Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17132236 | FOLDING KNIFE | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17247712 | RAZOR CARTRIDGES | December 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17252880 | HAIR CUTTING DEVICE | December 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17058255 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL, AUTOMATE, MONITOR, AND SHUT DOWN A DELI SLICER | November 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17102550 | SAWMILL WITH A ROCKING CARRIAGE | November 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17099923 | TABLE SAW WITH A RIP FENCE LOCKING DEVICE | November 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17098351 | UTILITY INSTRUMENT AND A METHOD OF USING SAME | November 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17095787 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING AND MAINTAINING A POSITION OF A CUTTING SURFACE OF A PERFORATING APPARATUS | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17090873 | PARTIALLY-SERRATED DISPOSABLE PIZZA CUTTER | November 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17084025 | ADHESIVE TAPE DISPENSER HEAD | October 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17050613 | A HAIR CUTTING SYSTEM | October 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 44 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17077183 | STRING TRIMMER HAVING A CURVED SHAFT SECTION FOR VARIABLE LENGTH AND OPERATOR HEIGHT | October 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17077884 | COLLECTING SAWDUST AND OTHER DEBRIS FROM POWER SAWS | October 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17077356 | IMPELLERS FOR CUTTING MACHINES AND CUTTING MACHINES EQUIPPED THEREWITH | October 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17074534 | Chain Saw | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17072515 | SUCTION ATTACHMENTS FOR SURGICAL HAIR CLIPPERS AND METHODS OF USING SUCH SUCTION ATTACHMENTS | October 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17048009 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WORKING DEVICE OR RESCUE DEVICE, AND WORKING DEVICE OR RESCUE DEVICE | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17070102 | Lottery Ticket Dispensing Unit with a Shuttle Separator Device | October 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17046791 | CUTTING BLADE | October 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17067517 | RAZOR | October 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17065550 | PUNCH SET FOR ELECTRICAL BOX | October 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17064038 | HEDGE TRIMMER | October 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17063029 | PROCESSING APPARATUS | October 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17062328 | MACHINE TOOL | October 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17061584 | GRASS TRIMMER | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17043992 | BRUSH CUTTER | September 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17023494 | STOP FOR A WORK PLATFORM TOOL | September 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17022818 | Surgical Hair Clippers And Vacuum Apparatuses Including Sensing And Feedback Devices | September 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17017811 | LONGITUDINAL CUTTING OF A BAND OF A SOFT FOOD MASS | September 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17018236 | TABLE SAW | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17016089 | FADE COMB FOR AN ELECTRIC HAIR TRIMMER | September 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16970640 | Knife assembly and cutting system equipped with same | August 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16969580 | COMB FOR A HAIR CLIPPER | August 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16969577 | A COMB FOR A HAIR CUTTING APPLIANCE | August 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 44 | 7 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16943146 | PACKAGING MACHINE HAVING CUTTING STATION | July 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16928761 | NOTCHING MACHINE | July 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16925328 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-TORQUE HEXAGONAL DRILL SHANK | July 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16920288 | SENSOR-BASED SHAVING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ANALYZING A USER'S SHAVE EVENT FOR DETERMINING A UNIQUE THRESHOLD VALUE OF THE USER | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16770588 | BIDIRECTIONAL SHEET METAL CUTTING TOOL | June 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16880758 | JUICING DEVICES WITH A REMOVABLE GRINDER ASSEMBLY | May 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16862452 | Pipe Cutter | April 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16860128 | SHEET HOLDER | April 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16857246 | Knife assembly for corrugated knife blade and cutting system equipped with same | April 2020 | June 2021 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16854706 | Handheld Work Apparatus | April 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16850209 | BLADE HOLDER WITH ADJUSTING SLIDE | April 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16755783 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO TOOL HANDLES | April 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16827769 | TRACK SQUARE WITH ADJUSTABLE MECHANISM | March 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16827073 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING KNIFE HOLDERS OF CUTTING WHEELS | March 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16820654 | KITCHEN UTENSIL FOR REMOVING EGG CHALAZA OR EGGSHELL PIECES, AND RELATED METHODS | March 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16805177 | Tomato Dicing Assembly And Method Of Use | February 2020 | April 2020 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16801679 | BAND SAW | February 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 50 | 7 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16793512 | ROPE SEVERING DEVICE | February 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16778460 | Display or Storage Assembly for Handheld Power Tool | January 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16747285 | TABLE MITER SAW | January 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16740788 | ROTARY KNIFE PROVIDING MATERIAL REMOVAL VIA SUCTION | January 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16629493 | METHOD FOR PRINTING AND AUTOMATICALLY CUTTING A TEXTILE SHEET | January 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16737300 | Polymeric Cutting Edge Structures And Method of Manufacturing Polymeric Cutting Edge Structures | January 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16629502 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUTTING ELECTRODE SHEET | January 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16729156 | WOODWORKING MACHINERY FLIP STOP SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2019 | February 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16623894 | SHAVER AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SHAVING CHARACTERISTICS | December 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16710850 | CUTTING APPARATUS | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619967 | Transverse cutting system suitable for being used in a machine for the production of plastic film | December 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16682238 | ROTATING CUTTING ASSEMBLY AND CUTTING TOOTH FOR A ROTATING CUTTING ASSEMBLY | November 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16678597 | Tile Cutting Hand Tool | November 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16611911 | METHOD OF CUTTING DESIGNS WITH INNER GEOMETRIES IN CNC WIRE CUTTING | November 2019 | January 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16665247 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CUTTER | October 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16604645 | METHOD OF CUTTING ACCURATE DESIGNS IN CNC MACHINE USING HOT-WIRE/EDM METHODS | October 2019 | March 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16590535 | GRASS TRIMMER, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | October 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16577063 | Grass Trimmer | September 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16567808 | SLICER | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16488446 | COMPOSITE FERRULES FOR EXTENSION POLES | August 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16544773 | SHAVING BLADE CARTRIDGE | August 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16542115 | Pivot Posts & Trimmer Heads Utilizing The Same | August 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16524299 | Tomato Dicing Assembly And Method Of Use | July 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16513728 | WATERMELON CUTTER | July 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16512868 | REPLACEABLE RAZOR CARTRIDGE COMPONENT | July 2019 | May 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16505787 | SHEET BODY CUTTING METHOD AND SHEET BODY CUTTING DEVICE | July 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16502303 | Concentric Abrasive Disc Punch | July 2019 | September 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16417640 | INTEGRATED FLATTENING, CUTTING, AND COLLECTING ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF INTEGRITY MAINTENANCE | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16414639 | ROLLED MATERIAL DISPENSER | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16413672 | PROTECTIVE APPARATUS FOR A MACHINE TOOL | May 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16349666 | HAIR CUTTING APPARATUS COMPRISING A CURRENT DETECTOR | May 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16408991 | Grass Trimmer and Cord Delivering Method of Grass Trimmer | May 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16347324 | AN ENGINE-DRIVEN TOOL WITH A GENERATOR CONNECTED TO A FAN MOTOR | May 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16396383 | PIPE RAMMING SYSTEM WITH HYDRAULIC CROWD | April 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16392350 | AUTOMATIC DISPENSER FOR BALANCING WEIGHTS | April 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16096897 | CUTTING MACHINE AS WELL AS METHOD FOR CUTTING ELASTIC STRINGS, IN PARTICULAR MEAT STRINGS | March 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16367353 | SHAVING RAZOR HANDLE | March 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16367402 | RAZOR HANDLE WITH A PIVOTING PORTION | March 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16367418 | SHAVING RAZOR CARTRIDGE | March 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16367412 | RAZOR HANDLE WITH A PIVOTING PORTION | March 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16367401 | SHAVING RAZOR CARTRIDGE | March 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16366288 | RAZOR HANDLE WITH A PIVOTING PORTION | March 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16366246 | RAZOR HANDLE WITH A PIVOTING PORTION | March 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 6 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16363609 | GRASS TRIMMER | March 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16352280 | ELEVATED UTENSIL | March 2019 | August 2020 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16268302 | SHAVING BLADE CARTRIDGE | February 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16229817 | CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE WITH IMPROVED PRECISION MECHANISM FOR CABLE PROCESSING | December 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16309949 | RAZOR SYSTEM | December 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16309683 | RECONFIGURABLE SHAVING RAZORS WITH ARTICULATING HEAD | December 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CROSBY JR, RICHARD D.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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, 36.8% 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 CROSBY JR, RICHARD D works in Art Unit 3724 and has examined 422 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner CROSBY JR, RICHARD D's allowance rate of 68.0% places them in the 31% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CROSBY JR, RICHARD D receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 50% 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 CROSBY JR, RICHARD D is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CROSBY JR, RICHARD D. This interview benefit is in the 55% 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, 25.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 44% 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 22.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 31% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 46% 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 79.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 34.8% 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, 41.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 3.5% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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