USPTO Examiner KLICOS NICHOLAS GEORGE - Art Unit 2118

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18614313INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PLAYING A TARGET EFFECT ACCORDING TO THE FIRST ACTION INFORMATION OF THE FIRST OBJECT ACTING ON THE SECOND OBJECTMarch 2024February 2026Allow2240NoNo
18372702ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HEAT DISSIPATION METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2800NoNo
18465059POPULATING ANSWERS TO POLLING QUESTIONS BASED ON INITIAL RESPONSESSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1300YesNo
18244126SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL TWIN FLEETSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18238494THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTSAugust 2023December 2025Allow2700YesNo
18263321Water turbine power generation system and control method for providing improved dynamic response to major power setpoint variationsJuly 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18262492METHOD FOR FORECASTING ELECTRICAL POWER IN REAL TIME OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18220052DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING AND SEARCHING CONTENT, AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18348342USING DOMAIN SPECIFIC VOCABULARIES TO SPELLCHECK INPUT STRINGSJuly 2023July 2025Allow2420YesNo
18267879METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A SETPOINT SIGNAL OF A WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18039293AXIAL DIRECTION AND DEPTH CHECKING GUIDE PLATE FOR IMPLANTING AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOFMay 2023September 2025Allow2700NoNo
18320735PLATFORM FOR INVESTIGATIVE ANALYSISMay 2023January 2025Allow2030NoNo
18033839Control Method for an Industrial Plant Defining Points of Interest by Aggregating Data, Control Signals, and Video-Audio ContentsApril 2023March 2026Allow3420NoNo
18306387MASSIVE SIMULTANEOUS REMOTE DIGITAL PRESENCE WORLDApril 2023July 2025Allow2750NoNo
18177872CONTROL PROCESS FOR LOW VOLTAGE MICROGRIDS WITH DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18023365PORE PLACEMENT DETERMINATIONS USING ANCHOR POINTSFebruary 2023August 2025Allow2900NoNo
18022945PRESSED COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, DIE DESIGNING METHOD, DIE SHAPE DESIGNING DEVICE, AND DIEFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18171807METHOD OF MONITORING MACHINE PROCESSES IN WORKPLACE PROCESSINGFebruary 2023November 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18094939Systems and Methods for Proactively Identifying and Providing an Internet Link on an Electronic DeviceJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1920YesNo
18088531Computerized Process for Making a Patient-Specific ImplantDecember 2022November 2025Allow3410YesNo
18087572SWITCHING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT BASED ON A RESPECTIVE ACTDecember 2022August 2024Allow1920NoNo
17923308SOLAR-ENERGY ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED LOAD MANAGEMENTNovember 2022July 2025Allow3310NoNo
17961597SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF SUBSTRATE PLASMA PROCESSINGOctober 2022July 2025Allow3410YesNo
17954897RACK-PUMP CHARGING PRIORITIZATION IN MULTI-PUMP ASSEMBLYSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3400YesNo
17948074MACHINE TEACHING WITH METHOD OF MOMENTS FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMSSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4010YesNo
17912049SPEED ADJUSTMENT SUPPORT DEVICESeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320YesNo
17823196COMPUTER AND ELECTRICITY ADJUSTMENT METHODAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410YesNo
17904876MULTI-DOMAIN PLANNING CONTROLLER FOR DRILLING OPERATIONSAugust 2022July 2025Allow3410YesNo
17892337System And Method For Modifying A PreferenceAugust 2022January 2025Allow2930YesNo
17890229METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A MACHINING PATH AND METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE USING OF A MULTI-AXIS MACHINE TOOLAugust 2022August 2025Allow3610YesNo
17885986MACHINING CONDITION SEARCHING DEVICE AND MACHINING CONDITION SEARCHING METHODAugust 2022October 2024Allow2600NoNo
17879449STATE ESTIMATION FOR A POWER SYSTEM USING PARAMETERIZED POTENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR INEQUALITY CONSTRAINTSAugust 2022March 2026Allow4310NoNo
17795924Monitoring a Field MachineJuly 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17875936INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR OPERATION ASSISTANCE OF PLANTJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110YesNo
17866132ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH EXPANDABLE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING SCREEN OF ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2022January 2026Allow4240YesNo
17864205OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMJuly 2022October 2024Allow2700YesNo
17852719MULTI-SOURCE JOURNAL CONTENT INTEGRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLABORATIVE ONLINE CONTENT EDITINGJune 2022April 2025Allow3350NoNo
17758091GENERATION OF AN OBJECT MODEL FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTERSJune 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17852343SCHEDULING MULTIPLE PRODUCTION STEPS UNDER Q-TIME CONSTRAINTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURINGJune 2022July 2025Allow3710YesNo
17841297METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A TRANSPORT SYSTEMJune 2022September 2024Allow2700NoNo
17781106AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEMMay 2022January 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17749445Laser Irradiation Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Recording Medium Recording Program to be ReadableMay 2022September 2025Allow4040NoNo
17777774METHOD FOR CREATING A VIRTUAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURAL MODELMay 2022October 2024Allow2900YesNo
17775839ONLINE MULTI-FORCE-ADAPTION DURING MACHININGMay 2022January 2025Allow3320YesNo
17740395OVEN HAVING AN AUTOMATIC SELF-CLEANING SYSTEMMay 2022April 2025Allow3620NoNo
17728028METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MERCHANDISE GENERATION INCLUDING AN IMAGEApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17725068INTELLIGENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMApril 2022June 2025Abandon3820YesNo
17724748SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MICROGRID USING AN INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND AN INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PROTECTION RELAY IN A MICROGRIDApril 2022April 2025Allow3620YesNo
17719546ENHANCED CAPACITY MANAGEMENT OF POWER SUPPLIES IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSApril 2022August 2025Abandon4040YesNo
17716270Molding Machine Management SystemApril 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17716180INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD OF AN IDENTIFIER MANAGED BY A WELDING SYSTEMApril 2022August 2024Allow2810YesNo
17706711METHOD FOR LOADING A PANEL DEPOSITING DEVICE OF A FLATBED MACHINE TOOL AND FLATBED MACHINE TOOLMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17656707GENERATING DEVICE IDENTIFIERS AND DEVICE CONTROLS BASED ON HAND GESTURESMarch 2022November 2025Allow4440YesNo
17763203POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHODMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17761001CONTROLLER FOR SUPPRESSING SLUGS IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTION SYSTEMSMarch 2022June 2025Allow3920YesNo
17692591DISTRIBUTION GRID FAILURE SYMPTOM CAUSE ESTIMATION SYSTEMMarch 2022February 2025Allow3520YesNo
17666672DYNAMIC SUMMARIZATION OF PROCESS DATA SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3030NoNo
17587746GENERATING PFS DIAGRAMS FROM ENGINEERING DATAJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3620NoNo
17630185SOFTWARE DEFINED MANUFACTURING IN A CELLULAR NETWORKJanuary 2022July 2025Allow4230NoNo
176231123D PRINTING SLICING METHOD FOR SOLVING TOLERANCE PROBLEMDecember 2021October 2024Allow3420YesNo
17531725METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT KIOSKNovember 2021April 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17437563CONTROLLING A MANUFACTURING PROCESS USING CAUSAL MODELSSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4320NoNo
17411110CONTROLLING AN OPERATION OF A TECHNICAL SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLYAugust 2021November 2024Allow3920NoNo
17429131FEEDER STATE DISPLAY SYSTEMAugust 2021August 2024Allow3610YesNo
17362636TECHNIQUES FOR PLACING CONTENT IN AND APPLYING LAYERS IN AN EXTENDED REALITY ENVIRONMENTJune 2021August 2024Allow3830YesNo
17238513IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL VIEWPOINT IMAGEApril 2021March 2025Allow4730NoNo
13401358METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HOVER-BASED SPATIAL SEARCHES ON MOBILE MAPSFebruary 2012November 2016Allow5670YesYes
13249244Organization and display of tabs and tab groups over hierarchical levelsSeptember 2011March 2014Allow3030YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
2.4%
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, 0.0% 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

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE works in Art Unit 2118 and has examined 9 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE's allowance rate of 88.9% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE receive 2.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 78% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 26% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +25.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE. This interview benefit is in the 72% 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, 37.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 14.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 15% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • 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.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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

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