USPTO Examiner FIORELLO BENJAMIN F - Art Unit 3678

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19099804COMPOSITE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE COMBINING FABRIC-FORM BAG-BEHIND-WALL GROUTING AND HIGH-STRENGTH SUPPORT FRAMES, AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
18877338GROUTING PIPE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF DESERT WATER STORAGE AREADecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18960181GREEN SEALING MATERIAL FOR KARST FLOWING WATER, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFNovember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18818611AUTOMATIC SUPPORT DEVICE FOR RESISTING ROCK BURST IN MINESAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18801756INSTALLATION METHOD FOR CLOSURE JOINT OF IMMERSED TUNNELAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18798140TUBE JOINT APPARATUS FOR DOUBLE-TUBE FLOATING TUNNEL AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2024September 2024Allow100NoNo
18717013LINING TUBE FOR RESTORING DEFECTIVE SEWER SHAFTS INCLUDING A BERM AND A CHANNEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR LINING A DEFECTIVE SEWER SHAFTJune 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
18673287UNDERCUTTING-COVERED EXCAVATION SEMI-REVERSE CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF CROSS-TRANSFER SUBWAY STATIONMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18640313METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCAPSULATING IN-GROUND ASBESTOS CONCRETE PIPEApril 2024May 2024Allow100NoNo
18638552ROCK BURST ACTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL MECHANISMApril 2024May 2024Allow100NoNo
18602172DITCH AND CANAL LINER ASSEMBLYMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18690263MULTI-STAGE PRESSURE YIELDING AND ANTI-IMPACT DEVICE FOR ANCHORING SUPPORTMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18515357METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCAPSULATING IN-GROUND ASBESTOS CONCRETE PIPENovember 2023October 2024Abandon1140NoNo
18504278AUTOMATIC PILOT VALVE SYSTEM FOR FOUNDATION TOOLINGNovember 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18288366A CENTRIFUGAL INTELLIGENT CONSTRUCTION DEVICE FOR EXCAVATION CONCRETE STRUCTURE, AND APPLICATION THEREOFOctober 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18370567REASONABLE MILLISECOND TIME CONTROL METHOD FOR EXCAVATION BLASTING OF TUNNELSeptember 2023November 2023Allow200NoNo
18369564TAILINGS DEPOSITIONSeptember 2023May 2024Allow800NoNo
18458134ANTI-FROST HEAVING SUPPORTS AND METHODS FOR CRUDE OIL PIPELINES CROSSING PERMAFROST REGIONSAugust 2023October 2023Allow200NoNo
18454814ADJUSTABLE PLATFORM FOR INSTALLING WIND TURBINE GENERATORAugust 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18454314BEAVER CONTROL DEVICE FOR A CULVERTAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18277919ROCK BOLT ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INDICATORAugust 2023January 2025Allow1700NoNo
18451120ANTI-ICE PUSHING/PULLING DEVICE INSTALLED ON SLOPE OF EARTH-ROCK DAM AND ICE THRUST CALCULATION METHODAugust 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18229953SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROLLED DISTRIBUTION OF AQUATIC CAPPING MATERIAL AND THE CAPTURE OF DUST AND PARTICULATESAugust 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18364733METHOD FOR BACKFILLING AND RECONSTRUCTING CARBON STORAGE SPACE IN ABANDONED MAIN ROADWAY AND STORING CO2August 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18227840Automated Detachable Type Suction Anchor System with Multiple PumpJuly 2023January 2025Allow1800NoNo
18222055SHALLOW WELL AND CONDUIT/COLLECTOR GRIDJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18352558MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR PADDING MACHINE, TO BACKFILL PIPELINESJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18221862LATERAL COLLECTION GRID FOR LANDFILL GAS AND METHODJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18257649LINING TUBE FOR RESTORING DEFECTIVE SEWER SHAFTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND INSTALLING SUCH A TUBEJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18209531METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCAPSULATING IN-GROUND ASBESTOS CONCRETE PIPEJune 2023October 2023Allow410YesNo
18206377DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PULLING PIPEJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18200710SOIL PROCESSING ROLLERMay 2023February 2025Allow2100NoNo
18320255MINE ROOF REINFORCING SYSTEM AS LOAD INDICATORMay 2023July 2024Abandon1420NoNo
18314511SOIL EXTRACTION/GROUTING DEVICEMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18142273FLARED END SECTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEMay 2023April 2025Allow2300NoNo
18309336SYSTEM AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF SINGLE-LAYER LINING TUNNEL STRUCTURE BASED ON MINE-TUNNELLING METHODApril 2023July 2023Allow300NoNo
18033097INSTALLATION OF A WIND TURBINE ON A FLOATING FOUNDATIONApril 2023February 2025Allow2200NoNo
18031300FULL ROUND TRAVELLING FORMWORK FOR SECONDARY LINING OF TUNNELSApril 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18030594UNDERWATER TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION METHOD USING TUNNEL MODULES, AND UNDERWATER TUNNEL CONSTRUCTED THEREBYApril 2023June 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18128138EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS AND VESSELS, FOR THE EFFECTIVE CLEANUP AND RECOVERY OF A BROAD RANGE OF FLOATING CONTAMINANTSMarch 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18125865SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING AN ANNULAR SPACE OF A SEWER CONNECTION LINEMarch 2023May 2024Allow1410NoNo
18175526BOTTOM HOLE TYPE MUDSLIDE BLOCKING DAM AND DAM HEIGHT CALCULATION METHODFebruary 2023May 2023Allow300NoNo
18113628Tufted Geotextile With Increased Shear Resistance To Hydraulic Infill Displacement And Dry-Flow LoadingFebruary 2023September 2024Abandon1920NoNo
18041777SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FULL-LENGTH FLUCTUATION STATE OF SCRAPER CONVEYOR OF FULLY-MECHANIZED COAL MINING WORKING FACEFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18109268COMPOSITE SUPPORT SYSTEM BASED ON STEEL-CONCRETE SUPPORT AND SHOTCRETE ARCH AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS THEREOFFebruary 2023July 2023Allow510NoNo
18108834LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR PIPE BURSTINGFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2130NoNo
18019748FOUNDATION FOR A STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF INSTALLING THE SAMEFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2820NoNo
18162505SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR ISOLATING FLOW IN A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT CRATE ARRAYJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18162170STORMWATER MANAGEMENT CRATE ASSEMBLY WITH TAPERED COLUMNS AND ARCHED SIDE PANELSJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2510NoNo
18161686SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBTERRANEAN ENERGY STORAGEJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2300NoNo
18100121TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A CONDUIT AND/OR A PIPELINEJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2200NoNo
18097391System and Method for Protection of Under-Slab Utilities From Changes in Soil VolumeJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2110NoNo
18016074FRICTION FIT DRILL BIT ASSEMBLY FOR A SELF-DRILLING ROCK BOLTJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2210NoNo
18148915Stormwater Box With TrussesDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710YesNo
18085324STINGER FOR A PIPE LAYING OPERATIONDecember 2022October 2024Allow2110YesNo
18011642SELF-CLOSING FLOOD BARRIERDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
18002641A JOINTDecember 2022September 2024Allow2110NoNo
18011303CABLE HANDLING DEVICE FOR CABLE BOLTSDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
18083551Ice Cap Water Collection and Storage SystemDecember 2022June 2023Allow510NoNo
18080946Seafloor Pipeline Removal System and MethodDecember 2022July 2024Allow1920NoNo
18080491VEHICLE FOR INSTALLING ANCHORS IN AN UNDERWATER SUBSTRATEDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18062218MODULAR TUNNEL FORMWORK DEVICEDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
18061295METHODS TO PREVENT SOIL EROSION AND STABILIZE SEAWALLSDecember 2022July 2024Allow1930YesNo
17928429POSITIONING OF A KEEL OF A FLOATING STRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY FOR A WIND TURBINENovember 2022July 2024Allow2000NoNo
17924818IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO EROSION PREVENTIONNovember 2022May 2023Allow600NoNo
17924419Method for Providing an Underground Barrier for a Water ReservoirNovember 2022October 2024Allow2320YesNo
17982647CAGE FOR A MONOPILE OF AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE, TOWER FOR AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE, OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A TOWER OF AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINENovember 2022November 2024Allow2410NoNo
18052836SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATION OF LIQUEFACTIONNovember 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17978984SOFT SOIL FOUNDATION POROUS-DEPTH AIR COMPRESSION DRAINAGE DEVICE AND WORKING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17920289FOUNDATION DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE TOWER AND ASSEMBLY METHODOctober 2022December 2024Allow2610YesNo
17918944FLOATING WAVE-ATTENUATION DEVICEOctober 2022May 2024Allow1900NoNo
17996068APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OIL AND GAS OPERATIONSOctober 2022April 2025Allow3020YesNo
17963650MODULAR GRIDOctober 2022September 2024Allow2310NoNo
17938600STORMWATER MANAGEMENT CRATE ASSEMBLY WITH TAPERED COLUMNSOctober 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17956295SUBMARINE STRATUM SPACE CABLE LAYING ROBOTSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3100NoNo
17953696DEBRIS FLOW ANTI-COLLISION DEVICE WITH HIGH-SPEED WATER CURTAIN FOR MOUNTAIN BRIDGESeptember 2022May 2024Allow1900NoNo
17951692MODULAR PRECAST PUMPED STORAGE HYDRO SYSTEM FOR POWER GENERATIONSeptember 2022August 2024Allow3240YesNo
17913229SUBMARINE DEVICE, METHOD OF CONFIGURING SUBMARINE DEVICE, AND SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEMSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410NoNo
17949986SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MACHINES FOR DRIVING MULTIPLE FOUNDATION COMPONENTS AT ONCESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2420NoYes
17933315FLOOD PROTECTION AND FLUID DIVERSION SYSTEMSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1710NoNo
17946087LAYBOX FOR MICROTENCHING AND METHOD OF MICROTRENCHING USING THE LAYBOXSeptember 2022February 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17945094SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE IMMERSED TUBE TRANSPORTATION AND INSTALLATION INTEGRATED SHIP AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESSSeptember 2022February 2023Allow500NoNo
17945704Animal Guard for Protecting a Bank of a Body of WaterSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410YesNo
17905807SOIL WORKING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL HOLE IN THE GROUNDSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310NoNo
17901524System and Method for Protection of Under-Slab Utilities From Changes in Soil VolumeSeptember 2022April 2024Allow2020YesNo
17929266RETAINER PLATE AND RETENTION PIN FOR TRENCH SHORING SECUREMENTSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1100NoNo
17898806SUBSEA ASSEMBLY MODULARIZATIONAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17898919FOUNDATION MODULARIZATIONAugust 2022February 2025Allow3020NoNo
17819646WATERCRAFT LIFT SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17886539SECURABLE DEVICE HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLEXIBLE SHAFT AND ONE OR MORE PROTRUSIONS AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE SAMEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2641NoNo
17883680UNDERGROUND PIPE REPAIR AND PROTECTION SYSTEMAugust 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17797636APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINING ELONGATED ELEMENTS IN A BODY OF WATERAugust 2022April 2024Allow2100NoNo
17797690Tensioner Pads for Laying Subsea Pipelines and the LikeAugust 2022July 2024Allow2400NoNo
17878769Test Method Based on Test System for Five-Dimensional Space Effects of Ground Surface Settlement caused by Dual-Mode Shield ConstructionAugust 2022October 2022Allow200NoNo
17796168DISINFECTION OF SOIL BY APPLICATION OF ELECTRIC VOLTAGEJuly 2022August 2023Allow1210YesNo
17874325UNDERWATER PENETRATION SYSTEM FOR OFFSHORE WIND POWER AND COOPERATIVE OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17872228ROCK BOLT WITH INFORMATION DISPLAY REGIONJuly 2022December 2023Allow1620YesNo
17812621ASYMMETRIC LEACHING CHAMBER FOR ONSITE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2022August 2023Allow1300YesNo
17863369COASTAL ZONE ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION WALL AND COASTAL ZONE ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTUREJuly 2022November 2023Allow1610NoNo
17854848Method for Festooning a Power CableJune 2022July 2024Allow2510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
2
(25.0%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(75.0%)
Reversal Percentile
89.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 75.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
24
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
81.7%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F works in Art Unit 3678 and has examined 786 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F's allowance rate of 83.5% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F receive 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 90% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F. This interview benefit is in the 14% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 36% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 53.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 75% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 88.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 65% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 69.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 48.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 76% 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.

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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