USPTO Examiner WONG ELTON K - Art Unit 3745

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18856838MODULE FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINEOctober 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18828175APPARATUS USING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS FOR PREDICTING BLADE DAMAGE AND METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2024June 2025Allow900NoNo
18646115SINGLE-PIECE ANNULAR VANE ARRAY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18642083VARIABLE GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINEApril 2024January 2025Allow901YesNo
18635688INTERFACE FOR A PLENUM FANApril 2024November 2024Allow701NoNo
18634992GAS TURBINE ENGINEApril 2024October 2024Allow600NoNo
18700800BRAZING PLUG, COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE AND METHODApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18629552DRAIN SYSTEM FOR PROPULSION SYSTEMApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18694563HIGH-PRESSURE GAS TURBINE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE AND TURBINE ENGINEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18583829RETAINER RINGS FOR VANE ASSEMBLIES USED IN GAS TURBINE ENGINESFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18437562VIBRATIONAL DAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN AN AIRFOILFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1220YesNo
18436106PITCH SYSTEMS FOR BLADES OF WIND TURBINES AND ASSOCIATED METHODSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow600YesNo
18436716IMPELLER, FAN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1220NoNo
18423853DOUBLE SET OF BLADES WIND POWERED TURBINEJanuary 2024November 2024Allow910YesNo
18291353METHOD OF OPERATING A WIND TURBINE IN AN ACTIVE IDLE MODE WITH FAULTY BLADESJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18404621CARWASH VACUUM MOTORJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810YesNo
18395302MITIGATION OF ROTATING STALL IN TURBINE EXHAUST SECTION USING SEGMENTED AUXILIARY STRUTSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510YesNo
18543591SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1411YesNo
18541549INTEGRATED AXIAL COMPRESSOR DIFFUSER AND HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE VANE ASSEMBLYDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18532339AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND METHOD FOR TEMPERING A FAN BLADE AND/OR AN INTAKE CONEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18531311Flexible Turbine For Power Generation In Straight PipeDecember 2023March 2025Allow1511YesNo
18528720LOCATING PLATE FOR USE WITH TURBINE SHROUD ASSEMBLIESDecember 2023December 2024Allow1300YesNo
18528724TURBINE SHROUD SEGMENTS WITH DAMPING STRIP SEALSDecember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18388305DAMPED BLADED ROTOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINENovember 2023November 2024Allow1320NoNo
18496060COMPOSITE AIRFOIL ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720NoNo
18556803TURBINE ENGINE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CASING AND AN AERODYNAMIC TREATMENT MEMBER AT THE BLADE TIPS, AND CORRESPONDING TURBINE ENGINEOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310YesNo
18380860Metallic SealOctober 2023October 2024Allow1220YesNo
18555056TURBOMACHINE TURBINE HAVING A CMC NOZZLE WITH LOAD ABSORPTION AND POSITIONAL ADJUSTMENTOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010YesNo
18553459GROUP OF STATOR VANESSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18469638Bearing Arrangement for Guiding a Motor Shaft of a Vertical Turbine PumpSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18281572HELICALLY SHAPED WING AND HYDRAULIC MICROPOWER GENERATORSeptember 2023March 2025Abandon1820YesNo
18454531VARIABLE BLEED VALVE ASSEMBLIESAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210YesNo
18454539FAN SET WITH SUPPORT FOR BEARING FASTENING RING ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY METHODAugust 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18451439ERGONOMIC NECK FANAugust 2023November 2024Allow1520YesNo
18450755BLOCKER ASSEMBLY FOR TANGENTIAL ONBOARD INJECTORSAugust 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
18275801A GUIDE MEMBER FOR GUIDING A SHEAR WEB OF WIND TURBINE BLADEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610NoNo
18263943STATOR VANE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSORAugust 2023February 2025Allow1830NoNo
18227645DISRUPTING FLOW VORTICES TO ATTENUATE RESONANT TONES WITHIN A GAS TURBINE ENGINEJuly 2023April 2025Allow2030YesNo
18351593ROTATING GROUP FOR TURBOMACHINE HAVING INTEGRATED WHEEL AND LABYRINTH SEAL ARRANGEMENTJuly 2023June 2025Allow2320YesNo
18351598TURBOMACHINE WITH THRUST BEARING SEAL PLATE HOUSING MEMBER HAVING WORKING FLUID FLOW APERTUREJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010YesNo
18349228IMPELLER, CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMPELLERJuly 2023May 2025Abandon2221YesNo
18271539STATOR ASSEMBLYJuly 2023March 2024Allow800NoNo
18348409AXIAL FANJuly 2023October 2024Allow1520NoNo
18342981METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SUCTION HEIGHT OF VARIABLE SPEED UNITSJune 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18337792HYDROTURBINE MANUFACTUREJune 2023April 2024Allow900NoNo
18195700CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE ENDWALL SEALING AROUND VANE AIRFOIL OF GAS TURBINE ENGINEMay 2023December 2024Allow1920YesNo
18031343Grooved Side Liner For Centrifugal PumpApril 2023April 2024Allow1220NoNo
18193359ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OPTIMIZED FUEL PUMP VOLUTE ENTRANCEMarch 2023March 2025Allow2330YesNo
18028724WIND TURBINE COMPONENT, WIND TURBINE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF A WIND TURBINE COMPONENTMarch 2023September 2024Allow1820NoNo
18190864System for an Improved Stator AssemblyMarch 2023May 2024Allow1411NoNo
18028530HYDRAULIC THRUST BEARING FOR A GAS TURBINE UNIT FOR BLADE CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENTMarch 2023July 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18125573PROPELLER FANMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18125484RELIABLE GEARBOX FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINEMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2511NoNo
18123547AIRFOIL ATTACHMENT FOR TURBINE ROTORMarch 2023November 2024Allow1920YesYes
18026727OPEN IMPELLER FOR SUBMERGIBLE PUMP CONFIGURED FOR PUMPING LIQUID COMPRISING ABRASIVE MATTERMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210YesNo
18245663WIND TURBINE WITH FLOATING FOUNDATIONMarch 2023November 2024Allow2020YesNo
18115027GAS TURBINE VANE BODY WITH INSTRUMENTATIONFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18173989TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING A COMPOSITE AIRFOIL ASSEMBLY HAVING A DOVETAIL PORTIONFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2220YesNo
18042495METHOD OF ASSEMBLING OR DISASSEMBLING A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINEFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1620NoNo
18109776STRUCTURE FOR ASSEMBLING TURBINE BLADE SEALS AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAMEFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1930YesNo
18166504STATOR VANE FOR A TURBOMACHINEFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1720YesNo
18104574Metal Plated Additively Manufactured Plastic Rotors and Their Method of ManufacturingFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1210YesNo
18163079NOZZLE SEGMENT FOR USE WITH MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TURBINE ENGINESFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1920YesNo
18006344AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING VARIABLE-PITCH PROPELLER BLADESJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310YesNo
18158690VARIABLE GEOMETRY INLET FOR TURBOPROPELLER INLET PRESSURE RECOVERY OPTIMIZATIONJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1310NoNo
18088166VANE ARC SEGMENT WITH FLANGE AND GUSSETDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18084297FAN LAMPDecember 2022November 2024Allow2340NoNo
18058367TURBO MACHINE WITH VIBRATION REDUCTION DEVICE FOR STATOR VANESNovember 2022January 2024Allow1410YesNo
17989503ROTARY MACHINENovember 2022September 2024Abandon2220NoNo
17988434DETERMINATION OF WIND TURBINE GENERATOR POSITIONNovember 2022June 2023Allow710YesNo
17971107Airfoil SuperstructureOctober 2022May 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17932934AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE WITH AN OFF-AXIS PROPELLERSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1930NoNo
17932214TURBINE BLADE, AND TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210YesNo
17906248TURBOMACHINE ROTARY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ANNULAR CLAMPING PARTSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720YesNo
17909010AUTOMATIC BLADE PITCH CONTROLSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410YesNo
17908065METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE PLATFORM FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE FANAugust 2022August 2023Allow1200NoNo
17894419Rotor Disk Having a Curved Rotor Arm for an Aircraft Gas TurbineAugust 2022May 2024Abandon2120NoNo
17760369BLADE FOR A ROTATING BLADED DISK FOR AN AIRCRFT TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A SEALING LIP HAVING AN OPTIMIZED NON-CONSTANT CROSS SECTIONAugust 2022August 2023Allow1310YesNo
17882069VANE MULTIPLET WITH COMMON PLATFORM JOINING AIRFOILSAugust 2022March 2023Allow800NoNo
17797287VANE FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINEAugust 2022May 2023Allow900NoNo
17817159GUIDE VANE RING FOR A TURBOMACHINE, TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A GUIDE VANE RINGAugust 2022October 2023Abandon1410NoNo
17879488VARIABLE GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINEAugust 2022December 2023Allow1720YesNo
17876854GAS TURBINE ENGINE SENSOR SYSTEM WITH STATIC PRESSURE SENSORSJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310YesNo
17796512A PUMP AND A SET OF SEALS SEALING THE STATOR COMPONENTS OF SUCH A PUMPJuly 2022April 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17876225TURBINE NOZZLE ASSEMBLY WITH STRESS RELIEF STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING RAILJuly 2022August 2023Allow1210YesNo
17793877BLADE COMPRISING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODJuly 2022July 2024Allow2430YesNo
17859456TURBINE ENGINE WITH A ROTATING BLADE HAVING A FINJuly 2022September 2024Allow2631YesNo
17856630LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR AN ATTRITABLE ENGINEJuly 2022September 2023Allow1511NoNo
17810072CERAMIC VARIABLE STATOR VANE BUSHINGJune 2022April 2025Abandon3360NoNo
17808114STATOR VANE AND AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINE ENGINEJune 2022September 2023Allow1410YesNo
17837829HYBRID ELECTRIC ENGINE WITH ELECTRIC TIP CLEARANCE MECHANISMJune 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17805046SWITCHING VALVEJune 2022November 2023Allow1720NoNo
17748379VANE JOINTMay 2022August 2023Allow1520YesNo
17743544LINER FOR ANTI-ROTATION TAB AND CERAMIC COMPONENTMay 2022June 2023Allow1310YesNo
17735327SYSTEM FOR AN IMPROVED STATOR ASSEMBLYMay 2022January 2023Allow910YesNo
17731653VIBRATIONAL DAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN AN AIRFOILApril 2022April 2023Allow1210YesNo
17772176TEMPERATURE BARRIER COATING FOR RIM-ROTORApril 2022October 2023Allow1810YesNo
17755288TURBOMACHINE TURBINE HAVING A CMC NOZZLE WITH LOAD SPREADINGApril 2022June 2023Allow1410NoNo
17729646ACTIVE BLADE-PITCH CHANGE SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022September 2023Allow1730YesNo
17724035BORESCOPE PLUG ASSEMBLYApril 2022September 2023Allow1720NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WONG, ELTON K.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
13
Examiner Affirmed
8
(61.5%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(38.5%)
Reversal Percentile
59.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 38.5% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
25
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(32.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(68.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
46.6%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 32.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner WONG, ELTON K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WONG, ELTON K works in Art Unit 3745 and has examined 442 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WONG, ELTON K's allowance rate of 77.4% places them in the 36% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WONG, ELTON K receive 1.95 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% 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 WONG, ELTON 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.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WONG, ELTON K. 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 44.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 62% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 45.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 41.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 63% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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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