Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19002291 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURELY SUPPORTING TUMBLERS AND BOTTLES USING ADJUSTABLE TILT MECHANISMS | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18979606 | HYDROCHROMIC BUILDING ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18671063 | TOOL FOR POWERED SPRAYER | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18656264 | METHOD OF REPAIRING ROTATING MACHINE PART | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18706034 | Roller for Use in a Dry Coating Process for Producing Electrodes | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18704917 | ELECTRICAL STEEL STRIP FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRICAL STEEL STRIP | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18644129 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOTOR VEHICLE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT FROM AN EXTRUDED MULTICHAMBER HOLLOW PROFILE | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18588057 | FASTENING APPARATUS AND FASTENING METHOD | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18589234 | PISTON SEAL ASSEMBLY GUARDS AND INSERTS FOR SEAL GROOVE | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18410941 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED TUMBLER SUPPORT | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18576932 | COMPONENT PLATFORM LOCK WITH COLLETS AND METHOD FOR HOLDING A WIND TURBINE BLADE COMPONENT | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402183 | Rear Brake Caliper Press | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402283 | METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGER | January 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18398570 | UV WATCH SCREEN PROTECTOR STICKING MACHINE | December 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392859 | LINE FOR PRODUCING METAL PROFILES FOR PLASTERBOARD FALSE CEILINGS | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18570708 | A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND BLADE AND A WIND BLADE MANUFACTURED WITH SAID METHOD | December 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18505584 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING COMPONENTS FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MODULAR BUILDING UNITS | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487385 | LOW-FRICTION TAPERED ROLLER BEARING AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18485803 | ANCHOR PIN FOR MOTORCYCLE STEERING SPINDLE ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18371720 | Railcar Truck Roller Bearing Adapter-Pad Systems | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469545 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HEAT SINK | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18456764 | INFUSION SET AND/OR PATCH PUMP HAVING AT LEAST ONE OF AN IN-DWELLING RIGID CATHETER WITH FLEXIBLE FEATURES AND/OR A FLEXIBLE CATHETER ATTACHMENT | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18456418 | METHOD FOR MULTIPLEX INERTIAL FILTER, COLLECTOR AND SEPARATOR | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277871 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR HEAT DISSIPATION FINS | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING HIGH-TEMPERATURE GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339624 | Hand Tool | June 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18337229 | COMPUTERIZED DEMANUFACTURING SYSTEM | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18265951 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A WIND TURBINE | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18201194 | SHARED MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING DEVICES | May 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322818 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF SCREW CONNECTIONS | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195334 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING A REDUCTION GEARBOX | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18313408 | PITTSBURGH LOCK SEAM OPENING TOOL AND METHOD | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18313530 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313328 | HYDROCHROMIC BUILDING ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18308923 | LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON FOAM STRUCTURE FOR PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL HEAT SINKS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18033455 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ORIENTATION OF OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL-FIBER COMPONENT | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305562 | UTILITY PROBE WITH RESILIENT FINGERS | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18299246 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING DOOR TRIM | April 2023 | September 2023 | Abandon | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18248357 | SYSTEM FOR DISENGAGING A DRIVE SHAFT FROM A BEARING SUPPORT | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18030425 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TURBOMACHINE COMPRESSOR BLADE BY COMPACTING | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246858 | SORTING DESTINATION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, SORTING DESTINATION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190720 | FOIL TRANSFER DEVICE | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17369662 | METHODS FOR MAKING A CONTAINER, AND RELATED SYSTEMS | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18188544 | Microscope Stage Fixture for Horizontal Rotation | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18187725 | PUMP SUPPORT DEVICE | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246053 | A FASTENING TOOL, A BOLT ASSEMBLING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR ROTOR | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176162 | ROLL FEED WITH TUBE ROLL AND SIMPLIFIED MOUNTING/DISMOUNTING | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18114890 | BLADED ROTOR INSPECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPAIR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112478 | VERTICAL CLAMPING SUBSTRATE JIG | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110194 | REPLACABLE AXE HEAD SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165714 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PERFORATED NACELLE INLET ASSEMBLY | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18106478 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR STRAGHTENING CONDENSER FINS | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18105883 | SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE AND FACILITY FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152962 | Railcar Truck Roller Bearing Adapter-Pad Systems | January 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069963 | Container and Method for Producing a Container | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18081187 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED TUMBLER SUPPORT | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010292 | EMBOSSING ROLL | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18064944 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CLIMBING OPERATION PLATFORM AND OPERATION METHOD | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079349 | FOLDABLE HAND TOOL | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18078229 | LIFT PIN ASSEMBLY | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070053 | ADJUSTOR FOR A SECONDARY PUMP OF A BRAKE | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994117 | JIG DEVICE FOR LASER WELDING AND JIG SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17927275 | METHOD OF INSTALLING HEAT INSULATING BLOCK ON FURNACE SHELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT INSULATING WALL, HEAT INSULATING WALL, INDUSTRIAL FURNACE, AND SET FOR INSTALLING HEAT INSULATING BLOCK | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17983238 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ON-DEMAND RETAINING RING FORMING AND INSTALLATION | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18052261 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AUGER-TYPE ICE MAKER AND THE MANUFACTURED AUGER-TYPE ICE MAKER | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17970989 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING A SHEET OF MATERIAL COMPRISING VEGETABLE AND/OR ALKALOID SUBSTANCES | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963721 | METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGER | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937546 | ENERGY DISSIPATIVE TUBES, ARC-TRAPPING BUSHINGS, AND KITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAME | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17995144 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE WORKING OF TUBES | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17913466 | TURNER GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR WIND TURBINES AND METHOD OF USING SAME | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934225 | PASTA ROLLING MACHINE WITH THICKNESS CONTROL | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17945458 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A CUTTING/DRILLING TOOL AND CAPTURING GENERATED FOREIGN MATERIAL | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17911966 | ROLLING DIE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17943741 | BALUSTER INSTALLATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17909188 | FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17898510 | WHEEL ALIGNMENT ADJUSTING DEVICE | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17893983 | PISTON SEAL ASSEMBLY GUARDS AND INSERTS FOR SEAL GROOVE | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17886880 | SLIDE HAMMER WEIGHTS | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17876113 | Roller Assembly, And Feed Roller Systems Comprising Same | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874622 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER BODY, CAN END, AND MATERIAL THEREFOR | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17866556 | SHEET TRANSPORT ROLLER RUBBER COMPOSITION AND SHEET TRANSPORT ROLLER | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865098 | METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGER | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17859002 | PAPER FEEDING ROLL | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17851691 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FORCE SENSOR | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17788793 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING MATTES FROM THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID METAL BATH INSIDE A DUCT OF A LINE FOR CONTINUOUSLY COATING A METAL STRIP | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17788609 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING ROLLING MILL ROLLS WITH A COATING OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE ALLOY, AND RESULTING ROLL | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842900 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SENSOR BEARING UNIT | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842906 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SENSOR BEARING UNIT | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842926 | BONDING METHOD FOR REPAIR OF SUPERALLOY ARTICLE | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17757360 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY DRIVEN FAST TOOL SERVO SYSTEM BASED ON FLEXIBLE HINGE COMBINATION MECHANISM | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836063 | HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17830755 | Reduction or Guidance Coping | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781717 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749848 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SLEWING RING BEARING COMPONENTS HAVING AN INTEGRAL STIFFENER | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747882 | Systems And Methods For Heat Exchanger Manufacturing | May 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663305 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773102 | REPAIR OF COATED COMPONENTS USING DESIGN ADAPTATION | April 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729764 | CONFIGURABLE COLD-PLATES OF DATACENTER COOLING SYSTEMS | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17768755 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING A STRUCTURED CROSS-CHANNEL PACKING ELEMENT | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766621 | PRIMER APPARATUS | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner VAUGHAN, JASON L.
With a 16.7% 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, 21.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner VAUGHAN, JASON L works in Art Unit 3726 and has examined 1,043 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner VAUGHAN, JASON L's allowance rate of 83.5% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by VAUGHAN, JASON L receive 0.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 9% 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 VAUGHAN, JASON L is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VAUGHAN, JASON L. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 38.0% 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 54.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 76% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 75% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 16.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 38.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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 7.3% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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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