Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18755158 | DUAL FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL METHOD FOR A VEHICLE | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18733025 | HIGH PRESSURE REGULATED FUEL RETURN APPARATUS FOR ENGINES USING DIRECT INJECTION FUEL SYSTEMS | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18649387 | FUEL INJECTOR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592978 | POWER DRILL-ACTIVATED START MECHANISM FOR GAS-POWERED ENGINES | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18432587 | Walk-Behind Lawnmower with Cutting Height Adjuster | February 2024 | February 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424217 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18422498 | ENGINE AIR INTAKE STRUCTURE | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18395857 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY DEVICE AND HYDROGEN ENGINE VEHICLE | December 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393003 | BREATHER FOR CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18390561 | ENGINE HAVING PRECHAMBER IGNITION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCH AN ENGINE | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18534627 | METHOD FOR HEATING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER | December 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18527722 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING ELECTRIC CHARGER LOCATIONS | December 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18513499 | MODULAR AND SCALABLE RAIL FUEL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18388524 | MOWER SYSTEM AND CONNECTING DEVICE THEREOF | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504168 | HYDROGEN ENGINE | November 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504303 | GAS TANK ARRANGEMENT | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18557767 | Throttle Valve Control Device | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495286 | LID OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495404 | LID OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18557163 | BELT COVER STRUCTURE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479942 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18477023 | VALVE DEVICE | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373148 | AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOSTERING CONTROLLED GROWTH OF A TARGET C4 TURF GRASS AREA | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18371183 | FAULT ISOLATION USING ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) CAPABILITY DATA | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471361 | METHOD FOR ENSURING SIGNAL LIGHT INTEGRITY AND VIEWABILITY | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243388 | THROTTLE CONTROLLED INTAKE SYSTEM | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18241362 | LAWNMOWERS WITH SAFETY FEATURES AND METHODS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18278330 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP LUBRICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18546533 | Internal Combustion Engine with Spark Plug and Prechamber Spark Plug | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446098 | LID ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366228 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18275389 | PRE-CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRE-CHAMBER | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18361086 | BUS BAR INTERCONNECT FOR LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY START OF GAS-TURBINE ENGINE | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18227630 | ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT | July 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18357972 | HAND ACCELERATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCELERATING THE OFF-ROAD VEHICLE | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18354729 | DEVICE FOR CLOSING AND RELEASING A POWER CHARGING PORT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222894 | INVERTER GENERATOR | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349620 | LID DEVICE | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217759 | FUEL HEATING APPARATUS AND METHODS | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345876 | Adapted Power Window Switch Assembly and Retrofit Kit | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345898 | Adapted Power Window Switch Assembly and Retrofit Kit | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332358 | CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR ZERO TURN VEHICLE | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204488 | VEHICLE LID SEAL STRUCTURE | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18203503 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CHANGING BRAKE MODE USING BRAKE PEDAL | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18200697 | ENGINE HAVING PRECHAMBER IGNITION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCH AN ENGINE | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18322405 | STEERABLE FRONT DISC MOWER | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18319031 | Buffered Internal Combustion Engine | May 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18196267 | FUEL PUMP MODULE FOR A VEHICLE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314059 | INTEGRATED VEHICULAR REMOTE STARTING INTERRUPTER | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134466 | DATA CAPTURE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSET TRACKING | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297956 | THREADED STRUCTURE FOR HOLDING FUEL CAP DURING FUELING | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189307 | PSEUDO DEFECTIVE PRODUCT DATA GENERATION METHOD | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18027987 | Filling Device for a Pressure Vessel of a Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Having a Pressure Vessel and a Filling Device | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18124673 | Use of Artificial Intelligence to Detect Defects in Trains and Method to Use | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18187163 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE AND TRAILER RESISTANCE RELATED CHARACTERISTICS | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18184485 | GAS COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH COMBUSTION GAS RECUPERATION | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120651 | AMMONIA-HYDROGEN FUSION FUEL DIFFUSION COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON REACTIVITY REGULATION | March 2023 | March 2024 | Abandon | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18119618 | ENGINE | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18119144 | ENGINE | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18119261 | ENGINE | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110539 | IGNITION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18168083 | Method And Control Apparatus For Operating A Tank Ventilation System Of An Internal Combustion Engine | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108767 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH ELECTRIC STARTING SYSTEM | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18020481 | CYLINDER HEAD | February 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020425 | PRE-CHAMBER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND COMBUSTION ENGINE | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18019779 | FLOW GUIDING DEVICE, CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18104369 | FUEL-ACTUATED FUEL INJECTOR HAVING COOLING FUEL CIRCUIT AND METHOD | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159094 | CHARGING DOOR ASSEMBLY OR TANK DOOR ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18017761 | GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXER WITH HIGHER MIXTURE UNIFORMITY | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18154813 | Engine, an Aircraft, and a Throttle Thereof | January 2023 | February 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096978 | FUEL INJECTOR HAVING SPRAY DUCTS SIZED FOR OPTIMIZED SOOT REDUCTION | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004915 | DUAL-FUEL INTELLIGENT COMBUSTION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004791 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18148842 | ACTIVE PRE-CHAMBER JET-ASSISTED H2 MULTI-MODE COMBUSTION | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18012898 | SOLENOID VALVE | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18082082 | IGNITION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009047 | ENGINE CONTROL METHOD AND ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989975 | ENGINE | November 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924334 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE CLOSURE STATUS OF A FUEL TANK CLOSURE | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982629 | POWER DEVICE CAPABLE OF GENERATING GREATER PROPELLING FORCE | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18052518 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIDE MOUNT FUEL TANK | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977431 | VEHICLE LID OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18050440 | FUEL CAP | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950529 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION METHODS THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17911197 | INJECTOR FOR INTRODUCING A FLUID WITH IMPROVED FLOW ROBUSTNESS | September 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909520 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823447 | MONITORING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRICAL MOTOR SPACE HEATERS | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897631 | FUEL INLET STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897642 | FUEL TANK | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907925 | Pre-Chamber Spark Plug for a Combustion Chamber of a Combustion Engine, Combustion Engine, and Motor Vehicle | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897180 | Safe Transportation System Operations Including Fueling, Transfer and Charging | August 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17798827 | Passive Prechamber Spark Plug | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815796 | THROTTLE BODY WITH REDUCED DEPOSIT ACCUMULATION AND ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY | July 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795756 | HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PIPE | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869823 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A TANK TO A VEHICLE | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870514 | ENGINE SYSTEM | July 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17864063 | FUEL TANK OF WORKING VEHICLE | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17851435 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17788201 | VENTILATION COMPONENT | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17844966 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING ELECTRIC CHARGER LOCATIONS | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GIMIE, MAHMOUD.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 29.5% 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.
✓ 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 GIMIE, MAHMOUD works in Art Unit 3747 and has examined 2,647 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.
Examiner GIMIE, MAHMOUD's allowance rate of 89.3% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GIMIE, MAHMOUD receive 1.07 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 15% 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 GIMIE, MAHMOUD is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 87% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GIMIE, MAHMOUD. 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, 36.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 75.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 93% 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, 93.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 67% 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 68.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 3.4% of allowed cases (in the 84% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 6.0% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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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