USPTO Examiner TSUI WILSON W - Art Unit 2172

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18928174METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING INSURANCE OUTBOUND CONVERSATION INFORMATION BASED ON GENERATIVE LARGE LANGUAGE MODELOctober 2024May 2025Allow720NoNo
18522734MODELING COMMUNICATION DATA STREAMS FOR MULTI-PARTY CONVERSATIONS INVOLVING A HUMANOIDNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18448695DATABASE MODEL WHICH PROVIDES MANAGEMENT OF CUSTOM FIELDS AND METHODS AND APPARATUS THERFORAugust 2023October 2024Allow1400YesNo
18346727TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURES FOR MEDIA CONTENT EDITING USING MACHINE LEARNINGJuly 2023March 2025Allow2020YesNo
18031392READING COMPREHENSION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND READING COMPREHENSION SUPPORT METHODApril 2023February 2025Allow2320NoNo
18180653Method and Apparatus for Processing Interaction EventMarch 2023June 2025Allow2730YesNo
18089860METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN UNMANNED VEHICLEDecember 2022April 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18088920INTELLIGENT DRAWING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HUMAN MACHINE INTERACTION HMI DESIGN PROTOTYPEDecember 2022December 2024Allow2420YesNo
18062746DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING PARKING ASSIST SYSTEMDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2710NoNo
17937383ASSESSING AND IMPROVING THE DEPLOYMENT OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS IN SPECIFIC DOMAINSSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2340YesNo
17954193METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING LANE-LEVEL NAVIGATION MAP, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320YesNo
17951588DISPATCH-BASED CHARGING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEETSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17821226INTERACTIVE WAY-FINDERAugust 2022May 2025Allow3320YesNo
17814238VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH REDUCED MEMORY FOR ADAPTABLE GRAPHIC OVERLAYSJuly 2022April 2025Allow3220NoNo
17870546CONTEXTUAL SCENE ENHANCEMENTJuly 2022November 2024Allow2820YesNo
17865934APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR COLLECTING FEATURE DATAJuly 2022March 2025Allow3230NoNo
17785242SAFE LANDING POINT SEARCH DEVICE FOR SEARCHING FOR SAFE LANDING POINT BY USING CONTOUR LINE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO TERRAIN MAP, AND SAFE LANDING POINT SEARCH METHODJune 2022February 2025Allow3220YesNo
17784221Message Based Navigational AssistanceJune 2022February 2025Allow3220YesNo
17711920MASS TRANSPORTATION RIDERSHIP DATA IMPORTApril 2022December 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17657218METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING FRAME ORIENTATION BETWEEN BODY AND VEHICLE FRAMES FOR AN INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMMarch 2022March 2025Allow3630YesNo
17655456Apparatus For Animated Three-Dimensional Data VisualizationMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3630YesNo
17686656STORAGE MEDIUM AND FIRST TERMINALMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3421NoNo
17636292VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MAP CORRESPONDING TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACEFebruary 2022August 2024Allow2920YesNo
17554909METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SPEED PROFILE DATA GIVEN A ROAD ATTRIBUTE USING MACHINE LEARNINGDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17519525GENERATING AND ORCHESTRATING MOTION OF VISUAL CONTENTS IN AN INTERACTIVE INTERFACE TO GUIDE USER ATTENTIONNovember 2021September 2024Allow3430YesNo
17440373INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROVISION METHODSeptember 2021December 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17306602CONVERSATIONAL AUGMENTATIONMay 2021November 2024Allow4250YesNo
17222107INTERACTIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM OF BULLET SCREEN EASTER EGGSApril 2021July 2024Allow4040YesNo
15385489SECURITY-FOCUSED WEB APPLICATION CRAWLINGDecember 2016October 2018Allow2110YesNo
15308146DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2016August 2019Allow3420YesNo
15142401AUTOMATIC CUSTOMIZATION OF E-BOOKS BASED ON READER SPECIFICATIONSApril 2016May 2018Allow2430YesNo
14804009SOCIAL NETWORK SITE INCLUDING TRUST-BASED WIKI FUNCTIONALITYJuly 2015May 2019Allow4520YesNo
14655317SYSTEM AND METHOD OF POPULATING A WELL LOGJune 2015December 2018Allow4220NoNo
14573067E-SIGNATUREDecember 2014June 2019Allow5440YesNo
14573239METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING DIGITAL CONTENTDecember 2014January 2018Allow3740YesNo
14465158IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUSAugust 2014March 2018Allow4340YesNo
14253934MANIPULATING OF LABELLED DATA FOR DATA ENTRY IN MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONSApril 2014September 2017Allow4110YesNo
14199903CONTENT DYNAMICALLY TARGETTED ACCORDING TO CONTEXTMarch 2014May 2018Allow5030YesNo
14061502CENTRALIZED FIELD RENDERING SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2013February 2017Allow4020YesNo
14060756ENSURING INTEGRITY OF A DISPLAYED WEB PAGEOctober 2013September 2016Allow3520YesNo
14060798DYNAMIC FUNCTION BUILDEROctober 2013October 2018Allow5960YesNo
14044302AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING THE ARCHITECTURAL PROCESSOctober 2013March 2015Allow1820YesNo
13912970RESOURCE PROVISIONING FOR ELECTRONIC BOOKSJune 2013February 2017Allow4540YesNo
13887812SPECULATIVE RENDERING DURING CACHE REVALIDATIONMay 2013August 2017Allow5240YesNo
13752550Creating Tag Clouds Based on User Specified Arbitrary Shape TagsJanuary 2013September 2015Allow3110YesNo
13752483CREATING TAG CLOUDS BASED ON USER SPECIFIED ARBITRARY SHAPE TAGSJanuary 2013September 2015Allow3110YesNo
13679103Dynamic File Retrieving for Web Page LoadingNovember 2012May 2017Allow5450YesNo
13313157DATA LOCALIZATION SERVICE MADE AVAILABLE BY A WEB BROWSERDecember 2011August 2015Allow4410YesNo
13247223SYSTEM, METHOD, AND ARCHITECTURE FOR DISPLAYING A DOCUMENTSeptember 2011August 2012Allow1120NoNo
13237992SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING WEB PAGESeptember 2011November 2014Allow3820YesNo
13239367METHoD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR DETECTING RELATED SUBGROUPS OF TEXT IN AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTSeptember 2011December 2014Allow3830YesNo
13207176SYSTEM, METHOD, AND ARCHITECTURE FOR DISPLAYING A DOCUMENTAugust 2011August 2014Allow3730NoNo
13165625INFORMATION TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAMJune 2011May 2015Allow4630YesNo
13100116Systems and Methods for Integrating Research and Incorporation of Information into DocumentsMay 2011November 2016Allow6050YesNo
13096131MEMOIZING WEB-BROWSING COMPUTATION WITH DOM-BASED ISOMORPHISMApril 2011February 2015Allow4640YesNo
13095605SPECULATIVE RENDERING DURING CACHE REVALIDATIONApril 2011January 2013Allow2010YesNo
13015849APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTING PROCESSING OF CHARACTER STRING IN DOCUMENTJanuary 2011August 2014Allow4320YesNo
12685025METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLVING UI STYLE CONFLICTS IN WEB APPLICATION COMPOSITIONJanuary 2010November 2012Allow3420YesNo
12646841EMBEDDED MEDIA MARKERS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND USING THEMDecember 2009September 2015Allow6050YesNo
12641969FORMAT TAG STACKS FOR STREAM-PARSING FORMAT INFORMATIONDecember 2009November 2012Allow3510YesNo
12640545IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING PREVIEW IMAGEDecember 2009June 2014Allow5420YesNo
12634807PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING AN EXI PROCESSORDecember 2009December 2014Allow6030YesNo
12555663PAPER-LIKE FORMS PROCESSING SYSTEM & METHODSeptember 2009April 2015Allow6030YesNo
12338010MULTI-USER, MULTI-TIMED COLLABORATIVE ANNOTATIONDecember 2008May 2014Allow6040YesNo
12241321DETECTING CONTINUATION OF FLOW OF A PAGESeptember 2008September 2015Allow6050YesNo
12240352INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2008June 2013Allow5720YesNo
12130738IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICEMay 2008March 2014Allow6020YesNo
12044472IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND PREVIEW IMAGE DISPLAYING METHODMarch 2008May 2013Allow6020YesNo
11876976METHOD FOR SPELL-CHECKING LOCATION-BOUND WORDS WITHIN A DOCUMENTOctober 2007December 2009Allow2630YesNo
11853726SOCIAL NETWORK SITE INCLUDING TRUST-BASED WIKI FUNCTIONALITYSeptember 2007March 2015Allow6090YesNo
11839709CHANGE-ORIENTED SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONAugust 2007September 2010Allow3720YesNo
11615737METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PAGE NUMBERS OF PAGE IMAGESDecember 2006March 2010Allow3900YesNo
11412795RECURSIVE FLOWS IN VARIABLE-DATA PRINTING DOCUMENT TEMPLATESApril 2006August 2014Allow6021YesYes
11411687VARIABLE DATA PRINTINGApril 2006September 2014Allow6040NoYes
11026341METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESERVING UNKNOWN MARKUP IN A STRONGLY TYPED ENVIRONMENTDecember 2004April 2009Allow5230YesNo
11018917METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR OPTIMIZED PARAGRAPH LAYOUTDecember 2004April 2010Allow6050YesNo
10992255METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING WEBSITE CONTENTNovember 2004February 2009Allow5040YesNo
10988772IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEMORY MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREINNovember 2004August 2012Allow6090YesNo
10983820MULTI-USER, MULTI-TIMED COLLABORATIVE ANNOTATIONNovember 2004August 2008Allow4540NoNo
10711926CENTRALIZED FIELD RENDERING SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2004June 2013Allow60100YesNo
10930394METHOD FOR UPDATING A PORTAL PAGEAugust 2004October 2008Allow4950NoYes
10884805System and method of format specificationJuly 2004July 2014Allow60110YesYes
10875832SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLEXIBLE REPORT DESIGNS INCLUDING TABLE, MATRIX AND HYBRID DESIGNSJune 2004July 2009Allow6060YesNo
10870638SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A TABLE-OF-CONTENTS IN A FRAMESETJune 2004August 2011Allow6080NoNo
10868378DYNAMIC DOCUMENT AND TEMPLATE PREVIEWSJune 2004August 2008Allow5050YesNo
10864536PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING DATA ENTRYJune 2004February 2011Allow6070YesNo
10803660Manipulating labelled data for data entry in management applicationsMarch 2004January 2014Allow6030YesYes
10801968SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED SPELL CHECKINGMarch 2004June 2007Allow3930YesNo
10790353MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT OF PAGESMarch 2004July 2008Allow5340NoYes
10777046ORGANIZATION OF ANNOTATED CLIPPING VIEWSFebruary 2004March 2011Allow6080YesYes
10484541SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GATHERING, RECORDING AND VALIDATING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPUTER APPLICATIONSJanuary 2004September 2010Allow6020YesYes
10757688System and method for dynamic document layoutJanuary 2004November 2013Allow60100YesYes
10730854REPRESENTING LATENT DATA IN AN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE DOCUMENTDecember 2003July 2006Allow3110NoNo
10731242STORING DOCUMENT HEADER AND FOOTER INFORMATION IN A MARKUP LANGUAGE DOCUMENTDecember 2003August 2009Allow6070NoNo
10459852UTILIZING COMMON LAYOUT AND FUNCTIONALITY OF MULTIPLE WEB PAGESJune 2003March 2008Allow5750YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TSUI, WILSON W.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
71.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.1%
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, 33.3% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner TSUI, WILSON W - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TSUI, WILSON W works in Art Unit 2172 and has examined 94 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.6%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TSUI, WILSON W's allowance rate of 92.6% places them in the 78% 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 TSUI, WILSON W receive 3.30 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 98% 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 TSUI, WILSON W is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 6% 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 +27.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TSUI, WILSON W. This interview benefit is in the 78% 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, 30.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 23.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 22% 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 69.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 11.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 60% 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 13.8% of allowed cases (in the 98% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.