Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19194885 | BALE WRAP ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER | April 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19081141 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ANVIL POSITION USING A RELIEF FEATURE | March 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19099640 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FORMING CASINGS FOR SMOKING ARTICLES INCLUDING A FILTER | January 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19027743 | Cotton Module Unwrapping Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19011979 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER CONTAINER | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18991771 | TELESCOPIC FLANGING INNER EXPANSION ASSEMBLY AND FLANGING DEVICE | December 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18877801 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COIL PACKAGING WITH DIFFERENT ANGULAR VELOCITIES | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18876885 | METHOD AND PACKAGING DEVICE FOR PRODUCING PACKAGING UNITS, AND APPLICATION HEAD FOR CORRESPONDING USE | December 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18976742 | TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF MOTOR VELOCITY OF A SURGICAL STAPLING AND CUTTING INSTRUMENT | December 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18268309 | HIGH-SPEED FILLING AND PLUGGING SYSTEM AND FILLING AND PLUGGING METHOD THEREOF | December 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18870720 | METHOD FOR REDUCING AN INITIAL HEIGHT OF A PACKAGE, SUCH AS A SLOTTED CONTAINER, ACCORDING TO ITS CONTENTS, AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18963238 | SHRINK WRAPPER MACHINE | November 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18957200 | Gripper-bender device and modular gripper assembly | November 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18933711 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH EXPANDABLE JAW | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18931704 | VACUUM PACKAGE MACHINE | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18860054 | A Crimping Device for Safely Disposing a Continuous Liner Bag Containing Toxic Material | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18849900 | CORNET CONE PACKAGE CUTTING MACHINE FROM PACKAGE BOBBIN | September 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18737262 | ENDOSCOPIC PURSE STRING SUTURE SURGICAL DEVICE | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18747217 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASEPTICALLY FILLING A PACKAGE | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18733005 | JAW OPENING FEATURE FOR SURGICAL STAPLER | June 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732006 | METHOD FOR FORMING A CONTAINER | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18635430 | DIRECT TO CONTAINER SYSTEM WITH ON-LINE WEIGHT CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18695978 | FORMING STATION WITH GUIDE WALL | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18692571 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRAPPING A CARDBOARD BOX | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581229 | CARTONING MACHINE FOR MULTIPLE, DIFFERENT CARTON CONFIGURATIONS AND METHOD OF USE | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581338 | MAILER MACHINE FOR MULTIPLE, DIFFERENT MAILER CONFIGURATIONS AND METHOD OF USE | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18434176 | CLOSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLOSING FOLDABLE PACKAGES | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433488 | VACUUM KIT ADAPTED FOR A CONTAINER AND RELATED VACUUM PRODUCT | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18427301 | BOX FOLDING MACHINE | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18415393 | BOX ERECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18575090 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER STRAWS | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18397201 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392652 | APPARATUS FOR THE MANUAL OR MACHINE PRODUCTION OF A TUBE-LIKE PACKAGING MATERIAL AND PACKING STATION | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18540729 | BOX FORMING APPARATUS | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18477131 | Method and System for Forming Domed Paper and Structures | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18563313 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPENING PLASTIC BAG | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18290098 | TOP FORMING PART CREASE APPLYING MECHANISM FOR PAPER CONTAINER TOP FORMING DEVICE | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18502464 | UNCLAMPED FIRING LOCKOUT FOR LINEAR SURGICAL STAPLER | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18497724 | POWER TOOL INCLUDING A BATTERY PACK ISOLATION SYSTEM | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18557626 | ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING A CORRUGATED BOARD WEB LAMINATED ON BOTH SIDES | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492907 | Method for Indicating Whether a Hand-Held Power Tool has Reached a Target | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380398 | RECIPROCATING TOOL | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18554439 | Packaging machine with dynamic buffer and its assembly method | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469090 | SHEET ROLLING DEVICE | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18550835 | A HANDLE FOR USE WITH A POWER TOOL | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467056 | DUNNAGE CONVERTER OUTPUT CHUTE SAFETY MECHANISM | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18278270 | PYROTECHNIC DRIVING DEVICE | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18363206 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING PRESSWARE | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226512 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR PACKAGING A PRODUCT INTO FLEXIBLE PACKAGES IN A STERILE ENVIRONMENT | July 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260877 | MULTILAYER BODY, AND PACKAGE USING SAME | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18219596 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH COATING LAYER | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212731 | Retrieval System and Method for Operating a Retrieval System | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330772 | ATRAUMATIC STAPLING HEAD FEATURES FOR CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLER | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18327445 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND SYSTEMS | June 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326757 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18325010 | PACKAGING APPARATUS | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324769 | IMPACT ROTARY TOOL | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038474 | Handle for a power tool, power tool, and methods for switching on, switching off and locking same | May 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321119 | POWER TOOL | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18196365 | Magnetically Detachable Stapler Device | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144211 | Vibratory grouting drilling rig with auxiliary moving mechanism | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307237 | Apparatus for Bagging a Bale and Method of Bagging Such Bale | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18033797 | HEAT SEAL DEVICE AND BAG MAKING APPARATUS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137792 | TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF MOTOR VELOCITY OF A SURGICAL STAPLING AND CUTTING INSTRUMENT | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136639 | PERCUSSION APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH A PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICE | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032093 | MOBILE POWER TOOL HAVING AN AQUEOUS LUBRICANT, AND USE OF THE MOBILE POWER TOOL | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030703 | ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A VACUUM SYSTEM TO A CONTAINER AND CONTAINER THEREWITH | April 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129284 | SURGICAL RELOADABLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18193485 | COILER FOR A DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE AND METHOD FOR COILING A STRIP OF DUNNAGE | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190528 | RECIPROCATING IMPACT HAMMER | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124750 | QUICK CHANGE PNEUMATIC HAMMER | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18027867 | METHOD FOR GROUPING A PLURALITY OF OBJECTS TO BE MOVED | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18027098 | MACHINE FOR FORMING AND PRINTING CARDBOARD BOXES | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122795 | DRIVING TOOL | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18176896 | POWER TOOL | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171087 | IMPACT TOOL AND ANVIL WITH BLIND HOLE TOOL ELEMENT RETENTION | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18170749 | GRINDING TOOL | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18168965 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18166698 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH EXPANDABLE JAW | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161177 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING PRESSWARE | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159925 | Device and Method for Forming Paper Strapping | January 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152549 | POWER TOOL INCLUDING A BATTERY PACK ISOLATION SYSTEM | January 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004272 | ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING EMBOSSED CUSHIONING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EMBOSSED CUSHIONING MATERIAL | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18089738 | PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR FILM INFLATION AND METHOD THEREOF | December 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18012342 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COVERING BOXES | December 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081779 | SEALING TAPE | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18065778 | DIRECT TO CONTAINER SYSTEM WITH ON-LINE WEIGHT CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009522 | Electropneumatic impact mechanism | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009556 | Setting device and setting method for self-drilling anchor bolt | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076586 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18073690 | SYSTEM FOR MAKING POUCHES | December 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070890 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURE FOR MULTI-INGREDIENT BEVERAGE FILTER CARTRIDGES | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984173 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASEPTICALLY FILLING A PACKAGE | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997999 | FORMING UNIT AND METHOD FOR FORMING A CONTAINER AND PACKING APPARATUS WITH SUCH A FORMING UNIT | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980034 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING ARTICLES | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18052199 | PRODUCT POUCH ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17996977 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A LENGTH OF PADDING MATERIAL | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17962250 | LINER FOR AN OVERPACK ASSEMBLY | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17937869 | STRETCH-HOOD MACHINE | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959385 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING KITS OF SANITARY PRODUCTS, AND RELATED APPARATUS | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M.
With a 46.7% 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, 38.9% 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 WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M works in Art Unit 3731 and has examined 357 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M's allowance rate of 76.2% 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 WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M receive 2.25 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% 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 WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 24.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 35% 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 32.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% 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, 72.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% 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 53.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 29.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 45.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 39% 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 43% 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 5.1% of allowed cases (in the 81% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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