Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18752464 | Tape Head Assist Assembly | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18667182 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL STAPLER | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18642450 | CON ROD | April 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18634522 | PROCESSING A USED CONTAINER | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18630780 | Seal and Cut Assembly for Heat Sealing Machine | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18444061 | ATTACHMENT FOR POWERED HAMMER | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18418399 | PACKAGING PLANT AND A METHOD FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18407870 | DEVICES FOR CAPPING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18404948 | FILM WRAPPING MACHINE AND FILM LEADING DEVICE THEREFOR | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18568062 | HEAT SHRINK APPARAUS AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING, AND PACKAGING LINE AND PROCESS USING SAID HEAT SHRINK APPARATUS AND DEVICE | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18568026 | HEAT SHRINK APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING, AND PACKAGING LINE AND PROCESS USING SAID HEAT SHRINK APPARATUS AND DEVICE | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18532455 | CLEANER ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES INCLUDING A CLEANER ASSEMBLY, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND/OR METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522948 | BATTERY POWERED IMPACT WRENCH | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515475 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DISPOSABLE BIODEGRADABLE BAG | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18386607 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING A SCREW FROM A RIM AND INTERCONNECTING THE SAME | November 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18491254 | HANDHELD TOOL | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18489711 | TRAY FOR SOFT MATERIALS AND METHODS OF LOADING TRAYS WITH SOFT MATERIALS | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18377014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING OPENINGS IN WATER SOLUBLE PACKET | October 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479489 | SITUATIONALLY ADAPTIVE LABELING FOR SMART PACKAGING SYSTEMS | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18467508 | TORQUE OUTPUT TOOL | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18243323 | CLAMPING DEVICE AND CLAMPING METHOD | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18461677 | PACKAGING MATERIAL SEALING DEVICE, PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PACKAGING MATERIAL SEALING DEVICE | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18280619 | RELOAD ASSEMBLY FOR SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE | September 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461354 | POLYMERIC BAGS AND METHOD TO MAKE SAME | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18239403 | IMPACT TOOL WITH FRONT LUBRICATION ASSEMBLY | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18238014 | STRIKING MEMBER INSTALLATION MECHANISM AND NAIL GUN HAVING SAME | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18234875 | METHOD FOR PACKING AN ARTICLE | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18450230 | POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ELECTRIC-POWERED NAILING GUN APPARATUS | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18233205 | METHOD FOR ELIMINATING REJECTS AND TRANSPORT UNIT SUITABLE THEREFOR | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18276544 | POWER TOOL | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18357448 | CONFIGURABLE AMMUNITION PACKAGING SYSTEM | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18221507 | MICROFASTENER DRIVING TOOL WITH GAS SPRING | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18259167 | Impact screwing/unscrewing device with idling control | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18335568 | CASE SEALER CONFIGURABLE INTO A BYPASS CONFIGURATION | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18257266 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND FILLING CONTAINERS FOR A NEEDLELESS INJECTION DEVICE | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18205446 | ENCODER MOUNT FOR A PALLET WRAPPING SYSTEM | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18254570 | A METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TRACKING A FEATURE OF A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18037643 | Battery-operated handheld power tool, battery unit for a handheld power tool, system with the handheld power tool and a battery unit, charging device for a battery unit and system with a battery unit and a charging device | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18034896 | Vertical Flow Wrapper With An Asymmetrical Form Shoulder | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18140984 | WOUND CREATION FOR EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL AND CLOSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18303153 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE AND METHOD | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18302070 | IMPACT TOOL | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18127121 | Bag Rack and Method of Using Same | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18120741 | VENTED PACKAGING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18116927 | Coil Packaging Line and Method | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18177664 | UNIT, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A CHAIN OF ARTICLE | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18176804 | CASE-HANDLING SYSTEM WITH INDEPENDENTLY MOVABLE FLAP-SUPPRESSING DEVICES | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18111967 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL STAPLER | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18109836 | AUTOMATIC CARTON FORMING DEVICE | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166569 | ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18007141 | A PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING A REINFORCED SACHET | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18006966 | AN IMPROVED FLEXIBLE PACKAGE FOR FOOD OR BEVERAGE PREPARATION HAVING A RIGID PART | January 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18006694 | MACHINE FOR FORMING BAGS WITH INFUSION OR EXTRACTION PRODUCTS | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18014424 | MACHINE FOR FILLING BAGS WITH A GRANULAR PRODUCT AND CORRESPONDING FILLING METHOD | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18013540 | BAG MAKING METHOD | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18089032 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING OPENINGS IN WATER SOLUBLE PACKET | December 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084141 | ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH CONDUCTIVE PATHWAYS FOR SIGNAL COMMUNICATION | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18065666 | Apparel Repair Tool and Kit | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17987375 | ADJUSTABLE FORMING COLLAR ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17985512 | POWER TOOL AND HAMMER DRILL | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17998382 | DISPLACEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLACEMENT | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17998317 | PACKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATION | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17979130 | LOADING UNIT FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH LOW PROFILE PUSHERS | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18045892 | Method for Packaging a Pack Commodity, and Package for a Pack Commodity | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17963345 | ATTACHMENT FOR POWERED HAMMER | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17914523 | A PROCESS FOR FORMING A CONTAINER | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17952728 | TEXTURED BEVERAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | September 2022 | November 2023 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948592 | CIRCULAR STAPLING DEVICE WITH ARTICULATING ANVIL RETAINER ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17932290 | PACKING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17905349 | MACHINE TOOL | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17904358 | TOFU PACKAGING APPARATUS | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797260 | STRAW MADE FROM PAPER OR PAPER-LIKE MATERIAL | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17796259 | WORK MACHINE | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17866173 | PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDING CARDBOARD BLANKS | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17860165 | PROCESS FOR CONDITIONING GLASS OR PORCELAIN ELECTRICAL INSULATORS COATED WITH SILICONE | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17854758 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ASYMMETRIC JAW ARRANGEMENTS AND SEPARATE CLOSURE AND FIRING SYSTEMS | June 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17809318 | METHOD OF OPERATING A MACHINE FOR FORMING, FILLING, CLOSING, AND SEALING GABLE TOP CARTONS WITH LIQUID SOAP COMPOSITIONS | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17848278 | DRILLING SYSTEM | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840366 | DROP DETECTION IN POWER TOOLS | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17838834 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A CONTAINER HANDLING PLANT | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17804677 | TAPING APPARATUS AND TAPING METHOD | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17741390 | LID PICK AND PLACE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | May 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17739774 | MATERIALS MANAGEMENT BAG AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING | May 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17775211 | SPIROFEED BRUSH BOX FOR A BLISTER MACHINE | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17735978 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CARRIER SHIPPING AND LONGER STORAGE OF HELIUM PARTY BALLOONS | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17602597 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING TUBULAR BAGS WHICH ARE FILLED WITH A MIXTURE OF LIQUID AND SOLID FILLING MATERIAL COMPONENTS | May 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17734604 | DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR POWER TOOL | May 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729293 | PACKAGING METHOD FOR PACKAGING PRIMARY PACKAGES INTO SECONDARY PACKAGES AND PACKAGING MODULE | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17698947 | PACKING METHOD AND UNIT TO PACK ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR STRAWS, WITH AUTOMATIC REJECTION OF DEFECTIVE ARTICLES | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17694209 | CONTAINER WITH PRODUCT VISUALIZATION APERTURE | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17642593 | PACKAGING MACHINE FOR MAKING FILTER BAGS WITH INFUSION PRODUCTIONS | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17685477 | AUTONOMOUS PACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKING GOODS | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17683736 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CARTRIDGE FOR A FLUID MIXTURE DISPENSING SYSTEM | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17679161 | PACKAGING PLANT AND A METHOD FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS | February 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17674216 | CLEANER ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES INCLUDING A CLEANER ASSEMBLY, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND/OR METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME | February 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17651487 | CON ROD | February 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17672999 | POWER TOOL HAVING ROTARY HAMMER MECHANISM | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17667983 | STAPLER | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17591759 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING A DEPLOYABLE KNIFE | February 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17631650 | Device and Method for Forming Bundles of Individual Packages | January 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner IMAM, TANZIM.
With a 36.4% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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, 53.1% 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 IMAM, TANZIM works in Art Unit 3731 and has examined 418 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner IMAM, TANZIM's allowance rate of 73.7% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by IMAM, TANZIM receive 1.85 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% 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 IMAM, TANZIM is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +31.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by IMAM, TANZIM. This interview benefit is in the 82% 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, 27.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 39% 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 24.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 24% 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, 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 22.7% 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, 128.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% 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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