Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18679244 | INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18430627 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, SERVER, AND COMPUTER DEVICE | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18414402 | SELECTIVE ROTATION OF A USER INTERFACE | January 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18399331 | PROP PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND MEDIUM | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18467918 | METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING USER ACCESS THROUGH CONTENT ANALYSIS OF AN APPLICATION | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238071 | MENU LIST UPDATE METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18452857 | Webpage Media Playback | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CAPTURE DIGITAL EXPERIENCES TO SUPPORT GUIDED TRAINING, PROCESS AND PROCEDURES AND JOB AIDS | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333922 | Generating Meeting Notes | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18323214 | Device Type-Based Content Element Modification | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18063506 | INTERACTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926647 | SPLIT SCREEN INTERACTION METHOD AND DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971093 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CONTENT CLASSIFICATIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILES OF USERS TO PROVIDE AN ADAPTABLE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950692 | VERIFICATION MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17944670 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNICATION WITH KETONE SENSORS | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904293 | DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING ITEM DISPLAY TRANSITION FUNCTION | August 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17869783 | AUTONOMOUS MIRRORING DIAGNOSTIC, NAVIGATION, AND ADVICE SYSTEM AND A MIRRORED INTELLIGENCE METHOD | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17772854 | Message Display Method and Terminal Device | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17677946 | MEDICAL CARE SUPPORT DEVICE | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17576669 | EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17647542 | Widget Synchronization in Accordance with Synchronization Preferences | January 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17556047 | DYNAMIC MARINE DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17619700 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17540424 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR FACILITATING PRIVATE DRAFTING | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17594709 | Coupling of User Interfaces | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 42 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 17444301 | TRANSFORMING METHOD, TRAINING DEVICE, AND INFERENCE DEVICE | August 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17419255 | MOBILE-ENABLED VOICE SEARCH OF MEDIA ITEMS FOR DISPLAYING ON ALTERNATIVE PLAYBACK DEVICES | June 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17337147 | USER INTERFACES FOR TRACKING OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVENTS | June 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17306535 | SEGMENTING UNSTRUCTURED TEXT | May 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17185005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE MANAGEMENT PROVIDING FLEXIBLE AND ACCURATE ADMINISTRATION OF CLINICAL TRIALS | February 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17078210 | DECENTRALIZED MULTI-TASK LEARNING | October 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 55 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17018430 | ANOMALOUS TEXT DETECTION AND ENTITY IDENTIFICATION USING EXPLORATION-EXPLOITATION AND PRE-TRAINED LANGUAGE MODELS | September 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16092199 | USER INTERFACE FOR AN AUDIOLOGICAL TEST SYSTEM | November 2019 | April 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15877313 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | January 2018 | May 2019 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15378158 | INTEGRATED MULTIDIMENSIONAL VIEW OF HIERARCHICAL OBJECTS | December 2016 | August 2019 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15342797 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STATE-BASED WEB FRAMEWORK ARCHITECTURE | November 2016 | December 2019 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15278414 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | September 2016 | January 2020 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15171113 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | June 2016 | June 2018 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15130241 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, DATA PROCESS APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | April 2016 | September 2019 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15009520 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND DISPLAY OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | January 2016 | May 2018 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14907815 | AN APPARATUS OF PROVIDING COMMENTS AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR EACH SECTION OF VIDEO CONTENTS AND THE METHOD THEREOF | January 2016 | December 2018 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14856489 | Mobile Stamp Creation And Management For Digital Communications | September 2015 | July 2019 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14716512 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING FOLDERS FROM TOUCH SCREEN OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | May 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14465497 | MOUSE CURSOR CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS | August 2014 | October 2017 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14217385 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITION | March 2014 | January 2018 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 14197337 | NAVIGATION OF A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION | March 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14169544 | System and Method for Inserting Additional Icon Content Into a Display Screen | January 2014 | November 2016 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14104018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING IMAGES OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK | December 2013 | January 2018 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14080605 | DISPLAYING MESSAGE CONTENT DIFFERENTIAL IN POPUP WINDOW | November 2013 | January 2016 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13796207 | DISPLAYING MESSAGE CONTENT DIFFERENTIAL IN POPUP WINDOW | March 2013 | May 2015 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13753914 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HEALTH | January 2013 | July 2016 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13300403 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVELY DISPLAYING USER IMAGES | November 2011 | January 2016 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13249677 | HOVER-OVER GESTURING ON MOBILE DEVICES | September 2011 | March 2012 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13250120 | SELECTING ALTERNATE KEYBOARD CHARACTERS VIA MOTION INPUT | September 2011 | August 2013 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13220042 | DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING FEEDBACK BASED ON IMAGE CLASSIFICATION | August 2011 | May 2016 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13219444 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING COMPANIES AND PEOPLE | August 2011 | October 2014 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13061810 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM | March 2011 | May 2014 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12909090 | ANIMATED MESSAGING | October 2010 | January 2015 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12822747 | SPELLING SUGGESTIONS BASED ON AN INPUT SEQUENCE INCLUDING ACCIDENTAL "DELETE" | June 2010 | May 2012 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12794176 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING UI ANIMATION | June 2010 | June 2014 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12790591 | TECHNIQUES FOR NAVIGATING INFORMATION | May 2010 | November 2014 | Allow | 53 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 12431993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A CONSTANT TIME SELECTION CONTEXT MENU INTERFACE | April 2009 | December 2010 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12423792 | MOBILE VIRTUAL DESKTOP | April 2009 | January 2018 | Allow | 60 | 11 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 12347673 | ICON-BASED FACILITATION OF SERVICE TASK PERFORMANCE | December 2008 | March 2013 | Allow | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12271586 | DISPLAYING AND MANAGING INHERITED VALUES | November 2008 | March 2011 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12176314 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING MENU ICON THEREOF | July 2008 | August 2013 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12174671 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE WORKLOAD AND SKILLS REQUIRED IN USAGE OF MOUSE OR OTHER POINTING DEVICES | July 2008 | July 2012 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 12172510 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING GUI TO DISPLAY A PLURALITY OF LISTS AND MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS USING THE SAME | July 2008 | October 2011 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12167550 | PROVIDING A PRESENTATION IN A REMOTE LOCATION | July 2008 | December 2011 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11951459 | RULE-BASED MULTI-PANE TOOLBAR DISPLAY | December 2007 | March 2013 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11951302 | CONTENT SEARCH METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING CONTENT SEARCH FUNCTION | December 2007 | March 2014 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11576234 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD | November 2007 | May 2010 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11865936 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS | October 2007 | December 2011 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11852654 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID ACCESS TO FREQUENTLY USED OR SEARCHED OBJECTS | September 2007 | June 2011 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11805638 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVELY DISPLAYING USER IMAGES | May 2007 | October 2010 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11723857 | Portable device and method of providing menu icons | March 2007 | November 2012 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11618707 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE NAVIGATION OF COMPLEX VISUALIZATIONS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED | December 2006 | March 2010 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11517149 | Method and apparatus for controlling an array of input/output devices | September 2006 | May 2013 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10586238 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR A VIDEO CLIP | July 2006 | June 2009 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11366723 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING A WEB PAGE | March 2006 | March 2010 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10570276 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MEDIA DISPLAY METHOD | March 2006 | February 2010 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11364969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK TRAFFIC COMPOSITE GRAPH | February 2006 | October 2009 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11364576 | TRAINING A RANKING FUNCTION USING PROPAGATED DOCUMENT RELEVANCE | February 2006 | March 2011 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11351071 | MOVING DATA TO MULTIPLE TARGET FILES | February 2006 | July 2009 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10744022 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COPYING, MOVING, REPLACING AND DELETING CONTENT IN GROUP-EDITABLE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS | December 2003 | March 2010 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DISTEFANO, GREGORY A.
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.
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.
⚠ 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 DISTEFANO, GREGORY A works in Art Unit 2174 and has examined 82 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.
Examiner DISTEFANO, GREGORY A's allowance rate of 91.5% places them in the 75% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by DISTEFANO, GREGORY A receive 2.68 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 90% 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.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DISTEFANO, GREGORY A is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 10% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DISTEFANO, GREGORY A. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 16.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 12% 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.
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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 60.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 76% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 11.0% of allowed cases (in the 97% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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