USPTO Examiner LEGGETT ANDREA C - Art Unit 2171

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18657019Calibration AssistanceMay 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18636370ELECTRONIC GARMENT WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACKApril 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18440750DYNAMIC APPROACH PROCEDURE SYSTEMFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18425586USER INTERFACE FOR TOOL CONFIGURATION AND DATA CAPTUREJanuary 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18513021Customized Article TypeNovember 2023April 2025Allow1700NoNo
18372643SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND PERFORMING BULK ACTIONS ON A SET OF OBJECTSSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18328163ELECTRONIC GARMENT WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACKJune 2023January 2024Allow800NoNo
18312346COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, SYSTEMS COMPRISING COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR NARRATIVE REPRESENTATION OF A NETWORK COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTMay 2023February 2024Allow910YesNo
18194600SELECTION OF A WIRELESS DEVICE TO BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED BY A USER INTERFACE DEVICE FOR MEDIA PRESENTATIONMarch 2023December 2023Allow910YesNo
18029457VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18119440AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINE AND METHOD TO OPERATE AN AGRICULUTURAL WORK MACHINEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18178906USER INTERFACE FOR TOOL CONFIGURATION AND DATA CAPTUREMarch 2023September 2023Allow600NoNo
18105448FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2023September 2023Allow710YesNo
18155840GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE PERMITTING ENTRY MANIPULATIONJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2150NoNo
18097488DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2950YesNo
18069979TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING METHOD IS RECORDEDDecember 2022December 2023Abandon1210NoNo
18068988USER TERMINAL TO WHICH EXTERNAL DISPLAY MAY BE CONNECTED AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORDecember 2022September 2024Allow2140YesNo
18066077Calibration AssistanceDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210YesNo
18079092SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING MULTIPLE VIRTUAL PRESENCE DEVICESDecember 2022October 2024Allow2220NoNo
18060238DATA CURATION FOR DATA CONSUMPTION AND UTILIZATIONNovember 2022September 2023Abandon1010NoNo
18059316SHAREABLE CUSTOMIZED IMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ITEMNovember 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17927882Systems and methods for interactive presentationsNovember 2022January 2025Allow2540YesNo
17927880Presentation systems and methodsNovember 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
17991350ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MASKING AND UNMASKING OF HANDWRITTEN INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2022May 2024Allow1710YesNo
17978911METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING ACCESSORY IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022March 2024Allow1630YesNo
17971083METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING COMMAND METHODOctober 2022November 2023Abandon1210NoNo
17966948SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REVIEWING ANNOTATED MEDICAL IMAGESOctober 2022March 2025Abandon2940YesNo
17950954METHOD FOR TURNING ON SINGLE-HAND OPERATION MODE, TERMINAL AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022June 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17823089ELECTRONIC GARMENT WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACKAugust 2022April 2023Allow800NoNo
17891724DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17879245Method and graphical user Interface for positioning a preselection and selecting on a computing device with a touch-sensitive displayAugust 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17876976PLAYBACK OF USER WEBSITE INTERACTIONS RELATED TO USER FEEDBACKJuly 2022May 2024Allow2240YesNo
17793326WIDGET PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUSJuly 2022February 2025Allow3130YesNo
17852880TRANSPORTATION HANDOFFS FOR INCREASED NETWORK DENSITYJune 2022January 2025Allow3110YesNo
17850880SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LIFT HEIGHTS OF A STOCKPILEJune 2022November 2024Allow2920NoNo
17781292Providing Navigational Instructions Based On Contextual DataMay 2022September 2024Allow2820YesNo
17749829GUIDANCE SUPPORT DEVICE, GUIDANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND FOOTWEARMay 2022February 2025Allow3220YesNo
17747042COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, SYSTEMS COMPRISING COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR NARRATIVE-STRUCTURED REPRESENTATION OF AND INTERVENTION INTO A NETWORK COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTMay 2022December 2024Allow3110YesNo
17747037COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, SYSTEMS COMPRISING COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR NARRATIVE-STRUCTURED REPRESENTATION OF AND INTERVENTION INTO A NETWORK COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTMay 2022November 2024Allow3020NoNo
17734540NAVIGATION FOR A ROBOTIC WORK TOOLMay 2022June 2025Abandon3740YesNo
17726416MAP HEALTH MONITORING FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONSApril 2022June 2025Allow3830YesNo
17659835SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PASSENGER USING RIDESHARE SERVICESApril 2022May 2025Allow3730NoYes
17659285MODELESS AUGMENTATIONS TO A VIRTUAL TRACKPAD ON A MULTIPLE SCREEN COMPUTING DEVICEApril 2022June 2023Allow1410YesNo
17714263Autonomous Landscape Irrigation ApparatusApril 2022September 2024Allow3020YesNo
17707480SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL DELEGATION OF AUTHORING CONTROL IN A DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC CONTENT MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTMarch 2022June 2023Allow1500NoNo
17703187SYNCHRONIZED EDITING OF LOCALLY REPEATING VECTOR GEOMETRYMarch 2022August 2024Allow2920YesNo
17699984SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING STORAGE LANE MARKINGS FOR A MAPMarch 2022March 2025Allow3630NoNo
17641098PREPROCESSING DEVICE, DETERMINATION SYSTEM, PREPROCESSING METHOD, AND PREPROCESSING PROGRAMMarch 2022December 2024Allow3420YesNo
17650546INTERACTIVE NETWORKED APPARATUSFebruary 2022December 2022Allow1000NoNo
17587423USER INTERFACE FOR TOOL CONFIGURATION AND DATA CAPTUREJanuary 2022November 2022Allow900NoNo
17583131Variable Device Graphical User InterfaceJanuary 2022June 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17582317Calibration AssistanceJanuary 2022October 2022Allow800NoNo
17579821PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL IDENTITY ASSOCIATIONJanuary 2022December 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17558697SOFTWARE TOOL FOR DERIVING COLORS FROM A REFERENCE COLOR BY VARYING COLOR CHARACTERISTICSDecember 2021November 2023Allow2330YesNo
17551545COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, SYSTEMS COMPRISING COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR NARRATIVE-STRUCTURED REPRESENTATION OF AND INTERVENTION INTO A NETWORK COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2021February 2022Allow200NoNo
17550017ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH EXPANDABLE DISPLAYDecember 2021September 2024Abandon3350YesYes
17457205Securing a Geographic PositionDecember 2021September 2024Allow3320NoNo
17532769IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, IMAGING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2021June 2023Allow1930NoNo
17517165SINGLE-ACTION ELECTRONIC REPORTINGNovember 2021December 2023Allow2510NoNo
17491073TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING CLIPBOARD-TO-FILE PASTE OPERATIONSSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3320YesNo
17479972AGNOSTIC DOMAIN COMMUNICATION VIA A USER INTERFACE OF A COMMUNICATION PLATFORMSeptember 2021August 2022Allow1120NoNo
17440846MAINTENANCE METHOD, MAINTENANCE SERVER, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2021April 2024Abandon3120YesNo
17462992GUIDANCE SET-UP FOR COMPANION MODULE GRAPHICAL DISPLAYAugust 2021November 2023Allow2650NoNo
17410698METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC ESTIMATION BASED ON ANOMALY DETECTIONAugust 2021January 2025Allow4020NoNo
17407799METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING, LOGGING, AND ANALYZING INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) INFORMATION IN NEAR REAL-TIMEAugust 2021January 2023Allow1710NoNo
17388170SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH OVERLAPPING REGIONS OF INTEREST IN MACHINE VISION APPLICATIONSJuly 2021January 2024Allow3030NoYes
17384115IMAGE STORAGE METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICEJuly 2021April 2024Allow3320NoNo
17371086SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPLITTING A VIDEO STREAM USING BREAKPOINTS BASED ON RECOGNIZING WORKFLOW PATTERNSJuly 2021June 2023Allow2410NoNo
17370796Method for Displaying Content, Terminal, and Storage MediumJuly 2021July 2022Allow1210NoNo
17420897INTERACTION ELEMENT, CONTROL ELEMENT AND MOTOR VEHICLEJuly 2021August 2023Allow2540NoNo
17359356SERVICE FOR EXTRACTING MESSAGE DATA FOR DISPLAY IN USER INTERFACE WIDGETSJune 2021October 2023Allow2820YesNo
17352025TECHNIQUES FOR CAMERA PROGRAMMINGJune 2021October 2024Allow4040YesNo
17415967ASYNCHRONOUS SHORT VIDEO COMMUNICATION PLATFORM BASED ON ANIMATED STILL IMAGES AND AUDIOJune 2021April 2022Allow1000NoNo
17342402SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ORGANIZING A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM SETTINGJune 2021September 2023Abandon2840YesNo
17322173DISABLING INTERACTION WITH MESSAGES IN A COMMUNICATION PLATFORMMay 2021October 2022Allow1720YesNo
17302559INDOOR NAVIGATIONAL MAPPING THROUGH PIXEL COLOR MATCHINGMay 2021July 2024Allow3810YesNo
17237956SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIDIRECTIONAL VIDEO STREAMINGApril 2021March 2022Allow1110NoNo
17233909RENDERING VIDEO FRAMES FOR A USER INTERFACE OPERATION PERFORMED AT A CLIENT DEVICEApril 2021February 2024Allow3420YesNo
17227095SELECTION OF A WIRELESS DEVICE TO BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED BY A USER INTERFACE DEVICE FOR MEDIA PRESENTATION IN A VEHICLEApril 2021January 2023Allow2120YesNo
17220741USER INTERFACE FOR TOOL CONFIGURATION AND DATA CAPTUREApril 2021October 2021Allow600NoNo
17218977SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND PERFORMING BULK ACTIONS ON A SET OF OBJECTSMarch 2021December 2022Allow2020NoNo
17276729METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATH PLANNING, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2021May 2024Allow3810NoNo
17202423CONVERTING TEXT TO DIGITAL INKMarch 2021August 2022Allow1720YesNo
17190995SOFTWARE INITIATED CAMERA AND MICROPHONE INDICATORMarch 2021August 2024Allow4140YesNo
17187436SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE MAPSFebruary 2021January 2022Allow1110NoNo
17181811Application Display on Endpoint DeviceFebruary 2021July 2023Abandon2940YesNo
17176550Methods And Systems For Identifying, Filtering and Classifying Contact-PairsFebruary 2021April 2024Allow3810NoNo
17267593DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2021June 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17156134Customized Article TypeJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3130YesNo
17148241DESKTOP DISPLAY ASSIGNMENT OPTIMIZATION IN A VIRTUAL DESKTOP ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2021August 2022Allow1920YesNo
17139582STREAMLINED JOB INTRODUCTIONDecember 2020June 2023Abandon3030NoYes
17128363INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2020December 2021Allow1210NoNo
17127403DYNAMIC APPROACH PROCEDURE SYSTEMDecember 2020October 2023Allow3330NoNo
17127531SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CALL CENTER SERVICE WITH VISUAL SEARCHDecember 2020September 2024Allow4560NoYes
17116549SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING A DISPLAY IN A VEHICLEDecember 2020May 2022Allow1720NoNo
17111979RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSDecember 2020September 2022Allow2120YesNo
17103556Calibration AssistanceNovember 2020July 2021Allow700NoNo
17095133COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING AND DISPLAYING A UNIFIED ASSET CENTRIC ANALYTICS ELECTRONIC INTERFACENovember 2020May 2023Allow3020NoNo
17088588DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2020January 2025Abandon5060YesNo
17083247Mobile Display Device with Multiple Display PanelsOctober 2020June 2022Abandon2010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEGGETT, ANDREA C..

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
18
Examiner Affirmed
13
(72.2%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(27.8%)
Reversal Percentile
42.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.8% 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
69
Allowed After Appeal Filing
25
(36.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
44
(63.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
56.7%
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, 36.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

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 LEGGETT, ANDREA C. - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEGGETT, ANDREA C. works in Art Unit 2171 and has examined 650 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEGGETT, ANDREA C.'s allowance rate of 80.0% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEGGETT, ANDREA C. receive 2.30 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 78% 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 LEGGETT, ANDREA C. is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEGGETT, ANDREA C.. This interview benefit is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 22.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 21% 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, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 81% 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 73.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 48% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

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:

  • 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.
  • 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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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.