Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18936085 | EASY-TO-CLEAN SEWER PIPE CONNECTING PIPE ASSEMBLY | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18893303 | PLUMBING CONNECTORS WITH NEGATIVE POISSON'S RATIO MATERIAL COATING | September 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18888685 | Click Fit Restrained Pipe Joining System For Plastic Pipe | September 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18811941 | DEVICE FOR THE DETACHABLE CONNECTION OF A FIRST TUBULAR COMPONENT AND A SECOND TUBULAR COMPONENT | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18797918 | FLOATING JOINT AND RETAINER CONNECTION DEVICE WITH PRESSURE RELIEF STRUCTURE | August 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18836593 | FLUID CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | August 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18757677 | NON-ROUND PLUG AND SEAL WITH RADIAL OFFSET CAPABILITIES | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18724024 | FLUID MANIFOLD CONNECTOR APPARATUS | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742213 | FLUID HANDLING COUPLINGS | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741600 | Hose Connector Assembly | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18736876 | TUBING COUPLER | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732220 | DUAL SEALING FOR HIGH PRESSURE GASEOUS FUELS | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18659335 | ARTICULATED ELECTRICAL CONDUIT FITTING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THEREOF | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18653467 | FLANGE COUPLING SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING PIPES IN AN AIRCRAFT | May 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18643077 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING PIPES FOR TRANSPORTING FLUIDS | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18643056 | Female Connector and Connector Assembly | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18640149 | PIPE COUPLER WITH LOCKING STRUCTURE | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18619715 | MITIGATION OF VIBRATION IN PIPE SYSTEMS | March 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18617893 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVEYING GAS AND CONNECTION ASSEMBLIES FOR THE SAME | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18615811 | MECHANICAL FITTING FOR PLASTIC PIPE | March 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18694842 | Connecting Pipe Assembly and Control Valve Assembly with Connecting Pipe Assembly | March 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18692525 | COMPRESSOR FOR A DEVICE FOR SEALING PNEUMATIC TIRES BY MEANS OF A SEALING LIQUID | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18600317 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A ROTARY DEVICE | March 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433716 | FLEXIBLE TUBE FOR CONVEYING ABRASIVE MATERIALS AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18294967 | COMPOSITE PIPE END-FITTING | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423927 | COOLANT QUICK CONNECTOR WITH GRAPHENE, INTEGRATED LATCH AND INTEGRATED O-RING RETAINER | January 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18407558 | LARGE-DIAMETER THIN-WALL SPIRAL WELDED PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | January 2024 | August 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18396938 | CONNECTION MEMBER AND CONNECTION UNIT | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18394759 | VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVING AN INTEGRAL HOOD | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18536532 | PRESS FITTING DEVICE, COMPONENTS AND METHOD | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18536018 | PIPE JOINT | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18566050 | PIPE DETACHMENT PREVENTING DEVICE FOR UNION NUT PIPE FITTING | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18507941 | SEALING MEANS, IMPROVED SLIP JOINT APPARATUS AND/OR METHODS OF USE THEREOF | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18506699 | EXPANSION JOINT WITH ARCH GEOMETRY | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18503968 | FLUID FITTING | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18289648 | CONNECTOR FOR HYDRAULIC LINES, MULTI-CONNECTOR DEVICE FOR THIS CONNECTOR AND TOOL FOR MOUNTING AND/OR DISMOUNTING THE CONNECTOR | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18559279 | ROTARY UNION | November 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18499780 | ASEPTIC CONNECTOR FOR FLUID CONDUITS | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18481380 | FITTING FOR FLUIDIC COUPLING IN A CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18239524 | Fittings, Components, and Associated Tools | August 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451776 | BOILER BURNER RIGID LANCE | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235202 | FLUID TRANSPORT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING A FLUID TRANSPORT DEVICE | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18277465 | CONNECTOR FOR PIPING | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446934 | CURVILINEAR SEALING SYSTEM | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216933 | Rotary Joint with Sensor Port and Method | June 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18344578 | LOCKING FLUID CONNECTION WITH SEAL | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326786 | PLUG-IN INSERT | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18323905 | PIPING CONNECTIONS AND CONNECTION SOCKETS | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322987 | PUSH SEAL PIPE ADAPTER | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318134 | PIPE-IN-PIPE OUTER PIPELINE SEALING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18252407 | PLUMBING FITTING | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18195319 | LOCKING CONNECTOR COUPLING ASSEMBLY | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311536 | FLUID CONNECTION ASSEMBLY WITH ADAPTER RELEASE | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18034968 | PIPE JOINT, GLAND, AND METHOD FOR JOINING PIPES | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18140838 | SELF-LOCKING COMPOSITE-COMPOSITE JOINTS | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18140089 | LOCKABLE CONNECTION BETWEEN TUBULAR MEMBERS | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139821 | ANTI-ROTATION COUPLING FOR USE IN A DOWNHOLE ASSEMBLY | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18298195 | PRESS FITTING FOR ELECTRICAL CONDUIT | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247297 | METAL TUBULAR CONNECTING PART AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SUCH A PART BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246879 | FLUID CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18246650 | AIRCRAFT FLUID CONDUIT COMPRISING THERMOPLASTIC PIPING AND CONNECTOR | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18125450 | QUICK CONNECTOR | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18123827 | HOSE ATTACHMENT FITTING | March 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18118852 | PIPE UNION ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173670 | PIPE ADAPTER | February 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18113305 | Swivel Connector | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18169534 | THERMALLY ADAPTIVE PIPE CONNECTORS | February 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17789434 | UNION SCREW FOR A PIPELINE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE FLANGE, IN PARTICULAR A BRAKE PIPE | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101940 | FITTING APPARATUS | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093117 | AIR CONVEYANCE QUICK CONNECT FITTING | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18088420 | DRAINING DEVICE FOR DRAINING A LIQUID CONDUIT SYSTEM | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18081005 | SWEEP ELBOW PIPE CONNECTOR WITH OPTIMIZED FLOW PATH | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18075562 | WYE FITTING ATTACHMENT | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071665 | CORRUGATED HOSE WELD END | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926051 | Lockable Exchangeable Fluid Connector and Method | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987912 | PIPE CONNECTION | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17986093 | TOOLLESS DISASSEMBLY ROTATIONAL VACUUM COUPLING | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17982847 | TUBE COUPLING | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17981030 | PLUMBING CONNECTORS WITH NEGATIVE POISSON`S RATIO MATERIAL COATING | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980227 | Push-in Tube Connector Port | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978508 | PIPE CONNECTION SYSTEMS IN OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17962533 | IRRIGATION-SYSTEM-COUPLING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17957254 | PIPE UNION ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916324 | Single Line Quick Connector (SQC), a System Comprising the Single Line Quick Connector and Method of Operating | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17914613 | SWIVEL | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913992 | CONNECTION DEVICE, CONNECTOR HAVING SAME, AND HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS | September 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17911778 | CONNECTOR SUITABLE TO BE CONNECTED TO A MULTI-PORT EXTRUDED TUBE | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17892528 | UNIVERSAL THREADLESS CONNECTION | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17889481 | DOWNHOLE TOOL CONNECTION FORMED FROM MULTIPLE MATERIALS | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17797862 | PIPE JOINT | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875362 | Pipe Connector | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17862578 | VISUAL AND TACTILE INDICATOR | July 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791499 | RESIN JOINT, CHANNEL BLOCK, AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE | July 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849873 | Conduit Coupling Adapter | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17757779 | HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR BRAKING SYSTEMS OR HYDRAULIC ACTUATING CIRCUITS OF DEVICES, IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTORCYCLE SECTOR | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843257 | PIPE JOINT | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17841802 | Device for Making Plumbing Connections and a Method of Use Thereof | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17838709 | MECHANICAL FITTING FOR A PLASTIC PIPE CONNECTION AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837202 | FITTING DEVICE FOR MAKING CONNECTION TUBE THAT CAN FINE POSITION ADJUSTMENT OF THE TUBE | June 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836297 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING PIPES FOR TRANSPORTING FLUIDS | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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, 29.6% 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 DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T works in Art Unit 3679 and has examined 602 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T's allowance rate of 76.9% 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 DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T receive 2.25 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% 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 DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.6% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 43.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 66% 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, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 82% 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 78.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.5% 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, 39.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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 8.2% of allowed cases (in the 86% 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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