Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18928228 | PLASMA STERILIZATION PACKAGING DEVICE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND USING METHOD THEREOF | October 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18825459 | SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS | September 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18842446 | BAGGER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | August 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741362 | VACUUM AIR EXTRACTION DEVICE WITH HIGH PRACTICALITY AND RELIABILITY | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530492 | FASTENER CARTRIDGE DECK WITH A MOVABLE PROJECTION | December 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18389220 | ADJUSTING DEVICE, PACKAGING APPARATUS AND ADJUSTING METHOD | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18386361 | Slit Paper Method of Expansion, Shipment and Expansion Devices | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18385898 | Slit Paper Method of Expansion, Shipment and Expansion Devices | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488496 | Cartridge Status and Presence Detection | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368702 | DRIVING AND CONTROLLING MECHANISM AND NAIL GUN HAVING SAME | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262162 | MACHINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220488 | SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR SMART POWERED SURGICAL STAPLING | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210378 | IMPULSE SEALING APPARATUS AND METHOD | June 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144021 | PACKAGED ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED SHELF LIFE AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME | May 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18093087 | Slit Paper Method of Expansion, Shipment and Expansion Devices | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002023 | A METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN INLET PRESSURE OF A PACKAGING MACHINE | December 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18079146 | METHOD OF SURGICAL STAPLING WITH END EFFECTOR COMPONENT HAVING A CURVED TIP | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902039 | SURGICAL BUTTRESS ASSEMBLIES | September 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907880 | SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH RELOADABLE CARTRIDGE | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885070 | PACKAGING FOR SURGICAL STAPLER BUTTRESS | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17794149 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A NUMBER OF TUBULAR PACKAGINGS FILLED WITH A LIQUID | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17792465 | MULTI-PIECE CROWN FOR CASSETTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL TABLET PACKAGING MACHINE | July 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790348 | PACKAGING UNIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES CONTAINING A POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT | June 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843439 | FASTENER CARTRIDGES INCLUDING EXTENSIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS | June 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843456 | FASTENER CARTRIDGES INCLUDING EXTENSIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843494 | FASTENER CARTRIDGES INCLUDING EXTENSIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17843478 | FASTENER CARTRIDGES INCLUDING EXTENSIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17843447 | FASTENER CARTRIDGES INCLUDING EXTENSIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17843501 | FASTENER CARTRIDGES INCLUDING EXTENSIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17786453 | WELDING DEVICE FOR MAKING AND HERMETICALLY SEALING AT LEAST ONE PACKAGE CONTAINING A PRODUCT | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17745105 | FASTENER CARTRIDGES INCLUDING EXTENSIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17719492 | SURGICAL STAPLING SYSTEM INCLUDING JAW WINDOWS | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17710463 | Surgical instrument including first and second articulation joints | March 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17708859 | Stapling assembly having firing member viewing windows | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17666807 | METHOD OF SURGICAL STAPLING WITH END EFFECTOR COMPONENT HAVING A CURVED TIP | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17631444 | PRODUCTION OF COLLAPSIBLE POUCHES | January 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17615183 | A BAG LOADING NOZZLE | November 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17532390 | FASTENER CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLIES AND STAPLE RETAINER COVER ARRANGEMENTS | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17531969 | SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING INTERNAL PASSAGE BETWEEN STAPLING CARTRIDGE AND ELONGATE CHANNEL | November 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17492677 | BAG-MAKING AND PACKAGING MACHINE | October 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17492689 | PACKAGING BOX | October 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17360220 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH FLEXIBLE FIRING MEMBER ACTUATOR CONSTRAINT ARRANGEMENTS | June 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17357099 | ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH MOVABLE JAWS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN ARTICULATION AXIS | June 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17345848 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR FOR POWER TOOL | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17333095 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PULSED CURRENT SUPPLIED TO A MOTOR OF AN ELECTRIC POWER TOOL | May 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17246744 | SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17205695 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SELECTIVELY DISENGAGEABLE THREADED DRIVE SYSTEMS | March 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17141529 | POWER TOOL AND MAIN SHAFT THEREOF | January 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059174 | FORMING AND APPLYING A MATED FASTENER ASSEMBLY | November 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17098536 | ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES FOR INTERCONNECTING ELECTROMECHANICAL HANDLE ASSEMBLIES AND SURGICAL LOADING UNITS | November 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066110 | Cartridge Status and Presence Detection | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16982690 | COMBINATION PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | October 2020 | November 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17041498 | Capsules, Beverage Brewing Systems And Fabrics With Optimum Filtration Characteristics | September 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17020989 | FIRING SYSTEM LOCKOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | September 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16919490 | INSPECTION DEVICE, PTP PACKAGING MACHINE AND CALIBRATION METHOD OF INSPECTION DEVICE | July 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16866147 | VEHICLE O2 SENSOR WRENCH ATTACHMENT | May 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16839632 | FASTENER CARTRIDGES INCLUDING EXTENSIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS | April 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16645461 | NOVEL VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE | March 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16635003 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING COVER SHEETS TO PALLETISED LOADS | January 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16773231 | POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVE MOTOR SPEED CONTROL | January 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16721768 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING A CONTAINER AND CLOSING DEVICE | December 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16620549 | STRIP OF FLAT CLOSURES MADE OF PLASTIC FOAM THAT ARE COUPLED TOGETHER | December 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16610497 | DEVICE FOR GRIPPING AND CENTRING BOTTLES FOR CAPPING INSTALLATIONS | November 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16493421 | AUTOMATED CONVEYING DEVICE | October 2019 | March 2023 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16596627 | Power Tools With Titanium Hammer Cases And Associated Flange Interfaces | October 2019 | January 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16588681 | PORTABLE SANDBAG FILLING MACHINE | September 2019 | January 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16583778 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH FIRING LOCK MECHANISM | September 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16488775 | SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR PACKAGING LINES | August 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16545077 | INTERCONNECTED JOINT SEGMENTS FORMING DRIVE TUBE FOR STAPLING ASSEMBLY | August 2019 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16545101 | SURGICAL STAPLER INCLUDING COUPLERS FOR ATTACHING A SHAFT TO AN END EFFECTOR | August 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16545085 | FIRING SYSTEM ARRANGEMENTS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | August 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16537835 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SELECTIVELY DISENGAGEABLE DRIVE SYSTEMS | August 2019 | October 2023 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16525866 | Vacuum Sealing Appliance Including Vacuum Cycle With Transducer Feedback | July 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16460789 | AIR HAMMER WRENCH ATTACHMENT | July 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16453355 | INSERTABLE DEACTIVATOR ELEMENT FOR SURGICAL STAPLER LOCKOUTS | June 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16448707 | Packaging Method and Apparatus | June 2019 | April 2024 | Allow | 58 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16448350 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT REFASTENABLE ARTICLES | June 2019 | January 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16448809 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FOLDING LOWER RETENTION FLAPS | June 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16441922 | ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES FOR INTERCONNECTING ELECTROMECHANICAL HANDLE ASSEMBLIES AND SURGICAL LOADING UNITS | June 2019 | February 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16442030 | ADAPTIVE ANTI-TWITCH ALGORITHM FOR POWERED SURGICAL DEVICES | June 2019 | July 2024 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16433558 | Method of Making a Container Having a Tamper Evident Feature | June 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16430876 | Surgical stapling assembly comprising a firing member including a lateral extension | June 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16430871 | FASTENER CARTRIDGES INCLUDING EXTENSIONS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS | June 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16397503 | Method and Apparatus for Dispensing and Expanding Expandable Slit Sheet Material | April 2019 | November 2023 | Allow | 55 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16387882 | SURGICAL BUTTRESS ASSEMBLIES | April 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16342799 | APPARATUS FOR HOT FILLING CONTAINERS | April 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16386520 | POWERED TOOL DEVICE | April 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16382630 | FOLDING MACHINE FOR FOLDING FIBER PRODUCTS AND STACK OF FIBER PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREBY | April 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16340475 | A METHOD AND A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A CARDBOARD STRIP FOR PACKAGING FROM A FIRST PLURALITY OF CARDBOARD SHEETS FOR PACKAGING WHICH ARE CYCLICALLY UNITED TO ONE ANOTHER | April 2019 | October 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16377526 | METHOD OF FORMING A PACKAGE GUSSET | April 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16374446 | PACK TO POUCH SYSTEMS | April 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16369091 | AIR HAMMER WRENCH ATTACHMENT | March 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16361593 | SEALING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEALING A LID MATERIAL TO SEALING AREAS OF A BLISTER WEB OR OF A BLISTER CAP | March 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16290016 | Slit Sheet Tensioning Device | March 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16272671 | PACKAGED ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED SHELF LIFE AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME | February 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16315979 | Attachment Unit For Attaching A Container Element, And Apparatus For Attaching Container Elements | January 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16315030 | HERMETIC SEALING DEVICE FOR PACKAGES CONTAINING FOOD PRODUCTS | January 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16236696 | Surgical Stapler Shaft Formed of Segments of Different Materials | December 2018 | November 2022 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16235541 | PACKAGING FOR SURGICAL STAPLER BUTTRESS | December 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16313691 | ELECTRIC PULSE TOOL | December 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HIBBERT, MARY C.
With a 53.3% 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, 40.6% 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 HIBBERT, MARY C works in Art Unit 3731 and has examined 197 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.
Examiner HIBBERT, MARY C's allowance rate of 74.1% places them in the 38% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HIBBERT, MARY C receive 2.98 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 86% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HIBBERT, MARY C is 45 months. This places the examiner in the 13% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HIBBERT, MARY C. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 23.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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 18.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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 54.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.8% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 46% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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