USPTO Examiner DIAS RAVEEN J - Art Unit 3654

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18410048BICYCLE ECCENTRIC PULLEY WHEELJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18408302TOOTHED POWER TRANSMISSION BELT WITH BACK FABRICJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1411YesNo
18395320MODULAR SPOOL FOR AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR PLATFORMDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18502255BICYCLE SPROCKETNovember 2023March 2025Allow1700YesNo
18383346CHAIN TENSIONEROctober 2023October 2024Allow1110YesNo
18484822BICYCLE REAR DERAILLEUR AND FRAME CONNECTIONOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720NoNo
18458719TOOTH JUMP PROTECTION DEVICEAugust 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18457851TAPE SUPPLY DEVICE, OPTICAL CABLE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL CABLE MANUFACTURING METHODAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610NoNo
18360815ROLLER ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF ROLLERJuly 2023May 2024Allow1020NoNo
18330717MAGNETIC TAPE APPARATUS, MAGNETIC TAPE, AND MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGEJune 2023April 2025Allow2200NoNo
18326454BICYCLE DERAILLEURMay 2023May 2025Allow2420NoNo
18143918MULTI-SPEED REAR DRIVE FOR A BICYCLEMay 2023September 2024Allow1620NoNo
18136429ROLL ACCOMMODATION UNIT, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ROLL SETTING METHODApril 2023July 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18187856REAR DERAILLEURMarch 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18124463CHAIN GUIDE, CHAIN DRIVE DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMMarch 2023July 2024Allow1620NoNo
18183322BICYCLE CHAINMarch 2023December 2023Abandon910NoNo
18112051Drill-Powered Drip Tape Winder and Method of UseFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1410YesNo
18171183MICRO-ADJUSTABLE ROTARY CLOSUREFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810YesNo
18109816Front Derailleur Electrical ActuatorFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610YesNo
18094321BICYCLE DERAILLEURJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1920NoNo
18080261CHAIN GUIDE ASSEMBLY FRAMEDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210YesNo
18080347CHAIN GUIDE ASSEMBLY FRAMEDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310YesNo
18065539RING TENSIONERDecember 2022January 2024Allow1410NoNo
18009181AN APPARATUS FOR ELIMINATING SLACK AND VIBRATIONS IN THE CHAIN OF A CHAIN DRIVEDecember 2022January 2024Allow1300YesNo
18076000CORE WITH CUSHION STRIP AND VARYING SLOT DEPTHDecember 2022January 2024Allow1410NoNo
18062284BELT PROVIDED WITH A WEAR INDICATORDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18060534WINCH WITH HELICAL GROOVE AND LINE GUIDENovember 2022June 2025Abandon3110NoNo
18071352BICYCLE GEAR SHIFTING SYSTEMNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17994566TENSIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2022July 2023Allow820NoNo
17975470BEARING PIVOT TENSIONER ASSEMBLYOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610NoNo
17960062OPTIMIZING BELT AND WHEEL SYSTEMSOctober 2022August 2024Allow2320NoNo
17956895LACING DEVICE AND ANTI-REVERSE MECHANISM THEREOFSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1800YesNo
17946618BICYCLE DERAILLEURSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2530YesNo
17945909BICYCLE REAR DERAILLEURSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310YesNo
17909590UNWINDING MANDREL FOR CONNECTING TO AN UNWINDING APPARATUS FOR UNWINDING ELONGATE MATERIALSSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3120NoNo
17908598WINDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COILSeptember 2022February 2025Allow3000NoNo
17895509OSCILLATING TRAVERSE COILERAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17904858CARRIER TAPE PROCESSING DEVICE AND CARRIER TAPE PROCESSING METHODAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17799475WINDERAugust 2022October 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17881824TENSIONER LEVERAugust 2022April 2023Allow800NoNo
17867127BICYCLE DERAILLEURJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17791999REEL BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REEL BODY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLEJuly 2022June 2024Allow2320NoNo
17848518REEL HANDLING MACHINEJune 2022September 2024Allow2710NoNo
17835560MECHANICAL CHAIN TENSIONERJune 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17835569SPLIT SPOOL ASSEMBLY FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTERJune 2022October 2024Abandon2801NoNo
17832808PIVOT SHAFT TENSIONER ASSEMBLYJune 2022May 2024Allow2320NoNo
17829547Binding DeviceJune 2022August 2024Allow2710NoNo
17779691FIBER BUNDLE HANDOVERMay 2022November 2024Allow3010NoNo
17664730SHEET AFFIXING APPARATUSMay 2022July 2024Abandon2620YesNo
17778630CONTINUOUS DISPENSING REEL SYSTEMMay 2022May 2025Allow3610NoNo
17777534REEL MEMBER AND ADHESIVE FILM WINDING BODYMay 2022June 2025Allow3730YesNo
17735110Orbital TensionerMay 2022December 2023Abandon2020NoNo
17659353DEVICE FOR WRAPPING THREAD AROUND A HEAD OF A PERCUSSION MALLETApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17754913DIGITAL CREEL SYSTEMApril 2022January 2025Allow3311NoNo
17719306LINKAGE AND DERAILLEUR FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLEApril 2022July 2023Allow1510NoNo
17713924Motorized Reel Apparatus for Needle Biopsy OperationsApril 2022March 2024Allow2300YesNo
17713231METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AND SPOOLING A PAPER WEBApril 2022July 2025Allow3930NoNo
17713235METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AND SPOOLING A PAPER WEBApril 2022November 2024Allow3100YesNo
17702726FEED DEVICEMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17691742Cable Drive UnitMarch 2022June 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17686176REFILLABLE LAMINATING FILM CARTRIDGE SYSTEM AND REFILL THEREOFMarch 2022March 2025Allow3710NoNo
17680541HIGH-OFFSET BELT TENSIONER WITH COUNTERBALANCE TORSION SPRING FORCEFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3430NoNo
17648617TOOTH JUMP PROTECTION DEVICEJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3610NoNo
17580736FRICTION TRANSMISSION BELTJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4140YesNo
17648488METHOD(S) TO APPLY TENSION TO INCREASE DRIVETRAIN JUMP TORQUE CAPACITYJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1710YesNo
17562174METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AND SPOOLING A PAPER WEBDecember 2021December 2024Allow3511NoNo
17558786COILING DEVICE FOR A LARGE RANGE OF METAL STRIP THICKNESSESDecember 2021October 2023Allow2110YesNo
17557682REAR DERAILLEURDecember 2021April 2024Allow2830YesNo
17555593BASH GUARD DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR BICYCLE COMPONENTSDecember 2021March 2025Allow3940YesNo
17554936MODULAR SPOOL FOR AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR PLATFORMDecember 2021August 2023Allow2020NoNo
17553034MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC PUNCHING, LAMINATING, TAPE-PREPARING AND CUTTING FOR TAILING ENDS OF COILED MATERIALSDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410NoNo
17546849CHAINDecember 2021March 2025Abandon3930YesNo
17537379BRACKET APPARATUS AND BRACKET ASSEMBLYNovember 2021June 2025Allow4320NoNo
17525997PAPER SHEET STORAGE DEVICENovember 2021October 2024Allow3530NoNo
17609732ISOLATION DEVICE WITH TWO OR MORE SPRINGS IN SERIESNovember 2021September 2024Allow3520YesNo
17519708CHAIN GUIDENovember 2021February 2023Allow1610YesNo
17519691CHAIN GUIDE MECHANISMNovember 2021April 2023Allow1710NoNo
17517002Motorized Retractable Ribbon BarrierNovember 2021August 2024Allow3310NoNo
17514363ELECTRIC WINDER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAMEOctober 2021September 2023Allow2200YesNo
17505703CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION HAVING TUNABLE ACCELERATION AND DECELERATIONOctober 2021May 2023Allow1910NoNo
17501469TENSIONEROctober 2021May 2023Allow1910NoNo
17497981SPOOL AND LACING MODULE PROVIDED WITH SAMEOctober 2021September 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17497982SPOOL AND LACING MODULE PROVIDED WITH SAMEOctober 2021April 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17491337REUSABLE REELSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2710NoNo
17487125CHAIN GUIDESeptember 2021April 2023Allow1920NoNo
17598803STATOR COIL WINDING MACHINESeptember 2021June 2024Allow3300NoNo
17442940V-Ribbed Belt, Production Method Therefor, and Rubber CompositionSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3410YesNo
17464295COMPRESSED CORELESS ROLL OF SHEET PRODUCT HAVING A CENTER INDICATORSeptember 2021September 2023Abandon2520NoNo
17458808MULTI-SPROCKET ARRANGEMENT FOR A REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE, AND REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLYAugust 2021March 2024Allow3120YesNo
17412765MULTI-SPROCKET ASSEMBLY AND REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE WITH A DERAILLEUR SYSTEMAugust 2021August 2023Allow2320NoNo
17410229TENSIONER WITH STAMPED PIVOT PINAugust 2021March 2023Allow1910NoNo
17404267RETRACTABLE TOOL LANYARDAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17394050MULTI-SPEED REAR DRIVE FOR A BICYCLEAugust 2021January 2023Allow1810YesNo
17443922CABLE REELJuly 2021October 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17372731BELT TENSIONING DEVICE WITH A BELT DRIVEJuly 2021January 2023Allow1810YesNo
17369365METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING PRESSWAREJuly 2021December 2023Allow2910YesNo
17359881TENSIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2021September 2022Allow1520YesNo
17304899DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLYJune 2021January 2023Allow1810NoNo
17350213Method for Producing Coreless Roll ProductsJune 2021April 2024Allow3410NoNo
17349319BELT DRIVE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2021April 2023Abandon2210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DIAS, RAVEEN J.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.3%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner DIAS, RAVEEN J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DIAS, RAVEEN J works in Art Unit 3654 and has examined 369 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DIAS, RAVEEN J's allowance rate of 82.4% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by DIAS, RAVEEN J receive 1.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DIAS, RAVEEN J is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DIAS, RAVEEN J. This interview benefit is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.7% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 72.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 91% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 43.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 33% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 69% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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