Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19000555 | METALLIC THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18951219 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD ADAPTED TO ENABLE AUTOMATED WIRE OR CABLE CODE READING AND MANUFACTURE OF WIRE HARNESSES AND CABLE ASSEMBLIES | November 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18949993 | APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND SAFE OPERATION OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18601018 | COMPUTER SYSTEM NETWORKING DEVICES AND ASSEMBLIES | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444473 | METHOD FOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT USING THE NCV METHOD | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18494084 | SELECTIVE EARLY CHARGE TERMINATION | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18554820 | ROBOT SYSTEM | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482367 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18230631 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINGLE PIPE INSTANT WARM WATER SUPPLY IN BUILDINGS | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18274910 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225357 | SPLIT BUS ELECTRICAL PANEL FOR MICROGRID APPLICATIONS | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18354176 | BATTERY PACK POWER TRANSFER ADAPTOR | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216243 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028801 | PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND ROBOT SYSTEM | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104302 | Untethered charging apparatus for electric vehicles in remote areas in lieu of charging stations. | February 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18015503 | ROBOT MACHINING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC SURFACE ROLLING PROCESS OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE BLADE | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071614 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD ADAPTED TO ENABLE AUTOMATED WIRE READING AND MANUFACTURE OF WIRE HARNESSES | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987270 | Power Adapter | November 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18052939 | TYING-FREE NETWORK MODULE AND CABLE GLAND | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17979319 | COVER PLATE WITH CONCEALABLE PANEL | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964295 | INTEGRATED ENERGY GENERATING DAMPER | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937613 | Pivoting Electrical Receptacle | October 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17946080 | SOCKET FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING LOCATING SPRING | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17903552 | CONNECTOR HAVING CPA MEMBER FOR PARTLY COVERING A CODE | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929189 | ADJUSTING AIRCRAFT GROUND MOVEMENT ROUTES | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901421 | Robot Teaching System | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822796 | Micro-Grid Wind Power Generator | August 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896457 | BRACKET FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17895485 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND CHIP | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801923 | Regenerative Energy System | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797115 | CONTACT PIN AND SOCKET | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17876665 | CONNECTOR FOR A CIRCUIT BOARD | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17809970 | SHIFT INTERRUPT METHOD FOR A MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783701 | WIND TURBINE POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17664410 | Torque Generator For Scaling Up Efficiency | May 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17743123 | MULTI-CABLE INTERCONNECT CONNECTION SYSTEM | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17662355 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER WITH PITCH RESONANCE TUNING TANKS AND PNEUMATIC TURBINES | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17731336 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A MATING CONNECTOR AND A CONNECTOR CONFIGURED TO BE MOUNTED ON AN OBJECT WHEREIN AN ABUTMENT PORTION OF A SUPPORTING PORTION OF A TERMINAL OF THE CONNECTOR IS IN CONTACT WITH A RECEIVING PORTION OF A COUPLING PORTION OF THE TERMINAL UNDER A MATED STATE | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17711384 | CROP FEED RATE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A HARVESTER VEHICLE | April 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708472 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH INSERT-MOLDED LEAD-FRAME ASSEMBLY | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17704025 | Ultra-small Spacing Plug, Connector, Electronic Device and Manufacturing Method of Plug | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17702893 | MONITORING VIBRATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTERS | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17635232 | HIGH CURRENT TERMINAL ASSEMBLY | February 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17630602 | CONDUCTIVE PARTICLES AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17573788 | ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM | January 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17626411 | ROTARY DEVICE FOR PLUG CONNECTORS | January 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17564213 | Micro USB Charging Port | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17596578 | TYPE-C AND USB TWO-IN-ONE INTERFACE WIRELESS RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17548655 | CHIP-FIXING DEVICE FOR A SOCKET | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17517007 | NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE HAVING HEAT DISSIPATING MEMBERS | November 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17452618 | ARTISAN LEARNING SYSTEM | October 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17607009 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD, TOUCH DISPLAY MODULE AND TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17449997 | Power Harness | October 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17470646 | DIMM RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR COMPRESSION MOUNT TECHNOLOGY AND LAND GRID ARRAY CONNECTOR LOADING | September 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17420884 | WALL MOUNTING OUTLET EXTENDER | July 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17414352 | SMART CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME USING AN APPLICATION SPECIFIC ELECTRONICS PACKAGING MANUFACTURING PROCESS | June 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17295731 | AUXILIARY CONTACTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CONNECTORS | May 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17224279 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORTHOGONAL LASER METROLOGY | April 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17220004 | LIDAR DEVICE | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17216515 | LIDAR PROJECTION APPARATUS | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17062543 | Bi-Polar Electro-Magnetic Piston with Power Management System | October 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17033386 | COMPRESSION MOUNTED TECHNOLOGY (CMT) SOCKET SYSTEM RETENTION MECHANISMS DESIGNS FOR SHIPPING RELIABILITY RISK MITIGATION | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16901607 | Continuously Grounded Travel Gate System, Barrier System and Related Methods | June 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16532327 | CUSTOMIZABLE WIRE HARNESS FORM BOARD SUB-ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE HAVING SIMPLE, QUICK-CHANGE WIRE ROUTING EXCHANGE POINT CAPABILITY | August 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16516672 | INSULATION DISPLACEMENT TERMINATION (IDT) FOR APPLYING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL WIRE GAUGE SIZES SIMULTANEOUSLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS, STAMPED AND FORMED STRIP TERMINAL PRODUCTS, AND ASSEMBLY FIXTURES THEREOF | July 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16133466 | DISCRETE WIRE HARNESS SINGLE OR DUAL OPERATOR WORK CENTER | September 2018 | April 2019 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15990740 | BUOYANCY MILL A MACHINE THAT PRODUCES CLEAN USEFUL MECHANICAL ENERGY USING BUOYANCY AS A PROPELLANT | May 2018 | December 2018 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15922071 | Wave Powered Electricity Generator | March 2018 | April 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15865707 | Tangential Force Internal Combustion Engine | January 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15832773 | Magnetic Electric Impulse Motor | December 2017 | December 2019 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15810512 | VANE PITCH CONTROL OF A WIND TURBINE ASSEMBLY | November 2017 | March 2020 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15721849 | Alternative Energy Booster Apparatus | September 2017 | December 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15667344 | Electronic Control of Metered Film Dispensing in a Wrapping Apparatus | August 2017 | February 2024 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 15637530 | SIGNAL ANALYZER GENERATOR | July 2017 | August 2018 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15624641 | Spherical Device | June 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15622066 | Rotor for Electric Machines | June 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15731365 | Higher-electro-infusion systems for electrial power | June 2017 | July 2018 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15604306 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SOLAR PANEL | May 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15463084 | POWER SYSTEM | March 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15324733 | INSTANT ENERGY SYSTEM | January 2017 | December 2019 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15383337 | Oscillating Unites Buoyancy Hydro Electric Loop Pistons | December 2016 | January 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15356629 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR INCORPORATING SINGLE POLE DOUBLE THROW MAGNETIC SWITCH | November 2016 | July 2018 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15290995 | ULTRA DEEP HYDROELECTRIC/GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT | October 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15237572 | TRAY-AND-BLOCK APPARATUS FOR DEVICE PROGRAMMING | August 2016 | February 2019 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15230405 | Device And Method For Electrical Energy Synthesis | August 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15224566 | Thrust and Radial Magnetic Bearings Using Combined Electromagnetic and Permanent Magnetic Flux Paths | July 2016 | February 2018 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14999954 | Under counter insulated enclosure | July 2016 | May 2018 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15207067 | CARD OPERATED POWER PLUG INTERRUPTER/MONITOR AND METHOD OF USE | July 2016 | August 2018 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14999790 | DOWNDRAFT AND UPDRAFT TORNADO WIND CHIMNEY | June 2016 | April 2019 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15186488 | Two-stroke internal combustion engine with crankcase lubrication system | June 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15158170 | SOLAR ENERGY SPACE HEATING THERMOSTATIC CONTROLLER | May 2016 | November 2017 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15149099 | ROTOR OR PROPELLER BLADE WITH DYNAMICALLY VARIABLE GEOMETRY AND OTHER PROPERTIES | May 2016 | June 2019 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15099567 | SWITCHED RELUCTANCE PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR | April 2016 | September 2017 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15088795 | FUEL PRIMING PUMP | April 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15071838 | MITIGATING HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS BY ASSISTING GAS DISPLACEMENT PUMPS WITH INVERTED HYDROSTATIC STANDPIPES | March 2016 | December 2017 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15064401 | Capacitive-Discharge Electromagnetic Propulsion System | March 2016 | September 2018 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15062292 | VORTEX TURBINE ENGINE | March 2016 | May 2018 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15000038 | POWER GRIP ZAPPER GLOVE | January 2016 | August 2017 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14955040 | SELF-DIRECTED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE | December 2015 | August 2017 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14953067 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR NOISE CANCELLATION OF POWER CONVERTERS | November 2015 | January 2017 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ZARROLI, MICHAEL C.
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, 100.0% 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 ZARROLI, MICHAEL C works in Art Unit 3658 and has examined 234 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.7%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.
Examiner ZARROLI, MICHAEL C's allowance rate of 95.7% places them in the 87% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by ZARROLI, MICHAEL C receive 0.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ZARROLI, MICHAEL C is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 87% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -8.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZARROLI, MICHAEL C. This interview benefit is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 40.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 80.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 46% 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 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 61% 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 12.8% of allowed cases (in the 97% 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 14.3% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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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