Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18772086 | IMPULSE HEAT SEALING OF A HEAT-SEALABLE FILM MATERIAL | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18765964 | Hermetic, Insecticidal Food Storage Bag, Use of It and a Method for Its Production | July 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18756597 | MATERIAL COMBINATIONS AND PROCESSING METHODS FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18737477 | IMPACT TOOL WITH A MULTI-PIECE ANVIL ASSEMBLY | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18659609 | Robotic tool comprising an articulation lock | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18657739 | HIGH EFFICIENCY TORSION SPRING TACKER | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18630656 | FUEL CELL ADAPTER FOR FASTENER DRIVING TOOL | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18624369 | RETURN TRANSMISSION OF NAILING ROD FOR ELECTRIC NAIL GUN | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18589996 | STAPLE TOOL APPARATUS | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18432537 | PNEUMATIC NAIL GUN | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408055 | TOOL WITH CHARGE ADVANCE MECHANISM | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18390589 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER AND EXTENSION | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18569881 | UNDERWATER AIR TACKER | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536246 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC NAIL GUN POWERED BY GAS SPRING | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530845 | AUTONOMOUS DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR QUEUING FOLDED LAUNDRY | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18566525 | DEVICE FOR FILLING A NON-VACUUM-RESISTANT SYSTEM BY MEANS OF VACUUM PRESSURE FILLING | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18525769 | SCREW CAPPING DEVICES FOR A TEST TUBE | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18507104 | ELECTRIC NAIL GUN AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18559981 | Device for Nailing Cast in Place Anchors | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18499605 | AUTONOMOUS DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PACKING FOLDED LAUNDRY | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18498392 | ELECTRIC NAIL GUN | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18494610 | SURGICAL STAPLER HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING ACTUATION MECHANISM WITH LONGITUDINALLY ROTATABLE SHAFT | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18285623 | METHOD FOR DRY-FORMING CELLULOSE PRODUCTS FROM A CELLULOSE BLANK STRUCTURE IN A PRODUCT FORMING UNIT AND A PRODUCT FORMING UNIT | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283463 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY PACKAGING COMMINUTED SILICON | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18370929 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROTARY BLOW-FILL-SEAL (BFS) MACHINE STAGED VACUUM | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18460857 | POWERED SURGICAL DEVICES INCLUDING STRAIN GAUGES INCORPORATED INTO FLEX CIRCUITS | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18236553 | CROSS SEALING DEVICE | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451166 | IMPACT TOOL | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233950 | CLINCH FASTENER SYSTEM | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18221165 | PACKER MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POUCHES EACH CONTAINING A PORTION OF A LOOSE PRODUCT | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217689 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH REMOVABLE POWER PACK AND INTERCHANGEABLE BATTERY PACK | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18270246 | VACUUM PACKAGING METHOD AND VACUUM PACKAGING DEVICE | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215214 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH REMOVABLE POWER PACK | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18259647 | Grinding or disc cutting-type hand-held tool | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18214632 | STEPPED STAPLE CARTRIDGE WITH ASYMMETRICAL STAPLES | June 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206151 | PNEUMATIC MICROFASTENER DRIVING TOOL | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206392 | SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING PROXIMITY OF SURGICAL END EFFECTOR TO CANCEROUS TISSUE | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18255111 | NAIL GUN PUNCHING NEEDLE CLUTCH MECHANISM | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18254001 | FASTENER DRIVING DEVICE | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121666 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH REMOVABLE POWER PACK AND INTERCHANGEABLE BATTERY PACK | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18182037 | DRIVER | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18178831 | AUTONOMOUS DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PACKING FOLDED LAUNDRY | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18022952 | NAIL DRIVING TOOL, MOVABLE GUIDE ELEMENT, STATIONARY GUIDE ELEMENT, KIT, BASE FOR SUCH KIT, SYSTEM, AND RETROFITTING SYSTEM | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18169406 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING FIRING MODE FOR ELECTRIC NAIL GUN | February 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107161 | MAGAZINE FASTENER GUIDE FOR A FASTENER DRIVING TOOL | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164680 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102759 | Aiming apparatus for nail gun or screw gun | January 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153538 | TOOL WITH CHARGE ADVANCE MECHANISM | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18151275 | FASTENER-DRIVING TOOL WITH CHAMBER MEMBER RETAINING ASSEMBLY | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18092477 | DUSTPROOF DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC NAIL GUN | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088015 | ELECTRIC NAIL GUN | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085954 | UNBALANCED ROLLER ON LIFTING MECHANISM | December 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085646 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH REMOVABLE POWER PACK | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18068729 | TOOLS FOR FORMING A SEPARATION LINE IN A PACK OF FOOD CUPS | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18083381 | Fastener Driving Apparatus | December 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010662 | APPLICATION UNIT, METHOD FOR OPERATING AN APPLICATION UNIT, AND PACKAGING MACHINE HAVING AN APPLICATION UNIT | December 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927381 | NAILING MACHINE | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992768 | PACKAGING MACHINE CUP AND LID SEALING ASSEMBLY AND CUP SEALING ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18056040 | FUEL CELL ADAPTER FOR FASTENER DRIVING TOOL | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18056050 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER RING FOR FASTENER DRIVING TOOL | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17980395 | SURGICAL STAPLER HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING ACTUATION MECHANISM WITH LONGITUDINALLY ROTATABLE SHAFT | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979720 | NAIL DRIVE METHOD OF ELECTRIC NAIL GUN | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975157 | IMPACT TOOL | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17970082 | Closure Strip Guide and Method | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916853 | VERTICAL BAG-MAKING/FILLING/PACKAGING MACHINE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FILM PACKAGING BAG WITH CONTENT | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17953420 | DRIVING TOOL | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17946512 | DRIVING TOOL | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17942098 | HIGH EFFICIENCY TORSION SPRING TACKER | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17821927 | STAPLER | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801138 | DRIVING TOOL | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17798034 | MANUFACTURING MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FILTER FOR A TUBULAR ELEMENT | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797389 | IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATING TO, TRIGGER VALVES FOR PRESSURISED FLUID OPERATED DEVICES | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17796964 | NAIL TIP GUIDE TOOL FOR NAILING MACHINE | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873657 | FASTENER DRIVING TOOL | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17872609 | CORDLESS ELECTRIC COIL ROOFING NAIL GUN APPARATUS | July 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17868253 | DRIVING TOOL | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17863942 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846823 | Dry-Fire Bypass for a Fastening Tool | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17846507 | WIRE BENDING SPRING AND A FASTENER DRIVING TOOL WITH THE SAME | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783464 | WORKING TOOL | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781807 | HORIZONTAL FORMING DEVICE | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17782014 | WORKING TOOL | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777424 | DIGGING APPARATUS WITH SAFETY MECHANISM | May 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745653 | NAIL GUN NOZZLE MECHANISM AND NAIL GUN HAVING THE SAME | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740896 | DRIVING TOOL | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17738129 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH REMOVABLE POWER PACK AND INTERCHANGEABLE BATTERY PACK | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17738446 | Opener for a Zipper | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734494 | POWERED SURGICAL DEVICES INCLUDING STRAIN GAUGES INCORPORATED INTO FLEX CIRCUITS | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773357 | TOOL SYSTEM, TOOL MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17730254 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | April 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17725757 | DRIVING TOOL | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17657984 | SPIKER ANVIL WITH TIP INSERT | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713892 | DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING AN OBJECT | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17712748 | SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH FLOATING STAPLE CARTRIDGE | April 2022 | November 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17693639 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPORTING FLUID, METHOD FOR TEARING FILM, AND AIR EXTRACTING DEVICE | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17642631 | PORTABLE TOOL FOR MOBILE USE | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17687154 | FASTENER-DRIVING TOOL WITH CHAMBER MEMBER RETAINING ASSEMBLY | March 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637902 | ELECTRIC TOOL | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17669703 | TIGHTENING TOOL CONTROL SYSTEM AND TIGHTENING TOOL | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17668870 | BREAKING HAMMER AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING PERCUSSION PISTON | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MARTIN, VERONICA.
With a 20.0% 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, 35.3% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner MARTIN, VERONICA works in Art Unit 3731 and has examined 324 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner MARTIN, VERONICA's allowance rate of 79.9% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MARTIN, VERONICA receive 1.77 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% 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 MARTIN, VERONICA is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MARTIN, VERONICA. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 35.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% 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 32.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
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 36% 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 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 47.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 55% 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 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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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