Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18979463 | Vacuum Breaker Water Capturing Device and Shield | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18294538 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18579957 | BALL VALVE WITH MONITORING CHAMBER | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18409295 | MULTI-WAY VALVE WITH DUAL ACTUATORS | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18575285 | CONTROL VALVE | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18538131 | MULTI-PORT VALVE AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING MULTI-PORT VALVE | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18537254 | COOLING MEDIUM CIRCULATION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18519591 | MANIFOLD WITH INTEGRATED VALVE | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18512060 | MULTI-WAY VALVE | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284684 | SANITARY FITTING WITH AN OPERATING ELEMENT FOR A MIXING VALVE | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18555549 | CONTROL VALVE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486551 | MULTI-PORT VALVE, AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME AND APPLICATION THEREOF | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18379611 | Nonmetal Valve Seat Housing | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18376800 | VALVE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE FLOW PASSAGES | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18552826 | CONTROLLER AND VAPORIZATION SUPPLY DEVICE | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18284188 | HOSE COUPLING FOR A HYDRANT, AND HYDRANT | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18370698 | Hybrid Faucet Assembly | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18551489 | TWO-WAY BALL VALVE WITH CRYOGENIC SEAT | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468991 | ACTUATION AND VALVE MECHANISM | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369700 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF FLOWING FLUIDS THERETHROUGH | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18550961 | CRYOGENIC FLUID SHUT-OFF VALVE | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18549262 | SOLENOID VALVE MANIFOLD | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18457716 | Tube Connection Kit | August 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18237512 | SHOWERHEAD DEVICE INCLUDING PLEATED FILTER | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18454568 | DIGITIZED VALVE LOCKING DEVICE AND REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18226307 | Self-resetting shut-off valve | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18220841 | PIPE CONNECTABLE PLASTIC BUCKET AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18351228 | VALVE ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18215967 | Electromagnetic Check Valve with a Deformable Ferromagnetic Plugging Element for Fluid Flow Control | June 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339375 | HYDRAULIC FRACTURING VALVE SYSTEM | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18269202 | GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18323019 | Valve and Coupling | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18196321 | HIGH-FLOW FLUID VALVE BLOCK | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18312074 | Gate Valve With Seat Assembly | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116416 | Modular Valve System | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18113426 | REVOLVER BYPASS VALVE | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18153811 | VALVE PLUG | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18090139 | DUAL UNION BALL DRAIN VALVE WITH T-FLOW ADJUSTABILITY | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18086833 | Connector System For Releasably Connecting Fluid Conduits | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145773 | VALVE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A VALVE HOUSING | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18073932 | HIGH-PRESSURE PRIMING VALVE | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18057828 | Safety Valve Device | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975810 | COMPACT EGR VALVE | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17971966 | Connector System For Releasably Connecting Fluid Conduits | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971271 | Connector System For Releasably Connecting Fluid Conduits | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966819 | Contamination-Resistant Throttle Valve | October 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17956534 | PROCESSES, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING PIGGING AND BLOWDOWN EMISSIONS IN NATURAL GAS PIPELINES | September 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17936448 | VALVE BANK AND SMART CONTROL VALVE | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17943876 | ROTARY VALVE | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17892002 | VALVE PLUGS INCLUDING HARDENED TIPS | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17889963 | Flow Reversing Device | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17814944 | LOW-PROFILE PROPORTIONAL COOLANT VALVE | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17864870 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE NOISE IN VALVES | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17861636 | WATER ARRESTOR VALVE ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852638 | VALVE ASSEMBLY | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842883 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR USE IN SANITARY INSTALLATIONS | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17840905 | PLUMBING COMPONENT | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17839901 | FRAC MANIFOLD ISOLATION TOOL | June 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17806700 | MULTI-WAY VALVE | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751739 | PURGE ASSEMBLIES FOR VALVES AND RELATED DEVICES, APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17751247 | VALVE BLOCK BODY AND DEVICE FOR ARRANGING THE VALVE BLOCK BODY ON A DRIVE BODY | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17777682 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE MECHANISM AND HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL SUPPLY PUMP | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17777600 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A WATER SUPPLY PLUMBING FIXTURE | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726035 | VALVE HANDLES AND DUAL-VALVE ASSEMBLIES HAVING VALVE HANDLES | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17723069 | System and Method for High Flow Valve | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17716889 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING GAS FLOW RATES AT MULTI-PORTS | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17715131 | CARTRIDGE FOR TESTING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE | April 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754541 | WATER BAG CHECK VALVE | April 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17710290 | LAMINAR FLOW RESTRICTOR AND SEAL FOR SAME | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17704579 | Hybrid Faucet Assembly | March 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701030 | PROCESSES, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING PIGGING AND BLOWDOWN EMISSIONS IN NATURAL GAS PIPELINES | March 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17700544 | PIPE CONNECTABLE PLASTIC BUCKET AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | March 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17693423 | Hot and cold water faucet | March 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689190 | Fluid Valve Apparatus | March 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17679223 | HUMIDITY CONTROL DEVICE FOR EQUIPMENT FRONT END MODULE OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING OR CHARACTERIZATION TOOL | February 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17673638 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF FLOWING FLUIDS THERETHROUGH | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17666563 | ISOLATION VALVE | February 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17649891 | ROTARY BALL VALVES WITH NOISE ATTENUATORS | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17588347 | Cold Water Discharge Structure | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17580653 | THERMOSTATIC AUTOMATIC FAUCET | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17571402 | CONTROL VALVE OF MANUAL/AUTOMATIC AND COLD/HOT WATER FAUCET | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566222 | MOTOR VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VALVE FOR ADJUSTING A FLUID FLOW | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17566168 | MOTOR VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL VALVE FOR ADJUSTING A FLUID FLOW | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17563487 | FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17622472 | FLUID MANAGMENT ASSEMBLY AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | December 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17644440 | COOLANT FLOW CONTROL VALVE | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17552025 | UNITIZED VALVE BODY HAVING CONNECTION ORIFICES | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17552030 | UNITIZED VALVE BODY HAVING CONNECTION ORIFICES | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17552039 | UNITIZED VALVE BODY HAVING ANNULUS | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17618238 | Flow and Pressure Control Device | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17616270 | FLUID MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY | December 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17531514 | SOLENOID VALVE | November 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17455108 | VALVE DEVICE AND STEAM TURBINE | November 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17609842 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FLUID CONTROL IN AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17521469 | Gas-Pulsing-Based Shared Precursor Distribution System And Methods Of Use | November 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17505849 | TRUNNION BALL VALVE WITH CONTROLLED BALL-SEAT ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT | October 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488483 | BUTTERFLY VALVE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | September 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488473 | BUTTERFLY VALVE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17599394 | DISTRIBUTOR PIPE FOR A DISTRIBUTOR PIPELINE | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17480338 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO EXPORT FLUID WITHOUT DISCHARGE | September 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner REID, MICHAEL ROBERT.
With a 12.5% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 23.5% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner REID, MICHAEL ROBERT works in Art Unit 3753 and has examined 739 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner REID, MICHAEL ROBERT's allowance rate of 80.8% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by REID, MICHAEL ROBERT receive 1.61 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by REID, MICHAEL ROBERT is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by REID, MICHAEL ROBERT. This interview benefit is in the 71% 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, 29.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% 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 45.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 63% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 55.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 39.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 37% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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 10.7% of allowed cases (in the 88% 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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