Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19010276 | RETRACTABLE DATA CABLE | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18872490 | DUAL POSITION WEB TRANSFER SYSTEM | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18958436 | ADHESIVE PAPERBAND COMPOSITE FOR TURN UP PROCEDURE | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18645329 | WINDING SHAFT, CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18634041 | ADHESIVE PAPERBAND COMPOSITE FOR TURN UP PROCEDURE | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606131 | ROLL UNWINDING CRADLE | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18601955 | SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433496 | CONSUMABLE REWINDING DEVICE AND 3D PRINTING APPARATUS | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18430876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED PAPER TURN UP SYSTEMS WITH CONTROLLED PAPERBAND TENSION | February 2024 | December 2024 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18534405 | FLEXIBLE LAYER SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND RETRACTABLE DEVICE | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18564773 | REEL ASSEMBLY FOR A HOUSING | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18564573 | UNWINDING SYSTEM, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR UNWINDING A TIRE COMPONENT FROM A STOCK REEL | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504045 | TURN-UP PAPERBAND GUIDE WITH VARIABLE TENSION CONTROL | November 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18384789 | ADHESIVE PAPERBAND COMPOSITE FOR TURN UP PROCEDURE | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18493373 | WINDING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18376325 | Tarp Rolling Device | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474836 | CORD REEL | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284140 | RELIABLE HANDLING OF SLEEVES OR METAL COILS OF SMALL EXTERNAL DIAMETER ON A COILER MANDREL | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449099 | HOSE REEL SYSTEMS | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366185 | RETRACTABLE TOW REEL ASSEMBLY | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366666 | ROLL REPLACING DEVICE AND ADHESIVE TAPE STICKING EQUIPMENT | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273485 | REEL FOR WINDING OR UNWINDING STRIP-SHAPED MATERIAL AND METHOD | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223602 | Single Web Automatic Splicing Unwind Machine and Method | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353896 | WINDING SHAFT, CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18219786 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A CORE FROM A REEL, MACHINE AND EXTRACTION STATION TO CARRY OUT SUCH METHOD | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18347781 | CORD TIGHTENING AND LOOSENING DEVICE, SHOE, GLOVE, MEDICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE DEVICE | July 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18347449 | Winding Device for a Longitudinally Cut Material Web and System for the Controlled Winding of a Longitudinally Cut Material Web | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18343214 | REWINDING APPARATUS AND REWINDING METHOD | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18334982 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING ROLLED STOCK WASTE | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207324 | BOX LACING CHANNEL FOR AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR PLATFORM | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18265490 | WINDING UNIT FOR A CABLE | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204369 | EMERGENCY STOP CUTTING MECHANISM FOR A WEB REWINDING DEVICE | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326308 | ROPE ADJUSTOR AND WEARABLE ITEM | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18322783 | TENSIONING MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR USING TENSIONING MECHANISM | May 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18038473 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR HANDLING CARDBOARD REELS | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038485 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR HANDLING CARDBOARD REELS | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038479 | PLANT AND METHOD FOR THE MOVEMENT OF CARDBOARD CORES | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322039 | HIGH SPEED PAPER WEB TURN-UP SYSTEM WITH A PREPARED LENGTH PAPER BAND COIL | May 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18200704 | SLIDING LOCK FOR BREAK-DOWN SPOOL | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318135 | UNIVERSAL POWER CORD HANDLING DEVICE | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18251750 | A METHOD AND A MACHINE FOR WINDING A WEB ONTO SPOOLS TO FORM A SUCCESSION OF WEB REELS | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309986 | CONDUIT RETRACTOR | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18248536 | UNWINDER OF THIN PLY PRODUCT WOUND ON A ROLL, WITH FACILITATED EXTRACTION OF THE ROLL | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031198 | UNWINDER WITH AUTOMATIC SWITCHING OF THE UNWINDING ROLL | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029860 | ROLL EXCHANGE CHAMBER, ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192990 | Bidirectional Spool Apparatus and Method of Use | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117984 | Firehose Winding Apparatus | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110435 | Center Drive Unwind System | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18168498 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE WIDTH TURN-UP PROCEDURES ON A PAPER PROCESSING MACHINE | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18163069 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160788 | BELT RETRACTOR | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18157149 | Hose Dispensing System | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005154 | BELT RETRACTOR | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152269 | COIL REPLACING DEVICE | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18150792 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED WEB THREADING ACCOMODATION BY A PAPERBAND TURN-UP SYSTEM | January 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18011910 | ROLL UNWINDER, WEB-FED PRINTING PRESS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A ROLL UNWINDER | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18001415 | BELT RETRACTOR | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075675 | DEVICE FOR WINDING UP AND UNWINDING AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ELEMENT | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994690 | Pet Safety Restraint Device For Vehicles | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925853 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A TRAVERSE WINDING DEFECT | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984648 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924289 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17983011 | Cable Supply System | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978842 | HOSE REEL ACCUMULATOR DRUM | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977949 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A TURN-UP PROCEDURE USING AN ADHESIVE PAPERBAND COMPOSITE | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18050057 | RETRACTABLE TOW REEL ASSEMBLY | October 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17973534 | SEPARATOR TENSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR STACKING SECONDARY BATTERIES | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965994 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED PAPER TURN UP SYSTEMS WITH CONTROLLED PAPERBAND TENSION | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17620840 | REEL FOR WINDING AND UNWINDING A LINK | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17916092 | SEATBELT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EXTENSION LENGTH OF A SEATBELT SYSTEM BELT STRAP WHICH IS WOUND ON A ROTATABLE BELT COIL | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916079 | TAB ROLL REPLACING DEVICE AND WINDING APPARATUS | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955834 | ROLL REPLACING DEVICE AND ADHESIVE TAPE STICKING EQUIPMENT | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932396 | LOAD LIMITING SEATBELT RETRACTOR | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943531 | STORAGE HOLDERS INCLUDING ITEM RETAINERS FOR POSITIONING IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS ALONG A VERTICAL DIRECTION FOR HOLDING AND STORING DIFFERENT SIZED ITEMS, GAUGES FOR MEASURING AN AMOUNT OF AN ITEM REMAINING, AND RELATED METHODS | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17909952 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909955 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE | September 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909305 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17905295 | WIND-UP DRUM, TAPE FEEDER, AND COMPONENT MOUNTING MACHINE | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893388 | FRICTION SHAFT FOR SLITTER | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800429 | IMPROVED DRIVE STRUCTURE FOR TAPE OR CHALK REELS | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888564 | HIGH SPEED PAPER WEB TURN-UP SYSTEM WITH A PREPARED LENGTH PAPER BAND COIL | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796114 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE AND VEHICLE SEAT | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17876359 | FILM WINDING SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FILM STRETCHING UNIT AND SUCH A FILM WINDING SYSTEM | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873725 | ADAPTIVE SHEET CALIPER CONTROL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS AND METHODS | July 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759127 | SENSING AND OFFSETTING THE FORCE OF EVENTS IN A COIL FORMING OPERATION | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791996 | ADHESIVE FILM PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND REEL BODIES | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791994 | ADHESIVE FILM PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND ADHESIVE FILM PRODUCTION METHOD | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852166 | REEL WITH AUTOMATIC LINE EXTENSION | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807312 | TELESCOPING CABLE SPOOL | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17806806 | UNIT FOR POWERED WIND/UNWIND OF DUCT RODDERS | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17838474 | Rotatable Cable Reel | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17827699 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A TRANSFER TAPE APPLIED TO FORM A RAISED PROFILE | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17825388 | REEL TRANSPORT, STAND AND PAYOFF DEVICE | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17825271 | DUAL-WEB RETRACTOR ARRANGEMENT | May 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17779581 | PRETENSIONER TUBE FOR A BELT TENSIONER | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756402 | SEAT-BELT RETRACTOR | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749345 | SPOOL ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747640 | DEVICE FOR STORING AT LEAST ONE CABLE | May 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776783 | REWINDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOGS OF PAPER MATERIAL | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776789 | REWINDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOGS OF PAPER MATERIAL | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KIM, SANG K.
With a 64.0% 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, 47.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner KIM, SANG K works in Art Unit 3654 and has examined 1,883 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner KIM, SANG K's allowance rate of 82.2% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by KIM, SANG K receive 1.30 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 KIM, SANG K is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KIM, SANG K. 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, 37.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 82% 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 53.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 75% 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, 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 68.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.2% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 41.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% 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 6.1% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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 18.3% of allowed cases (in the 92% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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