Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18975390 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SUPPORT PLATFORM STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18790352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED AND INTELLIGENT FRAC PUMPING | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18771059 | INTERNAL LATCHING APPARATUS | July 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18642699 | NON-CONTACT GYROSCOPIC CENTRALIZER TOOLS AND METHODS OF USE | April 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18636045 | TREE CAP WITH NO-BOLT CONNECTION | April 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18685540 | WIRELESS WEAR DETECTION FOR SEALING ELEMENTS | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18435083 | Electrical Drilling and Production Systems and Methods | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18417478 | METHODS FOR PERFORMING REFRACTURING OPERATIONS USING COKE PROPPANT PARTICLES | January 2024 | September 2024 | Abandon | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533864 | VALVES FOR WELL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18566613 | Valve Operating Device and Method of Overriding a Malfunctioning Valve Operating Device | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18560336 | OFF SHORE RIGID STEEL RISER TERMINATION AND FIXATION SYSTEM TO FLOATING PRODUCTION STORAGE OFFLOADING (FPSO) VESSEL | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18560351 | OFF SHORE RIGID STEEL RISER TERMINATION AND FIXATION SYSTEM TO FLOATING PRODUCTION STORAGE OFFLOADING (FPSO) VESSEL | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489575 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF SUBSEA CONDUITS USING AN INTERCONNECTING CONDUIT AND VALVING ARRANGEMENT | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18473235 | Wellhead Bracing System | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18469277 | SELF-POWERED DOWNHOLE INJECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467456 | LASER CLADDING DOWNHOLE REPAIR | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18280315 | BUOY FOR INJECTING FLUID IN A SUBTERRANEAN VOID AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING A FLUID PASSAGE FROM A VESSEL TO THE BUOY | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18280041 | SUBSEA TEMPLATE FOR INJECTING FLUID FOR LONG TERM STORAGE IN A SUBTERRANEAN VOID AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SUBSEA TEMPLATE | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18457226 | VALVES FOR WELL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18457150 | MULTI-POINT DRILLING AND SAMPLING DEVICE APPLIED TO SEAFLOOR TRACKED VEHICLE | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18453214 | DOWNHOLE FIBER OPTIC TRANSMISSION FOR REAL-TIME WELL MONITORING AND DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT ACTUATION | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235260 | Remote Actuated Rotary Wellhead Connection | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913969 | Subsea Risers | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18226809 | FLOAT SHOE FOR A MAGMA WELLBORE | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222247 | SYSTEM FOR PREVENTATIVE WATER WELL MAINTENANCE | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18340639 | Electrical Drilling and Production Systems and Methods | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256567 | OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY GOOSENECK MANUFACTURED BY HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING AND A FLEXIBLE PIPELINE ASSEMBLY WITH AN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY GOOSENECK | June 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256085 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON MATERIAL FROM OR INJECTING FLUID INTO A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION USING A PRESSURE COMPENSATING VALVE ASSEMBLY | June 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206171 | OPTIMAL-CONTACT SUCTION VALVE ASSEMBLY GUIDE | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18198552 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING PUMPING EQUIPMENT | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136453 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED PUMPING UNIT WITH REMOVABLE PUMP MODULES | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18249101 | FLUID PRESSURE-ACTIVATED VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH FLOW RESTRICTION AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN SITU OPERATIONS | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18296092 | INDEXING INJECTION VALVE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | April 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18182464 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SUPPORT PLATFORM STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024243 | A Subsea System Comprising a Preconditioning Unit and Pressure Boosting Device and Method of Operating the Preconditioning Unit | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020627 | METHOD OF MONITORING THE LOADING OF A SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEM | February 2023 | February 2024 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160711 | Apparatus for Accessing Subsea Production Flow Systems | January 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065303 | DOWNHOLE SAND TRAP | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17965890 | VALVE INCLUDING AN AXIALLY SHIFTABLE AND ROTATIONALLY LOCKABLE VALVE SEAT | October 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17965392 | WIRELINE RETRIEVABLE FLAPPER AND SEAT | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962749 | ONBOARD OIL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM | October 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17906137 | OFFSHORE SPAR PLATFORM | September 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904804 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING RARE-EARTH MUD, AND RECOVERY SYSTEM | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17855406 | REINFORCED COMPRESSION PLATE SPLIT FOR SLIP HANGER | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17809056 | CUTTING TOOL AND CONTROLS FOR DOWNHOLE MECHANICAL SERVICES | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17843805 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SUPPORT PLATFORM STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17832827 | FLOAT APPARATUS | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17748750 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A WELL CONTROL DEVICE | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17715314 | OPENING A CASING WITH A HYDRAULIC-POWERED SETTING TOOL | April 2022 | March 2023 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17657762 | FATIGUE MONITORING OF COILED TUBING IN DOWNLINE DEPLOYMENTS | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17710266 | FLOAT SHOE/COLLAR WITH A BREAKABLE DISK | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17692590 | SUBSEA PUMPING AND BOOSTER SYSTEM | March 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17685008 | REMOTE SET TOOL WITH CONTINGENCY TRIGGER AND SYSTEM | March 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17651716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED AND INTELLIGENT FRAC PUMPING | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17650716 | VALVE BONNET APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF | February 2022 | March 2023 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17669896 | TRIGGER FOR DOWNHOLE TOOL, METHOD AND SYSTEM | February 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17668099 | FLOAT APPARATUS | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17592060 | INTEGRATED VALVE SKID APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS FOR WELLHEAD SYSTEMS | February 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17592262 | Elevator for Heavy Load Pipe Lifting, Pipe for Such Elevator and Pipe Handler Assembly Comprising Such Elevator | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17576810 | VALVE APPARATUS | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17571472 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SUPPORT PLATFORM STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS | January 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17643140 | ISOLATION TOOL | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542311 | ADAPTIVE NOISE REDUCTION FOR EVENT MONITORING DURING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS | December 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17540686 | INTRODUCTION AND MIXING OF SEPARATE LIQUID COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING REACTIVE COMPONENTS WITHIN A WELL | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17453255 | WELLHEAD-SIDE-OUTLET CONTINGENCY VALVE REMOVAL PLUG ADAPTOR ASSEMBLY | November 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17503171 | Adapters for Drilled, Uncompleted Wells | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17604291 | Installation of Subsea Risers | October 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17496896 | DOWNHOLE CONCENTRIC FRICTION REDUCTION SYSTEM | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497662 | Coiled Tubing Gravity Feed Under Live Well Conditions | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17493301 | SUBSEA EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION | October 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17489236 | ISOLATION DEVICES AND FLOW CONTROL DEVICE TO CONTROL FLUID FLOW IN WELLBORE FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TRANSFER | September 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17486006 | BLOWOUT PREVENTER CLOSING CIRCUIT | September 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17483235 | REMOTE UNDERWATER ROBOTIC ACTUATOR | September 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459225 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE FOR A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SYSTEM | August 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17458999 | AUTONOMOUS SUBSEA TIEBACK ENABLING PLATFORM | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17432828 | Systems and Methods for Tethering Subsea Blow-Out-Preventers | August 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17386824 | Method for gate valve failsafe actuators | July 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17387834 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A POLISHING ROD | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17374230 | SELF CLEANING FRACKING PLUG AND METHOD | July 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17360450 | ROTARY DOWNHOLE CAVITATION GENERATOR | June 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17413338 | REFRAC EFFICIENCY MONITORING | June 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17315251 | Connector Apparatus for Subsea Blowout Preventer | May 2021 | October 2022 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17227808 | LOW PROFILE CONNECTION FOR PRESSURE CONTAINMENT DEVICES | April 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17277300 | DRILLING RIG SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17195786 | VR Plug Lubricator | March 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17186399 | SIGNAL-TRANSPARENT TUBULAR FOR DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS | February 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17269487 | A METHOD OF SUPPLYING INJECTION FLUID TO A SUBSEA FACILITY | February 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17174445 | SELF-POWERED DOWNHOLE INJECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME | February 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17173591 | System and Method for Foundation of Wellheads | February 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17171816 | Method of Making Safe an Undersea Bottom-to-Surface Production Pipe When Production is Stopped | February 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17168283 | INTERNAL LATCHING APPARATUS | February 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17165071 | Wellhead Spill Prevention Apparatuses and Methods | February 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17264772 | Integrated Towhead and Fluid Processing System | January 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17157017 | STOPPING FLUID FLOW THROUGH A STUCK OPEN INFLOW CONTROL VALVE | January 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17149393 | INLINE FRACTURING VALVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17132124 | ACTUATOR APPARATUS USING A PIN-PULLER | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17126391 | ALTERNATE PATH FOR BOREHOLE JUNCTION | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17054528 | PETROLEUM PRODUCTION PROCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | November 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17093755 | WEDGE-WELDABLE MANUFACTURED COMPOSITE HAVING SYNTHETIC VEGETATION AND IMPERMEABLE GEOMEMBRANE | November 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17088840 | DOWNHOLE FIBER OPTIC TRANSMISSION FOR REAL-TIME WELL MONITORING AND DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT ACTUATION | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LAMBE, PATRICK F.
With a 52.2% 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, 36.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LAMBE, PATRICK F works in Art Unit 3679 and has examined 313 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner LAMBE, PATRICK F's allowance rate of 71.6% places them in the 35% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LAMBE, PATRICK F receive 2.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LAMBE, PATRICK F is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LAMBE, PATRICK F. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 22.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% 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 21.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 27% 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, 72.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% 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 58.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 74.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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