Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19088601 | WELLHEAD SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19083460 | LOW-TO-MEDIUM MATURITY SHALE OIL EXTRACTION SYSTEM BASED ON CURTAILED POWER HEATING | March 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19048764 | FLEXIBLE PIPE CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18959045 | Apparatuses And Methods For Use With Reverse Circulation Overshot Systems | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18894942 | Autonomous Flow Control Systems having Bypass Functionality | September 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18817855 | FLOW RESTRICTOR METHOD AND APPARATUS | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18812759 | Fire On Demand Atmospheric Barrier Valve Using Wireless Signal Transmission | August 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18812743 | FIRE ON DEMAND BARRIER VALVE USING WIRELESS SIGNAL TRANSMISSION AND SPRING-FORCED PISTON | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18833426 | INJECTION PRESSURE OPERATED GAS LIFT VALVE AND METHODS OF USE | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18768427 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING MEASUREMENTS OF DOWNHOLE PROPERTIES IN A SUBTERRANEAN WELL | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18723343 | TUBING DRAIN FOR TUBING USED WITH DOWNHOLE PUMP | June 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18748333 | DART AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | June 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18741708 | ELECTROMAGNETIC REVERSAL DOWNHOLE PRESSURE INTENSIFIER | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18733481 | NON-METALLIC EXPANDABLE TUBULAR | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18664053 | CONTINGENCY SEALING OPTION FOR SURFACE CONTROLLED FLOW CONTROL DEVICE | May 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18654734 | SAFETY VALVE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18654706 | PLUNGER LIFT WITH AN ADJUSTABLE AND VARIABLE CLUTCH | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18651324 | SAND PREVENTION SYSTEM | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18640876 | INTEGRATED PLUGGING AND PERFORATING OPERATION SYSTEM | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18640243 | LINER HANGER WITH MECHANICALLY LOCKED HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18632536 | SAND COLLECTOR FOR ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP | April 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18628028 | HYDROSTATICALLY INSENSITIVE VALVE ASSEMBLY | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18602944 | ELECTRIC AUTO-CATCHER | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18599977 | RE-START OF WELL AFTER A WELL KILL OPERATION | March 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18442081 | FIELD-ADJUSTABLE, SEAL-LESS FRANGIBLE DOWNHOLE PRESSURE CONTROL AND ISOLATION DEVICE AND SUBASSEMBLY FOR CONDUIT IN WELLBORE | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18433809 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT, AND IMPROVED DOWNHOLE ACTUATOR FOR SAME | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18409206 | SAFE PERFORATION GUN SYSTEM | January 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18402855 | SLICKLINE LUBRICATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18529881 | CASING SHOE ASSEMBLY | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18528633 | BOREHOLE SAND CATCHER | December 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18484900 | DOWN-THE-HOLE DRILL HAMMER HAVING A RIBBED EXHAUST TUBE | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18478158 | MATERIAL MESH FOR SCREENING FINES | September 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18475928 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE CENTRALIZATION OF DOWNHOLE WELL TOOLS | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18473364 | DOWNHOLE WET-MATE SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING WET-MATE DEPLOYMENT CARRIER | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18461263 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM EMPLOYING A FLOW RESTRICTOR FOR CONTROL PRESSURE | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18239964 | MODULAR FRACTURING SYSTEM | August 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18548498 | GOLF-TYPE GAS LIFT BALL, GAS LIFT OIL RECOVERY DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18221298 | EXTERNAL RECIRCULATION FOR GAS LOCK RELIEF | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18216339 | Environmental Sensing Wireline Standoff | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18340709 | DRILL BIT FOR DOWNHOLE ELECTROCRUSHING DRILLING | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18202354 | POWER SYSTEM FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLSTRING | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18320092 | DOWNHOLE TOOL, BOTTOMHOLE ASSEMBLY, AND DRILLING METHOD USING SAME | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18199247 | Degradable Plug Device For A Pipe | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18310392 | PUSH ON AND PULL OFF CONFIGURABLE RETRIEVING SYSTEM FOR INTERCEPT RETRIEVABLE BRIDGE PLUG | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18140607 | Adaptive Fluid Switches having a Temporary Configuration | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18033977 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USE WITH REVERSE CIRCULATION OVERSHOT SYSTEMS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183535 | FLEXIBLE PIPE CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042823 | ANNULAR BLOWOUT PREVENTER | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18167492 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING MEASUREMENTS OF DOWNHOLE PROPERTIES IN A SUBTERRANEAN WELL | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18007316 | Methods for Determining a Position of a Droppable Object in a Wellbore | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18160025 | FRANGIBLE DISK ARRANGEMENT, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18101643 | DOWNHOLE GAS VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT APPLICATIONS | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18100905 | Fluid Conditioning and/or Treatment System | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18153809 | HYDRAULIC SLIDING SLEEVE FOR ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP APPLICATIONS | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18095413 | Volumetric Compensation For Sealing Performance Under Large Temperature Swing Conditions | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18010721 | DOWNHOLE TOOL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18076770 | Float Valve Insert | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007941 | Pulling tool | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17990190 | SWAB RESISTANT SEAL TOOL AND SYSTEM | November 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989674 | DOWNHOLE BIPARTITE DATA TRANSMISSON ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17924782 | ACTIVATING A REFERENCE POINT | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17981945 | TUNNELING AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING CONTROLLER CONFIGURED TO DETERMINE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17971878 | DRILL BIT FOR DOWNHOLE ELECTROCRUSHING DRILLING | October 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962788 | DOWNHOLE TUBING DISCONNECT TOOL | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995611 | MULTI-TRIP WELLBORE COMPLETION SYSTEM WITH A SERVICE STRING | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17911791 | Apparatus for, and Method of, Controlling Sand Production from an Oil Well | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17895501 | MECHANICAL STEPPER | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17820626 | Determining Asphaltene Onset | August 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819839 | POSITION SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR WELLBORE OPERATIONS | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17883081 | DOUBLE BARRIER GAS LIFT FLOW CONTROL DEVICE | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17816893 | SHEAR PIN FOR DEACTIVATING A STEERING PAD OF A ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEM | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17796202 | DOWNHOLE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT, VALVE ARRANGEMENT, SIDE POCKET MANDREL, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DOWNHOLE VALVE ARRANGEMENT | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17869167 | Adaptive Fluid Switches for Autonomous Flow Control | July 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17865730 | FLUID ENERGIZED METAL-TO-METAL SEAL WITH RETRIEVAL CAPABILITIES | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17840606 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT, AND IMPROVED DOWNHOLE ACTUATOR FOR SAME | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780921 | ACTIVELY CONTROLLED BAILER | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17746060 | Gas lift valve with two simultaneous mechanical stops | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17735977 | Environmental Sensing Wireline Standoff | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726066 | FLOW RESTRICTOR METHOD AND APPARATUS | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17720030 | WELLBORE CLEANOUT MAGNET TOOL | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17716728 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A LINER SYSTEM | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17766354 | MILLING TOOL | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17656331 | SELECTIVE INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17654132 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CEMENTED OPEN HOLE INTELLIGENT COMPLETIONS IN MULTILATERAL WELLS REQUIRING FULL ISOLATION OF GAS CAP, FRACTURES AND / OR WATER BEARING BOUNDARIES | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17687089 | MODULAR SOLUTION MINING SYSTEM AND METHODS | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17651367 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING WELLS AT OPTIMUM RATES USING ORIFICE PERFORMANCE CURVES | February 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17651287 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE CENTRALIZATION OF DOWNHOLE WELL TOOLS | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17668562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A LATERAL WELL | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17649121 | PRESSURE-PULSING FOR EFFECTIVE MUDCAKE REMOVAL | January 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17575528 | DEBRIS COLLECTION TOOL | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17556539 | Steering System For Use With A Drill String | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17541608 | VALVE WITH PUMP ROTOR PASSAGE FOR USE IN DOWNHOLE PRODUCTION STRINGS | December 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17531363 | DOUBLE BARRIER GAS LIFT FLOW CONTROL DEVICE | November 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17520649 | Redistribution of Mass on the Earth's Surface to Offset Induced Earth Axis Wobble | November 2021 | November 2022 | Abandon | 12 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17510820 | Intelligent Well Control System and Method for Surface Blow-Out Preventer Equipment Stack | October 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17506178 | FLOW CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | October 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17500988 | MANIFOLD IMPLEMENTED IN MULTI-CHANNEL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF FLUIDS IN OIL WELL | October 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17449210 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GAS LIFT OF A RESERVOIR FLUID | September 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17483430 | TORPEDO PLUNGER | September 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17479032 | MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GRAY, GEORGE STERLING.
With a 28.6% 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, 34.5% 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 GRAY, GEORGE STERLING works in Art Unit 3676 and has examined 619 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner GRAY, GEORGE STERLING's allowance rate of 76.6% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GRAY, GEORGE STERLING receive 1.84 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% 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 GRAY, GEORGE STERLING is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GRAY, GEORGE STERLING. This interview benefit is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% 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 37.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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, 42.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 54.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.5% 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, 36.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 70% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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