Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18860459 | ENHANCED MODULAR MESHES AS PART OF A VIBRATING SCREEN COMPONENT THAT INTEGRATES CUBIC AND LAMELLAR SORTING EQUIPMENT FOR SORTING MINING MATERIALS, A SYSTEM FOR JOINT FASTENING OF ADJOINING UNITS OF ENHANCED MODULAR MESHES TO THE STRUCTURAL BASE OF A VIBRATING SCREEN COMPONENT, AND A PROCEDURE FOR ASSEMBLING/DISMANTLING THAT BASE | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17103616 | PROCESS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING MATERIALS FROM BATTERIES | November 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17098920 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR SORTING AND RECOVERY OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS FROM MIXED WASTE | November 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16912235 | PROCESS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING MATERIALS FROM BATTERIES | June 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16912243 | PROCESS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING MATERIALS FROM BATTERIES | June 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16883576 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SOLID AND LIQUID CONSTRUCTION WASTE | May 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16836889 | METHODS FOR THE COMMINUTION OF BOTANICAL FEEDSTOCK | March 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16794107 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNTHETIC TURF INFILL REMOVAL DEVICE | February 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16733601 | MICROPARTICLE SORTING METHOD AND MICROCHIP FOR SORTING MICROPARTICLES | January 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16697648 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR SORTING AND RECOVERY OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS FROM MIXED WASTE | November 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16679688 | CONVEYOR BELT ASSEMBLY FOR IDENTIFYING AN ASSET SORT LOCATION AND METHODS OF UTILIZING THE SAME | November 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16601722 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF VALUABLE CONSTITUENTS FROM STEEL-MAKING SLAG FINES | October 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16552861 | SEPARATION OF MINERALS BY SPECIFIC GRAVITY | August 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16550539 | AGGREGATE DEWATERING DEVICE AND METHOD | August 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16543074 | PARTICLE SORTING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | August 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 11 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16461158 | PROCESS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING MATERIALS FROM BATTERIES | May 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16387646 | DEVICE FOR RELIABLY MOVING ARTICLE FROM CONVEYOR SURFACE | April 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16375675 | Sorting Cast and Wrought Aluminum | April 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16358374 | RECYCLING COINS FROM SCRAP | March 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16297707 | System and method for collecting heavy minerals | March 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16259834 | MULTIPLE MAIL PIECE ASSEMBLY AND WRAPPING SYSTEM | January 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16096447 | A FEED APPARATUS FOR A PARTICLE SEPARATOR, PARTICLE SEPARATOR AND METHOD OF PARTICLE SEPARATION | October 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16155519 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING ITEMS | October 2018 | May 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16154145 | SYSTEM FOR POWDER HEAT TREATMENT AND CLASSIFICATION VIA FLUIDIZED BED | October 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16123698 | SIEVE BEND | September 2018 | May 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16121207 | SHAKER AND DEGASSER COMBINATION | September 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16118119 | SAND CLEANING SYSTEM AND DEVICE | August 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16108927 | INFLATION-ACTIVATED SEPARATOR SCREEN | August 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16102247 | MAGNETIC SEPARATION OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL MATERIALS | August 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16041352 | GASKET FOR SCREEN FRAME | July 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15303187 | MODULAR AND SEPARABLE EQUIPMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY SORTING PARCELS INTO BAGS | July 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16065398 | BLAST FURNACE STOCKHOUSE ARRANGEMENT | June 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16015013 | VISION ENABLED APPARATUS FOR SORTING PARTS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR | June 2018 | September 2021 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16060898 | MACHINE FOR MEASURING AND SORTING ASSEMBLY PARTS SUCH AS COUNTERSUNK-HEAD RIVETS | June 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15781701 | Apparatus and Method of Separation with A Pressure Differential Device | June 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15986112 | PIVOTING CONVEYOR | May 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15975002 | HALF ROUND CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION FOR DEDUSTING APPARATUS | May 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15967227 | PROCESS FOR BENEFICIATING FLY ASH, BENEFICIATED FLY ASH, AND CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BENEFICIATED FLY ASH | April 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15963755 | MATERIAL SORTING USING A VISION SYSTEM | April 2018 | May 2020 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15961199 | SORTING CONVEYOR WITH ARTICLE REMOVAL DEVICE | April 2018 | March 2020 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15763978 | MINERAL BENEFICIATION UTILIZING ENGINEERED MATERIALS FOR MINERAL SEPARATION AND COARSE PARTICLE RECOVERY | March 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15936923 | VISION AND ANALOG SENSING SCRAP SORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15759868 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SORTING OBJECTS | March 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15917246 | SORTING MACHINE WITH DYNAMIC LANE ROUTING | March 2018 | April 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15898802 | CLASSIFYING POLYSILICON | February 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15877139 | MAGNETIC BAR FOR PICKUP HEAD OF SWEEPER TRUCK | January 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15857567 | System for Processing Solid and Liquid Construction Waste | December 2017 | March 2020 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15740018 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING SUPERABSORBENT PARTICLES | December 2017 | October 2020 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15737728 | SCREEN PLATE FOR SCREENING PLANTS FOR MECHANICAL CLASSIFICATION OF POLYSILICON | December 2017 | March 2021 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15735659 | METHOD OF IMPELLER-DRIVEN INJECTION OF GAS IN AERODYNAMIC SEPARATOR, AERODYNAMIC SEPARATOR AND GAS BOOSTING UNIT OF AERODYNAMIC SEPARATOR | December 2017 | July 2020 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15835167 | CURRENCY SORTING MECHANISMS AND METHODS | December 2017 | April 2020 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15579398 | METHOD FOR COMPOSITIONAL SORTING OF CATALYST OR ADSORBENT IN MIXTURES OF CATALYSTS AND/OR ADSORBENTS | December 2017 | July 2020 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15577508 | MOLDING SAND RECLAMATION METHOD AND RECLAMATION EQUIPMENT | November 2017 | March 2021 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15575429 | A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING WEAKLY MAGNETIC PARTICLES | November 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15811056 | PARTICLE SORTING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | November 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15573419 | PAPER SHEET REDIRECTING UNIT AND PAPER SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME | November 2017 | June 2020 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15796207 | ROCK SEPARATOR | October 2017 | February 2021 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15791129 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE COMMINUTION OF BOTANICAL FEEDSTOCK | October 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15567119 | TABLET INSPECTION APPARATUS | October 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15728688 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING POSTAL ITEMS | October 2017 | December 2020 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15727687 | MOBILE PICKING SYSTEM | October 2017 | April 2020 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15720548 | Method for Separating Particles, Separation Apparatus, and Separation System | September 2017 | January 2021 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15711269 | NON CONTACT MAGNETIC SEPARATOR SYSTEM | September 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15732099 | Magnetic separator apparatus | September 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15558158 | FLOTATION CELL | September 2017 | July 2020 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15703518 | SHEET PROCESSING SYSTEM | September 2017 | March 2021 | Abandon | 42 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15700129 | ORE SEPARATION WHEEL | September 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15700128 | MAKING AN ORE SEPARATION WHEEL | September 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15698315 | GRIZZLY GRID MATERIAL SEPARATOR | September 2017 | May 2019 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15683949 | Automated Tote Routing System and Methods | August 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15549175 | METHOD OF SORTING AND UTILIZING COAL AND ROCK FOR COAL AND ROCK Combined MINING FACE | August 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15658693 | MICROPARTICLE SORTING METHOD AND MICROCHIP FOR SORTING MICROPARTICLES | July 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15543690 | A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AND BATCHING FOOD ITEMS | July 2017 | March 2020 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15645044 | Acoustic Concentration Of Particles In Fluid Flow | July 2017 | August 2020 | Abandon | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15628940 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SLAG MATERIAL | June 2017 | July 2020 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15535598 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BULK SORTING MACHINES | June 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15532847 | SENSOR SEPARATION APPARATUS AND METHOD | June 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15611977 | SINGLE STREAM OF AIR FOR SEPARATING MIXED WASTE STREAM INTO THREE FRACTIONS | June 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15532587 | PORTABLE SELF-CLEANING AGGREGRATE MIXTURE ANALYSIS UNIT | June 2017 | March 2018 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15605929 | MODULAR PORTABLE SLUICE BOX | May 2017 | July 2018 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15528687 | WASTE SORTING DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED ROTARY SCREEN | May 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15528138 | A FEEDING DEVICE AND A PLANT FOR RECLAIMING CONCRETE RESIDUES | May 2017 | August 2021 | Abandon | 50 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15528078 | Recovery Hopper Trough for Vibratory Separator and Method | May 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15528077 | Apparatus, System and Method for Flowing A Fluid Through A Trough | May 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15585937 | METHOD OF SORTING CHIPS | May 2017 | September 2018 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15582666 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING HEAVY MINERALS | April 2017 | December 2018 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15581609 | CONVEYOR BELT ASSEMBLY FOR IDENTIFYING AN ASSET SORT LOCATION AND METHODS OF UTILIZING THE SAME | April 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15499538 | SCREEN GRATING | April 2017 | August 2018 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15498147 | DRILLING SYSTEM USING DRILL BEADS AND METHOD OF USING AND RECOVERING THE SAME | April 2017 | March 2019 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15521377 | CLASSIFYING DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING A GRANULAR MATERIAL FLOW | April 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15488869 | SCREENING SYSTEM WITH FEEDING SYSTEM, CONVEYING SYSTEM AND CONVEYING METHOD | April 2017 | June 2019 | Abandon | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15467868 | CLEANER FOR A PLANSIFTER SIEVE | March 2017 | April 2019 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14765789 | A METHOD OF SORTING POSTAL ARTICLES INTO A SORTING FRAME WITH THE SORTED ARTICLES BEING COUNTED AUTOMATICALLY | March 2017 | July 2018 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15507419 | A HOPPER AND A MINERAL MATERIAL PROCESSING PLANT | February 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15504907 | SORTING INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR SEPARATNIG MATERIAL FRACTIONS | February 2017 | November 2018 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15433969 | INCINERATION BYPRODUCT PROCESSING AND METHODS | February 2017 | July 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15428617 | METHOD OF MEASURING A 3D PROFILE OF AN ARTICLE | February 2017 | August 2018 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15501967 | INSPECTION AND SORTING SYSTEM | February 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15424317 | Automatic grinder | February 2017 | March 2020 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15501033 | HIGH SPEED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING A STREAM OF PARTS | February 2017 | January 2019 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K.
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.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K works in Art Unit 3655 and has examined 170 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K's allowance rate of 82.9% places them in the 56% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K receive 2.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 54.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 80% 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, 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 55.6% 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, 80.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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