Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19054928 | VIBRATION-DAMPING HYDRAULIC TOOL HOLDER BASED ON MULTI-CAVITY STRUCTURE | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18837406 | CHUCK WITH LOCK SLEEVE | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18783817 | HOLE SAW | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18764710 | CUTTING INSERT, INDEXABLE ROTARY CUTTING TOOL, AND BODY OF THE SAME | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18671891 | DETECTING WAFER STATUS IN A WAFER CHUCK ASSEMBLY | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18613286 | COLLET AND ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING A WORKPIECE TO A MILLING MACHINE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18606157 | HOLE SAW | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18582330 | VARIABLE HELICAL COMPOSITE TAP | February 2024 | December 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444296 | THREAD-CUTTING DIE HEAD FOR POWERED PIPE THREADER | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18683607 | CHUCK WITH LOCKING SLEEVE | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412400 | ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR LASER ENGRAVING | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18406691 | PIN DRIVE ROTARY SURGICAL CUTTING TOOLS AND POWERED HANDPIECES | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18402270 | MILLING ADAPTER FOR A WORK TABLE | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18400062 | VARIABLE RADIUS GASH | December 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18395622 | SELECTIVE FIELD-ASSISTED MACHINING SYSTEM | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18391429 | TWIST DRILL | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18542869 | Efficient brake disc processing device | December 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18540340 | MULTI-GROOVE PAGODA DRILL BIT | December 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18538362 | Tube Deburring Apparatus and Methods of Use | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18567079 | COUPLING ARRANGEMENT FOR TOOL, AND TOOL COMPRISING COUPLING ARRANGEMENT | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18565213 | Cutting Insert | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18501800 | Hole Saw with Hex Sidewall Holes | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18385780 | POCKET HOLE DRILL GUIDE WITH ANGLED HOLES | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489105 | SHAPER CUTTER HEADS AND ROUTER BITS WITH INDEXING FEATURE | October 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489111 | SHAPER CUTTER HEADS AND ROUTER BITS WITH INDEXING FEATURE | October 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18488455 | Method for Producing Back-Tapers on Teeth of a Gearing of a Workpiece in the Form of a Gearwheel | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468839 | DEBRIS EJECTION TECHNIQUES FOR DRILLING TOOLS | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18452619 | POSITION FEEDBACK CONTROL METHOD AND POWER TOOL | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18452122 | CUTTER HOLDER ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF REDUCING LONGITUDINAL ASSEMBLING GAP BETWEEN CUTTER AND COLLET | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18365579 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, & METHODS FOR ENGINE DOWEL INSTALLATION | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18364573 | TOOL DRIVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DRILLED PRODUCT | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225917 | RATCHETING ANTI-LOCK CHUCK GUARD FOR LATHE | July 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18223715 | TOOL AND CUTTING INSERT FOR INTERNAL COOLING, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | July 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18354562 | HOLE SAW | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18223402 | RING-SAW ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESSES | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18272099 | CUTTING TOOL | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18338983 | SHANK AND CUTTING TOOL HAVING THE SHANK | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18319849 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR RETAINING A TOOL IN A TOOL HOLDER WITH DEFINED CONTACT SURFACES | May 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18195396 | Method for Automated Positioning of a Blank in a Processing Machine | May 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18143039 | Cutter Assembly | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310669 | RAIL MILLING VEHICLE | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18251456 | CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL HAVING SAME MOUNTED THEREON | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139839 | STEP DRILL BIT AND METHOD FOR DRILLING A WORKPIECE BY USING A STEP DRILL BIT | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18139191 | ADJUSTABLE DRILL JIG SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18133586 | TOOLING ASSEMBLIES FOR LATHE MACHINES, CNC THREADING LATHES, AND METHODS OF MILLING THREADS IN TUBULAR WORKPIECES | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18132621 | DUST COLLECTOR FOR POWER TOOL | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295695 | GUIDE PAD AND GUN DRILL HAVING GUIDE PAD | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295102 | BOTTOMING TAP AND CHASER AND METHOD OF USE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18029394 | CUTTING TOOL | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126463 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CUTTING STAGGERED POCKETS | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18124345 | HOLE SAW WITH EJECTOR | March 2023 | January 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124191 | Drill and method for producing a drill | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18026148 | CUTTING TOOL | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182081 | QUICK CHANGE TOOL BLOCK ADAPTER, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18118332 | MACHINE TOOL | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175776 | Railroad Track Rail Drill | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175179 | TOOL DEVICE | February 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18112333 | MILLING INSERT AND A SIDE AND FACE MILLING TOOL | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021148 | Tools and Methods for Refacing Tubular Ends Forming a Threaded Connection | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106160 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL WITH TUNABLE VIBRATION ABSORBER ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPRESSING TORSIONAL VIBRATION | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160331 | INDEXABLE PARTING BLADE WITH CIRCUITOUS COOLANT CHANNELS | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160761 | SYSTEM FOR REPROFILING A WHEEL SET OF A RAILWAY VEHICLE | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100832 | ANVIL WITH CURVED PASSAGE FOR CUTTING TOOL | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18095119 | TWIST DRILL | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152199 | Tool Holder | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093821 | HIGH-SPEED MACHINING TOOL MADE OF STEEL-BONDED CARBIDE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | January 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18149796 | MACHINE TOOL HAND | January 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18146018 | Hole-Saw with Brazed or Welded Endcap | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18084200 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A CORE DRILL | December 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18011441 | CUTTING TOOL | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18083009 | MACHINE CHUCK JAWS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18010226 | CUTTING INSERT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CUTTING INSERT | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18065305 | HOLE SAW | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 18000290 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928432 | MILLING TOOL, USE THEREOF AND MILLING PROCESS | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928390 | FASTENING STRUCTURE OF ULTRASONIC RESONATOR AND ULTRASONIC MACHINING DEVICE | November 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927900 | CUTTING INSERT | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998671 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925040 | MACHINE TOOL SYSTEM | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17924733 | PROCESSING MACHINE AND SLIDE MECHANISM | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18052141 | Helical Tunneling and Fixation Device | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974765 | CROSS-SCALE STRUCTURE FEATURE SURFACE MACHINING METHOD BASED ON MULTI-COMPONENT COLLABORATIVE VIBRATION | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17972731 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR RETAINING A TOOL IN A TOOL HOLDER WITH DEFINED CONTACT SURFACES | October 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18048880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DAMPING MACHINE-INDUCED VIBRATIONS IN A WORKPIECE | October 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17969887 | MINI POCKET HOLE JIG SYSTEM | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968856 | CARBIDE/NITRIDE COATED CUTTING INSERT | October 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968842 | MACHINING PROCESS WITH MINIMIZED BURR FORMATION | October 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968854 | CUTTING TOOL WITH DETACHABLY MOUNTED CUTTING INSERT | October 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968228 | CUTTING TOOL WITH THROUGH COOLANT | October 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17968548 | ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR A POWER TOOL | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17606781 | ELEMENT CHANGER | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17918632 | MACHINE TOOL | October 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045715 | HANDLE SYSTEM WITH STORAGE FOR WOODWORKING TOOLS | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17961779 | PULLING DEVICE FOR A CLAMPING DEVICE AND CLAMPING DEVICE EQUIPPED THEREWITH | October 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938522 | DENTAL MILLING MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A DENTAL OBJECT | October 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17958964 | CHAMFER-CUTTING TOOLS | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17958791 | TOOLING ASSEMBLY WITH INTERNAL COOLANT PASSAGES FOR MACHINES | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17915709 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL WITH CONTINUOUS MAJOR FLUTES AND DISCONTINUOUS MINOR FLUTES INTERSECTING TO FORM QUADRILATERAL-SHAPED FACE PORTIONS | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17775825 | TIP DRESSER | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913859 | CUTTING TOOL | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3722.
With a 33.8% 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, 32.1% 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.
Art Unit 3722 is part of Group 3720 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 11,022 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 76.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Art Unit 3722's allowance rate of 76.8% places it in the 47% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 3722 receive an average of 1.48 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 23% percentile). The median prosecution time is 27 months (in the 65% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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