USPTO Examiner OCHOA JUAN CARLOS - Art Unit 2187

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18667801Associativity and Resolution of Computer-Based Models and DataMay 2024December 2024Allow720YesNo
18438401Site Planning for Wind Turbines Using Sensor NetworksFebruary 2024June 2025Abandon1620NoNo
18396579METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FATIGUE ANALYSIS ON OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING CONDUCTOR OR SURFACE CASINGDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1520NoNo
18498932BIM COMPONENT CREATING METHOD, DIGITAL DESIGN RESOURCE LIBRARY APPLICATION METHOD AND DEVICEOctober 2023February 2025Abandon1521NoNo
18113420METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY SIMULATING THERMAL RESPONSE OF BUILDING BY INTEGRATING A RATIO OF CONVECTION HEAT TO RADIATION HEAT OF HEATING TERMINALFebruary 2023January 2025Abandon2330NoNo
18090267METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODAL PREDICTION AND ANALYSIS OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING STRUCTUREDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2740NoNo
17845906SENSOR CALIBRATION OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2022March 2025Allow3270YesNo
17651274ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENABLED AIR QUALITY CONTROLFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3330YesNo
17393786NASAL IMPLANT DESIGN METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PATIENT-CUSTOMIZED NASAL IMPLANTAugust 2021June 2025Allow4720NoNo
17419728ONLINE OBSERVATION METHOD OF ANODE NITROGEN CONCENTRATION FOR PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLJune 2021March 2025Allow4410YesNo
17363188METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW METER USING UPDATED FLOW MODEL BASED ON SIMULATED DATAJune 2021November 2024Allow4110NoNo
17351698SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRA-OPERATIVE PERCUTANEOUS ABLATION PLANNINGJune 2021March 2025Allow4510YesNo
17351457SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING 2D/3D DATA FOR STRUCTURES OF INTEREST IN A SCENE AND WIREFRAMES GENERATED THEREFROMJune 2021February 2025Abandon4440NoNo
17232077SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING AN OPTIMIZED BUILDING FACADE DESIGNApril 2021November 2024Abandon4310NoNo
17277087AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF COOLING HOLES AND TOOLPATH GENERATIONMarch 2021October 2024Allow4310YesNo
17199697TECHNOLOGIES FOR COLLECTING AND VIRTUALLY SIMULATING CIRCADIAN LIGHTING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A PHYSICAL SPACEMarch 2021September 2024Allow4210YesNo
17167574OPTIMIZATION APPARATUS, OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING OPTIMIZATION PROGRAMFebruary 2021May 2025Abandon5230NoNo
17136307MODEL PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR BUILDING EQUIPMENTDecember 2020March 2025Allow5160YesYes
17254210CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHODDecember 2020June 2025Abandon5440NoNo
16973720FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM - METHOD FOR AUTO PLACEMENT OF FIRE EQUIPMENTDecember 2020August 2024Allow4420YesNo
17114671METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING MECHANICAL COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN MODEL TO INCLUDE DEFORMATIONDecember 2020August 2024Allow4530NoNo
16943781MODEL PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM WITH EVENT OR CONDITION BASED PERFORMANCEJuly 2020October 2024Allow5130NoYes
16899220MODEL PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM WITH DEGRADATION IMPACT MODELJune 2020December 2024Allow5450NoYes
16704495DIGITAL TWIN OPERATIONDecember 2019June 2025Abandon6040NoYes
16566802SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESSeptember 2019April 2025Allow6040YesYes
15966220ESTIMATING ERRORS IN PREDICTIVE MODELSApril 2018December 2024Abandon6060YesNo
13323644STRUT AND TIE METHOD FOR WAFFLE SLABSDecember 2011March 2014Allow2710NoNo
13154723METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORECASTING USAGE COSTS AND COMPUTER CAPACITYJune 2011December 2012Allow1810NoNo
13108008SATISFIABILITY (SAT) BASED BOUNDED MODEL CHECKERSMay 2011March 2013Allow2220NoNo
13092291METHOD FOR INPUTTING A SPATIAL LAYOUT OF PRODUCTION DEVICES TO A COMPUTER-AIDED PLANNING PROGRAM AND FOR OPTIMIZING THE LATTERApril 2011February 2014Allow3410NoNo
12981432FAST TRACKING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AIR TRAFFIC MODELING USING A MONOTONIC LAGRANGIAN GRIDDecember 2010May 2012Allow1610NoNo
12755114DETERMINE FIELD FRACTURES USING GEOMECHANICAL FORWARD MODELINGApril 2010April 2013Allow3710NoNo
12493110PREDICTIVE MODELING OF CONTACT AND VIA MODULES FOR ADVANCED ON-CHIP INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGYJune 2009March 2013Allow6020NoNo
12468622MAPPING BETWEEN STRESS-TEST SYSTEMS AND REAL WORLD SYSTEMSMay 2009June 2013Allow4920NoNo
11742620IC CHIP PARAMETER MODELINGMay 2007April 2010Allow3510NoNo
11652043TIMING ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING ACCURACY OF TIMING ANALYSIS AND IMPROVING WORK EFFICIENCY THEREOFJanuary 2007May 2011Allow5230NoNo
11526744METHOD FOR SIMULATING FLUID FLOWS WITHIN A MEDIUM DISCRETIZED BY A HYBRID GRIDSeptember 2006April 2010Allow4210NoNo
11462856METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE RIGID REGISTRATION OF 3D EAR IMPRESSION SHAPES WITH SKELETONSAugust 2006June 2011Allow5820NoNo
11462804METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF 3D EAR IMPRESSION MODELSAugust 2006November 2011Allow6040NoNo
11462869METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APERTURE DETECTION OF 3D HEARING AID SHELLSAugust 2006May 2011Allow5820NoYes
10954622EMULATING A HOST ARCHITECTURE IN GUEST FIRMWARESeptember 2004April 2009Allow5420NoNo
10944321CONFIGURATION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2004December 2009Allow6030NoYes
10933218MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CONVERSION TYPE EMULATORSeptember 2004July 2009Allow5830NoNo
10932406CIRCUIT ANALYSIS UTILIZING RANK REVEALING FACTORIZATIONSeptember 2004May 2009Allow5640NoNo
10832226GATE-LEVEL NETLIST REDUCTION FOR SIMULATING TARGET MODULES OF A DESIGNApril 2004June 2009Allow6040NoNo
10806612MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY SIMULATIONMarch 2004July 2007Allow4020YesYes
10762499ITERATIVE ABSTRACTION USING SAT-BASED BMC WITH PROOF ANALYSISJanuary 2004April 2010Allow6051YesNo
10717273SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING WALL THICKNESS IN GRAPHIC MODELNovember 2003September 2008Allow5750NoNo
10700976METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL INJECTION OF NETWORK APPLICATION CODES INTO NETWORK SIMULATIONNovember 2003December 2008Allow6040NoNo
10452498METHODS FOR ESTIMATING POWER REQUIREMENTS OF CIRCUIT DESIGNSJune 2003August 2007Allow5020NoYes
10448724ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMPONENTS IN SIMULATION SYSTEMSMay 2003February 2010Allow6020NoYes
10418220SIMULATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGN OF APERTURE IN EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH THE SIMULATION METHOD IS RECORDEDApril 2003January 2008Allow5740YesNo
10303427SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACCESSES TO NON-EXISTING HARDWARE ENTITIES USING ARCHITECTURAL SIMULATIONNovember 2002July 2006Allow4410NoNo
10302203METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING A MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (MRAM)November 2002May 2006Allow4210NoNo
10299129DEBUG METHOD FOR MISMATCHES OCCURRING DURING THE SIMULATION OF SCAN PATTERNSNovember 2002April 2009Allow6020YesYes
10291508METHOD FOR LOGIC CHECKING TO CHECK OPERATION OF CIRCUIT TO BE CONNECTED TO BUSNovember 2002April 2009Allow6060NoNo
10287860TEST QUALITY THROUGH RESOURCE REALLOCATIONNovember 2002August 2006Allow4620YesNo
10139242METHOD OF DETERMINING BY NUMERICAL SIMULATION THE RESTORATION CONDITIONS, BY THE FLUIDS OF A RESERVOIR, OF A COMPLEX WELL DAMAGED BY DRILLING OPERATIONSMay 2002April 2006Allow4710NoNo
10125217PARTITIONING A MODEL INTO A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT PARTITIONS TO BE PROCESSED WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTApril 2002June 2006Allow5010YesNo
10125198COUPLER INTERFACE FOR FACILITATING DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION OF A PARTITIONED LOGIC DESIGNApril 2002January 2007Allow5730NoNo
10124982FACILITATING SIMULATION OF A MODEL WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTApril 2002August 2006Allow5220NoNo
10120608COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND A CARRIER FOR SUPPORTING A USER DESIGNING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BY INDICATING PREFERRED COMPONENTS OF SEALS, RINGS AND BEARINGSApril 2002July 2007Allow6030NoYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
5
(83.3%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(16.7%)
Reversal Percentile
26.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 16.7% 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
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
31.1%
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, 25.0% 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 OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS works in Art Unit 2187 and has examined 60 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 50 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS's allowance rate of 83.3% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS receive 2.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 89% 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 OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS is 50 months. This places the examiner in the 1% 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 +14.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS. This interview benefit is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 37% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 28.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% 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, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 46% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 64.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.4% 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, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 23.3% of allowed cases (in the 99% 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 13% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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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