USPTO Examiner LO ANN J - Art Unit 2159

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18775790ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP EMBEDDINGSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18409687SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODEL GENERATIONJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1830YesNo
17987874INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA STORING PROGRAM, AND X-RAY ANALYSIS APPARATUSNovember 2022December 2025Allow3710NoNo
17949093METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED AND COOPERATIVE COMPUTATION IN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKSSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4030NoNo
17819446SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEW-SHOT NETWORK ANOMALY DETECTION VIA CROSS-NETWORK META-LEARNINGAugust 2022January 2026Allow4210NoNo
17772925METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING INFORMATION, RECOMMENDATION SERVER, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022January 2026Allow4510NoNo
17696380COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER ACTION PREDICTIONMarch 2022October 2025Allow4310NoNo
17643050MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCED REDIRECTION RECOMMENDATION USING REAL-TIME ADJUSTMENTDecember 2021January 2026Allow5030YesNo
17450134ATTENUATION WEIGHT TRACKING IN GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKSOctober 2021July 2025Allow4510NoNo
17486770AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FEATURESSeptember 2021December 2025Allow5110NoNo
17442987NEUROMORPHIC PROCESSOR AND NEUROMORPHIC PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2021December 2025Allow5110NoNo
17471816MERGING MODELS ON AN EDGE SERVERSeptember 2021October 2025Allow4910NoNo
17465849CALCULATOR, DEEP LEARNING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR DEEP LEARNINGSeptember 2021July 2025Allow4610NoNo
17289626DEEP NEURAL NETWORK OPERATION METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2021October 2025Allow5410NoNo
11396836METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEARNING DATA, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DATA, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMApril 2006September 2007Allow1710NoNo
11319992CONTINGENCY TABLE ESTIMATION VIA SKETCHESDecember 2005January 2009Allow3640YesNo
11296020BUILDING PLANS FOR HOUSEHOLD TASKS FROM DISTRIBUTED KNOWLEDGEDecember 2005December 2007Allow2420NoNo
11188058METHODS, APPARATUS, AND DATA STRUCTURES FOR ANNOTATING A DATABASE DESIGN SCHEMA AND/OR INDEXING ANNOTATIONSJuly 2005January 2009Allow4120YesNo

Appeals Overview

No appeal data available for this record. This may indicate that no appeals have been filed or decided for applications in this dataset.

Examiner LO, ANN J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LO, ANN J works in Art Unit 2159 and has examined 11 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 46 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LO, ANN J's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 94% 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 LO, ANN J receive 1.64 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LO, ANN J is 46 months. This places the examiner in the 11% 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 LO, ANN J. 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, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 9.1% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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 12% 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:

  • 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

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