USPTO Examiner CARTER CHRISTOPHER W - Art Unit 2117

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18680737SEAMLESS WIRELESS CONNECTION DURING COMMISSIONING OF NETWORKED BUILDING CONTROLLERSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18661276OPTIMIZING SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES USING MACHINE LEARNINGMay 2024February 2025Allow911YesNo
18587956METHODS AND SMART GAS INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL GAS FLOWSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18437845SENSING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE WASH COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOFFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18447524Load Control Device Having Internet ConnectivityAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18230538SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING AND DISABLING OPERATION OF MANUFACTURING MACHINESAugust 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18350945Circuit for a Power Device and Graphical User InterfaceJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18115447BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTUREFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2340NoNo
18101754IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE SYSTEMJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2830YesYes
18069327Circuit For A Power Device And Graphical User InterfaceDecember 2022April 2023Allow400YesNo
18079872Flow Rate Control DeviceDecember 2022January 2024Allow1320YesNo
18060031AUTOMATION PROGRAM CONTROLLER ALLOCATIONNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
18000305FLOW RATE CONTROL DEVICE, FLOW RATE CONTROL METHOD, AND CHILLERNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910YesNo
18000300FLOW RATE CONTROL DEVICE, FLOW RATE CONTROL METHOD, AND CHILLERNovember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
17974368ROBUST LINEAR PARAMETER VARYING CONTROL DESIGN FOR AUTOMATED CURVATURE CRUISEOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110YesNo
17921376MALFUNCTION ANALYSIS SUPPORT PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM AND MALFUNCTION ANALYSIS SUPPORT APPARATUSOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110YesNo
17920633Method and Device for Detecting Wearing State of Earphone, and EarphoneOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17948921SYMBOLIC ACCESS OF INDUSTRIAL DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1610YesNo
17912555Method and Assembly for Managing Automation Programs for Industrial Automation PlatformsSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17932025PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATION CONTROLLER BASED OPTIMIZATIONSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17943907METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COOLING SYSTEM OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A DATA PROCESSING DEVICESeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17911307SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACTORY AUTOMATION AND ENHANCING MACHINE CAPABILITIESSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110YesNo
17802385METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING SERVICING OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINESAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17867482CUSTOMIZED ASSET PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND MARKETPLACEJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310NoNo
17863523SELF-CALCULATING FILTER FOULING THRESHOLDSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3310NoNo
17792339MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINED STATE PREDICTION DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2022March 2025Allow3320NoNo
17850855SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHANGES TO A HEAT PROFILE OF A STOCKPILEJune 2022March 2025Allow3320NoNo
17846165DEVICE CONFIGURATION OBJECT TEMPLATE WITH USER INTERACTION FOR DEVICE PROPERTIES GENERATORJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17845352System and Methods for Controlling a Movable Barrier OperatorJune 2022June 2025Allow3520YesNo
17786622DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN ASSIGNING COMPRESSOR CONTROLLER SETTINGS VALUES, AND COMPRESSOR OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2022January 2025Allow3120NoNo
17785797METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING A MANUFACTURING PROCESSJune 2022March 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17840314OPTIMIZING DRILLING PARAMETERS FOR CONTROLLING A WELLBORE DRILLING OPERATIONJune 2022March 2025Allow3320YesNo
17805486CONSTRAINT OPERATOR FOR PROCESS MININGJune 2022June 2025Abandon3720YesNo
17828942HISTORICAL DATA EXTRACTION AND TREND IDENTIFICATION FROM INDUSTRIAL STREAMING IMAGE DATAMay 2022February 2025Allow3310YesNo
17828935LIVE STREAMING VISUALIZATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT OPERATIONMay 2022February 2025Allow3310YesNo
17740722SEAMLESS WIRELESS CONNECTION DURING COMMISSIONING OF NETWORKED BUILDING CONTROLLERSMay 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17775296STL MODEL SLICING METHOD AND DEVICEMay 2022February 2025Allow3310NoNo
17774570CONTROL APPARATUS, IDENTIFYING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, IDENTIFYING METHOD AND PROGRAMMay 2022August 2024Allow2710NoNo
17774392SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTRATION OF DRIVE COMPONENTSMay 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17736765SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING AND DISTRIBUTING MODULAR COMPUTER COMPONENT INFORMATION ADN SERVICES THROUGH A NETWORKMay 2022March 2025Allow3510YesNo
17734326SOLAR PANEL CLEANING SYSTEM AND CLEANING PATH GENERATION DEVICEMay 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17772896HVAC PERFORMANCE MONITORING METHODApril 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17728177ADAPTIVE PERSISTENCE FORECASTING FOR CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCESApril 2022October 2024Allow2910YesNo
17727792BAYESIAN DECOMPOSITION FOR MISMATCHED PERFORMANCES IN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENTApril 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17770791METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TARGET VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE FOR A COOLANTApril 2022August 2024Allow2810YesNo
17658823METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISTRIBUTION SEQUENCE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022December 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17658553MASTER PATTERN GENERATION METHOD BASED ON CONTROL PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND TRAINING METHOD FOR CYCLE ANALYSIS MODELApril 2022January 2025Allow3410YesNo
17708324PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY OF A SENSORIZED ROLLER BEARINGMarch 2022April 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17693622SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE IRRIGATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCEMarch 2022May 2023Abandon1420YesNo
17642787SPATIO-TEMPORAL PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING OF WIND POWER OUTPUTMarch 2022November 2024Allow3310NoNo
17639612MACHINE LEARNING APPARATUS, AM APPARATUS, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING LEARNING MODELMarch 2022December 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17652945METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICEMarch 2022January 2025Allow3500NoNo
17678976MODULAR CONTROL NETWORK ARCHITECTUREFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3510NoNo
17678477DISPLAY METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICEFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3930YesNo
17674919ANALYSIS APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4020NoNo
17673916LOGIC CONTROLS FOR GRAPHICS CARD AIR MOVING DEVICESFebruary 2022September 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17668085METHOD FOR OPERATING A DOOR SYSTEMFebruary 2022November 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17592666CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVER, APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010YesNo
17629474Conveyor Assembly with Two Conveyor Elements Connected in ParallelJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2630YesNo
17629539CONTROL DEVICEJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17626321METHOD FOR PRODUCING BLANK, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRESS-FORMED PART, METHOD FOR JUDGING SHAPE, PROGRAM FOR JUDGING SHAPE, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING BLANK, AND BLANKJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3910YesNo
17568776AI-ENABLED PROCESS RECOVERY IN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS USING DIGITAL TWIN SIMULATIONJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3120YesNo
17597105CONTROLLER, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHODDecember 2021November 2024Allow3410NoNo
17622084A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS MANUFACTURING PROCESSDecember 2021March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17620980METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATION AND MONITORING OF DISTRIBUTED NETWORK CONDITIONSDecember 2021February 2025Abandon3810YesNo
17616685PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER, SETTING TOOL, AND RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2021October 2024Allow3420YesNo
17614722CONTROLLERNovember 2021December 2023Allow2410NoNo
17608367METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN A MACHINE TOOL SYSTEM AND A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THEREFORNovember 2021May 2025Allow4240NoNo
17512324Automated Swimming Pool Heat Pump Flow Rate ControllerOctober 2021March 2023Allow1710NoNo
17506767SAMPLING MEASUREMENT METHOD, SYSTEM, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021March 2024Allow2910NoNo
17506492AUTOMATIC FEEDING SYSTEMOctober 2021February 2025Allow4020NoNo
17506392SLIPPAGE DETECTIONOctober 2021April 2024Allow3010YesNo
17604761CONTROL DEVICEOctober 2021June 2023Allow2010NoNo
17488941COMPRESSED AIR PROVISION DEVICE AND METHODSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4311NoNo
17488281CONTINUOUS KNEADING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHODSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2310YesNo
17487799ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMSeptember 2021November 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17478038SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND OPTIMIZING CONNECTION BETWEEN FIELD DEVICES AND AUTOMATION DEVICESSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3610NoNo
17437847CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING CONTROL PROGRAMSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3620YesNo
17435379AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE METHOD IN AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICEAugust 2021April 2025Allow4440YesNo
17430816CONTROL METHOD, MOTORISED DRIVE DEVICE, HOME AUTOMATION INSTALLATION COMPRISING SUCH A MOTORISED DRIVE DEVICEAugust 2021May 2024Allow3310NoNo
17386253BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRAINING DATA SELECTION FOR ONLINE SYSTEM IDENTIFICATIONJuly 2021June 2024Allow3520YesNo
17376984SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A SET OF MONITOR AND EFFECT BLOCKS FROM A CAUSE AND EFFECT MATRIXJuly 2021September 2023Allow2620NoNo
17352554PRODUCTION SYSTEM, HOST CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAMJune 2021May 2024Allow3530NoNo
17353362Automated Assistance in a Semiconductor Manufacturing EnvironmentJune 2021February 2024Allow3210YesNo
17350808MANAGING EMISSIONS DEMAND RESPONSE EVENT INTENSITYJune 2021April 2023Allow2200NoNo
17350801MANAGING USER ACCOUNT PARTICIPATION IN EMISSIONS DEMAND RESPONSE EVENTSJune 2021July 2023Allow2530YesNo
17348859ELECTRONIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A CONTROL SYSTEM WITH A SUB-CONTROLLER CONFIGURED FOR DATA COMMUNICATION WITH AN EXTERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITJune 2021March 2024Allow3350YesNo
17333488TIME-BASED AND SOUND-BASED PROGNOSTICS FOR RESTRICTIONS WITHIN A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMMay 2021November 2022Allow1810NoNo
17327010HVAC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2021January 2024Abandon3220YesNo
17324079SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF MULTI-MANIFOLD FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSMay 2021July 2022Allow1420YesNo
17323518OPERATOR CONSOLE PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR OPERATOR DECISIONSMay 2021October 2023Allow2940NoNo
17294421SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL DEVICE, SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL SYSTEM, SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL METHOD, AND SIMULATION DEVICEMay 2021May 2024Allow3610YesNo
17293714CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MANUFACTURING PLANT AS WELL AS A MANUFACTURING PLANT AND METHODMay 2021September 2024Abandon4030YesNo
17237487SENSING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE WASH COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOFApril 2021October 2023Allow3030YesNo
17286303Method and Apparatus for Event Prediction for a Physical System Based on Data Solely Collected from the Physical SystemApril 2021October 2024Allow4220NoNo
17226364REDUCING CORROSION IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMApril 2021May 2024Allow3710NoNo
17218661EFFICIENT INTEGRATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS IN BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMarch 2021March 2024Allow3530YesNo
17218386SMART VENTILATION FOR AIR QUALITY CONTROLMarch 2021February 2024Allow3440YesNo
17209065CLOSED-LOOP ROBOTIC DEPOSITION OF MATERIALMarch 2021April 2025Allow4960YesYes
17205516MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A SET OF ELECTRICAL DEVICESMarch 2021March 2023Allow2420YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
4
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
49.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
48.8%
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, 33.3% 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.

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 CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W works in Art Unit 2117 and has examined 202 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W's allowance rate of 79.2% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W receive 2.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% 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 CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W. This interview benefit is in the 57% 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, 29.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 17.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 51% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 17.4% 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 8% 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 8% 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:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.