Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19068586 | HANDLE AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR A MOWER | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19011885 | FLEXIBLE-RIGID INTEGRATED GRIPPER FOR HARVESTING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN BREAKING-OFF MANNER AND HARVESTING ROBOT | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18921403 | TWELVE FLUTES FOR STALK ROLL | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18890087 | BALING MECHANISM OF COTTON PICKER AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF BALING MECHANISM | September 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18647960 | TWELVE BLADED STALK ROLL | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428757 | Commercial Lawn Mower Outlet Cover | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18424905 | Portable Fruit Picker with Adjustable Height | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212417 | PRIMARY EXTRACTOR OF A SUGARCANE HARVESTER INCLUDING VARIABLE ANGLE GUIDE VANES | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210439 | LOUVER LOADING DETECTION FOR MEASURING CROP TRAJECTORY | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18199435 | LATCH MECHANISM FOR LATERAL TRANSPORT CENTER-PIVOT MOWER | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137646 | VEGETATION CUTTING APPARATUS | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032310 | DRAPER HEADER WITH AUTOMATIC REEL TO CUTTER BAR CLEARANCE | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134953 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DISK BLADE BEARING FAILURE ON AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299291 | RESIDUE SENSOR PROTECTION ON A HARVESTER | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18131084 | COVER ASSEMBLY FOR A KNIFE DRIVE OF AN AGRICULTURAL HEADER | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122120 | Riding Lawn Mower with Connecting Device | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18178439 | TOOL AND TOOL HOLDER FOR A ROTARY LAND PREPARATION IMPLEMENT AND VEHICLE THEREOF | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176894 | Electric Lawn Mower with Pivoting Lever and Start Switch | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170004 | HAND-PUSHED POWER TOOL AND HANDLE DEVICE THEREOF | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163609 | BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A LAWN MOWER | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18015654 | TENSION PLATE FOR AN ARM OF AN AGRICULTURAL HEADER | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094575 | BREAKAWAY RIGID HEADER HEIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18089854 | WEED SEED DESTRUCTION | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145143 | UNIVERSAL TRACTOR IMPLEMENT | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002455 | AUTOMATIC HEIGHT CONTROL FOR SUGARCANE HARVESTERS | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083628 | Weed Seed Destruction | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18063995 | BRUSH ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR A TURFGRASS MOWER | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18063071 | ROBOTIC UNIT FOR HARVASTING A FRUIT WITH A STEM USING VACUUM AND MOVABLE CUTTING STEM ELEMENTS | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076847 | BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A LAWN MOWER | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070647 | MOWING HEIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC MOWER HAVING SAME | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979455 | ADJUSTABLE SPREADER SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978639 | APPARATUSES FOR COLLECTING THE ACROTELM OF PEAT BOGS | November 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17975564 | PARKING MECHANISM OF RIDING LAWN MOWER AND RIDING LAWN MOWER | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962738 | DOWNFORCE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A FINISHING FRAME OF A TILLAGE IMPLEMENT | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17954877 | LAWNMOWER WITH FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17946893 | THREE-POINT HITCH MOUNT SYSTEMS | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17941652 | HANDLE AND CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR A MOWER | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940198 | SELF-PROPELLED HARVESTER HAVING A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE PICK-UP DEVICE | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901899 | AGRICULTURAL DEVICE WITH AN ACTUATOR BETWEEN TWO HANGING WORK UNITS | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820158 | Electric Work Vehicle Drive Arrangement | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884690 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus to Extract One or More Weeds | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797173 | TRIMMER HEAD | August 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879132 | CUTTER TOOTH ASSEMBLY FOR AN EXCAVATING TOOL | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868073 | MOWER PACKING, STORAGE, AND CHARGING ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17813054 | Universal Crop Head Assembly and its Use in Harvesting Crops | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17605102 | Harvesting Machine, Obstacle Determination Program, Recording Medium on Which Obstacle Determination Program is Recorded, Obstacle Determination Method, Agricultural Work Machine, Control Program, Recording Medium on Which Control Program is Recorded, and Control Method | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 44 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17863038 | BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A LAWN MOWER | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17854288 | CONVERTIBLE TWO RANK AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845046 | RIGID CUTTERBAR OVER TRAVEL | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17838482 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR A RIDING MOWER | June 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17825815 | BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A LAWN MOWER | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824008 | HEADER HEIGHT CONTROL FOR A HARVESTING HEAD | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752137 | COMBINE HARVESTER WITH A GUIDE BETWEEN A WEED SEED DESTRUCTION SECTION AND A STRAW SPREADING SECTION | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752131 | COMBINE HARVESTER WITH WEED SEED DESTRUCTION | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GRIPPING AND CUTTING FRUITS AND PLANTS | April 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17766278 | CROP HARVESTING HEADER WITH VARIABLE DIAMETER REEL | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17695231 | RIDING LAWN MOWER HAVING DIFFERENT STARTING MODES | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17654663 | WORM CONVEYOR AND PRESS | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17686078 | ROTARY DRUM TRIMMER WITH DYNAMAIC SHEAR BAND | March 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17680849 | ASPARAGUS LIFTING APPARATUS WITH INTERFERING MEMBERS, ASPARAGUS COLLECTION AND STORAGE APPARATUS, AND ASPARAGUS HARVESTERS FORMED THEREWITH | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17678494 | Turf Trimming System and Integrated Control System | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17592562 | AGRICULTURAL HEADER WITH FOLDABLE TRANSPORT WHEEL ASSEMBLY | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17590236 | BAFFLES FOR MOWER DECK | February 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17573153 | DUAL BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A LAWN MOWER | January 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17570032 | HANDLE AND SAFETY CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOWER | January 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17646402 | LAWN MOWER WITH SWIVELING REAR WHEELS | December 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17560885 | PENETRATION DEPTH CONTROL AND GAUGE WHEEL CONTACT FORCE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ROW UNIT | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17558544 | DRIVE POD SYSTEM FOR AN EXCAVATOR | December 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17645309 | ROBOTIC ARM FOR HARVASTING A FRUIT | December 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17551941 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FRAME POSITION OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT | December 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17524003 | COMBINE GAUGE WHEEL AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17522632 | ROBOTIC HARVESTING SYSTEM WITH A GANTRY SYSTEM | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17602494 | Overload Detection System for a Harvesting Head | October 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17600487 | LAWN MOWER WITH SELECTIVELY ROTATABLE CUTTING BLADES | September 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17465993 | Slide Bearing Joint Bush for a Harvesting Device | September 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17461658 | INTEGRATED TRANSAXLE STANDING MOWER OPERATOR PLATFORM | August 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17430770 | GRIPPER TOOLS FOR OBJECT GRASPING AND MANIPULATION | August 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17397622 | METHOD OF RETROFITTING AN EXCAVATOR WITH A TILTROTOR USING A SPLIT CONNECTOR | August 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17421525 | AGRICULTURAL HEADER WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM | July 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17355209 | All-wheel Drive Self-propelled Assembly and Mower | June 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17344776 | ASPARAGUS SEVERING ASSEMBLY WITH HEATED VALVE UNIT, ASPARAGUS LIFTING APPARATUS WITH ASPARAGUS SPEAR GUIDES AND INTERFERING MEMBER, AND ASPARAGUS HARVESTER FORMED THEREWITH | June 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17327262 | PLANT TRIMMING APPARATUS AND METHODS | May 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17325748 | IN-CROP WEED CLIPPING IMPLEMENT | May 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17314263 | SELF DRIVEN MOWER WITH LEFT AND RIGHT DRIVE TRAINS | May 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17236239 | LAWN MOWER WITH BLADE AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY | April 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17235263 | Stand-On Lawn Care Vehicle With Adjustable Neutral Position | April 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17228193 | CORN HEAD ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM WITH FORCE RELIEF | April 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17225908 | ASPARAGUS SEVERING ASSEMBLY WITH HEATED VALVE UNIT, ASPARAGUS LIFTING APPARATUS WITH ASPARAGUS SPEAR GUIDES AND INTERFERING MEMBER, AND ASPARAGUS HARVESTER FORMED THEREWITH | April 2021 | May 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17218486 | MODULAR BALERS FOR BASE VEHICLES AND METHODS OF CONNECTING SAME | March 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17200898 | LAWN MOWER AND HANDLE THEREOF | March 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17190534 | SELF-PROPELLING COMBINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SELF-PROPELLING COMBINE | March 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17176327 | Threshing/Separating Device Having Tined Accelerator and/or Axial Rotor System | February 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17174954 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A POWER TOOL | February 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17168512 | ROBOTIC HARVESTING SYSTEM WITH A GANTRY SYSTEM | February 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17166514 | HEADER FORE/AFT TILT CONTROL FOR COMBINE HARVESTER | February 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17164479 | BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A LAWN MOWER | February 2021 | July 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17150196 | Weed Seed Destruction with Replaceable Stator Components | January 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 41 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17150181 | Weed Seed Destruction with Rotor and Stator Where the Discharge is Axially Spaced from the Inlet | January 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17150161 | Weed Seed Destruction Rotor Shape | January 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17144702 | Reel Mower Cutting Bar | January 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BEHRENS, ADAM J.
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, 40.0% 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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner BEHRENS, ADAM J works in Art Unit 3671 and has examined 560 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner BEHRENS, ADAM J's allowance rate of 79.6% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BEHRENS, ADAM J receive 1.47 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 BEHRENS, ADAM J is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BEHRENS, ADAM J. This interview benefit is in the 57% 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, 37.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% 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 32.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 98% 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 frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 57.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 60% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% 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 42% 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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