Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18787595 | BACKFLOW GAS HEATING AND THROTTLING DEVICE, AND SURFACE THROTTLING SYSTEM | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 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 |
| 18430930 | REMOTE CONTROL LINE CLAMP INSTALLATION SYSTEM | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18573253 | DOWNHOLE PLUG DEVICE, TUBE AFFIXING METHOD, AND TUBE INSPECTION METHOD | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 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 |
| 18463871 | COMPLETION STRING, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 18351055 | COMPLETION NIPPLE IDENTIFIER TOOL | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18105185 | BLOWOUT PREVENTERS WITH CUTTERS FOR SEVERING OBJECTS IN THROUGH BORES | February 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 17942129 | DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH PASSIVE BARRIER | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17905655 | DRILL STRINGS AND RELATED BALL DROPPING TOOLS | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17905665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DEBRIS FROM A DRILLING FLUID | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17905563 | WORK PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR WELL OPERATIONS | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 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 |
| 17823864 | AUTONOMOUS WELLBORE DRIFT ROBOT | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 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 |
| 17744935 | HYDRAULICALLY DRIVEN ROTATING STRING REAMER AND METHODS | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17736820 | ESP STRING PROTECTION APPARATUS | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17733669 | DIRECTIONAL CORE DRILLING SYSTEM | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17733179 | WELL BORE FLUID SENSOR, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727712 | Method and apparatus for fluid-activated shifting tool to actuate a plug assembly | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17714693 | SQUARE PILE CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND EQUIPMENT OF A ROTARY DRILLING RIG | April 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17764790 | Information Transfer System | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17641717 | SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682083 | Inflatable Bridge Plug | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17676663 | Drilling Assembly For Removal of an Obstacle in a Conduit | February 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17674545 | Smart Choke Valve to Regulate Well Sand Production | February 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17672509 | Rod Coupling Remover Device | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17665533 | DOWNHOLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH PERFORATED MCEI SEGMENTS | February 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17650014 | CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR EARTH-BORING TOOLS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING EARTH-BORING TOOLS, AND RELATED EARTH-BORING TOOLS | February 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17586826 | CLEANOUT TOOLS AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17648569 | Rod Lock Out Clamp | January 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628000 | LOCKING AND ROTATING DEVICE, TWISTER, FOR TUBULAR CASING ELEMENTS FOR VERTICAL EXCAVATIONS | January 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17627117 | DRILLING-SLITTING-SEALING-FRACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A DEEP LOW-PERMEABILITY GASSY COAL SEAM | January 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17551523 | FLOW CONTROL CHOKE WITH CURVED INTERFACES FOR WELLBORE DRILLING OPERATIONS | December 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17537447 | CAVITY CREATION TOOL BY CRUSHING WITH MULTI-STAGE CONTROLLABLE WATER JET FOR NATURAL GAS HYDRATE DEVELOPMENT | November 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456280 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMPLOYING MULTIPLE DOWNHOLE DRILLING MOTORS | November 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17610377 | PERFORATING GUN ASSEMBLY WITH ROTATING SHAPED CHARGE HOLDER | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17607550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE EXPLOITATION OF A WELLBORE | October 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17510732 | INDUCTIVE COUPLER FOR DOWNHOLE TRANSMISSION LINE | October 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17510623 | Determining Wellbore Parameters Through Analysis Of The Multistage Treatments | October 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17507716 | PROCESS FOR PROVIDING STEAM FOR A HYDROCARBON RECOVERY PROCESS | October 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17506202 | AUTONOMOUS FLOW CONTROL DEVICE WITH PILOT AMPLIFIED OPERATIONS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17487660 | DOWNHOLE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP | September 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17483069 | WIRELESS TELEMETRY SYSTEM FOR HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING | September 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17433335 | MOON-BASED IN-SITU CONDITION-PRESERVED CORING MULTI-STAGE LARGE-DEPTH DRILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR | August 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17432363 | EVENT DRIVEN CONTROL SCHEMAS FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17399916 | WATER WELL REHABILITATION SYSTEM | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17428092 | UPPER HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR A CORE BARREL | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17427790 | Improvements In Or Relating To Well Abandonment and Slot Recovery | August 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17423220 | FLUID COLLECTING DEVICE AND METHOD | July 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17420922 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALTERNATING BETWEEN CORING AND DRILLING WITHOUT TRIPPING OPERATIONS | July 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD.
With a 40.0% 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, 30.8% 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 903 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD's allowance rate of 79.6% 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 FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% 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 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 +1.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD. This interview benefit is in the 15% 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, 28.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% 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 43.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 59% 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, 76.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% 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 64.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% 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, 36.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 33% 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 8.1% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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 10.6% of allowed cases (in the 88% 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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