Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18956100 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE SCREEN POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18895670 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING REMOVAL | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18729846 | Buffer and Self-Feeding Compound Apparatus | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18736880 | CLEANING APPARATUS ROTARY SCRUBBING TOOL | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18498089 | VACUUM NOZZLE SYSTEM | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18349079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES AND TRAILERS | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134786 | ROBOT CLEANER | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18077300 | DOCKING STATION FOR AN AUTONOMOUS FLOOR CLEANER | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18008144 | SELF-MOVING ROBOT SYSTEM | December 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17927615 | PRESSURIZING SUCTION-ATTACHMENT TABLE AND PRESSURIZING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989709 | DRAWER-REPLACED CLEANING APPARATUS | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926138 | CLEANING APPLIANCE | November 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055941 | POLISHING APPARATUS WITH THICKNESS MEASURING UNIT | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984537 | AUTOMATIC ABRASION COMPENSATION SYSTEM OF LOWER PLATE AND WAFER LAPPING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984709 | ELECTRIC TOOL GRINDING MACHINE AND CASING THEREOF | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053541 | GRINDING WHEEL | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17980700 | SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE WITH ODOR CONTROL | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17976503 | Cleaning Device with Water Pumping Device within Main Water Tank | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974684 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING A FLOOR OF A LAVATORY WITHIN AN INTERNAL CABIN OF A VEHICLE | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967762 | IN-SITU CONDITIONER DISK CLEANING DURING CMP | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18046048 | Leading Edge Cleaning Device | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963143 | DETERMINING SUBSTRATE PRECESSION WITH ACOUSTIC SIGNALS | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17995052 | Improved tool for adjusting shaped profile feet for furniture items | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956113 | COMPLIANT WORK PIECE PROCESSING TOOL WITH LOCKING MECHANISM | September 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17955354 | TORQUE WRENCH WITH OVERLOAD WARNING MECHANISM | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17914949 | TOOL WITH SINGLE SENSOR TO DETECT ATTACHMENT OF SIDE GRIP AND COVER | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17914543 | A ROBOT CLEANER WITH ASCENDING/DESCENDING GUIDES | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913962 | DEVICE FOR HOISTING LOADS | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17944126 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A HARD-COATED WORKPIECE SURFACE OF A ROTATIONALLY SYMMETRICAL WORKPIECE | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17940229 | GRINDING DEVICE | September 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17939046 | RATCHET WRENCH INCLUDING A BICYCLE TOOLSET COMBINED THEREWITH | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909544 | Floor Sanding Device, Floor Treatment Plate and Method for Sanding a Floor | September 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901495 | UNIVERSAL END CLAMP | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17908336 | Bench Grinder Apparatus | August 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896248 | PALLET WITH GRIPPER ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17895795 | INDUSTRIAL SWEEPER PROVIDED WITH AN IMPROVED DEVICE FOR UNCLOGGING THE AIR FILTER THEREOF | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802283 | MACHINING METHOD AND MACHINING DEVICE IMPROVING MACHINING EFFICIENCY AND PRESERVING WORKPIECE SURFACE INTEGRITY | August 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17895925 | RUBBER MEMBRANE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND HARDNESS FOR USE IN A POLISHING HEAD | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17892586 | BIRD HUNTING TOOL | August 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17892916 | PRESS TO FIT PIPE CONNECTOR TOOL | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891743 | CENTERING VICE | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889638 | MOTOR MOUNTS FOR TRAILER LANDING GEAR | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17799778 | BATTERY CELL JIG THAT BOLT-FASTENS THROUGH UNIFORM PRESSURE | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867603 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES AND TRAILERS | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793608 | LOOSE ABRASIVE BODIES AND METHOD OF ABRADING A WORKPIECE USING THE SAME | July 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812738 | BREAK-IN PROCESSING APPARATUS AND BREAK-IN PROCESSING METHOD | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17790454 | Chemical Mechanical Polishing Process Method and Device | June 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761117 | Loading System for an Optical Machine, in Particular for Loading and Unloading Optical Workpieces, such as Eyeglass Lenses, and Deblocking Apparatus Comprising a Loading System of this Type | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17594766 | MOTION DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC LEVITATION FOR WAFER LOADING AND UNLOADING | October 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17433683 | HOUSING CLEANING DEVICE FOR CLEANING A HOUSING OF A SCREW MACHINE | August 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17420401 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A CIRCUIT BOARD CARRIER FOR AN UNDERFILL SYSTEM | July 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 47 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14037217 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY SYSTEM INTEGRATED WITH GAS TURBINE | September 2013 | August 2014 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14015322 | MULTI-PREMIXER FUEL NOZZLE SUPPORT SYSTEM | August 2013 | February 2014 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13783911 | FLUSHING THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION LINES OF A GAS TURBINE | March 2013 | September 2014 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13767123 | FLOW SLEEVE INLET ASSEMBLY IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | February 2013 | March 2016 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13690351 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEM WITH WATER RECYCLING FEATURE | November 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13439973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING FUEL NOZZLES INSIDE A COMBUSTOR | April 2012 | February 2016 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13344033 | COMBUSTOR FUEL NOZZLE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO A COMBUSTOR | January 2012 | September 2015 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13271934 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS | October 2011 | March 2016 | Allow | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12863477 | TWELVE-HOUR STRUCTURE FOR THRUST REVERSER, IN PARTICULAR WITH GRIDS | September 2011 | June 2015 | Allow | 59 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13227769 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH HIGH AND INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE COMPRESSED AIR ZONES | September 2011 | July 2015 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13255117 | Shielding Wall for a Fuel Supply Duct in a Turbine Engine | September 2011 | February 2015 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13129719 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICAL DEICING SYSTEM | May 2011 | April 2015 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13099507 | GAS TURBINE IGNITER WITH STRUCTURE TO REDUCE RADIAL MOVEMENT OF IGNITER ROD | May 2011 | June 2015 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 12986227 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMBUSTOR OPERATING CONDITIONS BASED ON FLAME DETECTION | January 2011 | October 2014 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12740802 | COMBUSTOR FOR A GAS-TURBINE ENGINE WITH ANGLED PILOT FUEL NOZZLE | April 2010 | November 2014 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 12724633 | TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE, GAS TURBINE HAVING A TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECTLY DETERMINING THE TEMPERATURE IN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER | March 2010 | June 2013 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12674087 | ATTACHEMENT OF A JET ENGINE NACELLE STRUCTURE BY MEANS OF A REINFORCED KNIFE-EDGE/GROOVE COUPLING | February 2010 | June 2014 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12605591 | COMBUSTOR HEADEND GUIDE VANES TO REDUCE FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION INTO MULTI-NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT | October 2009 | November 2012 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12514300 | Heating Medium Supply System, Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Electric Power Generation System and Method of Controlling These Systems | July 2009 | December 2013 | Allow | 55 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 12493094 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF A THRUST DISSYMMETRY OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING A BRAKING | June 2009 | August 2013 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12310143 | SWIRLER WITH CONCENTRIC FUEL AND AIR TUBES FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | February 2009 | February 2012 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12360490 | FLOW CONDITIONER FOR USE IN GAS TURBINE COMPONENT IN WHICH COMBUSTION OCCURS | January 2009 | November 2012 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12332388 | DEEP CHILLED AIR WASHER | December 2008 | April 2012 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12227082 | SWIRLER WITH WEDGE SHAPED VANES HAVING SPLIT TRAILING EDGE | November 2008 | February 2012 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11830341 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MIXING FLUID IN TURBINE ENGINES | July 2007 | September 2012 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RIVERA, CARLOS A.
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, 100.0% 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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner RIVERA, CARLOS A works in Art Unit 3723 and has examined 72 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner RIVERA, CARLOS A's allowance rate of 84.7% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RIVERA, CARLOS A receive 1.29 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RIVERA, CARLOS A is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RIVERA, CARLOS A. This interview benefit is in the 71% 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, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 60.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 80.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 92% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 72% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% 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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