USPTO Examiner KELLS ASHER - Art Unit 2171

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18962064TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENABLING RULE ENGINES TO GUIDE END USERS IN COMPLETING TRANSACTIONS WITH USER ACTIONSNovember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18939247LANDING PAGE LOADING METHOD, MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18759694MEDIA CONTENT PUBLISHING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024April 2025Allow920NoNo
18444044ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING EXPANDABLE DISPLAY, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1100NoNo
18430479INTELLIGENTLY GENERATING AND MANAGING THIRD-PARTY SOURCES WITHIN A CONTEXTUAL HUBFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18389707PEOPLE SUGGESTION IN COLLABORATIVE ONLINE TEXT EDITORSDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18543747ANNOTATING SCREEN CONTENT IN A MOBILE ENVIRONMENTDecember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18380318IDENTIFYING DOWNLOADABLE OBJECTS IN MARKUP LANGUAGEOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18486753SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR XBRL REVIEWOctober 2023February 2024Allow401NoNo
18380092SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-LOADING OBJECT MODELSOctober 2023May 2025Allow1910YesNo
18480969DRAFTING ASSISTANT FOR A BROWSEROctober 2023May 2025Allow1900YesNo
18374565DEVICE DEPENDENT RENDERING OF PDF CONTENT INCLUDING MULTIPLE ARTICLES AND A TABLE OF CONTENTSSeptember 2023May 2024Allow800YesNo
18465480SYSTEM FOR JUDGING INPUT MODE OF FORM DATASeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000NoNo
18240806NAVIGATION BOOKMARKING AND REORDERING THROUGH OPTIMIZED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEAugust 2023February 2025Allow1800NoNo
18366334TEMPORALLY DYNAMIC REFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION IN DOCUMENT COLLABORATION SYSTEMSAugust 2023June 2024Allow1000NoNo
18362677METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING AND SEARCHING INFORMATION IN AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTJuly 2023February 2025Allow1801YesNo
18226735DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING A DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING USER ICONS IN A VIRTUAL SPACEJuly 2023February 2025Allow1810YesNo
18358082SINGLE-HAND KEYBOARD FOR HAND-HELD COMPUTER DEVICESJuly 2023September 2024Abandon1410YesNo
18356015PROVIDING SELECTABLE QUICK ACTIONS ON HANDWRITTEN DATA IN A HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTJuly 2023February 2025Allow1920NoNo
18354357Artificial Intelligence Process Control for Assembly ProcessesJuly 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18349777MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURES FOR RANKINGJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210YesNo
18216100METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POSITIONING DISPLAY ELEMENTSJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18331219System and Method for Generating and Publishing Electronic Content from Predetermined TemplatesJune 2023June 2025Allow2420NoNo
18330959VIRTUAL SPACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAMEJune 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18206160COLLABORATIVE SENSEMAKING SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2023March 2025Abandon2220NoNo
18200670PRODUCING AUTOMATED SENSORY CONTENT AND ASSOCIATED MARKERS IN HTML DOCUMENT PUBLISHINGMay 2023January 2025Allow2010YesNo
18322377SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROMPT GENERATIONMay 2023August 2024Allow1500YesNo
18317636EVALUATION OF INTERACTIONS WITH A USER INTERFACEMay 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18036366INTERACTIVE OBJECT SELECTION METHOD AND DEVICEMay 2023January 2024Allow800NoNo
18315189AUTO-FLOWCHART GENERATORMay 2023December 2024Allow1911YesNo
18311973CONFIDENCE ENHANCEMENT FOR RESPONSES BY DOCUMENT-BASED LARGE LANGUAGE MODELSMay 2023October 2024Allow1810YesNo
18309735VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOR FACILITATING ACTIONS IN OMNICHANNEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENTApril 2023April 2025Allow2430YesNo
18307326Systems and Methods for Dynamically Generating Context Aware Active Icons on a Mobile DeviceApril 2023September 2024Allow1701NoNo
18300238EFFICIENT GENERATION OF REVIEW SUMMARIESApril 2023April 2025Allow2431YesNo
18133673PREDICTIVE PRESENTATION OF A USER INTERFACE ON AN EXTENDIBLE DISPLAYApril 2023January 2024Allow910YesNo
18299057MEETING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MEETING MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MEETING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMApril 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18128635SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT TO GENERATE A WEB APPLICATION USING REUSABLE THEMESMarch 2023October 2024Allow1920NoNo
18193107GENERATING AND SUMMARIZING CONTENT BLOCKS WITHIN A VIRTUAL SPACE INTERFACEMarch 2023May 2024Allow1410YesNo
18025720CURSOR DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18178511Visual Tag BuilderMarch 2023September 2024Abandon1820NoNo
18178039Method and Apparatus for Controlling Icon Display, and Electronic DeviceMarch 2023August 2024Allow1821YesNo
18042688METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A PROJECTION INTERFACEFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1921NoNo
18165579LANGUAGE-GUIDED DOCUMENT EDITINGFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1211NoNo
18165889Systems and Methods for Utilizing Tracking Units in Electronic Document Chain-of Custody TrackingFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1520YesNo
18103748SESSION-BASED DEVICE GROUPINGJanuary 2023September 2024Allow1910YesNo
18161841SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPLORING A GEOGRAPHIC REGIONJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18153781DESIGN DIFFERENCE CAPTIONING ON PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS FOR LOW VISION USERSJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2421YesYes
18152298DESKTOP ENABLING OF WEB DOCUMENTSJanuary 2023July 2024Abandon1810NoNo
18093645SYSTEM AND INTERFACE FOR ADAPTIVE WEB CONTENTJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18150105GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PLANNING A PROCEDUREJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2920YesNo
18148789STORAGE OF CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A RESOURCE LOCATORDecember 2022November 2023Allow1020YesNo
18148105UPDATING RENDERINGS OF DYNAMIC ITEMS BASED ON CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURE TRANSACTIONSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18079699DYNAMICALLY GENERATED INTERFACE TRANSITIONSDecember 2022February 2024Allow1420NoNo
17980298CONTEXTUAL ENVELOPING OF DYNAMIC HYPERLINKSNovember 2022December 2024Abandon2630YesNo
17877340Referencing a User in Chat to Provide Easy ConnectionsJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3250NoNo
17866960Browser Application Extension for Payload DetectionJuly 2022August 2024Allow6040YesNo
17864147SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING LAYOUT INFORMATION FOR GENERATED IMAGES BASED ON A HYBRID APPLICATIONJuly 2022January 2025Abandon3030YesNo
17812119SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING A NAVIGABLE PATH BETWEEN PAGES OF A NETWORK PLATFORM BASED ON LINKING DATABASE ENTRIES OF THE NETWORK PLATFORMJuly 2022March 2024Allow2010NoNo
17808885SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING A USER TO DEFER DECISIONS PRESENTED IN A WEB BROWSERJune 2022April 2024Allow2220YesNo
17847660COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING MESSAGE CONTENT IN A USER'S INBOXJune 2022April 2024Allow2140YesNo
17779459SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PROMPTS ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022June 2025Allow3600NoNo
17663196System and Method for Comparing Multiple HTML DocumentsMay 2022July 2024Allow2611YesNo
17728615Configuring A Graphical User Interface For Display At An Output Interface During A Video ConferenceApril 2022March 2024Allow2340YesNo
17724934Cross-Document Intelligent Authoring and Processing, With Arbitration for Semantically-Annotated DocumentsApril 2022August 2023Allow1600NoNo
17725311IMAGE DATA FOR ENHANCED USER INTERACTIONSApril 2022February 2024Allow2220YesNo
17713046METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROTOTYPE OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEApril 2022June 2024Allow2720NoNo
17712227METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING WEB PAGE USING BLOCKSApril 2022April 2024Allow2420NoNo
17708978APPLICATION WINDOW PREVIEW PANELSMarch 2022June 2025Allow3811NoNo
17763577METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WEB-BASED DATA PRESENTATIONMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17682715SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING SIGNATURE LOCATIONS WITHIN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTSFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2900NoNo
17682703PHARMA INNOVATOR AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS DATA CONVERSION WITH BATCH PROCESS PERFORMANCE DATA FEEDBACKFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17581172System and Method for Providing Graphical User InterfaceJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3150NoNo
17565268METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INTERACTIVE INTERFACE, METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERACTIVE INTERFACE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOFDecember 2021November 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17555023IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND TERMINALDecember 2021February 2024Allow2550YesNo
17618682INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING CONTENT BASED ON CONTENT INFORMATION AND ACTIVITATION CONDITIONSDecember 2021December 2024Allow3711NoNo
17454353NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING OPERATIONS PERFORMED ON MULTI-SEGMENT DOCUMENTSNovember 2021February 2024Allow2730YesNo
17501417TECHNIQUES FOR MODIFYING MARKINGS ON A DIGITIZED DOCUMENTOctober 2021April 2025Allow4210NoNo
17497103METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FOLDER MANAGEMENT BY CONTROLLING ARRANGEMENTS OF ICONSOctober 2021June 2025Abandon4580NoNo
17411730INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2021June 2025Abandon4501NoNo
17258634METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING INTERACTIVE OBJECTS TO A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2021January 2024Allow3740YesNo
17138601SELECTABLE ELEMENT TO RETRIEVE MEDIA CONTENT ITEMSDecember 2020June 2024Allow4250NoYes
17253869Display Method for Flexible Display, and TerminalDecember 2020March 2024Allow3940YesNo
15657780CONTEXT- AND ACTIVITY-AWARE CONTENT SELECTIONJuly 2017April 2019Allow2110NoNo
15462095MANAGING BROWSER TABS BASED ON UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORSMarch 2017March 2018Allow1220NoNo
15462128MANAGING BROWSER TABS BASED ON UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORSMarch 2017March 2018Allow1220NoNo
15276665CONTENT BROWSER SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF GRAPHICS COMMANDSSeptember 2016November 2018Allow2520YesNo
15254927SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING ANNOTATIONS BETWEEN DOCUMENTS DISPLAYED SIDE BY SIDESeptember 2016June 2018Allow2110NoNo
15247890Aided Translation Method and Device thereofAugust 2016May 2019Allow3320NoNo
15112980GESTURE GUIDANCE DEVICE FOR MOVING PLATFORM, GESTURE GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR MOVING PLATFORM, AND GESTURE GUIDANCE METHOD FOR MOVING PLATFORMJuly 2016September 2018Allow2610NoNo
15134195APPARATUS, METHOD AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING A SOUND LINK FOR COMBINING, PUBLISHING AND ACCESSING WEBSITES AND AUDIO FILES ON THE INTERNETApril 2016January 2019Allow3320NoNo
15134077MOBILE TERMINAL DISPLAYING EXECUTION SCREENS FOR FUNCTIONS EXECUTING IN THE BACKGROUNDApril 2016June 2018Allow2610NoNo
15072754MODIFIED QUEUE LIST GENERATIONMarch 2016May 2016Allow200NoNo
14835426METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING PAGE LOAD TIME IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2015July 2017Allow2201NoNo
14834300PEER TO PEER SPREADSHEET PROCESSINGAugust 2015May 2018Allow3310NoNo
14721340GENERATING A DOCUMENT STRUCTURE USING HISTORICAL VERSIONS OF A DOCUMENTMay 2015April 2017Allow2300NoNo
14704772SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA USING A SPREADSHEET MODELMay 2015February 2018Allow3301NoNo
14621655Selecting User Interface Elements to Display Linked Documents within a Linking DocumentFebruary 2015October 2017Allow3240NoNo
14420096ACTIVE REGIONS OF AN IMAGE WITH ACCESSIBLE LINKSFebruary 2015October 2018Allow4440YesYes
14536679DISPLAY OF WEBPAGE ELEMENTS ON A CONNECTED COMPUTERNovember 2014March 2017Allow2801NoNo
14449389Interactive Media Presentations Using a Plurality of Selectable Audio ElementsAugust 2014April 2017Allow3230YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KELLS, ASHER.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
2.2%
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, 0.0% 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

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

Examiner KELLS, ASHER - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KELLS, ASHER works in Art Unit 2171 and has examined 127 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.1%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KELLS, ASHER's allowance rate of 92.1% places them in the 77% 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 KELLS, ASHER receive 1.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KELLS, ASHER is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KELLS, ASHER. This interview benefit is in the 24% 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, 30.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% 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 28.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

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 5% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 88% 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 frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 20.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 10% 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 3.4% of allowed cases (in the 73% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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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