USPTO Examiner NORRIS URSULA LEE - Art Unit 3676

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19084298AIR MOTOR ASSEMBLYMarch 2025July 2025Allow410NoNo
18940630DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ORIENTING CORE SAMPLESNovember 2024December 2025Allow1410NoNo
18906138Drilling Optimization MethodOctober 2024August 2025Allow1120YesNo
18782109METHODS FOR DOWNHOLE DRILLING AND COMMUNICATIONJuly 2024September 2025Allow1410YesNo
18735378SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING TORTUOSITY IN UNDERGROUND WELLBORESJune 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18631777PITCH DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLINGApril 2024January 2026Allow2110NoNo
18526156DRILLING FRAMEWORKDecember 2023March 2026Allow2830YesNo
18525439METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME MULTIPHASE FLOW PREDICTION USING SENSOR FUSION AND PHYSICS-BASED HYBRID AI MODEL(S)November 2023October 2025Allow2321YesNo
18487304DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING DOWNHOLE MOTOR DYSFUNCTIONOctober 2023December 2025Allow2621YesNo
18552475REDUNDANT TRIGGER SYSTEMSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18282928CentraliserSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18470145BHA WITH ELECTRIC DIRECTIONAL DRILLING MOTORSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2420NoNo
18550810RELEASABLE DOWNHOLE COMPONENT FOR SUBTERRANEAN DEPLOYMENT ALONG A WELLBORE STRINGSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18463795SELF-CONTAINED COMPACT ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEMSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18451288DIRECTIONAL DRILLING FRAMEWORKAugust 2023June 2025Allow2220YesNo
18447096SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED LEAK DETECTION AND ISOLATIONAugust 2023August 2024Allow1300NoNo
18275923SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A PERMANENT BARRIER IN A WELLAugust 2023March 2025Allow1920NoNo
18365422WIRELINE SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE SYSTEMS, SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE TOOLS, AND METHODS OF LOCKING SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVESAugust 2023March 2026Allow3130YesNo
18263903AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ANNULAR GAS IN A PRODUCTION WELLAugust 2023August 2024Allow1310YesNo
18360172FULL BORE ELECTRIC FLOW CONTROL VALVE SYSTEMJuly 2023February 2025Allow1811YesNo
18359638METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUSPENDING A DRILL STRING AND ISOLATING A WELLBOREJuly 2023December 2024Allow1711NoNo
18274189Milling ToolJuly 2023February 2025Allow1810YesNo
18224966HYBRID DISSOLVABLE PLUG WITH IMPROVED DRILLABILITYJuly 2023April 2025Allow2120NoNo
18356513BIT INSERT FOR A DRILL BITJuly 2023May 2025Allow2230YesNo
18347873COIL SHIFTABLE PACKERJuly 2023March 2025Allow2001NoNo
18215127DRILL PLANNING TOOL FOR TOPOGRAPHY CHARACTERIZATION, SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODSJune 2023February 2025Allow1920NoNo
18329488MUDLINE SUSPENSION SYSTEM RUNNING TOOL WITH TILTED CIRCULATION PORTSJune 2023April 2025Allow2220NoNo
18327992SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROACTIVE GEOSTEERING TO IMPROVE WELL PLACEMENTJune 2023November 2025Abandon2920YesNo
18321638CLOSED-LOOP AUTOMATION OF WELL OPERATIONSMay 2023April 2025Allow2320YesNo
18318257DOWNHOLE SEPARATORMay 2023March 2026Abandon3430YesNo
18143323CUTTING A WELLBORE TUBULARMay 2023October 2024Allow1710YesNo
18304121TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF COMPLETED HYDROCARBON WELLSApril 2023January 2026Allow3330NoNo
18248907Steerable Drilling DeviceApril 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18248102SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE DETECTION AT A WELLSITEApril 2023September 2025Allow3030YesNo
18247658DIRECTIONAL DRILLING ADVISING FOR ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEMApril 2023February 2026Allow3530YesNo
18194290METHOD OF MEASUREMENT NEAR-BIT MAGNETIC COMPASS READING INTERFERENCE FROM A DOWNHOLE COMPONENTMarch 2023February 2025Allow2210NoNo
18172829FRETTING-WEAR RESISTANT BEACON LIDFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2220YesNo
18112633NON-MAGNETIC OPENHOLE WHIPSTOCKFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1610NoNo
18099925Synchronized Actuator Having Multiple Motors for Downhole Well ToolJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2320YesNo
18077740Application of Elastic Fluids in Hydraulic Fracturing Implementing a Physics-Based Analytical ToolDecember 2022February 2025Allow2620YesNo
18060643ANTI-SPINNING COMPRESSIBLE DEVICEDecember 2022September 2024Allow2110NoNo
17927690METHOD FOR PREPARING A WELLBORENovember 2022February 2025Allow2720NoNo
17968251Mobility Control for Mobile Drilling RigOctober 2022January 2026Allow3940YesNo
18046721FLOW REGULATING VALVEOctober 2022December 2024Allow2620NoNo
18046268INFLOW CONTROL DEVICES WITH MULTI-FLOW PORT CAPABILITIESOctober 2022July 2025Abandon3330NoNo
17965385DOWNHOLE TOOL, METHOD AND SYSTEMOctober 2022December 2024Allow2620YesNo
17963795MOBILIZING HEAVY OILOctober 2022April 2025Allow3030YesNo
17955257DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ORIENTING CORE SAMPLESSeptember 2022January 2025Abandon2820NoNo
17934462Methods for Assisted and Automated Horizontal Well GeosteeringSeptember 2022January 2026Allow3940YesNo
17901925SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING HIGH-SPEED ROTATING TOOLFACE WITHIN A WELLSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320YesNo
17471600METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VALVES IN AN OIL AND GAS WELLSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3710YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner NORRIS, URSULA LEE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NORRIS, URSULA LEE works in Art Unit 3676 and has examined 1 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NORRIS, URSULA LEE's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 100% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NORRIS, URSULA LEE receive 1.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 9% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NORRIS, URSULA LEE is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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