Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18905098 | ANIMATED FISHING JIG APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18888795 | DYNAMIC PEST CONTROL FOAM GENERATION AND INJECTION | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18829270 | INTERCEPTING NET BASED ON REVERSING CURRENT MOTION AT RIVER BOTTOM | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18823576 | Fishing Lure | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18814691 | REEL SEAT AND FISHING ROD INCLUDING SAME | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18798796 | ARTIFICIAL BAIT FOR FISHING | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18667566 | FAULT-TOLERANT VTOL AIRCRAFT WITH REDUNDANT CONTROL SURFACES AND ACTUATORS | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18639822 | PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND VEHICLES USING THE SAME | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18630462 | Fishing Line Connector | April 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18627872 | SCENT BULLET FISHING TACKLE SCENT AND BAIT RELEASE SYSTEM | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18607944 | Artificial Bait Decoy | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18443110 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE POWERED USING ELECTRIC PROPULSION | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436874 | QUICK RELEASE DEVICE | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428701 | FISHING LINE PROTECTOR | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426110 | AERIAL VEHICLE WITH DEPLOYABLE COMPONENTS | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18421169 | DECOUPLED HAND CONTROLS FOR AIRCRAFT WITH VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AND FORWARD FLIGHT CAPABILITIES | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411658 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM INCLUDING FOLDABLE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18405404 | LIFT MECHANISM HYDRAULIC FLUID PROPULSION WITH MAGNETIC LIFT ASSISTANCE | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536777 | Base Stations For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530482 | VTOL AIRCRAFT WITH TILTING ROTORS AND TILTING DUCTED FANS | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487533 | ELECTRIC VTOL AIRCRAFT WITH TILTING PROPELLERS AND LIFTING PROPELLERS | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481561 | ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND FAULT TOLERANT VTOL AIRCRAFT USING SAME | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375676 | PILOTLESS TRANSPORTATION AERIAL-VEHICLE HAVING DISTRIBUTED-BATTERIES AND POWERING METHOD THEREFOR | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369703 | Improved Artificial Bait | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468401 | MULTICOPTER WITH WIDE SPAN ROTOR CONFIGURATION AND PROTECTIVE FUSELAGE | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467862 | Distributed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Architecture | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244980 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKAGE DELIVERY WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244049 | MODULAR BLENDED WING BODY (BWB) AIRCRAFT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | September 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242862 | AIRCRAFT WITH CARBON FIBER MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242485 | MODULAR CONTAINER TRANSPORT SYSTEMS | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449514 | MOMENTUM WHEELS AND REACTION WHEELS FOR OBJECTS IN SPACE | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18348754 | HEAT SYSTEM FOR KILLING PESTS | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204388 | Space Debris Deceleration System and Method | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18320747 | WEIGHTED RODENT BAIT STATIONS AND RELATED METHODS | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18199766 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING POWER FROM FLUID FLOW | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319741 | FISHING SYSTEM | May 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196284 | STRUCTURAL COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144246 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SAFE TAKEOFF AND LANDING OF PILOTLESS VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING (VTOL) AIRCRAFT | May 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18300345 | PAYLOAD DELIVERY AND DROP DEVICE FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR AUTOMATIC RELEASE UPON SURFACE CONTACT | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18131519 | Drones & Drone Systems | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131152 | NUISANCE ANIMAL TRAP | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18128225 | Fishing Lure Systems | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125521 | ANIMAL DECOYS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020653 | AERIAL MOVING BODY AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107543 | COMPOSITE AEROSTRUCTURE WITH INTEGRATED HEATING ELEMENT | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18162674 | STACKABLE HOUSING CONTAINERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159574 | SOLAR eVTOL DRONE TOWER | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18099774 | DRONE AIRSTATION METHOD AND SYSTEM | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149550 | AERIAL VEHICLE WITH DEPLOYABLE COMPONENTS | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18012376 | MULTIPURPOSE AND LONG ENDURANCE HYBRID UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | December 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084392 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR DISCONNECT | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18009797 | A RECHARGEABLE TRAP WITH PISTONS OR SPEARS OF VARYING WEIGHTS | December 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18007624 | Care Delivery Telehealth Drone | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927368 | AIRCRAFT THRUST CONTROL SYSTEM | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18056121 | Foldable Drone Landing Pad | November 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984603 | Fish Lures and Methods for Making Fish Lures and Luring Fish | November 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17922491 | FLIGHT VEHICLE | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17976442 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AERIAL SPRAYING CONTROL | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920434 | AIRCRAFT | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969616 | CONFIGURATION FOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING SYSTEM FOR AERIAL VEHICLES | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17919576 | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT | October 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17919016 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING FLYING OBJECT, FLYING OBJECT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18045294 | SEALED FORCE VECTORING FLIGHT SYSTEM | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950235 | VIBRATING FISHING LURE | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17950466 | Oscillating Fishing Lure | September 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913402 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AERIAL SPRAYING CONTROL | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948500 | SELF-RIGHTING AERONAUTICAL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF USE | September 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17906503 | PROPELLER GUARD AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940823 | MULTICOPTER WITH WIDE SPAN ROTOR CONFIGURATION AND PROTECTIVE FUSELAGE | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900014 | Base Stations For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSENGER PLANE TO CARGO PLANE CONVERSION | August 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894205 | DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED CARGO LOADING SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17821980 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) LANDING SYSTEMS | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17893567 | FISHING LURE CLAPPER DEVICE | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820896 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT, AND SEAT ROW | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891929 | CONTINUOUSLY TENSIONED TRUSS STRAP | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879329 | UNIVERSAL MULTI-ROLE AIRCRAFT PROTOCOL | August 2022 | November 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877127 | Fishing Rod Holder System | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17857116 | COMMUNICATION MODULE FOR TRANSMISSION OF AIRCRAFT DATA | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17853081 | Circuit Based Vehicle | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 17751706 | Method of Navigating an Amphibious Aerial Vehicle on Water | May 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751714 | Method of Navigating an Amphibious Aerial Vehicle on Water | May 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751422 | Amphibious Aerial Vehicle | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736357 | ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660251 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725926 | FLYING VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769478 | A DRONE POD FOR RECEIVING, STORING, AND PRESENTING A DRONE | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17720494 | DRONE AIR TO GROUND TRANSITION SYSTEM | April 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717583 | CHAIR FOR LANDING AND TAKE-OFF | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17716138 | Remote Drop Zone Atmospherics and Marking Platform | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713482 | LURE APPARATUS FOR FISHING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | April 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17712769 | MOBILE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION AND VEHICLE PROPULSION POWER SYSTEM | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696506 | MOMENTUM WHEELS AND REACTION WHEELS FOR OBJECTS IN SPACE | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17694579 | AUTONOMOUS COMPLIANCE CONTROLLED GENERIC MOORING STATION FOR AN ON-ORBIT SYSTEM | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17753444 | Unmanned Aircraft | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17680420 | BRAKE WEAR PIN ARCHITECTURE | February 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17651752 | Programmable Fishing Rod Vibrator with Sensory Feedback Controller | February 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17674566 | ICE PROTECTION COATING AND BONDING METHODS THEREOF | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17670265 | DRONES & DRONE SYSTEMS | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17650609 | Constant Torque UAV Device, Method and System | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P.
With a 71.4% 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, 65.2% 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 ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P works in Art Unit 3644 and has examined 1,409 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P's allowance rate of 90.2% places them in the 71% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P receive 0.70 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 6% 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 ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -5.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P. This interview benefit is in the 3% 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, 32.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% 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 41.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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, 160.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 74.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 37.7% 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 4.7% of allowed cases (in the 88% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 49% 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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