Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18971620 | PIPE JOINT | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18652047 | FLUID COUPLINGS | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440446 | UNIONS FOR JOINING FLUID CONDUITS | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18424650 | WEIGHT-OPTIMIZED FLUID-BEARING PIPE FITTINGS ENHANCING FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM PERFORMANCE | January 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18532902 | QUICK CONNECTION CLAMPING HOOP | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18560022 | A CLAMP AND A METHOD OF CLAMPING A PAIR OF FLANGES | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18446426 | MODULAR SEALED CONDUIT JOINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228598 | HOOKED PIPE COUPLING | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358075 | THREAD CONNECTOR LOCK | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18262393 | TUBE CONNECTOR SYSTEMS | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353194 | CORRUGATED PIPE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353716 | MODULAR SEALED CONDUIT JOINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18258813 | PIPE JOINT | June 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18212387 | BREAKAWAY FLANGE COUPLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | June 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18267573 | Plug Connector Comprising Verification Element | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209826 | KNIFE-EDGE FLANGE JOINT ASSEMBLIES | June 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18257260 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED HYDRAULIC SWIVEL BOLT; AND METHOD | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18330906 | VACUUM INLET VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH SLIDING PINS | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202371 | Ducting Coupler and Assembly | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321236 | Self Restraining Electrofusion Fitting | May 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18253533 | CLAMP-TO-FASTLOCK CONVERTER | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18319438 | SPLICE FOR JOINING EXPANDED TUBE TO UNEXPANDED TUBE | May 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18037192 | FLUID CONNECTION UNIT | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032162 | COUPLER APPLIED TO GAS SUPPLY EQUIPMENT IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS | April 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18245622 | FLUID CONNECTOR INCLUDING A CONNECTION VERIFICATION CONTACT | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18117949 | MECHANICAL DISSUASION DEVICE FOR A FLUID ASSEMBLY JOINT | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18044161 | CONNECTION DEVICE BETWEEN A PIPE AND A BASE | March 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18170173 | EXPANDABLE CONNECTION FOR EXPANDABLE TUBULARS | February 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18170186 | EXPANDABLE CONNECTION FOR EXPANDABLE TUBULARS | February 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17782411 | MULTIPART PIPE JOINT | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952411 | DOUBLE-WALL HYDROGEN PIPELINE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A LEAK AT AT LEAST ONE COUPLING SYSTEM, AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH PIPELINE | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17933392 | SEALING OF CERAMIC TO METALLIC TUBES WITH DIFFERENT CTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17944318 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING COMPOSITE PIPELINES | September 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17889073 | HOOKED PIPE COUPLING SEGMENT | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818902 | HIGH TORQUE THREADED CONNECTIONS WITH EXTERNAL UPSET AND MULTIPLE SEALS | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816212 | EXPANDABLE PLENUM FLANGE AND METHOD OF USE | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17874193 | WATERWAY TRANSFERRING DEVICE AND WATER PURIFICATION FAUCET | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17785472 | LOW-PRESSURE TUBULAR SYSTEM COMPRISING EXPANSION JOINTS | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17775715 | FLARE FITTING STRUCTURE AND FLARED TUBE MANUFACTURING METHOD | May 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17709285 | MULTI PIPE CONNECTOR | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17703058 | BULKHEAD FITTING ASSEMBLY | March 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17638170 | Connecting device, in particular for producing a fluid flow circuit | February 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17632820 | PIPE BRANCH STRUCTURE | February 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17563842 | FLUID CONNECTOR WITH SLIDABLE MEMBER | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17563880 | FLUID CONNECTOR | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17621077 | Pipe Coupling | December 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17534449 | PIPE JOINT INSERT DEVICE, PIPE JOINT ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME | November 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17526856 | CONNECTOR HAVING A MATING HEAD | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17610357 | PIPE COUPLING | November 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 45 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17610441 | Pipeline Connecting Device, Pipeline Element Coupling Piece and Coupling Method Therefor | November 2021 | November 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17609830 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING PIPES, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | November 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17453507 | CORRUGATED HOSE WITH BAYONET CONNECTOR | November 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17518296 | Gimbal Joints for Bleed Air Systems | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17516707 | PRESS-FITTING PIPE CONNECTOR WITH TOOTHED RING | November 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17510848 | Transition Adapter | October 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 17602518 | FLEXIBLY INSERTABLE PROFILED CLAMP | October 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17469865 | CONNECTION DEVICE | September 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17464362 | WALL PORTAL AND CONDUIT ASSEMBLY | September 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17461201 | CRYOGENIC PROBE INLET COUPLING | August 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17412921 | FLUID COUPLINGS | August 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17385756 | COUPLER HAVING PROTECTIVE BUMPERS AND BANDS | July 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17359576 | WELDLESS BULKHEAD SEAL | June 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17330527 | CONNECTOR FOR MAINLINE PIPE AND OUTLET PIPE | May 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 51 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17317492 | QUICK CONNECTION CLAMPING HOOP | May 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17313061 | Waste Pipe Fitting Assembly | May 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17308328 | PIPE COUPLING AND USE THEREOF | May 2021 | January 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17238803 | FLUID FITTING COMPRISING DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL | April 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 56 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17226087 | PIPE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ANGLED PLATE AND FABRICATION METHODS | April 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17220044 | Vent Pipe Seal Fitting | April 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17213843 | OIL WELL PIPE CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND OIL WELL PIPE | March 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17172197 | VACUUM INLET VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH SLIDING PINS | February 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17169174 | DUCT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | February 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17160024 | Slip-On Splice-Filter Cage | January 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17159890 | SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING TUBING | January 2021 | December 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17158075 | Ducting Adapter | January 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17148520 | POLYMER PIPE, A PIPE JOINT INSERT DEVICE, A PIPE JOINT ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME | January 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 56 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 17256936 | EXPANSION AND MOVEMENT JOINTS | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17247804 | SEAL RING AND HOSE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254431 | Connection arrangement for forming a fluidic connection | December 2020 | January 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17119654 | CONNECTING ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING HOSE SEGMENTS TOGETHER, AND MAPLE TREE SAP HARVESTING SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SAME | December 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 51 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17117812 | GIMBALS AND THEIR MANUFACTURE | December 2020 | March 2026 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17112999 | RELEASING DEVICE FOR DISCONNECTING A PIPE OFF OF A FITTING BODY | December 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17112109 | HVAC DUCT CONNECTION SYSTEM AND FLANGE | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17247256 | Fluid conduits with selectively coated surfaces | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17054678 | TUBULAR THREADED CONNECTION | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17083363 | CONNECTIONS OF LINED PIPE | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17081055 | SERVICE TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | October 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17079762 | PIPE COUPLER | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17049131 | PIPE CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PIPE CONNECTION | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17047538 | Grease Gun Coupler | October 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17044896 | TELESCOPIC JOINT | October 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17022052 | QUICK CONNECTOR FOR PLASTIC PIPE | September 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17002447 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY APPARATUS AND SEALING DEVICE USED FOR SAME | August 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16998869 | CONNECTOR HAVING A PILOT WITH AN INDICATOR | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16961204 | PLUG CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO TUBULAR WORKPIECES MADE OF CONCRETE, EACH WORKPIECE HAVING AN INNER LINER MADE OF PLASTIC | July 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16919192 | FITTING SECURING DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC HOSE COUPLINGS, CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, AND METHOD | July 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16902295 | SEAL AND INSULATOR FOR PIPE HAVING AN INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR | June 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16898135 | FLUID-BEARING PIPE FITTINGS ENHANCING FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM PERFORMANCE | June 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15930347 | TELESCOPIC TUBE AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF | May 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16865228 | SEISMIC PIPE JOINT | May 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER.
With a 100.0% 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.
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.
✓ 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 RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER works in Art Unit 3679 and has examined 121 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 50.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.
Examiner RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER's allowance rate of 50.4% places them in the 13% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER receive 2.36 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% 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 RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 37% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +26.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER. This interview benefit is in the 73% 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, 22.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 29% 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 25.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 98% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% 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 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 19.7% of allowed cases (in the 93% 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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