Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18786377 | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SERIES COUPLED VALVES AND RELATED METHODS | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18726242 | AUTOMATIC LIQUID DRAIN DEVICE | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18754695 | WATER SUPPLY AND DRAIN BOX FOR WASHING MACHINE | June 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18722745 | Coupler Device for a Beverage Dispensing System | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18747937 | REMOTE SAFETY TIRE INFLATION APPARATUSES | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741707 | Quick connector structure of fluid shock absorber | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18713517 | CONTROL VALVE | May 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18658010 | VALVE DEVICE | May 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18657252 | MULTI-WAY VALVE AND A HEAT PUMP SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | May 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18651737 | SURGE GUARD VALVE FOR GAS SUPPLY LINE | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18641686 | Oil Drain Plug System and Method | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18629730 | VALVE WITH UNOBSTRUCTED FLOW PATH HAVING INCREASED FLOW COEFFICIENT | April 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18624143 | COMMUNICATING STRUCTURE | April 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 12 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18694814 | GENERATOR | March 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602189 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF PRESSURE IN TIRES | March 2024 | July 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18600791 | DRAIN VALVE FOR BATHROOM | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18596311 | OIL DRAIN VALVE, ENERGY ACCUMULATION DEVICE, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND WORKING MACHINE | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18587020 | Valve Actuator Device for Fluid Flow Control | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435583 | SLEEP SYSTEM NOISE REDUCING VALVE | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18427842 | FLUID COMMUNICATING STRUCTURE | January 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18292440 | VALVE CARTRIDGE | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18420815 | Fluid connector assembly | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18417114 | TANK CAR BOTTOM OUTLET VALVE OPERATING ASSEMBLY | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18404246 | Mechanism for regulating high pressure industrial air using double layer electromagnetic valves | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18532659 | AUTOMATIC DOUBLE-BELL SIPHON | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18528062 | Coupling Device and Self-Sealing Valve Assemblies For Connecting And Disconnecting A Hose To A Fire Hydrant | December 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18565391 | FLOW PATH SWITCHING VALVE | November 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523260 | STEAM TRAP | November 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511317 | FLUSH-MOUNT VALVE | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18371075 | LIQUID DISPENSER FOR WATERING ANIMALS | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18453484 | ANTI-CAVITATION VALVE ASSEMBLY | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18233027 | CONNECTOR ELEMENT | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18546237 | ROLLOVER VENT VALVE ASSEMBLY | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366925 | FLUID CONTROL VALVE AND FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18227372 | PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH FINE CONTROL | July 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18346830 | HYDRAULIC DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VALVE | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18217629 | WATER TRAP HAVING A ROTARY BYPASS VALVE | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18270082 | THERMOSTAT DEVICE | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18267663 | VALVE DEVICE | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18257709 | AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF VALVE | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18267072 | VALVE | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18330445 | Inflator Valve Connector | June 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18038651 | VALVE | May 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18200291 | HYDRAULIC FITTING ASSEMBLY FOR A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18037629 | SIPHON | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18252323 | Valve Assembly And A Method Of Forming The Valve Assembly | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18195260 | METHODS OF ROBUST ELECTROHYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL WITH DISTRIBUTED DAMPING | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18034545 | Check Valve Assembly | April 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18132222 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES RELATING TO PROVIDING AN IMPROVED TOILET VALVE SYSTEM | April 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028871 | FLOW PATH SWITCHING DEVICE | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18126175 | VALVE WITH CONFIGURABLE DEFAULT POSITION | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18027357 | CONTROL VALVE | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18185884 | ONE WAY FLOW BLOWOUT PREVENTER SIDE PORT | March 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18118781 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF PRESSURE IN TIRES | March 2023 | March 2024 | Abandon | 12 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18118607 | ECLIPSE VALVE ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176869 | VARIABLE FLOW CHECK VALVE DEVICE, SUSPENSION VALVE, VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18042904 | FLOW RESTRICTOR | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18168281 | PRESSURE REGULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FLUIDIC PRODUCT HAVING PARTICLES | February 2023 | March 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166215 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A DRY STEAM SPECIAL EFFECT | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18165546 | FLUID VALVE SYSTEM | February 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17914824 | SANITARY FITTING WITH PLASTIC INNER PART | January 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18149297 | Valve Actuator Device for Fluid Flow Control | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067279 | INDEXING VALVE FOR REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDIZER | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18075928 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18008616 | VALVE DEVICE | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18073252 | CHECK VALVE FOR HIGH-PRESSURE FLUIDS, INCLUDING ABRASIVES LADEN FLUIDS | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17994861 | CASING OF VALVE CORE | November 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17994288 | INDUSTRIAL RECHARGEABLE WIRELESS SOLENOID VALVE SYSTEM | November 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17976490 | VALVE CAP | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920635 | Fast-Acting Toggling Armature Uses Centring Spring | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17920185 | VALVE DEVICE | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920031 | BLOW-OFF VALVE | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968429 | CARBON CANISTER WITH DIRECT CONNECT FUEL TANK ISOLATION VALVE | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17968431 | CARBON CANISTER WITH DIRECT CONNECT FUEL TANK ISOLATION VALVE | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17968434 | CARBON CANISTER WITH DIRECT CONNECT FUEL TANK ISOLATION VALVE | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17966974 | FLUID HANDLING DEVICE AND FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965399 | FLUID COUPLINGS | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17996137 | Mounting Clip to Mount an Actuator Unit to a Valve Unit and Assembly Having an Actuator Unit, a Valve Unit and a Mounting Clip | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962483 | STEAM TRAP CONSTRUCTION WITH EASE OF ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17957189 | Electric Actuator For Single and Double Flap Dust Valves | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17823252 | FLUID VALVE SYSTEM | August 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17896652 | COMBINATION STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC WATER VALVE | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889682 | COUPLING DEVICE AND SELF-SEALING VALVE ASSEMBLIES FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING A HOSE TO A FIRE HYDRANT | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17871789 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A FUEL TANK | July 2022 | November 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870211 | OVERFILL PREVENTION VALVE | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17792479 | DIAPHRAGM AND DIAPHRAGM VALVE | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17851018 | VALVE CORE FOR FAUCET | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808618 | TANK HOLDING DEVICE | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17808517 | FLUIDIC CONNECTION DEVICE AND NON-RETURN INSERT VALVE FOR VEHICLES | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17788182 | STEAM TRAP | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807381 | Sand Lock Valve | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785352 | PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17785227 | VALVE DEVICE | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17837489 | ONE PIECE VENT | June 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781770 | DEVICE FOR REGULATING PRESSURES OF A FLOW MEDIUM USING A VALVE | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17829927 | GATE VALVE CAVITY REDUCER | June 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826709 | BALL VALVE ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752383 | INFLATION SYSTEM FOR TUBELESS TIRES | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17749971 | CENTERING ELECTRONIC ROTARY VALVE | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17748051 | COMMUNICATING STRUCTURE | May 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PRICE, CRAIG JAMES.
With a 42.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 30.3% 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 PRICE, CRAIG JAMES works in Art Unit 3753 and has examined 1,129 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner PRICE, CRAIG JAMES's allowance rate of 67.1% 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 PRICE, CRAIG JAMES receive 2.16 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 PRICE, CRAIG JAMES is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PRICE, CRAIG JAMES. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 20.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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 63.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 29.7% 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, 58.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 10.7% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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 8.4% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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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