Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19047357 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND/OR OPERATING CONTROL SWITCH IN RELATION TO WASTE DISPOSER AND IN RELATION TO ALTERNATIVE ELECTRIC POWER SOURCES | February 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19016633 | MEAT SHREDDER | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18981068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTE VOLUME REDUCTION AND CAPTURE | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18961238 | GRINDING AND CRUSHING MACHINE FOR MAGNESIUM POWDER PRODUCTION | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18925401 | Systems and Methods to Breakdown Heterogeneous Material | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18716491 | PULVERIZER WITH OUTPUT FLOW CONTROL AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT FLOW IN A PULVERIZER | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18681015 | DOUBLE-SIDED ULTRASONIC ROLLING COOPERATIVE STRENGTHENING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18707849 | IRREGULARLY-SHAPED DIE | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18641376 | RINGLIKE FABRIC BELT TRACTION CHAIN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | April 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603758 | Binding Machine | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18690531 | THICKNESS CONTROLLING METHOD AND RIGIDITY MONITORING METHOD FOR ROLLING MILL | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18595056 | BINDING MACHINE | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18592562 | Article Bender Apparatus | March 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18590492 | MATERIAL PROCESSING HEAD AND TOOL AND RELATED METHODS | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18683701 | Spiral Sorting Device for Kitchen Waste Based on Hardness Screening | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18413748 | MICRO PUREE MACHINE | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402799 | Concave | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18394957 | PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR PREPARING BUILDING MATERIAL USING FINE PARTICLE SILT IN IRON TAILINGS | December 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18571933 | PRESSING TOOL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESS PLATE | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18571928 | PRESSING TOOL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESS PLATE | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18554674 | COMPRESSING AND SHREDDING DEVICE | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18538831 | BLENDER | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18537118 | Hammer | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18533687 | ROCK PROCESSING MACHINE WITH WEAR ASSESSMENT AND QUALITATIVE EVALUATION OF THE WEAR ASSESSMENT | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515810 | Chain | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18562150 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING INCOHERENT MATERIAL INTO A MACHINE | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18511035 | WORK FENCE APPARATUS AND ATTACHMENTS | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18510615 | VACUUM BLENDER HAVING FOREIGN BODY CATCHING MEMBER MOUNTED THEREON AND FOREIGN BODY CATCHING MEMBER FOR VACUUM BLENDER | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18389259 | SMART BALER | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18290489 | ROLLING STATE OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND ROLLING STATE OBSERVATION METHOD | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18560191 | A CABLE TIE TENSIONING AND CUT-OFF TOOL | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18501008 | HIGH-PRESSURE JET IMPACT CHAMBER STRUCTURE AND MULTI-PARALLEL TYPE PULVERIZING COMPONENT | November 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18497348 | BINDING MACHINE | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18494424 | BINDING MACHINE | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485723 | SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING POSITIONING OF A TOOLPACK OF A CAN BODYMAKER AND CAN BODYMAKER INCLUDING SAME | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482992 | EXPANSION TOOL | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18378073 | SMART BALER | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18554459 | ENERGY CHAIN HAVING A SKID, AND SKID RETROFITTABLE THEREFOR | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18553981 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A COMMINUTION PROCESS IN A BALL MILL | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375110 | INCREMENTAL SHEET FORMING SYSTEM WITH RESILIENT TOOLING | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18478859 | PIPE EXPANDING HEAD, PIPE EXPANDING HEAD ASSEMBLY AND PIPE EXPANDING PLIER | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374031 | ROTOR PART OF AN IMPACT MILL | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18371333 | PLATE-LIKE MATERIAL FEEDING DEVICE | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469963 | COMBINED DIRECT-DRIVE ENERGY-EFFICIENT SAND MILL | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18550224 | COLLOID MILL | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18549815 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GRINDING LUMPY MATERIAL | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18462789 | PRESS MACHINE WITH MODULAR LINEAR ACTUATOR SYSTEM | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18460247 | CRUSHER AND CRUSHING MACHINE COMPRISING SAID CRUSHER | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18548838 | FLOW-FORMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FLOW-FORMING | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18240712 | Flaring Tool And Method Of Flaring A Tube Or The Like | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18548123 | CRUSHER ROTOR | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238673 | LOCK REGULATION MECHANISM FOR A BINDING MACHINE | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18238803 | FEEDING SPEED CONTROL FOR A BINDING MACHINE | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18237734 | FOOD WASTE DISPOSER | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237288 | BINDING MACHINE | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18547098 | WEAR-RESISTANT ROTOR | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18452429 | Material processing device, in particular crusher | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18234739 | EMULSIFICATION SYSTEM | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18233429 | Method for automated pass schedule calculation in radial forging | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233437 | Method for automated pass schedule calculation in radial forging | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233018 | HAMMERMILL SYSTEM, HAMMER AND METHOD | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18264851 | CROSS EDGE ROLLING | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232086 | PORTABLE BLADE GRINDER | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18276095 | METHOD OF DETECTING CHATTERING IN COLD ROLLING MILL, CHATTERING DETECTING DEVICE FOR COLD ROLLING MILL, COLD ROLLING METHOD, COLD ROLLING MILL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STEEL SHEET | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18228235 | SOUND DAMPENING SWIVELING LUGS FOR WASTE DISPOSER | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18274636 | STEEL-SHEET MEANDERING AMOUNT MEASUREMENT DEVICE, STEEL-SHEET MEANDERING AMOUNT MEASUREMENT METHOD, HOT-ROLLING EQUIPMENT FOR HOT-ROLLED STEEL STRIP, AND HOT-ROLLING METHOD OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL STRIP | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18355009 | COUNTERTOP KITCHEN APPLIANCE SYSTEM | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18271888 | REBAR TYING ROBOT | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18346664 | ROLLING DEVICE AND MEASURING DEVICE | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215584 | PORTABLE WOODWORKING SPINDLE FLUTING JIG AND METHOD OF USE | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256787 | ENERGY CHAINS FOR LONG TRAVELS, IN PARTICULAR WITH ROLLERS | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207667 | METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND USE OF A NANO-REGOLITH FOR PREPARING A CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FOR EXTRATERRESTIAL PURPOSES | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18330689 | Enhanced Retractable Flow Discharge Extension | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18330532 | ROLLER CRUSHER AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18256078 | ARTICULABLE-ARM-MOUNTABLE PULVERISATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18202780 | CONVEYOR DRUM CHIPPER WITH SCREEN | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18322389 | Cutting Blade Assembly | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18037618 | Jet Mill | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319138 | Weapon Demilitarization System and Process | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18252966 | ROLL FRAME WITH IMPROVED PRODUCT COLLECTION | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18036502 | SCREW FLIGHT SYSTEM, REPLACEMENT KIT, A VERTICAL GRINDING MILL, AND METHOD OF MOUNTING THE SAME | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18250857 | AN IMPACT CRUSHER, AN UPPER ROTOR AND A HAMMER | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18032995 | SYSTEM FOR CHANGING THE HAMMERS OF A SHREDDER AND RELATIVE METHOD | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032740 | REFINER FILLING PIECE HAVING VARIABLY COATED BARS | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18029741 | GYRATORY CRUSHER SPIDER BUSHING | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192083 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING BANKNOTES TO DIGITAL CURRENCY | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026755 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BINDING METAL WIRES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18119926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPLACING A ROTOR IN A MACHINE FOR GRINDING AND CHIPPING | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773089 | A METHOD FOR CRUSHING WASTED GYPSUM BOARDS AND A SILO THEREFOR | March 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044318 | HYGIENE ARTICLE RECYCLING UNIT | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18179483 | REBAR TYING TOOL | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18177326 | CRYOGENIC GRINDING SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18116022 | BINDING MACHINE | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18042540 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR OF THE MERCHANT TYPE, IN PARTICULAR IN AN ENDLESS MODE | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18171445 | Method for determining the layer height of a feed material supplied to a crushing and/or screening plant of a material processing device | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18170771 | Wire Twisting Device | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18169987 | HOMOGENIZATION CONTROL METHOD FOR TRANSVERSE TEMPERATURE DURING LAMINAR COOLING OF HOT-ROLLED STRIP | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108731 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NEEDLE DISPOSAL | February 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167604 | MECHANOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION OF TUNABLE PLANAR MATERIALS | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18105680 | SMART BALER | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN.
With a 20.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 40.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN works in Art Unit 3725 and has examined 390 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN's allowance rate of 77.4% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN receive 1.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% 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 KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN. This interview benefit is in the 75% 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, 34.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 22.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% 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 54.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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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