Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18800101 | Down-Hole Extended Reach Tool Generating Variable Shock Wave Amplitudes | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18716191 | DOWNHOLE HYDRAULIC DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VALVE USED BY HYDRAULIC POWER PUMPS AND WORKING METHOD THEREOF | June 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18409551 | Multiple Selectable Pressure Driven Devices On A Drill Bit | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18406237 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RUNNING TUBULARS | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18385419 | Down-Hole Extended Reach Tool Generating Variable Shock Wave Amplitudes | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480315 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO CONTROL FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN SUBSURFACE WELLBORES CONNECTED HYDRAULICALLY BY FRACTURES | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18455800 | RUNNING TOOL SYSTEM FOR A HANGER | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18229274 | MODULAR CASING ANCHOR FOR DOWNHOLE TOOL | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204370 | UNTETHERED DOWNHOLE TOOL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325311 | WIRELESS WELLBORE DRIFTING AND SURVEILLANCE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324725 | Drilling Fluid Temperature Optimization | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324410 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE ACTIVATION OF A TOOL IN A WELLBORE | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252575 | LARGE SHAPED CHARGE PERFORATION TOOL | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18105674 | WELLBORE FOR EXTRACTING HEAT FROM MAGMA BODIES | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18103639 | ELECTRICAL ACTUATION OF A VALVE IN A WELLHEAD ASSEMBLY | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098537 | Hybrid Slip | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18154341 | WELLBORE REAMING TOOL HAVING FIXED MOUNTED GOUGING CUTTERS | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18153791 | System And Method For Downlinking Combinatorial Frequencies Alphabet | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18096196 | DOWNHOLE HIGH EXPANSION ANCHOR SYSTEM | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18009465 | THERMITE METHOD OF ABANDONING A WELL | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000850 | CONTROL LINE CLAMP | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927869 | DOWNHOLE TOOL | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989232 | WOVEN SLEEVES AND RELATED METHODS OF CONSTRAINING A WELL TOOL | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18056571 | Fracturing Apparatus | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17983826 | DOWNHOLE EXPLOSION ROBOT BASED ON PLANETARY ROLLER SCREW TELESCOPING AND TRACTION METHOD THEREOF | November 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17965264 | DRILLSTRING COUPLER HAVING FLOATING MCEI CORE | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17964541 | DOWNHOLE TRACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ADJUST A LOAD OF A DOWNHOLE MOTOR | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17959405 | MEASURING BOTTOM-HOLE PRESSURE WITH SMART POLYMERS | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A TUBULAR MEMBER | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17913112 | INSTALLATION KIT, HOLLOW ROD, DRILL STRING AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING OR REWORKING A HOLLOW ROD OF A DRILL STRING | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17899813 | APPARATUS FOR SLIP AND WEDGE SYSTEMS | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17908164 | A FLUID DIVERTER TOOL, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIVERTING A FLUID FLOW IN A WELL | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17904657 | SAFETY VALVE | August 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17890964 | BACK PRESSURE VALVE CAPSULE | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888086 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SETTING AN EXTREME-RANGE ANCHOR WITHIN A WELLBORE | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759450 | LINER HANGER SLIP RETENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17865848 | FRACTURING MANIFOLD SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858941 | SPIDER LOAD INDICATOR | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17850438 | DOWNHOLE TOOL FOR DETECTING FEATURES IN A WELLBORE, A SYSTEM, AND A METHOD RELATING THERETO | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836798 | Quarter-Turn Anchor Catcher Having Anti-Rotation Sleeve and Allowing for High Annular Flow | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17780874 | A VALVE ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735027 | INTERNAL LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM FOR EXTERNALLY-GRIPPING CASING RUNNING TOOLS | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726442 | AXIAL-LOAD-ACTUATED ROTARY LATCH RELEASE MECHANISMS FOR CASING RUNNING TOOLS | April 2022 | May 2023 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754602 | SYSTEMS FOR SECURING A DOWNHOLE TOOL TO A HOUSING | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17765768 | LIQUID HAMMER DRILL | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17710021 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN WHICH POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL IS USED TO RESIST CORROSION OF A WELLHEAD COMPONENT IN A WELL CELLAR | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17702062 | PACKER SYSTEM WITH A SPRING AND RATCHET MECHANISM FOR WELLBORE OPERATIONS | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17692481 | PRESSURE ENHANCED FRAC PLUG | March 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17680729 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND BODIES INCLUDING ONE OR MORE THREADS, APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING THE SAME | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17638151 | DRILLING UNIT | February 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17637672 | DOWNHOLE RETAINER | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17636763 | EXTRUSION PREVENTING DEVICE FOR INCORPORATION INTO A SEALING ELEMENT AND A WELL TOOL DEVICE COMPRISING A SEALING ELEMENT IN WHICH SUCH AN EXTRUSION PREVENTING DEVICE IS INCORPORATED | February 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671062 | Apparatus and Method for Preparing a Blast Hole in a Rock Face During a Mining Operation | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17586316 | WASHPIPE SEAL ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575997 | Hybrid Liner Hanger and Setting Tool | January 2022 | May 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17568223 | Stuffing Box Compression Assembly | January 2022 | March 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596508 | CIRCULATION VALVE | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17618024 | LOAD ANCHOR WITH SEALING | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17618154 | MODULAR DOWNHOLE TOOL RESERVOIR SYSTEM | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17538739 | UNTETHERED DOWNHOLE TOOL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | November 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17536775 | DEPLOYING A LINER IN A WELLBORE | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17532061 | ANCHOR FOR TOOL, METHOD FOR MANAGING A BOREHOLE, AND SYSTEM | November 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17454755 | EARTH BORING TOOLS INCLUDING BRAZED CUTTING ELEMENTS AND RELATED METHODS | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17594932 | INDEXING MECHANISMS | November 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17517503 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PROPPANT AND METHODS FOR DETECTING, LOCATING AND CHARACTERIZING THE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PROPPANT | November 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17514217 | DOWNHOLE TRACTOR WITH WHEEL ASSEMBLY | October 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17606898 | Dissolvable Expendable Guns for Plug-And-Perf Applications | October 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17511651 | WELLHEAD REMOVAL APPARATUS | October 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17511023 | Packer and Method of Isolating Production Zones | October 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17508245 | ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATED DOWNHOLE ANCHOR SYSTEM | October 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17603047 | MODULAR VALVE TREE | October 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17492290 | Retrievable High Expansion Bridge Plug and Packer with Retractable Anti-Extrusion Backup System | October 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17490949 | Downhole Component Deployment Method And Apparatus | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17488815 | ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH LINE IN WELLHEAD | September 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17593992 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DRILLING PROCESS OF A PERCUSSION DRILLING MACHINE | September 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17448494 | Slip Assembly for Downhole Tool and Method Therefor | September 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17476728 | MODULAR CASING ANCHOR FOR DOWNHOLE TOOL | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17310667 | NON-METALLIC COMPLIANT SAND CONTROL SCREEN | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17400056 | ROTATING LIFTING BAIL AND METHODS THEREOF | August 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17396239 | LOCKDOWN RING USING A SELF-LOCKING WEDGE | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17390468 | PERMANENT OR REMOVABLE POSITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE TOOL OPERATIONS | July 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17443134 | TUBULAR STRING WITH LOAD DISTRIBUTION SLEEVE FOR TUBULAR STRING CONNECTION | July 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17422358 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A SUPPORT IN A BORE | July 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17344190 | STORM PACKER ANCHOR AND SETTING TOOL | June 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17339657 | MODULAR EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING FIXED BLADES AND REMOVABLE BLADE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS | June 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17334975 | Method for Well Remediation and Repair | May 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17331127 | ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP COMPLETION WITH WET-MATE RECEPTACLE, ELECTRICAL COUPLING (STINGER), AND HYDRAULIC ANCHOR | May 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17327862 | QUICK CONNECT DEVICE FOR FRACTRAP AND METHOD | May 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17294048 | AXIAL-LOAD-ACTUATED ROTARY LATCH RELEASE MECHANISMS FOR CASING RUNNING TOOLS | May 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17313357 | CHEMICAL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR COMPLETED WELLBORES | May 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17289640 | LINER HANGER WITH ENHANCED LOCKING ASSEMBLY | April 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17279987 | RUNNING TOOL SYSTEM FOR A HANGER | March 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17279615 | DOUBLE-WALLED DRILL PIPE AND DRILLING MACHINE | March 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17203072 | Hydraulic Fracturing Plug | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17193591 | ROTATING STINGER VALVE FOR J-SLOT CONNECTOR | March 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17192215 | MODULAR PRESSURE CYLINDER FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL | March 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17188529 | PACKER ASSEMBLY WITH SLIP SYSTEM | March 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17181204 | MANAGING A TUBULAR RUNNING SYSTEM FOR A WELLBORE TUBULAR | February 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17178101 | DRILL FLOOR ROTARY SLIP UNIT WITH HYDRAULIC SWIVEL | February 2021 | November 2022 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17176640 | Self Calibrating Toe Valve | February 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUNYAN, RONALD R.
With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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, 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 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 RUNYAN, RONALD R works in Art Unit 3672 and has examined 696 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner RUNYAN, RONALD R's allowance rate of 83.3% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RUNYAN, RONALD R receive 1.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 RUNYAN, RONALD R is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUNYAN, RONALD R. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 34.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 70% 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 47.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 66% 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 72.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% 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, 41.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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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