Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19180832 | Gate Valve Position Indicators | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18669466 | VARIABLE VENTURI VALVE | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18665752 | VALVE SENSOR ASSEMBLY | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18633128 | Valve Actuator | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18633035 | METHOD FOR LAYING CABLE IN PRESSURE PIPELINE WITHOUT STOPPING TRANSMISSION | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18617022 | ADAPTOR DEVICES, INSTALLATION GUIDE DEVICES, AND METHODS | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18691439 | SWITCHING VALVE | March 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18689918 | SOLENOID RELIEF VALVE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF SOLENOID RELIEF VALVE | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18688426 | A Valve Handwheel And A Valve Arrangement Comprising Such A Valve Handwheel | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18683732 | DEPRESSURISATION VALVE | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18427029 | DOWNHOLE SAFETY VALVE WITH ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TOOTH BRAKE SYSTEM | January 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18416251 | WATER PORT CLOSURE ASSEMBLY | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18569140 | Double Seat Valve | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18500690 | MULTI-FLOW GAS CIRCUITS, PROCESSING CHAMBERS, AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18371748 | TWO POSITION FEEDBACK VALVE | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18551311 | AIRCRAFT CABIN PORTION, AND AIRCRAFT HAVING A FLUID COLLECTOR | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469004 | VALVE DEVICE | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18241835 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE APPARATUS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND METHODS | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18203594 | Variable Relief Circuit | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18251625 | DEAERATOR WITH INTEGRATED SHUT-OFF VALVE | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18308518 | MONITORING A SOLENOID VALVE | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18304948 | HEATED THROTTLE VALVE APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | April 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18297163 | Smart Valve Adaptor with Integrated Electronics | April 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130314 | GAS VALVE AND ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED APPARATUS FOR PROPORTIONAL GAS MIXING | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181902 | FLUID FLOW MANAGEMENT CONTROL AND LEAK DETECTION AND CONSERVATION SYSTEM AND VALVE ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115072 | Rotary Actuator | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18167394 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE DRIVEN BURST-PIPELINE EMERGENCY BLOCKING SYSTEM | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18166621 | CORDLESS COMPRESSOR | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096303 | METHOD OF GENERATING CONTROLLED FLOW EVENT IN PIPES TO REGULATE HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS | January 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 37 | 3 | 2 | No | No |
| 18011606 | ELECTRIC BALL VALVE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC VALVE | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18070714 | DETECTING FUGITIVE EMISSIONS WITH A VALVE POSITIONER | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18070685 | MONITORING CONDITION OF A VALVE PLUG IN A VALVE | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17982852 | FILL-UP RESTRICTION VALVE | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17920871 | MULTIFUNCTION VALVE FOR FUEL CELL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920959 | VALVE FOR MINIMUM WASTE CONCRETING PUMP | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915282 | VALVE SYSTEM, OUTPUT MONITORING METHOD AND OUTPUT ADJUSTING METHOD FOR DIAPHRAGM VALVE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | September 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913848 | AIR BAG AIR-INFLATING AND AIR-PUMPING DEVICE | September 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933636 | FLAMELESS VENTING SYSTEM | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933030 | FLUIDIC SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17942786 | SUPPLY DEVICE AND SUPPLY SYSTEM | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17822666 | ROTARY VALVE WITH ENCODER ON ROTOR | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896954 | REMOTELY ACTUATED SAFETY SHUTOFF VALVE WITH INTERRUPTER ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME | August 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17904616 | VENTING DEVICE, LID, AND CONTAINER COMPRISING LID | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17819751 | VALVE POSITION SENSOR | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17885855 | VALVE CONTROL DEVICE | August 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17865251 | VALVE HAVING A POSITION SENSING MEANS | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847815 | FAILSAFE ACTUATED VALVE | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17827739 | Plumbing Trap Assembly | May 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17748537 | SOLENOID VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SOLENOID VALVE SYSTEM | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17663746 | AUXILIARY GRAY WATER SOURCE DEVICE FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHENS | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17657368 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683247 | VALVE FOR SOFT RELEASE OF TRAPPED AIR AND FUNCTIONAL ASSEMBLY | February 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17673446 | Ball Design Clapper Assembly | February 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17670699 | VALVE POSITION DETECTION | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17670966 | OVERPRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM | February 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17591337 | STEAM VALVE | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17630561 | Diagnostic System for a Valve that can be Actuated by a Control Pressure | January 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17625921 | Check Valve | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17566034 | Actuator for Gate Valve and Method of Attachment | December 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17563618 | SAFETY JOINT | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17596782 | COMPACT CONTROL VALVE | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17643725 | RISK-FREE RELIEF VALVE DEPRESSURIZATION | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547709 | Bracket Torque Device | December 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17544977 | DEPRESSURIZATION SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGH PRESSURE GAS DELIVERY | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616411 | POSITION SENSOR FOR A FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICE | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17613217 | FLOW CHANNEL SWITCHING VALVE | November 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17530687 | SAFETY VALVE FOR SUMP PUMP | November 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 43 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17530891 | Valve Position Indicators | November 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17455560 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTIVE FLOW MEASUREMENT AT IN-PLANT PIPING | November 2021 | March 2026 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17611702 | CONNECTING HEAD ADAPTED TO CONNECT A COMPRESSED AIR DISPENSING DEVICE AND AN ELEMENT IN WHICH TO INSUFFLATE SAID COMPRESSED AIR | November 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17595372 | A FITTING FOR A WATER TANK | November 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 17517286 | VALVE DRIVE DEVICE, A METHOD FOR OPERATING A VALVE DRIVE DEVICE, AND A PROCESS DEVICE | November 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607862 | EXPANSION VALVE | October 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17509007 | SHABBAT COMPRESSOR | October 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494502 | VALVE AND DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING PRESSURIZED FLUID | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17487648 | MINIATURIZED MULTIPLE CHANNEL PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM | September 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17441020 | MULTI-PORT ROTARY SLIDE VALVE | September 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17477853 | FUEL PUMP MODULE | September 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17390847 | UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTION FOR THE MANUAL POSITIONING OF AN ANGULARLY OFFSET VALVE SHAFT DRIVE | July 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17386340 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING A VALVE, DIAGNOSIS MODULE, AND VALVE | July 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17383501 | Linear Actuated 3 Way Spool Valve With Constant Total Flow | July 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17425448 | VALVE DEVICE, FLOW CONTROL METHOD, FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | July 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17310190 | Abnormal Condition Detection On Shut Down Valve And Blow Down Valve | July 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17374053 | SOLENOID VALVE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17373747 | AIR RELEASE VALVE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17368532 | SPOOL POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AIRCRAFT HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR APPARATUS, SPOOL POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND SPOOL POSITION ESTIMATION PROGRAM | July 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 49 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17304314 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING THE STATE OF A VALVE, AND RELATED METHODS | June 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17413602 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TANK DEVICE FOR STORING COMPRESSED FLUIDS | June 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17327543 | FLUID DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD | May 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17307335 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY MONITORING FLUID LEVELS | May 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17245513 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING A ROTARY SLIDE | April 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17236970 | STEAM INJECTION VALVE ACTUATOR, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | April 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17210806 | FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS | March 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17207430 | INSTALLATION INTEGRITY DETECTOR FOR SOLENOID VALVE | March 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 51 | 5 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17204535 | BUTTERFLY VALVE | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17276002 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS | March 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17200180 | AIRFLOW BALANCING VALVE WITH ACTUATOR | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17195741 | FILTER RETAINING PLUG | March 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17182941 | Variable Speed Motorized Valves with Sensors and a Network Control System | February 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17176733 | HYDRAULIC CARTRIDGE VALVE WITH POSITION MONITORING MECHANISM AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HICKS, ANGELISA.
With a 56.2% 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, 52.1% 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 HICKS, ANGELISA works in Art Unit 3753 and has examined 573 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner HICKS, ANGELISA's allowance rate of 63.2% places them in the 23% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by HICKS, ANGELISA receive 2.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 62% 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 HICKS, ANGELISA is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 62% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HICKS, ANGELISA. This interview benefit is in the 66% 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, 22.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% 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 34.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 52% 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 request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 86.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 66% 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 67.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 51.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 47.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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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