Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14152887 | Floater | August 2023 | October 2016 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16465275 | DAYLIGHTING SYSTEM | May 2019 | November 2020 | Abandon | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16296327 | TRANSMISSION | March 2019 | October 2019 | Abandon | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16217815 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | December 2018 | November 2019 | Abandon | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15996534 | FLEX SPLINE FOR STRAIN WAVE GEAR DEVICE, AND STRAIN WAVE GEAR DEVICE USING SAME | June 2018 | August 2019 | Abandon | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15950493 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS AND PAPER SHEET DETERMINING METHOD | April 2018 | April 2019 | Abandon | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15895484 | STEERING SYSTEM AND STEERING SENSOR SYSTEM | February 2018 | December 2018 | Abandon | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15832895 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | December 2017 | March 2020 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14927742 | OPERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | October 2015 | January 2019 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 14788800 | ROBOT JOINT MECHANISM AND ROBOT | July 2015 | October 2017 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14754704 | ROBOT | June 2015 | August 2017 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14633119 | Personalized gear shift lever | February 2015 | October 2016 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14511477 | TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC SHIFTER WITH DUAL MECHANICAL DETENTS | October 2014 | October 2016 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14385613 | GEAR TRANSMISSION STAGE | September 2014 | July 2018 | Abandon | 46 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 14338839 | RACK GUIDE MECHANISM | July 2014 | October 2016 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14306978 | REDUCER FOR VEHICLE | June 2014 | October 2016 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14298914 | COLLAPSIBLE, FOLDING MATTRESS SUPPORT | June 2014 | September 2014 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14285527 | HUMANOID ROBOTICS SYSTEM AND METHODS | May 2014 | November 2015 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14229836 | Method and Apparatus for a Convertible Patient Bed | March 2014 | September 2014 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14348055 | ACTUATING APPARATUS | March 2014 | June 2017 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14117409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING AND POSITIONING A GRIPPING UNIT, AND A ROBOT PROVIDED WITH GRIPPING UNIT | March 2014 | October 2016 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 14215067 | ROBOT | March 2014 | June 2016 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14343872 | GEAR WITH RIGIDLY CONNECTED DRIVESHAFT | March 2014 | May 2017 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14189017 | VIBRATION EXCITER | February 2014 | March 2017 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 14178177 | JOINT MECHANISM AND ROBOT | February 2014 | December 2016 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14144133 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN PROVIDED WITH DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION | December 2013 | May 2015 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14136039 | ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE FOR ACTUATORS | December 2013 | October 2016 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14071539 | Drive System | November 2013 | October 2016 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 13979847 | OIL-PUMPING MACHINE | November 2013 | October 2016 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 14065077 | ROTATING STRUCTURE OF WEIGHT FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION | October 2013 | December 2016 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14060624 | ROTATION SPEED MEASURING DEVICE | October 2013 | February 2016 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14047321 | BALL SCRW CAPABLE OF SENSING PARALLELISM IN REAL TIME | October 2013 | March 2017 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14013267 | LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL HAVING COMBINATION PRELOAD SPRINGS FOR MAINTAINED CONTACT | August 2013 | November 2015 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13945000 | LEVER STYLE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER WITH CONCEALED LEVER POSITION | July 2013 | November 2015 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13933840 | METHODS OF TRANSLATING HOSPITAL CHAIR BEDS WITH ARTICULATING FOOT SECTIONS | July 2013 | August 2014 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13906586 | ENGAGE LEVER FOR GEARBOX DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH BEARING BLOCK | May 2013 | December 2016 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13990527 | RACK-AND-PINION STEERING SYSTEM HAVING A SIMPLE SEALING | May 2013 | December 2016 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13825195 | SLIDING DOOR DRIVE | May 2013 | October 2016 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13872133 | TABLE AND SLIDE ASSEMBLIES FOR PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE | April 2013 | June 2014 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13872144 | HARMONIC DRIVE | April 2013 | May 2015 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13881140 | ENGAGEMENT CHAIN TYPE DEVICE FOR FORWARD AND BACKWARD MOVEMENT OPERATION | April 2013 | November 2016 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13795266 | PARALLELOGRAM BASED ACTUATING DEVICE | March 2013 | October 2014 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 13782856 | WORM WHEEL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | March 2013 | October 2016 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 13770266 | PATIENT SUPPORT HAVING AUTO CONTOUR | February 2013 | August 2014 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13750545 | FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR GYROSCOPIC APPLICATIONS HAVING BALL BEARING SLUG SEPARATORS | January 2013 | November 2015 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13595868 | LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL HAVING IMPROVED CLUTCH TEETH | August 2012 | June 2015 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13581210 | Ball Screw and Manufacturing Method of Nut for Ball Screw | August 2012 | July 2015 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13580510 | DRIVE FOR A ROTARY DRUM | August 2012 | November 2016 | Abandon | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13572942 | ZERO BACKLASH GEAR STRUCTURE | August 2012 | March 2017 | Abandon | 55 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 13574776 | TORQUE MULTIPLIER | July 2012 | December 2015 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13553019 | HORIZONTAL ARTICULATED ROBOT | July 2012 | December 2014 | Abandon | 29 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 13551931 | COMPACT MODULAR ACTUATOR | July 2012 | February 2015 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13380551 | VEHICLE GEARBOX FAMILY | January 2012 | October 2016 | Abandon | 58 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13352053 | ELECTRIC ACTUATORS IN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS | January 2012 | July 2015 | Abandon | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13237788 | ACTUATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2011 | February 2016 | Abandon | 52 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13201203 | SPINDLE DRIVE FOR LONGITUDINALLY ADJUSTING A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT | August 2011 | March 2015 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13196097 | ELECTRIC STARTER MOTOR | August 2011 | December 2014 | Abandon | 41 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 13194796 | SHOCK RESISTANT FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING MOTOR | July 2011 | April 2017 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 13157619 | ROLLER BEARING HAVING AN ELECTRIC SOLENOID POWERED BRAKE | June 2011 | August 2014 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13127659 | TRANSMISSION FOR HYBRID VEHICLE | May 2011 | March 2015 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 13090673 | UTILITY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION CONTROLS WITH COMMON PIVOT SHAFT | April 2011 | October 2014 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13059436 | GEARBOX DRIVE UNIT | April 2011 | July 2015 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13058148 | Ball Screw | February 2011 | December 2014 | Abandon | 47 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 13022093 | OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTING SCREW | February 2011 | September 2014 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13056010 | Ball Screw | January 2011 | December 2014 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 13055862 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A FORMING PRESS | January 2011 | August 2014 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13054711 | GEARING | January 2011 | February 2016 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 12985433 | ROBOT | January 2011 | November 2015 | Abandon | 59 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 12966964 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ADJUSTMENT FITTING | December 2010 | February 2017 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 12937300 | DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION HAVING SIMPLIFIED CONTROLS | October 2010 | October 2014 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12878809 | ROBOT JOINT DRIVING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, DEVICE ASSEMBLY AND ROBOT HAVING THE SAME | September 2010 | May 2013 | Abandon | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12775347 | CONTROL SCHEMES AND FEATURES FOR CLIMATE-CONTROLLED BEDS | May 2010 | July 2014 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12706940 | Deflecting body for a ball screw | February 2010 | April 2016 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 12526502 | CVT CONTROL SYSTEM | January 2010 | June 2015 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 12599049 | DIFFERENTIAL OF LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES | December 2009 | February 2017 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 12428667 | SOFA BED WITH ROLL OUT BED MECHANISM | April 2009 | September 2014 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 12007568 | INFANT PILLOW DEVICE | January 2008 | December 2009 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11571749 | SPEED REDUCER TO BE ATTACHED TO ARTICULATED PORTION OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOT | January 2007 | November 2016 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KELLEHER, WILLIAM J.
With a 57.1% 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, 44.4% 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 KELLEHER, WILLIAM J works in Art Unit 3658 and has examined 78 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 24.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner KELLEHER, WILLIAM J's allowance rate of 24.4% places them in the 3% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by KELLEHER, WILLIAM J receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 49% 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 KELLEHER, WILLIAM J is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KELLEHER, WILLIAM J. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 7.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 22.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 36.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 78% 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 41% 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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