USPTO Examiner BLOOMQUIST KEITH D - Art Unit 2171

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18699708CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINEApril 2024December 2025Allow2010NoNo
18605736GENERATING COLLABORATIVE CONTENT ITEMS TO PROVIDE CUSTOMIZABLE GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS IN ONLINE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACESMarch 2024February 2025Allow1100NoNo
18584600CITATION AND POLICY BASED DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATIONFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1600NoNo
18438937SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED INK GESTURE SUPPORTFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2300NoNo
18438545E-PUB CREATORFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18425657SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVIATION DETECTION, INFORMATION EXTRACTION AND OBLIGATION DEVIATION DETECTIONJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2110NoNo
18419826SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CREATION AND INCREMENTAL UPDATING OF REPRESENTATIONS OF EMAIL CONVERSATIONSJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18415008SELECTING ACCESSIBILITY PLUGINS FOR USERS WITH DISABILITIESPJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410YesNo
18403313USING USER INPUT TO ADAPT SEARCH RESULTS PROVIDED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE USERJanuary 2024June 2024Allow610NoNo
18394450METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING TURNING CIRCLES AND GENERATING TURNING CIRCLES IN MAP DATADecember 2023March 2026Allow2720NoNo
18393197MANAGING CONTENT ITEMS TO FILL A CONTENT SLOT ON A WEBPAGEDecember 2023September 2025Allow2101NoNo
18544909DETECTING DEAD SNAPPING REGIONS AND ELIMINATING SNAPPING GUIDES BASED THEREONDecember 2023November 2025Allow2320YesNo
18535077ROUTING WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT INFORMATIONDecember 2023July 2025Allow2010NoNo
18534297SYSTEM AND METHOD INTEGRATING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS TO ENRICH DOCUMENTS IN A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610NoNo
18546834MANNED VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AERIAL VEHICLE NAVIGATIONDecember 2023January 2026Abandon2901NoNo
18521959HIERARCHICAL DEVICE-TO-DEVICE POSITIONING NETWORKNovember 2023January 2026Allow2620NoNo
18388465VOICE-CONTROLLED ENTRY OF CONTENT INTO GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACESNovember 2023May 2024Allow610YesNo
18498247USER INTERFACE (UI) DESCRIPTORS, UI OBJECT LIBRARIES, UI OBJECT REPOSITORIES, AND UI OBJECT BROWSERS FOR ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATIONOctober 2023April 2025Allow1820NoNo
18493588WEB PAGE PROVIDING SERVEROctober 2023August 2025Abandon2201NoNo
18287651UNIFIED DATA LIBRARY, FLYING OBJECT COPING SYSTEM, FLYING PATH PREDICTION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION ROUTE SEARCH METHOD FOR ACCURATELY PREDICTING A PATH OF A FLYING OBJECTOctober 2023October 2025Allow2410NoNo
18488875System and Methods for Integration of an Application Runtime Environment Into a User Computing EnvironmentOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18379526SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND SCORING IN-PAGE BEHAVIOROctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18281244LIDAR-BASED OBJECT TRACKINGSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3020NoNo
18342456APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND ANALYZING THE TRAJECTORY OF BEES THROUGH LEARNINGSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2710NoNo
18235042SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FIDUCIAL CLASSIFIER FOR MOBILE ROBOTSAugust 2023July 2025Allow2200NoNo
18230853MACHINE-LEARNING PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR CLASSIFYING RESPONSES TO AND OUTCOMES OF END-USER COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2023January 2025Allow1820YesNo
18223215REAL TIME PAINTING OF A VIDEO STREAMJuly 2023October 2024Allow1520YesNo
18222310Electronic Devices with Translating Flexible Displays and Corresponding Methods for Providing Haptic FeedbackJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18341466MAP INFORMATION UPDATE METHODJune 2023January 2026Allow6020NoNo
18339935AUTONOMOUS CRUISING SYSTEM, NAVIGATIONAL SIGN IDENTIFYING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18339295PLATOONING FORMATION PATTERN PROPOSAL METHOD, PLATOONING FORMATION PATTERN PROPOSAL DEVICE, AND PLATOONING FORMATION PATTERN PROPOSAL SYSTEMJune 2023July 2025Allow2510YesNo
18313038Distributed Actor-Based Information System and MethodMay 2023July 2025Allow2630YesNo
18309338COLLABORATIVE COAUTHORING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEApril 2023May 2024Allow1330YesNo
18135088ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SENTENCE INDICATED BY STROKESApril 2023September 2024Allow1710YesNo
18299580USER INTENTION ORIENTED RESPONSIVE DESIGN FOR APPLICATIONS RUNNING ON MULTIPLE DEVICESApril 2023October 2025Allow3030YesNo
18298236Contextual Identification Of Information Feeds Associated With Content EntryApril 2023March 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18131193STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY CHARGING FOR ON-ROUTE ELECTRIC VEHICLESApril 2023August 2025Allow2810NoNo
18128682VIRTUAL WHITEBOARDING APPLICATION FOR VISUALIZING AND ORGANIZING ISSUES FROM AN ISSUE TRACKING SYSTEMMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18188138Automatic webpage layout checker: 5D Deep Learning Based on Unique rules for coloring web Component borders and non-spaceMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110YesNo
18124611SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSFORMING LEGACY DOCUMENTS TO XML FORMATSMarch 2023June 2025Allow2630NoNo
18246000METHOD OF IDENTIFYING WEBPAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUMMarch 2023November 2025Allow3120NoNo
18025476SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE CODES OF CAN BUS MESSAGES BASED PARTLY ON CAMERA CAPTURED IMAGESMarch 2023December 2024Allow2100NoNo
18178740Method of Predicting Vehicle Clutch Life Based on Real-Time Judder Diagnosis and System for Diagnosing Vehicle Judder in Real TimeMarch 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18171517VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PLANNINGFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310YesNo
18168716CROSS-DOMAIN STORAGE FOR BROWSERSFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3240NoNo
18093128DISPLAY DATA GENERATION METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE, NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM AND COMPUTERJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2540YesNo
18080436CLOTHES AND ROUTE RECOMMENDATION BASED ON WEATHER FORECASTDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
18060565INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVING OBJECT, SERVER, AND METHODNovember 2022November 2025Abandon3520YesNo
18000248DEMAND ARBITRATION APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND DEMAND ARBITRATION SYSTEMNovember 2022January 2026Abandon3720NoNo
17979960METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FLIGHT PLANNovember 2022February 2025Allow2820YesNo
17979366METHOD FOR DYNAMIC AI SUPPORTED GRAPH-ANALYTICS SELF LEARNING TEMPLATESNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17975270ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2022August 2024Allow2130YesNo
17969576NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3220NoNo
17967817METHOD FOR VALIDATING AN ASSIGNMENT OF LABELS TO ORDERED SEQUENCES OF WEB ELEMENTS IN A WEB PAGEOctober 2022April 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17964749SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REROUTING PRIOR TO DEPARTUREOctober 2022March 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17935421SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROWSER RENDERINGSeptember 2022January 2025Abandon2840NoNo
17934766SATELLITE-ENABLED OFF-ROAD OBSTACLE DETECTIONSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3720NoNo
17950799POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, SYSTEM, MEDIUM AND SELF-DRIVING VEHICLESeptember 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17949921METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY UPDATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS AGENTSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17941666MANAGING USER INTERACTIONS FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACESeptember 2022August 2024Abandon2420NoNo
17823183DOCUMENT EDITOR AND FILE FORMATAugust 2022February 2026Allow4130NoYes
17897701DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL AND PROCESSING FROM ONLINE DATABASES USING THUMBNAIL IMAGE INDEXING BASED ON USER AND DATA TYPEAugust 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17891540ARTICLE DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022December 2024Abandon2840YesNo
17800578METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROAD VEHICLE LOCALISATIONAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17873354PARKING STRUCTURE MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3120YesNo
17871901SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ATYPICAL EVENTS AND GENERATING AN ALERT USING DEEP LEARNING MODELJuly 2022January 2026Allow4210NoNo
17865975APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING MAP AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM CONTAINING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR UPDATING MAPJuly 2022July 2025Allow3630YesNo
17793187DOCUMENT LAYOUT MANAGEMENTJuly 2022March 2024Allow2021NoNo
17856261METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A PATH-BASED MAP MATCHERJuly 2022March 2024Allow2100NoNo
17855029PATHFINDING USING QUANTUM COMPUTATIONAL ANALYTICSJune 2022May 2025Allow3430YesNo
17852146SECURE USER INTERFACE DISTRIBUTION METHOD FOR HETEROGENEOUS MULTI-DEVICE INTERACTIONJune 2022December 2024Abandon3030NoNo
17850753VEHICULAR DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICULAR DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICULAR DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2022June 2025Allow3530YesNo
17787856INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2022November 2024Allow2930YesNo
17844475METHOD FOR ASSIGNING THE LANE IN WHICH A VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY DRIVENJune 2022September 2025Abandon3940NoNo
17806567EDITED CHARACTER STRINGSJune 2022October 2024Abandon2830YesNo
17827561METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING RESOURCE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022June 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17750117SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-ELEVATION FOOT TRAFFIC SCANNINGMay 2022February 2026Allow4550YesNo
17741697HAZARD GUIDANCE METHOD OF DRIVING ROUTE AND SERVER PROVIDING THE SAMEMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17733788GENERATION OF NAVIGATIONAL ROUTE NETWORKSApril 2022January 2025Allow3220NoNo
17660974SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FOLLOW A VEHICLE USING ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF NAVIGATION ASSISTANCEApril 2022January 2026Abandon4540NoNo
17772342SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION OF AN OBJECTApril 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17729834INFORMATION FUSION METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2022November 2024Allow3020NoNo
17728018METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A MAP OF AN INDOOR SPACEApril 2022January 2026Allow4550NoNo
17770300Positioning Method, Positioning System and AutomobileApril 2022April 2024Allow2410NoNo
17658884METHOD FOR GENERATING A MAP OF AN AREA TO BE USED FOR GUIDING A VEHICLEApril 2022October 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17712432GROUP-BASED NAVIGATIONApril 2022September 2024Allow3010YesNo
17642694DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY LOCATING A MOBILE VEHICLE ON A RAILWAY TRACKMarch 2022March 2024Allow2510NoNo
17692846SECTION-LINKED DOCUMENT CLASSIFIERSMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17688727COMPENSATING DEVICE FOR WORKING ON A SLOPE IN VITICULTUREMarch 2022March 2025Allow3600NoNo
17688795PROVIDING CLEARANCE, NOTIFICATION, AND SELECTION OF USE RELATED TO CERTIFICATION OF 3D ANATOMICAL MODELS FOR PRESURGICAL PLANNINGMarch 2022June 2025Allow4010NoNo
17652972METHOD TO ARBITRATE MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC LANE CHANGE REQUESTS IN PROXIMITY TO ROUTE SPLITSMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3320YesNo
17674596AI BASED CHANGE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING A METHOD TO DETECT CHANGES IN GEO-TAGGED VIDEOS TO UPDATE HD MAPSFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2820NoNo
17591605System and Method for Hyperloop Traffic Demand ManagementFebruary 2022July 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17571354Method For Detecting A Work Or Agricultural Vehicle Mission Though A Neural Network And Control Unit Implementing The MethodJanuary 2022September 2025Allow4410NoNo
17623845COLLECTING USER-CONTRIBUTED DATA RELATING TO A NAVIGABLE NETWORKDecember 2021May 2025Allow4130YesNo
17612022CONVERSATIONAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATIONNovember 2021May 2024Allow3030NoNo
17606084SURFACE PRESENTATIONSOctober 2021August 2024Abandon3330NoNo
17499257ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFOctober 2021August 2025Allow4620YesNo
17487315DOCUMENT DISPLAY SYSTEMSeptember 2021April 2024Abandon3130NoNo
17465171SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLED DEVICE POSITION AND ORIENTATION DETERMINATIONSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2910NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
5
(83.3%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(16.7%)
Reversal Percentile
28.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 16.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(16.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(83.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
19.5%
Lower 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, 16.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D works in Art Unit 2171 and has examined 65 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D's allowance rate of 87.7% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D receive 3.14 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 BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 35% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -5.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D. This interview benefit is in the 5% 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, 23.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 33% 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 15.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 16% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 4% 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, 60.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 64% 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 12% 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 13% 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.

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.