Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17253171 | YARN STORAGE DEVICE FOR A YARN PROCESSING MACHINE | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16960231 | LEAD WIRE PULLING OUT MECHANISM | July 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16716982 | TEXTILE MACHINE PRODUCING CROSS-WOUND PACKAGES, COMPRISING A CROSS-WOUND PACKAGE TRANSPORT APPARATUS | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16526595 | AUTOMATED CREEL ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | July 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16356780 | FILTER TUBE INSTALLATION APPARATUS | March 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16094385 | A REEL | October 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16159658 | STACKABLE WIRE-DISPENSING CONTAINER | October 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16159659 | STACKABLE WIRE-DISPENSING CONTAINER | October 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16147121 | YARN FEEDER | September 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16114485 | HORIZONTALLY WOUND COIL OF METALLURGICALLY HEAT TREATED METAL TUBING IN A MULTI-LAYERED CONFIGURATION | August 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16027012 | COILER BAR ASSEMBLY | July 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16003230 | Compact Creel Construction | June 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15990687 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A FREE-SPINNING WIRE DISPENSING REEL | May 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15989500 | Safety Chuck | May 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15962715 | YARN FEEDER | April 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15768120 | Method and System for Splicing Nose Wire in a Facemask Manufacturing Process | April 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15767351 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGULATING WINDING TENSION AS FUNCTION OF BOBBIN DIAMETER | April 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15767352 | A METHOD TO POSITION SPINDLE PRECISELY IN TURRET TYPE AUTOMATIC WINDER | April 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15919323 | Sleeve for Winding with a Roving | March 2018 | December 2019 | Abandon | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15916767 | TWO-PART AND STACKABLE CABLE SPOOL ARRANGEMENT | March 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15913082 | Coiled Wire Winding Spool with Self-Centering Removable Endform Assembly | March 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15898554 | CORD WINDING APPARATUSES AND METHODS | February 2018 | December 2019 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15896231 | Dispenser for Elastomeric Monofilament Cord Used in Beading | February 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15896160 | WINDING CORE | February 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15844036 | STATIC GUIDE FOR WIRE PULLING | December 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15843738 | CABLE REEL WITH BRAKING | December 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15833091 | METHOD OF INSTALLING CABLE ON CABLE REEL | December 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15833739 | Method and Apparatus for Dispensing Fence Wire | December 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15818497 | WEB CONVEYANCE APPARATUS | November 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15571056 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BOBBINS OF STRETCH FILM | November 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15797865 | CORELESS WOUND COIL DISPENSER WITH OPTIONAL CABLE STORAGE FOR AN OPTICAL TERMINAL NETWORK | October 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15553265 | BOBBIN AND BOBBINLESS TRANSPORT METHOD | October 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15569295 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WINDING AN EXCESS LENGTH OF AN OPTICAL FIBER ONTO A BOBBIN | October 2017 | December 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15569268 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSERTING AN OPTICAL FIBER ONTO A BOBBIN | October 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15567349 | Deflection roller, use of said deflection roller and tire building machines comprising said deflection roller | October 2017 | November 2018 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15730858 | SPOOL WINDER | October 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15549680 | THREAD FEEDER OF ROTARY DRUM TYPE WITH DETECTION OF THE DENSITY OF THREAD PRESENT THEREON | August 2017 | February 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15668333 | REEL CHANGING DEVICE AND REEL CHANGING METHOD | August 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15664964 | YARN FEEDER | July 2017 | November 2018 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15664549 | Apparatus and Methods for Winding Coil | July 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15665262 | SENSING APPARATUS FOR YARN FEEDER | July 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15662019 | PACKAGE WITH HIGH YOUNG'S MODULUS YARN AND METHOD FOR WINDING THE YARN PACKAGE | July 2017 | December 2018 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15647199 | CABLE MANAGEMENT SPOOL | July 2017 | February 2019 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15643590 | THREAD STORAGE APPARATUS WITH TOP AND BOTTOM CONNECTORS | July 2017 | June 2019 | Abandon | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15639146 | REEL MADE OF MOLDED COMPONENTS | June 2017 | December 2019 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15537641 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPER ROLLS | June 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15624133 | YARN FEEDER WITH MOTORIZED YARN WINDING SPOOL | June 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15532058 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AN EXTRUDED ELASTOMER STRAND DURING TRANSPORT TO A PROCESSING LOCATION | May 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15607932 | METHOD FOR WINDING A TECHNICAL YARN, YARN SPOOLING MACHINE, YARN SPOOLING MACHINE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A YARN SPOOL | May 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15531507 | WINDING MATERIAL GUIDE DEVICE | May 2017 | August 2017 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15308782 | FLAT CABLE REEL DEVICE | May 2017 | November 2019 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15603825 | METHOD FOR CUTTING AND CONNECTING TWO BANDS END TO END, AN UNROLLING MACHINE AND A CUTTING AND CONNECTING DEVICE | May 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15600034 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WINDING COIL | May 2017 | November 2018 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15594299 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPOOLING WIRE | May 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15591251 | WINDING MACHINE FOR SPOOLS OF WEB MATERIAL AND METHOD | May 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15591276 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE WINDING OF STRIPS OF WEB MATERIAL WITH MEANS FOR TRANSVERSAL CUTTING OF THE STRIPS AND ANCHORING OF THE STRIPS TO THE WINDING CORE | May 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15591319 | MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPOOLS WITH A SYSTEM FOR ALIGNMENT OF THE LONGITUDINAL CUTTING BLADES AND THE PATH OF THE LONGITUDINAL STRIPS GENERATED BY CUTTING WITH THE BLADES, AND RELEVANT METHOD | May 2017 | February 2019 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15587847 | YARN SWIFT | May 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15585943 | FIBER REEL-IN-BOX CABLE PACKAGING ARRANGEMENT | May 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15523574 | EDGE CONTACT SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT METHOD AND APPARATUS | May 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15494445 | CABLE BLOWING APPARATUS AND METHOD | April 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15487372 | Cable Coiling Machine | April 2017 | January 2019 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15482025 | INDEPENDENTLY ROTATABLE FLANGES AND ATTACHABLE ARBOR HOLE ADAPTERS | April 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15482146 | UNIVERSAL WINDER | April 2017 | January 2018 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15467671 | STRING REELS WITH LEVEL WIND APPARATUS | March 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15464930 | Apparatus and Methods for Winding and Cutting Wire or Cable | March 2017 | February 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15465327 | TENSION CONTROL DEVICE AND CONVEYING DEVICE | March 2017 | November 2017 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15462452 | MEDIUM WIND-UP APPARATUS | March 2017 | January 2019 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15458894 | AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR ALIGNING A WINDING SLEEVE AS WELL AS METHODS FOR ALIGNING A WINDING SLEEVE | March 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15457726 | MEANDERING CORRECTION APPARATUS, BASE MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEANDERING CORRECTION METHOD | March 2017 | October 2019 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15433785 | CABLE REEL WITH BRAKING | February 2017 | September 2017 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15433789 | METHOD OF INSTALLING CABLE ON CABLE REEL | February 2017 | September 2017 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15432856 | AUTOMATIC CUT AND TRANSFER COILER AND OR SPOOLER | February 2017 | November 2019 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15501621 | FLOATING FEED ASSIST UNIT FOR THE PAYOFF OF BULK PACKAGED WELDING WIRE | February 2017 | May 2018 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15422839 | YARN TRAVERSING DEVICE FOR A SPOOLING DEVICE OF A TEXTILE MACHINE PRODUCING CROSS-WOUND BOBBINS | February 2017 | November 2017 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15500232 | WINDING DEVICE FOR WINDING A MATERIAL TO BE WOUND AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WINDING DEVICE FOR WINDING A MATERIAL TO BE WOUND | January 2017 | August 2017 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15416740 | MECHANICAL DISPENSER FOR PERFORATED SHEET PRODUCTS | January 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15413633 | FILM ROLL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FILM ROLL | January 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15410004 | PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR ACCOMMODATING DIFFERENT SIZES OF PAPER TOWEL ROLLS | January 2017 | November 2019 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15407923 | Dispenser with Noise Dampener | January 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15406000 | HOSE-REELING APPARATUS | January 2017 | December 2019 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15399985 | DEVICE FOR WINDING ELONGATE FLEXIBLE OBJECTS | January 2017 | June 2017 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15394443 | POWER DRIVEN CIRCUIT WIRE BOX | December 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15394606 | STACKABLE WIRE-DISPENSING CONTAINER | December 2016 | August 2018 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15394749 | Dispenser Apparatus | December 2016 | January 2019 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15322983 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WINDING A CONTINUOUS FLEXIBLE ELONGATED ELEMENT | December 2016 | May 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15321676 | DEVICE FOR TOWING A VERY LONG TUBULAR OBJECT | December 2016 | June 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15321687 | DEVICE FOR TOWING A VERY LONG TUBULAR OBJECT | December 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15380558 | LAYING HEAD | December 2016 | January 2018 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15368784 | Dispenser For Roll Of Coreless Web Material | December 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15364025 | REMOVABLE WEAR HUBS FOR A SPOOL OR REEL | November 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15312396 | WINDING DEVICE FOR STRAND-LIKE MATERIAL TO BE WOUND | November 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15310278 | COIL MAKING APPARATUS AND METHOD | November 2016 | April 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15297320 | BULK WIRE DISTRIBUTION CART | October 2016 | February 2018 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15303817 | FEEDER | October 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15287429 | INDEPENDENTLY ROTATABLE FLANGES AND ATTACHABLE ARBOR HOLE ADAPTERS | October 2016 | March 2017 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15277441 | Automatic Cable Spooling Device | September 2016 | January 2019 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15271484 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WORK STATION OF A SPINNING OR WINDING MACHINE, AND A CORRESPONDING WORK STATION | September 2016 | November 2017 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15266789 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM TO STORE, MANEUVER AND PAY-OUT MATERIAL STORED ON REELS | September 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15264831 | ZERO TURN RADIUS REEL | September 2016 | April 2017 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DONDERO, WILLIAM E.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 20.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner DONDERO, WILLIAM E works in Art Unit 3654 and has examined 636 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner DONDERO, WILLIAM E's allowance rate of 65.9% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by DONDERO, WILLIAM E receive 1.21 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 DONDERO, WILLIAM E is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DONDERO, WILLIAM E. 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% 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 41.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 64% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 98% 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 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 53.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% 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 6.0% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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 1.0% 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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