Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19019364 | ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR LASER ENGRAVING | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 14 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 18783817 | HOLE SAW | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18655174 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING UNDESIRED METAL WITHIN VIAS FROM PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18650979 | HOLE CUTTING ACCESSORY FOR POWER TOOL | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18651211 | HOLE CUTTER WITH MULTIPLE FULCRUMS | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18636344 | OPENING/CLOSING CHUCK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FINGERS | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18613286 | COLLET AND ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING A WORKPIECE TO A MILLING MACHINE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18606157 | HOLE SAW | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18582330 | VARIABLE HELICAL COMPOSITE TAP | February 2024 | December 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444296 | THREAD-CUTTING DIE HEAD FOR POWERED PIPE THREADER | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18683607 | CHUCK WITH LOCKING SLEEVE | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440250 | DUST EXTRACTOR WITH FLAT BACK | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18412400 | ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR LASER ENGRAVING | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18406691 | PIN DRIVE ROTARY SURGICAL CUTTING TOOLS AND POWERED HANDPIECES | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18540340 | MULTI-GROOVE PAGODA DRILL BIT | December 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18567079 | COUPLING ARRANGEMENT FOR TOOL, AND TOOL COMPRISING COUPLING ARRANGEMENT | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18501800 | Hole Saw with Hex Sidewall Holes | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18385780 | POCKET HOLE DRILL GUIDE WITH ANGLED HOLES | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468839 | DEBRIS EJECTION TECHNIQUES FOR DRILLING TOOLS | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18365579 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, & METHODS FOR ENGINE DOWEL INSTALLATION | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18225917 | RATCHETING ANTI-LOCK CHUCK GUARD FOR LATHE | July 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18354562 | HOLE SAW | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18218249 | REAMER | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210010 | DRILL BIT EXTENSION | June 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18319849 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR RETAINING A TOOL IN A TOOL HOLDER WITH DEFINED CONTACT SURFACES | May 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18315346 | PIPE THREADING MECHANISMS AND SYSTEMS | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 18139839 | STEP DRILL BIT AND METHOD FOR DRILLING A WORKPIECE BY USING A STEP DRILL BIT | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18139191 | ADJUSTABLE DRILL JIG SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18300338 | BODY FOR GUN DRILL | April 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295102 | BOTTOMING TAP AND CHASER AND METHOD OF USE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18124345 | HOLE SAW WITH EJECTOR | March 2023 | January 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044147 | SUPPORT DEVICE | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024306 | DRILL AND CUTTING METHOD | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176100 | HOLE SAW | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18175179 | TOOL DEVICE | February 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18174862 | Drill attachment device for particle collection | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021148 | Tools and Methods for Refacing Tubular Ends Forming a Threaded Connection | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106160 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL WITH TUNABLE VIBRATION ABSORBER ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPRESSING TORSIONAL VIBRATION | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18146018 | Hole-Saw with Brazed or Welded Endcap | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18084200 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A CORE DRILL | December 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18083009 | MACHINE CHUCK JAWS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18081684 | CHAMFERING TOOL AND ROTARY TOOL | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18081583 | COMBINATION SYSTEM OF FIXED ARBOR HOLE SAWS AND QUICK-CHANGE MANDREL | December 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065305 | HOLE SAW | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 18065018 | MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18001484 | DIE HEAD FOR PIPE THREADER | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18075081 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING EDGE RING ASSEMBLY AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17928883 | Two-Hole Core Drilling Machine | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17928390 | FASTENING STRUCTURE OF ULTRASONIC RESONATOR AND ULTRASONIC MACHINING DEVICE | November 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994643 | Four-Hole Core Drilling Machine | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17923139 | COMPONENT FOR CONNECTING A CLAMPING HOLDER TO A SHAFT | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979686 | MODULAR DRILL WITH CAM CLAMPING | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17972731 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR RETAINING A TOOL IN A TOOL HOLDER WITH DEFINED CONTACT SURFACES | October 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17969887 | MINI POCKET HOLE JIG SYSTEM | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17946696 | TAP HOLDER | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17943004 | TOOL QUICK-CHANGE SET FOR MEDICAL HAND-HELD MACHINE TOOL | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17900378 | VARIABLE LENGTH TOOL HOLDER | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17900359 | VARIABLE LENGTH TOOL HOLDER | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17894730 | REDUCING SLEEVE, MODULAR SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A REDUCING SLEEVE ASSEMBLY, AND MACHINING ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17884235 | CONDUIT LAYOUT APPARATUS, METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | August 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17796047 | DRILLING TOOL INCLUDING A STEP DRILL BIT | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17282034 | Chuck For A Wire Driver | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17793132 | DEVICE FOR AXIAL DISPLACEMENT OF A HOLE SAW FOR A HAND-HELD DRILL | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17758827 | MACHINE TOOL CONTROL DEVICE | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17857643 | JAW ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17852809 | COLLET | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17850851 | Passive locking chuck for rotary driver | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17844106 | HOLE SAW ARBOR HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE CONNECTION MECHANISM | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17784386 | Device for Transmitting Torque from a Drill to a Drill Bit | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783679 | DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING MOVEMENT | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780685 | EXPANSION CLAMPING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17664933 | DRIVER DRILL | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17779415 | CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752725 | TOOL ADAPTER | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17778054 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE SUPPORT FOR A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TABLE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, METHOD OF USE | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17730719 | SELECTIVE MICRO DEVICE TRANSFER TO RECEIVER SUBSTRATE | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17771203 | CHUCK DEVICE | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716591 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR RETAINING A TOOL IN A TOOL HOLDER WITH DEFINED CONTACT SURFACES | April 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17658472 | SUBSTRATE DETACHING APPARATUS | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17708997 | POCKET HOLE JIG | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17700502 | QUICK CLAMPING FIXTURE FOR POCKET HOLE JIG | March 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698633 | Hand-held Power Tool Comprising a Locking Device | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655450 | Multipurpose chuck | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17697042 | SPADE DRILL BITS | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17696713 | MANDREL AND ACCESSORY FOR ROTARY TOOL | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17654493 | HOLE CUTTING ACCESSORY FOR POWER TOOL | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17692544 | Hand-held Power Tool Comprising a Locking Device | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689281 | AUGER | March 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17687425 | CUTTING TOOL | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639211 | CHUCK WITH IMPROVED GRIPPING STROKE | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17681962 | MACHINING TOOL | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17677025 | Door Lockset Jig | February 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17677038 | Backset Adjuster for a Door Lockset Jig | February 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17588407 | OPENING/CLOSING CHUCK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FINGERS | January 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17628416 | TOOL CHANGER FOR A ROBOT AND CHANGING SYSTEM THEREFOR | January 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17572843 | ROBOTIC DRILL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRILLING WITH A ROBOTIC DRILL SYSTEM | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17570905 | TOOL FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF RETENTION KNOBS | January 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17565876 | QUICK-RELEASE COUPLING FOR DRILLING AND RELATED METHODS | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17553336 | Pressure-Medium-Controlled Countersinking Tool with Blade Centering | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17619475 | DUST PROTECTION CAP WITH VIBRATION DECOUPLING | December 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GATES, ERIC ANDREW.
With a 28.6% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 35.5% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner GATES, ERIC ANDREW works in Art Unit 3722 and has examined 947 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner GATES, ERIC ANDREW's allowance rate of 80.3% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GATES, ERIC ANDREW receive 1.51 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GATES, ERIC ANDREW is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GATES, ERIC ANDREW. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 49.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% 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, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.0% 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, 49.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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 5.6% of allowed cases (in the 87% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.
No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.
Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.
Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.