USPTO Examiner HO RUAY L - Art Unit 2126

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18649694INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE PORTALApril 2024January 2026Allow2030NoNo
18314380CONTEXT AWARE DUAL DISPLAY TO AUGMENT REALITYMay 2023December 2025Abandon3250NoNo
18189181HOTWORD RECOGNITION AND PASSIVE ASSISTANCEMarch 2023February 2026Abandon3540YesYes
18105475ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS USER INTERFACES THROUGH PLURALITY OF DISPLAYS, AND METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2023November 2025Abandon3350YesYes
18159045EXTENDING USER INTERFACE FUNCTIONALITY ACROSS PROCESSES USING DECLARATIVE DEFINITION, DATA BINDING, AND DATA SYNCHRONIZATIONJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18100307SMART SAMPLING OF NOISY LABELS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3300NoNo
18156915Training Machine-Learned Models with Label Differential PrivacyJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3610YesNo
18005493Generative Modeling of Quantum HardwareJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3710YesNo
18089240METHOD FOR GENERATING DATA INDICATIVE OF A DIGITAL TWINDecember 2022March 2026Allow3810NoNo
17966067RECOGNITION, REIDENTIFICATION AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS USING AUTONOMOUS MACHINESOctober 2022March 2026Allow4110NoNo
17937590QUANTUM GATE SET INCLUDING ARBITRARY ANGLE GATES AND/OR GLOBAL GATESOctober 2022September 2025Allow3600NoNo
17887592BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE FOR USER'S VISUAL FOCUS DETECTIONAugust 2022January 2026Allow4110YesNo
17863484QUANTUM CIRCUIT FOR PAIRWISE TESTINGJuly 2022February 2026Allow4320NoNo
17782106Method and System for Comparing Two Quantum StatesJune 2022December 2025Allow4320YesNo
17830973SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES FOR IMAGE MATCHINGJune 2022November 2025Allow4110NoNo
17746574HYBRID QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR HYPER PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION IN MACHINE LEARNINGMay 2022February 2026Allow4520NoNo
17736609MASTER POLICY TRAINING METHOD OF HIERARCHICAL REINFORCEMENT LEARNING WITH ASYMMETRICAL POLICY ARCHITECTUREMay 2022January 2026Abandon4410NoNo
17774098CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAMMay 2022January 2026Abandon4410NoNo
17773650BOOSTING AND MATRIX FACTORIZATIONMay 2022November 2025Allow4320YesNo
17729899SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATIONApril 2022November 2025Allow4320YesNo
17658813MEDICAL MONITORING SYSTEMApril 2022December 2025Allow4450YesYes
17711017DYNAMICALLY UPDATED ENSEMBLE-BASED MACHINE LEARNING FOR STREAMING DATAMarch 2022January 2026Allow4630NoNo
17632679METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS DECISION OF NETWORK NODEFebruary 2022January 2026Allow4720YesNo
17577286METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT CONTINUOUSLY OPTIMIZE SAMPLING RATES FOR METRIC DATA IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS BY PRESERVING METRIC-DATA-SEQUENCE PATTERNS AND CHARACTERISTICSJanuary 2022November 2025Abandon4610NoNo
17564194Data Visualization User Interface with Summary Popup that Includes Interactive ObjectsDecember 2021August 2025Allow4420YesYes
17541858SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF MACRO COMMANDS IN A CONTROLLING DEVICEDecember 2021August 2025Allow4440NoYes
17539931ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTIFYING CONFIDENCE IN INSIGHTS OF AN INPUT DATASETDecember 2021December 2025Abandon4920NoNo
17523006CONTENT PRESENTATION SYSTEMNovember 2021August 2025Allow4520NoYes
17449069PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACESeptember 2021September 2025Allow4870YesYes
17321796AUTOMATED CLUSTERING OF SESSIONS OF UNSTRUCTURED TRAFFICMay 2021October 2025Allow5340YesNo
17245083AUTOMATED GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATION FOR ANALOG, MIXED-SIGNAL CIRCUIT DESIGNApril 2021August 2025Allow5230NoNo
17178836Gyst TechnologyFebruary 2021January 2024Abandon3560YesNo
16924073METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOOD BASED COMPUTING EXPERIENCEJuly 2020March 2022Abandon21110YesYes
15874272MOBILE TERMINALJanuary 2018August 2019Allow1920NoNo
14975668Grouping of Cards by Time Periods and Content TypesDecember 2015November 2018Allow6020YesNo
14488952SHARED INTER-OPERATIONAL CONTROL AMONG MULTIPLE COMPUTING DEVICESSeptember 2014May 2017Allow3210NoNo
14466547ON-DEMAND UNPROTECTED MODE ACCESSAugust 2014February 2019Allow5320NoYes
14329066INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINALJuly 2014August 2018Allow4940YesNo
14314781DISPLAY MODE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2014February 2019Allow5570YesNo
14287808ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING APPLICATIONS IN THE ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2014July 2018Allow5050YesYes
14287641TOUCH-CONTROL SYSTEMMay 2014June 2016Allow2410NoNo
13959859METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TAGGING INFORMATION ABOUT IMAGE, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOFAugust 2013September 2018Allow6060YesNo
13959690EFFICIENT USAGE OF SCREEN REAL ESTATE ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2013October 2016Allow3830YesNo
13920005SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL DESKTOP EXTENSIONS ON A CLIENT DESKTOPJune 2013January 2017Allow4340NoNo
13907906LOGO-ENABLED INTERACTIVE MAP INTEGRATING SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATIONSJune 2013August 2015Allow2710NoNo
13903684METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION THROUGH NETWORKMay 2013November 2017Allow5460YesNo
13864384DISPLAY AND INPUT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSApril 2013February 2016Allow3430NoNo
13829798SITUATED MULTI-PERSON USER INTERFACEMarch 2013September 2015Allow3020YesNo
13691534COPY AND PASTE EXPERIENCENovember 2012March 2015Allow2710YesNo
13669899NAVIGATION BRIDGENovember 2012May 2015Allow3010YesNo
13603340DISPLAYING AN ANCESTRY GRAPH WITHIN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICESeptember 2012August 2014Allow2410NoNo
13587735METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING ACTIVITY PLANSAugust 2012February 2015Allow3030YesNo
13531615METHOD OF SHARING MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT AMONG USERS IN A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORKJune 2012September 2015Allow3910NoNo
13307633IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CUSTOMIZATION CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2011February 2015Allow3940NoNo
13305073METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRONIC BOOK SERVICE IN A MOBILE DEVICENovember 2011June 2015Allow4340NoNo
13267169Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, And Image Processing ProgramOctober 2011April 2014Allow3110NoNo
13249318GESTURE-BASED SELECTIONSeptember 2011October 2013Allow2440YesNo
13234888SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENTSeptember 2011February 2016Allow5350YesNo
13206878INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINALAugust 2011April 2014Allow3220NoNo
13080007METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE OVER A WEB BASED ENVIRONMENTApril 2011December 2013Allow3220YesNo
13065995Vehicular manipulation input apparatusApril 2011January 2014Allow3420YesNo
13018099EVENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHODJanuary 2011April 2013Allow2710NoNo
12853302COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR GENERATIING EDGE DETECTION COMMANDS OF OBJECTSAugust 2010June 2012Allow2210NoNo
12853326Configurable Pie MenuAugust 2010October 2013Allow3830NoNo
12853777CONDITIONAL MODIFICATION OF BROWSER CONTENTAugust 2010January 2013Allow2920YesNo
12831755SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND MEASURING RESPONSE TO USER INTERFACE DESIGNJuly 2010November 2013Allow4050YesNo
12707670METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CERTIFYING WEBFORMSFebruary 2010October 2012Abandon3230YesNo
12528825DETERMINING REQUEST DESTINATIONFebruary 2010February 2012Allow3010YesNo
12705800INTEGRATED VIEWFINDER AND DIGITAL MEDIAFebruary 2010April 2012Allow2610YesNo
12705347SYSTEM FOR APPLYING PRIVACY SETTINGS IN CONNECTION WITH CREATING, STORING, DISTRIBUTING, AND EDITING MIXED-MEDIA COLLECTIONSFebruary 2010February 2016Allow6020NoYes
12703115HANDLES INTERACTIONS FOR HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACEFebruary 2010March 2013Allow3830NoNo
12592207WIDGETIZED AVATAR AND A METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CREATING AND USING SAMENovember 2009June 2013Allow4320NoNo
12476470METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVIEWING RECOMMENDATION QUEUESJune 2009July 2017Allow6040YesYes
12202086INTERNAL SCROLL ACTIVATION AND CURSOR ADORNMENTAugust 2008June 2013Allow5840YesNo
12146839METHOD OF SHARING MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT AMONG USERS IN A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORKJune 2008May 2012Allow4620NoNo
12136074MANAGING PERMISSIONS IN A COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACEJune 2008February 2013Allow5630NoNo
12136071MANAGING ITEM ACCESS IN A COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACEJune 2008May 2013Allow6040NoNo
12130803APPLICATION NAVIGATIONMay 2008March 2012Allow4520YesNo
12098305SWITCH AND ON-SCREEN DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2008March 2012Allow4730YesNo
12078740SYSTEM FOR OBJECT-ORIENTED DATA MANAGEMENT OF SECURITIES TRENDSApril 2008December 2011Allow4420YesNo
12098397STANDARD SCHEMA AND USER INTERFACE FOR WEBSITE MAPSApril 2008April 2011Allow3610YesNo
12038286PROGRAM, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF A COMPONENTFebruary 2008April 2013Allow6040NoNo
12038658GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE TYPING AND MAPPING SYSTEMFebruary 2008October 2011Allow4420YesNo
12037033SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEVISION CONTROL USING HAND GESTURESFebruary 2008March 2011Allow3610YesNo
12011350VIRTUAL SOCIAL INTERACTIONSJanuary 2008October 2011Allow4530NoNo
12013020DISPLAY SCREEN STRUCTURING APPARATUSJanuary 2008December 2011Allow4730NoNo
11970931DISPLAY SCREEN GENERATING APPARATUSJanuary 2008September 2011Allow4520NoNo
11955552METHOD FOR VISUAL DEPICTION OF AUDIENCES FOR VIEWING ITEMS IN BLOGS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC REPOSITORIESDecember 2007February 2011Allow3810NoNo
11954889OVERLAYING HELP, TRAINING, DOCUMENTATION, OR TRANSLATION OVER AN EXISTING APPLICATIONDecember 2007November 2015Allow6030NoYes
11954179TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENT THEREOFDecember 2007February 2011Allow3810YesNo
11945526WEB PAGE EDITOR WITH ELEMENT SELECTION MECHANISMNovember 2007September 2011Allow4530YesNo
11930463METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATION OF A USER INTERFACEOctober 2007September 2011Allow4630YesNo
11868058HANDLE FLAGSOctober 2007December 2011Allow5040YesNo
11867735SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING MEMBERS TO CHAT GROUPS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF CHAT CONTENTOctober 2007November 2015Allow6040YesYes
11910421AVATAR REFRIGERATOROctober 2007August 2011Allow4730NoNo
11905318CAD APPARATUS, METHOD OF EDITING GRAPHIC DATA, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTSeptember 2007December 2011Allow5140NoNo
11854666VISUAL DISPLAY OF PHYSICAL PORT LOCATION FOR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSeptember 2007October 2011Allow4930NoNo
11898206SYSTEM, METHOD AND MEDIUM ORGANIZING TEMPLATES FOR GENERATING MOVING IMAGESSeptember 2007February 2012Allow5330YesNo
11846617Dynamically configurable portletAugust 2007June 2011Abandon4530NoYes
11846586DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE PORTLETAugust 2007August 2014Allow6040NoYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HO, RUAY L.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
2
(20.0%)
Examiner Reversed
8
(80.0%)
Reversal Percentile
90.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 80.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
17
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(47.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(52.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
75.7%
Higher 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, 47.1% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 HO, RUAY L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HO, RUAY L works in Art Unit 2126 and has examined 83 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HO, RUAY L's allowance rate of 94.0% places them in the 82% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HO, RUAY L receive 2.98 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 86% 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 HO, RUAY L is 45 months. This places the examiner in the 12% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -1.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HO, RUAY L. This interview benefit is in the 9% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% 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 34.1% 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, 111.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 79% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 63.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.2% 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, 116.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

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 10% 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.