Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18797213 | Stand for Concealing a Person and Supporting a Target Apparatus | August 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18665593 | SHEET STACKER AND PRINTING APPARATUS | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662082 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE THAT SEQUENTIALLY DRAWS OUT AND FEEDS SHEETS FROM SHEET TRAY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18706747 | GLAZED DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR, COMPRISING A FLUSH-FITTED MOVABLE PANEL, AND CORRESPONDING DOOR | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18706393 | GLAZED DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR, COMPRISING A FLUSH-FITTED MOVABLE PANEL, AND CORRESPONDING DOOR | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18589111 | MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438241 | MEDIUM EJECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435435 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18429486 | SHEET FEEDER | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18291955 | Hopper for collecting and dispensing discrete medicaments, outlet valve, dispensing device comprising said hopper and method | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18303086 | POLYURETHANE COATINGS WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18134699 | MODULAR SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PLUMBING CONNECTIONS | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17700712 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LOAD STRUCTURE | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17531763 | ADVANCED WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTIC SYSTEMS USING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE LIFT ROBOTS | November 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17002587 | WAFER ALIGNER | August 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16701509 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16667105 | MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING A SKEW OF A MEDIUM USING THREE SENSORS | October 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16567702 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | September 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16513898 | Masonry Tool | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16512269 | Bidirectional Wedge Clamp | July 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16501870 | Apparatus And System For Safe Manipulation And Removal Of Highway Guardrail | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16411114 | PORTABLE MULTI-FUNCTION HERB GRINDER | May 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16257002 | Console Gear-Shift Spill Guard for Car, Automobile, Truck, and Other Vehicles | January 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16305727 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | November 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15895362 | Smart Wireless Thermo-Sensing Device | February 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15495516 | ENDLESS BELT FLEXIBLE TUBE CLEANING LANCE DRIVE APPARATUS | April 2017 | October 2017 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15486066 | SHEET MATERIAL FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | April 2017 | November 2017 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15485477 | SHEET LOADING DEVICE | April 2017 | December 2017 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15483277 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SHEET FEEDER | April 2017 | November 2017 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15448835 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | March 2017 | November 2017 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15441477 | Sheet Conveying Apparatus | February 2017 | November 2017 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15504580 | ROTARY PAPER MONEY CONVEYING DEVICE | February 2017 | June 2017 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15353937 | SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | November 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15207429 | SHEET MATERIAL FEEDING APPARATUS | July 2016 | November 2017 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15136090 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS | April 2016 | November 2017 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15131086 | DEVICES FOR GUIDING AND CONVEYING WIRE-SHAPED OR STRAND-SHAPED PRODUCTS | April 2016 | September 2017 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14916756 | TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR BAND AND/OR STRIP-SHAPED MATERIAL | March 2016 | December 2017 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14914867 | FEEDER | February 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14912539 | FEEDER | February 2016 | August 2017 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14968015 | PRINTER | December 2015 | December 2017 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14966187 | RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME | December 2015 | September 2017 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14953247 | PAPER OUTPUTTING MECHANISM | November 2015 | September 2017 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14939145 | DEVICE FOR DECURLING A WEB OF MATERIAL, SUCH AS A PAPER WEB | November 2015 | December 2017 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14772815 | TRANSFER PATH ALTERING DEVICE | September 2015 | December 2017 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14766792 | FESTOON DEVICE | August 2015 | November 2017 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14792002 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE | July 2015 | July 2017 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14653322 | STATIC REDUCTION ROLLER AND METHOD FOR REDUCING STATIC ON A WEB | June 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14648756 | STEEL-SHEET SNAKING PREVENTING DEVICE AND STEEL-SHEET SNAKING PREVENTING METHOD FOR VERTICAL LOOPER | June 2015 | September 2017 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14647548 | TAPE FEEDER | May 2015 | January 2017 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14716897 | DOCUMENT CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | May 2015 | August 2017 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14712463 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | May 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14442705 | CASSETTE FOR STORING SHEET MEDIA | May 2015 | September 2017 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14707107 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | May 2015 | December 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14440806 | DEVICE FOR GUIDING FIBRE TOWS THROUGH OXIDATION FURNACES | May 2015 | June 2017 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14693259 | FLEXIBLE TUBE CLEANING LANCE DRIVE APPARATUS | April 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14693187 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | April 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14671402 | APPARATUS FOR PROPELLING A COIL CLAD HOSE | March 2015 | November 2016 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14670797 | Image Reader and Sheet Feeding Device | March 2015 | April 2016 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14670147 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS | March 2015 | November 2016 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14667957 | STACKING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | March 2015 | August 2016 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14663397 | RECORDING SHEET STACKING TRAY | March 2015 | December 2015 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14643157 | CASH CASSETTE COMPRISING A PRESS-ON UNIT HAVING AN ELASTIC SNAP-IN ELEMENT | March 2015 | February 2016 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14426465 | COMPENSATING DEVICE FOR FLUCTUATING CONVEYING SPEEDS OF A FIBROUS NONWOVEN | March 2015 | December 2016 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14635092 | SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | March 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14626627 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS | February 2015 | January 2016 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14421242 | ADAPTABLE WEB SPREADING DEVICE | February 2015 | April 2017 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14420021 | CARRIER TAPE FEEDER FOR CHIP MOUNTER | February 2015 | October 2016 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14612967 | RECORDING MATERIAL DISCHARGE DEVICE AND RECORDING MATERIAL PROCESSING DEVICE USING THE SAME | February 2015 | June 2017 | Abandon | 28 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14417351 | TAPE FEEDER AND TAPE FEEDING METHOD | January 2015 | August 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14415877 | Manufacturing system for processing a web | January 2015 | September 2016 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14415019 | TAPE FEEDER AND TAPE SETTING METHOD | January 2015 | September 2017 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14587495 | CABLE TRANSPORT DEVICE | December 2014 | August 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14585577 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | December 2014 | November 2015 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14408694 | TAPE FEEDER AND TAPE FEEDER CABINET | December 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14568770 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME | December 2014 | November 2015 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14555127 | SHEET DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | November 2014 | September 2016 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14552906 | TAPE FEEDER, COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS AND COMPONENT FEEDING METHOD | November 2014 | January 2017 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14403342 | SUCTION ROLL DEVICE | November 2014 | April 2017 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14403205 | LOOP AMOUNT ABSORPTION APPARATUS OF SLITTER LINE | November 2014 | November 2017 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14542838 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND PROCESS | November 2014 | November 2016 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14536736 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | November 2014 | November 2015 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14536725 | INK-JET PRINTER | November 2014 | November 2015 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14529437 | SHEET PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | October 2014 | October 2015 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14529053 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING ITEMS USING POSITION COMPENSATION | October 2014 | October 2016 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14525507 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | October 2014 | September 2015 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14519545 | SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | October 2014 | November 2015 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14513678 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | October 2014 | July 2015 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14511736 | OUTPUT ASSEMBLY FOR RECEIVING A SHEET OUTPUT BY A PRINTING DEVICE | October 2014 | November 2015 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14508633 | FEEDING DEVICE | October 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14504236 | COUPLING DEVICE, SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND DRIVING FORCE TRANSMITTING DEVICE | October 2014 | December 2016 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14389241 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR AN ELONGATE ARTICLE | September 2014 | July 2017 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14496307 | SHEET SIZE SETTING DEVICE, AND SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2014 | February 2015 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14497217 | CONVEYING ROLLER UNIT, SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS | September 2014 | May 2015 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14496686 | Image Reading Device | September 2014 | September 2015 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14493812 | Apparatus and Method for Transport of Balancing Weights | September 2014 | August 2017 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14491087 | SHEET SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | September 2014 | May 2015 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14490038 | PRINTING MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | September 2014 | August 2015 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14238177 | SUBSTRATE ROLLERS | September 2014 | July 2016 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14486087 | MEDIUM TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS | September 2014 | May 2015 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14483496 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | September 2014 | July 2015 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCCULLOUGH, MICHAEL C.
With a 37.5% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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, 24.4% 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 MCCULLOUGH, MICHAEL C works in Art Unit 3653 and has examined 708 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner MCCULLOUGH, MICHAEL C's allowance rate of 83.1% places them in the 57% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MCCULLOUGH, MICHAEL C receive 1.81 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 41% 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 MCCULLOUGH, MICHAEL C is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCCULLOUGH, MICHAEL C. This interview benefit is in the 20% 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, 31.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% 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 39.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% 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, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 38% 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 77.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.4% 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, 65.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% 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 13.0% of allowed cases (in the 96% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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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