Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17127214 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL INSERT | December 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17127190 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL | December 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17253308 | INDEXING SYSTEM FOR A MILLING TOOL | December 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16973445 | HOLE SAW ASSEMBLY | December 2020 | November 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17058215 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | November 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17073762 | GROOVING TOOL FOR CONNECTING ROD AND BREAKING-PROMOTION-PORTION FORMING DEVICE | October 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17038560 | CURVED FACE GROOVING BLADE AND FACE GROOVING HOLDER THEREFOR | September 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17032815 | HOLE CUTTER WITH CHIP EGRESS APERTURE | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17041678 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16960041 | TURRET TOOL POST OF MACHINE TOOL | September 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16979683 | TIP DRESSING CUTTER | September 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17013554 | BURR | September 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16998882 | TOOL HEAD, CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD OF FIXING A TOOL HEAD TO AN ADAPTER | August 2020 | March 2022 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16873942 | TOOL FOR BURR/FLASH REMOVAL | August 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16995125 | Abutment Tool Set, And Device For Producing Dental Replacements | August 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16991874 | BLACK HAWK BUSHING REMOVAL AND REAMER DEVICE | August 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16990964 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL AND TOOL BODY | August 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16988007 | TURNING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | August 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16967093 | DRILL BIT AND DRILLING MACHINE | August 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16940725 | LATHE | July 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16918953 | On-vehicle disk brake lathe system with capture device and use thereof | July 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16916348 | CUTTING TOOL HOLDER WITH IMPROVED DAMPENING EFFECT | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16913476 | MILLING CUTTER | June 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16905376 | 3D PRINTED GEAR CUTTING TOOLS WITH CAPILLARIES FOR MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION, GAS OR LIQUID | June 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16771990 | MILLING TOOL AND WORKPIECE MACHINING METHOD | June 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16891801 | ROTATABLE TOOL FOR FORMING BY METAL CUTTING A CIRCULAR GROOVE | June 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16762858 | DEVICE FOR MACHINING INTERNAL CHANNELS AND RESPECTIVE METHOD OF OPERATION | May 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 56 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16759363 | CUTTING TOOL AND CUTTER HEAD STRUCTURE THEREOF | April 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16858258 | CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL EQUIPPED THEREWITH | April 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15929273 | FIXTURES FOR WORKING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR THE SAME | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16850482 | Method for Machining Titanium Alloys Using Polycrystalline Diamond | April 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16846441 | CUTTING TOOL HAVING PARTIALLY-REMOVED FILM FORMED THEREON | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 25 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16846439 | CUTTING TOOL HAVING PARTIALLY-REMOVED FILM FORMED THEREON | April 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16840687 | FEEDBACK-CONTROLLED SYSTEM FOR CYROGENICALLY COOLING MACHINING TOOLS | April 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16652854 | CUTTING INSERT WITH SENSOR ARRANGMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CUTTING INSERT | April 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16651189 | CUTTING TOOL | March 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 28 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16821110 | PERFORATING APPARATUS FOR CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECE, METHOD FOR PERFORATING CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CYLINDRICAL PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECE | March 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 39 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16647264 | COMBINATION DRILL, MILL, AND BORING TOOL | March 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16644989 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING RETROFITTING PROCESS ON A WIND TURBINE BLADE | March 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16798525 | Shaped Cutting Tool & Method of Use to Efficiently Form a Finished Part | February 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16794679 | Drill and method for processing a workpiece | February 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16793595 | FORM CUTTING METHOD | February 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16793202 | LATHE | February 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16635166 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | January 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 49 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16751622 | CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD FOR MACHINING A BEARING TUNNEL | January 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16751710 | CUTTING TOOL COMPRISING AN ADJUSTING DEVICE | January 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16631992 | CUTTING TOOL HOLDER | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16743172 | INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME | January 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16629816 | ROTARY CUTTING INSERT AND TOOL HAVING AXIAL LOCKING MEMBER | January 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16708826 | CUTTING INSERT HAVING TWO UPPER CUTTING EDGES AND A LOWER CENTRAL PROTUBERANCE WITH FOUR ABUTMENT WALLS DEFINING AN IMAGINARY QUADRILATERAL, AND ROTARY CUTTING TOOL | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16620108 | MILLING METHOD AND USE OF A CUTTING INSERT | December 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16698153 | TIP DRESSER | November 2019 | January 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16682521 | CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME | November 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16676713 | LOADING DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL INCLUDING THE LOADING DEVICE | November 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16610594 | INDEXABLE CUTTING TOOL | November 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16671062 | DRILLS AND DRILL BITS WITH BUTTRESSED CHIP BREAKERS | October 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16666649 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | October 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16660220 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | October 2019 | April 2023 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16658425 | SWARF-GUIDING DEVICE | October 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16605673 | KEY DUPLICATING MACHINE | October 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16655037 | MAIN SHAFT FOR ROTATING TOOL PROVIDED WITH TOOL SEATING CHECK FUNCTION | October 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 40 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16653395 | COOLING LIQUID FEEDER | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16603902 | TOOL DEVICE AND REACTION BAR | October 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16591765 | TOOL HOLDER HAVING SIMULTANEOUS RADIALLY ADJUSTABLE INSERT CARTRIDGES AND ROTARY CUTTING TOOL | October 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16499415 | CUTTING INSERT AND INDEXABLE CUTTING TOOL | September 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16583780 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING AN AXIAL POSITION OF A WORKPIECE SUPPORT | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16578500 | KEY DUPLICATION MACHINE | September 2019 | October 2023 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16496327 | TOOL SYSTEM | September 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16568843 | NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE AND CUTTING METHOD | September 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16567688 | C-AXIS UNIT FOR A MACHINE TOOL WITH HIGH-SPEED CUTTING | September 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16564260 | CUTTING HEAD HAVING TIP PORTION WITH RADIALLY EXTENDING FRONT CUTTING EDGES PROVIDED WITH BOTH NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE RAKE ANGLES, AND ROTARY CUTTING TOOL | September 2019 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16564131 | MILLING TOOL | September 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16552439 | GELLING REDUCTION TOOL FOR GROOVING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION POLISHING PADS | August 2019 | June 2020 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16552788 | MACHINE TOOL | August 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 50 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16488274 | Method Tool And Method Of Operating A Machine Tool | August 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16545753 | FACING ACCESSORY FOR A PORTABLE BORING APPARATUS | August 2019 | September 2020 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16486514 | BALL END MILL | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16484950 | END MILLING METHODS FOR MAKING MICROSTRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY CUBE CORNER ELEMENTS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SUCH MICROSTRUCTURES | August 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16482997 | METHOD OF MACHINING A GROOVE | August 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16482339 | DEVICE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF MACHINING DUST | July 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16482064 | MACHINING SYSTEM | July 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16525748 | TOOL HEAD UNIT FOR MACHINING WORKPIECES WITH THREE SIMULTANEOUSLY OPERABLE ROTARY AXES AND MACHINE TOOL USING SAME | July 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16525916 | SPINDLE DEVICE | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16518646 | TOOL HEAD AND TOOL SYSTEM INCLUDING A TOOL HEAD | July 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16478113 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL | July 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16512343 | TAPERED COUNTERSINK DRILL BIT | July 2019 | March 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16510266 | Flexible Debris Shield for Handheld Drills | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16507145 | KEY DUPLICATING MACHINE | July 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16473679 | CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL | June 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16473258 | DRILL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | June 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16472731 | BALL NOSE AND MILL INSERT, A BALL NOSE END MILL TOOL BODY AND A BALL NOSE END MILL | June 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16444876 | CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16442011 | Wrench-Based Tap and Die Holders | June 2019 | August 2023 | Abandon | 50 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16438547 | TURNING DEVICE FOR STATIC BAR | June 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16427964 | CHIP EVACUATOR TOOL | May 2019 | May 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 10 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16425751 | FLASH-REMOVAL TOOL | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16421828 | CUTTING INSERT HAVING LOWER ANTI-SLIP RECESS, INSERT HOLDER AND CUTTING TOOL | May 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16403916 | SELF-ALIGNING COUNTER BORE CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD OF OPERATION | May 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16461934 | MILLING CUTTER WITH CARTRIDGE AND AN ENHANCED CARTRIDGE FASTENING MEANS THEREFOR | May 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16414177 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING A POSITION OF A TIP OF A MACHINE TOOL | May 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUFO, RYAN C.
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, 33.3% 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 RUFO, RYAN C works in Art Unit 3722 and has examined 624 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 61.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner RUFO, RYAN C's allowance rate of 61.2% places them in the 23% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by RUFO, RYAN C receive 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 52% 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 RUFO, RYAN C 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 +35.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUFO, RYAN C. This interview benefit is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% 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 25.0% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 10.0% 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, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 39% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 55% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 57% 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:
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