USPTO Examiner FORTINO ASHLEY - Art Unit 2143

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17110202INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020April 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17094392COMPUTER DESKTOP FLEXIBLE LAYOUTSNovember 2020October 2023Allow3540YesNo
17090277Software Architecture and User Interface for Process VisualizationNovember 2020August 2023Allow3430YesNo
17079535DYNAMIC, CUSTOMIZABLE, CONTROLLED-ACCESS CHILD OUTCOME PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION RESOURCEOctober 2020June 2022Allow2010YesNo
17027382Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Interacting with User Interface Objects Corresponding to ApplicationsSeptember 2020April 2021Allow710YesNo
16946948SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE EDITINGJuly 2020March 2022Allow2010NoNo
16909852ZERO LATENCY DIGITAL ASSISTANTJune 2020May 2021Allow1110YesNo
16892219ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR ENLARGING OR REDUCING DISPLAY OBJECT, METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJune 2020September 2022Allow2830YesNo
16886064DOCUMENT READER PLATFORMMay 2020December 2021Allow1900YesNo
16640533INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2720YesNo
16793841METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ENABLING A USER TO MANUALLY MODIFY AN INPUT TO A CALCULATION PERFORMED BASED ON AN ULTRASOUND IMAGEFebruary 2020November 2022Allow3310YesNo
16774499DYNAMIC ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO INTERACTION WITH ASSETSJanuary 2020August 2023Abandon4340YesNo
16733475VIRTUAL KEYBOARD TEXT ENTRY METHOD OPTIMIZED FOR THUMB TYPING, USING PARTIAL WORD COMPLETION KEY ENTRY VALUESJanuary 2020December 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16721586SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EMBEDDING RICH MEDIA INTO TEXT MESSAGESDecember 2019November 2022Allow3540YesNo
16711007STEERING DEEP SEQUENCE MODEL WITH PROTOTYPESDecember 2019July 2022Allow3220YesNo
16709646PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2019February 2022Allow2610YesNo
16673759SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EMBEDDING RICH MEDIA INTO TEXT MESSAGESNovember 2019November 2022Allow3640YesNo
16673743SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EMBEDDING RICH MEDIA INTO TEXT MESSAGESNovember 2019February 2021Allow1600YesNo
16596622SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION OF A CONTROLLING DEVICEOctober 2019May 2021Allow1910NoNo
16548723Device, Method And Server For Retrieving Information Using A Machine Readable imageAugust 2019June 2021Abandon2110NoNo
16407803CONTEXT AWARE SERVICE PROVISION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USER DEVICEMay 2019February 2021Allow2130YesNo
16396954Method of managing information security program maturityApril 2019March 2023Abandon4631YesNo
16363684NEAR INTERACTION MODE FOR FAR VIRTUAL OBJECTMarch 2019December 2021Allow3320YesNo
16331755ELECTRONIC MANUAL FOR MACHINE TOOLMarch 2019June 2023Abandon5120NoNo
16248750CROSS-INTERFACE DATA TRANSFER METHOD AND TERMINALJanuary 2019September 2021Abandon3240NoNo
16243870SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME PRODUCT INTERACTION ASSISTANCEJanuary 2019June 2021Allow2920YesNo
16243881SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME PRODUCT INTERACTION ASSISTANCEJanuary 2019September 2021Allow3220YesNo
16232449DATA DISPLAY METHOD, DATA DISPLAY PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINALDecember 2018November 2021Abandon3420YesNo
16231873Method, Device, and Storage Medium for Displaying a Dynamic Special EffectDecember 2018February 2021Allow2610YesNo
16226738RELATIONAL PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND APPLICATION FOR TRANSACTION ANALYSISDecember 2018November 2022Abandon4620NoYes
16221849Automated Keyboard Mapping for Virtual DesktopsDecember 2018February 2021Allow2620YesNo
16189046User-Defined Virtual Interaction Space and Manipulation of Virtual ConfigurationNovember 2018May 2021Allow3020YesNo
16185740METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRANSLATION WITH EMOTICON, USER TERMINAL, SERVER AND COMPUTER PROGRAMNovember 2018April 2022Abandon4140NoNo
16093001ENGLISH INPUT KEYBOARD AND INPUT METHOD USING TOUCH SCREEN OF TERMINALOctober 2018May 2020Abandon1910NoNo
16153158Transient Panel Enabling Message Correction Capabilities Prior to Data SubmissionOctober 2018August 2022Allow4640YesYes
16152054AUTOMATED DEVICE FOR EXCHANGE OF DATAOctober 2018April 2021Allow3120YesNo
16140447NAVIGATING SECTIONS WITH EXPOSABLE CONTENT IN A VIEWING AREASeptember 2018December 2021Allow3840YesNo
16134043PREDICTION INTEGRATION FOR DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORMSSeptember 2018December 2022Allow5150YesNo
16085010MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING A USER INTERFACE DEPICTION ON THE BASIS OF A PARAMETER CAPTURED ON AN INTERFACESeptember 2018June 2021Allow3340YesNo
16085419INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2018April 2021Allow3130YesNo
16130746INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2018December 2020Abandon2720NoNo
16130595SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING ADDITIONAL CONTENT FOR A NETWORK APPLICATION ACCESSED VIA AN EMBEDDED BROWSER OF A CLIENT APPLICATIONSeptember 2018April 2021Allow3130YesNo
16124523EDUCATIONAL TEACHING METHODS AND SYSTEMS PROVIDING GAMES AND LESSONS FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS UTILIZING VIRTUAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTSSeptember 2018September 2021Abandon3610NoNo
16104704MOBILE TERMINAL AND OBJECT CHANGE SUPPORT METHOD FOR THE SAMEAugust 2018March 2020Allow1910NoNo
16054336CONTEXT AWARE SERVICE PROVISION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USER DEVICEAugust 2018March 2020Allow1910NoNo
16047666PAGE SLIDING METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2018December 2019Allow1610YesNo
16025923RULE SCENARIO FRAMEWORK FOR DEFINING RULES FOR OPERATING ON DATA OBJECTSJuly 2018January 2023Allow5540YesYes
16007962CONTEXT SENSITIVE VERIFICATION POINT DRIVEN INSPECTIONJune 2018July 2021Allow3740YesNo
15955572SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EMBEDDING RICH MEDIA INTO TEXT MESSAGESApril 2018March 2021Allow3530YesNo
15756834MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMarch 2018June 2020Allow2820NoNo
15908758ADAPTIVE INTERFACE TRANSFORMATION ACROSS DISPLAY SCREENSFebruary 2018June 2021Allow3940YesNo
15908754ADAPTIVE INTERFACE TRANSFORMATION ACROSS DISPLAY SCREENSFebruary 2018May 2020Allow2620NoNo
15873839AUDIO BOOK POSITIONINGJanuary 2018November 2019Abandon2210NoNo
15868561GENERATING SELECTABLE CONTROL ITEMS FOR A LEARNERJanuary 2018July 2020Abandon3020NoNo
15723040TECHNIQUES TO MODIFY CONTENT AND VIEW CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICEOctober 2017January 2021Allow3920NoNo
15722276SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PYRAMIDAL NAVIGATIONOctober 2017June 2020Allow3320NoNo
15716109METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ARRANGED IN LISTSSeptember 2017February 2023Abandon6040YesYes
15707835VIDEO ANNOTATION SYSTEMSeptember 2017April 2020Allow3120YesNo
15679410PRESENTATION AND SORTING OF GENERAL DATAAugust 2017February 2023Allow6050NoYes
15632775SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION OF A CONTROLLING DEVICEJune 2017August 2019Allow2510YesNo
15593537SELF OPTIMIZING AND REDUCING USER EXPERIENCESMay 2017July 2020Abandon3820YesNo
15466460DISPLAYING A SERIES OF REPORTS WITHIN A SINGLE USER INTERFACEMarch 2017August 2020Allow4130YesNo
15356377APPLICATION RECOMMENDATION BASED ON DETECTED TRIGGERING EVENTSNovember 2016July 2020Allow4320YesNo
15335416CONTROL METHOD FOR TERMINAL AND TERMINALOctober 2016January 2019Abandon2710NoNo
15332281Method and Terminal for Processing Desktop IconOctober 2016January 2019Abandon2710NoNo
15331265GUI DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICEOctober 2016December 2020Allow4930YesNo
15331317Method and Electronic Device for Replying to a MessageOctober 2016January 2019Abandon2710NoNo
15298490Method for Adjusting Setting and TerminalOctober 2016July 2019Abandon3310NoNo
15292862EMPHASIZING ON IMAGE PORTIONS IN PRESENTATIONSOctober 2016April 2021Allow5450YesNo
15302966PARTIAL WORD COMPLETION VIRTUAL KEYBOARD TYPING METHOD AND APPARATUS, WITH REDUCED KEY SETS, IN ERGONOMIC, CONDENSED STANDARD LAYOUTS AND THUMB TYPING FORMATSOctober 2016December 2019Allow3810YesNo
15217189MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA VISUALIZATION, NAVIGATION, AND MENU SYSTEMSJuly 2016April 2019Abandon3310NoNo
15192183CROSS-INTERFACE DATA TRANSFER METHOD AND TERMINALJune 2016April 2019Abandon3410NoNo
15186564METHOD OF CONTROLLING PLAY AND TERMINALJune 2016February 2020Abandon4420NoNo
15184679TAKING BULK ACTIONS ON ITEMS IN A USER INTERFACEJune 2016September 2022Allow6040NoYes
15175067APPLICATION FOR AUTO DELETION OF IMAGESJune 2016January 2020Allow4460YesNo
15174123STORAGE MEDIUM, FACILITY INSPECTION SUPPORT METHOD, AND FACILITY INSPECTION SUPPORT APPARATUSJune 2016November 2018Abandon3010NoNo
15171218TERMINAL CONTROL METHOD AND TERMINAL CONTROL DEVICEJune 2016October 2021Abandon6060YesNo
15158284TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TERMINALMay 2016March 2020Allow4530YesNo
15155587METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VIRTUAL KEYBOARD ON MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE TERMINALMay 2016May 2020Allow4830YesNo
15147123SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE EDITINGMay 2016April 2020Allow4730YesNo
15147726ZERO LATENCY DIGITAL ASSISTANTMay 2016April 2020Allow4730NoNo
15147303TECHNIQUES FOR VISUALIZING HISTORICAL PATHOGEN SAMPLING IN A FACILITYMay 2016April 2019Allow3520YesNo
15146895COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DISPLAYING RECEPTION STATUS OF BEACON ON ELECTRONIC MAPMay 2016July 2019Allow3820YesNo
15147225COLLABORATION SESSION WITH DESIGNATED CONTROL PENMay 2016March 2019Abandon3510NoNo
15147224VIRTUAL WORKSPACE VIEWPORT LOCATION MARKERS IN COLLABORATION SYSTEMSMay 2016June 2019Abandon3720NoNo
15142327EXPOSING POPULATED LISTS OF PERSONALIZED STRINGSApril 2016September 2018Allow2910NoNo
15033587Human Body Coupled Intelligent Information Input System and MethodApril 2016August 2018Abandon2810NoNo
14978238ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ELECTRONIC APPARATUSDecember 2015July 2019Abandon4320YesNo
14977966Multi-Depth-Interval Refocusing Method and Apparatus and Electronic DeviceDecember 2015December 2018Allow3610YesNo
14977415MUSIC SYNCHRONIZATION ARRANGEMENTDecember 2015May 2019Abandon4120NoNo
14900147METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE IN A VEHICLEDecember 2015September 2018Allow3310YesNo
14967535Intelligent Terminal and Method for Displaying Input Operation Interface ThereofDecember 2015July 2019Abandon4420NoNo
14966397INDICATING HIERARCHY IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEDecember 2015August 2018Abandon3210NoNo
14858007SMART NOTIFICATIONSSeptember 2015December 2019Allow5130NoNo
14857664CONTROL INTERFACESeptember 2015May 2020Allow5640YesNo
14857433Selecting Content Items in a User Interface DisplaySeptember 2015December 2019Allow5120NoYes
14857505APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING APPLICATIONSeptember 2015May 2020Allow5630YesNo
14825070APPLICATION FOR AUTO DELETION OF IMAGESAugust 2015September 2019Allow4950YesNo
14825012USER INTERFACE FOR REGION AND CELL SHARINGAugust 2015May 2020Allow5740NoNo
14822619PUBLISHING INTERACTIVE VISUALIZED ANALYTICSAugust 2015February 2018Abandon3010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FORTINO, ASHLEY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
5
(62.5%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(37.5%)
Reversal Percentile
59.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 37.5% 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
21
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(57.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(42.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
87.0%
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, 57.1% 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 FORTINO, ASHLEY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FORTINO, ASHLEY works in Art Unit 2143 and has examined 223 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 59.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 43 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FORTINO, ASHLEY's allowance rate of 59.2% places them in the 21% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FORTINO, ASHLEY receive 3.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 89% 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 FORTINO, ASHLEY is 43 months. This places the examiner in the 17% 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 +41.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FORTINO, ASHLEY. This interview benefit is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 18.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 16.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 20% 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, 72.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 31.2% 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, 64.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 10% 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 11% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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.