Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17132599 | INTERACTIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF OBJECTS | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17131241 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF ANALYZING STATUS OF COMPUTING SERVERS | December 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17129027 | USER INPUT INTERFACES | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17126571 | BROWSER WITH DOCKED TABS | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17116586 | TOWING ASSIST DEVICE | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17104763 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GRID CONNECTIVITY CONTROL | November 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17247041 | WEBSITE CREATION SYSTEM FOR CREATING WEBSITES HAVING AT LEAST ONE SERIES OF DIRECTIONAL WEBPAGES AND RELATED METHODS | November 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17096640 | SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED RESOURCE PROCESSING AND DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRONIC ACTIVITIES | November 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17077602 | MEDIA FILE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND MEDIA FILE SHARING METHOD AND DEVICE IN SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION | October 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17075439 | LOCATING A POWER LINE EVENT DOWNSTREAM FROM A POWER LINE BRANCH POINT | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17063315 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2020 | November 2021 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17062282 | ADAPTABLE DRAWING GUIDES | October 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17061287 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | October 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17034320 | NOTIFICATION ESCALATION BASED ON VISUAL RECOGNITION | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031700 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS | September 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031702 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS | September 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17027484 | USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING MEDIA | September 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16948384 | GENERATING AND RENDERING MOTION GRAPHICS EFFECTS BASED ON RECOGNIZED CONTENT IN CAMERA VIEW FINDER | September 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17017219 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING APPLICATION ICON, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17012087 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDIUM FOR SWITCHING APPLICATION INTERFACES | September 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17001229 | INSERTING INFORMATION INTO PLAYING CONTENT | August 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16998570 | Modular Infrastructure For An Interactive Computer Program | August 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16990867 | TASK SHORTCUT USER INTERFACE | August 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943113 | Personalized Multimedia Messaging System | July 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16933759 | CONTENT-BASED DIRECTIONAL PLACEMENT APPLICATION LAUNCH | July 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16929120 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS OF SETTING SCREEN AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | July 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16911648 | DISPLAY DEVICE, SAMPLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16906593 | Third-Party Access of End-User Device Assets | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16901977 | PROVIDING EFFICIENT GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR VISUALIZING LARGE DATASETS | June 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16890633 | FLICK TO SEND OR DISPLAY CONTENT | June 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16889155 | Systems and Methods for Presentation of Content Items Relating to a Topic | June 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16882172 | Handheld Electronic Device and Associated Method for Indicating Delivery Status of a Message | May 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16766033 | Method and Apparatus for Creating Organic Compositions | May 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16871883 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR COMPARING POSITIONS OF INTEREST ON MEDIA ITEMS | May 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16857665 | USER INTERFACE DESIGN PLATFORM, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR APPLYING CONSISTENT LOOK AND FEEL | April 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16753728 | SENSOR MONITORING AND MAPPING IN A TRANSLATED COORDINATE SYSTEM | April 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16753646 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO STREAMS | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16831441 | NATURAL LANGUAGE TASK COMPLETION PLATFORM AUTHORING FOR THIRD PARTY EXPERIENCES | March 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16817991 | AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MULTI-VIEW BROWSING IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16647065 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING PASSIVE HUMAN-DEVICE INTERACTIONS THROUGH ONGOING DEVICE CONTEXT AWARENESS | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16810214 | Shake Event Detection System | March 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16807986 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAM | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16780599 | HARDWARE NORMALIZATION FOR A MANAGED NETWORK | February 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775012 | STEP SEQUENCER FOR A VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT | January 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775037 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DYNAMICALLY GROUPED SEARCH RESULTS FROM A HIERARCHY | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16727705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYMENT INTERFACE | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16726757 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MULTIMEDIA FILE ON EXTERNAL SCREEN DEVICE | December 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16722570 | INTERACTIVE CONTACT ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND ARCHIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH NOTIFICATIONS AND CONTACT-CENTRIC ARCHIVE FOR OBJECTS | December 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16713689 | LEVEL-BASED HIERARCHIES | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16709688 | GENERATING CONTENT TO BE SHARED BETWEEN USERS | December 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16619232 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING SECURITY ACCESS PERMISSIONS BETWEEN IN-CAMERA USERS | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16702024 | INTERACTIVE DATA INPUT | December 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16697160 | EXPERIENCE ANALYTIC OBJECTS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | November 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16614445 | ACCESSIBLE OPERATION OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE | November 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16686287 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VISUAL NOTIFICATION OF A RECEIVED COMMUNICATION | November 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16671363 | Transaction Visibility Frameworks Implemented Using Artificial Intelligence | November 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16658354 | COMMUNICATION PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16595424 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING, EDITING, AND DEPLOYING NATIVE MOBILE APPS AND UTILIZING DEEP LEARNING FOR INSTANT DIGITAL CONVERSION | October 2019 | January 2021 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16587842 | System and Method for Implementing a User Interface to a Multi-Agent Distributed Control System | September 2019 | October 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16492624 | AUTOMATED ANALYSIS SYSTEM | September 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16544702 | Data Security Using Semantic Services | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16541585 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES VOICE RECOGNITION SERVICE TRIGGERED BY GESTURE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | August 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16484764 | Smart device with a display that enables simultaneous multi-functional handling of the displayed information and/or data | August 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16529388 | INTERACTIVE MEETING RECORDINGS | August 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 42 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16512993 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF ANALYZING STATUS OF COMPUTING SERVERS | July 2019 | March 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16507664 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS | July 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16504118 | ENHANCED DESIGN COLLABORATION USING DESIGN-BASED FEEDBACK | July 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16391677 | Methods and Systems for Recording Statistics Associated with a Sporting Event | April 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16339708 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGE | April 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16363945 | BROWSER WITH DOCKED TABS | March 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16360899 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16296021 | IDENTIFYING AND STRUCTURING RELATED DATA | March 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16206879 | Sorting Instances of Input Data for Processing through a Neural Network | November 2018 | October 2021 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16199889 | REMOTE CLOUD-BASED MONITORING OF STORAGE SYSTEMS | November 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16171761 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | October 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16096656 | Touch Screen Track Recognition Method And Apparatus | October 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16096376 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXTERNAL DEVICE BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR | October 2018 | February 2021 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16155085 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | October 2018 | October 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16147413 | CONTENT-BASED TACTILE OUTPUTS | September 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16042718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC DISPLAY BOX MANAGEMENT | July 2018 | February 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16067807 | CONTROLLING CAMERA FIELD-OF-VEW BASED ON REMOTE VIEWER VOTING | July 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16066057 | FORMATTING DOCUMENT OBJECTS BY VISUAL SUGGESTIONS | June 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15974193 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING APPLICATION | May 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15774509 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | May 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15946673 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS WITH PROJECTED USER INTERFACE | April 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15875486 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT IN RESPONSE TO SCROLLING INPUTS | January 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 40 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15874723 | MULTI-CAMERA NAVIGATION INTERFACE | January 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15870644 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRESSIVELY DISPLAYING IMAGES IN A VIEWER TO CREATE A VIDEO-LIKE DISPLAY OF A ROTATING ITEM | January 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15866283 | DISPLAYING GUIDANCE IMAGES BASED ON USER OPERATION ON ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2018 | January 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15866348 | VIRTUAL REALITY USER INTERFACE COMMUNICATIONS AND FEEDBACK | January 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15832697 | Systems and Methods of Interacting with a Virtual Grid in a Three-dimensional (3D) Sensory Space | December 2017 | March 2023 | Allow | 60 | 9 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15607177 | CONTENT RESTRICTION IN VIDEO CONTENT SHARING COMMUNITY | May 2017 | August 2020 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15607212 | MAPPING PAST CONTENT FROM PROVIDERS IN VIDEO CONTENT SHARING COMMUNITY | May 2017 | May 2020 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15607195 | RANKING REQUESTS BY CONTENT PROVIDERS IN VIDEO CONTENT SHARING COMMUNITY | May 2017 | September 2020 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15607229 | INSERTING ADVERTISEMENTS INTO SHARED VIDEO FEED ENVIRONMENT | May 2017 | April 2020 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15496178 | DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF | April 2017 | December 2020 | Allow | 43 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15420141 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | January 2017 | October 2020 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15410668 | MULTIMODE USER INTERFACE | January 2017 | March 2022 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15393504 | Remote Touch Sensitive Monitoring System, Monitored Apparatus, Monitoring Apparatus and Controlling Method Thereof | December 2016 | May 2021 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15364268 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDIUM FOR SWITCHING APPLICATION INTERFACES | November 2016 | December 2020 | Abandon | 49 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CASILLAS, ROLAND J.
With a 60.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 37.5% 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.
✓ 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner CASILLAS, ROLAND J works in Art Unit 2179 and has examined 111 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner CASILLAS, ROLAND J's allowance rate of 83.8% places them in the 60% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CASILLAS, ROLAND J receive 2.22 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CASILLAS, ROLAND J is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CASILLAS, ROLAND J. This interview benefit is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 10.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 11% 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, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 54.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 16.7% 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, 53.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% 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'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 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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