Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19131453 | LONG-TERM MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SURROUNDING ROCK FRACTURE EVOLUTION PROCESS TRIGGERED BY MULTIPLE-SOURCE DYNAMIC DISTURBANCES | May 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18912514 | Concrete Slab Rebar Hole Doweling Cart | October 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18903689 | SINGLE TRIP COMPLETION SYSTEM WITH OPEN HOLE GRAVEL PACK GO/STOP PUMPING | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18850848 | MOBILE INTEGRATED CORE DRILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH CONTAINERIZED DRILLING EQUIPMENT AND OPERATOR HOUSING | September 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18883598 | VALVE SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE CONTROL OF DRILLING FLUID FLOW | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18819956 | INTENSIFYING SETTING TOOL FOR PACKER | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18834784 | WATER INJECTION REGULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATER INJECTION WELL | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18788251 | HYDRATE REMOVAL IN HYDROCARBON WELLS | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18787595 | BACKFLOW GAS HEATING AND THROTTLING DEVICE, AND SURFACE THROTTLING SYSTEM | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18769070 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEM USING CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM(S) | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18767192 | PILING MACHINE AND CAST-IN-PLACE PILE | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760437 | DEGRADABLE DELIVERY DEVICES TO FACILITATE DISSOLUTION OF DEGRADABLE DOWNHOLE TOOLS | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18758363 | DOWNHOLE WIRELINE TOOL | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18725379 | WIRELINE DYNAMIC SEALING PACKER | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18659222 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPHASE FORMATION FLUID PRODUCTION UTILIZING AN ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18706907 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING HEAD TENSION | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18697284 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A COLLAR REGION OF A BLAST HOLE DURING DRILLING | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18617906 | DETECTION OF TOP OF CEMENT WITHIN AN ANNULAR ENVIRONMENT | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436542 | RETAINING RING, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18430930 | REMOTE CONTROL LINE CLAMP INSTALLATION SYSTEM | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18422896 | CEMENTING STAGE TOOL AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18408805 | CENTRALLY LOCATED DRILL BIT CLEANING ELEMENT | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18573253 | DOWNHOLE PLUG DEVICE, TUBE AFFIXING METHOD, AND TUBE INSPECTION METHOD | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18569719 | DOWNHOLE VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH CEMENT-ISOLATED FLOWPATH | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18536932 | Electric Inflow Valve To Fully Close And Then Be Reopened Without Downhole Intervention | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18516404 | EXPANDABLE LINER REMOVAL WELL TOOL | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18385705 | Predetermined Load Release Device for a Jar | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384397 | AN EXPANDABLE EUTECTIC ALLOY BASED DOWNHOLE TOOL AND METHODS OF DEPLOYING SUCH | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490262 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF WELLBORE OPERATIONS OF PRODUCING WELLS | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18485679 | HYDROGEOLOGICAL DRILLING-TYPE DETECTION EQUIPMENT | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18286382 | WIRELESS CASING PACKER | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18482424 | DISPLAYING STEERING RESPONSE WITH UNCERTAINTY IN A HEAT MAP ELLIPSE | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18553884 | TRIGGER SYSTEM FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18375737 | EXTENDED REACH TOOL FOR A BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466165 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR WELLHEAD | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18463871 | COMPLETION STRING, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18242348 | REAR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BODY AND OPPOSING HINGED DOOR VEHICLE | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18461101 | VEHICLE WITH CAMERA PROVIDED ON GARNISH ON EDGE OF WINDOW PANEL | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18455878 | FULL-FACE SHAFT TUNNEL BORING MACHINE SYSTEM | August 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18278177 | DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH MULTI-CONTACT COMPONENT CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF USING SAME | August 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446810 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING ABRUPT BLOCKAGE IN BLOOIE LINE OF GAS DRILLING | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18264696 | BOTTOM ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TRUNK | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18264615 | ELECTRICAL GAS LIFT VALVES AND ASSEMBLIES | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18364192 | TRANSMISSION DRIVE FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLS | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18224900 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE CENTER CONSOLE LID STORAGE | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18351055 | COMPLETION NIPPLE IDENTIFIER TOOL | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18220821 | RETRIEVABLE PACKER CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN THE CURVE AND HORIZONTAL OF A WELLBORE | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18342035 | WIRELESS TELEMETRY SYSTEM FOR HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341662 | DOWNHOLE SCALE REMOVAL TOOL | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18332077 | DIRECTIONAL CORE DRILLING SYSTEM | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205309 | WELLBORE SERVICES SYSTEM WITH ANYTIME ACCESS FOR PUMP MAINTENANCE | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18204299 | Bi-Directional Swivel Sub With Lugs | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18322032 | HANDHELD AUGERS OPERABLE IN A NORMAL MODE AND A BREAKER MODE | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 18320354 | SEPARABLE TOOL WITH MILL FACE, METHOD AND SYSTEM | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315198 | WELL TOOL PRESSURE COMPENSATING SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18144243 | CLEANOUT TOOLS AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303388 | GARDEN TOOL POWER SOURCE COMPARTMENT HAVING DRAINAGE | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18131494 | VEHICLE HAVING LOAD FLOOR HOLDER | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029935 | CENTRE BYPASS MUD HAMMER | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126712 | EXTENDED REACH POWER TRACK TOOL USED ON COILED TUBING | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121137 | ESP with Improved Deployment for Live Intervention | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18182152 | OPEN HOLE WASHOUT MAPPING AND STEERING TOOL | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18044387 | SINGLE TRIP COMPLETION SYSTEM WITH OPEN HOLE GRAVEL PACK GO/STOP PUMPING | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18178388 | ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATED DOWNHOLE VALVE FOR DRILLING APPLICATIONS | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18105185 | BLOWOUT PREVENTERS WITH CUTTERS FOR SEVERING OBJECTS IN THROUGH BORES | February 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18102350 | Protection of a Wellbore Tool Using Fluid Medium Dependent Material | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18004588 | DRILLING DEVICE, AND DRILLING CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER IRON TOWER FOUNDATION | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18089090 | Predetermined Load Release Device for a Jar | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18068934 | ELECTRIC BATTERY WORKOVER RIG | December 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079795 | DOWNHOLE SOLIDS HANDLING IN WELLS | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076712 | DOWNHOLE WIRELINE TOOL | December 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987613 | SELECTIVELY INJECTABLE CHEMICAL ADDITIVE | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17985780 | Fracturing Wing Valves, Assemblies, and Methods | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981792 | MICRO FRAC PLUG | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17979505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DEPLOY A CHEMICAL INHIBITOR IN AN OIL OR GAS WELL | November 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17976621 | Concrete Slab Rebar Hole Doweling Cart | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A DOWNHOLE ENVIRONMENT | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17971970 | SYSTEMS FOR WASTE GAS SEQUESTRATION IN GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS AND METHODS OF GAS SEQUESTRATION OF WASTE GASES IN GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964419 | VALVE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | October 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995324 | RIG STATE DETECTION USING VIDEO DATA | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17628852 | DRILL HEAD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VERTICAL BOREHOLE IN THE GROUND | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17952767 | DELAYED OPENING PORT ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942129 | DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH PASSIVE BARRIER | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17905665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DEBRIS FROM A DRILLING FLUID | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17905655 | DRILL STRINGS AND RELATED BALL DROPPING TOOLS | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628856 | DRILL HEAD FOR CREATING A BOREHOLE IN THE GROUND | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17905563 | WORK PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR WELL OPERATIONS | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17823864 | AUTONOMOUS WELLBORE DRIFT ROBOT | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17823862 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLOW RATE VALIDATION IN A WELL SYSTEM | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17869606 | Completion and Production Apparatus and Methods Employing Pressure and/or Temperature Tracers | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17812204 | Displaying Steering Response with Uncertainty in A Heat Map Ellipse | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17811181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A DOWNLINK SIGNAL | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17858337 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING WELL OPERATIONS | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17810120 | SOLID TRAP FOR ESP APPLICATIONS | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17757573 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING A DOWNHOLE STIMULATION OPERATION FEATURING RETRIEVABLE CABLE | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17757205 | DRILLING SPEED INCREASING DEVICE | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17757053 | Well Drilling Tool And Method For Determining Parameter Thereof | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17748909 | BAND-STOP FILTER FOR VOLUME ANALYSIS OF DOWNHOLE PARTICLES | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17747982 | DOWNHOLE SAMPLE EXTRACTORS AND DOWNHOLE SAMPLE EXTRACTION SYSTEMS | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17745542 | Cooling Drilling Fluid | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD.
With a 37.5% 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, 27.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD works in Art Unit 3676 and has examined 867 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD's allowance rate of 77.7% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD receive 2.18 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 FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD. This interview benefit is in the 18% 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, 27.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 42.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 65% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 56% 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 62.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 39.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 28% 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 9.9% of allowed cases (in the 93% 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 8.3% of allowed cases (in the 87% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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