USPTO Examiner WADDY JONATHAN J - Art Unit 3753

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19206596SOLAR WATER VALVE WITH WATERPROOF STRUCTUREMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
18882801SELF-WINDING HOSE REELS FOR PRESSURE WASHERSSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18815006SELF-ORIENTING SUCTION WITH BAFFLES FOR FLUID TRANSPORTATIONAugust 2024June 2025Allow920NoNo
18797857PIPE VALVE INSULATION COVERAugust 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18784015GAS PANEL ENCLOSUREJuly 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18731985Multifunctional Pumping AssemblyJune 2024February 2026Allow2110NoNo
18691771TAMPER SWITCH, TAMPER RESISTANT VALVE AND VALVE MONITORMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18595982TORSIONAL CONNECTOR COUPLING ASSEMBLYMarch 2024November 2025Allow2120NoNo
18687802ACTUATOR WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ELEMENTS FOR OPERATING A VALVEFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2320YesNo
18681984Vehicle-Mounted Hydrogen Supply Method and Device for Hydrogen-Rich Smelting in Blast Furnace or Shaft FurnaceFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910YesNo
18420216REMOVABLE VALVE PLUG ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2420YesNo
18577682DENSE-PHASE POWDER PUMP WITH PINCH VALVE AND PINCH VALVEJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2110YesNo
18575178EMERGENCY RELEASE MECHANISM OF FLUID LOADING EQUIPMENTDecember 2023July 2025Allow1920NoNo
18537382Industrial HydrantDecember 2023October 2025Allow2230YesNo
18525697MINIATURIZED HYDRAULIC VALVE, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN ROBOT SYSTEMSNovember 2023July 2025Allow2010NoNo
18519280Valve Box Liner DeviceNovember 2023July 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18517510VALVE DEVICENovember 2023July 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18513891VALVE FOR FLUID EJECTORNovember 2023January 2025Allow1420NoNo
18381815VALVE DEVICE WITH HEATEROctober 2023August 2025Allow2230NoNo
18381537PORTABLE, SELF-CONTAINED LIQUID STORAGE TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND DEVICEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18486583ROTARY UNION FOR HOSE REELOctober 2023November 2025Allow2520YesNo
18378923ANGLE VALVE WITH LOCKING CHECK FUNCTIONOctober 2023March 2024Allow510YesNo
18472135MEDICAL CONNECTOR WITH LUER-INCOMPATIBLE CONNECTION PORTIONSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1120YesNo
18367680SELF-WINDING HOSE REELS FOR PRESSURE WASHERSSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18244626VENTILATION SWITCHING STRUCTURE OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE REGULATORSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2730NoNo
18461084VALVE COVERSeptember 2023July 2025Abandon2220NoNo
18241988QUICK COUPLER STRUCTURESeptember 2023February 2026Allow3040YesNo
18449987NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR WITH VALVE PIVOT SUPPORTAugust 2023August 2024Allow1220NoNo
18447218REFLECTIVE MARKER FOR INDICATING LOCATION OF A NEARBY FIRE HYDRANTAugust 2023August 2025Allow2430YesNo
18263525SERIES-CONNECTION TYPE SERVO VALVE MECHANISMJuly 2023August 2025Allow2500NoNo
18224219FILTERED DIVERTER VALVE SYSTEMJuly 2023July 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18223550TIMED GAS CUT-OFF DEVICE AND GAS EQUIPMENTJuly 2023September 2025Abandon2620NoNo
18355013SPRING RETURN VALVE HANDLE ARRANGEMENTSJuly 2023October 2025Allow2721NoNo
18271064WATER FLOW ANTI-TAMPERING AND ANTI-THEFT DEVICEJuly 2023July 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18345894RELIEF VALVE ASSEMBLYJune 2023January 2026Allow3010YesNo
18340860INTEGRATED MULTI-WAY SOLENOID VALVE AND VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2023August 2025Allow2610YesNo
18335553CHECK COVER ASSEMBLIES FOR BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES WITH INTEGRATED TEST COCK PROTECTION SHROUDJune 2023January 2026Allow3120YesYes
18209672SELF-ORIENTING SUCTION POINT FOR FLUID TRANSPORTATIONJune 2023April 2024Allow1020YesNo
18206086Self-Closing DeviceJune 2023April 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18206256Locking Device For a Regulator And/Or ValveJune 2023December 2024Allow1810NoNo
18329073CONNECTOR COUPLING ASSEMBLYJune 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18325444LOCKABLE LATCHMay 2023September 2024Allow1510YesNo
18196510ACTUATORMay 2023March 2025Allow2230YesNo
18311967Materials Delivery System and MethodMay 2023November 2024Allow1810YesNo
18131013SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OCCUPYING ONE OR MORE SPACES IN AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT OR COMPONENTApril 2023September 2025Abandon2930NoNo
18131253FLOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY FOR DRILLING OPERATIONSApril 2023February 2026Allow3531YesNo
18194140APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING AN EXPOSED AIR RELEASE VALVE OR OTHER PUBLIC WORKS COMPONENTMarch 2023July 2025Allow2821YesNo
18246823CASING FOR FLUID CONTROLLER AND FLUID CONTROLLER PROVIDED WITH SAMEMarch 2023October 2024Allow1811YesNo
18122753Sterile ConnectorMarch 2023March 2025Allow2420YesNo
18183657SELECTOR AND LOCKOUT VALVE MISTAKE-PROOF DESIGN FEATURESMarch 2023June 2025Allow2731YesNo
18182761METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CAVITATION IN A FLUID ENDMarch 2023January 2025Abandon2201NoNo
18044609GAS FUEL FILLING AND SUPPLYING SYSTEMMarch 2023November 2024Abandon2110NoNo
18117582Bi-Directional Relief ValveMarch 2023March 2025Allow2530YesNo
18117605INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING RAINWATER FOR IRRIGATION AND WATERING PLANTSMarch 2023September 2023Allow610YesNo
18116358Hazardous Material Container PlugMarch 2023May 2025Allow2640NoNo
18021511T-Handle Ball Valve LockoutFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1510NoNo
18109564PLUMBING FITTING ACCESSORYFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1920YesNo
18109545PLUMBING FITTINGFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1720YesNo
18168144PINCH VALVEFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1710YesNo
18021131COMPACT VALVE ASSEMBLYFebruary 2023September 2023Allow720YesNo
18161501VALVE ASSEMBLIES WITH INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE CONTROLJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1320NoNo
18158241CURB STOP STRUCTURE AND METHODJanuary 2023December 2023Abandon1110NoNo
18093882Multi-Passage ValveJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3440YesNo
18149547Rotary Valve Lockout ApparatusJanuary 2023September 2023Allow900YesNo
18091633GAS EXHAUST APPARATUS AND INTAKE LINE AUTOMATIC CLOSING APPARATUS USED FOR GAS EXHAUST APPARATUSDecember 2022December 2025Allow3620NoNo
18089376SCREW CONTROL MEDICAL FLUID FLOW MANIFOLDSDecember 2022November 2023Abandon1110NoNo
18085639CONSTRUCTING A VALVE BELLOWS FOR A VALVEDecember 2022August 2024Allow2030YesNo
18011822A CLOSED-SYSTEM TYPE FEMALE CONNECTOR, A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE, AND A STOPCOCK HAVING SUCH FEMALE CONNECTORSDecember 2022April 2024Allow1620YesNo
18073718ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED FLOW RATE OF PNEUMATIC ACTUATED VALVESDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210NoNo
18070154INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSNovember 2022October 2025Allow3440NoNo
18056263BLOCKING VALVENovember 2022July 2025Allow3240YesNo
17988429Coupler and clean connection device having the sameNovember 2022July 2025Allow3220NoNo
17979723RAPID-DEFLATE VALVE STEM COVER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2022July 2024Allow2020NoNo
17977851VARIABLE PRESSURE CONTROL VALVEOctober 2022January 2024Allow1520NoNo
17974236VALVE DEVICE HAVING ANTI-FREEZE FUNCTIONOctober 2022March 2025Allow2821YesNo
17970324CLAMPOctober 2022March 2024Allow1710YesNo
17909926Arm Support and Working DeviceSeptember 2022March 2026Allow4210YesNo
17909930Boom and Working EquipmentSeptember 2022March 2026Allow4210YesNo
17900456PREVENTING DAMAGE TO VALVES DUE TO COLD WEATHERAugust 2022December 2023Allow1530YesNo
17899973PORTABLE, SELF-CONTAINED LIQUID STORAGE TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND DEVICEAugust 2022August 2023Allow1220YesNo
17900331VALVE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLYAugust 2022December 2023Allow1510NoNo
17801549AN ADAPTER CAP FOR A FIRE HYDRANT, A FIRE HYDRANT AND A METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING AN OPEN-CLOSE STATUS OF A FIRE HYDRANTAugust 2022December 2023Allow1620NoNo
17800470ACTUATION UNIT AND VALVE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAMEAugust 2022September 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17878963FAUCET LOCKAugust 2022February 2025Allow3140YesNo
17863375DEVICE FOR CLAMPING AND HOLDING MEDICAL HOSE LINESJuly 2022December 2023Allow1720YesNo
17811179SHEAR RAM FOR A BLOWOUT PREVENTERJuly 2022September 2023Allow1420NoNo
17843226QUICK TOOLLESS CONNECTOR ASSEMBLYJune 2022February 2023Allow810YesNo
17842322INTELLIGENT PRESSURE SOLENOID VALVEJune 2022April 2025Allow3420NoNo
17780778VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MULTIPLE GAIN STATESMay 2022September 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17825624Valve CoverMay 2022April 2023Allow1110NoNo
17750066HARDFACED METAL SURFACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREMay 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17778826VACUUM-PUMPING BOTTLE STOPPERMay 2022July 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17749928VALVE SETUP FOR SMB CHROMATOGRAPHYMay 2022October 2023Allow1710NoNo
17749770CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF VALVE ASSEMBLYMay 2022January 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17776097Control Valve For A Liquid Circulating In A Flexible TubeMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17730746FLOW RATE REGULATING FLUIDIC CONNECTOR BETWEEN TWO DUCTSApril 2022September 2023Allow1720YesNo
17710382METHANE LEAK REMEDIATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2022September 2025Abandon4260YesNo
17707404RELIEF VALVE WITH TESTING LOCKOUTMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110YesNo
17690501VALVE ASSEMBLYMarch 2022June 2023Allow1520NoNo
17653968WATERPROOF SOLENOID VALVEMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WADDY, JONATHAN J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
5
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
20.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
18
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(11.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(88.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
14.5%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 11.1% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 WADDY, JONATHAN J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WADDY, JONATHAN J works in Art Unit 3753 and has examined 582 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WADDY, JONATHAN J's allowance rate of 69.8% places them in the 32% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WADDY, JONATHAN J receive 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 56% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WADDY, JONATHAN J is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +39.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WADDY, JONATHAN J. This interview benefit is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 37% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 55.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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 61% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 70.0% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 60.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 65% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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 5.9% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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