USPTO Examiner FEITL LEAH M - Art Unit 2147

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18793742RESOURCE CONSERVATION IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PIPELINE EXECUTIONAugust 2024November 2025Abandon1620YesNo
18442254Stochastic Gradient Boosting For Deep Neural NetworksFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18411709METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR RESOURCE-OPTIMIZED FERMIONIC LOCAL SIMULATION ON QUANTUM COMPUTER FOR QUANTUM CHEMISTRYJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2220YesNo
18148670METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR RESOURCE-OPTIMIZED FERMIONIC LOCAL SIMULATION ON QUANTUM COMPUTER FOR QUANTUM CHEMISTRYDecember 2022October 2025Allow3430NoNo
17988900METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRAINING NEURAL NETWORK FOR GENERATING SEARCH STRINGNovember 2022March 2026Abandon4010NoNo
17655803DESIGNING A FAIR MACHINE LEARNING MODEL THROUGH USER INTERACTIONMarch 2022February 2026Abandon4620YesNo
17696603KNOWLEDGE-BASED VALIDATION OF EXTRACTED ENTITIES WITH CONFIDENCE CALIBRATIONMarch 2022September 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17583830TOUCH-RELATED CONTAMINATION STATE DETERMINATIONSJanuary 2022November 2025Abandon4610NoNo
17622448Classifying Data by Manipulating the Quantum States of QubitsDecember 2021September 2025Allow4510NoNo
17381853COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJuly 2021March 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17376256AIR QUALITY PREDICTION MODEL TRAINING METHOD, AIR QUALITY PREDICTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2021December 2025Abandon5320NoNo
17356712INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJune 2021August 2025Abandon5020YesNo
17349175MODEL PARAMETER TRAINING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE BASED ON FEDERATION LEARNING, AND MEDIUMJune 2021October 2025Abandon5220NoNo
17206731LEARNING DATA PROCESSING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LEARNING DATAMarch 2021July 2025Abandon5220YesNo
17204209Method and Apparatus for Outputting Information, Device and Storage MediumMarch 2021May 2025Abandon5020NoNo
17196037QUANTUM CIRCUIT AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHMarch 2021July 2025Allow5220NoYes
17177813METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR RESOURCE-OPTIMIZED FERMIONIC LOCAL SIMULATION ON QUANTUM COMPUTER FOR QUANTUM CHEMISTRYFebruary 2021November 2025Allow5730NoNo
17159463FEATURE RANDOMIZATION FOR SECURING MACHINE LEARNING MODELSJanuary 2021July 2025Abandon5420YesNo
17142137Risk-Reliability Framework for Evaluating Synthetic Data ModelsJanuary 2021August 2025Abandon5530YesNo
17139790CONTENT TARGETING USING CONTENT CONTEXT AND USER PROPENSITYDecember 2020March 2026Allow6050YesNo
17120400HORIZON-BASED SMOOTHING OF FORECASTING MODELDecember 2020July 2025Abandon5540YesNo
17080312APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF DEEP LEARNING MODELSOctober 2020December 2024Abandon5020NoNo
17070786EVENT DRIVEN CONFIGURABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKFLOWOctober 2020February 2026Abandon6040YesNo
17030051NEURAL NETWORK WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION USING A TREE DIRECT-MEMORY ACCESS (DMA) BUSSeptember 2020June 2025Abandon5730YesNo
16998515COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR TRAINING A MODEL, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING, ASSISTANCE AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMAugust 2020November 2024Abandon5120NoNo
16971482A LEARNING DEVICE AND LEARNING METHOD FOR LEARNING A CLASSIFIER USING A NEURAL NETWORKAugust 2020December 2024Abandon5220YesNo
16991088MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAMAugust 2020November 2025Abandon6060YesNo
16986719MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM USING A STOCHASTIC PROCESS AND METHODAugust 2020October 2025Abandon6030NoNo
16965308METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING HUMOROUS PERSONALITY INFORMATION FOR ROBOT BY USING KNOWLEDGE BASEJuly 2020December 2025Abandon6050NoNo
16928098AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF ODATA SERVICES FROM SKETCHES USING DEEP LEARNINGJuly 2020June 2025Abandon5940YesNo
16912052DATA SAMPLE ANALYSIS IN A DATASET FOR A MACHINE LEARNING MODELJune 2020March 2025Abandon5760NoNo
16839896FEDERATED LEARNING OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FEATURESApril 2020January 2026Abandon6070YesNo
16712329System and Method for Robust Optimization for Trajectory-Centric ModelBased Reinforcement LearningDecember 2019December 2024Abandon6040YesNo
16658914ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOFOctober 2019February 2025Abandon6070YesNo
16550520Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Maintaining Model StateAugust 2019October 2025Abandon6060YesNo
16524440SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS BY SUMMARIZING LIST CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON MULTI-DIMENSIONAL FEATURE VECTORSJuly 2019April 2025Allow6040YesNo
16411090COMMUNICATING IN A FEDERATED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTMay 2019July 2025Abandon6080YesNo
16237197NEURAL NETWORK ACTIVATION COMPRESSION WITH NARROW BLOCK FLOATING-POINTDecember 2018June 2025Allow6040YesYes
16223092LOSSY COMPRESSION OF NEURAL NETWORK ACTIVATION MAPSDecember 2018February 2026Allow6070YesNo
16009815REINFORCEMENT LEARNING EXPLORATION BY EXPLOITING PAST EXPERIENCES FOR CRITICAL EVENTSJune 2018December 2025Allow6080YesYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FEITL, LEAH M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
92.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% 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
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
91.4%
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, 66.7% 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 FEITL, LEAH M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FEITL, LEAH M works in Art Unit 2147 and has examined 32 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 25.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 57 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FEITL, LEAH M's allowance rate of 25.0% places them in the 3% 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 FEITL, LEAH M receive 3.84 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 FEITL, LEAH M is 57 months. This places the examiner in the 1% 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 +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FEITL, LEAH M. This interview benefit is in the 13% 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, 6.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 3% 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 4.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 5% 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 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. 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, 200.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 98% 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 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.