Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19073620 | GAS-BASED MATERIAL COMPRESSION AND PORTIONING | March 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19109170 | CONFIGURATION OF A MACHINE FOR ENGAGING A CAP WITH A CONTAINER | March 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19015034 | FASTENER DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHODS | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18925631 | GAS-BASED MATERIAL COMPRESSION AND PORTIONING | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18904158 | DRIVING TOOL | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18882874 | IMPACT TOOL | September 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18712376 | POWER TOOL COMPRISING A HYDRAULIC PULSE UNIT | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18743391 | ADAPTER FOR A FASTENER DRIVING TOOL | June 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18676106 | Noise Reduction Nailer And Speed Adjusting Assembly Thereof | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18643097 | PAPERBOARD PROTECTIVE CORNER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626989 | FASTENER DRIVING TOOL HAVING A RETRACTABLE PROBE ASSEMBLY | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615842 | DRUG SUPPLY APPARATUS | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18586685 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING A HAMMER TOOL | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18684959 | BIB TIE AUTOMATION SYSTEM | February 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18443506 | METHOD OF FORMING A PACKAGING ENCLOSURE WITH AN EXPANDABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18293758 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DRINK STIRRING STICKS MADE OF PAPER MATERIAL | January 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18419906 | FASTENER DRIVING TOOL | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18420501 | FORCE ADJUSTING POWER TOOL WITH INTERCHANGABLE HEAD | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18580993 | MACHINE AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE TUBULAR ELEMENTS WITH THE SHAPE OF A TRUNCATED CONE, IN PARTICULAR, OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18404493 | DRIVING TOOL | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18393614 | Driving Tool | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533310 | HAMMER DRILL | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18521571 | Hydraulic Power Tool | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18558783 | SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH STOPPER FOR PUSHER/KNIFE RETENTION | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18289400 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING BAGS WITH A QUANTITY OF DEAERATED PRODUCT BY MEANS OF A DEAERATOR INSERTED IN THE PRODUCT | November 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381039 | STAPLING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH WIRE STAPLES AND STAMPED STAPLES | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488202 | Adaptable Motor Control of Modular Power Tool | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375105 | AUTOMATED BAGGING ASSEMBLY | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476563 | GAS-BASED MATERIAL COMPRESSION AND PORTIONING | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18477083 | Method for Holding a Spindle of a Mobile Power Tool | September 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18551377 | TOOL HEAD FOR A TOOL | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244137 | TOOL ASSEMBLY AND ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR TOOL HEAD | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18240566 | HIGH-SPEED GUNPOWDER ACTUATED NAIL WITH A TOOTHED TUBE | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18234110 | NAIL PASSAGE AND DRIVING MECHANISMS AND NAIL GUN HAVING SAME | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18446020 | GAS-BASED MATERIAL COMPRESSION AND PORTIONING | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350983 | INSERT FOR PALM STAPLER, A PALM STAPLER AND A METHOD OF USE THEREOF | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350870 | INSERT FOR PALM STAPLER, A PALM STAPLER AND A METHOD OF USE THEREOF | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213348 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TORQUE AND ANGLE | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18255387 | MULTI-STAGE PRESSURE SEALING OF METALLIZED SUBSTRATES | June 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18254288 | FASTENER DRIVING DEVICE | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18133677 | PACKING APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD FOR LOADING ARTICLES INTO PACKAGING | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247188 | MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR FOLDING, CUTTING, AND STACKING NAPKINS | March 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18191605 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEBAGGING ARTICLE ARRAYS | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18025154 | AN APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING A TUBULAR BOX IN A FLATTENED CONFIGURATION FROM A STORE, FOR OPENING OUT THE TUBULAR BOX AND FOR TRANSFERRING THE BOX TO A RECEIVING STATION | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110595 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166362 | FLEXIBLE INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINER WITH COLLECTION SKIRT | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18163984 | DIRECTIONAL CLINCHING TOOL AND NAILS | February 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18162941 | Hydraulic Hammer Internal Damping | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18006044 | REUSABLE ENVELOPE WITH PRE-CUT CLOSURE FLAP, METHOD AND MACHINE FOR MANUFATURING SUCH AN ENVELOPE | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18098429 | Spot Presser Assembly | January 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094348 | ELECTRIC STAPLER | January 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009381 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF STRAWS | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009405 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF STRAWS | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18073543 | BAG PACKING METHODS AND SYSTEMS | December 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17926027 | A PACKING APPARATUS FOR LOADING COMPRESSIBLE ARTICLES | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987998 | POWER TOOL | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17922209 | Method and a Device for Heat-Sealing a Film/Foil Onto a Peripheral Top Edge of a Packaging and Such a Packaging | October 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921274 | ROBOT TOOL AND METHOD FOR COIL PACKAGING | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17968689 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING A BOX | October 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17968525 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STUFFING THROW BAGS AND LIFE SAFETY BAGS | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17967446 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD HYDRAULIC TOOLS | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17965359 | BINDING MACHINE | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17961283 | FASTENER DRIVING TOOL | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958447 | PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR PAPER NUT | October 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17951199 | Methods And Systems For Preparing Blanks For Forming Carriers For Containers | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894726 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRESERVING CUSTOMIZED COSMETIC PRODUCTS | August 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801132 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF CARTS MOVABLE ALONG AN ENDLESS TRACK | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17800999 | UNWRAPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UNWRAPPING ARTICLES | August 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800546 | Stuck Staple Processing Mechanism of Electric Stapler and Electric Stapler | August 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873896 | DEVICE | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17874113 | STAPLER | July 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17864719 | PNEUMATIC NAIL GUN | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17859767 | FASTENER-DRIVING TOOL INCLUDING A REVERSION TRIGGER | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17842045 | ELECTRICALLY-MECHANICALLY OPERATED TOOL FOR DRIVING FASTENERS | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17785174 | FASTENING ELEMENT | June 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755990 | INNER MEMBRANE REMOVING DEVICE AND INNER MEMBRANE REMOVING METHOD THEREOF | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837873 | SEALING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING PACKAGES | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836420 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781714 | BREAD CUTTING MACHINE WITH INTEGRATED BAGGING AID, AND OPERATING METHOD | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735490 | LOADING UNIT FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH LOW PROFILE PUSHERS | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17728951 | Stapling Device | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17722695 | DOSING APPARATUS, AND MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNIT DOSE ARTICLES | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17719964 | ONE-WAY OIL-WAY DRIVEN EXPANSION AND RETRACTION MOVEMENT TOOL | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17686429 | PACKAGING MACHINE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED CLEANING AID | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17673502 | FASTENER DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHODS | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17584639 | INFRARED-ASSISTED SHRINK WRAP PRODUCT BUNDLING | January 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17585185 | Noise Reduction Nailer And Speed Adjusting Assembly Thereof | January 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17584209 | CSIP-COLLECTOR WITH DUAL DOCKING FUNCTION | January 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17312790 | DEVICE HAVING A GUILLOTINE DEVICE FOR CUTTING TO LENGTH FOR MANUFACTURING A PACKAGING MATERIAL PRODUCT FROM A FIBRE STARTING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURNING A PACKAGING MATERIAL PRODUCT | January 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17569668 | HAMMER DRILL | January 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17563198 | Target Illuminating Stapling Device And Method Of Use | December 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17644983 | POWER TOOL WITH MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATION AND ERGONOMIC HANDGRIP | December 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17546832 | DEVICE HAVING A QUICK COUPLING SYSTEM FOR FASTENING AN EXCHANGEABLE HEAD | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17457745 | RETAINING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A NAIL GUN | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17538795 | INSULATED BOX | November 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17456420 | POWER TOOL WITH MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATION AND ERGONOMIC HANDGRIP | November 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17533735 | GAS-BASED MATERIAL COMPRESSION AND PORTIONING | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456267 | RETAINING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A NAIL GUN | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17522133 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SURGICAL STAPLER ANVILS | November 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17517344 | Alignment Attachment for Screw Gun | November 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GERTH, KATIE L.
With a 60.0% 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, 53.3% 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 GERTH, KATIE L works in Art Unit 3731 and has examined 204 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner GERTH, KATIE L's allowance rate of 75.0% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GERTH, KATIE L receive 2.19 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% 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 GERTH, KATIE L is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GERTH, KATIE L. This interview benefit is in the 52% 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, 30.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 38% 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 64.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 11.1% 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, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 31% 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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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