Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18820270 | SPEED-CONTROL KNIFE STRUCTURE WITH STRAIGHT IN-AND-OUT MOTION | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18812873 | PIPE CUTTING DEVICE | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18670187 | NAIL CLIPPER ASSEMBLY | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18623352 | AUTO OPENING FOLDING KNIFE BLADE ENGAGEMENT LOCK | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18623524 | TUBE CUTTER FOR TUBES WITH VARIOUS DIAMETERS | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18596459 | SHEET POSTPROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING RESTRICTION DEVICE THAT RESTRICTS MOVEMENT OF LOWER GUIDE OF INLET GUIDE, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588582 | Folding Knife | February 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18585560 | RIBBON SAW WITH DOUBLE SECURITY SYSTEM | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18425085 | MITER GAUGE ASSEMBLY | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18418220 | DOUBLE-ENDED SPATULA | January 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522306 | Handle for a Hand-Guided Power Tool and Trimmer | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517680 | JUICING DEVICES WITH A REMOVABLE GRINDER ASSEMBLY | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18562328 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING SPACE OF SCISSORS | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18554995 | UNIT FOR CUTTING APPARATUS AND CUTTING APPARATUS | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18376133 | BLIND CUTTING MACHINE | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476351 | Perforating Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing A Shaped Line of Weakness | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471792 | TUBE CUTTER CAPABLE OF CUTTING TUBES WITH VARIOUS DIAMETERS | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369361 | PERSONAL CARE APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE HAIR TREATING ATTACHMENTS | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18454659 | CUTTING TOOL FENCE APPARATUS WITH MEASURING RULER AND MOVEABLE MATERIAL STOP COMPONENT | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18451139 | Knife assembly and cutting system equipped with same | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450113 | BLADE LOCK MECHANISM | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18232188 | PERSONAL CARE DEVICES AND COMPONENTS | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230130 | CUTTER AND CUTTER-HOLDER MATCHING DEVICE | August 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229946 | BLADE CHANGE MECHANISM FOR POWER TOOL | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18225646 | VERTICALLY ORIENTED CURVED LINER SPRING FOR KNIFE HANDLE | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329340 | KNIFE LOCK | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18327113 | WEED TRIMMER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319313 | RAZOR CARTRIDGES | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171114 | BAND SAW | February 2023 | April 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106706 | MACHINE FOR CUTTING POUCHES WITH SHAPED PERIMETER EDGE, AND METHOD | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING AND MAINTAINING A POSITION OF A CUTTING SURFACE OF A PERFORATING APPARATUS | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158101 | Food Chopping Device | January 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096667 | CUTTER AND CUTTER-HOLDER MATCHING METHOD | January 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18151656 | SAWMILL WITH A ROCKING CARRIAGE | January 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076239 | Sawmill | December 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055120 | SELF-DEFENSE DEVICE | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984080 | RAZOR | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912671 | KNIFE FOR CUTTING CAPSULES | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901178 | LOCKING FOLDABLE KNIFE WITH DOUBLE LOCKING MECHANISM | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17796511 | PRESS AND METHODS FOR CUTTING AND FOLDING A SAFETY RAZOR TO FORM A 2-BLADE SYSTEM FOR A RAZOR HEAD, AND ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875489 | PERSONAL CARE DEVICE | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17875504 | HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17759695 | TIN SNIPS WITH BLADE BYPASS CALIBRATOR | July 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17859454 | GRASS TRIMMER | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858267 | Skimmer Ladle | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17854454 | SLICING MACHINE | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17604409 | CUTTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SLICING A LOAF INTO SLICES | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 45 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17804241 | HAIR CLIPPER BLADESET WITH COMBINED DRIVE ELEMENTS | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780212 | A RIM -TYPE ABRASION CUTTER DRIVE SPROCKET, A DRIVE ARRANGEMENT, AN ABRASION CUTTER AND A METHOD OF DRIVING AN ABRASION CUTTING CHAIN OF AN ABRASION CUTTER | May 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17779176 | HAIR-CUTTING UNIT FOR USE IN A HAIR-CUTTING APPLIANCE | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17779166 | A SHAVER HEAD FOR AN ELECTRIC SHAVER | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17664586 | CUTTING PLIER AND CUTTING PLIER HEAD | May 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17748567 | CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17777240 | ARTICULATING BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE | May 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17775014 | HUNTING KNIFE AND SCALPEL WITH INTERCHANGEABLE BLADES | May 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17773631 | SHAVING UNIT AND ELECTRIC SHAVER COMPRISING A MAIN BODY AND A SHAVING UNIT | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17773591 | DEVICE FOR PEELING FRUITS AND ROOT VEGETABLES | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769397 | SHAVING APPARATUS HAVING A RAZOR HANDLE FOR DISPOSABLE RAZOR CARTRIDGES | April 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17711454 | Folding Knife Safety Mechanism | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17765636 | METHOD FOR COATING TEETH OF A CUTTING TOOL | March 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17709379 | ENHANCED MECHANISMS AND METHODS FOR OPENING COCONUTS | March 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17764970 | CUTTING METHOD AND CUTTING DEVICE FOR SCORING COMPONENTS MADE OF GLASS OR CERAMICS AND METHOD FOR DIVIDING COMPONENTS MADE OF GLASS OR CERAMICS | March 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17678821 | SAW CHAIN LINK WITH ONE OR MORE OVERSIZED RIVET HOLES | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17671769 | COOKIE CUTTER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | February 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17634288 | RAZOR CARTRIDGE | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17634443 | Machining Tool, In Particular Oscillating Machining Tool | February 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17634231 | FOLDING SPOON, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH FOLDING SPOON | February 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17633276 | GARDENING TRIMMER | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17650080 | WRAPPING PAPER STORAGE AND DISPENSING DEVICE | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17630792 | RAZOR HEAD | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17586643 | KNIFE HAVING A HOOK-SHAPED HANDLE TO FACILITATE CARRY AND EASE OF USE | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17583471 | CUTTING DEVICE | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17583449 | CUTTING DEVICE | January 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17581448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A MITER GAUGE | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17580081 | INTERCHANGEABLE UTENSIL ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17576275 | ELECTRIC RAZOR | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572072 | ELECTRIC RAZOR | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17567825 | LOCKING FOLDABLE KNIFE | January 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17556965 | HANDLE OF ASSEMBLY TOOL WITH AN ADJUSTABLE CENTER OF GRAVITY | December 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17541660 | Motorized Shingle Remover | December 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17541538 | Food Preparation Utensil | December 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17595799 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND RECYCLING PROCESS THEREFOR | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17531904 | RECIPROCATING CUTTING BLADE APPARATUS | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17454911 | CONVERTIBLE CUTTING DEVICE | November 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17521822 | Novel String Trimmer Support | November 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17606668 | IMPROVED HOTWIRE CUTTING MACHINE | October 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17491512 | CUTTING INSTRUMENT WITH IMPROVED SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17449172 | SHAVING HEADS | September 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17485648 | CUTTER AND CUTTER-HOLDER MATCHING SYSTEM | September 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17437901 | DEVICE FOR SHARPENING AND CLEANING A SHAVING DEVICE WITH A RAZOR BLADE MOUNTED IN A RAZOR BLADE UNIT | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17471479 | MODULAR UNITS, CLAMPING ASSEMBLIES, AND SLICING MACHINES EQUIPPED THEREWITH | September 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17469378 | Blade Change Mechanism for Power Tool | September 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17469288 | FENCE STOP SYSTEM FOR A SAW AND METHOD THEREOF | September 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17464045 | CORRUGATED PAPERBOARD BOX MAKING MACHINE | September 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17458902 | SHAVER | August 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17445943 | Hair Cutting System and Methods of Use | August 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17410270 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17410979 | KNIFE LOCK | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17402872 | FILM CUTTING DEVICE, FILM CUTTING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING CIRCUIT FILM CUT BY THE SAME | August 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17395196 | SAW TOOTH HOLDER, CUTTING DISK FOR A ROTARY CUTTING MACHINE AND ROTARY CUTTING MACHINE INCLUDING SAME | August 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | 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 468 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner CROSBY JR, RICHARD D's allowance rate of 69.2% 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 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 50% 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 CROSBY JR, RICHARD D is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CROSBY JR, RICHARD D. This interview benefit is in the 51% 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, 25.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% 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 21.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 28% 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 45% 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, 43.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 65% 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 3.7% of allowed cases (in the 76% 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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