USPTO Examiner STORK KYLE R - Art Unit 2128

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18586080GENERATING AND DISPLAYING CUSTOMIZED AVATARS IN MEDIA OVERLAYSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18544625SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING USER FEEDBACK INTO WEBSITE BUILDING SYSTEM SERVICESDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18541901NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENTSDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18377796SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND MANAGING SMART HYPERLINKSOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18476679CLASSIFYING TYPES OF SENSITIVE EVENTS FOR DATA LOSS PREVENTIONSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18475125DOCUMENT PARSER AND GENERATORSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110YesNo
18451153SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRUCTURE AND HEADER EXTRACTIONAugust 2023October 2024Allow1420YesNo
18206050ENABLING SECURE AUTO-FILLING OF INFORMATIONJune 2023September 2024Allow1620YesNo
18320507SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING WEB APPLICATION CONTENTMay 2023August 2024Allow1420YesNo
18194759METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSET GENERATIONApril 2023July 2024Allow1520YesNo
18151180SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND PREVIEWING RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ACROSS DIFFERENT QUESTIONNAIRESJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1920YesNo
18077506FONT LIBRARY GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022May 2025Abandon2940YesNo
17642526INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO ENHANCE A USER EXPERIENCE AND METHODS THEREOFMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3930NoNo
17640236METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CREATING USER-CUSTOMIZED DOCUMENT, AND DEVICE AND SERVER FOR SAMEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3250NoNo
17643451METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING UNSTRUCTURED DOCUMENTDecember 2021November 2024Allow3530YesNo
17497438DYNAMIC PROJECT VIEWS OF A VIRTUAL WORKSPACE TO FACILITATE ACTIVE READINGOctober 2021February 2025Abandon4030NoNo
17489474CONTEXT-AWARE FONT RECOMMENDATION FROM TEXTSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3430YesNo
17288512SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING CROWDSOURCED INPUT INFORMATIONApril 2021December 2024Abandon4401NoNo
17204007MATERIAL PROPERTY PREDICTION METHOD AND MATERIAL PROPERTY PREDICTION DEVICEMarch 2021May 2025Abandon4920NoNo
17173691DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2021February 2025Abandon4920NoNo
17258303OBSERVED EVENT DETERMINATION APPARATUS, OBSERVED EVENT DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2021February 2025Abandon5020YesNo
17251437Control Device and Control MethodDecember 2020September 2024Allow4510NoNo
16951088Data Processing System and Data Processing MethodNovember 2020December 2024Abandon4930NoNo
16951714MACHINE LEARNING BASED DATABASE SEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE MININGNovember 2020September 2024Allow4620YesNo
17003229RELATIONAL PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND APPLICATION FOR TRANSACTION ANALYSISAugust 2020October 2024Allow5090NoNo
16823317LINKING AND COMPOSING WORKSHEETSMarch 2020April 2025Abandon6060YesYes
15723321COMBINING AND DISPLAYING MULTIPLE DOCUMENT AREASOctober 2017October 2018Allow1210NoNo
15286648MANAGING PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONOctober 2016March 2017Allow510NoNo
15152633MANAGING PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONMay 2016September 2016Allow410NoNo
15147468IDENTIFICATION OF CONTENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTMay 2016February 2019Allow3330YesNo
15018680ENCODING A SPREADSHEET PROGRAM FOR STREAM PROCESSINGFebruary 2016November 2018Allow3350YesNo
14986601MARKUP LANGUAGE SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTDecember 2015July 2018Allow3111NoNo
14976039MANAGING PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONDecember 2015March 2016Allow310NoNo
14859092DELIVERING PARSED CONTENT ITEMSSeptember 2015January 2019Allow4030YesNo
14824035OPTIMIZING RENDERING OF DATA TABLESAugust 2015August 2018Allow3650YesNo
14821603APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CITATIONS WITHIN A DOCUMENTAugust 2015June 2019Allow4640YesNo
14707111SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELATION EXTRACTION FOR CHINESE CLINICAL DOCUMENTSMay 2015February 2019Allow4551YesNo
14707121METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OPTIMIZING A WEB PAGE FOR SEARCH ENGINESMay 2015December 2016Allow1910NoNo
14704604Electronic Book Building System and MethodMay 2015April 2017Allow2420YesNo
14592524SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANIPULATING AN INPUTTED CHARACTER STRING TO A DIACRITIC-MODIFIED CHARACTER STRING USING A SINGLE LAYOUT FOR A CHARACTER ENTRY DEVICEJanuary 2015May 2017Allow2850YesNo
14534157CREATING ACCESSIBLE, TRANSLATABLE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONSNovember 2014February 2019Allow5240YesNo
14341706CURATING CHAT TRANSCRIPTS INTO WEBPAGESJuly 2014January 2016Allow1830YesNo
14308583MODELING AND MEASURING BROWSER PERFORMANCE USING REFERENCE PAGESJune 2014February 2019Allow5640YesNo
14295464COMPARING WEBPAGE ELEMENTS HAVING ASYNCHRONOUS FUNCTIONALITYJune 2014October 2016Allow2930YesNo
14196213MANAGING PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONMarch 2014August 2016Allow2920YesNo
14195485OPTIMIZED READ/WRITE ACCESS TO A DOCUMENT OBJECT MODELMarch 2014July 2017Allow4050YesNo
14193514DOCUMENT ORDER MANAGEMENT VIA BINARY TREE PROJECTIONFebruary 2014April 2016Allow2610YesNo
14099160DYNAMIC CONTEXT-BASED CONTENT GENERATIONDecember 2013November 2016Allow3620NoYes
14096871METHOD FOR GENERATING SIMPLE OBJECT ACCESS PROTOCOL MESSAGES AND PROCESS ENGINEDecember 2013August 2016Allow3210NoNo
13962411Methods and Apparatus for In-line Editing of Web Page Content with Reduced Disruption of Logical and Presentational Structure of ContentAugust 2013January 2017Allow4240YesNo
13772512OPTIMIZING RENDERING OF DATA TABLESFebruary 2013April 2016Abandon3720NoNo
13743843INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2013August 2015Allow3110NoNo
13734620EDITING WEB PAGESJanuary 2013September 2015Allow3210YesNo
13733165DYNAMIC WEBPAGE CHANGE ANIMATIONJanuary 2013December 2015Allow3620YesNo
13663070IDENTIFICATION OF CONTENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTOctober 2012February 2016Allow3920YesNo
13605057LINKING SOURCES TO COPIED TEXTSeptember 2012September 2015Allow3720YesNo
13534591SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ABBREVIATING INFORMATION SENT TO A VIEWING DEVICEJune 2012April 2015Allow3410NoNo
13460399METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECLARATIVE UPDATING OF SELF-DESCRIBING, STRUCTURED DOCUMENTSApril 2012March 2015Allow3410NoNo
13453751DYNAMIC PREVIEW OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE APPEARANCEApril 2012February 2015Allow3410YesNo
13449240Object Recognition and Describing Structure of Graphical ObjectsApril 2012December 2014Allow3210YesNo
13396060DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFebruary 2012January 2016Allow4730YesNo
13302660ELECTRONIC BOOK BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2011January 2015Allow3820YesNo
13242781IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF INSTALLING OSGi-BASED SERVICE, METHOD OF PROVIDING OSGi-BASED SERVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2011September 2015Allow4851YesNo
13259492Using Display Monitor User Controls To Adjust An AccessorySeptember 2011April 2015Allow4230YesYes
13113258METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POPULATING A FORM WITH DATAMay 2011March 2015Allow4510NoNo
13079630EXTENDED CASCADING STYLE SHEETSApril 2011September 2015Allow5330NoNo
13014147METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OPTIMIZING A WEB PAGE FOR SEARCH ENGINESJanuary 2011February 2015Allow4850NoNo
12829265Annotating HTML Segments With Functional LabelsJuly 2010November 2016Allow6060NoNo
12730592APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2010September 2014Allow5450NoNo
12730905Facilitating Automated Validation of a Web ApplicationMarch 2010March 2015Allow6050NoYes
12653006System and method for managing multiple content feedsDecember 2009December 2015Allow6060YesNo
12508657DOCUMENT HANDLING METHODJuly 2009November 2015Allow6020NoYes
11846160METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATIVE CAPTURE AND REPLAY OF DIGITAL MEDIA FILES USING MULTIMODAL DOCUMENTSAugust 2007October 2015Allow6021NoYes
11766255CUSTOMIZING WEB 2.0 APPLICATION BEHAVIOR BASED ON RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A CONTENT CREATOR AND A CONTENT REQUESTERJune 2007January 2016Allow6051NoYes
11382315EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE (XML) PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION ON A MULTI-CORE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) THROUGH CORE ASSIGNMENTMay 2006June 2017Allow6040NoYes
10670632HELP OPTION ENHANCEMENT FOR INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEMSSeptember 2003September 2008Allow6060NoNo
10281151METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A REQUEST FOR OBTAINING MULTIMEDIA DATAOctober 2002May 2009Allow6070NoNo
10266544METHOD FOR EXPRESSING EMOTION IN A TEXT MESSAGEOctober 2002October 2005Abandon3691YesYes
10246888TREE CONSTRUCTION FOR XML TO XML DOCUMENT TRANSFORMATIONSeptember 2002December 2005Allow3920NoNo
10246503PUBLISHED WEB PAGE VERSION TRACKINGSeptember 2002June 2008Allow6060NoNo
10147265MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL NETWORK SYSTEMMay 2002September 2006Allow5240YesNo
10142616GRAPHICAL SPECIFICATION OF XML TO XML TRANSFORMATION RULESMay 2002February 2006Allow4620YesNo
10113011DEFINITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESS RULES WHILE ENFORCING SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC VALIDATIONMarch 2002February 2006Abandon4650YesYes
09998396APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HIGHLIGHTING PARTS OF WEB DOCUMENTS BASED ON INTENDED READERSNovember 2001September 2008Allow6020NoYes
09977143METHOD FOR PREVENTING INADVERTENT DATA ENTRY IN A WEB PAGEOctober 2001June 2010Allow60120YesYes
09898138XSL DYNAMIC INHERITANCEJuly 2001April 2006Allow5730NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner STORK, KYLE R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
7
Examiner Affirmed
4
(57.1%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(42.9%)
Reversal Percentile
64.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.9% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
15
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
48.9%
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 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.

Examiner STORK, KYLE R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner STORK, KYLE R works in Art Unit 2128 and has examined 85 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner STORK, KYLE R's allowance rate of 85.9% places them in the 58% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by STORK, KYLE R receive 3.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 96% 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 STORK, KYLE R is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 10% 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 +6.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by STORK, KYLE R. This interview benefit is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 27% 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 31.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

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 69% 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 61.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% 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, 26.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 17% 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 3.5% of allowed cases (in the 85% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

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 extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.