USPTO Examiner CHOI MICHAEL W - Art Unit 2116

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19189021SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF ACTUATION COMPONENTS IN CAR WASH FACILITIESApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
18989975COLLABORATIVE AGENTS FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMING DEVICES AND METHODS THEREONDecember 2024October 2025Allow1020NoNo
18979963AI-BASED REAL-TIME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PEAK POWER MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN LOGISTICS CENTERSDecember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18398862OPTIMIZED PROVISION AND CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY BY HOUSEHOLDS TO REDUCE NON-RENEWABLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN ELECTRIC GRIDDecember 2023March 2026Allow2600YesNo
18391312DASHBOARD FOR TRACKING HEALTHY BUILDING PERFORMANCEDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700YesNo
18557333MATERIAL SCHEDULING METHOD AND DEVICE OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENTOctober 2023September 2024Allow1100YesNo
18382332SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPTIMIZING HVAC CONTROL IN A BUILDING OR NETWORK OF BUILDINGSOctober 2023December 2025Allow2620NoNo
18241449MONITORING LAUNDRY MACHINE OPERATION USING MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER SIGNAL INFORMATIONSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18229334CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHODAugust 2023March 2026Allow3110NoNo
18361733FACILITATING PORTABLE, REUSABLE, AND SHARABLE INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)-BASED SERVICES AND RESOURCESJuly 2023April 2025Allow2020YesNo
18344919SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE FAULT DETECTION IN HVAC SYSTEMSJune 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18217485MANAGING DIGITAL CONNECTIONS OF CONNECTED EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES TO POOL AUTOMATION SYSTEMSJune 2023March 2026Allow3210YesNo
18209167SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING INDOOR INFECTION RISK AND MAXIMIZING ENERGY SAVINGSJune 2023December 2024Allow1820NoNo
18205666SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMULATING AN ENVIRONMENT CREATED BY THE OUTPUTS OF A PLURALITY OF DEVICESJune 2023April 2025Allow2320YesNo
18327155BUILDING AI SMART MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2023January 2026Allow3210YesNo
18203382REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF ACTIVE CONTAINERSMay 2023April 2025Allow2220YesNo
18323527BLOWER SPEED AIRFLOW SELECTIONMay 2023February 2026Allow3210NoNo
18201026STAGING ALGORITHM FOR TWO STAGE HEATING/COOLING EQUIPMENTMay 2023September 2025Allow2840NoYes
18319484TURNING METHOD, MACHINING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023January 2026Allow3200NoNo
18196925DISTRIBUTED POWER UNITS FOR DATACENTERSMay 2023January 2026Allow3310YesNo
18196037CONTROLLER, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED FOR DYNAMICALLY DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC CURRENT, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIERMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18196151SMART HOME CONTROLLER REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18312282SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING TEMPERATURE OVERSHOOT OF A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMMay 2023June 2024Allow1410YesNo
18310371VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW SYSTEM WITH PREDICTIVE CONTROLMay 2023October 2024Allow1820NoNo
18250973DISPLAY DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023January 2026Allow3310YesNo
18140112BUILDING EQUIPMENT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC FLOW BOUNDSApril 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18139256AIR CONDITIONER MONITORING SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONERApril 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18138615RECOVERY MODE ALGORITHM FOR TWO STAGE HVAC EQUIPMENTApril 2023June 2024Allow1410YesNo
18297741TRIPPING ENERGY LOADS DURING UNDER-FREQUENCY EVENTS BASED ON RATE OF CHANGE OF FREQUENCYApril 2023March 2026Allow3510NoNo
18127618SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FACE VELOCITY OF A FUME HOODMarch 2023March 2026Allow3620YesNo
18115094APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY STORAGE POWER STATIONFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18114129BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH PARTICULATE SENSINGFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3210YesNo
18112659CONTROL SYSTEM AND ACTION GENERATION METHODFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18166731HIGHLY INTEGRATED AND SMART CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3520NoNo
18165686GAIN-SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING FAN SPEED CONTROL IN AIR HANDLING UNITSFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510YesNo
18106932BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH CLEAN AIR AND INFECTION REDUCTION FEATURESFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110YesNo
18100720SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECONFIGURING ROOMS IN AN AREA IN A BUILDINGJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2830YesNo
18155446AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAMEJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2900NoNo
18149871FORMING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFORJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2510YesNo
18012406A HYDROGEN SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMDecember 2022December 2025Allow3610YesNo
18069412SMART LAWNMOWER WITH REALIZATION OF MOWING POLICY AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAMEDecember 2022January 2024Allow1320YesNo
18066454SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR HIERARCHICAL HOME CONTROLDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3710NoNo
18075185DYNAMIC UI GENERATION FOR CLOUD BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS USING ASSET MODELSDecember 2022December 2025Allow3620NoNo
18072862HEATING DEVICEDecember 2022May 2023Allow600NoNo
17992803Temperature Adjustment Device, Control Method Therefor, Control Apparatus Thereof, and Storage MediumNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310YesNo
17989179ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND METHODNovember 2022September 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18056202SWITCHING FREQUENCY VARIATION FOR A MOTORNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17998958METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING A VENTILATION SYSTEMNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3710NoNo
18055625EXTRAPOLATING MOTOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION BASED ON DIGITAL TWINNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310YesNo
17924512AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMNovember 2022April 2025Allow2900NoNo
17985083TOTAL WELLNESS PLATFORMNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17982583ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED HARMFUL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM CONNECTED TO INTERNET OF THINGS AND ITS HARMFUL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL METHODNovember 2022September 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17980066WIRED REMOTE CONTROLLER AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREFORNovember 2022June 2025Allow3210YesNo
18052019AUTOMATION OF SELF-LIFTING FORKLIFTNovember 2022May 2025Abandon3020NoNo
18050668SMART POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE AND SYSTEMSOctober 2022September 2025Allow3520YesNo
17918705Air Conditioning System and Method for Controlling Electrical Energy of Air Conditioning SystemOctober 2022January 2025Allow2700YesNo
17963457TOOLING MACHINE PROCESSOctober 2022September 2025Allow3520YesNo
17955699SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINED OUTDOOR AIR FRACTION AND VAV UNIT CONTROLSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3630NoNo
17935420OPTIMIZED HVAC CONTROL USING DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE COMBINED WITH DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (DRL)September 2022December 2024Allow2700YesNo
17912468AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17822003AUTOMATED ASSET STRATEGY SELECTION FOR AN ASSET VIA CLOUD-BASED SUPERVISORY CONTROLAugust 2022January 2026Allow4130YesNo
17892643Computerized Optimization of an Engineered Modular Plant TopologyAugust 2022April 2025Allow3910YesNo
17818552METHOD OF IMPROVING AIR COOLED PACKAGED UNITS PERFORMANCE FOR MULTI-PACKAGED-UNITS INSTALLATIONSAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010YesNo
17797752AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTROLLERAugust 2022October 2024Allow2700YesNo
17874683SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICITY PROVISION, USAGE MONITORING, ANALYSIS, AND ENABLING IMPROVEMENTS IN EFFICIENCYJuly 2022January 2024Allow1720YesNo
17871981INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMJuly 2022November 2025Allow3920NoNo
17868381MODIFYING COMPUTING SYSTEM OPERATIONS BASED ON COST AND POWER CONDITIONSJuly 2022December 2023Allow1720NoNo
17758781Method for Controlling a Suction DeviceJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310NoNo
17858705HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMJuly 2022June 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17811030ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING OPERATION STATE INFORMATION OF HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17806405SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESSLY CONFIGURING CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROLSJune 2022March 2024Allow2120YesNo
17836263OFF-GRID POWER GENERATION AND CONVERSION METHODS AND RELATED SYSTEMSJune 2022June 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17806195Collecting Data on an Industrial Automation DeviceJune 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17782595ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A POULTRY HOUSEJune 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17830495LOCATION-BASED LICENSING AND CONFIGURATIONJune 2022July 2025Allow3830NoNo
17781370ADAPTIVE-LEARNING INTELLIGENT SCHEDULING UNIFIED COMPUTING FRAME AND SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL PERSONALIZED CUSTOMIZED PRODUCTIONMay 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17828956INTERLACING DATA IN STREAMING INDUSTRIAL IMAGE DATAMay 2022December 2024Allow3010YesNo
17826270Method for Identifying a Limited Operator Control and Monitoring of a Technical Plant, Operator Control and Monitoring System and Process Control SystemMay 2022August 2023Allow1500NoNo
17778563EXTRUSION-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: METHOD, 3D PRINTING SYSTEM, AND 3D PRINTED OBJECTMay 2022July 2024Allow2600YesNo
17747688SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESIDENTIAL HVAC CONTROLMay 2022March 2025Allow3420YesNo
17742609SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONER UNITMay 2022July 2024Abandon2720NoNo
17662256SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENTLY CONTROLLING A HYBRID CASCADE BOILER SYSTEMMay 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17755547Method for Constructing A Water Sports DeviceMay 2022March 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17733737SANITIZATION CENTRAL COMPUTING DEVICEApril 2022January 2025Allow3320YesNo
17732459Real-Virtual Hybrid VenueApril 2022March 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17660895METHOD OF FAN CONTROL IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM USING A PSEUDO TEMPERATURE SENSORApril 2022June 2024Allow2600NoNo
17717107SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ENERGY AND AIR QUALITYApril 2022February 2024Allow2230YesNo
17716151IDENTIFIER MANAGEMENT METHOD, ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CONTROL DEVICEApril 2022December 2024Allow3210YesNo
17658382METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS PRODUCTION DEVICE MODELING FOR JOB PLANNING IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTApril 2022January 2026Abandon4640YesNo
17707058FLOATING MASTER CONTROLLERMarch 2022February 2024Allow2220YesNo
17705830SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING A COLLABORATIVE BUILDING NETWORKMarch 2022December 2023Allow2110YesNo
17702939FIRE MITIGATION SYSTEMMarch 2022July 2023Allow1600NoNo
17698274USE OF NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATIONS FOR HVAC EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATIONMarch 2022July 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17698040LEARNING-BASED BACKUP CONTROLLER FOR A WIND TURBINEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17698097LAUNDRY APPLIANCES RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17697772SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EQUIPMENT ENERGY WASTEMarch 2022October 2023Allow1910YesNo
17654712MODULAR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADAPTIVE PROCESS CONTROL OF A PLANT IN A MACHINE-TO-MACHINE NETWORKMarch 2022June 2025Allow3950YesNo
17691747OPERATIONAL OPTIMIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL STEAM AND POWER UTILITY SYSTEMSMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810YesNo
17674343HVAC SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED SUPPLY OF OUTDOOR AIRFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1910NoNo
17672816ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND METHODFebruary 2022May 2024Abandon2730NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHOI, MICHAEL W.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
5
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
3.6%
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
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(11.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(88.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
14.2%
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 CHOI, MICHAEL W - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHOI, MICHAEL W works in Art Unit 2116 and has examined 264 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHOI, MICHAEL W's allowance rate of 82.6% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CHOI, MICHAEL W receive 2.19 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% 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 CHOI, MICHAEL W is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHOI, MICHAEL W. 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 34.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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 71% 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 58.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 18.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 9% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 9% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

    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

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