Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18680980 | SMART TRANSACTION SYSTEM WITH IOT INTEGRATION FOR PURCHASE REQUESTS | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18675217 | EMISSION TREATMENT CATALYSTS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18653420 | AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISEASE INCIDENCE IN A TARGET C4 TURF GRASS AREA | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582957 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18421964 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STEERING OF HOST VEHICLE | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18259405 | INTEGRAL BRAKE-BY-WIRE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLES, CONTROL METHOD FOR AN INTEGRAL BRAKING SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLES AND A RELATED MOTORCYCLE | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333164 | ENGINE SYSTEM COMPRISING A HYDROGEN COMBUSTION ENGINE | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18254978 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE TEMPERATURE OF INJECTED FUEL IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES FROM A MIXTURE OF AIR FLOW AND FUEL APPLICABLE TO A VEHICLE | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17782085 | REDUCTANT DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST GAS AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14278170 | FUEL SYSTEM OF GAS TURBINE ENGINES | May 2014 | June 2014 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14248444 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING SLIM-LINE NACELLE | April 2014 | July 2014 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14237870 | COMBUSTION ARRANGEMENT AND TURBINE COMPRISING A DAMPING FACILITY | February 2014 | October 2014 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14161120 | COMBUSTOR AND ROTATING MACHINE | January 2014 | September 2014 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14087471 | Geared Turbofan Engine Gearbox Arrangement | November 2013 | May 2014 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14114905 | COOLED PILOT FUEL LANCE | November 2013 | August 2014 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14056992 | Gas turbine engine with liquid metal cooling | October 2013 | June 2014 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13983140 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT | October 2013 | May 2014 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14002286 | Solar Thermal Gas Turbine System | October 2013 | February 2014 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14035113 | MIXER THAT PERFORMS RECIPROCATING ROTARY MOTION FOR A CONFLUENT-FLOW NOZZLE OF A TURBINE ENGINE, AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING IT | September 2013 | July 2014 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14034720 | FUNDAMENTAL GEAR SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE | September 2013 | February 2014 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14033771 | GENERATING POWER USING AN ION TRANSPORT MEMBRANE | September 2013 | May 2014 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14018462 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR | September 2013 | May 2014 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13882655 | NOZZLE, AND GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR HAVING THE NOZZLE | September 2013 | June 2014 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14011318 | Systems and Methods for De-Icing a Gas Turbine Engine Inlet Screen and Dehumidifying Inlet Air Filters | August 2013 | August 2014 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13953143 | COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT WITH CO2 CAPTURE PLANT | July 2013 | March 2016 | Abandon | 31 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13937381 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A WORKING FLUID TO A COMBUSTOR | July 2013 | June 2014 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13994791 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE COMPRISING A RESONATOR | June 2013 | June 2014 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13852797 | LOW FLOW CORRECTION FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL VALVE CHARACTERISTICS | March 2013 | August 2014 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13804199 | DIFFUSION COMBUSTOR FUEL NOZZLE FOR LIMITING NOx EMISSIONS | March 2013 | April 2016 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13798373 | BAND STRUCTURE AND MICRO GAS TURBINE HAVING THE SAME | March 2013 | June 2015 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13820763 | AERODYNAMIC SHROUD FOR THE BACK OF A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A TURBOMACHINE | March 2013 | October 2013 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13783669 | AXIAL TURBINE AND POWER PLANT | March 2013 | April 2014 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13778202 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE MID TURBINE FRAME WITH FLOW TURNING FEATURES | February 2013 | September 2013 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13776638 | FUEL/AIR MIXING SYSTEM FOR FUEL NOZZLE | February 2013 | October 2014 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13758197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD USING LOW EMISSIONS GAS TURBINE CYCLE WITH PARTIAL AIR SEPARATION | February 2013 | April 2015 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13751266 | DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR REGULATING A TURBINE ENGINE, AND AN AIRCRAFT | January 2013 | April 2014 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13734156 | ARTICULATED TRANSITION DUCT IN TURBOMACHINE | January 2013 | October 2013 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13808211 | PROCEDURE FOR IGNITING A TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER | January 2013 | April 2014 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13728600 | Fuel Flow Control Method and Fuel Flow Control System of Gas Turbine Combustor for Humid Air Gas Turbine | December 2012 | January 2014 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13716953 | COMBUSTOR FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | December 2012 | March 2014 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13713840 | INTAKE LINER FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | December 2012 | September 2014 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13680857 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS INVOLVING MULTIPLE GAS TURBINE CORES | November 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13679868 | JET ENGINE ATTACHMENT DEVICE | November 2012 | January 2017 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13671435 | System for Reducing Vibrational Motion in a Gas Turbine System | November 2012 | March 2014 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13653258 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR HAVING COUNTERFLOW INJECTION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF USE | October 2012 | May 2014 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13649421 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MODEL BASED CONTROL FOR COUNTER-ROTATING OPEN-ROTOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE | October 2012 | December 2013 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13632207 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF A POWER PLANT WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A GAS TURBINE, AND POWER PLANT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD | October 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13512185 | EXHAUST TEMPERATURE BASED MODE CONTROL METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE | September 2012 | April 2014 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13605169 | RADIAL STAGING METHOD AND CONFIGURATION OF A LIQUID INJECTION SYSTEM FOR POWER PLANTS | September 2012 | August 2014 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13602490 | VARIABLE AREA FAN NOZZLE AND THRUST REVERSER | September 2012 | July 2014 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13585005 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE IGNITION ENERGY | August 2012 | November 2012 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13557614 | FUNDAMENTAL GEAR SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE | July 2012 | July 2013 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13512120 | EXHAUST TEMPERATURE BASED THRESHOLD FOR CONTROL METHOD AND TURBINE | July 2012 | December 2013 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13556614 | HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2012 | March 2013 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13555888 | COOLING APPARATUS, GAS TURBINE SYSTEM USING COOLING APPARATUS, HEAT PUMP SYSTEM USING COOLING SYSTEM, COOLING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING COOLING APPARATUS | July 2012 | November 2012 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13549738 | DUCTED FAN GAS TURBINE ASSEMBLY | July 2012 | January 2014 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13549830 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER | July 2012 | February 2014 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13549027 | MICROFLUIDIC FLAME BARRIER | July 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13512071 | EXHAUST TEMPERATURE BASED THRESHOLD FOR CONTROL METHOD AND TURBINE | July 2012 | August 2014 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13547124 | BAFFLE ASSEMBLY FOR BLEED AIR SYSTEM OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE | July 2012 | November 2013 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13546398 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A WORKING FLUID TO A COMBUSTOR | July 2012 | May 2013 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13545296 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING FUEL TO A GAS TURBINE | July 2012 | April 2014 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13544097 | COOLING HOLE WITH THERMO-MECHANICAL FATIGUE RESISTANCE | July 2012 | November 2013 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13544136 | COOLING HOLE WITH ASYMMETRIC DIFFUSER | July 2012 | January 2014 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13544101 | TRI-LOBED COOLING HOLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | July 2012 | July 2013 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13544257 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH IMPINGEMENT AND LOBED COOLING HOLE | July 2012 | November 2013 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13544125 | COOLING HOLE WITH CURVED METERING SECTION | July 2012 | May 2014 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13544071 | MULTI-LOBED COOLING HOLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | July 2012 | November 2013 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13544231 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH IMPINGEMENT AND DIFFUSIVE COOLING | July 2012 | July 2013 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13544112 | MULTI-LOBED COOLING HOLE ARRAY | July 2012 | January 2013 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13544107 | COOLING HOLE WITH CRENELLATION FEATURES | July 2012 | December 2013 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13544090 | MULTI-LOBED COOLING HOLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | July 2012 | February 2014 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13539873 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE TURBINE VANE AIRFOIL PROFILE | July 2012 | December 2013 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13533750 | HOT WATER INJECTION FOR TURBOMACHINE | June 2012 | November 2014 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13524504 | Combustor Housing for Combustion of Low-BTU Fuel Gases and Methods of Making and Using the Same | June 2012 | June 2013 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13523857 | GAS TURBINE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2012 | May 2014 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13494297 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING A COMBUSTOR | June 2012 | April 2013 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13490525 | SINGLE TURBINE DRIVING DUAL COMPRESSORS | June 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13483720 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING COOLING FLOW INTO THE SURGE PLENUM OF AN EXHAUST EDUCTOR COOLING SYSTEM | May 2012 | August 2014 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13481089 | SMALL GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH MULTIPLE BURN ZONES | May 2012 | September 2012 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13469217 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH MIXING CIRCUIT | May 2012 | September 2014 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13509454 | MOUNTING AN AGB ON AN INTERMEDIATE CASING FOR A TURBOJET FAN COMPARTMENT | May 2012 | September 2013 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13466184 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A WORKING FLUID TO A COMBUSTOR | May 2012 | October 2013 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13450943 | HEAD PART OF AN ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER | April 2012 | February 2014 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13445008 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO REHEAT COMBUSTION TURBINE ENGINES WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION | April 2012 | May 2013 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13444972 | METHODS RELATING TO REHEAT COMBUSTION TURBINE ENGINES WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION | April 2012 | May 2014 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13441031 | ENGINE HOT SECTION VANE WITH TAPERED FLAME HOLDER SURFACE | April 2012 | May 2013 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13436967 | INTEGRATED DIRECT DRIVE STARTER/GENERATOR FOR TURBINES | April 2012 | April 2013 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13432859 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY | March 2012 | October 2012 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13431187 | PASSIVE EQUILIZATION FLOW DIVIDER VALVE | March 2012 | July 2013 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13427236 | STRESS REDUCTION FEATURE TO IMPROVE FUEL NOZZLE SHEATH DURABILITY | March 2012 | September 2014 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13426337 | GAS TURBINE ENGINES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING PARTICULATE MATTER THEREFROM DURING OPERATION | March 2012 | May 2013 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13414051 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER | March 2012 | February 2013 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13410588 | LIQUID LEVEL MONITORING AND REPORTING SYSTEM | March 2012 | September 2014 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13409326 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING COMBUSTION DYNAMICS IN A COMBUSTOR | March 2012 | April 2013 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13407857 | HIGH TURNING FAN EXIT STATOR | February 2012 | February 2013 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13407004 | SENSOR-BASED PERFORMANCE-SEEKING GAS TURBINE ENGINE CONTROL | February 2012 | May 2013 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13405411 | HYBRID TURBOFAN ENGINE | February 2012 | November 2012 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13399424 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SWIRLED COOLING AIR | February 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13390655 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UTILISING BIOMASS | February 2012 | September 2013 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT.
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, 61.5% 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 WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT works in Art Unit 3741 and has examined 809 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.
Examiner WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT's allowance rate of 88.6% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT receive 1.27 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 43.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% 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 39.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 61% 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 85.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 31.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 28.6% of allowed cases (in the 99% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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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