Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19066247 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED CONTAINER CONSTRUCTION | February 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19040946 | Paperboard Packaging Container And Lid | January 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19037149 | BAGMAKING AND PACKAGING APPARATUS | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18874088 | ELECTRIC TOOL | December 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18871932 | CAPSULE FILLING APPARATUS | December 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18953197 | DEVICE FOR SHRINKING HOT-SHRINK FILM PLACED AROUND PALLETIZED STACK OF GOODS AND METHOD FOR SHRINKING HOT-SHRINK FILM PLACED AROUND PALLETIZED STACK OF GOODS | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18865664 | PACKAGING UNIT FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES INTO BOXES AND RELATIVE PACKAGING METHOD | November 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18860073 | CONTAINER OPENER | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18847631 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY OF WINDING ONE OR MORE BUNDLES WITH STRETCH FILM FROM A REEL | September 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18827896 | PLASTIC BAG PACKAGING AND SEPARATING DEVICE FOR INTELLIGENT PACKAGING TOILET | September 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18843476 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASEPTIC FILLING OF PACKAGES | September 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18840793 | DEVICE AND MACHINE FOR FORMING BOXES WITH INTERNAL PARTITION WALL AND RELATIVE METHOD | August 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18838660 | ROTATING AND TRANSLATING CAPPING HEAD WITH STATIC DRIVE ASSEMBLY | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18835593 | Machine for joining sheet material, preferably cardboard | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18785703 | ORTHOPEDIC ADAPTER FOR AN ELECTRIC IMPACTING TOOL | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678882 | STAPLER | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18670331 | POWER TOOL COMBINATION AND AUXILIARY HANDLE | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18664808 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A BLISTER TUBE, AND BLISTER TUBE | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18660285 | CAN LINER SYSTEM AND RE-STACKER ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18658430 | SELF-ACTUATING MECHANICALLY-BIASED CONTAINER RESTRAINT | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18646136 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A PACKAGING LINE, AND PACKAGING LINE | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18632600 | PACKAGING SOLUTIONS | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18699423 | METHOD, APPLICATION DEVICE, AND PACKAGING DEVICE FOR PRODUCING STRAPPED PACKAGES | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612945 | EQUIPMENT FOR SEPARATING CAPS FROM THEIR CONDITIONING TRAY | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18692393 | ARRANGEMENT FOR A CORRUGATOR | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18586916 | SLIT-SHEET-PAPER EXPANSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING FRICTION BRUSH(ES) AND/OR OTHER FRICTION MEMBER(S) | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18584036 | POWERED CIRCULAR STAPLER WITH RECIPROCATING DRIVE MEMBER TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT STAPLING AND CUTTING OF TISSUE | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18444618 | CONVEYING OF A CAPPING ELEMENT | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433905 | ORTHOPEDIC ADAPTER FOR AN ELECTRIC IMPACTING TOOL | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18681510 | Production method for producing packs of cans and relative production line | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18422877 | Vacuum sealer | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18405288 | ELECTRONIC LOCKOUT SELECTIONS FOR A SURGICAL SYSTEM | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18396699 | BAGMAKING AND PACKAGING APPARATUS AND WEIGHING AND PACKAGING SYSTEM | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18541756 | DEPTH AND ANGLE SENSOR ATTACHMENT FOR A POWER TOOL | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18569766 | STRETCH-HOOD MACHINE WITH FILM-EVALUATION FEATURE | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533409 | END FLAP ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR ERECTING CARTONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18565004 | METHODS OF MAKING SLEEVED HYDROPHILIC CATHETER PRODUCTS | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517311 | IMPACT TOOL AND DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18561464 | Assembly and method for the automated folding of corners of a box | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18508243 | BAGMAKING AND PACKAGING APPARATUS | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18508298 | PERCUSSION TOOL | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18554249 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING PRODUCTS | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284544 | PACKAGING MACHINE | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18367832 | ACCESSING DATA STORED IN A MEMORY OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | September 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549861 | IMPACT TOOL | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459751 | PACKAGING MATERIAL SEALING DEVICE, PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PACKAGING MATERIAL SEALING DEVICE | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18240515 | HANDHELD POWER TOOL | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360865 | ENCLOSING DEVICE, ENCLOSING-SEALING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18270927 | ELECTRIC TOOL | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339918 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR EMBOSSING OF BIODEGRADABLE PAPER TO FABRICATE CIGARETTE FILTERS | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18337689 | ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN TOOL AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN TOOL TO DETECT BATTERY DECLINE | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18266300 | CONTAINER AND DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR EXPANDED SLIT PAPER | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18198474 | TISSUE RELAXATION MONITORING FOR OPTIMIZED TISSUE STAPLING | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252521 | MACHINE BLOCK AND METHOD FOR FILLING BOTTLES WITH LIQUID PRODUCTS | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195310 | BLANK FOR FOLDING TO FORM A SPOON OR A FORK | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 18303720 | POWER TOOL | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18032391 | Expansible Press Plunger, An Attachment Unit For Attaching A Container Element To A Container Body And A Method For Sealing A Packaging Container | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031437 | AN APPARATUS FOR REMOVING AND PACKAGING ELASTOMERIC ARTICLES | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18127085 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18127269 | FASTENER DRIVING TOOL TRIGGER ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125587 | PNEUMATIC DRILL SYSTEM AND FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS COLLECTION DRILL ATTACHMENT | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18189098 | Dual-purpose crown cap-removing and jewelry device | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043750 | THERMOFORMED CELLULOSE-BASED FOOD PACKAGING | March 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18022197 | DEVICE FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR SYSTEM | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109562 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CONDITION INFORMATION THEREOF | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18020978 | A WEB OF BAGS WITH GUIDE AND BAGS OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007108 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088179 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING AND IN PARTICULAR STERILISING CONTAINERS | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086527 | SEALING STATION FOR SEALING PACKAGING UNITS | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17999416 | CREASING TOOL AND METHOD OF CREATING CREASE LINES | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924349 | DEFECT DETECTING DEVICE AND BAG MAKING APPARATUS | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17961029 | ADAPTIVE IMPACT BLOW DETECTION | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937166 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING DOUBLE WALLED PAPER CUPS | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915882 | Socket Holding Device for Power Tool | September 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945449 | Valve Seat Removal Impact Driver Attachment Device | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942811 | FASTENING TOOL | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940551 | SLIDE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR FILLING POUCHES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER STRAWS | August 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818130 | Can Liner System and Re-Stacker Assembly Therefor | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881407 | ISOLATOR SYSTEM FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH A LIQUID, TRANSFER STATION FOR TRANSFERRING A CONTAINER AND METHOD THEREFOR | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17796396 | A FILLING MACHINE WITH A STERILISATION STATION | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17876155 | Device For Vacuum Stoppering A Medical Container | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790035 | SEAMING SHAFT DEVICE FOR A SEALER | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790076 | GASSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GASSING A CONTAINER | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846307 | IMPACT TOOL | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17783413 | WORKING TOOL | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781458 | Electric power tool having a rotating tool | June 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17780309 | CARTON LIDDING AND STACKING APPARATUS AND PROCESS | May 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17824432 | IMPACT TOOL AND DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739608 | SURGICAL LOADING UNIT INCLUDING AN ARTICULATING END EFFECTOR | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755518 | PICK AND PLACE DEVICE FOR AN APPARATUS FOR FILLING AND CLOSING ARTICLES | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17733425 | MAILER FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755437 | PLANT FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR CONTAINERS, COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO MODULAR APPARATUS FOR FILLING AND CLOSING RANDOMLY FED ARTICLES | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726085 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING READY-CUT AND FILLED HOSE PIECES | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17725922 | IMPACT MECHANISM FOR A HAMMER TOOL | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17715820 | SYRINGE PREFILLED WITH PHARMACEUTICAL FLUID | April 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754641 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WRAPPING LOADS OF GOODS WITH TUBULAR STRETCH FILM | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766899 | ELECTRIC TOOL | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17714393 | PACKAGING SOLUTIONS | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17764951 | ELECTRIC TOOL AND BATTERY PACK | March 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E.
With a 100.0% 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, 50.0% 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 IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E works in Art Unit 3731 and has examined 286 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E's allowance rate of 79.0% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E receive 1.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 23% 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 IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E 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 +18.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E. This interview benefit is in the 61% 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, 35.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 78% 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 50.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
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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