Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18671444 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A BEAM STAGELOADER BOOTEND | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18671120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A BEAM STAGELOADER BOOTEND | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615362 | VERTICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR GOLF BALLS | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18584055 | AXLE OR SHAFT | February 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18293103 | OVERHEAD CONVEYING VEHICLE | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426284 | SUPPLY APPARATUS | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18291990 | SORTING CONVEYOR SYSTEM | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18404750 | ROBOTIC ORDER CONSOLIDATION USING MODULAR ACTUATED ROTARY PUT-WALL | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382106 | Ultimate Cleanable Food grade feeder device and system for rolls, sandwiches, odd-shaped edibles and foodstuff | October 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481689 | VIBRATORY CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYING ITEMS AND RELATED FILLING MACHINE AND METHODS | October 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479877 | LINEAR MOTOR CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND MOVING ELEMENTS THEREFOR PROVIDING A REDUCED TOOLING PITCH | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372916 | Monitoring Facility and Method for Monitoring an Opening | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18552076 | Contactless Conveying Device | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18470566 | APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY ITEM SORTING INTEGRITY | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18279144 | MOTOR UNIT AND CONVEYANCE DEVICE | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235426 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277251 | TRANSPORT ROLLER, CONVEYOR DEVICE, AND INCLINED CONVEYOR DEVICE | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449566 | VARIABLE FRICTION CHUTE | August 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18274515 | DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING MUSHROOMS FROM A CONVEYOR | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18263232 | OPTIMIZATION BENCH FOR GLASS PLATES AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING GLASS PLATES USING THIS BENCH | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262476 | BULK FEEDER AND PARTS SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18261876 | FEEDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315559 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GRIPPING, LIFTING AND INVERTING FOAM SHEET | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141135 | CONVEYOR SENSOR | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18306486 | TRANSFER SYSTEM | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302613 | OMNI-DIRECTION SPLIT ROLLER FOR A CONVEYOR | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188269 | HANDLING DEVICE FOR A TRANSFER OF PRODUCTS, PRODUCTION MACHINE WITH SUCH A HANDLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A TRANSFER OF PRODUCTS | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171240 | APPARATUS TO EXTEND LIFT CAPACITY OF SIDEWALL BELT CONVEYOR | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109739 | CONTAINER TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND LOGISTICS TRANSPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007084 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO PACKAGING APPARATUS | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101351 | Article Transport Facility | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18082677 | SOUND ATTENUATION FOR MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18060514 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPROVED CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17923198 | TRANSPORT UNIT AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING A MOVING WALKWAY | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866502 | Feeder Bowl and Preparation System for Packaging Stick-like Objects | July 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17857850 | SANITARY SPIRAL CONVEYOR | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17620638 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES WITH AN ORIENTED STALK | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781079 | Conveyor Belt Cleaner | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766170 | VIBRATING TABLE AND FEEDER WITH VIBRATING TABLE | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772382 | AUTOMATIC NON-REPETITIVE FLOOR PATTERN COMBINING EQUIPMENT | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17768105 | A 2-PASS CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH TILTABLE TRAYS | April 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693484 | PART TRANSPORTING DEVICE | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17636905 | Transport Container for a Sorting Device | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17672103 | AIR ASSISTED HOPPER SYSTEM FOR PELLET-SHAPED ARTICLES | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17589918 | PACKAGE SORTING MACHINE | February 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574145 | CONVEYANCE CONSTRAINT | January 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563320 | BELT CONVEYOR CAPABLE OF CONVEYING OILSEED PRODUCTS | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563323 | BELT CONVEYOR CAPABLE OF CONVEYING OILSEED PRODUCTS | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563325 | BELT CONVEYOR CAPABLE OF CONVEYING OILSEED PRODUCTS | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17623263 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SORTED CLOSURE ELEMENTS | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563327 | BELT CONVEYOR CAPABLE OF CONVEYING OILSEED PRODUCTS | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17516442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING FRAMING COMPONENTS | November 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17501557 | FLOATING ANTI-WRAP SYSTEM FOR A CONVEYOR TOPSHAFT | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497464 | SERVO-DRIVEN VIBRATORY CONVEYOR | October 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17449010 | TRAILING SANDWICH CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINES ALONG A HIGH-ANGLE TUNNEL | September 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17465239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTI-LAYER CLADDINGS WITH A DECORATIVE LAYER | September 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17429371 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF FOODS, IN PARTICULAR EGGS | August 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17428462 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR AN APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY CONVEYING ITEMS, AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY CONVEYING ITEMS | August 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17372167 | CARRIER DEVICE AND PLACEMENT MACHINE | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17308630 | VIBRATORY APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME | May 2021 | February 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17242829 | ROLLER BALL ASSEMBLY WITH SUPERHARD ELEMENTS | April 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17237760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING LOGISTIC OBJECT, AND SORTING APPARATUS | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17233485 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A CONVEYOR DRIVE SYSTEM INSIDE A LOAD HOLDING COMPARTMENT | April 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17220011 | LINEAR MOTOR CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND MOVING ELEMENTS THEREFOR PROVIDING A REDUCED TOOLING PITCH | April 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17211849 | CONVEYING DEVICE | March 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17205337 | ITEM SINGULATION SYSTEMS USING VISION SYSTEMS TO TRANSFER COLUMNS OF ITEMS TO DOWNSTREAM CONVEYORS | March 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17203885 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A BEAM STAGELOADER BOOTEND | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17203917 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A BEAM STAGELOADER BOOTEND | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17175977 | FORAGE HARVESTER MATERIAL APPLICATOR SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD | February 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17170977 | Drive means for conveyor belts, in particular of agricultural machines, and method for the production thereof | February 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17264874 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR GROUPING, IN PARTICULAR PALLETIZING, PRODUCT BLANKS | February 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17159651 | ROBOTIC ORDER CONSOLIDATION USING MODULAR ACTUATED ROTARY PUT-WALL | January 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17260877 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM | January 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17147530 | INTEGRATED CONVEYOR MOTOR | January 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17141632 | CONVEYOR WITH GUIDE RAILS TO SUPPORT A DIVERT UNIT | January 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17258103 | Hanger-loading station for overhead conveyors | January 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17247887 | TRAILING SANDWICH CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINES ALONG A HIGH-ANGLE TUNNEL | December 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254300 | ANALOG-CONTROLLED TRANSPORT DEVICE WITH DATA READ-OUT | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254203 | SPHERICAL OBJECT FALLING BUFFER DEVICE | December 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17121619 | Combine Augers and Combine Auger Repair Methods | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17112630 | BARREL ELEVATOR INCLUDING SHIELDED ACTUATION MECHANISMS | December 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17110804 | TWO-STAGE PICKING BY MEANS OF SORTER HAVING HIGH-DYNAMIC SORTER TRAYS | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17085243 | CONVEYOR SENSOR | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17051548 | AIR ASSISTED HOPPER SYSTEM FOR PELLET-SHAPED ARTICLES | October 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17047331 | PALLETIZER APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED GRIPPER MECHANISM | October 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16949025 | CONVEYOR BELT STERILIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD | October 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17063055 | MULTI-DECK, MULTI-ADJUST DIVERTER | October 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17062675 | Assembly Station For Interconnecting A Chassis And A Body | October 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17043298 | TWO-STAGE PICKING BY MEANS OF SORTER HAVING HIGH-DYNAMIC SORTER TRAYS | September 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17034085 | SOUND ATTENUATION FOR MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS | September 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17041737 | ARTICLE TRANSPORT VEHICLE | September 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16982666 | MOVABLE MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS COMPRISING A FOLDABLE CONVEYOR | September 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16978784 | PACKAGE SORTING MACHINE | September 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16978700 | REEL MOTOR WITH CLOSED COOLING CIRCUIT | September 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17007167 | System and Method of Monitoring Disturbance Force in an Independent Cart System, Compensation of Said Disturbance Force | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17002364 | PALLET AUTOMATIC CHANGEOVER SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16971560 | DAMPING STATION FOR AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DAMPING VIBRATIONS OF CARGO OF AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEM | August 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16996677 | FORAGE HARVESTER MATERIAL APPLICATOR SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16995015 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS | August 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16995322 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUSES FOR LOADING, TRANSPORTING AND UNLOADING FRAGILE PRODUCT | August 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CAMPBELL, KEITH.
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner CAMPBELL, KEITH works in Art Unit 3651 and has examined 653 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.7%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 16 months.
Examiner CAMPBELL, KEITH's allowance rate of 91.7% places them in the 77% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by CAMPBELL, KEITH receive 1.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% 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 CAMPBELL, KEITH is 16 months. This places the examiner in the 99% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CAMPBELL, KEITH. This interview benefit is in the 8% 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, 40.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 92% 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 80.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 50% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 5.3% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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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