Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18980840 | PRESSURE ACTIVATED FLOW BALANCING DOUBLE QUAD VALVE | December 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18894250 | PISTON COUPLER FOR A RECIPROCATING PUMP | September 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18745513 | INTEGRATED PUMP DEVICE | June 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18719525 | HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741365 | CONTROL VALVE AND WORKING MACHINE INCLUDING CONTROL VALVE | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18718929 | HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR | June 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18717646 | FLUID PRESSURE ACTUATOR | June 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18711654 | Dual -System Hydraulic Actuator | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18661957 | ROTARY ACTUATOR | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18707967 | Mobile Machine and Method | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592993 | VEHICLE BRAKE APPARATUS | March 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18685547 | Work Machine | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18683265 | HYDRAULIC CYLINDER | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437511 | CONTROLLING MULTIPLE EVERSION-BASED ACTUATORS | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18682118 | MULTI-STAGE BUFFER HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FOR WAVE-ENERGY POWER GENERATION APPARATUS AND MULTI-STAGE BUFFER HYDRAULIC CONTROL METHOD | February 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18681734 | CAM PROFILE DRIVE ASSEMBLY | February 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18417801 | THERMOACTIVATE MODULAR SOFT ACTUATOR BASED ON PHASE TRANSITION | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523399 | CONTROL MODULE FOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18502292 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18557602 | ACTUATORS FOR SOFT ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379856 | Soft Variable Impedance Actuator Using Embedded Jamming Layer | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284249 | FLUID CIRCUIT | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242354 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR MACHINE | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277592 | HYDRAULIC ARRANGEMENT | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233708 | LINEAR ACTUATOR SYSTEM | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18275092 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OF EXCAVATOR, EXCAVATOR, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXCAVATOR | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262978 | HYDRAULIC SUPPLY DEVICE | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357536 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE VALVE MONITORING DEVICE | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18351176 | PISTON ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHOD | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18348618 | LOAD-CONTROLLED HYDRAULIC SUPPLY FOR AN ATTACHMENT ATTACHED TO AN AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341129 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH SMART RELIEF VALVE AND VALVE CONTROL METHOD | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211422 | PISTON FOR A RESERVOIR OF A DISPENSER OF A FLUID PRODUCT WITHOUT AIR INTAKE | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18337025 | ROTATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCAVATOR | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18335490 | PNEUMATIC HYDRAULIC RETRACTABLE DEVICE | June 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18335903 | AIRCRAFT POWER SYSTEM | June 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18335022 | INTEGRATED PUMP DEVICE | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332911 | HYDRAULIC POWER AMPLIFICATION | June 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207768 | Screw-Pump Type Electro-Hydraulic Actuator | June 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315707 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING AT LEAST ONE FLUID ACTUATOR IN A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT SYSTEM | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144097 | RESERVOIR TANK FOR BRAKE SYSTEM | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313056 | LOCKING UNIT | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18142614 | Oil Leak Mitigation for Hydraulic Systems | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18307185 | HYDRAULIC OPERATING DEVICE FOR A COOLING FAN OF A UTILITY VEHICLE | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18306642 | INTEGRATED HYDRAULIC POWER DEVICE AND FIRE TRUCK | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138445 | Wearable Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic Actuator Systems | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18138621 | High Strain Peano Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) Transducers | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297306 | BRAKE SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED PEDAL FEEDBACK | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18131733 | TEMPERATURE REGULATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030128 | INFLATABLE, MOVEABLE STRUCTURE | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192911 | DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING A HYDRAULIC SUPPLY OF A UTILITY VEHICLE | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18025085 | Work Machine | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170179 | HYBRID ACTUATION DEVICES WITH ELECTROSTATIC CLUTCHES | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18109500 | MASTER CYLINDER | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109586 | MASTER CYLINDER | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18164224 | HYBRID ACTUATION DEVICES INCLUDING ALIGNMENT AIDS | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040113 | RIDE CONTROL FOR WORK MACHINES | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158071 | CONTROLLING MULTIPLE EVERSION-BASED ACTUATORS | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099942 | PISTON ASSEMBLY, AIR CYLINDER AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099828 | ELECTRONICS-FREE PNEUMATIC CIRCUITS FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOT | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149346 | VALVE ASSEMBLY AND HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18068221 | DEVICE FOR AMPLIFYING A FORCE, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18063526 | LOCKING UNIT | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18008975 | UNLOADING VALVE AND COMBINED VALVE TYPE BUFFER CYLINDER | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059474 | ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES COMPRISING AN ELECTRODE PAIR HAVING FAN PORTIONS AND ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING SAME | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17999809 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ACTUATING LIFTING FUNCTION | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926167 | VEHICLE HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981284 | ELECTRONIC BRAKE DEVICE OF VEHICLE | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979691 | INFLATABLE BLADDER SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17973589 | PEDAL SIMULATOR | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970935 | SUPPORT FOR RECIPRICATING PUMP | October 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967232 | HYDRAULIC POWERING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A HYDRAULIC POWERING SYSTEM | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966003 | HYDRAULIC MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17964569 | HYDRAULIC ADJUSTMENT UNIT OF BRAKE SYSTEM IN VEHICLE, BRAKE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD | October 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17917329 | ACTUATOR AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952474 | ISOLATED CYLINDER SYSTEMS FOR LOAD SENSING ARCHITECTURE PLANTER | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942637 | STABILITY AND CONTROL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM ACTUATOR | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17941723 | IN-BUILDING IN-PIPE HYDRO-GENERATION SYSTEM | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930976 | Hydraulic Circuit Equipped with a System for Controlling a Hydraulic Component | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17941041 | PISTON - CRANKSHAFT CONNECTING MEANS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901889 | VOLUME CONTROL ACTUATOR INCLUDING NON-CONTACT CYLINDER | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17898879 | PNEUMATIC RELEASE SYSTEM | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17898533 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC BRAKE DEVICE | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17898607 | SINGLE CHAMBER POWER TRANSMISSION UNIT AND BRAKE SYSTEMS USING SAME | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17907865 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17802745 | Construction Machine | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886376 | Rotary Hydraulic Valve | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17882968 | CONTROL MODULE FOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17876605 | CAP FOR IMPELLER HUB OF TORQUE CONVERTER | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795651 | INTEGRATED PRESSURE DIAGNOSTIC FOR OFF-HIGHWAY STEERING ISOLATION CIRCUIT | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861744 | ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE STACKS COMPRISING ALTERNATINGLY OFFSET ARTIFICAL MUSCLE LAYERS | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17855378 | ELECTROHYDRAULIC PROPORTIONAL PRESSURE CONTROL FOR OPEN CIRCUIT PUMP | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847474 | BRAKE OIL RESERVOIR FOR VEHICLES | June 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832203 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR ANTICIPATING AND CORRECTING FOR OVER-CENTER TRANSITIONS IN MOBILE HYDRAULIC MACHINE | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780229 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17664237 | SLIDING TENDONS FOR HIGH-STRAIN ELASTOMER ACTUATORS | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17664124 | IMPROVED ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMS | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739542 | UNIVERSAL HYDRAULIC AUXILIARY DEPRESSURIZATION CIRCUIT | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17731906 | HOOD LIFTING ACTUATOR WITH LOCKING RING | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728002 | HYDRAULICALLY LOCKING ACTUATOR CONFIGURATION | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754558 | FLUID PRESSURE DRIVING DEVICE | April 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COLLINS, DANIEL S..
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 50.0% 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 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 COLLINS, DANIEL S. works in Art Unit 3745 and has examined 688 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner COLLINS, DANIEL S.'s allowance rate of 89.2% places them in the 71% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by COLLINS, DANIEL S. receive 1.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 8% 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 COLLINS, DANIEL S. is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COLLINS, DANIEL S.. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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 54.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 57% 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 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 53.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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 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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