Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18709182 | MULTISPECTRAL EMISSION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES FOR EMITTING VISIBLE LIGHT, LIDAR AND RADAR RADIATION, AND METHOD AND USE THEREOF | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18639471 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18683742 | RELATIVE POSITIONING METHOD BETWEEN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND A CHARGING DEVICE, CHARGING APPARATUS AND CHARGING SYSTEM | February 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18421333 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AN AUTONOMOUS AIRCRAFT VISUAL INSPECTION TASK | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18407619 | HOLISTIC SEAT CLIMATE SYSTEM | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509305 | HYBRID VEHICLE | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490915 | METHOD, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FLIGHT EQUIPMENT | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18462060 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A MOBILE ROBOT | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461059 | CONTROL APPARATUS | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18364505 | MERGING LANE LINE MAPS FOR A VEHICLE | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18315753 | POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING THROUGH LONG SHORT-TERM MEMORY (LSTM)-BASED DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (DRL) | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18036132 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18124501 | MAP GENERATION APPARATUS | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179164 | MAP SERVER AND MAP DISTRIBUTION METHOD | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18116941 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156208 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE OPERATION OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087319 | DRAWING APPARATUS AND FLIGHT VEHICLE | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18083047 | AUTO-GUIDANCE CONTROL FOR AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18065330 | AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) WITH OCCUPANT STATES INPUT FOR AUTONOMOUS OR ASSISTED DRIVING VEHICLES | December 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010160 | Navigation Route Sharing | December 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18001660 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-IMAGE-BASED VESSEL PROXIMITY SITUATION RECOGNITION SUPPORT | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17926180 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ABILITY TO REACT | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17979896 | Correction Of An Estimate Of An Energy Consumption Of A Vehicle | November 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980086 | APPARATUS SYSTEM | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17972600 | MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM AND MARINE VESSEL | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966751 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING CUT-IN TRAFFIC FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | October 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045157 | VEHICLE MOVING METHOD AND VEHICLE | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17961418 | ACTIVE SEATING SYSTEM CONTROL BY AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | October 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938115 | RADIAL DIFFERENTIAL SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916964 | Press-on element for a power tool | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17958146 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLE PULL OVER | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17911896 | Hand-Held Power Tool comprising a Catch Mechanism | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942400 | VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760149 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING STRAPS FROM BOXES | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17872357 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING TAKEOFF AND LANDING OF AN AIRCRAFT | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17872671 | PIPE COMPRESSION EQUIPMENT | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17868860 | SHIP MANEUVER SUPPORTING DEVICE AND SHIP MANEUVER SUPPORTING METHOD | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17868903 | FAR INFRARED DETECTION OF COMPACTED SNOW FOR LANE KEEPING | July 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869051 | SHARED CHECKLISTS FOR ONBOARD ASSISTANT | July 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869460 | SHARED CHECKLISTS FOR ONBOARD ASSISTANT | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865306 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRAFFIC SPEED | July 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17860154 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND VEHICLES FOR CLASSIFYING DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF A TARGET VEHICLE | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17790854 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663802 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LOSS MODE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663467 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALERTING WHEN AN INTRUDER TREND VECTOR IS PREDICTED TO INTERCEPT WITH AN AIRCRAFT TAXI PATH | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17663484 | ADJUST CONTROL STRATEGY BASED ON FAULT EVENTS COMBINED WITH PREDICTIVE DATA | May 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743974 | CONVOLUTE CARDBOARD TUBE, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17740352 | VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17662594 | ACCURACY CHECK METHODOLOGY FOR AN AIR DATA PROBE SYSTEM | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772795 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17724032 | AIR-PATH STRUCTURE OF PNEUMATIC NAIL GUN | April 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761681 | ROTARY CAPSULE DISPENSER FOR BOTTLING LINES | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694455 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARAMETER PREDICTION FOR AGENT MODELING | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17654103 | SPOOF DETECTION FOR HANDS ON AUTOMATED DRIVING | March 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17690068 | ERGONOMIC NAIL GUN PLATFORM AND SYSTEM | March 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17686694 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING FUEL CONSUMPTION EFFICIENCY | March 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17753372 | Machine Tool Device | March 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17681859 | MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17682625 | CONTROL OF A POWER TAILGATE SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO CLUTCH SLIPPAGE | February 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17682678 | CONTROL OF A POWER TAILGATE SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO CLUTCH SLIPPAGE | February 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17682013 | VEHICLE ULTRASONIC SENSOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | February 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17681129 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEM | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17681604 | REMOTE CONTROL OF VEHICLE FEATURES BASED ON TACTILE GESTURES ON ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17630084 | Method of a Vehicle and of a Network Server for the Maintenance of Vehicle Components | January 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17579828 | VIBRATION REDUCING STRUCTURE OF PNEUMATIC IMPACT TOOL | January 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17626526 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572814 | VEHICLE MANAGING SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VEHICLES TO BE TESTED- CONFIGURED AND METHOD THEREOF | January 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17571646 | VEHICLE HAVING IMAGING DEVICE FOR PET DETECTION AND CONTROL | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17624604 | A FRUIT PACKAGING TRAY, APPARATUS AND PROCESS | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17621622 | IMPACT TOOL | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17619858 | MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BEVERAGE STIRRING SPOONS OR STICKS | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17550479 | INTEGRATED ENVELOPE SEALER AND FLIP MODULE | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17618093 | SYSTEM FOR SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17530272 | PACKAGING DEVICE | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17518688 | CONTAINER CLOSING OR CAPPING DEVICE FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS, SUCH AS BEVERAGE BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS | November 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17599400 | A METHOD AND MACHINE FOR REALISING A BOX STARTING FROM A CARDBOARD BLANK AND FOR BOXING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES WITH THE BOX | September 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17447741 | BALE WRAPPING SYSTEM WITH PROPORTIONAL CYCLE ACCELERATION | September 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17474869 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING DUAL FLUTED CORRUGATED BOARD | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17401206 | BOX SEALING DEVICE, PACKING MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | August 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17202473 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROTATIONAL SPEED OF AN ELECTRIC TOOL AND ELECTRIC TOOL | March 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17168865 | GAS SPRING FASTENER DRIVING TOOL WITH FILL VALVE LOCATED IN AN END CAP | February 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17167814 | AUTOMATED HANDLING AND MANIPULATION OF PACKAGES AND PACKAGES SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR | February 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17253511 | REMOVABLE TORQUE WRENCH | December 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17093332 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A BLISTER TUBE, AND BLISTER TUBE | November 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17067404 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKAGING STACKED PRODUCTS | October 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16980953 | FOOD PACKAGING MACHINE TRACKING FOOD SAFETY DATA USING HASH TREES | September 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16639257 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPANDING EXPANDABLE SHEET MATERIAL | February 2020 | September 2025 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16614554 | VERTICAL BAG-MAKING/FILLING/PACKAGING MACHINE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FILM PACKAGING BAG WITH CONTENT | November 2019 | February 2024 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16678881 | APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CUSHION PRODUCT | November 2019 | October 2023 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16496463 | BAG WEB AND METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR PACKING ITEMS | September 2019 | April 2024 | Allow | 55 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16431956 | DEVICE FOR TREATING CONTAINER CLOSURES | June 2019 | June 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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 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 DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO works in Art Unit 3666 and has examined 23 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.
Examiner DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO's allowance rate of 87.0% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO receive 2.83 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO. This interview benefit is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.8% 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 26.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 37% 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 19% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. 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, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% 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 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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