Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19013549 | AUTOMATIC GRAPHITE CONVEYING DEVICE AND WINDING MACHINE FOR SPIRAL WOUND GASKET | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19008133 | Toolkit and Method for Embedding Flat Padded Earring Posts into Polymer Clay Jewelry | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18633313 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PULLING BUNDLES OF CONDUITS | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18697895 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FRAME STRUCTURE | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18691888 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BUNK FOR A VEHICLE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441722 | METHOD OF PRODUCING STRUCTURE | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18430319 | LUBRICATION NETWORK FOR AN ATTRITABLE ENGINE | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18526548 | Method and Apparatus for the Application of Frame to Fuselage Pull-up Force via Fuselage Skin Waterline Tensioning | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18509149 | MODULAR, COST-EFFECTIVE, FIELD REPAIRABLE CHASSIS AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS FOR HEAVY DUTY AUTONOMOUS ROBOT | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18504394 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING ADDITIVE PARTS | November 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18387722 | GLUELESS POCKETED SPRING CUSHIONING UNIT ASSEMBLER | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18385921 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE INSTALLATION ALIGNMENT SYSTEM | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18375695 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECONSTRUCTING MATTRESSES | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18454233 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FOLDED STRUCTURE WITH ADDITIVE FEATURES | August 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277627 | METHOD AND BLADE INSTALLATION DEVICE FOR INSTALLING A BLADE OF AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18357768 | REFERENTIAL POSITIONING DEVICE INTENDED TO POSITION RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AT LEAST ONE CABIN FLOOR GRID AND ONE SIDE SHELL OF AN AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO ASSEMBLE A FUSELAGE BARREL OF THE AIRCRAFT | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357779 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING A SIDE SHELL OF AN AIRCRAFT WITH A VIEW TO ASSEMBLING A FUSELAGE BARREL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A FUSELAGE BARREL OF AN AIRCRAFT | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18221804 | ADAPTIVE TOOLING ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18259787 | METHOD OF JOINING BLADE SEGMENTS USING AN INTERNAL BLADDER | June 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18199095 | SHELL WITH EXPANDABLE RIVET BUTTON AND TOOLING THEREFOR | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18143037 | INLET LIP SKIN MANUFACTURING METHOD | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311382 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHAPING AND ASSEMBLING FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18301431 | DISSASSEMBLY FOR DUAL ENGINE VERTICAL TAKE OFF AND LANDING COLLAPSIBLE FIXED WING AIRCRAFT | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18298847 | LIQUID METAL EJECTOR LEVEL SENSING SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF | April 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131687 | System and Method for Manufacturing Powders from Ductile Materials | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18122186 | EXTENDABLE COUPLER ACCESSORY | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18006305 | CLIP FOR ATTACHING A FLUID LINE TO AN ARM | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18152867 | Method Of Manufacturing Partially Foam Encased Pocketed Spring Assembly | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18086625 | Tool kit with quick-connect coupling for paintless dent removal | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18069080 | HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM WITH TUBING APPLIED TO A COMPLEX CURVED SURFACE | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18082883 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECONSTRUCTING MATTRESSES | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18076880 | 3D PRINTED VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE, JOINTS AND METHOD | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18077221 | Rapid Sequential Circular Assembly System for Space Station | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18076011 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AIRCRAFT | December 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17928760 | Bonding methods for laminated light alloy parts | November 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18058412 | Pocketed Spring Assembly | November 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992016 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OBJECT BY GENERATIVE MANUFACTURING, COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17926015 | PRESS FORMING METHOD | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970218 | EMULATOR | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17967702 | INTEROPERABLE MAIN BEAM ENABLED CANTILEVERED JOIST BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FORMWORK | October 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18046887 | Methods and Structural Gap Filler for One-Up Assembly | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17913171 | CARRYING MECHANISM FOR USE IN MATTRESS PRODUCTION | September 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17905020 | REMOTELY OPERABLE CLAMP DEVICE | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894909 | GLUELESS POCKETED SPRING CUSHIONING UNIT ASSEMBLER | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17894879 | GLUELESS POCKETED SPRING CUSHIONING UNIT ASSEMBLER | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17821714 | MULTI-TIER TORQUE ENHANCER DRIVER AND/OR RECEIVER AND METHOD OF USING SAME | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17821357 | TORQUE ENHANCER DEVICE FOR GRASPING AND TOOLING, AND ASSEMBLIES AND USES THEREOF | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17872589 | WHEEL BEARING DEVICE | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17872384 | SELF-GRIPPING HERNIA PROSTHESIS | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17861371 | METHOD FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF FRAMES IN AN AIRCRAFT SHELL | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17810821 | Method for Assembling a Mattress Foundation | July 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17856518 | POWER TOOL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ROOF SHINGLES | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17853209 | Automated Method for Nose Cone Manufacturing | June 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17846591 | MACHINE COMPARTMENT FOR A VACUUM INSULATED STRUCTURE | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17786611 | METHOD FOR MONITORING TIRES OF MORE THAN 30 INCHES VIA VIDEO MEANS | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17780413 | A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING A BONE TRANSPLANT | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17663853 | COMPRESSION SYSTEM CALIBRATION | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17777283 | ROLLED (FeCoNiCrRn/Al)-2024Al COMPOSITE PANEL AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17741214 | GLUELESS POCKETED SPRING CUSHIONING UNIT ASSEMBLER | May 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736241 | handle and a kit of tools for paintless dent removal | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17735426 | Method and Apparatus for the Application of Frame to Fuselage Pull-up Force via Fuselage Skin Waterline Tensioning | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17725633 | SEAL INSTALLATION TOOL | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17754965 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TOOTHED BEVEL HONING TOOL FOR HONING A TOOTHED BEVEL WORKPIECE, A TOOTHED BEVEL HONING TOOL AND METHOD OF HONING BEVEL GEARS | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17718885 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT, PRESS FORMING DIE, AND PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17767499 | LIFTING SYSTEM FOR A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE | April 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17767050 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL DEVICE COUPLING MECHANISM AND COUPLING METHOD | April 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17762596 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING A WEAR MEMBER | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17689297 | Method For Manufacturing A Cover Layer Of A Fleece Material For An Innerspring Unit And Innerspring Unit | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17679254 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE COMPONENT TO INCLUDE REINFORCED REGIONS | February 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17582840 | Moving Fluid in a Rotating Cylinder | January 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17580474 | AUTOMOBILE HAVING RETRACTABLE REAR QUARTER WINDOWS | January 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17570229 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR INSTALLATION | January 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17562451 | SEALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SEALS | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17620241 | METAL RIB OVERMOLDING JOINING | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17550823 | POSITIONING-, DRILLING-, AND JOINING METHODS FOR A MACHINE TOOL DEVICE | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17550727 | SYSTEM FOR MACHINING AND POSITIONING AUTOMOBILE HUB AND PRODUCTION LINE FOR INTELLIGENT CLEANING AND PRECISION MACHINING | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17539208 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING COMPOSITE PASTA FILATA CHEESE | December 2021 | August 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17614962 | A SECURING DEVICE AND REMOVAL TOOL FOR USE WITH THE SECURING DEVICE | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17532028 | APPLICATION OF GAP FILLERS DURING LAYUP OF CHARGES OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17529573 | PROCESS TO PROGRAM AN ORTHODONTIC COMPONENT FROM A SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17455484 | HOLDING TABLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | November 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17526576 | Flat Siding Panel and Panel Siding System | November 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17526261 | RATCHETING TOOL FOR PAINTLESS DENT REMOVAL TOOLS AND METHOD OF USE | November 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17524072 | FRACTIONAL PULSE ASSEMBLY LINE | November 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17523032 | INDEXING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INDEXING | November 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17454279 | MIRRORED FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY OF AIRCRAFT WINGS | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17454286 | ASSEMBLY LINE FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY OF AIRCRAFT WINGS | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17520565 | ULTRASONIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF BOX-LIKE PARTS | November 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17505505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AIRCRAFT | October 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17492445 | BUBBLE COVER TO REDUCE NOISE AND VIBRATION | October 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17449021 | METHOD OF JETTING PRINT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRINTING | September 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17482972 | Vehicle Seat Correction System and Method of Correcting a Defect in a Vehicle Seat | September 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17481208 | NARROW BEAM OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM | September 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17440214 | PRESS FORMING METHOD | September 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17466350 | VEHICLE DRIVELINE COMPONENT HAVING HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH SLUGS FOR INHIBITING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN A HOUSING MEMBER AND A TUBE | September 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17465677 | BODY FRAME MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BODY FRAME MEMBER | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17465538 | FRAME MANUFACTURING METHOD | September 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17433452 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A MOTOR VEHICLE HEATING, VENTILATION AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE | August 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17404724 | COSMETIC CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | August 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17402485 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECONSTRUCTING MATTRESSES | August 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE.
With a 66.7% 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, 55.6% 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 HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE works in Art Unit 3726 and has examined 346 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE's allowance rate of 70.8% places them in the 25% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% 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 HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE is 29 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 +57.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE. This interview benefit is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 41% 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 31.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 55% 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 62.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.0% 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, 37.5% 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 38% 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 2.4% 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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