USPTO Examiner BROWN CLAUDE J - Art Unit 3671

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18417035ROBOTIC LAWNMOWERJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2100NoNo
18460312CLEANING SHIP FOR WATER SURFACE TREATMENT FOR HARVESTING WATER PLANTSSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2700NoNo
18355019WINDROWER IMPLEMENT WITH MERGER ATTACHMENTJuly 2023January 2026Allow3000NoNo
18213309ELECTRIC MOWERJune 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18335238CUTTING TOOL AND CONTROL METHODJune 2023March 2026Allow3310NoNo
18257616RFID Spacing for Small Square Bale AggregatesJune 2023October 2025Allow2800NoNo
18205111AGRICULTURAL BALER WITH FLAKE PREDICTION FOR BALE LENGTH CONTROLJune 2023March 2026Allow3410NoNo
18322813MOWER DECK HEIGHT OF CUT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMMay 2023February 2026Allow3310NoNo
18197107AUTOMATED VERTICAL PLANT CULTIVATION SYSTEMMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18197217METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO MEASURE AND MAINTAIN CONSISTENT WIDTH OF WINDROWER HARVESTED STOCKSMay 2023March 2026Allow3410NoNo
18141499CHAIN GUIDE FOR GRAIN ELEVATOR OF COMBINE HARVESTERMay 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18140241WORKING MACHINE AND WORKING DEVICEApril 2023March 2026Allow3510NoNo
18249536WEEDING ROBOT MECHANISMApril 2023February 2026Allow3410NoNo
18299035Apparatus for Assisting the Exchange of Blades on MowersApril 2023August 2025Allow2800NoNo
18298535FLEXIBLE ROTARY MOWER DECK LIFT SYSTEMApril 2023March 2026Allow3510NoNo
18297668ROUND BALER IMPLEMENT WITH NET SCRAPERApril 2023September 2025Allow2900NoNo
18297646Garden toolApril 2023February 2026Allow3420NoNo
18191167HAYMAKING MACHINE WITH A SAFETY SYSTEMMarch 2023September 2025Allow2900NoNo
18187513GARDEN TOOL WITH TOOLLESSLY INTERCHANGEABLE WHEELMarch 2023February 2026Allow3510NoNo
18027342ROBOTIC HARVESTING SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL PLANT CULTIVATIONMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410YesNo
18026739SPLIT TOPSHAFT SPROCKET FOR AGRICULTURAL HEADERSMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18114786CLEANING ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUGER OF AN AGRICULTURAL HEADERFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2900NoNo
18175385Self-Driving Work ApparatusFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3610NoNo
18111834Agricultural Harvesting VehicleFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18042073A method for operating an agricultural machine having working tools configured for mechanical weeding and agricultural machineFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18169298APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONDITIONS IN A PLANT CULTIVATION FACILITYFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18109158System and Method for an Agricultural HarvesterFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3510NoNo
18158590EJECTION CHUTE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL BALERJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3610NoNo
18097555FEEDER HOUSING WITH TORQUE STOPS FOR AGRICULTURAL VEHICLEJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3510NoNo
18083946FRUIT PICKING ROBOTIC INSTALLATION ON PLATFORMSDecember 2022February 2026Abandon3810NoNo
18001150ROBOT AND METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING A DISTANCE TRAVELED BY A ROBOTDecember 2022December 2025Allow3610NoNo
17990825AGRICULTURAL ROBOTNovember 2022October 2025Allow3510NoNo
17985404MID MOWER AUTO-CONNECTION DEVICENovember 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
17922652SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOOLLESS CROP DIVIDER ADJUSTMENTNovember 2022November 2025Allow3710NoNo
17978539SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CROP POPULATION WITHIN A FIELD DURING A HARVESTING OPERATION BEING PERFORMED BY AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTERNovember 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17977653DRAPER DRUM FLOOR VANESOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17977388BLADE CONTROL SYSTEM AND LAWNMOWEROctober 2022December 2025Allow3710YesNo
17976368SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CROP YIELD FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTEROctober 2022February 2026Allow4020NoNo
17975682WORK MACHINEOctober 2022December 2025Allow3710NoNo
17975784RETRACTABLE CROP DIVIDER OF AN AGRICULTURAL HEADEROctober 2022February 2026Allow4010YesNo
17976484Chopping Blade of a Forage Harvester and Method for Producing Said Chopping BladeOctober 2022December 2025Allow3810NoNo
17972006DECK PLATE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2022November 2025Allow3610YesNo
17920543REEL ADJUSTMENT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HEADEROctober 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
17970543Hybrid Complementary Mechanical and Unnatural Illumination Twin Process For Reduced Seed Germination ViabilityOctober 2022November 2025Allow3610NoNo
18047663ROUND BALE PRE-COMPLETION YIELD CALCULATIONOctober 2022July 2025Allow3300NoNo
18047931SELF-PROPELLED WORK APPARATUSOctober 2022July 2025Allow3200NoNo
18047699MOWER SLOPE SENSING SYSTEMOctober 2022October 2025Allow3610NoNo
18047483DYNAMIC RESISTANCE GENERATOR FOR SQUARE BALEROctober 2022October 2025Allow3610NoNo
17919044DRAPER BELT ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER HEADEROctober 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
17919129METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC LAWNMOWER BY PROCESSING VIBRATIONSOctober 2022February 2026Abandon4010NoNo
17966275MULCHEROctober 2022February 2026Abandon4010NoNo
17931926DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A SPROCKET OF A CHAIN DRIVESeptember 2022July 2025Allow3401NoNo
17931922DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A SPROCKET OF A CHAIN DRIVESeptember 2022June 2025Allow3300NoNo
17943088LEAF HARVESTER SYSTEMSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3810NoNo
17942263SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING GRAIN IN GRAIN HANDLING SYSTEMSSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710NoNo
17930549ROTARY MOWER BLADE POSITION SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3820NoNo
17939779ROW-BY-ROW YIELD ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODSSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4110NoNo
17939076COMBINATION MOWER AND EDGING DEVICESeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710NoNo
17929248ROBOTIC GARDEN TOOL WITH BLADE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENTSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3710NoNo
17397459SNOW SHOVELING AND SNOW DISCHARGING ASSEMBLY OF SNOW SWEEPING ROBOTAugust 2021June 2025Allow4610YesNo
17374181IMPLEMENT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A CABLE USED FOR MOUNTING THE SAME TO A VEHICLEJuly 2021July 2025Allow4920NoNo
13303656DATA TRANSMISSION TO OPTICAL TERMINALSNovember 2011October 2013Allow2310NoNo
13290252TWO-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION DEVICE WTIH SAME GRAY LEVELNovember 2011November 2013Allow2520NoNo
12746578DATA CARRIER DEVICESeptember 2010August 2013Allow3820NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner BROWN, CLAUDE J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BROWN, CLAUDE J works in Art Unit 3671 and has examined 5 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BROWN, CLAUDE J's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 100% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BROWN, CLAUDE J receive 1.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BROWN, CLAUDE J is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BROWN, CLAUDE J. This interview benefit is in the 16% 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.

Petition Practice

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 Cooperation and Flexibility

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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