USPTO Examiner HASTY NICHOLAS - Art Unit 2178

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17252480WEB CONTENT AUTOMATED GENERATION SYSTEMDecember 2020July 2022Allow1920YesNo
17247361SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD TO OPTIMIZE PUBLICATION OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL MANUSCRIPTSDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210YesNo
16953281DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR NAVIGATING, DISPLAYING, AND EDITING MEDIA ITEMS WITH MULTIPLE DISPLAY MODESNovember 2020June 2022Allow1920YesNo
17088385SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING CONTENT DEVELOPED FOR ACCESS VIA A NETWORKNovember 2020December 2021Allow1410YesNo
17085990Automated Collaborative Document Progress Interface in an Online Document SystemOctober 2020November 2022Allow2420YesNo
17079961SMART TABLE SYSTEM FOR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENTOctober 2020March 2023Allow2910YesNo
17013758DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR CENTRAL CONSENT REPOSITORY AND RELATED METHODSSeptember 2020March 2021Allow710NoNo
16997183MODEL DOCUMENTATION GENERATION SYSTEMAugust 2020June 2022Allow2210YesNo
16986797Method and system for modifying web page based on tags associated with content fileAugust 2020May 2022Allow2130YesYes
16986645COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING LATENCY IN A MODULAR PLATFORMAugust 2020June 2022Allow2320YesNo
16887565ADDING CUSTOM AND DYNAMIC MULTIMEDIA TO TARGET FILESMay 2020August 2021Abandon1410NoNo
16853491ADDING MACHINE UNDERSTANDING ON SPREADSHEETS DATAApril 2020September 2022Allow2930YesNo
16844324ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AUTHOR IDENTIFICATIONApril 2020March 2021Allow1110YesNo
16836056SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME TRAINING OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL USING SMALL TRAINING DATA SETMarch 2020February 2022Allow2210YesNo
16776007COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTJanuary 2020February 2024Abandon4850YesNo
16695460DYNAMIC FACET TREE GENERATIONNovember 2019February 2021Allow1510NoNo
16695788AUTOMATED MULTI-SOURCE WEBSITE HYBRIDIZATION USING STREAMING DATANovember 2019January 2023Allow3740YesNo
16599821ELECTRONIC FORMS INTERACTION FRAMEWORK FOR A CONSISTENT USER EXPERIENCEOctober 2019January 2021Allow1510YesNo
16580512LEARNING METHOD, LEARNING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN LEARNING PROGRAMSeptember 2019February 2023Abandon4110NoNo
16575310SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY OF ADDING AND DISPLAYING CONTENT IN DIGITAL MEDIASeptember 2019August 2021Abandon2320NoNo
16552210MACHINE LEARNING MODEL-BASED CONTENT PROCESSING FRAMEWORKAugust 2019November 2021Allow2630YesNo
16546571COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENT EDITING SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2019June 2021Abandon2220NoNo
16543621METHOD FOR VERIFYING TRAINING DATA, TRAINING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTAugust 2019February 2023Abandon4210NoNo
16453841SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT FOR MEDIA CONTENTJune 2019July 2022Allow3740YesNo
16410170SOLUTION FOR ADDING CONTEXT TO A TEXT EXCHANGE MODALITY DURING INTERACTIONS WITH A COMPOSITE SERVICES APPLICATIONMay 2019April 2021Allow2320NoNo
16394838METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE MOTION GRAPHICS AUTHORINGApril 2019November 2019Allow710NoNo
16383065ANNOTATED TEXT DATA EXPANDING METHOD, ANNOTATED TEXT DATA EXPANDING COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, ANNOTATED TEXT DATA EXPANDING DEVICE, AND TEXT CLASSIFICATION MODEL TRAINING METHODApril 2019August 2022Abandon4030YesNo
16370110INFERRING TITLES AND SECTIONS IN DOCUMENTSMarch 2019February 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16367812INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2019November 2022Abandon4320NoNo
16358962SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL CHANNEL TRANSITIONSMarch 2019December 2021Allow3310YesNo
16264114Hiding Portions of Display ContentJanuary 2019March 2021Allow2620NoNo
16260466METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOR STIMULATING NEURAL ACTIVITYJanuary 2019September 2021Allow3210NoNo
16254288DATA TRANSFORMATIONS FOR ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATIONJanuary 2019August 2023Allow5440YesNo
16245020UTILIZING SERVER PRE-PROCESSING TO DEPLOY RENDITIONS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS IN A COMPUTER NETWORKJanuary 2019April 2021Allow2720YesNo
16314398METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRAINING A TOPIC CLASSIFIER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2018May 2023Abandon5220NoNo
16208374DOCUMENT VISUALIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION LAYERING SYSTEMDecember 2018March 2022Abandon4030YesNo
16186181AUTOMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF A SERVICE-SPECIFIC CHATBOTNovember 2018March 2022Allow4040YesNo
16092270DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A BINARY-CODED STRUCTURE DOCUMENTOctober 2018September 2022Allow4750NoNo
16135282SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORM BUILDINGSeptember 2018May 2021Allow3230YesNo
16111427SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FILLING FUNCTIONALITYAugust 2018July 2022Allow4650YesNo
16111994IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED AUTOCOMPLETE VIA MULTIPLE MOBILE KEYBOARDSAugust 2018March 2021Abandon3120NoNo
16077767DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION DEVICE, DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION PROGRAMAugust 2018March 2023Allow5520YesNo
15986104AUTOMATED TRACKING-NUMBER BASED ADMINISTRATION OF ACCESS CODESMay 2018October 2020Abandon2920NoNo
15985752Touch-Based Tracking System and MethodMay 2018July 2022Allow5020NoYes
15985540Computational Operating SystemMay 2018November 2019Abandon1810NoNo
15950843AUTOMATED PRESENTATION CONTROLApril 2018October 2020Allow3130NoNo
15950681Tree Frog Computer Navigation System for the Hierarchical Visualization of DataApril 2018August 2023Allow6040NoYes
15941851Novel and innovative computer system and method for accurately and consistently automating the coding of timekeeping activities and expenses, and automatically assessing the reasonableness of amounts of time billed for those activities and expenses, through the use of supervised and unsupervised machine learning, as well as lexical, statistical, and multivariate modelling of billing entriesMarch 2018February 2020Abandon2310NoNo
15935851SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACEMarch 2018September 2019Abandon1810NoNo
15936300MEDIA EDITING APPLICATION WITH ANCHORED TIMELINE FOR CAPTIONS AND SUBTITLESMarch 2018August 2023Allow6060YesNo
15935992OPTIMIZING DISPLAY ENGAGEMENT IN ACTION AUTOMATIONMarch 2018November 2021Allow4430YesNo
15924766METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DYNAMIC WEBSITE CREATION THROUGH URL PARAMETER ANALYSISMarch 2018February 2020Abandon2310NoNo
15912950Methods and Apparatus for Multimedia PresentationMarch 2018April 2020Allow2620YesYes
15893470ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED LEGISLATIVE CODE VALIDATION AND PUBLICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2018February 2021Allow3640YesNo
15885678Palletizer Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for Custom Pattern PreviewJanuary 2018February 2021Abandon3720NoNo
15845589DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR NAVIGATING, DISPLAYING, AND EDITING MEDIA ITEMS WITH MULTIPLE DISPLAY MODESDecember 2017September 2020Allow3320YesNo
15821392INTELLIGENT GRAPHICAL FEATURE GENERATION FOR USER CONTENTNovember 2017May 2019Abandon1820NoNo
15717634METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING STICKER IMAGE DURING CHAT SESSIONSeptember 2017November 2021Allow5050YesNo
15717749GENERATING OR UPDATING CROSS-COMMUNITY STREAMSSeptember 2017February 2021Allow4030YesNo
15717653System and Method for Generating User Interface Elements with a Viewing PaneSeptember 2017March 2020Abandon2920NoNo
15715862SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING RICH INTERNET APPLICATIONSSeptember 2017October 2019Allow2420NoYes
15696439ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AUTHOR IDENTIFICATIONSeptember 2017February 2020Allow2930NoNo
15669004COMPUTER ASSISTED BENEFITS APPLICATIONAugust 2017March 2022Allow5540YesNo
15669605SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE ONLINE EDITING OF PDF DOCUMENTSAugust 2017August 2020Abandon3630NoNo
15668415AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF USER INFORMATIONAugust 2017February 2022Abandon5560YesNo
15667361CUSTOM VISUAL CODES FOR NETWORK LINKSAugust 2017December 2022Allow6080NoYes
15666800SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA SHARE REQUESTSAugust 2017October 2021Allow5060YesNo
15640121MULTI-USER SEARCH SYSTEM WITH METHODOLOGY FOR BYPASSING INSTANT INDEXINGJune 2017October 2019Allow2710NoNo
15631500ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTS USING RULESJune 2017May 2018Allow1010NoNo
15609477Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Classifying and Populating Fields of Electronic FormsMay 2017April 2022Allow5860YesYes
15607091DOCUMENT ARCHITECTURE WITH SMART RENDERINGMay 2017June 2022Allow6070YesNo
15439341TECHNIQUES FOR ASYNCHRONOUS EXECUTION OF COMPUTATIONALLY EXPENSIVE LOCAL SPREADSHEET TASKSFebruary 2017April 2021Allow5050YesYes
15439620METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE MOTION GRAPHICS AUTHORINGFebruary 2017July 2018Allow1710NoNo
15439448IMAGE GENERATOR FOR LOCATION BASED ARRANGEMENTS OF ELEMENTSFebruary 2017December 2020Abandon4640NoNo
15436971WYSIWYG, browser-based XML editorFebruary 2017September 2019Allow3130YesNo
15436359ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING NETWORK-ACCESSIBLE CONTENTFebruary 2017May 2021Allow5150YesNo
15436675Systems and Methods to Generate Comic Books or Graphic Novels from VideosFebruary 2017August 2018Abandon1810NoNo
15383966SMART ASSIST FOR REPEATED ACTIONSDecember 2016October 2021Allow5840NoNo
15382353ONLINE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR VIDEO CREATORSDecember 2016August 2020Allow4430YesNo
15381885ONLINE EDUCATION COURSE NAVIGATION SYSTEMDecember 2016June 2022Abandon6060YesNo
15382312CO-AUTHORING ON DOCUMENTS SAVED TO NON-CLOUD LOCATIONSDecember 2016September 2019Abandon3320NoNo
15237516ANNOTATING CHEMICAL REACTIONSAugust 2016August 2022Allow6050YesYes
15236419Systems and Methods for the Convenient Comparison of TextAugust 2016February 2018Abandon1810NoNo
15235469User Interface by way of Unknown Data StructureAugust 2016February 2021Allow5430NoYes
15231437PROXY FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEETING PARTICIPATIONAugust 2016August 2018Allow2420NoNo
15169265SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING CONTENT DEVELOPED FOR ACCESS VIA A NETWORKMay 2016August 2020Allow5040YesNo
15166555EFFECTING MULTI-STEP OPERATIONS IN AN APPLICATION IN RESPONSE TO DIRECT MANIPULATION OF A SELECTED OBJECTMay 2016April 2019Allow3530NoNo
15072144SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING FUSED IMAGES TO REMOTE RECIPIENTS FOR DESCRAMBLING AND INTERPRETATIONMarch 2016August 2019Allow4120NoNo
15058478SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS USING AUTOMATIC MARGIN CREATIONMarch 2016April 2020Allow5050NoNo
15058189DYNAMIC FACET TREE GENERATIONMarch 2016August 2019Allow4130YesNo
15049290Conditional Logic for Delivering Computer-Executable Program Instructions and ContentFebruary 2016December 2019Abandon4630NoNo
15040133ONLINE PUBLICATION SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2016March 2020Allow4940YesYes
14934785METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAYNovember 2015September 2019Abandon4640YesNo
14867576VECTOR-BASED ENCODING FOR CONTENT RENDERINGSeptember 2015October 2019Allow4940YesNo
14857299COMMENTING DYNAMIC CONTENTSeptember 2015May 2019Allow4410YesNo
14813767Creating Cohesive Documents From Social Media MessagesJuly 2015March 2021Abandon6050NoNo
14800574ADDING VISUAL DESCRIPTION NODES TO A VISUAL DESCRIPTION TREE DURING LAYOUTJuly 2015January 2021Allow6050YesNo
14699481GENERATING A DATA TABLEApril 2015February 2021Abandon6050YesNo
14673124Enhanced Delivery of Content and Program InstructionsMarch 2015March 2019Abandon4720YesNo
14665165NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMarch 2015April 2019Abandon4840YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
21
Examiner Affirmed
16
(76.2%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(23.8%)
Reversal Percentile
37.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.8% 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
50
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(28.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
36
(72.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
42.4%
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, 28.0% 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 HASTY, NICHOLAS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HASTY, NICHOLAS works in Art Unit 2178 and has examined 257 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 47.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 50 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HASTY, NICHOLAS's allowance rate of 47.1% places them in the 11% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HASTY, NICHOLAS receive 3.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 93% 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 HASTY, NICHOLAS is 50 months. This places the examiner in the 7% 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 +35.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HASTY, NICHOLAS. This interview benefit is in the 82% 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, 13.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 10% 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 17.6% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 141.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 88% 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 61.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.2% 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, 50.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 47% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 57% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 15% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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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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.