Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18827636 | MODULAR WIND TURBINE BLADE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18629875 | OPTIMIZED AIRFOIL WITH CYLINDRICAL LEADING EDGE AND STINGER TRAILING EDGE | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18590391 | TUNABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY, A BLADE ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING VIBRATION | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18440364 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING A RINGED AIRFOIL | February 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18575808 | METHOD OF SUPPORTING SHEAR WEBS OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18544040 | ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE, WIND TURBINE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | December 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533952 | AIRCRAFT AIRFOIL FORMED FROM THERMALLY ADAPTIVE MATERIALS AND INCLUDING DAMPING ELEMENT, STIFFENING ELEMENT, AND A THERMOELECTRIC JUNCTION | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18517224 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY TO DETECT PROPELLER WHIRL IN A TURBINE ENGINE | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18287004 | SURFACE-PROCESSED STRUCTURE, SURFACE-PROCESSED SHEET, AND PROPELLER FAN | October 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18285685 | MAIN LAMINATE FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284323 | CABLE-STAYED BLADE STRUCTURE FOR VARIABLE SPEED WIND TURBINES | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372613 | TURBINE BLADE WITH AUXILIARY DEFLECTOR | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283907 | CHAMFERED STRIP AND BEAM FOR A SPAR CAP OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18370400 | WATER PUMP WITH SUSPENSION FUNCTION | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18282350 | A PITCH CONTROLLED WIND TURBINE WITH BLADE CONNECTING MEMBERS AND SPLIT BLADES | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464147 | METAL PLATED PLASTIC ACM PART WITH INTERNAL THERMALLY ADAPTIVE STRUCTURE | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549206 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE SPAR CAP WITH EQUIPOTENTIAL BONDING | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18351725 | HYBRID-ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH A COUPLER FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN MODES OF OPERATION | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18350804 | WIND TURBINE BLADE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18348969 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE ELEMENT HAVING CONNECTION ASSEMBLIES | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18259784 | METHOD OF JOINING SEGMENTS OF A COMPOSITE COMPONENT | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18343069 | HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS TURBINE ENGINE | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18338148 | RIGID WIND TURBINE BLADE MOULD STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF RAPIDLY REPLACING MOULD PROFILE | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18205794 | UNDUCTED PROPULSION SYSTEM | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18202506 | FAN ASSEMBLIES WITH FAN DISK INSERTS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18039185 | COMPENSATING GRAVITY CYCLES OF A PITCHING SYSTEM | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18035204 | VORTEX GENERATOR FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE, WIND TURBINE BLADE, AND WIND POWER GENERATING APPARATUS | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311580 | USING A ROTOR LOCK PLATE FOR REDISTRIBUTION OF SHAFT WEIGHT AND LOADS | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18304415 | RING SEGMENT ASSEMBLY IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032854 | REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR INCLUDING DIFFUSER WITH GROOVES | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18247847 | IMPELLER MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN IMPELLER MACHINE | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247282 | TURBINE BLADE FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE, COMPRISING A PLATFORM PROVIDED WITH A CHANNEL FOR PRIMARY FLOW REJECTION TOWARDS A PURGE CAVITY | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18027977 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18121001 | Method For Controlling Vertical Take-Off And Landing Aircraft Using Different Propeller Blade Angle Of Attack Ranges For Different Flight Modes | March 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926654 | STABILIZER CHANNEL OF A COMPRESSOR | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18043779 | A MOULDING ASSEMBLY FOR MANUFACTURING A SHELL PART OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE | March 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18169616 | ROTOR BLADE, WIND TURBINE, SERRATION ANGLE, ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18169757 | LOW-NOISE BLADE FOR AN OPEN ROTOR | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18103478 | Method For Controlling Vertical Take-Off And Landing Aircraft Using Different Propeller Blade Angle Of Attack Ranges For Different Flight Modes | January 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018073 | GUIDE VANE ARRANGEMENT FOR A TURBOMACHINE, COMPRESSOR MODULE, AND TURBOMACHINE | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18006938 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING STRIKES FOR A MODULAR BLADE AND METHOD OF FORMING A STACK | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18158846 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE NOISE EMISSION OF A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18016539 | TURBINE AND TURBOCHARGER | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081051 | ACCESS ARRANGEMENT FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE | December 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18072757 | CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER | December 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928899 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A WIND TURBINE BLADE, WIND TURBINE BLADE CLEAT FOR ASSEMBLING A WIND TURBINE BLADE SHELL AND CLAMP TOOL FOR CLAMPING A SEPARATELY MANUFACTURED GLUE FLANGE DURING ASSEMBLY OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17991302 | VARIABLE PITCH FAN ASSEMBLY WITH REMOTE COUNTERWEIGHTS | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924483 | LEADING EDGE PROTECTION FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17959440 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING VIBRATIONS IN WIND TURBINES | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959463 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING VIBRATIONS IN WIND TURBINES | October 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17956992 | COMPRESSOR STATOR VANE AIRFOILS | September 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17953026 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE | September 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17944659 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17930012 | AIRFOIL FOR A COMPRESSOR OF A TURBOMACHINE | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17883937 | CMC GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH SEPARATED FIBER PLIES | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796383 | STATOR VANE AND GAS TURBINE | July 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17814266 | ROTOR COOLING SYSTEM FOR SHUTDOWN | July 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870950 | LIGHTNING BYPASS SYSTEM | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17866716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLATION OF AN OPEN-SLEEVE ADD-ON DEVICE ON A WIND TURBINE BLADE | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866709 | WIND GENERATOR | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867546 | SHAFTLESS ELECTRIC FLUID-FLOW DEVICE | July 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17860997 | ROTATING BLADE FOR A TURBOMACHINE | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845316 | DOWN-WIND HORIZONTAL AXIS TURBINE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | June 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785974 | WIND TURBINE BLADE MANUFACTURE | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826163 | Rotary Airfoil With Reduced Acoustic Output | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749947 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE ELEMENT HAVING CONNECTION ASSEMBLIES | May 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17741772 | WIND TURBINE BLADE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17730986 | MULTI SEGMENT WIND TURBINE BLADE JOINT BUSHING | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17731011 | MULTI SEGMENT WIND TURBINE BLADE JOINT BUSHING | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17730767 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE WITH COVERED ACCESS WINDOW | April 2022 | February 2023 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720326 | WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAME | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717676 | EXTENDABLE WIND TURBINE BLADE | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17700019 | Propeller with Unloaded Tip Zone and Method | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761609 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17641636 | WIND TURBINE YAW OFFSET CONTROL BASED ON REINFORCEMENT LEARNING | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685481 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF A TUNABLE MASS DAMPER TO REDUCE VIBRATIONS IN WIND TURBINE BLADES IN A LOCKED OR IDLING CONDITION OF THE ROTOR HUB | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665483 | LOW-NOISE BLADE FOR AN OPEN ROTOR | February 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17588376 | Heating System and Method for a Jointed Wind Rotor Turbine Blade | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17625215 | Seal | January 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17624994 | A SEGMENTED ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE AND METHODS FOR JOINING THE SAME | January 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563868 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE WITH TWO ROWS OF VORTEX GENERATORS | December 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563153 | DISTANCE MEMBER FOR CONNECTING WIND TURBINE BLADE SHEAR WEBS | December 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17623123 | LARGE INDUCTORS FOR LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF POWER SYSTEMS | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17540292 | LIMP, ELONGATE ELEMENT WITH GLASS STAPLE FIBRES | December 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17615765 | Bulkhead for a wind turbine blade and method for installing a bulkhead in a wind turbine blade | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17615064 | REDUCTION OF EDGEWISE VIBRATIONS USING TORSIONAL VIBRATION SIGNAL | November 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17611932 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND WIND TURBINE BLADE | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17610992 | WIND TURBINE AND WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE | November 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17609065 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE CONFIGURED FOR REDUCED TRAILING EDGE NOISE | November 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17503195 | UNDUCTED PROPULSION SYSTEM | October 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497220 | ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND POWER INSTALLATION, WIND POWER INSTALLATION, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING A ROTOR BLADE | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17484429 | FAN BLADE ASSEMBLY WITH MIDSPAN SHROUD | September 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 41 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17475744 | INLET FOR UNDUCTED PROPULSION SYSTEM | September 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17464041 | FLUTTER-RESISTANT BLADE | September 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17464035 | FLUTTER-RESISTANT BLADE | September 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17464047 | FLUTTER-RESISTANT BLADE | September 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17434089 | METHOD FOR RETAINING A MOVING PART OF A WIND TURBINE | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17433607 | WIND TURBINE BLADE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIND TURBINE BLADE, AND USE OF FABRIC IN COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OF WIND TURBINE BLADE | August 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17409245 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | August 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17403122 | Automatic-Aerodynamic Pitch Control for Wind Turbine Blade | August 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KIM, SANG K.
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, 16.7% 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 KIM, SANG K works in Art Unit 3745 and has examined 424 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner KIM, SANG K's allowance rate of 81.1% 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 KIM, SANG K receive 1.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 47% 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 KIM, SANG K is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KIM, SANG K. This interview benefit is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 57% 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 37.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% 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 44.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 7% 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, 58.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 75% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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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