Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19215252 | Cutting Board with Cushioning Soft Pads | May 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19206672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRIPPING AND CENTERING WORKPIECES FOR SUBSEQUENT PROCESSING | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19070023 | Clamp for Woodworking | March 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19013299 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUSPENDING CLAMPED PROJECTS | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19005786 | LOAD-SENSING VEHICLE LIFT | December 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19002328 | MULTI-PURPOSE PULLER | December 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18875555 | WAFER CARRYING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS DEVICE | December 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18977079 | SUSCEPTOR INCLUDING PURGE GAS FLOW PASSAGE | December 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18861667 | PNEUMATIC CLAMPING AND/OR BRAKING DEVICE | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18850457 | VALVE COMPRESSION APPARATUS | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18835558 | ASSEMBLY JIG | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18742589 | PORTABLE HOT SWAGED COUPLING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING ARTICLES | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18737400 | Golf Club Grip Installation Apparatus and Method | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18676656 | Sub-Surface Post Remover | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650657 | FISH TAPE ASSEMBLY | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18624688 | Mobile Fastener Machine Platform | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18623360 | BRIDGE FOR USE WITH WOODWORKING CLAMPS AND METHOD OF USE | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18611574 | TRANSMISSION LINE ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM WITH TRANSMISSION LINE SPEED ADJUSTMENT | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18609040 | DISCONNECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED STRENGTH FLUID COUPLINGS | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18582857 | BLANK HOLDER AND BLANK | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18443849 | FOLDING CLIP EXTRACTOR | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436533 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLAMPING A CONTAINER DURING PROCESSING OPERATIONS | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18430692 | PROCESS EQUIPMENT SYSTEM OF HYDRAULIC OIL CIRCUIT BLOCKS AND AUTOMATED PRODUCTION LINE THEREOF | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18427784 | DOUBLE-HEADED RETAINING RING PLIERS | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426465 | Work Piece Holder Assembly and Method | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18419334 | JACKSTAND FOR AUTOMATED TRAILER LOADING DOCK | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18580186 | Chip Brush Assembly | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403570 | CUTTING BOARD | January 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18398734 | IN-LINE CLAMP | December 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392505 | MECHANICAL VARIABLE GAP CRIMP TOOL | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18390619 | WEDGE DRIVER AND METHOD THEREFOR | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536643 | DEEPLY EMBEDDED HELICAL COIL EXTRACTION DEVICE | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515584 | MODULAR VISE | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511797 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ADJUSTABLE TOOTH HOLDER FOR TOOTH CUTTING DEVICE | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383529 | FRICTIONAL ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR CURVED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383381 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRINGING SPANS OF CABLE | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490699 | HYRAULIC JACK | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489808 | HYDRAULIC LIFT CAISSON FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER HEAVY AND/OR LARGE OBJECTS | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283102 | VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE AND SUCTION SYSTEM USING VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469047 | Parallel-Kinematic 4-Axis Positioner | September 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18368184 | CLAMPING JIG AND A WELDING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281402 | GRIPPING DEVICE HAVING MOVABLE SLIDES | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18462684 | Method and Apparatus for Compressing/Loading Stent-Valves | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549177 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND TILT ADJUSTMENT METHOD | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18456940 | Clamp for Automobile Manufacturing Industry | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18453366 | WORKPIECE HOLDING DEVICE AND INSPECTION DEVICE COMPRISING WORKPIECE HOLDING DEVICE | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18453809 | SHAFT LOCKING MECHANISM | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277441 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A WAFER-SHAPED ARTICLE | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450824 | Modular configurable inground automotive lift system | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450980 | ADJUSTABLE PROSTHETIC INTERFACES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18276555 | ELECTRIC TOOL | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361958 | CERAMIC SUSCEPTOR | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18275009 | Workpiece Holding Device and Workpiece Conveyance Device | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218103 | Truss Transportation And Leveling Apparatus | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18346320 | SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE LIFT MONITORING AND PROGNOSTICS | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18341888 | DUAL-HEADED PRY TOOL WITH ROTATABLE HEAD | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18259443 | MANUFACTURING TOOL FOR OPTICAL CONNECTOR | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342194 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOWERING AND RAISING A TRAILER | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18212395 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18258583 | LIFTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18257954 | APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A CABLE INTO A CONDUIT | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18267871 | LIFTING SYSTEM | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209728 | SYSTEM TO ALIGN AND INSTALL LARGE PIPE FITTINGS | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18208339 | Post Puller | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253157 | COUPLED MULTI-PURPOSE DEVICE, FOR THE RUNNING INSTALLATION OF VINEYARD ACCESSORIES, IN PARTICULAR STAKES | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329882 | VACUUM PAD SWING PREVENTION MECHANISM | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329343 | BRIDGE FOR USE WITH WOODWORKING CLAMPS AND METHOD OF USE | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18003306 | ELECTRODE PLATE SPREADING DEVICE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204565 | HYDRAULIC LIFT CAISSON FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER HEAVY AND/OR LARGE OBJECTS | June 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204290 | LIFT ASSEMBLY | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202087 | Leveler Table | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18323745 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18322995 | MAGNETIC CHUCK | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18200126 | VACUUM SUBSTRATE CARRIER | May 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18197169 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Clamping | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18316848 | NAIL REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195145 | INDEXABLE TRIM TOOL | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18141208 | CRIMPING DEVICE | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18306185 | JACK, VEHICLE, AND JACK-UP SYSTEM | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18138147 | Multi-functional Bench Vice With Quick-change Jaw | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302097 | PRYING TOOL WITH CARRYING FUNCTION | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135632 | RESCUE ACCESS WEDGE | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18299494 | WORKPIECE GUIDING DEVICE | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297988 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOWERING AND RAISING A TRAILER | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18248430 | AN INSTALLATION TOOL FOR A FIXING PIN AND AN INSTALLATION METHOD | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18295633 | HANDHELD RAILWAY SPIKE PULLER | April 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130869 | Tire And Wheel Assembly Lifting Device | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129855 | POSITIONING JIG ASSEMBLY AND POSITIONING JIG AND POSITIONING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MAIN BODY AND ATTACHING METHOD TO CONVEYING JIG | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18193000 | Spike Puller Workhead with Independent Control | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18191965 | WIRELESS VEHICLE LIFT SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ELECTRONIC CONTROLS | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18126677 | TRAILER STABILIZATION AND RESTRAINT | March 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028404 | MOUNTING TOOL FOR POSITIONING A SHAFT SEALING RING ON A SHAFT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHAFT SEAL | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189540 | Motorcycle Lift | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189557 | LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189596 | LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18189576 | LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125060 | ADJUSTABLE FIXTURE ASSEMBLY FOR LASER MARKING OBJECTS | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122959 | TRAILER STABILIZATION AND RESTRAINT | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183957 | ASSEMBLY-DISASSEMBLY TOOL | March 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044643 | JACK DEVICE AND WORK MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SAME | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WILSON, LEE D.
With a 70.0% 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, 58.3% 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 WILSON, LEE D works in Art Unit 3723 and has examined 1,975 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.
Examiner WILSON, LEE D's allowance rate of 86.3% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WILSON, LEE D receive 1.16 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 WILSON, LEE D is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 87% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WILSON, LEE D. This interview benefit is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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 66.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.7% 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, 49.8% 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 10.3% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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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