Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19214688 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE | May 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19196224 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR A GENERATOR ASSEMBLY | May 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19191681 | AUTOMATIC BLEED VALVE | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19092045 | INTEGRATED GAS TURBINE CYCLE AND LIQUID AIR ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM | March 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19074078 | TURBINE ENGINE WITH A BLADE ASSEMBLY HAVING A SET OF COOLING CONDUITS | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19038212 | COMBUSTION APPARATUS FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18984531 | ACCOMMODATION FOR MISMATCH IN GUIDE VANE FEEDBACK VIA UNDESIRED ENGINE BEHAVIOR | December 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18975887 | TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A LUBRICATION SYSTEM WITH A GEARBOX LUBRICATION SYSTEM PARAMETER | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18924460 | START-UP AND CONTROL OF LIQUID SALT ENERGY STORAGE COMBINED CYCLE SYSTEMS | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18906933 | LINKAGE DAMPER FOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18829818 | DYNAMIC COMPRESSOR SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATION | September 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18841850 | ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY, BURNER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BURNER | August 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18804465 | FUEL NOZZLE AND SWIRLER | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18788946 | INTEGRATED POWER PRODUCTION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18774271 | LINKAGE DAMPER FOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18726923 | THRUST REVERSER COMPRISING MOVABLE CASCADES AND A SEALING MEMBRANE | July 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18755155 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18734102 | POWER GENERATION FACILITY | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18680275 | SCOOP FED HEAT EXCHANGE FOR AN OPEN ROTOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18668822 | DOVETAIL FEATURES ON PANEL RAILS OR IMPINGEMENT SHEET TO HOLD PANELS | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18664890 | CRACKING AND SEPARATION OF AMMONIA FUEL | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18659371 | AXIAL FUEL STAGE INJECTOR CREATING AIR CURTAIN | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18659511 | COMBUSTOR INCLUDING A HEAT SHIELD FOR A TURBINE ENGINE | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18644684 | NON-LINEAR STIFFNESS BRACKET OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18644977 | AIRCRAFT NACELLE EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE THRUST REVERSAL DEVICE COMPRISING A DOWNSTREAM DEFLECTOR, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PROPULSION UNIT HAVING SUCH A NACELLE | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18703928 | A HYDROGEN FUEL HIGH-SPEED ROTATING MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18594746 | TWO-PIECE ENGINE COLLAR | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18434597 | ACOUSTIC PANEL WITH DIFFERENT CELL CONFIGURATIONS | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18419936 | MULTI-MODE STARTER CONTROL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18541855 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMS | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18533881 | TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A COMBUSTION SECTION WITH A FUEL NOZZLE | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18517712 | POSITIONAL CONTROL OF FUEL INJECTION INTO GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18488714 | Mobile Electric Power Generation Trailer System and Methods | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379341 | FUEL INJECTION FOR INTEGRAL COMBUSTOR AND TURBINE VANE | October 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483696 | TORSIONAL DAMPING FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18261124 | PROPULSION ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A STATOR VANE INTEGRATED INTO AN UPSTREAM PART OF A MOUNTING PYLON OF REDUCED HEIGHT | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480238 | PARTICLE SEPARATORS FOR TURBOMACHINES AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18371207 | EMERGENCY POWER UNIT FOR ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465658 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE POWER CABLE COOLING | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18464550 | COMBUSTOR FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18242186 | OIL CIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC ENGINE | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18456587 | POWERPLANT FOR AN AIRCRAFT | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18547238 | POWER PLANT FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AN ELECTRIC GRID COMPRISING AN ELECTROLYZER POWERED BY THE ELECTRIC GRID | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18233965 | AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH AN ENGINE AND AN EXHAUST DUCT THAT IS DRAINED AROUND AN EXHAUST NOZZLE OF THE ENGINE | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18226978 | COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18225933 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR A GENERATOR ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18224908 | BUFFER AIR ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18260923 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE AND MOUNTING PYLON THEREOF | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349524 | FABRICATED SHEET METAL CASING MECHANICAL DAMPING RETAINING RING | July 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18348903 | LOCAL VIBRATION DAMPING FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE HOUSING | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18346528 | REINFORCED LATTICE STRUCTURE AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH STRUCTURE | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18217108 | SYSTEM HAVING AXIAL-RADIAL EXHAUST DIFFUSER AND METHOD OF USE | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18215957 | BEARING CONFIGURATION FOR A ROTATIONAL EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341211 | TURBO-COMPOUNDED ENGINE WITH EXHAUST DUCT ACOUSTIC ARRANGEMENT | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18333824 | AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE PRESSURE-RELIEF DEVICE INCLUDING A MOBILE WALL RETAINED IN A CLOSED POSITION | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18328856 | COMPOSITE AIRFOIL ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18198586 | START-UP AND CONTROL OF LIQUID SALT ENERGY STORAGE COMBINED CYCLE SYSTEMS | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18314565 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18141328 | COMBUSTOR SECTION SUPPORT STRUCTURES | April 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18308984 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROPULSION | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18140341 | INTEGRATED POWER PRODUCTION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18140381 | INTEGRATED POWER PRODUCTION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18296220 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR WITH A SET OF DILUTION PASSAGES | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18131228 | NACELLE INLET STRUCTURE FITTING WITH LOCATOR CLIP AND HOIST BRACKET | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130872 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH BYPASS TOBI COOLING/PURGE FLOW AND METHOD | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18184804 | HYDROGEN-FUELLED AIRCRAFT POWER SYSTEM | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179651 | EMBEDDED ELECTRIC MACHINE OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179343 | Mobile Electric Power Generation Trailer System and Methods | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175340 | TURNBUCKLE LINKAGE | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164491 | REDUCING NOISE FROM A COMBUSTOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18105001 | COMBUSTOR WITH TANGENTIAL FUEL AND AIR FLOW | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18163799 | MICRO-MIXER AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING SAME | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18157790 | FUEL NOZZLES | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18092637 | BUFFER FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SHAFT SEAL OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18062977 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HEATING MOUNT LUGS | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18061330 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE TO AN AIRCRAFT PYLON | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18056282 | COMBUSTOR NOZZLE, COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING SAME | November 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17984699 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION SECTION HAVING AN INTEGRATED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980215 | TRAILING EDGE FUEL INJECTION ENHANCEMENT FOR FLAME HOLDING MITIGATION | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18052474 | OPTIMIZED CO-GENERATING SYSTEM AND RECOVERY METHOD FOR POWER, WATER AND NITROGEN | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17979023 | MODULE ENSURING AN ATTENUATION OF SOUND WAVES AND A HEAT EXCHANGE | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17951796 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL INJECTOR WITH MULTIPLE FUEL CIRCUITS | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17950166 | INTEGRATED FUEL GAS HEATER FOR MOBILE FUEL CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT | September 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17932332 | THERMO-ACOUSTIC DAMPER IN A COMBUSTOR LINER | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17944405 | GAS TURBINE FACILITY | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17931649 | HOLLOW PLANK DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR COMBUSTOR LINER | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940046 | IMPROVED GAS TURBINE ENGINE | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17903692 | FUEL SYSTEM WITH REDUCED BYPASS FLOW | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17901962 | Transition piece, combustor, and gas turbine engine | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893640 | POWER ASSISTED ENGINE START BLEED SYSTEM | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17893555 | JAM DETECTION AND JAM TOLERANT MOTION CONTROL | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17821366 | Mobile Electric Power Generation Trailer System and Methods | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878331 | AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A HYDROGEN SUPPLY DEVICE INCORPORATING A HYDROGEN HEATING SYSTEM POSITIONED IN THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867726 | TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR HAVING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER HEAT SHIELD | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17854342 | FUEL INJECTION FOR INTEGRAL COMBUSTOR AND TURBINE VANE | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17843182 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED DUCTED HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839106 | OIL CIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC ENGINE | June 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17835518 | METHOD FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17805148 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMS | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17827205 | THROTTLE MECHANISM AND TURBINE | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FORD, RENE D.
With a 5.9% 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, 13.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner FORD, RENE D works in Art Unit 3741 and has examined 409 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner FORD, RENE D's allowance rate of 78.0% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by FORD, RENE D receive 1.61 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% 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 FORD, RENE D is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FORD, RENE D. This interview benefit is in the 74% 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, 30.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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 34.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 29.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. 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, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 54% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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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