Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18672402 | MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT MACHINE WITH ANTI-CLOGGING FUNCTION | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18670396 | HIGH CRUSHING EFFICIENCY MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT MACHINE | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615277 | EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS WASTE POWDER AS A PRECURSOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NANOSILICA | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435664 | EXTERNALLY SERRATED ROTARY SHREDDER AND SUBMERSIBLE SHREDDER PUMP HAVING AN EXTERNALLY SERRATED ROTARY SHREDDER | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406613 | MATERIAL EXTRACTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18401943 | System and Method for Collecting and Processing Animal Waste | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18391050 | STRAW CRUSHING DEVICE CAPABLE OF DRIVING SHARPENING STRUCTURE | December 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18388537 | Cone crusher and adjustable moving cone assembly thereof | November 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479151 | METHOD FOR MONITORING PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF A ROLLER CRUSHER, AND A REFITTING KIT FOR A ROLLER CRUSHER | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18474683 | FOAM GLASS AGGREGATE REDUCTION MACHINE | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18370704 | WOOD CHIPPER IN-FEED SYSTEM WITH WATER SPRAY NOZZLE | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18470654 | CLASSIFIED LANDFILL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GARBAGE LANDFILLS | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18470369 | Curved Hammer | September 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18456484 | CENTRALIZED TREATMENT DEVICES FOR KITCHEN WASTE | August 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366624 | GRINDER | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321296 | BLENDER SYSTEM WITH ROTATABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18142247 | FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029733 | MOBILE DEFUSING CHAMBER | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18125907 | Systems and/or Methods for Disposal of Ammunition or Other Items | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18123699 | METHOD OF COMMINUTING PARTICLES | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18245444 | Cross-shaped support for a meat mincing machine | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18026238 | COFFEE MACHINE | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183017 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING POLLUTION-FREE TIRE RECYCLING PROCESSES | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18025569 | GYRATORY CRUSHER WITH SELF-ALIGNING MAINSHAFT FEATURES AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18042765 | VACUUM CRACKING APPARATUS FOR POWER BATTERY AND CRACKING METHOD THEREOF | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18041705 | GYRATORY ROLLER CRUSHER | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108614 | MATERIAL EXTRACTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18159802 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18097417 | PORTABLE SMOOTHIE MAKER WITH SOLAR PANELS | January 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066311 | GRINDING ROLLER FOR WASTE TIRES AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL CRUSHER HAVING THE SAME GRINDING ROLLER | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997729 | Blade | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18064693 | SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CENTRIFUGAL MACHINES WITH GRINDING FUNCTIONALITY | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18001146 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ARTIFICIAL TURF | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18061552 | MACHINE FOR GRINDING MEAT AND BONE | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994104 | PROCESS FOR TREATING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MATERIAL WITH KINETIC PULVERIZATION | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17986697 | One Hundred Sheet Dual Throat Auto-feed Paper Shredder | November 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921866 | LIFTER BAR, ARRANGEMENT AT GRINDING MILL DISCHARGE END AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING DISCHARGE END OF GRINDING MILL | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17971664 | ADJUSTMENT-FACILITATING VIBRATING MILL | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969065 | ACTIVE GRINDING MEDIA FOR PROCESSING SAMPLES | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907559 | Cutting set system for a meat mincing machine | September 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17947094 | LIQUID-ABSORBING RAW MATERIALS PROCESSING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947091 | FIBER RAW MATERIALS PROCESSING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945502 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR GRINDING MEAT | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17909734 | VACUUM BLENDER | September 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897499 | INTELLIGENT SENSOR-DRIVEN PROCESSING OF ORGANIC MATTER FOR THE SMART HOME | August 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17821057 | METAL RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17799998 | METHOD FOR DETECTING WEAR IN CRUSHERS DURING IDLE OPERATION | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886497 | APPARATUSES AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING GRINDING OF GRINDABLE MATERIAL | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17799439 | TORQUE SUPPORT FOR ABSORBING DRIVE TORQUES AND ROLLER ARRANGEMENT WITH A TORQUE SUPPORT | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17798133 | Apparatus for Grinding a Fibrous Material Suspension | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882185 | ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797491 | AN IMPACT MATERIAL PROCESSING DEVICE | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17878715 | BUCKET CRUSHER | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867938 | Method to Operate a Grinder During Production | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17811086 | BLENDING BLADE | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17857436 | CONTAINER | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17854864 | GRINDING MECHANISM FOR FOOD WASTE DISPOSER | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17789384 | GRATE SUPPORT ELEMENT AND OPEN-ENDED GRINDING MILL | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17788924 | GRATE SUPPORT ELEMENT, GRATE SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND OPEN-ENDED GRINDING MILL | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17838287 | EMBASSY PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE SHREDDER | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17836230 | FOOD PREPARATION APPLIANCE WITH A DETACHABLE TOOL | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17805370 | ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM TO RECYCLE CARPET | June 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17829955 | MICRO PUREE MACHINE WITH PARTIAL DEPTH PROCESSING | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17780152 | WEAR-RESISTANT ELEMENT FOR A COMMINUTING APPARATUS | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824058 | KITCHEN FAUCET WITH GARBAGE DISPOSER | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17747099 | LID AND BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A MICRO PUREE MACHINE | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17664044 | LITHIUM CONTAINING NANO POWDERS, MECHANICAL ALLOYS, OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF; METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17746567 | WOOD CHIPPER IN-FEED SYSTEM | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17662025 | FOOD WASTE DISPOSER | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17730262 | SAFETY COVER | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725391 | PLASTIC PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS | April 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17603036 | CHOPPING AND CUTTING MACHINE | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722129 | APPARATUS FOR COMMINUTING POURABLE FEEDSTOCK AND METHOD FOR OPENING SUCH AN APPARATUS | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716042 | STRIKING TOOL FOR USE IN A HIGH SPEED COMMINUTION MILL | April 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713579 | MICRO PUREE MACHINE | April 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17754235 | STIRRER MILL | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17641509 | MINCING DRUM FOR A CUTTING AND SEPARATING DEVICE | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17690382 | DISTRIBUTOR PLATE | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17653887 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING SOLVENT FREE FULL SPECTRUM CANNIBIS EXTRACT | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17652978 | SEPARATOR AND FEED SCREW FOR A GRINDING MACHINE | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17679740 | FOOD WASTE DISPOSER WITH GRATING RING | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17636239 | DOCUMENT SHREDDER | February 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17672476 | IN-FEED ROLLER FOR A WOOD CHIPPER AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF | February 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17670405 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL EXTRUDING-SHEARING MACHINE AND APPLICATION OF SAME | February 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17667166 | ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | February 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17592369 | IMPACT REACTOR | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17632484 | One-Pass Dry Grain and Corn Fractionation | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17649390 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING WASTE EGG SHELLS INTO PRODUCTS | January 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17585456 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING GRINDING, GRADING AND CAPACITY OF ORES BY REDUCING FINENESS CONTENT RATIO IN SETTLED ORES | January 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17576523 | APPARATUS FOR TEARING MEAT | January 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597483 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTION, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF FERMENTABLE WASTE | January 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17624540 | FOOD PROCESSOR | January 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17565401 | HERB GRINDER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | December 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17562822 | Food Waste Disposer Interlock Device | December 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17560784 | BLENDING APPARATUS AND METHODS | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17561395 | Pulverizing Dry-washer | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17645342 | POWDER PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING A LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17556843 | SHREDDING DEVICE | December 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17554042 | JET MILLING METHOD | December 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17619585 | SMART FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | December 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FRANCIS, FAYE.
With a 41.7% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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, 44.9% 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 FRANCIS, FAYE works in Art Unit 3725 and has examined 2,128 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner FRANCIS, FAYE's allowance rate of 78.6% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by FRANCIS, FAYE receive 1.30 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 18% 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 FRANCIS, FAYE is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FRANCIS, FAYE. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 36.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 84% 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 51.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% 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, 70.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 58% 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 73.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.5% 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, 54.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 8.8% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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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