Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18780676 | MOBILE OFFSHORE CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING FLOATING STRUCTURE | July 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18767897 | Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Delivering System | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18752322 | FLOAT VALVE PRODUCING TURBULENT FLOW FOR WET SHOE TRACK | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18680556 | LATCHING OF A SUBSEA COMPONENT TO A SUBSEA RECEPTACLE, ASSOCIATED SUBSEA SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18670945 | NESTED LOCK SCREW | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18613365 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING A GEOTHERMAL WELL | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18609788 | System and Method for Orienting and Anchoring Downhole Tools | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18442960 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OPERATE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UNITS USING AUTOMATIC FLOW RATE AND/OR PRESSURE CONTROL | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437823 | INJECTOR TILT-MOUNT LOCK | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423036 | Sea Floor Automatic Well Intervention | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18579162 | SINGLE RUN PRELOADED CASING HANGER AND ANNULUS SEAL ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18578322 | NITROGEN-CARBON DIOXIDE MIXED GAS JETTING APPARATUS FOR HORIZONTAL WELL AND EXPLOITATION METHOD | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403168 | UNDERWATER-WELLHEAD FEEDING TOOL ASSEMBLY AND USE METHOD THEREOF | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395531 | Reverse Helix Agitator | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18538026 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING HYDRATE FORMATION IN UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18530462 | ANNULAR FLOW LUBRICATOR METHOD AND APPARATUS | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18505891 | ANNULAR FLOW LUBRICATOR METHOD AND APPARATUS | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18499695 | FLEXIBLE LINEAR ACCESSIBLE CONTROLS SUBSEA | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18497590 | WELLHEAD FLOW BLOCK AND FLOW CONTROL MECHANISMS | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18492244 | MULTILINE RISER BIG BORE CONNECTOR | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490389 | ADVANCED WELLTRACKER DEPLOYMENT CAPSULE FOR OIL AND GAS WELLS | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALVE GREASING IN A WELL TREE | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483171 | GREASE-RETAINING FRAC VALVE SEAT INSERT | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480399 | PULL-IN SYSTEM AND METHOD OF KEELHAULING RIGID RISERS USING A DEFLECTOR DEVICE AND DOUBLE LAYER SUPPORT TUBE | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18477143 | MULTI-PURPOSE COMPENSATOR SYSTEM | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459761 | GROUND-LEVEL PLUG AND PERF BALL DROP TOOL | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238105 | Subsea Test Tree Fast Ball Actuation with Low Pressure Pump Through Capability | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18366755 | EROSION CONTROL SYSTEM | August 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230811 | INTERVENTIONLESS METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TESTING A LINER TOP | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229080 | Subsea Wellhead Monitoring System | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18347941 | PRESSURE RELEASE SYSTEM FOR WELL INTERVENTION | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341904 | BIASED LUG CARTRIDGE, WEAR BUSHING WITH BIASED LUG CARTRIDGE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331907 | AUTOMATIC SMALL REPAIR OPERATION SYSTEM FOR OIL FIELD | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18327600 | Partitioning High Pressure Pumps At A Well Site | June 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18323609 | A SLEEVE FOR MULTI-STAGE WELLBORE STIMULATION | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18302581 | NESTED LOCK SCREW | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18132455 | ROTATABLE IMAGING SENSOR IN A WELLBORE | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030857 | FLOAT VALVE PRODUCING TURBULENT FLOW FOR WET SHOE TRACK | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029498 | POLYVALENT RISER BALCONY | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192885 | AUTONOMOUS TUBING CASING ANNULUS RELIEF SYSTEM | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18191279 | Adjustable Well Water Flow Valve Device | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177910 | RIGLESS METHOD TO PARTIALLY LIFT OR RETRIEVE WELLBORE TUBING STRINGS FROM PLATFORM AND SUBSEA WELLS | March 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114300 | METHOD FOR DEEP-SEA EXTRACTION OF NATURAL GAS HYDRATES WITH RESERVOIR TOP CONTROL AND SAND PREVENTION | February 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18168255 | OPERATION OF A RECIRCULATION CIRCUIT FOR A FLUID PUMP OF A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SYSTEM | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18020779 | FLAPPER VALVE FOR PERCUSSION DRILL TOOLS | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104633 | HANDS-FREE GOOSENECK AND HANDS-FREE GOOSENECK FLOW SPOOL | February 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18103797 | CONTROLLING FLUID FLOWS IN A MULTI-WELLBORE WELL SYSTEM WITH A SURFACE CONTROLLED FORMATION ISOLATION VALVE | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18162216 | ANNULUS ACTIVATED DRAIN VALVE, METHOD AND SYSTEM | January 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161295 | GAS INJECTION OPERATIONAL SAFETY FOR SUBTERRANEAN WELLS | January 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160617 | FRANGIBLE DISK SUB, METHOD AND SYSTEM | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088993 | SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING FLUID HAMMER IN SUBSEA SYSTEMS | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069764 | TOOL TRAP SYSTEM | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993375 | FUEL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND POWER CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18056871 | IN-RISER TOOL OPERATION MONITORED AND VERIFIED THROUGH ROV | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17987428 | ANNULAR FLOW LUBRICATOR METHOD AND APPARATUS | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997786 | BACK PRESSURE VALVE WITH LATCHING ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970845 | Fracturing Hot Rock | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17996559 | STARTER ENGINE SYSTEM FOR A ROTARY LOCK | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969617 | POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966367 | FRAC ENABLED WEAR BUSHING FOR TUBING HEAD SPOOL | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17941064 | FRACTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17939711 | FRACTURING METHOD WITH SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF ENERGY ENHANCEMENT, OIL DISPLACEMENT, HUFF AND PUFF, IMBIBITION, AND DISPLACEMENT | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900171 | ENGINEERED WEAK POINT FOR RISER SYSTEMS | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820910 | ACCUMULATOR SYSTEM | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797387 | DEVICE AND APPARATUS | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17811202 | MODULAR PERFORATION TOOL | July 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17809309 | ONSITE PROCESSING OF OVERSIZED PROPPANT DEBRIS TO PUMPABLE MATERIAL SIZE | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17788059 | SEAL THAT EMBRACES THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS THAT CROSS THROUGH THE WELLHEAD AND DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17830825 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING A FLUID COMMUNICATION PATH BETWEEN PRODUCTION WELLS | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF DESULPHATED INJECTION WATER FROM OFFSHORE PLATFORMS FOR UTILIZATION IN INHIBITION SQUEEZES | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALVE GREASING IN A WELL TREE | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716369 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PREVENT EXPLOSIONS IN A TANK USING AUTOMATED GAS HARVESTING AND PURGE SAFETY DEVICES | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17715251 | SLEEVE VALVES, SHIFTING TOOLS AND METHODS FOR WELLBORE COMPLETION OPERATIONS THEREWITH | April 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17642653 | Pressure Control Apparatus Inserts | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17667063 | WELLBORE SLEEVE INJECTOR AND METHOD | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17549173 | ADAPTER TOOL FOR COUPLING A BEND STIFFENER WITH INTERFACE FOR BELL MOUTHS OF MODELS WITH BSN900E TYPE CONNECTION IN A DIVERLESS BELL MOUTH (BSDL) AND INTERCONNECTION METHODS | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17538859 | Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Delivering System | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17508424 | Reverse Helix Agitator | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17442768 | CROSSOVER FOR A FLOW PATH FOR A FLUID TO A SUBSEA DEVICE | September 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17439709 | NETWORK OF SINGLE STRAIGHT-LINE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FRAC TREES | September 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17438979 | CHRISTMAS TREE ASSEMBLY WITH HIGH INTEGRITY PIPELINE PROTECTION SYSTEM | September 2021 | November 2022 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17468077 | AUTOMATIC CHOKING HYDRAULIC SHOCK REDUCTION VALVE | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459025 | RISER COLLET CONNECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17409945 | JOINT RESTRAINT DEVICE | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17386817 | Method for producing extra force and reduced hydraulic supply for shearing pipe | July 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17386833 | DRILLING RISER CONNECTOR | July 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17386415 | Method for shearing pipe and providing a compression seal | July 2021 | February 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17361915 | JOINT RESTRAINT DEVICE | June 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17354226 | MANDRIL ASSEMBLY FOR CHEMICAL INJECTION IN OIL WELLS | June 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17354766 | Multi Stage Chemical Injection | June 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17327864 | FRACTURING SYSTEM WITH FLUID CONDUIT HAVING COMMUNICATION LINE | May 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17226679 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COUPLING ONE OR MORE AUXILIARY LINES TO A SUBSEA WELL CONTROL ASSEMBLY | April 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17226484 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING ENGAGEMENT IN HAZARDOUS RATED ENVIRONMENTS | April 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17214296 | SENSING GATE VALVE POSITION | March 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17214238 | HIGH PRESSURE RISER CONNECTION TO WELLHEAD | March 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 31 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17174059 | DOWNHOLE GAS-LIQUID SEPARATOR | February 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17248485 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING A CONFIGURABLE STAGED RATE INCREASE FUNCTION TO OPERATE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UNITS | January 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 30 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17248484 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OPERATE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UNITS USING AUTOMATIC FLOW RATE AND/OR PRESSURE CONTROL | January 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17151295 | GUIDE FOR TOP DRIVE UNIT | January 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17135835 | EROSION CONTROL SYSTEM | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WOOD, DOUGLAS S.
With a 60.0% 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, 40.0% 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 WOOD, DOUGLAS S works in Art Unit 3679 and has examined 324 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner WOOD, DOUGLAS S's allowance rate of 81.5% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WOOD, DOUGLAS S receive 2.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 83% 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 WOOD, DOUGLAS S is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WOOD, DOUGLAS S. This interview benefit is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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 38.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 52% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 74% 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 68.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 63.6% 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, 51.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 36% 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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