USPTO Examiner COOK BRIAN S - Art Unit 2146

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18617580LOW-CARBON POWER SYSTEM OSCILLATION SUPPRESSION METHOD BASED ON ENERGY STORAGE POWER STATIONMarch 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18307967AUXILIARY DEVICES FOR VEHICLE (EV) CHARGERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEApril 2023December 2023Allow810NoNo
17297849DESIGN ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMay 2021August 2024Allow3910NoNo
17322932PHOTOVOLTAIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES BASED ON PHOTON CONFINEMENT EFFECTMay 2021April 2024Allow3510YesNo
17234248ACCURACY OF SIMULATIONS FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATIONSApril 2021July 2024Allow3810YesNo
17209260METHOD FOR DESIGNING HIGH-RIGIDITY BLADE BASED ON STOCHASTIC ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSISMarch 2021January 2024Allow3420NoNo
17204006Moment-Based Representation for Interoperable AnalysisMarch 2021September 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17275735SIMULATING HEAT FLUX IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGMarch 2021April 2024Allow3710YesNo
17197647BATCHED QUANTUM CIRCUITS SIMULATION ON A GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITMarch 2021May 2024Allow3810NoNo
17189419SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE WELLBORE LAYOUTSMarch 2021June 2023Allow2720YesNo
17189046PARAMETRIC PROCESS FOR DESIGNING AND PRICING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CANOPY STRUCTURE WITH EVOLUTIONARY OPTIMIZATIONMarch 2021September 2024Abandon4310NoNo
17272318METHOD FOR CALCULATING PRESSURE LOSS OF SERIES R-TYPE AUTOMOBILE VIBRATION DAMPERFebruary 2021October 2024Abandon4420NoNo
17180178SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DATABASE CHANGE MANAGEMENTFebruary 2021May 2023Allow2610NoNo
17178512INTEREST-BASED DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION SYSTEMFebruary 2021September 2021Allow710YesNo
17177897MULTI-AGENT DRILLING DECISION SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2021April 2024Allow3850YesNo
17152469SIGNAL DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2021June 2024Allow4110NoNo
17152247METHOD FOR CALCULATION OF NATURAL FREQUENCY OF MULTI-SEGMENT CONTINUOUS BEAMJanuary 2021July 2024Abandon4220NoNo
17148909AUTOMATIC TESTING TOOL FOR TESTING AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMSJanuary 2021October 2024Abandon4520NoNo
17139228METHOD FOR MEASURING CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICDecember 2020March 2024Allow3820NoNo
17135687SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLACING AND ANALYZING TEST PLOTSDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
17134227LOCALIZATION USING GRID-BASED REPRESENTATION OF MAP CONTRAINTSDecember 2020July 2024Allow4330NoNo
17132929QUANTUM CIRCUIT SIMULATION METHOD AND DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020May 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17121793DESIGN SUPPORT DEVICEDecember 2020January 2023Allow2510NoNo
17252545Improved Smith Predictive Controller-Based Aero-engine H-Infinity AlgorithmDecember 2020March 2024Abandon3910NoNo
16973315SIMULATION DEVICE, SIMULATION METHOD, AND ECU DEVICEDecember 2020February 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17112854CHECK-POINTING ACI NETWORK STATE AND RE-EXECUTION FROM A CHECK-POINTED STATEDecember 2020July 2023Allow3230YesNo
16950716INTERACTIVE DESIGN TOOL FOR REAL-TIME ARCHITECTURAL ADAPTATIONNovember 2020August 2023Allow3320YesNo
17250052ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASSISTED PRODUCTION ADVISORY SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2020October 2023Allow3510YesNo
17098291GENERATING VIABLE BUILDING DESIGNS FOR COMPLEX SITESNovember 2020February 2024Allow3930NoNo
17098287OPTIMIZING BUILDING DESIGN FOR FUTURE TRANSFORMATION AND EXPANSIONNovember 2020July 2023Allow3220YesNo
17098280OPTIMIZING BUILDING DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE FOR SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONNovember 2020September 2023Allow3420NoNo
17084740VALUES FOR DRIVETRAINOctober 2020June 2024Allow4420NoNo
17083787NEURAL NETWORK CONTROL VARIATESOctober 2020September 2023Allow3420NoNo
17075333METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPLICIT SIMULATIONOctober 2020January 2023Allow2710YesNo
17063208Robot for Loading and Securing Articles TheretoOctober 2020November 2023Abandon3730NoNo
17039847METHOD OF MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (AM) PARTS USING NVH TESTING WITH ACOUSTIC AND/OR MECHANICAL EXCITATIONSeptember 2020September 2023Abandon3620YesNo
17033908METHOD OF MODELING PART OF SHOE AND METHOD OF SHOE DESIGNINGSeptember 2020July 2023Abandon3320NoNo
17041002Data processing method for analogue modelling experiment of hypergravity geological structureSeptember 2020November 2023Allow3810NoNo
17031806VAPOR PREDICTION MODEL FOR A VAPORIZER DEVICESeptember 2020September 2024Abandon4710NoNo
17017827FEATURE REPLICATION IN A CAD MODELSeptember 2020December 2023Allow3930NoNo
17013485STRUCTURAL DESIGN SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MODELING AND SIMULATION FOR IDENTIFYING EQUIPMENT IN FLOOR PLANSSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2340YesNo
16966126AUTOMOTIVE BODY ADHESIVE BONDING POSITION OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS METHOD AND OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS DEVICEJuly 2020June 2024Allow4620YesNo
16935997UNIFIED MATHEMATICAL MODEL IN PROCESS SIMULATIONJuly 2020July 2024Abandon4830NoNo
16926245METHOD FOR DEVELOPING A HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR BY INJECTING A GAS IN THE FORM OF FOAMJuly 2020October 2023Abandon3910NoNo
16920485BONE RECONSTRUCTION AND ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTSJuly 2020August 2023Abandon3720NoNo
16920530Mathematical modelling method for single spool turbojet engineJuly 2020November 2022Abandon2820NoNo
15733315Conveyance ModelingJune 2020March 2023Allow3320NoNo
16901252Method for Predicting Sealing Reliability of Soft Packing Lithium Ion BatteryJune 2020April 2023Abandon3420NoNo
16772162HOISTING CONTAINER POSE CONTROL METHOD OF DOUBLE-ROPE WINDING TYPE ULTRA-DEEP VERTICAL SHAFT HOISTING SYSTEMJune 2020March 2023Allow3340NoNo
16872075FULL CORRELATION AGING ANALYSIS OVER COMBINED PROCESS VOLTAGE TEMPERATURE VARIATIONMay 2020May 2023Allow3730YesNo
16859841Systems and Methods for Implementing Iterative Simulation Manipulations and Results DisplayApril 2020June 2021Allow1420NoNo
16853084System and Methods for Autonomous Vehicle Testing with a Simulated Remote OperatorApril 2020January 2024Abandon4540YesNo
16849299METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING THERMAL COMFORT SCALE OF AGE-SPECIFIC PERCEIVED TEMPERATURE OF RESIDENTS BASED ON THERMAL STRESS EXPERIMENT IN ARTIFICIAL CLIMATE CHAMBERApril 2020September 2022Abandon2920YesNo
16821200System and Method for Generating Digital Information and Altering Digital Models of Components With SameMarch 2020September 2022Abandon3010NoNo
16789234CLOUD COMPUTING-BASED SIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMEFebruary 2020January 2023Allow3620NoNo
16737463DETERMINATION OF COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2020March 2023Abandon3840YesNo
16733009MODEL MATURITY STATE EVALUATION SYSTEMJanuary 2020February 2023Allow3820YesNo
16730421PREDICTING ON CHIP TRANSIENT THERMAL RESPONSE IN A MULTI-CHIP SYSTEM USING AN RNN-BASED PREDICTORDecember 2019October 2023Allow4620YesNo
16727413LEARNING A NEURAL NETWORK FOR INFERENCE OF SOLID CAD FEATURESDecember 2019October 2023Allow4620NoNo
16718268DIGITAL AVATAR PLATFORMDecember 2019September 2023Allow4540YesNo
16714703METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING ROOF TRUSS DESIGNSDecember 2019December 2020Abandon1220NoNo
16704590SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC ROOF MODELINGDecember 2019April 2022Allow2820NoNo
167024703-DIMENSIONAL MODEL CREATION USING WHOLE EYE FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF HUMAN OCULAR STRUCTURESDecember 2019January 2022Abandon2530YesNo
16701204SIMULATING A SYSTEM OF COMPUTING SYSTEMSDecember 2019July 2022Allow3120YesNo
16700869Automatic Root Cause Analysis of Complex Static Violations by Static Information Repository ExplorationDecember 2019September 2022Allow3310YesNo
16697280METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING FAILED MEMBERS POST STRESS ANALYSIS TESTNovember 2019January 2022Allow2540NoNo
16696953METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZING AND CLASSIFYING DESIGN INFORMATION IN IMAGED PID DRAWING AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY CREATING INTELLIGENT PID DRAWING USING DESIGN INFORMATION STORED IN DATABASENovember 2019May 2023Allow4210YesNo
16687077Automated Production Optimization Technique for Smart Well Completions Using Real-Time Nodal AnalysisNovember 2019July 2023Allow4430YesNo
16684495Upper Confidence Bound Algorithm for Oilfield LogicNovember 2019December 2023Allow4930YesNo
16682812SIMULATION-BASED TESTING OF BLOCKCHAIN AND OTHER DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SYSTEMSNovember 2019February 2022Allow2710NoNo
16670974SCALE-COUPLED MULTISCALE MODEL SIMULATIONOctober 2019October 2022Allow3620YesNo
16667097Systems and Methods for Determining Mechanical Properties of Materials using SENB TestingOctober 2019March 2023Allow4130YesNo
16607925METHOD FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTATIONOctober 2019August 2022Allow3410NoNo
16655873TECHNIQUES FOR MODELING PARATHYROID GLAND FUNCTIONALITY AND CALCIMIMETIC DRUG ACTIVITYOctober 2019April 2022Allow3020NoNo
16595929Autonomous Vehicle Service SimulationOctober 2019April 2023Abandon4230YesNo
16591569SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN EARTH MODELOctober 2019November 2022Allow3710YesNo
16497858DEGRADATION PREDICTION APPARATUS, DEGRADATION PREDICTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2019October 2021Allow2510NoNo
16580943Method of Predicting a Ship Resistance by Designing and Implementing a Momentum Thickness Similarity SimulatorSeptember 2019March 2023Allow4230NoNo
16580208AUTOMATED DOCUMENT PROCESSINGSeptember 2019June 2024Abandon5640YesNo
16573451SIMULATING END-TO-END UPGRADE PROCESS IN PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2820YesNo
16566285Method For Parallelized Simulation Of The Movement Of A Machine Component In Or Near A Work ObjectSeptember 2019May 2023Allow4420YesNo
16555419Methods and Systems for Designing Image Processing DevicesAugust 2019May 2022Allow3300NoNo
16549338MULTI-SOURCE MODELING WITH LEGACY DATAAugust 2019April 2023Allow4430YesNo
16548399LOCALIZED METAL LOSS ESTIMATION ACROSS PIPING STRUCTUREAugust 2019November 2023Abandon5140NoNo
16487568REAL-TIME GENERATION OF SYNTHETIC DATA FROM MULTI-SHOT STRUCTURED LIGHT SENSORS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT POSE ESTIMATIONAugust 2019February 2024Abandon5440NoNo
16530733SYSTEM AND PROCESSES FOR DETERMINING SUITABILITY OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FROM A DIGITAL 3D MODEL OF A PRODUCT TO BE MANUFACTUREDAugust 2019March 2022Allow3111NoNo
16524912DEFECT REMOVAL FROM MANUFACTURED OBJECTS HAVING MORPHED SURFACESJuly 2019March 2023Allow4330YesNo
16524412METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH MESH DATA CONVERSION FOR STAMPING DIESJuly 2019April 2022Allow3320YesNo
16517861Offboard Vehicle Service Testing SystemJuly 2019December 2022Abandon4020NoNo
16512566OPTICAL RULE CHECKING FOR DETECTING AT RISK STRUCTURES FOR OVERLAY ISSUESJuly 2019August 2021Allow2520NoNo
16512363Computer-Implemented System and Method For Evaluating A Change In Fuel Requirements for Heating of a BuildingJuly 2019November 2022Abandon4020YesNo
16510431Real-Time Control Using Directed Predictive Simulation Within a Control System of a Process PlantJuly 2019November 2022Allow4030NoNo
16458763Systems and Methods for Modeling Symmetry Planes and Principal Orientation from 3D SegmentsJuly 2019November 2023Abandon5240NoYes
16450612WATERSHED MARCHING-DELINEATION ALGORITHMJune 2019December 2023Allow5350YesNo
16441483DESIGN OF MICROSTRUCTURES USING GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKSJune 2019July 2022Allow3720NoNo
16434078METHOD OF GENERATION OF AN ENHANCED PLANT MODELJune 2019November 2022Allow4230NoNo
16432538CASCADING MODELS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF FABRICATION AND DESIGN OF A PHYSICAL DEVICEJune 2019May 2022Allow3520YesNo
16429381Simulations with Realistic Sensor-Fusion Detection Estimates of ObjectsJune 2019November 2023Abandon5340NoNo
16425723SIMULATION-BASED TECHNIQUE TO SYNTHESIZE CONTROLLERS THAT SATISFY SIGNAL TEMPORAL LOGIC SPECIFICATIONSMay 2019October 2021Allow2910NoNo
16424168OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND MODULE THEREOF BASED ON FEATURE EXTRACTION AND MACHINE LEARNINGMay 2019September 2021Allow2710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COOK, BRIAN S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
5
(62.5%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(37.5%)
Reversal Percentile
58.6%
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
13
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(38.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(61.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
63.3%
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, 38.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner COOK, BRIAN S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner COOK, BRIAN S works in Art Unit 2146 and has examined 142 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner COOK, BRIAN S's allowance rate of 66.9% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by COOK, BRIAN S receive 2.59 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 76% 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 COOK, BRIAN S 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 +15.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COOK, BRIAN S. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 24.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 37% 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 20.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 25% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 42.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. 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, 55.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% 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 11% 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:

  • 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.

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.

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