Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19001493 | INTERMITTENT MOVING MECHANISM AND INTERMITTENT DIVERSION DEVICE | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18873801 | FEEDER | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18969219 | HOT-STATE EFFICIENT FILLING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ROOTS OF FLANGES OF CLARIFICATION SECTIONS OF PLATINUM CHANNELS | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18884304 | CLAMPING DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATIC DIRECTION ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION IN VEHICLE BODY WELDING CONVEYING LINE | September 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18810748 | MONORAIL INDEPENDENT DUAL-SLIDER SYNCHRONOUS BELT SLIDING TABLE MODULE COMPONENT WITH COMPACT STRUCTURE | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18722048 | LINEAR CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL APPARATUS | June 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18644751 | POSITIVE-DRIVE SPIRAL CONVEYOR | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18702895 | DEFLECTING DEVICE FOR AN ELONGATE ITEM | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18420218 | CASED GOODS INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18404730 | INTEGRATED MOTORIZED CONVEYOR ROLLERS | January 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18398628 | DYNAMIC CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CUSTOM SIZED PACKAGING | December 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18394312 | TIE PLATE ORIENTATION DEVICE | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18571524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ORIENTING PRODUCT CONTAINERS | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517464 | APPARTUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REPOSITIONING ITEMS WITHIN A CARTRIDGE FOR STORING AND CONVEYING ITEMS WITHIN A FOOD DELIVERY APPARATUS | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18287500 | SORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING PRODUCTS | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381015 | Article Transport Facility | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18552646 | CONVEYOR ARRANGEMENT | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18470949 | HIGH-RATE AT HIGH-DENSITY TUNABLE ACCUMULATION CONVEYOR | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469186 | REPLENISHMENT AND ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEM | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463908 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING CONTAINER GROUPS | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18548293 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, APPARATUS FOR DATA PROCESSING, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A CONTROL DEVICE OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449441 | CONVEYING SYSTEM | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448552 | PICKFACE BUILDER FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18227804 | FASTENER FOR CABLE CONVEYOR BELT | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360081 | LINEAR MOTOR CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH DIVERTER AND METHOD FOR DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION THEREOF | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273489 | SUPPORT LINK FOR A CONVEYOR BELT | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224166 | Article Transport Facility | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18261951 | COMPONENT SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18272506 | CONVEYOR BELT AND MODULES | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218650 | CONVEYOR DEVICE FOR THE DISTANCELESS AND PRESSURELESS, OR LOW-PRESSURE, ACCUMULATION OF OBJECTS, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345247 | CONVEYOR CONTROLLERS | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18345048 | MACHINE FOR SEPARATING PACKAGINGS | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18270515 | SYSTEM FOR SORTING PRODUCTS, METHOD FOR SORTING PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18214938 | INTEROPERABLE ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO LOAD/UNLOAD TRUCKS AND OTHER CONTAINERS | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18267970 | MATERIAL HANDLING DEVICE | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18266104 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH TRANSFER BELTS | June 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326498 | ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED BARRIER TRANSFER MACHINE | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316390 | Rail Wheel Chain Conveyor | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314614 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO IN AN AIRCRAFT PASSENGER CABIN | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18250789 | BAGGAGE-CONVEYING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING A BAGGAGE CAROUSEL OF A BAGGAGE-CONVEYING SYSTEM WITH ITEMS OF BAGGAGE | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139373 | BATTERY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, PLC, AND MEDIUM | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137678 | COMPONENT FEEDER AND COMPONENT FEEDING METHOD | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131525 | BAR TAPE | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125417 | CONVEYOR TRANSFER GUARDS | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246433 | MODULAR CONVEYOR BELT CARRYING PRODUCTS IN A REGULAR AND BALANCED MANNER | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024921 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF SHAPING AND APPLYING A SEGMENT TO A MOVING WEB WITH SIDE SHIFTING PUCKS | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18178063 | TRANSFER PULLING MEANS AND SYSTEM AND CONVEYING DEVICE HAVING SUCH A TRANSFER PULLING MEANS | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18023727 | SPIRAL CONVEYOR | February 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042608 | APPARATUS FOR SORTING AND CONVEYING | February 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18041646 | GRIPPING DEVICE FOR GRIPPING, RETAINING AND GUIDING CONTAINERS, AND TRANSPORTING APPARATUS HAVING SUCH A GRIPPING DEVICE | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18020312 | CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPER SYSTEM WITH SIMPLE MAINTENANCE | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOVING ELEMENT ON A CURVED TRACK IN A CONVEYOR SYSTEM | February 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164354 | TIE PLATE ORIENTATION DEVICE | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101647 | RIGHT ANGLE TRANSFER DEVICE | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924370 | ROLLER-TYPE CONVEYING DEVICE FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SORTING | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005203 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AND CONVEYING ROOT CROPS | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084677 | Reconfigurable Tray Engaging Assembly | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066350 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKAGE SIZE DETECTION | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18002032 | DIRECT DRIVE DRUM FOR A MODULAR CONVEYOR BELT | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066402 | HIGH-RATE AT HIGH-DENSITY TUNABLE ACCUMULATION CONVEYOR | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077913 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPENSING AN ITEM FROM A DISPENSING APPARATUS | December 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17994139 | STICK PICK-UP DEVICE | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925069 | AUTOMATED METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING CLOSURE ELEMENTS | November 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998649 | TRANSFER APPARATUS AND PROCESS | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924838 | BUFFER SORT | November 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998353 | FEED UNIT FOR ARTICLES | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17983767 | DYNAMIC CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CUSTOM SIZED PACKAGING | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17918715 | METHOD FOR ARRANGING AND DELIVERING CONVEYED OBJECTS | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952331 | MATERIAL CONVEYING DEVICE AND MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944688 | Method and Apparatus for Infeed of Accumulator | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944507 | Article Transport Facility | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944787 | TRANSPORTATION DEVICE | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897430 | CONVEYOR PACKAGE-FLOW MEASURING SYSTEM | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891691 | PUSHER ELEMENT RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A SORTATION CONVEYOR | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801147 | ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ARRANGING ITEM DRAWN OUT FROM PACKING BOX | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17887683 | LUMBER UNSCRAMBLER AND METHOD OF USING THE UNSCRAMBLER | August 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882121 | VISION SENSOR INFEED SYSTEM | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874726 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND HOLDING APPARATUS | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758387 | A METHOD TO PREDICT A DETERIORATION IN A PASSENGER MOVING SYSTEM | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17804585 | Configurable Belt Conveyor | May 2022 | June 2023 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780539 | DUAL-LAYER LINEAR CROSS BELT SORTING SYSTEM | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17748479 | TRAPDOOR REJECTION SUBSYSTEM FOR A CONVEYOR SYSTEM | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17748736 | Information Processing Device | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17748807 | Information Display Device | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743189 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STORING AND CONVEYING ITEMS WITHIN A FOOD DELIVERY APPARATUS | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737185 | POSITIVE-DRIVE SPIRAL CONVEYOR BELT | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17730535 | RADIAL STACKING CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH FEEDER | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726779 | Article Transport Facility, Transport Vehicle Arranging Method, and Transport Vehicle Arranging Program | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727304 | CONVEYOR ROLLER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720597 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A CONVEYOR PRINTER | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658917 | STOCKPILE MODIFICATION SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17657007 | PICKFACE BUILDER FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS | March 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17762300 | CONVEYANCE APPARATUS, CONVEYANCE METHOD AND FOOD PRODUCTION METHOD | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698484 | ROUTING OF TOTES AND BOTTLES WITHIN A PHARMACY CONVEYOR SYSTEM | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17692757 | IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND ARTICLE INSPECTION SYSTEM | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693294 | MAGNETIC XY SORTING CONVEYOR | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685759 | PACKAGING TRANSPORT DEVICE | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639760 | PALLETIZING SYSTEM AND PALLETIZING METHOD | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671910 | Conveyor Belt Sanding Assembly | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671136 | CONVEYOR CONTROLLERS | February 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUSHIN, LESTER III.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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, 23.1% 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 RUSHIN, LESTER III works in Art Unit 3651 and has examined 804 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.
Examiner RUSHIN, LESTER III's allowance rate of 89.9% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RUSHIN, LESTER III receive 1.29 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 25% 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 RUSHIN, LESTER III is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 93% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUSHIN, LESTER III. This interview benefit is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 78% 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 67.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 74% 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, 39.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 38% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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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