Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17132953 | HOT AIR ENGINE SYSTEM | December 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17133405 | BUOYANCY WORKING DEVICE | December 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254529 | WAVE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17125206 | DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE ENERGY HARVESTING APPARATUS | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17123590 | FREE PISTON STIRLING REFRIGERATOR | December 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113983 | TURBINE MONITORING SYSTEM AND TURBINE MONITORING METHOD | December 2020 | March 2022 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059703 | A MULTIROTOR WIND TURBINE | November 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17100006 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAVING TURBINE CONNECTOR WITH TURBINE FOOT | November 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17096328 | BUOYANT COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME | November 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17092570 | TURBINE SPEED DETECTION AND USE | November 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17093446 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOT AIR INJECTION INTO EXHAUST PORTS | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17085147 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | October 2020 | February 2022 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17049371 | STEAM TURBINE PLANT AND COOLING METHOD FOR SAME | October 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17047335 | FALLING PARTICLE RECEIVER SYSTEMS WITH MASS FLOW CONTROL | October 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066165 | ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEM | October 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17061288 | HEAT SOURCE STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING SOLAR POWER GENERATION | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17041095 | TOWER SEGMENT, TOWER SEGMENTATION METHOD, AND WIND TURBINE | September 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16948539 | Submerged/Water-Level Turbine | September 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17027212 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEAN, MULTI-ENERGY GENERATION | September 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16978708 | WAVE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17006806 | Thermal Energy Storage Tank Diaphragm System | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17004013 | VERTICAL GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER FOR REDUCING TEMPERATURE IN CARBONACEOUS SHALE ROCK MASS AND PREVENTING ROADBED FROST HEAVE | August 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16967819 | GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVICE | August 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16985192 | EFFECTIVE LOW TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL POWERED ENGINES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | August 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16966251 | FLEXIBLE AQUATIC SUBSTRUCTURES | July 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16947336 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A TURBOCHARGER, AND TURBOCHARGER | July 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16963528 | GEOTHERMAL HEAT EXCHANGER, GEOTHERMAL HEAT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CHARGING THERMAL ENERGY INTO GROUND | July 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16929937 | Steam Power Plant, Modification Method and Operation Method of Steam Power Plant | July 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16917148 | PROCESS TO CAPTURE SOx ONBOARD VEHICLES AND SHIPS | June 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16956479 | GEOTHERMAL PILE | June 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16899563 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR RECOVERING EXHAUST HEAT | June 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16899565 | EXHAUST GAS HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM AND EXHAUST SYSTEM | June 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16771023 | IMPROVED SYSTEM FOR STORING AND HARVESTING ENERGY | June 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16878736 | CONSTANT DENSITY HEAT EXCHANGER AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY CONVERSION | May 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16878875 | ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS | May 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16878858 | ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS | May 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16874665 | MOBILE MULTIPLE ENGINE EXHAUST EMISSIONS PROCESSING SYSTEM | May 2020 | September 2021 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15930824 | WELL COMPLETION CONVERTING A HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION WELL INTO A GEOTHERMAL WELL | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15930673 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR VEHICLE | May 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16870178 | Double inlets exhaust system for unmanned aerial vehicle | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16761437 | HELICAL PILE WITH HEAT EXCHANGER | May 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16857245 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR ENGINE | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16856627 | HYBRID COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM | April 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16757475 | APPARATUS FOR ISOCHORIC GAS COMPRESSION | April 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16755140 | UNDERGROUND ENERGY GENERATING METHOD | April 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16844476 | MODELING AND CONTROL OF GAS CYCLE POWER PLANT OPERATION WITH VARIANT CONTROL PROFILE | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16838270 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENGINE CALIBRATION | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16835588 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ENERGY CONVERSION | March 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16649759 | Closed Cycle Regenerative Heat Engines | March 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16824277 | EGR EFFECTIVE FLOW DIAGNOSIS METHOD | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16647248 | STEAM TURBINE CONTROL | March 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16807383 | ELECTRIC HEATING TYPE SUPPORT, EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC HEATING TYPE SUPPORT, JOINED BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING JOINED BODY | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16801827 | GRAVITY FIELD ENERGY STORAGE AND RECOVERY SYSTEM | February 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16801541 | GRAVITY FIELD ENERGY STORAGE AND RECOVERY SYSTEM | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16640310 | System For Reducing Particulate Matter In Exhaust Gas | February 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16789624 | Method and Device Intended to Purify Sulphur Oxide Containing Exhaust Gas from Internal Combustion Engines by Means of a Multi-stage Adsorption Method | February 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16783236 | PITCH CONTROL OF A WIND TURBINE BASED POSITION DATA FROM POSITION LOCALIZATION SENSORS | February 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16777207 | HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN SUPPLEMENTAL FIRING FOR COMBINED CYCLE FACILITY | January 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16752555 | MACHINE SYSTEM FOR CO-PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND WATER AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME | January 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16746299 | SUPERCRITICAL CO2 CYCLE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES USING PARTIAL CORE EXHAUST FLOW | January 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16744372 | Marine Engine Exhaust System Having Secondary Air Injection | January 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16628545 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE USING GRAVITY AND BUOYANCY FORCES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DEVICE | January 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16732783 | RECIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR A POWER SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF TURBOCHARGERS | January 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16728740 | STIRLING-CYCLE COOLING DEVICE WITH EXTERNAL ROTOR MOTOR | December 2019 | September 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16728770 | STIRLING-CYCLE COOLING DEVICE WITH MONOBLOC SUPPORT | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16621174 | METHOD FOR CHECKING A CONTINUOUS-FLOW MACHINE | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16704759 | EXHAUST STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE RIDING VEHICLE | December 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16699919 | Solar Powered Energy Generator | December 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16701090 | System and Method for a Direct Emission and Diffusion of High-Pressure Combustion with Exhaust into Feed-Water from a Combustion Barrel | December 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16612335 | EFFICIENT GEOTHERMAL HEAT ENERGY EXTRACTION SYSTEM | November 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16672781 | IMPINGEMENT COOLING WITH IMPINGEMENT CELLS ON IMPINGED SURFACE | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16610543 | System for the non conventional production of electrical power from a geothermal source and relevant party | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16667049 | WIND TURBINE AND METHODS INCLUDING MAIN SHAFT INTEGRATED WITH LOCKING DISC | October 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16666909 | DIGITALLY CONTROLLED VARIABLE STIFFNESS SPORTING EQUIPMENT | October 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16655977 | APPARATUS FOR THE DISTILLATION OF AIR BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION | October 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16604709 | PRESSURE DROP IN LOW LIQUID LOADING FLOWS | October 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16604305 | WORKING MEDIUM PROPERTY DIFFERENCE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND WORKING MEDIUM PROPERTY DIFFERENCE POWER GENERATION METHOD THAT USES THE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | October 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16497163 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE WITH AIRFOIL COOLING INTEGRATED WITH IMPINGEMENT PLATFORM COOLING | September 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16578367 | AUTOMATIC COOLING SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE | September 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16496186 | PRESERVATION METHOD | September 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16576329 | Variable Pressure Inventory Control of Closed Cycle System with a High Pressure Tank and an Intermediate Pressure Tank | September 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16573398 | ELONGATE FIBER ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES AND METHOD OF FABRICATION | September 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16572490 | TURBINE DRIVEN POWER UNIT FOR A CUTTING TOOL | September 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16494303 | STEAM POWER PLANT HAVING AN IMPROVED CONTROL RESERVE | September 2019 | March 2021 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16568804 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD CLAMP FOR THE MANIFOLD-CYLINDER HEAD JOINT | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16492445 | NEAR-ADIABATIC ENGINE | September 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16492401 | Thermal Storage in Pressurized Fluid for Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems | September 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16565408 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING EXHAUST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY | September 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16564603 | EXHAUST GAS ANALYSIS APPARATUS, EXHAUST GAS ANALYSIS METHOD, AND CORRECTION EXPRESSION CREATION METHOD | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16562728 | EXHAUST CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | September 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16491688 | Turbopump for a Fluid Circuit, Particularly for a Closed Circuit Particularly of the Rankine Cycle Type | September 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16562351 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REGENERATION OF AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE | September 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16490689 | HEAT OF EVAPORATION BASED HEAT TRANSFER FOR TUBELESS HEAT STORAGE | September 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16490706 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE POWER GENERATION DEVICE | September 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16551614 | PROPULSIVE DEVICES THAT COMPRISE SELECTIVELY REFLECTIVE EPITAXIAL SURFACES | August 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16487856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING SOLAR ENERGY AND DRY COOLING | August 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16547569 | ACTUATOR DEVICE | August 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16487626 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16547414 | SYSTEM FOR CLEANING GASES AND SEQUESTRATION OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES WITH CONVERSION OF WASTE INTO EXTRA ENERGY | August 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16542374 | EXHAUST PIPE STRUCTURE FOR IN-LINE FOUR-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | August 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FRANCE, MICKEY H.
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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner FRANCE, MICKEY H works in Art Unit 3746 and has examined 229 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner FRANCE, MICKEY H's allowance rate of 87.8% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by FRANCE, MICKEY H receive 0.91 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 6% 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 FRANCE, MICKEY H is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 89% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FRANCE, MICKEY H. This interview benefit is in the 50% 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, 36.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 84% 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 77.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 96% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 22% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 20% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 11.9% of allowed cases (in the 91% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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