Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18913330 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A GEARBOX ASSEMBLY | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18910919 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A GEARBOX ASSEMBLY | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18910905 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A GEARBOX ASSEMBLY | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18745410 | TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18652436 | TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18651425 | TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18649822 | TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSULATING COMPONENTS IN AN EXHAUST GAS FLOW FROM A GAS TURBINE | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18430283 | TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18430269 | TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18430317 | TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18419892 | GEARBOX EFFICIENCY RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18580890 | SLEEVE MOUNTED ONTO A LOW-PRESSURE SHAFT IN A TURBOMACHINE | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18519691 | GAS TURBINE ENGINES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SPOOL THRUST IN A TURBINE SECTION THEREOF | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18500660 | TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A ROTATABLE DISK AND A BLADE | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18486523 | MIDSHAFT RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18484760 | GEARBOX EFFICIENCY RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18481597 | MIDSHAFT RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18550408 | DEVICE FOR CENTERING AND GUIDING A SHAFT OF AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238065 | OPTICAL IN-SITU INSPECTION SYSTEM | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18233636 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM GEARTRAIN | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18276418 | DETERMINING TOWER TO TIP CLEARANCE FOR A WIND TURBINE | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18224269 | TELESCOPIC FOLDABLE FAN | July 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18354984 | AIR TURBINE STARTER WITH FLUID DAMPING ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18348649 | Midshaft Rating for Turbomachine Engines | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18343953 | DAMPER ELEMENT WITH FLEXIBLE LEGS FOR VIBRATION DAMPENING SYSTEM FOR TURBINE BLADE | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18340443 | BEARING INNER RACE WITH SLEEVE AND INTEGRATED PULLER | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18335079 | HIGH IMPACT-RESISTANT, REINFORCED FIBER FOR LEADING EDGE PROTECTION OF AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURES | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18039942 | A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SHELL OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18327507 | BEARING CARRIER SUPPORT WITH REDUCED AXIAL LENGTH | June 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18202750 | PHONIC WHEEL FOR TURBINE ENGINE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18318604 | TURBOMACHINERY ENGINES WITH HIGH-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18033890 | LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND POWER GENERATION FACILITY, AND MONITORING METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189740 | MIDSHAFT RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18044031 | NOZZLE SEGMENT, STEAM TURBINE WITH DIAPHRAGM OF MULTIPLE NOZZLE SEGMENTS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY THEREOF | March 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112972 | POWER TURBINE SHAFT WITH HUB ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18169176 | MACHINABLE COATING FOR DAMPING | February 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18167751 | GEARBOX EFFICIENCY RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18157483 | CERAMIC COMPONENT HAVING SILICON LAYER AND BARRIER LAYER | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 18152991 | MIDSHAFT RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17928464 | LIFE CONSUMPTION ESTIMATION DEVICE | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058034 | MIDSHAFT RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18058040 | MIDSHAFT RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | November 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18058036 | MIDSHAFT RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990244 | BLADE OUTER AIR SEAL WITH LARGE RADIUS OF CURVATURE MOUNT HOOKS | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053396 | GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY OF A TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17980670 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM GEARTRAIN | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17976465 | CONDUIT BUSHING WITH CELLULAR MATERIAL | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921129 | ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE COMPRISING A LIFT MODIFYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING THEREOF | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17966499 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PROBABILISTIC BURST | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17965863 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE HAVING VERTICAL ROTOR APPARATUS | October 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17965887 | WIND TURBINE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | October 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17966297 | PLATFORM FOR AN AIRFOIL OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935206 | FACE SEAL CARRIER ARRESTER | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17951619 | VARIABLE BLEED VALVES WITH STRUTS FOR AERODYNAMIC STABILITY | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17905717 | TURBOMACHINE MODULE EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRIC MACHINE ROTOR | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17903002 | Methodology and Algorithms for Protecting Centrifugal and Axial Compressors from Surge and Choke | September 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929105 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A GEARBOX ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17893771 | PLANETARY GEAR BOX | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17801368 | JIG FOR ASSEMBLING AND EXTRACTING BLADE ROOT SPRING, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND EXTRACTING BLADE ROOT SPRING | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17888539 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING A ROTATING BLADE ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17887864 | Seal Air Buffer and Oil Scupper System and Method | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17886190 | ANTI-VORTEX TUBE RETAINING RING AND BORE BASKET | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17817511 | FAN FOR A TURBINE ENGINE | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881225 | SHAFT COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHAFT COMPONENT | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17877809 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSULATING COMPONENTS IN AN EXHAUST GAS FLOW FROM A GAS TURBINE | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17815372 | NESTED DAMPER PIN AND VIBRATION DAMPENING SYSTEM FOR TURBINE NOZZLE OR BLADE | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17812563 | ROLLER BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | July 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17864721 | ROTOR LOCK FOR WIND TURBINE | July 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17860814 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MAINTENANCE TESTING | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17859244 | HYDRAULIC TURBINE CAVITATION ACOUSTIC SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION METHOD BASED ON BIG DATA MACHINE LEARNING | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790078 | Method and Apparatus for Inspecting Wind Turbine Blade, And Device And Storage Medium Thereof | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17787941 | QUICK NO-WATER STARTUP APPARATUS FOR CENTRIFUGAL PUMP | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17837771 | GEARBOX EFFICIENCY RATING FOR TURBOMACHINE ENGINES | June 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17829069 | Air Circulator with Vane Control System | May 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17752166 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAILURE CONDITION IN A COMPONENT OF A WIND TURBINE | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17743735 | HEAT SHIELD AND METHOD OF INSTALLING THE SAME | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17744306 | Anti-Vibration Fan Mounting Gasket | May 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755280 | ROTOR BLADE ARRANGEMENT FOR A TURBOMACHINE | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755047 | PUMP CASING AND PUMP APPARATUS | April 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723797 | Turbine Comprising One or More Helical Structures and Use Thereof | April 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722863 | MULTI-MATERIAL BUSHING FOR ROTATABLY MOUNTING A ROTATING STRUCTURE TO A STATIONARY STRUCTURE | April 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17768676 | ROTOR BLADE WITH NOISE REDUCTION MEANS | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17701491 | CROSS FLOW FAN BLADE, CROSS FLOW FAN, AND AIR CONDITIONER INDOOR UNIT | March 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17641113 | WIND TURBINE BLADE | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17639925 | WIND TURBINE CONTROL BASED ON REINFORCEMENT LEARNING | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17634052 | STRUT COVER, EXHAUST CASING, AND GAS TURBINE | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665791 | GAS TURBINE WITH REDUCED AXIAL DISPLACEMENT UNDER THERMAL EXPANSION | February 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17628901 | ROBOT HAND, ROBOT AND FIXING DEVICE | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17562434 | VACUUM TESTING A SEAL WITHIN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE STRUCTURE | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17562558 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE CASE FIXTURE ASSEMBLY WITH PLATFORM ADAPTOR | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17557187 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE | December 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17544607 | METHOD FOR QUICKLY PREDICTING FATIGUE LIFE OF WRINKLE DEFECT-CONTAINING MAIN SPAR IN WIND TURBINE BLADE | December 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17525195 | WIND TURBINE LIGHTNING DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND LIGHTNING STROKE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD | November 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17609986 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING AND USING A DEAD ZONE OF A TURBOMACHINE VALVE | November 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17453746 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE IN A SUPPORTING FOUNDATION USED WITH A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | November 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17510793 | FAN MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17451905 | ROTARY MACHINE | October 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17440975 | PUMP MONITORING DEVICE, VACUUM PUMP, AND PRODUCT-ACCUMULATION DIAGNOSIS DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM | September 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17477951 | METHOD OF DETERMINING AVERAGE WIND SPEED BY MEANS OF A LIDAR SENSOR | September 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L.
With a 16.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 18.2% 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 ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L works in Art Unit 3745 and has examined 511 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L's allowance rate of 87.3% places them in the 62% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L receive 1.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L. This interview benefit is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 70% 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 63.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 85% 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 55% 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 40.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 18.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 10% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% 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 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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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