Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19152444 | DEVICE COMPRISING A FLOATING PLATE AND EXTENDABLE PIPE FOR CONTROLLED DISCHARGE OF LIQUID | July 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19250720 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY, FAUCET CONTROLLER, AND FAUCET | June 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19047001 | Sanitary Pulse Valve | February 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18979463 | Vacuum Breaker Water Capturing Device and Shield | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18917045 | LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICE, LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18910525 | VALVES FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF PRESSURIZED FLUID TO A TOOL | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18882397 | FLOW PATH SWITCH VALVE | September 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18837992 | BALL VALVE AND BALL VALVE MODULE HAVING THE SAME | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18765939 | CRYOGENIC BALL VALVE | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760511 | ROTARY VALVE | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760102 | MIXING VALVE | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18757702 | MIXING VALVE | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18748539 | SWITCHING DEVICE | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18736008 | CRYOGENIC FLUID SHUT-OFF VALVE | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18662218 | Rotary Valves for Dialysis Systems | May 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18590963 | ELECTRIC SHUNT VALVE WITH MULTI-STAGE FLOW CONTROL | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588001 | SINGLE VALVED BYPASS METER BAR SYSTEM | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18574441 | FOUR-WAY REVERSING VALVE FOR A HIGH CAPACITY REVERSIBLE HEAT PUMP COMPRESSOR | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18544457 | MULTI-WAY VALVE | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18571112 | FLUID PRESSURE REDUCING DEVICE | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18570605 | FLUID PRESSURE REDUCING DEVICE | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18529453 | MIXING VALVE CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING MAXIMUM DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18528637 | Method and Apparatus for Valve Core Installation/Removal | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18564718 | THROTTLE ELEMENT FOR REDUCING THE PRESSURE OF A PROCESS FLUID | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 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 |
| 18389471 | Stacked Valve Assembly | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18559416 | MANIFOLD SYSTEM FOR 2OO3 CONFIGURATION | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284684 | SANITARY FITTING WITH AN OPERATING ELEMENT FOR A MIXING VALVE | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18495008 | CARTRIDGE-TYPE BALL VALVE | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18381973 | BLAST TUBE ASSEMBLIES | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18489005 | ISOLATION VALVE | October 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18555658 | STEPPER MOTOR VALVE, COIL ASSEMBLY HOUSING, VALVE HOUSE ASSEMBLY AND VALVE BLOCK FOR THE STEPPER MOTOR VALVE | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18555549 | CONTROL VALVE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 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 |
| 18484115 | INSERTION VALVES AND METHODS OF INSTALLING INSERTION VALVES IN PRESSURIZED PIPES | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18376800 | VALVE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE FLOW PASSAGES | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375629 | LAMINAR FLOW RESTRICTOR AND SEAL FOR SAME | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 1 | 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 |
| 18369700 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF FLOWING FLUIDS THERETHROUGH | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18468991 | ACTUATION AND VALVE MECHANISM | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18550961 | CRYOGENIC FLUID SHUT-OFF VALVE | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18282262 | Hybrid Faucet Assembly | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18281010 | ACTUATION DEVICE FOR USE IN SANITARY INSTALLATIONS | September 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18243116 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING A CLOSURE ELEMENT OF A VALVE OR EJECTOR, AND VALVE OR EJECTOR | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18549262 | SOLENOID VALVE MANIFOLD | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239266 | PRESSURELESS WATER TANK FOR OPERATION IN AN AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT SECTION AND AIRCRAFT HAVING A WATER TANK | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 18546412 | Valve Device | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18363468 | Low Bleed Fluid Control System | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18226307 | Self-resetting shut-off valve | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18359339 | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE | July 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18221682 | INLINE REPAIRABLE VALVES | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18270191 | FLUID CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 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 |
| 18334691 | PROPORTIONAL ACTUATOR AND UNIBODY MAGNETIC HOUSING | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18039515 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONTROL VALVE, AND CONTROL VALVE AND VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18323019 | Valve and Coupling | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18198986 | Systems and Methods for Manufacturing a Stack Trim | May 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18196321 | HIGH-FLOW FLUID VALVE BLOCK | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315164 | SERVOVALVE | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18312074 | Gate Valve With Seat Assembly | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18025598 | WATER CONVEYANCE IMPLEMENT | March 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18178662 | Fluid Valve Apparatus | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18102907 | ASEPTIC FLUID COUPLINGS | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18145773 | VALVE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A VALVE HOUSING | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18086833 | Connector System For Releasably Connecting Fluid Conduits | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061970 | VALVE | December 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18047577 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM AND FLUID CONTROL METHOD | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17966819 | Contamination-Resistant Throttle Valve | October 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18046732 | THROUGH-FLOW PROPORTIONAL COOLANT VALVE | October 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17936448 | VALVE BANK AND SMART CONTROL VALVE | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | 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 |
| 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 |
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 below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 18.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 663 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner REID, MICHAEL ROBERT's allowance rate of 79.6% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by REID, MICHAEL ROBERT receive 1.69 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% 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 26 months. This places the examiner in the 78% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.5% 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, 28.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 43.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 67% 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, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% 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 52.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 22.2% 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, 38.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 27% 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 1.1% 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 8.7% 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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