HOOK SYSTEM | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256780 | DESKINNING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING SKIN FROM A POULTRY LEG PRODUCT | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256826 | A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PROCESSING POULTRY SLAUGHTER PRODUCTS | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18266459 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A BACKHALVE OF A SLAUGHTERED POULTRY CARCASS | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18265782 | OVERHANG RAIL TRANSPORT SYSTEM | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18265808 | A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING CARCASS PARTS | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18255369 | Live insects transport device | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324969 | METHOD OF PROCESSING AN INTACT ANIMAL CARCASS | May 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18201389 | SYSTEM FOR STUNNING ANIMALS USING AN ANOXIC STUNNING GAS | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253654 | A SKINNING DEVICE FOR REMOVING SKIN FROM AN ANIMAL CARCASS WHEN CONVEYED BY A CONVEYOR MEANS | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18199108 | CRUSTACEAN BUTCHERING APPARATUS | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196848 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REHANGING POULTRY, AND A SHACKLE FOR SUSPENDING THE POULTRY | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195672 | Hanging Line with Smoking Rod Length Measurement | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144221 | TOOL ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR GAMBRELS | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18035643 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING LEAF LARD FROM SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143409 | Clipping Machine with Energy Recovering | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143201 | Production System and Coupling Unit for Producing Sausage-Shaped Products | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18142869 | 3-D Feature Protector | May 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUSPENDING POULTRY FROM A CARRIER OF A CARRIER CONVEYOR | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUSPENDING POULTRY FROM A CARRIER OF A CONVEYOR | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137146 | HINGED PLATE | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18249680 | MACHINE FOR CLEANING FOWL GIBLETS | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18126581 | SINGULATION AND SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR A SHRIMP PROCESSOR | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126357 | DOG COLLAR LEASH ATTACHMENT AND METHODS OF USE | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246537 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROTATING PRODUCTS DURING PROCESSING | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121771 | Detection Unit | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18121058 | FAST CHILLING METHOD FOR IMPROVING BEEF TENDERNESS | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183550 | RESTRAINT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A SUSPENDED CARCASS AND SKINNING MACHINE | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245237 | A METHOD OF PREPARING AN ANIMAL FOR SLAUGHTER | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121257 | Reusable Cooking Truss System For Poultry | March 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115079 | Disposable Cat Litter Box | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021478 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEBONING OF A CARCASS LEG PART OF A FOUR-LEGGED SLAUGHTER ANIMAL, FOR REMOVING MEAT FROM A BONE OF THE CARCASS LEG PART | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167911 | CONFIGURABLE LABYRINTH FOR AN ANIMAL | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18020707 | Intestine Selection | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107532 | OYSTER SHUCKING APPARATUS | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102806 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SKIN FROM ANIMAL PARTS | January 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101492 | FOOD TENDERIZER SLEEVE AND METHOD OF USE | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158671 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOWL KEEL REMOVAL | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014825 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROCESSING GUTTED POULTRY CARCASSES OR PARTS THEREOF | January 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING BREAST FROM POULTRY CARCASS | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079992 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR INSPECTING AN ANIMAL CARCASS | December 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18078604 | Deskinning Apparatus for a Poultry Leg | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009038 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING POULTRY OFFAL | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077080 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING ARTICLES OF THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18008300 | A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PROCESSING A CARCASS LEG PART | December 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928909 | A CUTTING SYSTEM FOR CUTTING CARCASS PARTS WHILE THE CARCASS PARTS ARE CARRIED BY CARRIERS CONNECTED TO AND MOVED BY AN OVERHANG TRANSPORT SYSTEM | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925254 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING EVISCERATED POULTRY CARCASSES OR PARTS THEREOF, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING AND PROCESSING THE POULTRY CARCASSES OR PARTS THEREOF | November 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17985584 | LABORATORY ANIMAL RESTRAINT | November 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984033 | PREPARED CHICKEN OR OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCT | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17984084 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF A FISH PROCESSING DEVICE | November 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17997950 | REMOVING FEATHERS FROM POULTRY CARCASSES | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920454 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOVING-ALONG TOOL POSITIONING AS WELL AS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR WISHBONE REMOVAL | October 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047205 | WATER DISPENSER APPARATUS FOR USE BY POULTRY | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17919367 | PULLING DEVICE | October 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17919148 | EVERSION DEVICE AND SMALL INTESTINE PROCESSING LINE | October 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS.
With a 57.1% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS works in Art Unit 3643 and has examined 2,179 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 17 months.
Examiner PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS's allowance rate of 88.6% places them in the 66% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS receive 0.84 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 8% 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 PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS is 17 months. This places the examiner in the 97% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -3.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS. This interview benefit is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 39.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 87% 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 44.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 61% 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 61% 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 82.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 39.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 8.3% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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 6.9% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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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