USPTO Examiner SAX STEVEN PAUL - Art Unit 2174

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17138293TIME-LAPSEDecember 2020November 2023Allow3440YesNo
17132204ELECTRONIC DYNAMIC CALENDAR SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2020January 2023Allow2500YesNo
17096126METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODINGNovember 2020January 2024Allow3800YesNo
17077596NAVIGATING AMONG ACTIVITIES IN A COMPUTING DEVICEOctober 2020July 2021Allow900YesNo
17039961METHODS FOR SERVING INTERACTIVE CONTENT TO A USERSeptember 2020November 2022Allow2501YesNo
17032015CORRECTING BOREHOLE IMAGES USING MACHINE-LEARNING MODELSSeptember 2020October 2023Allow3600YesNo
17028474User Interface Generation with Machine LearningSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2920YesNo
17024963DYNAMICALLY GENERATING GUIDED TOURS FOR SOFTWARESeptember 2020November 2022Allow2620YesNo
17022651FINGER CONTROL OF WEARABLE DEVICESSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2810YesNo
17005349ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION DATA CONNECTORAugust 2020February 2024Abandon4140YesNo
17002226DISPLAY PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020December 2022Abandon2810YesNo
16941169SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIVE HELPJuly 2020October 2021Allow1400YesNo
16936708REMOTE REACTION CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMJuly 2020January 2021Allow620YesNo
16961698SCADA WEB HMI SYSTEMJuly 2020August 2023Allow3700NoNo
16916226GESTURES USED IN A USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATING ANALYTIC DATAJune 2020November 2020Allow400YesNo
16913050DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJune 2020August 2022Allow2610YesNo
16907937SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAPHICAL EXPLORATION OF FORENSIC DATAJune 2020November 2021Allow1700YesNo
16865732NAVIGATING AMONG ACTIVITIES IN A COMPUTING DEVICEMay 2020September 2020Allow400YesNo
16863517EXTENDING KNOWLEDGE DATA IN MACHINE VISIONApril 2020June 2022Allow2500YesNo
16828397CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2020December 2023Abandon4540YesNo
16826019PARSING ELECTRONIC CONVERSATIONS FOR PRESENTATION IN AN ALTERNATIVE INTERFACEMarch 2020February 2021Allow1110YesNo
16823295SYSTEMS, COMPUTING DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION TO MULTIPLE CONTACTS VIA MULTIPLE, DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION MODALITIESMarch 2020April 2021Abandon1210NoNo
16815382COGNITIVE ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION ARCHITECTUREMarch 2020June 2022Allow2700YesNo
16805191PROVIDING ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION OF FILTERED CALENDARSFebruary 2020August 2023Abandon4240YesNo
16799587PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INSTANT MESSAGINGFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1810YesNo
16778441ONE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND PROGRAMJanuary 2020April 2022Allow2720YesNo
16748658ALGORITHM-BASED AUTOMATIC PRESENTATION OF A HIERARCHICAL GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF A COMPUTER NETWORK STRUCTUREJanuary 2020January 2023Allow3630YesNo
16632737METHOD FOR HANDLING ON A MOBILE TERMINAL A LIST OF CONTENTS EACH ASSOCIATED TO A SUB-CONTENTJanuary 2020January 2022Allow2420YesNo
16746901POINTS LIST TOOL FOR A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2020August 2021Allow1900YesNo
16745490IVA PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD AND INTERACTIVE MODEL AND METHODJanuary 2020October 2022Allow3310YesNo
16743876LAYER SUPERIMPOSITION IN A USER INTERFACE FOR A LIGHTING PLANJanuary 2020October 2020Allow900YesNo
16735461Single-hand Interdigit-coordinated Mobile Keyboard Input DeviceJanuary 2020September 2021Allow2020YesNo
16730327SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAPHICAL EXPLORATION OF FORENSIC DATADecember 2019August 2021Allow2000YesNo
16729115SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL INCIDENTS ACROSS ENTITIES IN NETWORKED ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2019June 2023Allow4160YesNo
16721796ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND OBJECT INFORMATION RECOGNITION METHOD BY USING TOUCH DATA THEREOFDecember 2019July 2022Allow3100YesNo
16716430ENABLING AND DISABLING ONE-CLICK CLAUSESDecember 2019July 2021Allow1800YesNo
16617099METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR EMAIL TO PERSISTENT MESSAGINGNovember 2019May 2021Allow1700YesNo
16693423CONTEXT BASED TRANSFORMATION OF CONTENTNovember 2019February 2023Abandon3940YesNo
16685931SIGNAL ANALYZER AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA FROM AN INPUT SIGNALNovember 2019July 2023Allow4440YesNo
16680392DYNAMIC LOCATION AND EXTRACTION OF A USER INTERFACE ELEMENT STATE IN A USER INTERFACE THAT IS DEPENDENT ON AN EVENT OCCURRENCE IN A DIFFERENT USER INTERFACENovember 2019October 2021Allow2410YesNo
16663552SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING SPECIFIC DATA FROM DOCUMENTS USING MACHINE LEARNINGOctober 2019January 2022Allow2710YesNo
16661436CUSTOMIZING OPTION-SELECTIONS IN APPLICATION BASED ON USAGE PATTERNOctober 2019March 2022Allow2840YesNo
16600695VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOCUSED USER INTERFACESOctober 2019April 2021Allow1830YesNo
16562952GENERATING A CUSTOMIZED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR UPLOADING CONTENT TO A CLOUD-BASED STORAGE SYSTEMSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2820YesNo
16560122COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2019October 2021Abandon2620YesNo
16545935GRAPHICAL ICON MANIPULATIONAugust 2019October 2022Abandon3840YesNo
16527026METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION, TERMINAL AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2019March 2022Abandon3120YesNo
16525416SHARING ON-LINE MEDIA EXPERIENCESJuly 2019October 2020Allow1510YesNo
16521857SYSTEM FOR MANAGING USER EXPERIENCE AND METHOD THEREFORJuly 2019April 2021Allow2130YesNo
16519879SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH DISPLAYED ITEMSJuly 2019March 2022Allow3240YesNo
16447033GENERATION OF BOTS BASED ON OBSERVED BEHAVIORJune 2019January 2021Allow1910YesNo
16420745TAB VISIBILITYMay 2019October 2020Allow1710YesNo
16408716DERIVED RELATIONSHIP FOR COLLABORATION DOCUMENTSMay 2019January 2022Allow3220YesNo
16407739PERSONAL COMPUTING DEVICES WITH IMPROVED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACESMay 2019March 2021Allow2211YesNo
16395932ASYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENTSApril 2019February 2021Allow2220YesNo
16393777PRIVACY-SENSITIVE TRAINING OF USER INTERACTION PREDICTION MODELSApril 2019June 2022Allow3800YesNo
16390152SPRINKLER CONTROLLER CAPABLE OF REPELLING ANIMALApril 2019October 2022Abandon4210NoNo
16380459HAPTIC ECOSYSTEMApril 2019January 2022Allow3321YesNo
16366904GENERATING GROUND TRUTH ANNOTATIONS CORRESPONDING TO DIGITAL IMAGE EDITING DIALOGUES FOR TRAINING STATE TRACKING MODELSMarch 2019April 2021Allow2520YesNo
16288472UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO GENERATE EXPERIENCE DRIVEN SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON DIGITAL CANVAS GESTURE INPUTSFebruary 2019March 2022Allow3610YesNo
16268299SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FACILITATING HETEROGENEOUS MESSAGING FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICEFebruary 2019February 2020Allow1300YesNo
16264501System and Method for Remote Hardware Support Using Augmented Reality and Available Sensor DataJanuary 2019December 2020Allow2230YesNo
16254961SYNCHRONIZATION OF FAVORITES AND/OR RECENTLY VIEWED LISTS BETWEEN REGISTERED CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICESJanuary 2019November 2021Abandon3460NoNo
16317366RECOMMENDING REMOTELY EXECUTED APPLICATIONS FOR OPENING FILESJanuary 2019May 2023Allow5240YesNo
16315162APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING USE OF A DEVICEJanuary 2019February 2022Allow3720YesNo
16208208SMART KEYBOARDDecember 2018December 2020Allow2510YesNo
16189772System and Method for Multimedia Authoring and PlaybackNovember 2018September 2020Abandon2220NoNo
16180562SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING SPECIFIC DATA FROM DOCUMENTS USING MACHINE LEARNINGNovember 2018March 2021Allow2800YesNo
16177291METHODS FOR SERVING INTERACTIVE CONTENT TO A USEROctober 2018July 2020Allow2011YesNo
16145425DYNAMIC SURVEY BASED ON TIME STAMPINGSeptember 2018August 2022Allow4760YesYes
16112194NAVIGATING AMONG ACTIVITIES IN A COMPUTING DEVICEAugust 2018February 2020Allow1810YesNo
16036891SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGHLIGHTING DEPENDENT SLIDES WHILE EDITING MASTER SLIDES OF A PRESENTATIONJuly 2018December 2019Allow1710YesNo
16021348CONTROLLING VOICE INPUT BASED ON PROXIMITY OF PERSONSJune 2018February 2020Allow2000YesNo
16021323GESTURES USED IN A USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATING ANALYTIC DATAJune 2018April 2020Allow2100YesNo
16021335NON-POSITIVE INDEX VALUES OF PANEL INPUT SOURCESJune 2018October 2021Allow4021YesNo
16066529METHOD OF SELECTING A TYPE OF EYEWEAR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2018May 2021Abandon3540NoNo
16019421LABEL-FREE DIGITAL BRIGHTFIELD ANALYSIS OF NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATIONJune 2018May 2022Allow4700YesNo
16016425SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEB BROWSINGJune 2018September 2019Allow1500YesNo
15979345POINTS LIST TOOL FOR A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMay 2018September 2019Allow1600YesNo
15979434One-Handed Input Chording User Input Device for Converting Finger Movements into Digital InputMay 2018August 2019Allow1610YesNo
15978607PERSONALIZED WEBSITE MODIFICATION BASED ON ONLINE USER ACTIVITYMay 2018January 2020Allow2020YesNo
15775917Method and Apparatus for Sorting Multiple Options, and TerminalMay 2018April 2021Abandon3520YesNo
15973030PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE MODE THEREOFMay 2018November 2020Allow3030YesNo
15971458Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Synchronizing Two or More DisplaysMay 2018February 2021Allow3320YesNo
15766364METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND USING EMOJIS AND OTHER GRAPHIC CONTENT IN INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEMSApril 2018August 2021Abandon4040YesNo
15940530SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2018November 2022Abandon5641YesNo
15937062METHODS FOR SERVING INTERACTIVE CONTENT TO A USERMarch 2018August 2020Allow2810YesNo
15761066SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIVE HELPMarch 2018March 2020Allow2420YesNo
15902981ENABLING AND DISABLING ONE-CLICK CLAUSESFebruary 2018September 2019Allow1910YesNo
15902832METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING EMOTIONAL STATE DATA TO TAILOR THE USER EXPERIENCE OF AN INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE SYSTEMFebruary 2018April 2019Allow1400NoNo
15891436AVATAR RELATIONSHIPSFebruary 2018September 2019Abandon1920YesNo
15892009IN-VEHICLE INPUT DEVICE AND IN-VEHICLE INPUT DEVICE CONTROL METHODFebruary 2018February 2020Abandon2420YesNo
15748085OPTIMIZING EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS FOR MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGESJanuary 2018November 2019Allow2120YesNo
15880483FRAMEWORK FOR CONTEXTUAL NOTIFICATIONSJanuary 2018May 2020Allow2720YesNo
15880437SMART CLIPBOARD FOR SECURE DATA TRANSFERJanuary 2018October 2020Abandon3240YesNo
15877059REPRESENTING NEW MESSAGES ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICEJanuary 2018December 2022Allow5860YesYes
15877334PROVIDING CONTENT PRESENTATION ELEMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MEDIA CONTENT ITEMJanuary 2018June 2021Allow4140YesNo
15743679Method and Device for Identifying Java Window ControlJanuary 2018February 2021Abandon3740YesNo
15854839AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM FOR HYPOTHESES GENERATIONDecember 2017May 2021Allow4100YesNo
15854082CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICE, CONTENT PLAYBACK SYSTEM, AND CONTENT PLAYBACK METHODDecember 2017August 2020Allow3230YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SAX, STEVEN PAUL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
6
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
4.9%
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
34
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(41.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(58.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
68.4%
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, 41.2% 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 SAX, STEVEN PAUL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SAX, STEVEN PAUL works in Art Unit 2174 and has examined 441 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SAX, STEVEN PAUL's allowance rate of 66.4% places them in the 29% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SAX, STEVEN PAUL receive 2.59 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% 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 SAX, STEVEN PAUL is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 19% 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 +54.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAX, STEVEN PAUL. This interview benefit is in the 94% 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, 20.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 24.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% 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, 83.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.7% 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, 56.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 56% 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 9.1% of allowed cases (in the 93% 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 4.8% of allowed cases (in the 82% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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 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.

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