Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19094690 | PACKAGING DEVICE, WOUND BODY, CORE TUBE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WOUND BODY, AND WOUND MATERIAL | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19057443 | IMPACT TOOL | February 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19055908 | TRI-FOLD MACHINE AND PROCESS | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19044700 | MULTILINE VERTICAL AUTOMATIC FILLING AND PACKAGING MACHINE AND HOPPER | February 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19043967 | CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND CONVEYANCE METHOD | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19040978 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PACKAGING AND PROCESSING CONTAINERS FOR SHIPPING WITH PLACE STACK TRANSFER MANAGEMENT | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19018672 | ASSEMBLIES FOR STERILIZING A WET STORED PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18973612 | LIFTER ASSEMBLY FOR A POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | December 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18870097 | Method and plant for manufacturing a secondary packaging according to the BOD logic | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18949006 | Method Of Producing A Packaging Container, A Packaging Container And A Curling Tool | November 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18861938 | MACHINE FOR PACKAGING LONG PASTA | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18925143 | PACKAGING MOVEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUTOMATIC PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD THEREOF | October 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18915879 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A PRE-MIXED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18855324 | A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE SERIALISATION AND TRACING OF PACKS OF PRODUCTS TO BE GROUPED AND INSERTED IN A RESPECTIVE CONTAINER | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18855559 | ELECTRIC TOOL | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18898902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING A DISPOSABLE WRAPPING ON A VEHICLE CONNECTOR | September 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18851239 | A TRANSVERSAL SEALING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR TRANSVERSALLY SEALING A TUBE OF PACKAGING MATERIAL | September 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18897936 | Food Assembly And Packaging Robot | September 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18897002 | CONVEYING MODULE AND CONVEYING DEVICE FOR PACKING MACHINE | September 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18826148 | PACKAGING EQUIPMENT AND RETRACTABLE PACKAGING MACHINERY | September 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18821936 | SURGICAL STAPLER KNIFE MOTION CONTROLS | August 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18839851 | STRAPPING MACHINE WITH A WELDING ASSEMBLY HAVING A LEADING-STRAP-END GUIDE | August 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18725023 | BOX FOLDING SYSTEM | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18724465 | PACKAGING UNIT FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES IN BOXES AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES IN BOXES | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18734005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-VOLUME FILLING OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRESCRIPTIONS | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18733998 | YARN SPINDLE PACKAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18711811 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ON PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES IN BOXES | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18652833 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ORIENTING POUCHES HEAD-TO-TOE | May 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18639469 | FEED SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER CARRIER APPLICATING MACHINE | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18702580 | BOXING MACHINE | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18702033 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING PACKETS OF SMOKING ARTICLES | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626947 | Systems And Methods For Automated Prescription Preparation | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18627009 | MACHINE AND A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING POUCHES CONTAINING A COHESIONLESS MATERIAL | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18686106 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PHARMACEUTICAL, DIETARY SUPPLEMENT OR COSMETIC | February 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18584029 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING GROUPS OF ABSORBENT SANITARY ARTICLES | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18684487 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING, PROCESSING AND/OR FILLING CONTAINERS, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION CONTROL AND/OR SYSTEM SPECIFICATION OF THIS PRODUCTION SYSTEM | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18683102 | A CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER AND A CONTAINER AND CLOSURE | February 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433998 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-VOLUME FILLING OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRESCRIPTIONS | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18429815 | AUTOMATED MEDICATION BAGGER SYSTEM, METHODS, AND APPARATUS | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18430105 | MULTI-BAGGER CENTRIFUGAL ORGANIZER | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18294062 | FILM FREE END CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A STRETCH WRAPPING MACHINE | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18292831 | A PACKAGING DEVICE AND SORTING SYSTEM FOR DIRECTIONAL PACKAGING OF PRODUCTS, SUCH AS VEGETABLES AND FRUIT, AND A METHOD THEREFOR | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18580995 | SENSORIZED CONNECTOR AND CAPPING SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID CONNECTOR | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18579655 | METHOD OF DOSING STERILE SYRINGES AND DEVICE FOR USE WITH SAID METHOD | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18579611 | A METHOD FOR REALISING A BLANK FOR BOXING ONE OR MORE ARTICLES FROM A CARDBOARD SHEET FOR PACKAGING, AND A RELATIVE MACHINE | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18410239 | ASSEMBLIES FOR STERILIZING A WET STORED PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18408730 | WORK TOOL | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403802 | PACKAGING DEVICE, WOUND BODY, CORE TUBE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WOUND BODY, AND WOUND MATERIAL | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18574960 | VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393896 | METHOD OF ERECTING BOX FOR INSERTION OF ROLL PACKED MATTRESS | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18570438 | TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR PLANAR PACKAGING BLANKS, PACKAGING SYSTEM HAVING A PACKAGING DEVICE FOR PLANAR PACKAGING BLANKS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE PACKAGING SYSTEM | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18523925 | BAGMAKING AND PACKAGING APPARATUS | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516557 | POWER TOOL WITH INTEGRATED GEAR CASE | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18513542 | INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR DIE PARCELING PLATFORMS | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18502500 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH CLAMP FORCE SENSOR | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18555317 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FLEXIBLE STRAPPING | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379447 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SELECTIVELY ACTUATABLE ROTATABLE COUPLERS | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481629 | APPARATUS FOR RECYCLING PLASTIC | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481620 | SYSTEMS FOR PACKAGING STACKS OF BAGS | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18284463 | COVER ATTACHMENT UNIT FOR BLISTER PACK AND BLISTER PACKING APPARATUS FOR DRUGS, COMPRISING SAME | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463644 | DOSER MECHANISMS | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459743 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING/LOADING STENT-VALVES | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18355875 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SERIES OF CONTAINERS COMPRISING A STEP FOR MARKING CONTAINERS | July 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18339278 | LIFTER ASSEMBLY FOR A POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18257932 | METHOD FOR ADVANCING PRODUCTS ARRANGED CONSECUTIVELY IN AT LEAST ONE ROW WHICH ARE MOVED FORWARDS INTO A PACKAGING MACHINE | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18203985 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOADING PACKAGING UNITS INTO A TRANSPORT CONTAINER | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18202381 | METHOD AND PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING AND CHECKING BLISTER PACKS | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18321598 | MACHINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF MEDICAL PRODUCT WITH DEVICE FOR LOADING BAGS OF MEDICAL PRODUCT | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318388 | CENTERING A CONTAINER FOR THE PROCESSING THEREOF | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18313442 | Manual Clamp Tool | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18251734 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAPPING CONTAINERS | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143161 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SEED PILLOWS | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18251297 | CLOSING APPARATUS FOR CLOSING PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309423 | TUBE WITH APPLICATION TIP | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183186 | BOX PACKING APPARATUS | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-VOLUME FILLING OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRESCRIPTIONS | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18108311 | GRIPPER FOR A HANDLING DEVICE | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107686 | HIGH SPEED FILLING OF A TRAY | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040432 | HORIZONTAL PACKAGING MACHINE WITH ADJUSTABLE CUT-SEW GROUP | February 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104320 | PACKAGING MACHINE OR PACKAGING LINE WITH DYNAMIC RECIPE CHANGE | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18015761 | FOLDING MACHINE COMPRISING A BLADE FOLDER, AND METHOD FOR FOLDING FOLDED PRODUCTS BY MEANS OF A BLADE FOLDER | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080800 | Gripper, an apparatus, and a method for assembling kits of sanitary products | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18078278 | TAMPING SIMULATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18063155 | CASE-HANDLING SYSTEM WITH FLAP OPENERS | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17927605 | A MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES BY WRAPPING | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17999754 | AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR ATTACHING A LID TO A BASE PORTION | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987459 | CANNABIS CONCENTRATE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17998094 | PACKAGING DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR ARTICLES TO BE PACKAGED | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922318 | STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING AND TRANSPORTING A PLURALITY OF PIECES IN OPERATIONS OF ASSEMBLING/DISASSEMBLING AND/OR CHANGE OF CONFIGURATION IN A MANUFACTURING LINE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING AN OPERATOR IN SUCH OPERATIONS | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18048189 | Bundling Tool Device | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17962037 | LIFTER ASSEMBLY FOR A POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRABBING AND FILLING PILLS INTO BLISTER PACKS | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17957917 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SURGICAL SYSTEM DURING TISSUE TREATMENT MOTION | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17936706 | AUTOMATED MANIPULATION OF ADJUSTABLE TOTE | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17916011 | AUTOMATIC PACKAGER FOR MEDICATIONS | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17915831 | PACKAGING APPARATUS AND PROCESS | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912479 | VACUUM INSERTION METHODS FOR INSERTING LUBRICANT FREE SYRINGE STOPPERS AND A SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING SAME | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17944192 | SHEET STORAGE APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17899855 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PRESCRIPTION PREPARATION | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17801997 | HIGH EFFICIENCY PHARMACEUTICAL FILLING LINE | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SONG, HIMCHAN.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 60.0% 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 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 SONG, HIMCHAN works in Art Unit 3731 and has examined 174 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner SONG, HIMCHAN's allowance rate of 81.6% places them in the 53% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SONG, HIMCHAN receive 1.87 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SONG, HIMCHAN 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 +23.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SONG, HIMCHAN. This interview benefit is in the 69% 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, 34.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 22.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 28% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 81% 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 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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