Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17137846 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOLS HAVING DUAL ARTICULATION DRIVES | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17133476 | BICYCLE OPERATING APPARATUS AND BICYCLE OPERATING SYSTEM | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17097612 | DIRECT DRIVE FOR MECHANICAL ARM ASSEMBLY | November 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17092870 | FINAL DRIVE DISCONNECT MECHANISM VIA TRANSMISSION | November 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17048839 | SUPPORTED SPINDLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A SUPPORTED SPINDLE | October 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17070362 | INFINITE ROTATION OF VACUUM ROBOT LINKAGE THROUGH TIMING BELT WITH ISOLATED ENVIRONMENT | October 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17030094 | GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER FOR A ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR | September 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17004699 | ACTUATOR FOR AIRCRAFT | August 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16975099 | DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE/PASSIVE HYBRID CABLE DRIVE SYSTEM | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16984190 | HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR PEDAL ELECTRIC CYCLE | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16936817 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOL WITH TRANSLATABLE DRIVE PUCK | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16961593 | MASTER-SLAVE SYSTEM, OPERATION APPARATUS, AND ROBOT APPARATUS | July 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16955982 | LINEAR MOTION GUIDE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LINEAR MOTION GUIDE DEVICE | June 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16855643 | STEP ACTUATOR | April 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16755592 | ROBOT JOINT DEVICE | April 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16831312 | PRELOADED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INTERFACE | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16817958 | SHIFT DEVICE | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16817826 | SHIFT DEVICE | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16646711 | Method and System for Automatically Changing Shafts | March 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16790320 | Non-Planar Linear Actuator | February 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16638472 | POWER STEERING DEVICE | February 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16784651 | ROBOT | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16781548 | SURGICAL TOOL | February 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16781508 | SURGICAL TOOL | February 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16780432 | LEVER ACTUATED GIMBAL PLATE | February 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16775553 | ACTION ROBOT | January 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16774890 | Gear for use in a gear transmission, gear pairing of a gear transmission and gear transmission with such a gear pair | January 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16744285 | ROBOT JOINT STRUCTURE AND ROBOT WITH BACKLASH REDUCTION MECHANISM | January 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16724621 | ADJUSTABLE ANGLE GEAR | December 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16724645 | WINDOW SHADE SYSTEM USING ADJUSTABLE ANGLE GEAR | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16711430 | ARTICULATING STRUCTURE USING ROLLING JOINT AND PIN COUPLING, AND TUBE INSERT DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16711434 | ARTICULATING STRUCTURE USING ROLLING JOINT AND PROJECTION MEMBER, AND TUBE INSERT DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16710088 | MANIPULATOR | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16704309 | ROBOT | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16704231 | LINEAR OBJECT HANDLING STRUCTURE OF ROBOT | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16704213 | PARALLEL LINK ROBOT | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16703033 | Mounting System With Sterile Barrier Assembly For Use In Coupling Surgical Components | December 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16701383 | CONTINUUM ROBOT | December 2019 | July 2024 | Abandon | 56 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16681667 | UNDER-ACTUATED ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS | November 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16677974 | BALL SCREW NUT WITH END STOP FOR RESET SPRING | November 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16675201 | Mechanically Over-Damped Actuators Having Adjustable Stiffness | November 2019 | October 2023 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16610983 | Spindle Drive | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16605284 | CABLED DIFFERENTIAL FOR CABLE CONTROLLED JOINT | October 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 51 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16599499 | ACTION ROBOT | October 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16567465 | DRIVE MECHANISM OF ROBOT AND ROBOT | September 2019 | October 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16489403 | AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT AND A DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING MEDIA FROM THE ROBOT TO A TOOL | August 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16536506 | SHIFT RANGE CONTROL DEVICE | August 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16522036 | BALL SCREW DRIVE | July 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16519547 | HYDRAULIC TYPE SCISSORS GEAR OF VEHICLE ENGINE | July 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16479920 | Three-Degree-Of-Freedom Parallel Mechanism with Curved Sliding Pairs | July 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16518101 | Arrangement of a Parking Lock in a Vehicular Transmission | July 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16518295 | BALL SCREW WITH A LOAD CONDITION FEEDBACK MECHANISM | July 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16479794 | GEAR TRANSMISSION DEVICE | July 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16478909 | MULTI-JOINTED WELDING ROBOT | July 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16515707 | SHIFT DEVICE | July 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16514911 | GOOD-ORIENTATION, LOW-DRIFT MICRO-MOVEMENT SUBASSEMBLY FOR ANGLE ADJUSTMENT | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16514213 | HYBRID GEAR CONSTRUCTION | July 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16514682 | Transmission Element And Actuating Drive With A Return Spring And With A Self-Unlocking Gear Lock | July 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16512746 | GEAR SHIFTING APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | July 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16512774 | GEAR SHIFTING APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | July 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16511178 | ACTUATOR HAVING MANUAL ROTATING AND ANTI-PINCH MECHANISMS | July 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16510154 | DIAL SHIFT LEVER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | July 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16509435 | ELECTRIC PARKING STAND | July 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16477177 | TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND LIFTING COLUMN | July 2019 | September 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16507345 | COLLABORATIVE ROBOT | July 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16476768 | ROBOT-ARM HARNESS CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND MULTI-JOINED WELDING ROBOT | July 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16451834 | ROBOT | June 2019 | October 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16431994 | HORIZONTAL ARTICULATED ROBOT | June 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16429419 | VEHICULAR TRANSMISSION | June 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16412229 | Working Machine Joystick Assembly | May 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16348101 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR SECURING A ROBOT ARM TO A SUPPORT STRUCTURE | May 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16347885 | Ball Screw Device | May 2019 | December 2023 | Abandon | 55 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16402909 | WORKING DEVICE AND DOUBLE-ARM TYPE WORKING DEVICE | May 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16402919 | WORKING DEVICE AND DOUBLE-ARM TYPE WORKING DEVICE | May 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16347009 | HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED TRANSMISSION | May 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16400219 | ROBOT NECK MECHANISM | May 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16388469 | DRIVING DEVICE | April 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16342619 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16339869 | MECHANISM FOR DRIVING BLADE ORIENTATION ADJUSTMENT BODIES | April 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16373769 | ROTARY DEVICE | April 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16337919 | RECTILINEAR DRIVE DEVICE | March 2019 | November 2020 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16331199 | WORM REDUCER | March 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16288119 | ROBOT AND LEG ASSEMBLY THEREOF | February 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16328508 | OFFSET IDLER HUB FOR BACKLASH CONTROL | February 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16285169 | ROBOT AND ARM ASSEMBLY THEREOF | February 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16278849 | NON-AXISYMMETRIC GEAR | February 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16325269 | ACTUATOR | February 2019 | October 2020 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16323929 | MOTOR UNIT | February 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16267419 | ACTUATOR INCLUDING A THREADED SPINDLE AND PLASTIC ELEMENT | February 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16259029 | BRAKE AND SHIFT CONTROL ASSEMBLY | January 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16233409 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WITH AUTOMATIC POSITION RESET | December 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16230309 | SHIFT DEVICE | December 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16230109 | HINGE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE | December 2018 | December 2021 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16227259 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE | December 2018 | October 2020 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16220559 | BALL DEFLECTOR FOR A BALL SCREW | December 2018 | October 2022 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16220851 | WIRE DRIVING DEVICE AND MANIPULATOR | December 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16309219 | LEAD SCREW NUT | December 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 2 | No | No |
| 16214719 | GEAR ASSEMBLY | December 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16206279 | STEERING SYSTEM RACK WITH FLATTENED PORTION | November 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16206309 | STEERING SYSTEM HAVING AN ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY | November 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUSHING JR, BOBBY.
With a 66.7% 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, 63.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 RUSHING JR, BOBBY works in Art Unit 3658 and has examined 350 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner RUSHING JR, BOBBY's allowance rate of 68.6% places them in the 32% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RUSHING JR, BOBBY receive 2.08 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% 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 RUSHING JR, BOBBY is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUSHING JR, BOBBY. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 24.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 38% 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 25.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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 72.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 64.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 68% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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 20.0% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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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