Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18676731 | PIPE COUPLING | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18590254 | Sliding Connector Spool | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588971 | MULTIPORT DISCONNECT COUPLINGS | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416135 | A HOSE CONNECTOR WITH AN ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURE | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402109 | ANTI-TEARING HOOP | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18539476 | PIPING SYSTEM COMPRISING PIPE BLOCK | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18538770 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF OIL HOSE FOR TRANSMISSION | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18569937 | Press Connection System for the Non-Releasable Connection of a Fitting and Fitting | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522137 | PIVOTABLE HOSE CONNECTOR AND HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HAVING A PIVOTABLE HOSE SUITABLE FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONVERTIBLE TOPS | November 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18491239 | FLUIDIC CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING IT | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18556042 | FLUID CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18287196 | JOINT | October 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380007 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS WITH FLEXIBLE HOSE AND RAPID SEAL ADAPTER | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18555011 | Connection Device Bent at Multiple Angles | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18555244 | PIPELINE ASSEMBLY AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485609 | GARDEN HOSE | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482477 | HIGH PRESSURE GAS FITTING LEAK DETECTION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18552288 | DIMENSIONING OF A THREADED AXIAL GAP | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469497 | Kink Resistant Hose Assembly | September 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466960 | Hose Connectors | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243374 | SECONDARY CONTAINMENT FOR OPERABLE VALVES | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18279852 | TAKE-UP DEVICE | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238767 | PRESSURE HOSE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESSURE HOSE | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18454294 | COUPLING FOR DOUBLE-WALLED HOSES | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450752 | Threaded and Coupled Tubular Connection Incorporating a Seal Ring and Method of Make-Up | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18276608 | A PIPE COUPLING | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18264258 | TUBING CONNECTOR FOR COMPOSITE TUBING, COMPOSITE TUBING, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | August 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260534 | SEAL ASSEMBLY AND JOINT BUSHING | July 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIPE REPLACEMENT REPAIR | June 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332818 | Weldable Half-Shell | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18327845 | QUICK COUPLER FOR AUTOMOTIVE FLUID TRANSPORT TUBING | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18323614 | DOUBLE SEAL ARRANGEMENT | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318129 | FLUID CONTAINERS AND FILTER ASSEMBLIES WITH EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY THREADED ADAPTERS | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18036983 | WATER HOSE CONNECTION CLIP | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307903 | Sliding Connector Spool | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032809 | Composite pipe formed by combining a main portion and a short pipe portion, and connection structure of the same | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031391 | PIPE CONNECTION APPARATUS | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18191335 | PIPE COUPLING | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246627 | FLUID CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18122408 | FEMALE ISO FLARE UNION WITH INTEGRATED MATING BRAKE ISO F FLARE PORT | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18119923 | Method of Installing a Pipe Coupling | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18118288 | QUICK CONNECTOR VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD OF USE | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044162 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING LEAKS FROM A PIPELINE, VALVE OR FLANGE | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116206 | COUPLING CONNECTOR WITH AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED RETAINER | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174047 | TUBING JUNCTION ASSEMBLY | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170299 | SPLIT CLAMP FOR JOINING PIPE ENDS | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18017543 | Connector for inserting into a receiving depression in a housing | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098355 | COUPLING FOR INSULATED PIPING | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18067084 | FITTING ASSEMBLY FOR COLLAPSE-RESISTANT HOSE | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17925386 | PROFILE CLAMP FOR CONNECTING TWO TUBULAR BODIES | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981810 | TUBE COUPLING | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17919981 | PIPE FITTING APPARATUS PROVIDING EASY LOCKING WITH APPROPRIATE TORQUE | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913851 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933558 | STABILIZING FACE RING JOINT FLANGE AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17906615 | FLUID LINE COUPLING | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17946172 | Joint Assembly for a Hose Assembly | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912044 | CONNECTION DEVICE | September 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931748 | PUSH-TO-CONNECT FITTING PROVIDING AN INSERTION INDICATION | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17908026 | COUPLING ELEMENT AND COUPLING SYSTEM FOR A CLOSED FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897293 | WATER LINE JUNCTION DEVICE | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17889634 | QUICK CONNECTOR | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888005 | VDA CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH VERIFICATION | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759408 | SELF-LOCKING THREADED CONNECTION PARTIALLY IN NON-LOCKING ENGAGEMENT | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870080 | QUICK CONNECTOR WITH REMOVABLE VERIFIER | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870772 | END NUT ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17813572 | BAYONET FOR LH2 OFFLOADING | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17866640 | CONNECT STRUCTURE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867071 | HYDRAULIC FITTING, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN ROBOT SYSTEMS | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17863333 | HYDRAULIC FITTING, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN ROBOT SYSTEMS | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17862627 | EAR CLAMP WITH CUPLOCK HOOK-SYSTEM | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861894 | BAND CLAMP WITH RIB ON ITS INNER SURFACE | July 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835931 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING BAND CLAMP FAILURE | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833864 | KOHNG NIPPLE | June 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17827206 | COMPONENT WITH PRESS FITTING | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824311 | FULL FLOW HOSE FITTING | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17748583 | COUPLING FOR VACUUM-INSULATED PIPING | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17748244 | EXHAUST PIPE | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743310 | FITTING, PIPE CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17737630 | PIPE JOINT DEVICE | May 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737635 | SWIVELLING COUPLING WITH EXTERNAL SEALING ELEMENT | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17736124 | Coupling Having Visual Installation Indicators | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755206 | FLUID LINE COUPLING | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769099 | RING BODY, PIPE FITTING, AND METHOD FOR JOINING PIPES | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17716532 | ADAPTER FOR CARBONIC GAS TUBES | April 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754535 | THREADED CONNECTION FOR PIPE | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17654281 | PIPE CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND PROCESSING APPARATUS | March 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639959 | CONNECTOR COUPLING | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17684900 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CORRUGATED PIPE AND COUPLING METHOD THEREOF | March 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682508 | MULTIPORT DISCONNECT COUPLINGS | February 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671061 | Unions for High Pressure Flowline Components | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17666636 | CLAMPING COLLAR HAVING A RETAINING MEMBER AND A HOOK | February 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17590927 | Mandrel, Bent Tube, and Method and Apparatus for Producing Bent Tube | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17584893 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS AND REFRIGERANT PIPE OF THE SAME REFRIGERATION APPARATUS | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17648614 | MANUALLY OPERATED, NONPOWERED WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | January 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574735 | JOINT DEVICE FOR DRAIN PIPES | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17623868 | SEALING INTERFACE TO ADJUST RADIAL AND ANGULAR OFFSET | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17621041 | TUBE FITTING AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREFOR | December 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17545111 | AIR HOSE COUPLER HOUSING | December 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542782 | MULTI-ANNULI PIPE FITTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17535890 | Steam Deflector Shield | November 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHOI, WILLIAM SOON.
With a 71.4% 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, 55.0% 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.
✓ 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 CHOI, WILLIAM SOON works in Art Unit 3679 and has examined 345 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner CHOI, WILLIAM SOON's allowance rate of 72.5% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CHOI, WILLIAM SOON receive 2.09 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 70% 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 CHOI, WILLIAM SOON 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 +10.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHOI, WILLIAM SOON. This interview benefit is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 33% 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 32.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 111.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 70.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 29.4% 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, 46.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 53% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 36% 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 6.4% of allowed cases (in the 82% 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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