Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17138266 | 3-AXIS PARALLEL LINEAR ROBOT | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17130496 | DYNAMIC PULLEY SYSTEM | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17111789 | FLEXIBLE MECHANICAL JOINT | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17112106 | BALL NUT DRIVE ASSEMBLY | December 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17107515 | STEERING APPARATUS | November 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16950977 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE, ROBOT AND PARALLEL LINK ROBOT | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17081171 | PARALLEL LINK ROBOT | October 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17049502 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN CYLINDER | October 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17074210 | ADJUSTABLE SHIFT LEVER MOUNT | October 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17040812 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT | September 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17015701 | SPHERE-TYPE SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17010006 | Gear wheel | September 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17007011 | LEAD SCREW DEVICE | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16988392 | Laminated Rack Assembly for Powered Motion of Aircraft Seats | August 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16987360 | MULTI-AXIS ROBOTIC ARM | August 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16966902 | MICRO HEAD AND STAGE MECHANISM USING THE SAME | August 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16928580 | DIAL TRANSMISSION LEVER DEVICE | July 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16760952 | ACTUATOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS | July 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16916985 | TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE | June 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16958690 | SAFETY PROTECTION OF A ROBOT JOINT | June 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16954820 | Gearwheel Transmission | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16767650 | LEVEL ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | May 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16880159 | SHIFT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SHIFTING | May 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16878897 | INTEGRATED MOTOR LINEAR ACTUATOR | May 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16765446 | VEHICLE SHIFT DEVICE | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16864901 | FLUID AND CABLE MANAGEMENT ADAPTER FOR DELIVERING UTILITIES TO AN OPERABLE MACHINE COMPONENT | May 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16861201 | NECK MECHANISM FOR ROBOT | April 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16856010 | WAIST JOINT OF HUMANOID ROBOT AND HUMANOID ROBOT | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16756856 | JOINT MECHANISM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, MULTI-ARM DEVICE, AND ROBOT | April 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16756661 | ELECTRO MECHANICAL POWER ACTUATOR | April 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16844780 | Enclosed Pivot Unit | April 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16821217 | Animated Robots Having Varying Degrees of Autonomy and Anthropomorphism | March 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16647019 | DRIVE DEVICE AND DRIVE DEVICE USED IN HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2020 | March 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16817549 | LEVER TYPE VEHICULAR REMOTE SHIFT SWITCHING DEVICE | March 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16646236 | SHIFT DEVICE | March 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16811872 | GEAR TIMING WITH HELICAL SPLINE AND SHIMS | March 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16644986 | LINEAR ACTUATOR, ACTUATOR DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16808678 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT AND REACH EXTENDING METHOD THEREFOR | March 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16806446 | ROBOT HEAD AND NECK ASSEMBLY, AND ROBOT | March 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16803513 | Gear rim carrier part for a two- or multi-component gearwheel and two-or multi-component gearwheel having such a gear rim carrier part | February 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16798699 | BALL SCREW WITH RETAINING DEVICE | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16741706 | TRANSMISSION MECHANISM WITH MONITORING FUNCTION | January 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16626777 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR AND ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR COMPRISING THIS DEVICE | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16626432 | LINEAR ACTUATOR | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16718347 | ROBOT | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16710855 | HIGH STRENGTH VIBRATION DAMPING COMPONENTS | December 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16709313 | MANIPULATOR AND JOINT STRUCTURE THEREOF | December 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16708619 | MOTOR STOP FOR A THROUGH-FRAME SLIDE OUT SYSTEM | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16704023 | ACTUATING MECHANISM WITH A PLANETARY ROLLER SCREW MECHANISM | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16698959 | BEARING SCREW TRANSFERRING APPARATUS | November 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16672027 | Robotic Tool Having Selectable Compliance Modes | November 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16661741 | GIRTH GEAR | October 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16597019 | BALL SCREW DEVICE | October 2019 | January 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16596976 | VEHICLE GEAR | October 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16594299 | ROBOT AND FIRST ARM MEMBER | October 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 40 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16500161 | GEAR | October 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16583273 | JOINT AND ROBOT HAVING THE SAME | September 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16496043 | COMPOUND PLANET GEAR ARRANGEMENT AND GEAR WHEEL ARRANGEMENT | September 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16490859 | ACTUATOR EQUIPPED WITH A NO BACK SYSTEM WITH INHIBITION ZONE | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16548899 | GEARSHIFT LEVER DEVICE | August 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16546383 | GEARSHIFT LEVER DEVICE | August 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16447795 | VEHICLE SHIFTER DEVICE | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16439106 | LIFTING SPINDLE ARRANGEMENT FOR A RETRACTABLE THRUSTER UNIT OF A MARINE VESSEL | June 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16426413 | ROTARY-TO-LINEAR MOTION CONVERTER | May 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16461075 | LINEAR ACTUATOR HAVING FREE FALL FUNCTION | May 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16349371 | BALL SCREW | May 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16347591 | LINEAR DRIVE DEVICE, MOTOR, AND LINEAR DRIVE DEVICE PRODUCTION METHOD | May 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 49 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16397095 | ANTI-BACKLASH STRUCTURE FOR SCISSORS GEAR | April 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16343041 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR | April 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16384932 | ROBOT ARM WITH MULTIPLE-CONNECTION INTERFACE | April 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 57 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 16341660 | TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE | April 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16379855 | ACTUATING CYLINDER WITH LOAD SENSOR | April 2019 | February 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16338421 | MULTIPLE CONTACT-POINT FLEXIBLE BEARING APPLICABLE TO A HARMONIC DRIVE | March 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16363241 | ROBOT WRIST STRUCTURE | March 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16361345 | CYCLIC STICK SUPPORT AND FRICTION ADJUSTMENT | March 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16353245 | ROBOT GRAVITY BALANCER AND ROBOT | March 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16330591 | SHIFT DEVICE | March 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 50 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16257844 | PARALLEL LINK ROBOT | January 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16319414 | Device for the Angular Positioning of a Shaft | January 2019 | January 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16248994 | SHIFT DEVICE | January 2019 | December 2020 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16312531 | VEHICLE RACK-AND-PINION MECHANISM | December 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16225304 | SHIFT DEVICE | December 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16212764 | Planetary Screw And Machine Tool Including Same | December 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16212984 | GEAR SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR A HYDRAULIC UNIT | December 2018 | January 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16302674 | EXPANSION/CONTRACTION MECHANISM AND FOUR-LEGGED ROBOT | November 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16190544 | AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION | November 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16177564 | Robot And Robot System | November 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16166594 | Low Dust Linear Module | October 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16094145 | SHIFT DEVICE | October 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16092661 | Variable Stiffness Series Elastic Actuator | October 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16127291 | Ball Screw Drive With Variable Spring Stiffness | September 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16082595 | MOTOR VEHICLE STARTER PINION WITH IMPROVED ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE | September 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16046155 | WORM REDUCER | July 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15973941 | BALL SCREW DRIVE | May 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15762372 | UNIVERSAL COUPLING AND ROBOT JOINT STRUCTURE | March 2018 | May 2022 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15927563 | TOOTHING FOR A ROTARY JOINT AND ROTARY JOINT OF A WIND TURBINE | March 2018 | July 2021 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15927874 | ROLLER GEARING ELEMENT | March 2018 | September 2022 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15761605 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION | March 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15918863 | ACTUATING DEVICE | March 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15914268 | RACK BAR SUPPORTING DEVICE OF STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | March 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WEBER, GREGORY ROBERT.
With a 100.0% 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, 50.0% 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 WEBER, GREGORY ROBERT works in Art Unit 3658 and has examined 189 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner WEBER, GREGORY ROBERT's allowance rate of 67.2% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WEBER, GREGORY ROBERT receive 2.16 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 55% 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 WEBER, GREGORY ROBERT is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEBER, GREGORY ROBERT. 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, 27.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% 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 34.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 53% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% 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, 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 12.6% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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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