Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17137900 | VIBRATION CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT VIBRATION | December 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17132415 | Jam Free Dual-Redundant Actuator Lane Changer System and Process | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17253629 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117496 | STEERING GEARBOX | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17116209 | METHOD OF OPERATING A SHIFTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION | December 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16972101 | ARTICULATION ARM LINK | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17058738 | TWO-STAGE ACTUATING GEAR MECHANISM WITH ADJUSTABLE GEAR BACKLASH | November 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17057670 | Work Vehicle | November 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17094761 | ROBOT | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17092794 | MULTI-IDLER SINGLE CHAIN DRIVE | November 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17052343 | STRAIN WAVE GEARING HAVING ROLLER-BEARING-TYPE WAVE GENERATOR | November 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17081797 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A TRANSMISSION SHIFT ASSEMBLY | October 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17074435 | DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION-EQUIPPED POWER UNIT | October 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17048939 | ACTUATING DRIVE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC MOTOR, A TRANSMISSION, AND A SPINDLE | October 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17048525 | ROTATION CONNECTING MECHANISM, ROBOT, ROBOT ARM, AND ROBOT HAND | October 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17047273 | Gearshift Actuator | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17060377 | TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT | October 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17038418 | DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17043246 | SHIFT DRIVE | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17043550 | DUAL BRAKE SETUP JOINT | September 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17034572 | LUBRICATION OF SCREW ACTUATORS | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17040575 | SHIFT FORK ACTUATION ASSEMBLY | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17009320 | SHIFT LEVER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | September 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16990741 | SHIFTING DEVICE | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16983896 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A TRANSMISSION SHIFT ASSEMBLY | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16964043 | ACTUATOR AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL SURFACE DRIVE SYSTEM | July 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16934156 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE WITH DECOUPLED FILLER INSERT FOR HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT VOLUME REDUCTION | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16933076 | AUTOMATED SEQUENTIAL TRANSMISSIONS | July 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16915256 | MAGNET GEAR DEVICE | June 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16903455 | SHIFT TRANSMISSION | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16895128 | TRANSMISSION MECHANISM INCLUDING SHIFT DRUM AND ACTUATOR UNIT WHICH ARE COAXIALLY DISPOSED | June 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16892504 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN ASSEMBLY HAVING NESTED SHAFTS | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16891315 | DIFFERENTIAL DEVICE WITH TWO-STEP ABILITY TO LIMIT DIFFERENTIAL MOTION | June 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16887132 | RAMP-ON-RAMP OVERRIDING CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT | May 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16887069 | INHIBITOR INTEGRATED ACTUATOR SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16881008 | CURVATURE-ADJUSTABLE BACKBOARD ASSEMBLY AND CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE | May 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16880329 | VEHICLE RANGE SWITCHING DEVICE | May 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16873600 | Positioning system | May 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16762996 | Transmission having external shifting mass | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16869500 | SHIFTING MECHANISM | May 2020 | February 2022 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16849368 | FENCE CONSTRUCTION | April 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16755963 | ACTUATION DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN EMERGENCY RELEASE OF THE TRANSMISSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR OF A CAR | April 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16848619 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATOR FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | April 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16847992 | ROTARY ACTUATOR | April 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16846887 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MOTOR PROTECTION IN A POWER TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16755602 | Steering Gear and Method for Producing the Steering Gear | April 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16841971 | ROTARY ACTUATOR | April 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16754030 | STRAIN WAVE GEARING HAVING UNIT STRUCTURE | April 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16839071 | DETECTING DEVICE | April 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16648923 | RACK BAR BLANK MATERIAL, RACK BAR, RACK BAR BLANK MATERIAL MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND RACK BAR MANUFACTURING METHOD | March 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16817928 | GEAR DRIVE MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16807787 | POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINES | March 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16808081 | POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINES | March 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16642502 | Inline Transmission with Two Intermediate Shafts | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16802166 | RETRACTABLE GEAR MESHING JOINT AND ARM | February 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16796053 | SURGICAL PLATFORM WITH MOTORIZED ARMS FOR ADJUSTABLE ARM SUPPORTS | February 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16636602 | GEAR SHIFT SYSTEM | February 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16634757 | WORM REDUCER | January 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16774164 | HEAVY DUTY TRANSMISSION ARCHITECTURE | January 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16751878 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16744224 | BARRIER WITH TAB-CONTAINING RAILS | January 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16739715 | MULTI-STAGE TRANSMISSION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | January 2020 | March 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16725193 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE | December 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622418 | SHIFTABLE TRANSMISSION IN ROLLING MILL TECHNOLOGY | December 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16709432 | POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSION | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16707096 | SECURING DEVICE FOR SECURING A STATIONARY STATE OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16620578 | SHIFT CONTROL ARRANGEMENT IN A GEARBOX | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16702403 | COMPACT DIRECT DRIVE SPINDLE | December 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16683832 | Bearing Arrangement of a Bevel Gear Drive and Application of the Bearing Arrangement | November 2019 | January 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16611767 | Linear Actuator with Safety Mechanism | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16594875 | AXLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION AND A DROP GEAR SET | October 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16589185 | MULTI-SPEED GEARBOX AND THE DRIVE AXLE MADE THEREWITH | October 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16583575 | HOLLOW RACK BAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE HOLLOW RACK BAR | September 2019 | May 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16567412 | Gear-Changing Apparatus for Actuating a Manual Gearbox of a Motorcycle for Carrying Out a Gear Change With the Clutch Engaged | September 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16505263 | WRENCH ROTATIONAL AXIS RE-POSITIONING APPARATUS | July 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16474610 | GEAR SHIFTING ASSEMBLY OF TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION AND AUTOMOBILE | June 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16449539 | SHIFT RANGE CONTROL APPARATUS | June 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16470644 | TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY | June 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16467944 | Shift-type multi-phase-shifter drive transmission device | June 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16424756 | MANUAL SHIFT LEVER SYSTEM | May 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16422764 | FLEXURE GUIDANCE SYSTEM | May 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16348294 | HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED TRANSMISSION | May 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16401989 | Transmission with Dual Bi-Directional Input and Single Bi-Directional Output | May 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16346230 | AN INDEXED DRIVE SYSTEM | April 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16345024 | TRANSMISSION | April 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16390514 | SHIFTABLE SHAFT CONNECTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR SHIFTING A SHAFT CONNECTION DEVICE AND VEHICLE TRANSMISSION | April 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16388548 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS HAVING CLUTCH AT OUTPUT SIDE | April 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 51 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16385934 | MULTI-MODE INTEGRATED STARTER-GENERATOR DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC CAM ASSEMBLY | April 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16384229 | J-ENGINE | April 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16341454 | 3�DOF�PARALLEL�MECHANISM�WITH�3�BRANCHED-CHAINS | April 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16381456 | ACTUATORS FOR CONVERTING ROTATIONAL INPUT TO AXIAL OUTPUT | April 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16375656 | MOTOR-DRIVING MECHANISM AND MOTOR-DRIVEN FURNITURE | April 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16337586 | FINAL DRIVE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | March 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16366485 | METHOD OF ENGAGING TWO GEAR ELEMENTS, AND A DRIVE DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD | March 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16364480 | BELT TENSIONING METHOD | March 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 16336605 | Bearing Arrangement | March 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16358515 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION CONTROLLER | March 2019 | May 2023 | Abandon | 50 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16356934 | SPINDLE DRIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPINDLE DRIVE, AND COMFORT DRIVE | March 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16351354 | Linear Transmission Device | March 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16298624 | SWAY-YAW MOTION DEVICE AND CHAIR ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME | March 2019 | December 2020 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MACARTHUR, VICTOR L.
With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 39.1% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner MACARTHUR, VICTOR L works in Art Unit 3658 and has examined 418 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner MACARTHUR, VICTOR L's allowance rate of 76.1% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MACARTHUR, VICTOR L receive 1.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% 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 MACARTHUR, VICTOR L is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 57% 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 MACARTHUR, VICTOR L. 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, 28.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% 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 32.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% 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, 30.8% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 33% 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 53.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 21.4% 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, 63.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 66% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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 25.2% of allowed cases (in the 96% 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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