Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18942947 | SYSTEM FOR BURNING COMBUSTIBLE FUEL ABOVE A PLACEMENT SURFACE | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18895295 | FIRE PIT WITH FIRE GRATE | September 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18815643 | COLLAPSIBLE STAND FOR A FIREPIT | August 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18760071 | STOVE AND STOVE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING FLAME SHAPE | July 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18753599 | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18721204 | GAS BURNER | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18739276 | FIREPIT RADIANT AND CONVECTIVE ENERGY GUIDANCE DEVICE | June 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18672700 | ADJUSTABLE WARMING RACKS FOR COOKBOXES OF GRILLS | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18613010 | OVEN RACK | March 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18607353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LANDFILL FLARE ANTI-VIBRATION | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18689278 | BURNER FOR SYNTHESIS GAS WITH IMPROVED COOLING | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18585756 | FIRE PIT SYSTEM | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18432030 | ADJUSTABLE CAMPING WOOD-BURNING STOVE | February 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18425785 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18409715 | PORTABLE FIRE PIT | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18408011 | SYSTEM FOR BURNING COMBUSTIBLE FUEL ABOVE A PLACEMENT SURFACE | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487003 | HEAT SHIELD | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240730 | Low-Heat-Loss Operation Method Of Line-Focusing Heat Collection System and Line-Focusing Heat Collection System | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18239578 | FIREPLACE WITH CONTROLLABLE AND IMAGE-BEARING REAR WALL | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239115 | PORTABLE BIOMETRIC LIGHTER | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230354 | COLLAPSIBLE AND PORTABLE OUTDOOR OVEN | August 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18365088 | ASH CLEANOUT SYSTEM | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18227843 | COOKING DEVICE | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358678 | Handle | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18217065 | COOKING DEVICE | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18343621 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-POINT CONTROLS FOR A GAS FLAME APPARATUS WITH A VARIABLE POSITION GAS FLAME TRIGGER | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329917 | PORTABLE HEATING DEVICE | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204671 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IGNITION OF A SMOKE UNIT FUEL SOURCE | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18325627 | FIRE PIT SYSTEM | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18144014 | COMPACTABLE AND PORTABLE GRILL APPARATUS | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139658 | COOKING DEVICE HAVING A COOKING VESSEL AND A CERAMIC HEATER | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031469 | ARRANGEMENT, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOT WATER FROM SOLAR ENERGY | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18133525 | STOVE FUEL HEAT REFLECTOR | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186044 | DIRECTING LIGHT FOR THERMAL AND POWER APPLICATIONS IN SPACE | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18177645 | IGNITION-BASED PROTOCOLS FOR PELLET GRILLS | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106835 | STOVE WITH SELF-AIR DRAWING AND HEATING FOR PRIMARY BURN | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161078 | COLLAPSIBLE FIRE PIT | January 2023 | April 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100741 | HEAT SHIELD | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100909 | MASS DAMPER FOR SOLAR TRACKER | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18100790 | PORTABLE STOVE WITH FOLDING STAND | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18069521 | FLAME PRODUCING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A FLAME PRODUCING ASSEMBLY | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18066560 | EXTERIOR WOOD BURNING GRILL | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080314 | ARTICULATION JOINTS FOR TERRAIN FOLLOWING SOLAR TRACKER | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18060452 | TAPERED PLUG BURNER CLEANING PORTS | November 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989681 | SERVICE TAKE-OUT COOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17986232 | SMART CANDLE PLATFORM AND SYSTEM | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984664 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIGHTER LOW FUEL INDICATOR | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17983266 | Supplemental Solar Concentrator for the Heating of Particles | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17982037 | LIGHTER CASE | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980711 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTINGUISHING CANDLES | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975813 | OVEN | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046399 | PORTABLE IGNITION SYSTEM | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995962 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM FOR A BOILER WITH FUEL STREAM DISTRIBUTION MEANS IN A BURNER AND METHOD OF COMBUSTION | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963431 | LOW NOX AND CO COMBUSTION BURNER METHOD AND APPARATUS | October 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17936928 | FIRE PIT SYSTEM | September 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942171 | PREMIXING DEVICE AND COMBUSTION DEVICE INCLUDING THE PREMIXING DEVICE | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901579 | PACKABLE MODULAR COMBUSTION GRILL | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17896379 | ADJUSTABLE DUCT MECHANISM FOR HEATING EQUIPMENT | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820809 | COMBUSTIBLE FUEL BURNING STOVE WITH SPARK ARRESTOR | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17886239 | PORTABLE STOVE WITH FOLDING STAND | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881616 | FOLDING GRILL DEVICE HAVING GAS-OPERATED HEATING DEVICE | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879657 | COLLAPSIBLE GRILL | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878549 | COLLAPSIBLE, MODULAR, INTERCHANGEABLE AND PORTABLE CAMPING GRILL | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17789471 | INSTRUMENTED BURNER | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17810964 | SURROUND FOR A FIRE PIT | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847999 | COMBINATION OVEN CONTROL INTERFACE | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846821 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ANNULAR SHROUD BURNER | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845268 | Totally Aerated Combustion Burner | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837137 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILDING ORNAMENTAL FLAME DISPLAYS | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17830693 | TUNNEL-SHAPED CONTINUOUS BARBECUE APPARATUS | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751840 | Oven Door Non-Glass Replacement | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751759 | RANGE HOOD INSTALLATION SYSTEM | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17749428 | CENTER FIRING INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER FOR SPRAY DRYING AND CONTROLS FOR SAME | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745231 | FIREPIT HEAT DEFLECTOR | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735403 | DUAL HEAT FIRE PIT | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660173 | COMBUSTIBLE FUEL BURNING STOVE WITH SPARK ARRESTOR | April 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722591 | COOKTOP WITH HINGED BURNER GRATES | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17657050 | FIRE-STARTING TOOL AND ASSOCIATED METHOD(S) | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754242 | SOLAR POWER GENERATORS | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17684912 | Fire Pit System | March 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683440 | FIRE PIT-STORABLE PANEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17684320 | FLUID BED REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDIZER AND A METHOD FOR ITS USE | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17591733 | OVEN HANDLE LOCATORS FOR CONTROLLING DOOR APPEARANCE | February 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17590981 | Convertible Biomass Gasification Stove | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17590510 | SMART CANDLE PLATFORM AND SYSTEM | February 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17630555 | OVEN SMOKER | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17582876 | CARTRIDGE IGNITION SYSTEM | January 2022 | April 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17578511 | Grill | January 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574315 | FIRE PIT | January 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572399 | IGNITER, IGNITER WITH ADJUSTABLE WICK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND OPERATING THE SAME | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17568598 | PACKABLE MODULAR COMBUSTION GRILL | January 2022 | April 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17557022 | SUPPORT BRACKET FOR OUTDOOR CAMPFIRE BARBECUE DEVICE AND OUTDOOR CAMPFIRE BARBECUE DEVICE | December 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17544698 | SYSTEMS FOR THE CONTROL AND USE OF FLUIDS AND PARTICLES IN FUEL APPLICATIONS INCLUDING BOILERS, REFINERY AND CHEMICAL FLUID HEATERS, ROTARY KILNS, GLASS MELTERS, SOLID DRYERS, DRYING OVENS, ORGANIC FUME INCINERATORS, AND SCRUBBERS | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17535132 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE CONTROL OF VOLATIZED CHEMICAL TREATMENT SOLUTIONS IN BOILER SYSTEMS | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17531895 | LIGHTER AND STORAGE DEVICE | November 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17530098 | AIR HEATING APPARATUS | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17611934 | KIT FOR OUTDOOR COOKING | November 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17526598 | COMBUSTIBLE FUEL BURNING STOVE WITH FIRE GRATE | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17525157 | ARTICULATION JOINTS FOR TERRAIN FOLLOWING SOLAR TRACKER | November 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17523872 | PELLET FEEDER SHUT-OFF MECHANISM FOR PELLET GRILLS AND SMOKERS | November 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BASICHAS, ALFRED.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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, 52.9% 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 BASICHAS, ALFRED works in Art Unit 3762 and has examined 690 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner BASICHAS, ALFRED's allowance rate of 86.7% places them in the 60% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BASICHAS, ALFRED receive 1.07 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 15% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BASICHAS, ALFRED is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BASICHAS, ALFRED. This interview benefit is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 71% 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 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 77.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% 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, 51.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 64% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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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