Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18541855 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMS | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18131228 | NACELLE INLET STRUCTURE FITTING WITH LOCATOR CLIP AND HOIST BRACKET | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296220 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR WITH A SET OF DILUTION PASSAGES | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18163799 | MICRO-MIXER AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING SAME | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18105001 | COMBUSTOR WITH TANGENTIAL FUEL AND AIR FLOW | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 17664976 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COMBUSTOR WITH A VARIABLE COMBUSTION CHAMBER | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17749805 | TORSIONAL DAMPING FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17663098 | COMBUSTION LINER | May 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663095 | COMBUSTION LINER | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17774642 | COMBUSTOR COMPONENT, COMBUSTOR INCLUDING THE COMBUSTOR COMPONENT, AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE COMBUSTOR | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722894 | PASSIVELY ROTATING A ROTATING STRUCTURE OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE DURING TRANSPORTATION | April 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716111 | CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE TO CONTROL VARIABLE APU SPEED AND CONSTANT GENERATOR OUTPUT FREQUENCY | April 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17715562 | Combustion-Gas Supply System and Method Thereof, Device Equipped with Turbine Engine, and Fracturing System | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17712747 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17708095 | EFFICIENT TURBINE ENGINE USING INTEGRATED AMMONIA FUEL PROCESSING | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683388 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM | March 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17670107 | LIQUID HYDROGEN-LIQUID OXYGEN FUELED POWERPLANT | February 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17581098 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17577674 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING FUEL LEAKAGE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | January 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17571652 | POWER SOURCE FOR AN AIRCRAFT | January 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17545682 | DUAL SCHEDULE FLOW DIVIDER VALVE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR USE THEREIN | December 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17519042 | STRUT WITH INNER DAMPER ROD | November 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17452293 | Mobile Electric Power Generation Trailer System and Methods | October 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17492417 | AUXILIARY COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES | October 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17446597 | INTEGRATED POWER PRODUCTION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17430347 | Cooling System for Recuperated Gas Turbine Engines | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17397290 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR A GENERATOR ASSEMBLY | August 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17395049 | AFT ENGINE MOUNT RING WITH SPIGOT | August 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17392884 | COMBUSTOR WITH DILUTION HOLES | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17379261 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM CONTROL | July 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17379285 | EMERGENCY POWER UNIT FOR ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT | July 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17370080 | GAS TURBINE COMPONENT WITH FLUID INTAKE HOLE FREE OF ANGLED SURFACE TRANSITIONS | July 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17363088 | COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MOVEABLE INTERFACE DILUTION OPENING | June 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17304352 | EXHAUST DUCT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | June 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17340585 | COMBUSTOR FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | June 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17294577 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAVING AN AIR-OIL EXCHANGER SYSTEM SUPPORT WITH OPTIMIZED ATTACHMENT | May 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17317415 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER FOR USE IN GAS TURBINE ENGINES | May 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes | 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 486 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner FORD, RENE D's allowance rate of 80.9% 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 1.54 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% 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 32 months. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FORD, RENE D. This interview benefit is in the 72% 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, 31.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 58% 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 35.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 19% 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 2% 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, 44.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 49% 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 50% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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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