USPTO Examiner SAMWEL DANIEL - Art Unit 2171

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18806583INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INTERFACE IDENTIFIERS IN AN INTERFACEAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18666587SPREADSHEET PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS,ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2024May 2025Allow1220NoNo
18663602DRAG AND DROP FUNCTIONS TO START THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL SERVICESMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18639271SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ALERTING A USER CONSUMING MEDIA TO THE PROGRESS OF OTHERS CONSUMING MEDIAApril 2024January 2025Allow900YesNo
18631377MULTI-TIERED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEROPERATING BETWEEN MULTIPLE MOBILE APPLICATION MODES DURING A REAL-TIME CAREGIVING EVENTApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18612262STORING AND RESTORING DESKTOP APPLICATION SCENESMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18609583INTERACTIVE MEASUREMENT BASED ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF OBJECTSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500YesNo
18433373APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMING OF AVAILABLE DEVICES IN CONTENTS SHARING NETWORKFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18397786VOICE CONTROLLED UIS FOR AR WEARABLE DEVICESDecember 2023June 2025Allow1720YesNo
18545529MUSIC SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18505738VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023June 2025Allow2000YesNo
18492581SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PARTY DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE CO-BROWSINGOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18475590INTELLIGENT PLACEMENT OF A USER INTERFACE ELEMENT ON CONTENT OF AN APPLICATIONSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510YesNo
18281276VIRTUALIZED PHYSICAL CONTROLLERSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18460558Generation of User Interfaces from Free TextSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18241128RISK VIEW SHARING PLATFORMAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18457849GENERATING DYNAMIC USER INTERFACE CONTENTAugust 2023June 2025Allow2110YesNo
18264804CARD INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023January 2025Allow1710YesNo
18228577DIAGRAM NAVIGATIONJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110YesNo
18358614TABBED USER INTERFACEJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310YesNo
18225470Critical Event Management Using Predictive Models, And Related Methods And SoftwareJuly 2023December 2024Allow1720YesNo
18219602SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PARTY DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE CO-BROWSING OF VIDEO-BASED CONTENTJuly 2023June 2025Abandon2420NoNo
18217246METHOD AND DEVICE OF PROVIDING ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE BASED ON USER FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTSJune 2023February 2025Allow2010YesNo
18309588USER INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BREATHING APPARATUSApril 2023October 2024Allow1710NoNo
18185868CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023May 2025Allow2630NoNo
18178724NETWORK RESOURCE LOCATION LINKING AND VISUAL CONTENT SHARINGMarch 2023December 2024Allow2230YesNo
18168414APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMING OF AVAILABLE DEVICES IN CONTENTS SHARING NETWORKFebruary 2023September 2023Allow700NoNo
18103241CONCURRENT VISUALIZATION OF SESSION DATA AND SESSION PLAYBACKJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2520YesNo
18097886DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2020NoNo
18073319TOUCH-BASED OCCLUSION FOR HANDHELD DEVICESDecember 2022October 2023Allow1110NoNo
17985258USER INTERFACE FOR MODIFYING PICTURESNovember 2022October 2023Allow1110YesNo
18051013INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD INVOLVING PROCESSOR CONFIGURED TO CAUSE A RECEIVING UNIT AND AN OPERATOR TO BE DISPLAYED ON AN EXECUTION SCREENOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010YesNo
17967859SIMPLIFIED WEBSITE CREATION, CONFIGURATION, AND CUSTOMIZATION SYSTEMOctober 2022October 2024Allow2440YesNo
17947105ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND DISPLAYING AUDIO CONTENT FOR REAL ESTATE PROPERTIESSeptember 2022May 2023Allow710NoNo
17823169VOICE CONTROLLED UIS FOR AR WEARABLE DEVICESAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17896397AI-POWERED TAGGING AND UI/UX OPTIMIZATION ENGINEAugust 2022November 2023Allow1420YesNo
17904785METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USER INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATIONAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17878976INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR SELECTING AND EXECUTING A WORKFLOW ON FILE BY DRAGGING AND DROPPING THE FILE ON A PARTICULAR FOLDERAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17875587METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, SYSTEM, USER DEVICE, AND APPLICATION IMPLEMENTING THE METHODJuly 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17869565NAVIGATING BUILDING PLANSJuly 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17812588USER INTERFACE CONTROLS FOR VISUAL SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONJuly 2022October 2024Allow2720YesYes
17860023SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PARTY DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE CO-BROWSINGJuly 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo
17851750ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A CARE COURSE AND CARE ORDER OF CLOTHING CARE DEVICESJune 2022January 2025Allow3110YesNo
17843091DRAG AND DROP FUNCTIONS TO START THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL SERVICESJune 2022February 2023Allow810YesNo
17842382COMMON GROUP SUGGESTED MESSAGE RECIPIENTJune 2022May 2023Allow1110YesNo
17783765DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A DISPLAY LAYOUT MANNER OF AN APPLICATIONJune 2022September 2023Allow1510NoNo
17829529LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCEJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17827117TABBED USER INTERFACEMay 2022April 2023Allow1010YesNo
17740277METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGING AND DISPLAYING DOCUMENT ANNOTATION SURFACESMay 2022July 2023Allow1420YesNo
17710344HEALTHCARE PROVIDER INTERFACE FOR TREATMENT OPTION AND AUTHORIZATIONMarch 2022September 2022Allow600YesNo
17710334INTELLIGENT PLACEMENT OF A BROWSER-ADDED USER INTERFACE ELEMENT ON A WEBPAGEMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510YesNo
17702983CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHODMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17649812MOVING ACTIVITIES BETWEEN DEVICES IN A WEB-BASED WORKSPACEFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17588534DETERMINING RESPECTIVE POSITIONS FOR ELONGATE MEMBERSJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3410NoNo
17646532Providing Image and Text Data for Automatic Target Selection in Robotic Process AutomationDecember 2021December 2022Allow1110NoNo
17646068MANAGING CONTENT ITEM COLLECTIONSDecember 2021November 2022Allow1110YesNo
17553116CONTEXT PRESERVING FILTERSDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410NoNo
17548832System-Independent User Interface FrameworkDecember 2021March 2025Allow3910NoNo
17548376DYNAMIC HARDWARE CARD THERMAL ADAPTATIONDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410NoNo
17536635USER INTERFACE ENHANCEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSES IN EMAIL COMMUNICATIONNovember 2021September 2023Allow2220YesNo
17455030Acoustic Parameter Editing Method, Acoustic Parameter Editing System, Management Apparatus, and Terminal For Selectively Sharing A Preview MemoryNovember 2021March 2023Allow1610NoNo
17520538Asynchronous Region-of-interest Adjudication for Medical imagesNovember 2021November 2023Allow2410NoNo
17452947SCREENSHOT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION INTERACTION INTERFACE, COMPUTING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021October 2022Allow1110NoNo
17451298APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMING OF AVAILABLE DEVICES IN CONTENTS SHARING NETWORKOctober 2021September 2022Allow1110YesNo
17501399LOCATION ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL IN APPLICATION, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021March 2023Allow1710YesNo
17450208METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR WRITING MEMO FOR AUDIO FILE THROUGH LINKAGE BETWEEN APP AND WEBOctober 2021February 2023Allow1620YesNo
17602210MUSIC SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021September 2023Allow2310NoNo
17409248SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DESKTOP SOFTWARE SUITES FOR WEB APPLICATIONSAugust 2021December 2022Abandon1610NoNo
17405912SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND RENDERING INTENT-BASED ACTIONABLE CONTENT USING INPUT INTERFACEAugust 2021June 2023Allow2230YesNo
17397002Controller Mode for a Mobile DeviceAugust 2021November 2022Allow1510YesNo
17396373SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ALERTING A USER CONSUMING MEDIA TO THE PROGRESS OF OTHERS CONSUMING MEDIAAugust 2021August 2022Allow1210YesNo
17393775BATTERY COOLING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VEHICLEAugust 2021March 2025Allow4330NoNo
17382056Two Way Communication AssemblyJuly 2021March 2023Allow1910NoNo
17379640TRANSITIONS BETWEEN STATES IN A HYBRID VIRTUAL REALITY DESKTOP COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTJuly 2021September 2023Allow2610NoNo
17374920User Interface Display Method, Terminal and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium for Splitting a Display Using a Multi-Finger SwipeJuly 2021June 2022Allow1110YesNo
17360484METHOD FOR SWITCHING THEME OF APPLICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2021November 2023Allow2810NoNo
17342891APPARATUS FOR UNLOCKING DOOR TO ROOM CONTAINING AN MRI APPARATUSJune 2021July 2024Allow3710NoNo
17309564CONTROLLING OF A THERMAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMJune 2021December 2024Allow4210NoNo
17331167HEALTHCARE PROVIDER INTERFACE FOR TREATMENT OPTION AND AUTHORIZATIONMay 2021February 2022Allow900YesNo
17319442System and Method of Efficient, Continuous, and Safe Learning Using First Principles and ConstraintsMay 2021August 2024Allow3910NoNo
17316201SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC INFORMATION CARD CREATION FOR CONTEXTUALLY-RELEVANT DATAMay 2021May 2022Allow1310NoNo
17314577ULTRASOUND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ULTRASOUND IMAGEMay 2021March 2023Allow2310YesNo
17290800Analytics Dashboards for Critical Event Management Software Systems, and Related SoftwareMay 2021April 2023Allow2320NoNo
17231484System and Method for Light Data File Duplication PreventionApril 2021May 2023Allow2530YesNo
17222190DYNAMIC USER INTERFACE AND MODULE FACILITATING CONTENT SHARING IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTApril 2021September 2022Allow1720NoNo
17279989ROBUST USER INTERFACE RELATED ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATIONMarch 2021March 2023Allow2430NoNo
17212254AUTOMATED TELLER DEVICE HAVING ACCESSIBILITY CONFIGURATIONSMarch 2021September 2022Allow1710YesNo
17212921AUTOMATED PROGRAM ACCESS CONFIGURATION BASED ON INTERACTION AND TIMING DATAMarch 2021September 2024Allow4210YesNo
17157950WIRELESS DEVICE AND WIRELESS SYSTEM CAPABLE OF TOUCH BASED SCREEN MAGNIFICATIONJanuary 2021June 2023Allow2810NoNo
17146311RISK VIEW SHARING PLATFORMJanuary 2021April 2023Allow2710NoNo
17137271USER INTERFACE PROCESS FLOW FOR POSTING CONTENT ON A DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2020August 2022Allow2010NoNo
17116542PREVIEW SEARCH RESULTSDecember 2020August 2023Abandon3220YesNo
17108407DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME FOR VISUALIZING BODY CHANGESDecember 2020November 2022Allow2310YesNo
17078845MOBILE TERMINAL PROVIDING CONTENT RELATED TO BEVERAGE-MAKING OF A BEVERAGE-MAKING APPARATUS AND A RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING A PROGRAM PERFORMING A METHOD OF PROVIDING THE CONTENTOctober 2020August 2022Allow2210NoNo
17046520Method for Quickly Opening Application or Application Function, and TerminalOctober 2020March 2023Abandon2940YesNo
17045995DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMOctober 2020December 2023Abandon3820YesNo
17061999ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION FOR REMOTE ASSISTANCEOctober 2020October 2023Allow3710YesNo
17060459DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING HYBRID SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR IMAGE PROCESSING TASKSOctober 2020August 2021Allow1110YesNo
16978653ADAPTING A SEQUENCE MODEL FOR USE IN PREDICTING FUTURE DEVICE INTERACTIONS WITH A COMPUTING SYSTEMSeptember 2020January 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17004781CLOUD RESOURCES MANAGEMENTAugust 2020February 2023Allow3010NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
4
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
4.3%
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
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
31.0%
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, 25.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner SAMWEL, DANIEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SAMWEL, DANIEL works in Art Unit 2171 and has examined 306 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SAMWEL, DANIEL's allowance rate of 70.9% places them in the 25% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SAMWEL, DANIEL receive 2.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 75% 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 SAMWEL, DANIEL is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 40% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAMWEL, DANIEL. This interview benefit is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% 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 12.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 7% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 76.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.1% 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, 78.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 55% 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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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