Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18672500 | TWO-PIECE FASTENER | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18666094 | FASTENER ASSEMBLIES, CAM LOCKING FASTENER COMPONENTS, AND CAM INTERFACES | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18425023 | Locking System | January 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18386114 | RETAINER AND A RETAINER AND NUT ASSEMBLY | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549619 | Electrical Connection for Motor Vehicle Cable | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18546203 | NON-LOOSENING FASTENING STRUCTURE | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228035 | Locking System | July 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349608 | Method and Apparatus for Securing Threaded Connections Against Unwanted Rotation | July 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18257906 | DECORATIVE ARTICLE WITH INTERLOCKING SYSTEM | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210130 | TWO-PIECE FASTENER | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18265216 | TOLERANCE COMPENSATION ASSEMBLY | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202744 | Rivet Nut | May 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18034158 | Screw Having an Under-Head Coating | April 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136334 | Door Alignment Pin Bolt with the Thread on the Top and the Bottom | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18123825 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT GEARBOX | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121290 | Window Balance Assembly | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108673 | FASTENER STRUCTURE | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007485 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT | January 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158918 | SIDE HANDLE FOR POWER TOOL | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000816 | Locking Thread Fasteners | December 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990288 | Nut Restrainer, and Methods of Use | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17986848 | Fastener | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925304 | ROOF-MOUNTED ANTENNA MOUNTING STRUCTURE | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984088 | PUSH THROUGH RETAINER CONNECTION WITH INTEGRATED HINGING SEAL | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984091 | PUSH THROUGH RETAINER CONNECTION WITH INTEGRATED HINGING SEAL | November 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938448 | ENDPLAY OR PRELOAD SETTABLE LOCK NUT | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933165 | CRIMP SECURING STRUCTURE OF BOLT, CRIMP SECURING METHOD FOR CRIMP BOLT, AND CRIMPING DIE | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17941818 | BONDING WASHER | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930002 | Non-Loosening Bolt | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901169 | FASTENER, FASTENING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF DESIGNING FASTENER | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900872 | FASTENING STRUCTURE WITH DOUBLE NUTS HAVING DUAL-THREADED SCREW | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823029 | EXPANDABLE COLLET BODIES WITH SECTIONAL FINGER-BASED ANTI-ROTATION FEATURE, CLIPS, INSERTS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17895430 | SLIDING LIMIT TYPE NUT STRUCTURE, TELESCOPIC ROD AND ELECTRIC PUSH ROD | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894182 | LOCKING DEVICE | August 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800479 | Bimetallic Stainless Screw | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760405 | ANTI-SHINGLE RIVETS | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881967 | PANEL FASTENER | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793078 | LIGHTWEIGHT-CONSTRUCTION FASTENER | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17859380 | THERMALLY RELEASABLE FASTENING ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR FASTENING A DOOR ACTUATOR | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17859090 | RETAINER AND A RETAINER AND NUT ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17844135 | HOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING SAME | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840973 | TOLERANCE COMPENSATION ELEMENT, COMPONENT WITH THE TOLERANCE COMPENSATION ELEMENT AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED CONNECTION BETWEEN A FIRST AND A SECOND COMPONENT, PRODUCTION METHOD AND CONNECTING METHOD | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17632008 | SYSTEM FOR SECURING AN ANCHOR IN A MINERAL SUBSTRATE | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17632010 | SYSTEM FOR SECURING AN ANCHOR IN A MINERAL SUBSTRATE | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743413 | Riveted Assemblies and Methods for Riveting Components | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732827 | WASHERS FOR INDICATING IMBALANCED LOADING AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17727184 | FASTENERS | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17726972 | SKIN-BONDED THREADED INSERTS, SANDWICH PANELS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND RELATED METHODS | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17718926 | SEALED FASTENER CAP AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | April 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17705982 | PRESS-IN NUT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESS-IN NUT AND PRESS-IN CONNECTION | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701007 | SIDE HANDLE FOR POWER TOOL | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17762612 | FASTENING DEVICE | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803217 | Fastener system which provides temporary mounting of usable foriegn objects to a device or structure | March 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17691762 | Functional Element | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17690004 | Apparatus for Anti-Loosening Joints | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17690037 | TOLERANCE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17640071 | CLIP AND CLIP ATTACHING STRUCTURE | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17677836 | Universal Hardware Nut | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17674863 | THREADED JOINT ARRANGEMENT | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17632278 | LOCKNUT | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17630909 | TITANIUM ALLOY FASTENER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | January 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17586503 | ANTI-LOOSENING SCREW PAIR AND ANTI-LOOSENING SCREW COMPONENT | January 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17580735 | EXPANDABLE DIAMETER FASTENER | January 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647991 | SPARK CONTAINMENT CAP | January 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17624074 | Screw Nut with Barcode Pattern Segments | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17559387 | Fastener System | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17621662 | A RELEASABLE FASTENING DEVICE | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596375 | ANTI-LOOSING BOLT COMPONENT CAPABLE OF PRESETTING TORQUE AND CONTROLLING DISASSEMBLY | December 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616732 | CORROSION-RESISTANT SCREW-SECURING DISC | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17537059 | ARTICLES HAVING THERMOSET COATINGS AND COATING METHODS | November 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17455776 | APPARATUS FOR PRELOADING A BEARING | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17523088 | SELF-DRILLING, ANTI-BURR, THREADED FASTENER | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17521442 | SELF-DRILLING SELF-TAPPING FASTENER | November 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17520231 | T-nut for a Toilet Bowl Flange Bolt | November 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17515363 | SPARK CONTAINMENT CAP | October 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17511588 | Non-Loosening Bolt | October 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17509191 | Five-Pronged Fastener | October 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17605356 | CLIP FOR CONNECTING A COVER PANEL TO A VEHICLE BODY, AN ARRANGEMENT, AND A VEHICLE | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17493954 | COMPOSITE BOLT CAP | October 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17441117 | SELF-LOCKING THREADED CONNECTION ELEMENT | September 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17440481 | DOWEL PIN FOR EASY ASSEMBY AND HIGH ACCURACY | September 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17438708 | SAFETY WASHER FOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF BOLT TENSION AND HIGH ANTILOOSENING EFFECT | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17472257 | Window Balance Assembly | September 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17432962 | FASTENING METHOD AND FASTENING DEVICE | August 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17432760 | NUT | August 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17403926 | LUG NUT | August 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17430028 | DEVICE FOR VIEWING TENSION LOSS IN AN ASSEMBLY | August 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17428877 | FALL PREVENTION TOOL | August 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17386950 | Zn-Ni AS A COATING LAYER ON SELF-DRILLING SCREWS OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL | July 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17381904 | Motorcycle Plug Cover | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17423980 | BLIND FASTENER AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF | July 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17379488 | RIVETLESS NUT PLATE | July 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17372033 | THREADED TIMEPIECE MEMBER | July 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17421171 | FORMED BODY OF Cu-Al-Mn-BASED SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | July 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17367817 | ENDPLAY OR PRELOAD SETTABLE LOCK NUT | July 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17359967 | LOCK TIGHT BOLT-NUT | June 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17299394 | STUD | June 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17334967 | Security Device | May 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17332486 | SELF-CLINCHING AND SELF-PIERCING CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT WITH MULTI-PURPOSE PILOT | May 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17325842 | THREADED FASTENER | May 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DELISLE, ROBERTA S.
With a 66.7% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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 DELISLE, ROBERTA S works in Art Unit 3677 and has examined 1,465 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner DELISLE, ROBERTA S's allowance rate of 77.1% places them in the 36% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by DELISLE, ROBERTA S receive 1.09 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 16% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DELISLE, ROBERTA S is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DELISLE, ROBERTA S. This interview benefit is in the 54% 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, 29.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 44% 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 41.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 62% 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 77.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.1% 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, 47.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 50% 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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