USPTO Examiner IGUE ROBERTO TOSHIHARU - Art Unit 3741

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19135844TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING AN ACTUATOR AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A TURBINE ENGINE, AND CORRESPONDING ACTUATION METHODJune 2025March 2026Allow910YesNo
18880705SELF-CONTAINED HYBRID TURBINE ENGINEJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1300YesNo
18751001INLETS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE FANS WITH DISTORTION TOLERANCEJune 2024September 2025Allow1511YesNo
18651612ELECTRICALLY-POWERED TURBOMACHINE ASSEMBLIESApril 2024August 2025Abandon1511NoNo
18525143FUEL CONDITIONING SYSTEMNovember 2023January 2026Allow2620YesNo
18555828METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLIGHT-PROPULSION SYSTEMOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18376073POWER PLANT WITH WATER VAPOR SEPARATION MEMBRANEOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2740YesNo
18374975LIGHTOFF FUEL PRESSURE REDUCTION SYSTEMSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2930YesNo
18469174GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FUEL NOZZLE THEREFORSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1721YesNo
18367212PARTIAL EXHAUST CONDENSATION REGENERATORSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3041NoNo
18244362ENGINE AUGMENTOR FUEL PUMPS POWERED BY AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU)September 2023September 2025Abandon2421NoNo
18463475DIRT AND DUST FREE TURBINE VANE COOLINGSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2721NoNo
18238886MULTI-FUEL GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH WATER INJECTIONAugust 2023February 2026Allow3031YesNo
18546543TURBOJET ENGINE REAR PORTION HAVING AN AUGMENTED A9/A8 NOZZLE AREA RATIOAugust 2023June 2025Allow2220NoYes
18234148VARIABLE-GEOMETRY CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT EXHAUST NOZZLEAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1820YesNo
18360922FAULT TOLERANT ELECTRICAL STARTING OF GAS-TURBINE ENGINEJuly 2023February 2026Allow3131YesNo
18359346A FUEL INJECTORJuly 2023April 2025Abandon2011NoNo
18356655DIHYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINEJuly 2023January 2025Allow1820YesNo
18346983CONTROL DEVICE, MOVING BODY, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAMJuly 2023March 2026Abandon3221NoNo
18215271LINER FOR GROOVE OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOFJune 2023November 2024Abandon1711NoNo
18330608STACKED APPROACH FOR DISTRIBUTED HYBRID PROPULSION WITH SCALABILITY AND MODULARITYJune 2023January 2026Allow3131YesNo
18256200HEAT EXCHANGER MOUNTED IN A TURBINE ENGINE CAVITYJune 2023July 2025Allow2530YesNo
18314384HYDROGEN FUELED TURBINE ENGINE CONDENSER DUCTMay 2023September 2025Abandon2940NoNo
18246984METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE POWER LIMIT OF A HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN FOR A TRANSPORT VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR AN AIRCRAFTMarch 2023January 2026Allow3420YesNo
18109555VARIABLE COOLING OF SECONDARY CIRCUIT OF FUEL NOZZLESFebruary 2023September 2025Abandon3141YesNo
18108442LATCHING MECHANISM FOR INTERNALLY MOUNTED FUEL NOZZLESFebruary 2023December 2024Abandon2221YesNo
18007080COMBUSTOR FOR A GAS TURBINEJanuary 2023July 2025Allow2940YesYes
18001418IMPROVED ARCHITECTURE OF A TURBOMACHNE WITH COUNTER-ROTATING TURBINEDecember 2022October 2025Allow3550YesNo
17927556INSTALLATION FOR HEATING A CRYOGENIC FUELNovember 2022May 2025Allow3021YesNo
17958565ASSEMBLY COMPRISING TWO CONCENTRIC TUBULAR PORTIONS AND A SET OF SENSORS FOR SENSING THERMAL FLOW INSIDE THE OUTER TUBULAR PORTIONOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3231YesNo
17958405GAS TURBINE ENGINE INLETOctober 2022March 2026Allow4120YesYes
17905970METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING AN ELECTRIC MACHINESeptember 2022May 2024Allow2100YesNo
17736510DAMPER FOR A SHAFT IN AN AIRCRAFTMay 2022October 2024Abandon2920YesNo
17661021HYBRID HEAVY LIFT DRONEApril 2022August 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17726061MULTI-LAYERED CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE FOR A BLADED ROTOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINEApril 2022January 2026Allow4541YesNo
17717888GEAR TRAIN FOR GAS GEARED GAS TURBINE ENGINEApril 2022March 2024Allow2410YesNo
17691222GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE GAS TURBINE ENGINEMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4541YesNo
17672767AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMFebruary 2022February 2026Abandon4841NoNo
17345717MEANS FOR HANDLING GASEOUS FUELJune 2021December 2025Abandon5441YesNo
16930621FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY AND GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2020May 2021Allow1000YesNo
16728188INJECTOR NOSE FOR TURBOMACHINE INCLUDING A SECONDARY FUEL SWIRLER WITH CHANGING SECTIONDecember 2019July 2021Allow1910NoNo
16607968FUEL INJECTOR AND GAS TURBINEOctober 2019April 2021Allow1800YesNo
16599430Aircraft Having an Aft Engine and Auxiliary Power UnitOctober 2019September 2025Abandon6061YesNo
16565979FUEL SPRAY NOZZLESeptember 2019October 2021Allow2520NoNo
16551177SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TURBOPROP ENGINEAugust 2019June 2025Allow6060YesNo
16382923GAS TURBINE ENGINEApril 2019June 2021Allow2611YesNo
15981559GEAR TRAIN FOR GAS GEARED GAS TURBINE ENGINEMay 2018September 2021Allow4011YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner IGUE, ROBERTO TOSHIHARU - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner IGUE, ROBERTO TOSHIHARU works in Art Unit 3741 and has examined 9 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner IGUE, ROBERTO TOSHIHARU's allowance rate of 77.8% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by IGUE, ROBERTO TOSHIHARU receive 2.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by IGUE, ROBERTO TOSHIHARU is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 78% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -28.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by IGUE, ROBERTO TOSHIHARU. This interview benefit is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 0.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 22.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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 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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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