Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19284994 | Plum Picking and Grading Robot and Picking Method | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18942301 | COMBINE HARVESTER FOR SEED PRODUCTION AND MULTIPLICATION OF GRAINS WITH AUTOMATIC CLEANING FUNCTION | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18840501 | EFFICIENT REED HARVESTER | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18786564 | ELECTRIC BAYBERRY PICKER WITH DIRECT COOLING AND FAST ENCAPSULATION BASED ON MACHINE VISION | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18710672 | SELF-ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STUBBLE HEIGHT AND STUBBLE RIGHTING OPERATION OF RATOONING RICE | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18653076 | FRUIT HARVESTER | May 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18618837 | SEPARATOR FOR A FRUIT COLLECTION UNIT | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18613955 | CHESTNUT PICKING SYSTEM, A CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY FOR SEPARATING CHESTNUTS AND METHOD OF HARVESTING | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18595270 | TRANSPORT WHEEL ARRANGEMENT FOR A CROP HARVESTING HEADER | March 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592360 | MOWING METHOD FOR COMPENSATORY GROWTH OF DESERT PLANT ANABASIS APHYLLA | February 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18431296 | THRESHING SPINE | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18504023 | SELF-PROPELLED WHEEL RAKE | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18500310 | POWER-ASSISTED SWEET CORN KERNEL REMOVER | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18489136 | Corn head roller snout assembly set | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284295 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY AND LOW-DAMAGE POTATO COMBINE HARVESTER | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240383 | STUBBLE STOMPER WITH SELF-RESETTING BREAKAWAY FEATURE | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236793 | MULCH DOOR WITH SENSOR | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362521 | HARVESTING SYSTEM INCLUDING MODULAR UNITS | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339309 | MOBILE HARVESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210713 | AGRICULTURAL MOUNTED IMPLEMENT WITH CLEANING UNIT | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319297 | RAKE APPARATUS | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252381 | COTTON SPINDLE VARIABLE BARB GEOMETRY | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18315409 | POWER-ASSISTED SWEET CORN KERNEL REMOVER | May 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124005 | DOUBLE-SWING-ROD MECHANISM AND FRUIT PICKING MACHINE USING SAME | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123242 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR HARVESTING AND MAINTAINING DATE PALMS | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104373 | HYDRAULIC CLEANING FAN DRIVE FOR COMBINE HARVESTER UTILIZING SWING-ARM ACTUATED PUMP | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007403 | CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING PLANTS | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18155796 | CENTRIFUGAL ORBITAL FLOWER CUTTER WITH AN IRIS BLADE FOLLOWER | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098362 | DRIVELINE FOR THE RECIPROCATING KNIVES OF A COMBINE HEADER | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009196 | IMPROVEMENT APPLIED TO AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT | December 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18072156 | COMBINE WITH A BYPASS DEVICE | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070249 | SEPARATOR FOR A GRAPE COLLECTION UNIT | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956856 | WEEDING MACHINE AND WEEDING METHOD FOR SEEDLINGS IN PADDY FIELD | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940330 | System and Method for Farming and Harvesting Floating Seaweed and Floating Aquatic Plants | September 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17898908 | MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENT INTRODUCED IN A GRAIN COLLECTING AND PROCESSING MACHINE | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17821941 | CENTER DELIVERY RAKE IMPLEMENT | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816610 | CORN HEAD ROW UNITS, DECK PLATES FOR CORN HEAD ROW UNITS, AND HARVESTING HEADERS HAVING SUCH ROW UNITS | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877192 | TRANSITIONAL AUGER STRIPPER | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875495 | NUT HARVESTER WITH A REMOVABLE ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF REPLACING A REMOVABLE ASSEMBLY OF A NUT HARVESTER | July 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17856840 | AUTOMATED HEMP PLANT WINDROWER MACHINERY AND APPARATUSES, METHODS RELATING TO SAME | July 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17789239 | Fruit harvesting machine | June 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848648 | PASSIVE HEADER TILT CONTROL FOR RIGID-MODE OPERATION WITH FRICTION-CONTROLLING CYLINDERS | June 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17808431 | COMBINE HARVESTER WITH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ACCUMULATED MATERIAL FROM A FEEDERHOUSE | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846236 | Weed Removal Tool | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845994 | Rake Device | June 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17757111 | RETURN PAN FOR AN AGRICULTURAL COMBINE | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834823 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRUCK TRANSITIONS DURING HARVESTING | June 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17832818 | ELECTRIC ROW UNIT DRIVE SYSTEM FOR CORN HEADER OF COMBINE HARVESTER | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824044 | HEADLAND GRAIN CAPTURE SEQUENCE FOR AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE HEADER | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747227 | HARVESTER WITH TANK EXPANSION | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745285 | AERIAL LAWNMOWER | May 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17744053 | FRUIT PICKING METHOD BASED ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETER PREDICTION MODEL FOR FRUIT | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739359 | CROP QUANTITY SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOWER DRIVE ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17775116 | COMBINE HARVESTER WITH NEAR INFRARED GRAIN SENSOR | May 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17661506 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR COMBINE HARVESTER PROCESSOR | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17731716 | MOVEABLE PANEL FOR BYPASSING CHOPPER OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17727917 | WORKING MACHINE INCLUDING A LOCK MEMBER THAT RESTRICTS OPERATION OF A TRIGGER MEMBER | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17770052 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PICKING AND COLLECTING BRASENIA SCHREBERI BASED ON MACHINE VISION | April 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17721775 | Haymaking Machine with Catching Element | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17718769 | LAWNMOWER COLLECTION VESSEL FILL INDICATOR ASSEMBLIES | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708136 | CENTER SECTION REEL FOR A HEADER OF AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER | March 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17656089 | SIMPLIFIED HAYMAKING MACHINE WITH A CARRIER | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17699591 | TREE VIBRATING DEVICE | March 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17695052 | SWIVEL COUPLING DEVICE FOR RAKES AND OTHER YARD TOOLS | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17638624 | CONVEYING SYSTEM FOR A FRUIT HARVESTER | February 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637409 | ROTATABLE WING DIVIDERS, HARVESTING HEADERS, AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINES HAVING ROTATABLE WING DIVIDERS | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17591649 | CONTAINMENT PANEL LINER FOR A FARM COMBINE | February 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17591036 | BRUSH SYSTEM FOR A THRESHING AND SEPARATING SYSTEM OF AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17590772 | LAWN MOWER AND MACHINE APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH STORAGE FEATURES | February 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17631360 | Combine and Threshing Device | January 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17630066 | AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE | January 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17629769 | DIVIDER POINTS, HARVESTING HEADERS CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE REMOVABLE DIVIDER POINTS, AND RELATED METHODS | January 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17557820 | CANNABIS PLANT AND HARVESTING TOOL | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17550563 | Remote Control for a Mower | December 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456292 | FEED ACCELERATOR FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER | November 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17529988 | Stand-On Mower Intermediate Pulley System | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17452990 | REEL FINGER | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17452738 | COMBINE HARVESTER HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE STRATIFICATION PAN, AND RELATED METHODS | October 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17513168 | HARVESTING MACHINE BELT PICKUP HEADER WITH MOVABLE PICKUP BELT ASSEMBLY | October 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17451400 | SUGARCANE HARVESTER EXTRACTOR WITH FIXED LEAF SHREDDER | October 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17502870 | VEHICLE WITH DEBRIS BLOWER AND LAWN MOWER | October 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17602921 | FULL-HYDRAULIC CHAIN REVERSING AND REMOTE CONTROL WATER-POWER HARVESTING EQUIPMENT FOR LOTUS ROOTS | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17449490 | COTTON PICKER SPINDLE WITH REPLACEABLE TIP | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17441547 | Floating Floor Assembly of a Header | September 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17476757 | Tractor Mounted Lawn Raking Assembly Pivotable to a Lifted Position | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17447589 | ROLL ASSEMBLY FOR COTTON HARVESTER | September 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17474628 | Elevator Assembly for an Agricultural Harvester with a Distal Storage Hopper and Related Methods | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17470112 | METHOD AND HARVESTING MACHINE FOR HARVESTING FRUITS FROM THE GROUND | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17469401 | HAND RAKEPAN | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17460521 | Harvesting Machine having a Flail Cutter and a Moisture Removal Mechanism | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17432124 | Robotic Lawnmower with Folding Mechanism and Locking Mechanism | August 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17405223 | UTILITY MACHINE OPERABLE IN STAND-ON AND WALK-BEHIND MODES | August 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17385267 | DUAL VARIABLE FEEDER DRIVE FOR AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE | July 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17375690 | COMBINE HARVESTER CONCAVE FRAME ASSEMBLY | July 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17422443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS HARVESTER INSTALLATION AND FARM HARVESTING OPERATION | July 2021 | November 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17305076 | AGRICULTURAL DEVICE WITH A CUTTER BAR AND A REMOVABLE COLLECTING DEVICE AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17355923 | AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT SYSTEM WITH A CONTROLLER THAT CONTROLS TRAVEL AND POWER TAKE OFF COUPLING IN RESPONSE TO PLUG CONDITIONS | June 2021 | March 2026 | Allow | 57 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17354273 | Permanent lawn mower | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17416653 | COMBINE INTEGRATED DRIVES | June 2021 | September 2022 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17417102 | AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE WITH ADJUSTABLE RASP BARS | June 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUNCO, MADELINE IVY.
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, 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.
✓ 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 RUNCO, MADELINE IVY works in Art Unit 3671 and has examined 198 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner RUNCO, MADELINE IVY's allowance rate of 75.8% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RUNCO, MADELINE IVY receive 1.90 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RUNCO, MADELINE IVY is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUNCO, MADELINE IVY. This interview benefit is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 76% 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.
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 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 42.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 64% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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