Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19303323 | System for Identifying, Tracking, Controlling, and/or Optimizing Stacked Shipping Assets in an Inventory Management Facility and Related Methods | August 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19275803 | ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE OPENING OF FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS IN WASTE STREAMS | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208803 | Device and system for an autonomous mobile robot, drone, and/or courier to deliver, hold, protect, and return parcels for multi-users in both residential and commercial applications. | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18148152 | ARTICLE TRANSFERRING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MEASURING STEP DIFFERENCE OF TRAVEL RAIL, AND TRANSFERRING SYSTEM | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907598 | AUTOMATED STORAGE TOWER WITH MULTIPLE ROWS | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878587 | PARTS DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17805318 | TOOL FOR PALLETIZING MIXED LOAD PRODUCTS, PALLETIZING ROBOT INCLUDING THE TOOL, AND METHOD THEREFOR | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740354 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHECKING POINT OF IMPACT | May 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17739961 | Systems and Methods for Optimized Container Loading Operations | May 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698587 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING PAYLOAD POSITIONABLE MOBILE CARRIERS AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR SEQUENCING DELIVERY OF OBJECTS | March 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17166963 | ONDO SELF-SERVE FOOD LOCKER ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | February 2021 | July 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17084272 | METHOD AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING MOTION PLANNING BASED ON IMAGE INFORMATION GENERATED BY A CAMERA | October 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17022624 | APPRATUS FOR CONVEYING PRODUCT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | September 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17016165 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF | September 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16916605 | SINGULATION OF ARBITRARY MIXED ITEMS | June 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16916601 | COORDINATING MULTIPLE ROBOTS TO MEET WORKFLOW AND AVOID CONFLICT | June 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16905837 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH WALL-BASED PACKING MECHANISM AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME | June 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16886734 | CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEM | May 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16881150 | Storage Systems and Methods for Robotic Picking | May 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16870949 | EzSort: EzGarment Assembly and Sorting System | May 2020 | May 2021 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16810307 | Drop Cart with Cashbox Data Reader Array and Autonomous Drop Cart Processing System for Automated Casino Accounting | March 2020 | June 2020 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16788275 | MODULAR SUSPENDED LOAD CONTROL APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | February 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16739971 | CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOT SYSTEM | January 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16720216 | ORDER PICKING METHOD AND MECHANISM | December 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16720605 | PHARMACEUTICAL STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF STORING AND RETRIEVING PHARMACEUTICALS | December 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16716130 | MAINTENANCE ACCESS ZONES FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS | December 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16701037 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING TRANSFER OF PLANTS WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL FACILITY | December 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16677157 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING MEDICATIONS FROM A CENTRAL PHARMACY TO A PATIENT IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY | November 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16672609 | MAIL MANIFEST SYSTEMS AND METHODS | November 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16667656 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | October 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16658849 | MATERIAL HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL SORTING OF ITEMS USING A DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE SORTING ARRAY | October 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16656794 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING SPECIMEN CONTAINERS BETWEEN DETECTION INSTRUMENTS | October 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16656361 | PRODUCT PICKING SYSTEM | October 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16655732 | MOBILE BASE UTILIZING TRANSPORTATION UNITS WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING ORDERED ITEMS | October 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16653184 | PALLET BUILDING SYSTEM | October 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16653409 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS | October 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16583616 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULAR CAMP SORTATION AND DYNAMIC LOADING LAYOUT GENERATION | September 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16496232 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING RFID LABELS USING RFID ENCODER ATTACHMENT | September 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16561039 | METHOD FOR FETCHING A TARGET BIN STORED IN A STORAGE SYSTEM | September 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16536697 | System and Method for Order Fulfillment Using Robots | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16559453 | STORAGE MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM | September 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16555301 | IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FULFILLMENT OF ORDERS | August 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16550751 | ITEM HANDLING AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR | August 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16540774 | SENSOR CONTROLLED DRIVE UNIT INGRESS AND EGRESS | August 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16537357 | Robotic Handling System | August 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16534345 | AUTOMATED TRACKING SYSTEM FOR BAKING PANS AND TRAYS | August 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16516334 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR INSULATING ITEMS DURING DELIVERY BY A MOBILE ROBOT | July 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16514240 | AUTONOMOUS LOCKER DELIVERY | July 2019 | March 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16512125 | AGENT IDENTIFICATION AND DISAMBIGUATION | July 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16502887 | ROBOTIC ORDER PICKING | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16456401 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATING TRANSFER OF PLANTS WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL FACILITY | June 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16443223 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING A BIN IN AN SMT SYSTEM | June 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16442635 | AUTOMATED BALANCING AND FLOW MANAGEMENT OF ITEMS IN MULTI-ITEM ORDERS TO PACKING EQUIPMENT | June 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16439069 | AUTONOMOUS PICKING FROM MIXED PALLETS | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16439100 | INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | June 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16433597 | Systems And Methods For Object Storage And Retrieval | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16430462 | ARTICLE PLACEMENT APPARATUS, STOCKER PROVIDED THEREWITH, AND TRANSPORT VEHICLE SYSTEM | June 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16430296 | DELIVERING ITEMS USING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | June 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16430013 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURELY DELIVERING PACKAGES TO DIFFERENT DELIVERY RECIPIENTS WITH A SINGLE VEHICLE | June 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16428843 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PACKAGES ARRIVING OUT OF SEQUENCE | May 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16428645 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH PACKING MECHANISM | May 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16465069 | STOCK SHELF MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DEVICE | May 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16418004 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEQUENCING OBJECTS HAVING RFID TAGS ON A MOVING CONVEYOR | May 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16414653 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF A PRESENTATION AREA | May 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16461166 | METHOD FOR SEQUENCING LOADS IN AN AUTOMATED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | May 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16408993 | MAIL MANIFEST SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16402064 | METHOD AND PICKING DEVICE FOR STORING A PLURALITY OF IDENTICAL PIECE GOODS | May 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16399549 | AUTOMATED ROBOTIC BATTERY TUG | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16393676 | MOBILE WORK STATION FOR TRANSPORTING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES | April 2019 | June 2019 | Allow | 1 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16391921 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING MEDICATIONS FROM A CENTRAL PHARMACY TO A PATIENT IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY | April 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16391536 | PALLET BUILDING SYSTEM | April 2019 | May 2019 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16390450 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM OF SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION FACILITY, ASSOCIATED MOVABLE CONTAINER AND METHOD | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16389271 | CONTINUOUS FLOW OPERATION OF A MERGE SYSTEM | April 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16387811 | SORTING SUPPORT METHODS, SORTING SYSTEMS, AND FLATBED MACHINE TOOLS | April 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16387745 | SORTING SUPPORT METHOD AND FLATBED MACHINE TOOL | April 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16384927 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF ROBOT SYSTEM FOR TAKING OUT WORKPIECES LOADED IN BULK | April 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16381371 | RETAIL INVENTORY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | April 2019 | May 2019 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16381978 | INVENTORY SYSTEM WITH EFFICIENT OPERATOR HANDLING OF INVENTORY ITEMS | April 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16377740 | WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16340330 | High Density Manufacturing Cell (HDMC) Structure or The Like | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16339471 | AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE FULFILLMENT OPERATIONS AND SYSTEM | April 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16373029 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AQUATIC TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION | April 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16358506 | MAINTENANCE ACCESS ZONES FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS | March 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16296854 | LOAD HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16296676 | LOAD PLANNING OPTIMIZATION USING AUTOMATED 3D PACKING | March 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16292424 | CONTROL OF AT LEAST TWO MOBILE INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS IN A GOODS LOGISTICS FACILITY | March 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16330176 | FEEDER SYSTEM, PICK AND PLACE MACHINE, AND METHOD | March 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16290514 | Coordinated Operation of Robots On Different Planes | March 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16288178 | INTELLIGENT SORTING OF MATERIALS THAT INCLUDE CERAMIC | February 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16329666 | SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY COMPENSATING POSITION ERRORS OF A SAMPLE | February 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16277231 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULAR CAMP SORTATION AND DYNAMIC LOADING LAYOUT GENERATION | February 2019 | July 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16274388 | Mobile Storage System with Direct Wireless Connectivity | February 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16266433 | BAGGING SYSTEM FOR STORE MERCHANDISE | February 2019 | March 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16265258 | AUTO-NAVIGATING ROBOTIC PROCESSING VEHICLE | February 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16265876 | AUTONOMOUS LOCKER DELIVERY | February 2019 | April 2019 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16259281 | SECURED DELIVERY LOCKER | January 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16260042 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATING TRANSFER OF PLANTS WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL FACILITY | January 2019 | March 2019 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16255317 | DELIVERY SYSTEM | January 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16248200 | STACKABLE INVENTORY STORAGE MODULE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | January 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16245015 | CONSIGNMENT STORE AND METHOD FOR ACCEPTING, TEMPORARILY STORING AND ISSUING CONSIGNMENTS | January 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE.
With a 100.0% 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, 31.2% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE works in Art Unit 3651 and has examined 1,043 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE's allowance rate of 88.5% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE receive 1.17 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% 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 CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 90% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE. 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, 42.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% 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 70.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 92% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 75% 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 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.7% 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, 48.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% 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 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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 3.0% of allowed cases (in the 74% 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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