Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18653091 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SECTIONS OF A WELLBORE WALL | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18169506 | HIGH PRESSURE SWELLABLE PACKER | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051277 | Indexing Control System | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967545 | CONTACT CHAMBER FLUSHING APPARTUS FOR CONCENTRIC ELECTRICAL WET CONNECT | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17995493 | DIRECTIONAL DRILLING SYSTEMS | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17955708 | TRANSMISSION LINE CYLINDRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902866 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND RECOVERY | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822088 | STALL DETECTION AND RECOVERY FOR MUD MOTORS | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17815795 | DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH SENSOR SET(S) SENSITIVE TO CIRCUMFERENTIAL, AXIAL, OR RADIAL FORCES | July 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852534 | EXPANDABLE ANNULAR SEAL TOOL AND SYSTEM | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17751084 | FORMATION TESTER TOOL | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17745536 | WELLHEAD ELECTRICAL FEED-THRU PENETRATOR SEALING, BREAKAWAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738201 | DOWNHOLE CHEMICAL REACTOR AND GAS GENERATOR WITH PASSIVE OR ACTIVE CONTROL | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17774422 | DEVICE FOR A STEEL TUBE FOR USE IN A TUBULAR HYDROCARBON COLUMN | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17728009 | ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY TOOL FOR HIGH MECHANICAL LOADING | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17721225 | DOWNHOLE ROTARY SLIP RING JOINT TO ALLOW ROTATION OF ASSEMBLIES WITH THREE OR MORE CONTROL LINES | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658555 | WELLHEAD ELECTRICAL FEED-THRU PENETRATOR WITH SEALING, BREAKAWAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698356 | PIPE WIPER BOX | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17684983 | WELL TOOL DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A FLUID BORE IN A WELL | March 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17635509 | PULLBACK SYSTEM FOR DRILLING TOOL | February 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17634448 | A MINING MACHINE AND A METHOD FOR ROCK EXCAVATION | February 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665707 | HYDROGEN STORAGE AND RECOVERY WITH FRACTURE MONITORING | February 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566582 | BOREHOLE GEOMETRY SENSOR AND RUNNING TOOL ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS TO DEPLOY A COMPLETION COMPONENT IN A LATERAL BORE | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17557692 | Particle Trap Apparatus and Method | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17618650 | SLIDE AND ROTATION PROJECTION FOR REDUCING FRICTION WHILE DRILLING | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17539725 | SIPHON PUMP CHIMNEY FOR FORMATION TESTER | December 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17535395 | Travel Joint For Tubular Well Components | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17455818 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SMART PRESSURES EQUALIZER NEAR BIT SUB | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17526512 | PRESSURE COMPENSATOR, METHOD FOR PRESSURE COMPENSATION, AND SYSTEM | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17450916 | AUTOMATED DRILLING METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF DRILL STRING DYNAMICS | October 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17449166 | ANALYSIS OF WELL OPERATIONS USING DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT DATA | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17447578 | UNIFIED SETTING TOOL AND WIRELINE ADAPTER KIT | September 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17433551 | Method and System for Mining | August 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17408608 | Apparatus and Method For Creating A Fluid Communication Line In A Downhole Environment | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17405348 | INFERRING WELLSITE OPERATIONS FROM POWER CONSUMPTION MEASUREMENTS | August 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17398098 | TORQUE WRENCH SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE TORQUE STATIONS | August 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17310500 | A System and Method for Downhole Monitoring of Fluid Flow | August 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17386751 | WHIPSTOCK RETRIEVING BIT | July 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17366472 | DOWNHOLE POWER DELIVERY | July 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17352889 | Drill String Rotation Brake | June 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17416898 | DRILLING RIG AND METHODS USING MULTIPLE TYPES OF DRILLING FOR INSTALLING GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS | June 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17303320 | CONFIGURATIONS FOR COOLING CAPACITORS | May 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17237822 | REMOVING A TUBULAR FROM A WELLBORE | April 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17224792 | CONCENTRIC TUBING STRINGS AND/OR STACKED CONTROL VALVES FOR MULTILATERAL WELL SYSTEM CONTROL | April 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17272370 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING DOWNHOLE BEHAVIOR | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17183478 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT | February 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17176393 | DIRECTIONAL BORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2021 | September 2022 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17169309 | DRILLING MUD SCREEN SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF | February 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17165317 | WELL CLEANING TOOLS AND RELATED METHODS OF CLEANING WELLS IN OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS | February 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17137882 | MULTILATERAL JUNCTION HAVING EXPANDING METAL SEALED AND ANCHORED JOINTS | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17126415 | VALVE STYLE DRILLING MUD SCREEN SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17123401 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PISTON-STYLE DRILLING MUD SCREEN SYSTEM | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114129 | TELESCOPIC DRILL ROD | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17114088 | FIBER DEPLOYED VIA A TOP PLUG | December 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17083201 | DRILLING MUD SCREEN APPARATUS AND METHODS THEREOF | October 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17076997 | DOWNHOLE WIRELINE MACHINING TOOL STRING | October 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17075421 | MULTILATERAL COMPLETION SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DEPLOY MULTILATERAL COMPLETION SYSTEMS | October 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 44 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17073444 | Autodriller Utilizing Intermediate ROP Setpoint | October 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17072467 | AUTOMATIC CABLE AND DEVICE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM | October 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066069 | PRESSURE BALANCED ULTRA-SHORT DISPOSABLE SETTING TOOL | October 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17061295 | Variable High Pressure Transition Tube Set Point Adapter | October 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17060498 | GEO-STEERING USING ELECTROMAGNETIC GAP IMPEDANCE DATA | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17020081 | PIPE WIPER BOX | September 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17012472 | Systems And Methods For Multi-Stage Well Stimulation | September 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16978239 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING FIBER ON PRODUCTION CASING | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17010545 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CHEMICALLY LIVEN DEAD WELLS | September 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17010678 | DRILLING MUD SCREEN SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17003465 | Oil Well Cellar Assembly | August 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16990537 | SHEARABLE SPLIT BALL SEAT | August 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16986578 | WELL STRING TOOL AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME | August 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16965550 | DOWNHOLE APPARATUS | July 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16927880 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING WATER TRANSFER DURING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING | July 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16961342 | Downhole Check Valve Assembly with a Swellable Element Mechanism | July 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16922503 | MULTILEVEL PRODUCTION CONTROL FOR COMPLEX NETWORK OF WELLS WITH SMART COMPLETIONS | July 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16959014 | VOLUME, SIZE, AND SHAPE ANALYSIS OF DOWNHOLE PARTICLES | June 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16897557 | Self-Winding Power Generating Systems and Methods for Downhole Environments | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16889007 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING TUBING STRING BANDS | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16766846 | SIMPLE ROTARY STEERABLE DRILLING SYSTEM | May 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16763764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A DRILLING RIG | May 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16871599 | Slide Drilling Overshot Control | May 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16863480 | PERFORATING GUN FOR OIL AND GAS WELLS, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME | April 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 37 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16759836 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING A RESTRICTION ELEMENT FROM A WELL | April 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16861167 | SELECTIVELY INJECTABLE TRACER FLOWMETER | April 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16754796 | An Apparatus for Verifying the Inner Diameter of Tubulars Forming A Tubular String | April 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16754189 | SIPHON PUMP CHIMNEY FOR FORMATION TESTER | April 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16651859 | AI/ML BASED DRILLING AND PRODUCTION PLATFORM | March 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16651667 | LINER FOR A WELLBORE | March 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16651503 | RECESSED POCKETS FOR A DRILL COLLAR | March 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16650785 | PROCESS AUTOMATION OPTIMIZES THE PROCESS OF PLACING A DRILL BIT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WELLBORE | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16646831 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW PRESSURE GAS LIFT ARTIFICIAL LIFT | March 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16645464 | INTEGRATED GAMMA SENSOR CONTAINER | March 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16639396 | INTERNALLY HEATED SCREWS | February 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16773464 | WALKING SYSTEM FOR A COMPLETION OR WORKOVER RIG | January 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16736396 | EVALUATING FAR FIELD FRACTURE COMPLEXITY AND OPTIMIZING FRACTURE DESIGN IN MULTI-WELL PAD DEVELOPMENT | January 2020 | January 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16712665 | FULL TUBING INNER-DIAMETER SPIN-THROUGH ROD CENTRALIZERS | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16711840 | PACKER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN INTERLOCK FEATURE | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16711020 | ELECTRONIC CONNECTIONS IN A DRILL STRING AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16621127 | WELL TOOL DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A FLUID BORE IN A WELL | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16704343 | DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH LONG PROJECTING EXTENSION | December 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16702916 | REPAIRABLE SEAL ASSEMBLIES FOR OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS | December 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COY, NICOLE A.
With a 30.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 33.3% 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 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 COY, NICOLE A works in Art Unit 3672 and has examined 813 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner COY, NICOLE A's allowance rate of 78.5% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by COY, NICOLE A receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by COY, NICOLE A is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -3.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COY, NICOLE A. This interview benefit is in the 4% 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, 27.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 38% 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 49.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 73.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% 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, 36.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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 6.2% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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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