Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18661685 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY COMBINATION VALVE HAVING FLOW REGULATION AND PRESSURE STABILIZATION FUNCTIONS | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18580923 | ROBOTIZED MANIFOLD SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF BISTABLE VALVES | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18545378 | PISTONS FOR USE IN FLUID EXCHANGE DEVICES AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18558572 | PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE FOR HIGH PRESSURE VESSEL | November 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18385836 | SAFETY HANDLE FOR FAUCET | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465846 | CRANE SYSTEMS AND PUMP MANIFOLD SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS, FOR PUMPING OPERATIONS | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18243794 | DRY PIPE VALVE | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242441 | SPRING CONTROLLING VALVE | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18237166 | Butterfly Valve | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18447353 | CHEMICAL DISPENSING SYSTEM | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18364232 | HYDRANT ENCLOSURE WITH INTEGRAL FAUCET | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362473 | ENERGY AND HYDROGEN TRANSPORT SYSTEM | July 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360138 | NON-POWERED WATER LEAKAGE BLOCKING DEVICE | July 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18343022 | VALVE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18251610 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC OPERATION AND FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION OF LINE VALVES INSTALLED IN FLUID DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS | May 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141810 | POOL CLEANING SYSTEM CONTROLLER VALVE | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18034584 | Method for Producing a Fuel Rail for a Pressure Vessel System, Fuel Rail, Pressure Vessel System, and Motor Vehicle | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302388 | UMBRELLA CHECK VALVE | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18178812 | MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR SPRAYHEADS | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174788 | HOT SWAPPABLE FRACTURING PUMP SYSTEM | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170513 | SPRING VALVE | February 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164567 | FLUID CONTROL VALVE UNIT AND VALVE TIMING CHANGING DEVICE | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156724 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE MANIFOLD | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18154453 | Insert | January 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17923095 | SAFETY VALVE SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTION GAS VEHICLE, COMBUSTION GAS VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND STORAGE MEANS | November 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959677 | HIGH-PRESSURE GAS TANK CONNECTION STRUCTURE | October 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958758 | Magneto Strictive Actuated Pressure Regulator Module For Inflation System | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952766 | VALVE ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935114 | VALVE HAVING LOCKING FUNCTION | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17951235 | RADIALLY EXPANDABLE LOCKS FOR VALVE SYSTEMS | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931983 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TANK UNIT | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894268 | ACTUATOR ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-VALVE ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17883818 | VALVE ACTUATOR | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818100 | PLANETARY FLUID CONTROL VALVE | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17874411 | VALVE WITH INTEGRATED PRESSURE REGULATOR | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17872516 | HOT SWAPPABLE FRACTURING PUMP SYSTEM | July 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870337 | VALVE ACTUATOR | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17808106 | LIQUID STORAGE TANK | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843380 | JETTED CHECK VALVE | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839730 | WATER DIVERSION VALVE AND SHOWER DEVICE | June 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824018 | Valve Assembly | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17748283 | PADDLE VALVE AND HOUSING THEREFOR | May 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747249 | VALVE | May 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17663574 | VALVE DEVICE FOR HIGH PRESSURE GAS STORAGE TANK | May 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732129 | SLAM-SHUT SAFETY DEVICES FOR A FLUID REGULATOR | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17727920 | POPPET-STYLE VALVE ARRANGEMENTS | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17716046 | VALVE FOR THROTTLING GAS FLOW FROM A SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOL | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17716811 | THREE-WAY PIEZOELECTRICALLY-ACTUATED MICROVALVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766839 | SAFETY VALVE | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17712720 | METHOD OF SHUTTING OFF WATER AND A WATER OUTLET DEVICE | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17707292 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED GAS DELIVERY WITH AUTOMATED REDUNDANT PRESSURE REGULATION SAFETY FEATURE | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17655546 | Dialysis Treatment Facility Wall-Box Apparatus | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693363 | 3-2 WAY EXPANSION VALVE | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690092 | POPPET AND SEAT CARTRIDGE VALVE SUBASSEMBLY | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17686652 | HYDRANT ENCLOSURE WITH INTEGRAL FAUCET | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17686842 | CRYOGENIC FLUID COUPLING | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17679558 | VALVE RECOVERY CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HYDROGEN TANK | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17671283 | PISTONS FOR USE IN FLUID EXCHANGE DEVICES AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575818 | BUTTERFLY VALVE ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563303 | Valve Assembly for Downhole Pump of Reciprocating Pump System | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17541646 | VALVE | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17540658 | Pressure Regulating Check Valve | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17536192 | Fluid manifold apparatus, in particular water distribution apparatus | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17527522 | PRESSURE OR FLOW REGULATION METHOD FOR GASEOUS HYDROGEN DISPENSING SYSTEM | November 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17524476 | DUAL SOLENOID INITIATOR VALVE FOR COMPRESSED FLUID SOURCES | November 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17520061 | FLUID END USING CARTRIDGE CHECK VALVE AND WEDGE RETENTION SYSTEM | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17512670 | HYDROGEN REFUELING STATION EVALUATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17512690 | SAFETY VACUUM SUPPLY GAS CYLINDER | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17498465 | ENCLOSURE VENT ASSEMBLY | October 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17494200 | TRAVELING RELIEF VALVE | October 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17598881 | Damper Adjusting Arrangement | September 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17440270 | CHECK VALVE DAMPING | September 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17477329 | MANIFOLD FOR SERVICING MULTIPLE WELLS AND METHOD | September 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17464342 | BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE | September 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17464231 | INLINE SAFETY VALVE | September 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17446144 | PLATE ARMATURE DAMPING DEVICE FOR A TILTING ARMATURE VALVE, PLATE ARMATURE, AND TILTING ARMATURE VALVE WITH A PLATE ARMATURE DAMPING DEVICE | August 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17434285 | RELIEF VALVE FOR GAS | August 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17408183 | SERIAL METERING ORIFICES FOR A METERING VALVE | August 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17403532 | Butterfly Valve | August 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17398508 | TOILET FILL VALVE WITH VALVE LOCK | August 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17427674 | FASTENING BOLT AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE | August 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 17300524 | Composite valve handle | July 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17383727 | JETTED CHECK VALVE | July 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17424139 | INTERGRATED CHECK VALVE | July 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17375776 | GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS | July 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17372901 | PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR IMPROVED FLUID FLOW IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | July 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17371065 | SAFETY OPENING/CLOSING VALVE FOR EASY CHECKING OF OPENED/CLOSED STATE THEREOF | July 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17416690 | POPPET VALVE | June 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17334062 | SENSORS FOR VALVE SYSTEMS, VALVE SYSTEMS INCLUDING SENSORS AND RELATED METHODS | May 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17315065 | FLEXIBLE PIPE CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17243068 | GEAR TRAIN FOR A VALVE ACTUATOR | April 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17240311 | Valve Apparatus and System | April 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17229984 | COMPRESSOR VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH REMOVABLY AFFIXED GUIDE IN A RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR | April 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17197067 | VALVE DEVICE | March 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17191186 | FLUID CONTROLLER, IN PARTICULAR AS PART OF A HYDRAULIC STEERING UNIT | March 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17186417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEAKAGE MITIGATION | February 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17183869 | OVERMOLDED OR PRESSED-IN SLEEVE FOR HYDRAULIC ROUTING OF SOLENOID | February 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17182252 | Gas-filling device | February 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17270709 | SAFETY VALVE AND RADIATOR USING SUCH SAFETY VALVE | February 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17175506 | POP-UP EMITTER | February 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GARDNER, NICOLE.
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, 40.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner GARDNER, NICOLE works in Art Unit 3753 and has examined 437 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner GARDNER, NICOLE's allowance rate of 72.3% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GARDNER, NICOLE receive 2.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GARDNER, NICOLE is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GARDNER, NICOLE. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 24.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 35.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 62.5% 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, 44.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 48% 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 40% 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 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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