Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17255997 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17129318 | DEVELOPMENT OF A SWITCHING ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER FOR CYLINDER DEACTIVATION IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17254676 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CAMSHAFT PHASER | December 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17251845 | Control valve with a sealing contour on a sleeve-shaped hydraulic guide element; and component having a control valve and camshaft phaser | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17251637 | Control Device and Control Method for Variable Valve Timing Mechanism | December 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17114559 | VALVE GEAR AND ENGINE | December 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17113012 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION APPARATUS AND ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME | December 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17108338 | SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ACTUATOR OF A CAM PHASER | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17105568 | METHOD FOR ON DEMAND POWER PRODUCTION UTILIZING GEOLOGIC THERMAL RECOVERY | November 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17093243 | CAMSHAFT ARRANGEMENT | November 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17050438 | SWITCH PROVIDING ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC FEEDBACK FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED LATCHING ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY | October 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17038821 | ENGINE | September 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17035256 | ENGINE VALVE SYSTEM HAVING ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY WITH ROLLER LOCK FOR SELECTIVE ENGINE VALVE DEACTIVATION | September 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 41 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17021924 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROCKER ARM LUBRICATION | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17021910 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROCKER ARM LUBRICATION | September 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 38 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17008725 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | September 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17003198 | INTRODUCTION OF CO2 INTO THERMAL WATER | August 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17002257 | CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY OF A VARIABLE CAM TIMING PHASER | August 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16983731 | Apparatus, System and Method for Resource Distribution | August 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16938954 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CAM PHASER AND CAM PHASER | July 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16963688 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LUBRICATION OF A CONNECTING ROD BEARING | July 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16928269 | VALVE OPENING-CLOSING TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS | July 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16928589 | VALVE OPENING-CLOSING TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS | July 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16922180 | VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING ASSEMBLY | July 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16955559 | ACTUATOR WITH OPEN-LOOP CONTROL DIRECT DRIVE | June 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16772210 | ROCKER ARM MECHANISM | June 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16771458 | CAMSHAFT PHASER AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREFOR | June 2020 | June 2021 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16896630 | CAM PHASING CONTROL FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT | June 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 45 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16887955 | DECELERATION CYLINDER CUT-OFF WITH SLIDING CAM | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16767983 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ARRANGEMENT | May 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16767420 | ASSEMBLED CAMSHAFT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ASSEMBLED CAMSHAFT | May 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16763788 | MULTILEVEL DEEP WELL COOLING AND GEOTHERMAL UTILIZATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS | May 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16861352 | PRESSURIZED OIL RESERVOIR FOR CAMSHAFT PHASER | April 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16862333 | MOLTEN METAL ROTOR WITH HARDENED TOP | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16857575 | Control Method of Securing CVVD Startability and CVVD System Therefor | April 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16853217 | Timing Wheel for Camshaft Phaser | April 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16650110 | A DEVICE FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY, A CORRESPONDING SOLAR REACTOR AND RELATED PLANT | March 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16650319 | Valve Operating Device, in Particular for an Internal Combustion Engine | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16826240 | CONTROL VALVE FOR CAM PHASER AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING THE CONTROL VALVE | March 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16815261 | CYLINDER DEACTIVATION ENERGY WASTE MANAGEMENT | March 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16796121 | BALL ENGINE BRAKE MECHANISM | February 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16793707 | CAMSHAFT ASSEMBLY SUPPORT STRUCTURE | February 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16792554 | SOLENOID VALVE CONTROL FOR NOISE REDUCTION IN A VARIABLE VALVE LIFT SYSTEM | February 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16790234 | COMPRESSOR | February 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16785217 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING A CAMSHAFT TIMING APPARATUS | February 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16733557 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING DEVICE | January 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16627569 | IMPROVED BRAYTON PHOTOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM | December 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16728316 | Internal combustion engine with a high-pressure fuel pump | December 2019 | February 2024 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16711288 | MULTI-FLUID, EARTH BATTERY ENERGY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16616333 | VALVE ACTUATORS | November 2019 | July 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16692476 | ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY WITH AIR VENTING | November 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16676973 | VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING ASSEMBLY | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16676096 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER | November 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16608202 | DISTRICT ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING MECHANICAL WORK AND HEATING HEAT TRANSFER FLUID OF A DISTRICT THERMAL ENERGY CIRCUIT | October 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16600023 | COMPRESSOR | October 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16603012 | Electromagnetic Control Device, In Particular for Adjusting Camshafts of an Internal Combustion Engine | October 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16591120 | FLUID COMPRESSOR | October 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16496830 | COILED TUBING FOR RADIATOR ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM | September 2019 | May 2024 | Allow | 56 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16493824 | ROCKER ARM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | September 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16493303 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ENGINE | September 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16566832 | LOST MOTION VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16492176 | ACTUATION ARRANGEMENT FOR ACTUATING A LATCH IN A SWITCHABLE ROCKER ARM AND A VALVE TRAIN COMPRISING THE SAME | September 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16489706 | HYDRAULIC CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER | August 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16555122 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | August 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16483123 | TAPPET | August 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16530067 | TRIGGER WHEEL WITH A WAVE-SHAPED FORMED FEATURE FOR A CAMSHAFT PHASER | August 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16528899 | ROLLING LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR CAMSHAFT PHASER | August 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16522607 | RAPID-RESPONSE COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND USING METHOD THEREOF | July 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16514211 | OIL CONTROL VALVE | July 2019 | February 2021 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16513608 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINED ENGINE BRAKING AND LOST MOTION EXHAUST VALVE OPENING | July 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16502333 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | July 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16456030 | MODULE FOR A VARIABLE-STROKE VALVE DRIVE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | June 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16449642 | VALVE TRAIN INCLUDING ENGINE BRAKING SYSTEM | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16448667 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | June 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16447071 | VARIABLE INTAKE VALVE CLOSING USING THROUGH AXLE ROCKER ARM | June 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16441486 | MODULE OF A VARIABLE VALVE DRIVE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | June 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16466300 | HEAVY DUTY VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION | June 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16424891 | COMPRESSION RELEASE VALVETRAIN DESIGN | May 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16461111 | Monitoring Deviations Occurring In The Valve Drive Of An Internal Combustion Engine, And Electronic Engine Control Units For Executing Such Methods | May 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16411768 | SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ACTUATOR OF A CAM PHASER | May 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16411015 | METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING CONTROL LOGIC OF COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE | May 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16346961 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD OF VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEVICE | May 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16388841 | BEARING FRAME OR CYLINDER HEAD COVER OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | April 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16342353 | AUXILIARY FRAMEWORK FOR ELECTRICALLY LATCHED ROCKER ARMS | April 2019 | June 2024 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16340276 | THREE ROLLER ROCKER ARM WITH PUMP-DOWN STOP | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16372325 | Heat Utilization in ORC Systems | April 2019 | October 2020 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16364781 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR | March 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16364355 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IEGR USING SECONDARY INTAKE VALVE MOTION AND LOST-MOTION RESET | March 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16364670 | MOTORCYCLE ENGINE | March 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16361074 | CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER GENERATION USING SOLAR RECEIVERS | March 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16334028 | Variable Valve Lift Device and Automobile | March 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16355083 | Screw Compressor System for a Utility Vehicle | March 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16332728 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF | March 2019 | July 2020 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16332494 | AN ACTUATION APPARATUS AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF | March 2019 | July 2020 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16330711 | Electromagnetic Control Device, In Particular for Adjusting Camshafts of an Internal Combustion Engine | March 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16291938 | A Cylinder Head With Valve Deactivators | March 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16327370 | HYDRAULICS UNIT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH HYDRAULICALLY VARIABLE GAS EXCHANGE VALVE GEAR | February 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16255479 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | January 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16252892 | ENGINE BALANCER | January 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16251773 | HYDRAULIC LASH ADJUSTER | January 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
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Examiner HARRIS, WESLEY G works in Art Unit 3746 and has examined 187 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner HARRIS, WESLEY G's allowance rate of 79.1% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HARRIS, WESLEY G receive 1.99 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% 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 HARRIS, WESLEY G is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HARRIS, WESLEY G. This interview benefit is in the 59% 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, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% 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 44.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 69% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 48.3% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 43% 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 18.9% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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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