Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18292728 | Electric Vehicle | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342346 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18127191 | BUSHING BYPASS | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122806 | Brake Disk and Method of Making Same | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18158727 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL DAMPER | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18074192 | ACTUATION DEVICE FOR A HYDRAULIC ACTUATION SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE OR AN ELECTRIFIED CLUTCH ACTUATOR, OPTIONALLY WITH GEAR ACTUATOR | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984746 | COMPRESSION SENSITIVE SUSPENSION DAMPENING | November 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053067 | HYDRAULIC BUMP STOP ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17941333 | VIBRATION DAMPER | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17939483 | OPEN COIL SPRING ASSEMBLIES | September 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873017 | BUSHING BYPASS | July 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17871296 | BUSHING BYPASS | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793609 | Rotary Damper and Manufacturing Method Thereof | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17864867 | MAGNETIC LEVITATION BUFFER DEVICE | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17862538 | JOINT FOR TRANSMITTING A TORSIONAL LOAD WITH ELASTIC RESPONSE | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17862589 | TUNABLE VISCOELASTIC NEUTRALIZER WITH OSCILLATING MASS ON SHAFT FOR CONTROL OF VIBRATIONS IN PIPES IN GENERAL | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17848164 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED SHOCK STRUT VISUAL HEALTH INDICATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845729 | MASS DAMPER FOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17805587 | PROCESS FOR ASSEMBLING VEHICLE BRAKE SHOES AND ASSOCIATED BRAKE SHOE | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17830147 | COIL SPRING | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17828380 | Brake Disk and Method of Making Same | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824925 | WAVE SPRING | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750964 | BRAKE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745910 | ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLAMPING FORCE THEREOF | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17744953 | SHOCK ABSORBER | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735370 | BRAKING MECHANISM OF A WHEELED DEVICE | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17661620 | INTERNAL SNAPPING GAITER | May 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17768380 | VALVE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND SHOCK ABSORBER | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717348 | VEHICLE WHEEL TORQUE BRACES AND METHODS OF INHIBITING VEHICLE WHEEL ROTATION | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17716710 | HYDRAULIC REBOUND STOP FOR MONOTUBE DAMPER | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17716919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ADJUSTABLE DAMPER | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17703295 | COIL SPRING | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17691805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING VIBRATION OF APPARATUSES | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690460 | VEHICLE WHEEL STOPPER | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17680353 | BRAKE PAD ASSEMBLY | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17680645 | MOUNT BUSH | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637069 | FALSE TRIGGERING PREVENTION DEVICE FOR SPINDLE SELF-LOCKING MECHANISM OF ELECTRIC TOOL | February 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671967 | AIR SPRING AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE AIR SPRING | February 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671958 | VIBRATION DAMPING ACTUATOR | February 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17671573 | HYDRAULIC DAMPER WITH A HYDRAULIC COMPRESSION STOP ASSEMBLY | February 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17631779 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES AS WELL AS GAS SPRING AND DAMPER ASSEMBLIES AND SUSPENSION SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME | January 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17588259 | DAMPING MECHANISM, HINGE AND FOLDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17584751 | USER-ADJUSTABLE MULTI-STAGE SHOCK ABSORBERS | January 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574828 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17624365 | CALIPER BRAKE | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17624397 | TEMPERATURE-DRIVEN VALVE ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17621787 | CYLINDER DEVICE | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17543043 | TORQUE ROD | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17535808 | GAS SPRING AND GAS DAMPER ASSEMBLIES AS WELL AS SUSPENSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612608 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE MOTOR DEVICE | November 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612422 | DRUM BRAKE HAVING A LOAD MEASUREMENT DEVICE | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17611789 | DAMPER DEVICE | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17524915 | DAMPER, ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER | November 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17454500 | VIBRATION ISOLATOR | November 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607916 | LIQUID SEAL BUSHING | November 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17515044 | DILATANT FLUID BASED OBJECT MOVEMENT CONTROL MECHANISM | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17603371 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17500715 | MOTORCYCLE SUSPENSION | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17450111 | BRAKE LEVER FOR A DRUM BRAKE ARRANGEMENT, SAID BRAKE LEVER BEING DESIGNED FOR TRANSMITTING THE MOVEMENT OF A CYLINDER ROD TO A BRAKE SHAFT | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17494196 | DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING WEAR OF A BRAKE PAD OF A DISC BRAKE | October 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17601425 | FLEXIBLE MEMBER | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17492534 | SOLENOID ASSEMBLY | October 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17599203 | UNIT FOR DETECTING WEAR AND TEMPERATURE OF A BRAKING MEMBER OF VEHICLE | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17485459 | HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION DAMPER WITH A HYDRAULIC STROKE STOP ARRANGEMENT | September 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17593577 | STRUCTURAL DAMPER | September 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17441069 | ROTATION TRANSMISSION DISC | September 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17479247 | GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR A DISC BRAKE | September 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17479408 | ANTI-RATTLE CALIPER SLEEVE | September 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17439486 | SHOCK ABSORBER | September 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17468822 | GAS STRUT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE GAS STRUT, DRIVE FOR A FLAP WITH THE GAS STRUT | September 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17411804 | SHOCK ABSORBER | August 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17410740 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING OXIDATION OF FRICTION DISKS | August 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17423379 | CHAMBER DEVICE FOR LIQUID COMPOSITE SPRING | July 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17423212 | CYLINDER DEVICE | July 2021 | August 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17375326 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY | July 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17372377 | BOOT FOR CALIPER BRAKE AND CALIPER BRAKE INCLUDING THE SAME | July 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17364196 | COIL SPRING | June 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17351602 | TRIM LOCK AND CENTERING ASSEMBLY WITH TRIM LOCK | June 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17350145 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF DYNAMIC DAMPER | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17414394 | PAD SPRING AND DISC BRAKE | June 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17344909 | SUSPENSION BUSH | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17296801 | SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY | May 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17315316 | External Damping Adjustment Apparatus and Method for Suspension System | May 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17308131 | VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM | May 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17291222 | VALVE ASSEMBLY AND PRESSURE CONTROL METHOD | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17243017 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING ENERGY ABSORPTION FOR VIBRATION DAMPENING IN ONE OR MORE PLANES | April 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17288341 | ROTARY DAMPER | April 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17287131 | FOOT BRAKE VALVE OF AN AIR BRAKE SYSTEM | April 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17230439 | HYDRAULIC BUMP STOP ASSEMBLY | April 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17209930 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL DAMPER | March 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17277494 | SHOCK ABSORBER | March 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17276834 | Disc Brake Having a Sheet Metal Arrangement for a Vehicle, and Sheet Metal Arrangement for a Disc Brake | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17276902 | Brake Assembly and Method for Controlling a Brake Assembly | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17200514 | DAMPER WITH FIXED STRUCTURE | March 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17274053 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM, CONTROL UNIT, AND VEHICLE | March 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17272561 | Coined Drawbars for Drawbar Assemblies | March 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17186626 | DRIVER AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR A BRAKE CONTROLLER | February 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17269236 | Height-Adjustable Spring-Damper System for a Vehicle | February 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17171692 | BRAKE DISK AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | February 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17170526 | CALIPER GUIDE ASSEMBLY | February 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner IRVIN, THOMAS W.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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, 40.4% 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 IRVIN, THOMAS W works in Art Unit 3657 and has examined 983 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner IRVIN, THOMAS W's allowance rate of 73.4% places them in the 37% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by IRVIN, THOMAS W receive 1.78 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 40% 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 IRVIN, THOMAS W is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by IRVIN, THOMAS W. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 24.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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 46.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 68.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.5% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 48% 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 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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 0.0% 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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