Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19252365 | RIGID TUBE STABILIZER SYSTEM FOR PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT | June 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19242678 | COLLAPSIBLE ENCLOSURE AND SUSPENSION | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19234695 | MODULAR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | June 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19137104 | Ice Protection Apparatus and System | June 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19231313 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRCRAFT MOUNTING SYSTEM | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19220744 | AIR INLET DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HELICAL PARTITION AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE AIR INLET DEVICE OF THIS KIND | May 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19211510 | CONVERTIBLE LAVATORY SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19039410 | FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT WITH CONVERGING LINKS | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19035155 | A DECOMPRESSION PANEL FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AN INTERNAL WALL OF AN AIRCRAFT HAVING SUCH A DECOMPRESSION PANEL | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19024606 | Large-Scale CubeSat Chassis | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18985396 | WING FOR AN AIRCRAFT WITH A SLAT ASSEMBLY | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18841892 | METHOD FOR LANDING A KITE SYSTEM, AND KITE SYSTEM | August 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18767813 | DEVICE INCLUDING INTERCHANGEABLE PORT OPENING DOCKING MECHANISMS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18760256 | AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT STOWAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING A FORCE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18267396 | SYSTEM AND DEVICES FOR HIGH ALTITIDUE ATMOSPHERIC PAYLOAD TRANSPORTATION AND DEPLOYMENT | April 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18633696 | PROPULSIVE ASSEMBLY WITH ENHANCED ENGINE COWL ARTICULATED IN ROTATION ON AN AXIS OF ROTATION POSITIONED ABOVE TOP FACE OF ENGINE PYLON, AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18621380 | Control Surface Deployment and Actuation | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18611556 | ACTIVE VALVE FOR THROTTLING ASCENT RATE | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18591054 | Z-SHAPED LAYOUT FIXED LENGTH DOUBLE-ROPE GROUPED CLOSED FORCE SYSTEM CAPTURING AND RECYCLING NET SYSTEM | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18589037 | ANNULAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18585808 | VEHICLE SEAT PROVIDED WITH A LATTICE BEARING STRUCTURE | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510538 | AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18546601 | ROTARY MECHANISM, FLIGHT VEHICLE, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ATTITUDE OF LOAD | October 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368922 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE AREA INLET | September 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243887 | AEROSPACE BALLOON SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18463001 | THRUST VECTORING PYLON ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD THEREFOR | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18243328 | Variable Slat Displacement Using Spanwise Actuator | September 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18232808 | Aircraft Wing Having A Truss System For Coupling A Center Wing Section To An Outboard Wing Section | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18228973 | MODULAR DRONE CONTAINMENT AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM | August 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222547 | A ROTORCRAFT WITH A TAIL BOOM AND AN INTEGRAL STABILIZER ARRANGEMENT | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18344738 | PREMIUM AND ACCESSIBLE LAVATORY WITH INCREASED DOOR OPENING | June 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18343690 | ANTI-TURBULENCE LOCKABLE GALLEY CART | June 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18259482 | CRASH BARRIER FOR AIRCRAFT | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18337139 | AIRCRAFT INCLUDING A FUSELAGE AND A PANEL REMOVABLY FIXED TO THE FUSELAGE WITH THE AID OF FIXING MEANS | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18335045 | ROTARY AND FIXED WING CONVERTIBLE AIRCRAFT WITH MONOCOPTERS | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18323788 | MOVEABLE WING TIP ARRANGEMENTS | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18323041 | WING ASSEMBLIES AND STRUCTURES FOR SUPPORTING WING TIP DEVICES | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319305 | AUXILIARY FLAP ASSEMBLY | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18197349 | In-Cabin Partition and Mobility Vehicle Including the Same | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18197306 | In-Cabin Partition of Mobility Vehicle | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315205 | WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AIRLINER LAVATORY | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18249201 | SPACE VEHICLE AND CAPTURE SYSTEM | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18249173 | AIRCRAFT RESTROOM UNIT | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131466 | TEETERING PROPULSOR ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT | April 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18295361 | TELESCOPING SECONDARY BARRIER SYSTEM | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18128808 | AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18191761 | SHORTENING WINGSPAN OF AN AIRCRAFT | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18022500 | HELICOPTER COLLECTIVE CONTROL APPARATUS | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105627 | AIRCRAFT WING WITH WING TIP SEAL PANEL ASSEMBLY | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18159944 | ADVANCED DRONE PORT STATION FOR ENHANCED MAINTENANCE, MONITORING, AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101914 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR PROPULSION SYSTEM OF A BLENDED WING BODY AIRCRAFT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18097747 | A SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF VIBRATION MITIGATION FOR AN PROPULSOR AND A BOOM IN AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT | January 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096479 | ELEVON CONTROL SYSTEM | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18063941 | PORTABLE BALLOON LAUNCH SYSTEMS | December 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18000840 | WING SYSTEM FOR AIR VEHICLE | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984457 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17974824 | FOLDING CONTROL STICK AND LOCKING MECHANISM | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17818743 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT, AND SEAT ROW | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17818737 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT, AND SEAT ROW | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17870365 | NON-COUPLED LANDING GEAR APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE | July 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17852229 | TEETERING PROPULSOR ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17847493 | AIRCRAFT CABIN SECTION AND AIRCRAFT HAVING AN AIRCRAFT CABIN SECTION | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17727551 | Aircraft with Articulatable Tail Section | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17725263 | AEROSPACE BALLOON SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17714096 | Flying Wing Aircraft having a Two-dimensional Thrust Array | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17701192 | MOVABLE AERODYNAMIC SURFACE FOR AN AIRCRAFT | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17687366 | AIR VEHICLES INCLUDING FREEWINGS AND RELATED METHODS | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17682981 | ACTIVE VALVE FOR THROTTLING ASCENT RATE | February 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17650741 | SINGLE-PERSON SPACECRAFT | February 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17544257 | DIRECTING LIGHT FOR THERMAL AND POWER APPLICATIONS IN SPACE | December 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542038 | Cover for Protecting Rawinsonde Balloon in Preparing Flight of Rawinsonde Balloon | December 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17536726 | ADJUSTABLE-ANGLE WINDSHIELD ASSEMBLIES, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE SAME, AND A METHOD OF ADJUSTING WINDSHIELD ANGLE OF SUCH AIRCRAFT | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17516168 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AIR VEHICLE FOR URBAN AIR MOBILITY | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17605764 | VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT AND RELATED CONTROL METHOD | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497143 | HELIUM POWERED SPACE TRANSPORT | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17406174 | TILTED PROPELLERS FOR ENHANCED DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION CONTROL AUTHORITY | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17353474 | REDUNDANT RAIL AND CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY | June 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17414924 | DEVICE FOR CLOSING A PASSAGE BETWEEN TWO SEAT UNITS | June 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17307108 | MANUALLY RESETTABLE MISSILE FIN LOCK ASSEMBLY | May 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17174660 | PERSONAL AUTO-CRAFT HAVING AUTOMOBILE AND VERTICAL TAKE-OFF CONFIGURATIONS | February 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17174571 | ELEVON CONTROL SYSTEM | February 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17167923 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VERTICAL SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDING AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL | February 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17162151 | AEROSPACE BALLOON SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | January 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17125409 | SAFE VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT PAYLOAD DISTRIBUTION AND ADJUSTMENT | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17053782 | COLLAPSIBLE STABILIZER ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT | November 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17080472 | AIRCRAFT HAVING VTOL, TRANSLATIONAL AND TRAVERSE FLIGHT | October 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17080818 | SEAT EXTENSION APPARATUS, CABIN DIVIDING ELEMENT AND AIRCRAFT CABIN | October 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17064520 | Aircraft Fuel Systems | October 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16935892 | SAFE VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT PAYLOAD ASSIGNMENT | July 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16890548 | APPARATUSES FOR RELEASING A PAYLOAD FROM AN AERIAL TETHER | June 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16870563 | PARACHUTE INLET CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2020 | June 2020 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16652192 | Lavatory Enclosure Reconfigurable To Accommodate A Stretcher | March 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16816589 | ARTICULATED COVER ASSEMBLY FOR WING LEADING EDGE SLAT TELESCOPIC TUBE DUCT | March 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16813238 | AIRCRAFT AIR STAIR SUPPORT | March 2020 | June 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16787845 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING LIFT USING CONTRA-ROTATING ROTORS | February 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16748254 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NOISE BASED ON EFFECTIVE ROTOR AREA RELATIVE TO A CENTER OF ROTATION | January 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16747815 | ELEVON CONTROL SYSTEM | January 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16747398 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VERTICAL SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDING AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL | January 2020 | April 2021 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16746463 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVE CONTROL OF A MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED ROTOR | January 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16744897 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A STATOR | January 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GREEN, RICHARD R.
With a 20.0% 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, 27.8% 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 GREEN, RICHARD R works in Art Unit 3647 and has examined 440 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner GREEN, RICHARD R's allowance rate of 80.9% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GREEN, RICHARD R receive 1.80 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 40% 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 GREEN, RICHARD R is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GREEN, RICHARD R. This interview benefit is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 41.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 63% 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, 150.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 90% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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, 53.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 54% 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 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 75% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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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