USPTO Examiner JOHNSON CEDRIC D - Art Unit 2148

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18634303Method for Designing Squeezed Branch Pile Based on Orthogonal Design and Finite Element AnalysisApril 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18625435ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT SIMULATIONApril 2024June 2024Allow200YesNo
18519951PREFABRICATED BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INTEGRATED COLLABORATIVE METHOD BASED ON COMPONENT PARAMETER LIBRARYNovember 2023June 2024Allow710NoNo
18515984METHOD FOR ANALYZING OIL FILM MULTI-FIELD COUPLING CHARACTERISTICS OF SERIES FRICTION PAIRS OF AXIAL PISTON PUMPNovember 2023March 2024Allow410NoNo
18389079OBJECT PROCESSING IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2023February 2024Allow310YesNo
18448935METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING KINEMATIC PAIR OBJECTS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023January 2024Allow510NoNo
18447791ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT SIMULATIONAugust 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo
18338319RELIABILITY-BASED TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION DESIGN METHOD FOR PART STRUCTURE CONSIDERING BOUNDED HYBRID UNCERTAINTIESJune 2023January 2024Allow710NoNo
18314106FILLING UNDERCUT AREAS OF TEETH RELATIVE TO AXES OF APPLIANCE PLACEMENTMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18313410METHOD FOR ANALYZING FUSELAGE PROFILE BASED ON MEASUREMENT DATA OF WHOLE AIRCRAFTMay 2023October 2023Allow610NoNo
18308286METHOD FOR INVERSION OF CORRESPONDING LINE MILEAGE AND OFFSET BY USING KNOWN COORDINATE POINTApril 2023October 2023Allow610NoNo
18138871AUDIT OF COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN DOCUMENTSApril 2023November 2023Allow700YesNo
18184924QUOTATION SYSTEM, QUOTATION METHOD, AND QUOTATION PROGRAMMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110YesNo
18183185AUTOMATIC MODELING METHOD FOR USER-DEFINED VEHICLE CONTROLLERMarch 2023July 2023Allow410YesNo
18158406GOAL-DRIVEN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN WORKFLOWJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1720YesNo
18009118Method for Designing a Combustion System with Reduced Environmentally-Harmful EmissionsDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
18073990STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR BIOMASS BOILER ECONOMIZERSDecember 2022May 2023Allow510NoNo
18054898METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PERFORMANCE OF AN UNSATURATED SUBGRADE OF A MULTI-LAYERED EXPRESSWAY SECTION AND PROCESSING DEVICE THEREOFNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17996241PRESSURE-RESISTANT HULL FOR A SUBMERSIBLE AND DESIGN METHOD THEREFOROctober 2022April 2023Allow610YesNo
17956872RADIATION EFFECT SHIELDING CALCULATION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACECRAFT MODELSeptember 2022April 2023Allow710NoNo
17947404ROBUST TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION DESIGN METHOD OF DAMPING COMPOSITE STIFFENED CYLINDRICAL SHELL BOX STRUCTURESeptember 2022February 2023Allow510NoNo
17943226Method and device for calculating optimal leveling stiffness of pile top displacement regulators in composite foundationSeptember 2022March 2023Allow610YesNo
17870734OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR SCREEN SURFACE DYNAMIC LOAD OF VIBRATING SCREENJuly 2022January 2023Allow610NoNo
17828418FACE OF TENSIONER GUIDE OR ARM WITH PATTERN TO INFLUENCE CHAIN SYSTEM NVH PERFORMANCEMay 2022April 2024Allow2311NoNo
17804160Generating Space Models and Geometry Models Using a Machine Learning System with Multi-Platform InterfacesMay 2022November 2023Allow1810NoNo
17731998INVERSE DESIGN MACHINE AND MAKING A DESIGNER IMPACT-MITIGATING ARCHITECTURED ISOTROPIC STRUCTUREApril 2022February 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17730476Flexible Program Functions Usable for Customizing Execution of a Sequential Monte Carlo Process in Relation to a State Space ModelApril 2022September 2022Allow510YesNo
17729613System and Method for Generating Computerized Floor PlansApril 2022March 2024Allow2310YesNo
17723217APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING PERFORMANCE SIMULATIONApril 2022March 2024Allow2310NoNo
17715234PROVIDING REUSABLE QUANTUM CIRCUIT COMPONENTS AS A CURATED SERVICEApril 2022January 2024Allow2110YesNo
17713526SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS AND BUILDING COMPONENTSApril 2022November 2022Allow710YesNo
17701220SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR TRANSFORMATION OF CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND VISUAL TRACKING OF DATAMarch 2022October 2023Allow1910NoNo
17698119APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SUPERIMPOSITION OF A CROSS-SECTIONAL DRAWING OVER A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110YesNo
17761006QUOTATION SYSTEM, QUOTATION METHOD, AND QUOTATION PROGRAMMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110NoNo
17689578SMART TAKEOFF ESTIMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2022September 2023Allow1910NoNo
17590050SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING CAD FILESFebruary 2022February 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17523106Automated MEPI Design for Hollow Wall ConstructionNovember 2021August 2022Allow910YesNo
17606049CASTING SYSTEM DESIGN METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOROctober 2021May 2023Allow1810NoNo
17502409SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING PERSONALIZED FIBROCARTILAGE IMPLANTSOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210YesNo
17446853METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING ELECTRONIC LAYOUT APPLIED TO PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2120NoNo
17412833SMART TAKEOFF ESTIMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2021December 2021Allow310NoNo
17402141TECHNIQUES FOR FUSING MULTIPLE LOSS FUNCTIONS IN AN INVERSE DESIGN PROCESSAugust 2021September 2024Allow3700YesNo
17393317MEDIA PARAMETER-MODIFIED METHOD FOR REALIZING AN ADAPTIVE EXPRESSION OF AN ARBITRARY DISCONTINUOUS SURFACEAugust 2021July 2024Allow3500YesNo
17424496LEARNING METHOD AND AUTOMATIC LAYOUT DESIGN METHODJuly 2021June 2022Allow1110NoNo
17370456METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SUDDEN WATER POLLUTANT SOURCE DETECTION BY FORWARD-INVERSE COUPLINGJuly 2021July 2024Allow3610YesNo
17370741System and Method for Automated Production of Buildings and Building ComponentsJuly 2021December 2022Allow1710YesNo
17366605SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING DENTAL APPLIANCESJuly 2021July 2023Allow2410NoNo
17353306QUANTUM SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE-WAVELENGTH ARRAY TRAPJune 2021July 2024Allow3610YesNo
17350641Generating Space Models and Geometry Models Using a Machine Learning System with Multi-Platform InterfacesJune 2021March 2022Allow910NoNo
17347292USING HIERARCHICAL FINITE ELEMENT SHAPE FUNCTIONS IN MATERIAL POINT METHOD-BASED GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND SIMULATIONJune 2021June 2024Allow3610NoNo
17331512BUILDING QUALITY INDEXING SYSTEMMay 2021March 2022Allow920YesNo
17306561STRUCTURAL DESIGN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF DATA FROM 2D FLOOR PLANS FOR RETENTION IN BUILDING INFORMATION MODELSMay 2021March 2022Allow1020YesNo
17244822FLITCH TRACKINGApril 2021November 2023Allow3110YesNo
17235823METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DENTAL VISUALIZATIONApril 2021September 2023Allow2910YesNo
17230181Systems and methods for automatically grouping design elementsApril 2021March 2023Allow2310NoNo
17181693FILLING UNDERCUT AREAS OF TEETH RELATIVE TO AXES OF APPLIANCE PLACEMENTFebruary 2021February 2023Allow2300YesNo
17176232System and method for creating a 2D floor plan using 3D picturesFebruary 2021May 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17171325CONVERTING IMPLICIT DYNAMIC MODELS INTO EXPLICIT DYNAMIC MODELSFebruary 2021August 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17155256RISK MAP FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKSJanuary 2021April 2024Allow3910NoNo
17142788ENGINE COMPONENT WITH STRUCTURAL SEGMENTJanuary 2021July 2022Allow1811NoNo
17132977CONSTRUCTION FIELD MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION FIELD MANAGING METHODDecember 2020April 2023Allow2710NoNo
17133248SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR TRANSFORMATION OF CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND VISUAL TRACKING OF DATADecember 2020December 2021Allow1230YesNo
17125446DYNAMIC BUILDING FLOORPLANS USING RETRACTABLE PARTITIONSDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
17123759System and Method for Automatically Generating an Optimized Building Floor Plate LayoutDecember 2020May 2023Allow2910NoNo
17121411SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE-LEARNING ENABLED MICRO-ASSEMBLY CONTROL WITH THE AID OF A DIGITAL COMPUTERDecember 2020October 2023Allow3400YesNo
17112417REDUCING THE NUMERICAL COMPLEXITY OF DESIGNSDecember 2020October 2023Allow3520NoNo
17109859ROBUST RENDERER FOR MULTI-LAYER PRESENTATIONDecember 2020October 2023Allow3410NoNo
17109854AUDIT OF COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN DOCUMENTSDecember 2020January 2023Allow2610NoNo
17099708GENERATING DESIGNS FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS USING HISTORICAL DESIGN TRENDSNovember 2020July 2024Allow4320NoNo
17076412ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATIONOctober 2020December 2023Allow3810NoNo
17048962MIXED-REALITY ENDOSCOPE AND SURGICAL TOOLS WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK FOR INTEGRATED VIRTUAL-REALITY VISUAL AND HAPTIC SURGICAL SIMULATIONOctober 2020October 2023Allow3610YesNo
17067034ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SOFTWARE FOR MAT-FOUNDATIONOctober 2020December 2023Allow3810NoNo
17060909COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING A PROCESS UNITOctober 2020July 2021Allow1020YesNo
17038056METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL MODEL OF A BUILDINGSeptember 2020July 2023Allow3320NoNo
17014750MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING MODEL GENERATING METHOD, INSULATION RESISTANCE ESTIMATING DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2020December 2023Allow3910YesNo
16978319Method, System and Graphical User Interface For Building DesignSeptember 2020October 2023Allow3810NoNo
17009642STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANEL FRAMING SYSTEMSeptember 2020December 2023Abandon3910NoNo
17001034SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCANNING AN ENVIRONMENT AND GENERATING TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAugust 2020July 2023Allow3510YesNo
16999045COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GENERATION OF AN ANALYTICAL MODEL OF A STRUCTUREAugust 2020February 2024Allow4120YesNo
16997763MULTISCALE MATERIAL SELECTION METHOD FOR DESIGNING MECHANICAL SYSTEMSAugust 2020June 2023Allow3410NoNo
16995998SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING SENSOR LAYOUTSAugust 2020June 2023Allow3420NoNo
16969883CALCULATION METHOD OF ULTIMATE MOMENT RESISTANCE AND MOMENT-ROTATION CURVE FOR STEEL BEAM TO CONCRETE-FILLED STEEL TUBE COLUMN CONNECTIONS WITH BIDIRECTIONAL BOLTSAugust 2020October 2023Allow3810NoNo
16945566GENERATING A LAYOUT FOR A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMJuly 2020May 2023Abandon3410NoNo
16945084CALIBRATING REAL-WORLD SYSTEMS USING SIMULATION LEARNINGJuly 2020November 2024Abandon5140YesNo
16926633Method for Designing and Manufacturing Custom-Made Furniture Using Computer, System, and Program ThereforJuly 2020June 2023Allow3510YesNo
16920561Aerodynamic designing method of the central section of small size gas turbine enginesJuly 2020May 2022Allow2310YesNo
16919266METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING A MAGNETIC PLATEJuly 2020February 2023Allow3110NoNo
16910197FEDERATED DOUBLY STOCHASTIC KERNEL LEARNING ON VERTICAL PARTITIONED DATAJune 2020December 2022Allow3010YesNo
16900266RULE-BASED DESIGN SYSTEMJune 2020December 2022Abandon3010NoNo
16887834METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATIVELY DESIGNING ASSEMBLIES OF MECHANICAL PARTSMay 2020March 2023Allow3310NoNo
16886620SEPARABLE-STATE SIMULATION OF QUANTUM PROGRAM CODEMay 2020February 2023Allow3310NoNo
16880087INTELLIGENT DESIGN PLATFORM USING DIGITAL ASSISTANTS FOR DESIGN PROCESS SUPPORTMay 2020January 2023Allow3210YesNo
16761689METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPOSING A PLURALITY OF LIGHTING DEVICESMay 2020March 2022Allow2210NoNo
16855546FRACTURE LENGTH AND FRACTURE COMPLEXITY DETERMINATION USING FLUID PRESSURE WAVESApril 2020January 2023Abandon3310NoNo
16855085Experimental Design for Symbolic Model DiscoveryApril 2020February 2023Allow3420YesNo
16756117HOUSE DESIGNING SYSTEMApril 2020August 2022Allow2910YesNo
16753562LAYERED-COMPOSITE-MEMBER SHAPE OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS METHOD AND OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS DEVICEApril 2020September 2022Allow2910YesNo
16837504INVERSE DESIGN MACHINE AND MAKING A DESIGNER IMPACT-MITIGATING ARCHITECTURED ISOTROPIC STRUCTUREApril 2020June 2022Allow2600YesNo
16833080INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT TO ESTABLISH A DIGITAL THREAD IN THE LIFECYCLE OF A STRUCTURAL PRODUCTMarch 2020April 2022Allow2410YesNo
16833076QUANTUM AMPLITUDE ESTIMATION STATE PREPARATION FOR STOCHASTIC PROCESSESMarch 2020February 2024Allow4630NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner JOHNSON, CEDRIC D.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
4.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
78.3%
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, 50.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner JOHNSON, CEDRIC D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner JOHNSON, CEDRIC D works in Art Unit 2148 and has examined 129 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner JOHNSON, CEDRIC D's allowance rate of 91.5% places them in the 76% 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 JOHNSON, CEDRIC D receive 1.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by JOHNSON, CEDRIC D is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JOHNSON, CEDRIC D. This interview benefit is in the 39% 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, 39.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 65.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 94% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 42.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • 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.

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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