USPTO Examiner HONG STEPHEN S - Art Unit 2178

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18904359Systems and methods for arranging design elementsOctober 2024December 2025Allow1500NoNo
18686830TEXT TYPESETTINGFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2000NoNo
18584960DISCOVERY AND SELECTION OF CONTENT BASED ON LANGUAGE MODEL TOKEN RESTRICTIONSFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2000NoNo
18294398METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC SIGN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18425699METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING AUTOMATIC SCHEMA-BASED DATA VALIDATIONJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310YesNo
18290697VIDEO VIEWING METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310NoNo
18413730AUTOMATED RECONSTRUCTION OF GLYPH SPACING PROPERTIESJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410YesNo
18573290WEB SEARCH RESULTS LEVERAGING PUBLIC RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ENTERPRISE USERSDecember 2023December 2025Allow2310YesNo
18542925SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PERSONALIZED CONTENT USING A LANGUAGE MODEL AND REINFORCEMENT TECHNIQUESDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410YesNo
18540102Augment Orchestration in an Artificial Reality EnvironmentDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18535711Font Auto-ActivationDecember 2023October 2025Allow2200NoNo
18532927Dynamic Content Management Systems for Managing and Deploying Digital ContentDecember 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18565191PAGE SKIPPING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18508067INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023November 2025Allow2510NoNo
18385219GENERATING SUMMARY DATA FROM AUDIO DATA OR VIDEO DATA IN A GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18493725SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING TRENDSOctober 2023November 2025Allow2410NoNo
18492061IN-CONTEXT LEARNING WITH TEMPLATES FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL GENERATION OF CUSTOMIZED EMAILSOctober 2023December 2025Allow2510YesNo
18240322RETARGETING DASHBOARD CONTENT AS INTERACTIVE DATA SNAPSHOTS FOR COLLABORATION PLATFORMSAugust 2023July 2025Allow2210YesNo
18207341SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION PLATFORM (APP) FOR EXCHANGING VOICE MESSAGES AND METHODS OF USING SAMEJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18327749SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING MEDIA ITEMSJune 2023October 2025Allow2810YesNo
17961213COPY AND PASTE FOR DASHBOARD USER INTERFACESOctober 2022April 2024Abandon1820NoNo
17699088ADAPTIVE GRAPHIC USER INTERFACING SYSTEMMarch 2022July 2023Abandon1631YesNo
17695107NON-OBTRUSIVE MARKUP AUGMENTATION FOR WEBSITE LOCALIZATIONMarch 2022June 2025Allow3950YesNo
17328554PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR DATA TRANSFERRING AND MAPPING BETWEEN DIFFERENT APPLICATIONSMay 2021November 2025Allow5440NoNo
16155075DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAMOctober 2018January 2021Abandon2820NoNo
16103624PATENT AUTOMATION SYSTEMAugust 2018July 2021Abandon3540YesYes
15797671LAYER ENGINE FOR MEDIA TRANSITION EFFECTSOctober 2017October 2024Abandon60100YesNo
15558135METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EDITING A BROWSING SESSIONSeptember 2017January 2020Abandon5230NoNo
15695370APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING ALTERNATIVE TEXTSeptember 2017February 2020Abandon2930NoNo
15677275METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATIVE INTELLIGENT VIRTUAL AGENTSAugust 2017December 2019Abandon2810NoNo
15479909METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSIGNING ASSET SENSOR TAGS TO ANALYTIC INPUT PORTSApril 2017March 2020Abandon3520YesNo
15461996METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SUB-SCREEN AND DEVICE USING THE SAMEMarch 2017November 2019Abandon3220NoNo
15452867METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISTRIBUTION OF MULTIPLE SUB-SCREENS AND DEVICE USING THE SAMEMarch 2017October 2019Abandon3120NoNo
15112483A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUBLISHING MULTI-MEDIA INTERACTIVE CONTENTJuly 2016September 2019Abandon3820NoNo
15174277IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE THAT CAN BE SECURELY MOUNTED ON THE HEAD OF A USERJune 2016November 2019Abandon4240YesNo
15097797IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SOFTWARE KEYBOARDApril 2016October 2018Abandon3030NoNo
15083553PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME SYNCHRONIZED CO-BROWSING OF WEB PAGESMarch 2016November 2018Abandon3120NoNo
150587683D OBJECT MODELING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER PROGRAM STORED THEREON USING THE SAMEMarch 2016October 2018Abandon3110NoNo
14912338DOUBLE SIDE DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2016January 2020Abandon4760NoNo
14907237COLOR FILM SUBSTRATE, TOUCH DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE COLOR FILM SUBSTRATEJanuary 2016August 2020Abandon5450YesNo
14997408ENSURING CONTRAST FOR TEXT WITHIN A WEB PAGEJanuary 2016September 2018Abandon3220NoNo
14791191INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2015June 2020Abandon6060NoNo
14790622METHOD OF PROVIDING RELEVANT INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE ADAPTED TO THE SAMEJuly 2015February 2020Abandon5660YesYes
14443947INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND BROWSER CONTROL METHODMay 2015September 2018Abandon4030NoNo
14696633ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EDITING DOCUMENTSApril 2015February 2019Abandon4520NoNo
14690069GRAPH DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, GRAPH DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING GRAPH DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAMApril 2015August 2019Abandon5250NoNo
14613268USER GENERATED SHORT PHRASES FOR AUTO-FILLING, AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED DURING NORMAL TEXT USEFebruary 2015February 2019Abandon4820NoNo
14529921TECHNIQUES TO IDENTIFY USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MODEL VIOLATION EVENTSOctober 2014December 2018Abandon4950YesYes
14509417CONTENT CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE METHODOctober 2014July 2018Abandon4540NoNo
14083131CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN CHARACTER STRINGS THAT INCLUDE A WORD DELIMITERNovember 2013July 2015Abandon2000NoNo
14062663DOCUMENT FILE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHODOctober 2013January 2014Abandon300NoNo
14034270USER-FRIENDLY DISPLAY OF DATASeptember 2013December 2013Abandon300NoNo
13792249PICK-AND-PLACE WEBFORM AUTOFILLMarch 2013December 2015Abandon3410NoNo
13678869SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC EXTERNAL DOCUMENT CONTENTNovember 2012July 2015Abandon3210NoNo
13676532SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A DYNAMIC WEBPAGE EDITORNovember 2012November 2019Allow6080NoNo
13600885SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD APPLICABLE ON A TOUCH SCREENAugust 2012May 2015Abandon3210NoNo
13560006PERSONAL WORKSPACES IN A COMPUTER OPERATING ENVIRONMENTJuly 2012May 2015Abandon3410NoNo
13191010STORAGE OF HTML FORM DATA IN AN HTML FILEJuly 2011May 2014Abandon3430YesNo
13042772Document Style Modification for Collaborative Electronic EditingMarch 2011June 2014Abandon3950YesNo
11659030Document processing and management approach to making changes to a document and its representationMarch 2009January 2012Abandon5910NoNo
12204748Image Capture And Sharing System and MethodSeptember 2008January 2012Abandon4010NoNo
11970903METHOD OF CAPTURING A PRESENTATION AND CREATING A MULTIMEDIA FILEJanuary 2008October 2011Abandon4610NoNo
11993532DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHODDecember 2007August 2011Abandon4410NoNo
11556793METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT SUPPORTING AUTOMATIC SUBSTITUTION OF A TEXTUAL STRING FOR A URL WITHIN A DOCUMENTNovember 2006October 2010Abandon4720NoNo
11553744LOCATION BASED LARGE FORMAT DOCUMENT DISPLAYOctober 2006February 2011Abandon5220NoNo
11538446LOAD MEASURING DEVICEOctober 2006June 2009Allow3220NoNo
11538466MARKUP LANGUAGE TEMPLATE CONVERSIONOctober 2006October 2010Abandon4920NoNo
11499181Techniques for approximating the visual layout of a web page and determining the portion of the page containing the significant contentAugust 2006March 2011Abandon5511NoNo
11493206System and method for providing a webpageJuly 2006February 2011Abandon5520YesNo
11401483Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method, information processing program and recording medium recording the informaiton processing programApril 2006July 2010Abandon5120NoNo
11350378Universal text input method for different languagesFebruary 2006June 2010Abandon5220NoNo
10924286Method and system for publishing dynamic Web documentsAugust 2004June 2011Abandon6020NoYes
10302467Annotating received world wide web/internet document pages without changing the hypertext markup language content of the pagesNovember 2002September 2010Abandon6040NoYes
10154619CUSTOMIZATION OF NETWORK DOCUMENTSMay 2002June 2003Allow1300NoNo
10139704METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION IN A DISPLAY SYSTEM USING TRANSPARENT WINDOWSMay 2002September 2003Allow1710NoNo
10094062Administration of customized document production system and methodMarch 2002October 2010Abandon6030NoYes
10078300MACHINE FOR DRAFTING A PATENT APPLICATION AND PROCESS FOR DOING SAMEFebruary 2002November 2002Allow910NoNo
10055115METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPESENTING A WEB ELEMENT FOR STORING AND RENDERING INTO OTHER FORMATSJanuary 2002January 2003Allow1210NoNo
10013150DOCUMENT STREAM OPERATING SYSTEM WITH DOCUMENT ORGANIZING AND DISPLAY FACILITIESDecember 2001October 2003Allow2301NoNo
09978047INFORMATION CROSS REFERENCING SYSTEMOctober 2001November 2002Allow1310NoNo
09912509SPEED TYPING APPARATUS AND METHODJuly 2001November 2003Allow2710YesNo
09899108METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CREATING AND EDITING A MAPPING OF A FIRST STRUCTURAL DESCRIPTION TO A SECOND STRUCTURAL DESCRIPTIONJuly 2001August 2003Allow2510NoNo
09877547DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DATA SELECTION AND DATA PROCESSINGJune 2001July 2002Allow1410NoNo
09784469METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY DISPLAYING AND RESEARCHING INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DOCUMENTSFebruary 2001June 2003Allow2720NoNo
09781294MODULAR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT IN A SPREADSHEET USING INDICATON VALUESFebruary 2001March 2004Allow3710NoNo
09760529METHOD FOR PROVIDING WEB-BASED SERVICES TO AN APPLICATION PROGRAM MODULEJanuary 2001June 2003Allow2900NoNo
09754475Internet web page background advertising systemJanuary 2001March 2003Abandon2610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HONG, STEPHEN S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
5.1%
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
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
3.2%
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, 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.

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 HONG, STEPHEN S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HONG, STEPHEN S works in Art Unit 2178 and has examined 64 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 23.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HONG, STEPHEN S's allowance rate of 23.4% places them in the 3% 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 HONG, STEPHEN S receive 2.34 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% 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 HONG, STEPHEN S is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -17.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HONG, STEPHEN S. This interview benefit is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 3.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 2% 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 4.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 5% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 6% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 0% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 12% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 26.7% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.

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