Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18773945 | SEALING PLUG ASSEMBLIES, SEALING ELEMENTS, AND BLEED LANCES FOR LINE STOPPING A PIPE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18737363 | INSULATED DRILL PIPES AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND USING SAME | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18702483 | INSULATING COVER DEVICE OF PIPE-INSULATING STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18431123 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING COATED PIPES FOR ON-LAND AND SUBSEA PIPELINES AND THE METHOD FOR PROTECTING PIPES | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18419633 | PIPE WITH AN OUTER WRAP | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18417836 | DEVICE FOR PASSING PIPES OR CABLES THROUGH AN OPENING IN A BUILDING | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530005 | PIPE REINFORCING CAP FOR SAFETY BELT WITH ENHANCED STIFFENING FORCE | December 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18523359 | MOTORIZED APPARATUS INCLUDING WHEELS | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523452 | Rope Edge Protection System | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384087 | Treatment System | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 18491697 | TUBES AND METHODS OF EXPANDING AND/OR CONTRACTING TUBES | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18277773 | INSULATED FLUID FLOW BLOCK | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225142 | Flat flexible hose for transporting fluids | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222853 | EXHAUST PIPE ACCESSORY AND USES THEREOF | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18213889 | HEAT RESISTANT HOSE | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202065 | PIPE REPAIR DEVICE | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138950 | THREADED TUBULAR END PROTECTOR | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186938 | Apparatus and Method of a Pneumatic Motor Propulsion Source | March 2023 | April 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184939 | EXPANDABLE AND CONTRACTIBLE GARDEN HOSE | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044651 | FILLER PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FILLER PIPE | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18117947 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR PIPELINE ISOLATION TOOL AND METHODS OF USE | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176475 | Plurality of studs being friction welded to an exterior surface of a curved structure having a block patch and a steel patch between the exterior surface and the studs | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174445 | FLEXIBLE FLUID FLOW MODIFYING DEVICE | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153877 | DEVICE FOR PASSING PIPES OR CABLES THROUGH AN OPENING IN A BUILDING | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18145959 | PIPE WITH AN OUTER WRAP | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069470 | CORRUGATED PIPE FOR HIGH PRESSURE HAVING A METAL BRAIDED NET | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055443 | ROPE EDGE PROTECTION SYSTEM | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048842 | Adjustable Tubular Pipe Insulator | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968013 | THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17967531 | COATED PIPE AND PIPE COMBINATION | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938761 | MULTILAYER COMPOSITE PIPE AND PIPE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING REFLECTIVE INSULATION | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17934720 | EXTENSIBLE FLEXIBLE HOSE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR IRRIGATION, AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURING | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934345 | DEVICE FOR PASSING PIPES OR CABLES THROUGH AN OPENING IN A BUILDING | September 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950267 | THREADED TUBULAR END PROTECTOR | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17910993 | ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WELDED STEEL PIPE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURAL MEMBER | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930594 | SPECTACLE BLIND SWINGING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823266 | TUBE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822610 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LINER STORAGE AND TRANSPORT | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800963 | SEAMLESS PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819084 | REPAIR PATCH FOR PIPES | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885064 | THREADED TUBULAR END PROTECTOR | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817756 | THREADED TUBULAR END PROTECTOR | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881030 | DOUBLE-WALL SPIRAL WELDED PIPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817559 | Improved Volumetric Flow Design for Conduits | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17813084 | Pinch Valve Assembly and Method for Using Same | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17860668 | FLEXIBLE BULK METALLIC GLASS ELEMENTS | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17807347 | DIAPHRAGM RADIAL COMPRESSION RING (DRCRTM) TO ENHANCE THE SEALING ABILITY AND SERVICE LIFE OF THE DIAPHRAGMS USED IN DAMPENERS/ACCUMULATORS/PULSATION CONTROL EQUIPMENT | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785048 | HIGH-PRESSURE HOSE | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783006 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING THE MOUTH OF A PIPE AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A SYSTEM | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17834276 | Cover For A Pipe | June 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832625 | FLEXIBLE FLUID FLOW MODIFYING DEVICE | June 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780472 | PIPE END PROTECTOR | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17664845 | FLUID PULSATION DAMPENERS | May 2022 | May 2023 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749440 | RECTANGULAR CONVOLUTED FLUID TUBE | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749444 | HEAT RESISTANT HOSE | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663882 | COMPOSITE TUBE AND METHOD OF MAKING | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777262 | FLUID CIRCUIT COMPRISING A CONNECTING FITTING FOR PIPES, COMPRISING A GUIDE MEMBER FOR A HEATER DUCT | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662821 | SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL HOSE | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17775420 | HOSE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR FORMING A HOSE CONNECTION | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17730743 | UNIVERSAL CAPS FOR THE LOW AND HIGH SIDE REFRIGERANT SERVICE PORTS OF AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755220 | EARLY LIFE EROSION TRACKING LAYER FOR HIGH PRESSURE FRACKING HOSES | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17724380 | HELICALLY WOUND TUBING WITH EXPOSED CONDUCTORS | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17718015 | THREADED TUBULAR END PROTECTOR | April 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17754642 | HOSE, SPECIFICALLY FOR REFRIGERANT APPLICATIONS | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17257598 | AMORPHOUS INNER-COATED PIPE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17713330 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING PIPES | April 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17765959 | Tubular Irrigation Device and Method of Making the Same | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17710318 | BIOINERT PIPING | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17708023 | Multiple Geometry And Multiple Material Insulated Components | March 2022 | November 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17656717 | PISTON-TYPE WATER HAMMER ABSORBER | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17656015 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REHABILITATION OF WATER CONDUITS AND OTHER CONDUITS | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17697517 | Mud Gooseneck and Cleaning Method | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17753867 | FLOW BORE GUIDE VANE INSERT | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17694526 | Pipe that is Friction Forge Bonded to a Ladder Support through a Stud and a Bracket | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17642430 | IMPROVED PIPE LINER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | March 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639813 | WATER CIRCULATION PIPELINE, CONTROL BOX AND MASSAGE WATER POOL | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683430 | PIPE INSULATION SPACER SYSTEM | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639155 | HOSE | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17679357 | HOSE HAVING A TENSILE STRENGTH BRAIDED LAYER | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17673565 | GUIDANCE UNIT (MK-1) AND ARCWING CIRCULATING POWER GUIDANCE SYSTEM WITH THE GUIDANCE UNIT (MK-1) | February 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17669067 | MOBILE SYSTEM FOR PIPE REHABILITATION | February 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17633726 | HYDROGEN-FILLING HOSE | February 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17592393 | OPEN-ENDED PIPE THREAD PROTECTOR WITH SEAL THEREON AND SEAL THEREFOR | February 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17632716 | Apparatus for Compensating Pressure Surges | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17592395 | PIPE THREAD PROTECTOR WITH REMOVABLE END MEMBER AND INTERFERENCE-FIT PROTRUSION | February 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17591235 | PIPE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN ANCHOR MEMBER FOR RESISTING DELAMINATION OF A LINER FROM A PIPE SHELL | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17591261 | INLINE ULTRASONIC ATTENUATOR WITH HELICAL BAFFLE | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17590628 | MOTORIZED APPARATUS INCLUDING WHEELS | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17585248 | Flexible Insulated Air Duct and Modular Flexible Insulated Air-Duct System | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17629317 | Flat flexible hose for transporting fluids | January 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628592 | A SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING COATED PIPES FOR ON-LAND AND SUBSEA PIPELINES AND THE METHOD FOR PROTECTING PIPES | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17573415 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING THERMAL STRATIFICATION GENERATED BY TURBULENT PENETRATION BY USING ROTATION RING | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17570115 | MULTILAYER HOSE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | January 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17569365 | FLEXIBLE FLUID FLOW MODIFYING DEVICE | January 2022 | April 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17568082 | DEVICE FOR PASSING PIPES OR CABLES THROUGH AN OPENING IN A BUILDING | January 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566140 | TOP REPAIRABLE GAS-CHARGED BLADDER TYPE PULSATION DAMPENER | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17558364 | TUBE | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17621009 | CORRUGATED TUBE FOR BLOWER AND BLOWER | December 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17644951 | ROPE EDGE PROTECTION SYSTEM | December 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17620107 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE INSULATION FOR THERMALLY INSULATING PIPES | December 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BRINSON, PATRICK F.
With a 66.7% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. 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, 60.0% 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.
✓ 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner BRINSON, PATRICK F works in Art Unit 3753 and has examined 923 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.8%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.
Examiner BRINSON, PATRICK F's allowance rate of 91.8% places them in the 76% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by BRINSON, PATRICK F receive 0.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% 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 BRINSON, PATRICK F is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 91% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BRINSON, PATRICK F. This interview benefit is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% 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 76.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% 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 20% 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 35.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 31% 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 4.1% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 40% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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