USPTO Examiner PIERRE LOUIS ANDRE - Art Unit 2187

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19027621ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-BASED METHOD FOR NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT OF SHEET RESISTANCE OF A CONDUCTIVE FILM MATERIALJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
18932923SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR ADAPTIVE DESIGN EXPLORATION AND MODEL MANAGEMENTOctober 2024June 2025Allow710YesNo
18927627COGNOLOGY AND COGNOMETRICS SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18820162COGNOLOGY AND COGNOMETRICS SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2024November 2024Allow300YesNo
18743799METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT HARDWARE MAPPING OF GENERATIVE GIANT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18736442MULTISCALE ANALYSIS METHOD, SYSTEM, MEDIA AND DEVICE FOR THERMAL-MECHANICAL COUPLING PERFORMANCE OF HEAT EXCHANGERJune 2024June 2025Abandon1220NoNo
18733583Method of Quantifying Polynucleotide Analytes from Dried SamplesJune 2024August 2024Allow300YesNo
18662273NEURAL NETWORK BASED VEHICLE DYNAMICS MODELMay 2024June 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18705768A METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN IMPROVED TRANSFORMER DESIGN FOR A POWER PLANTApril 2024August 2024Allow400NoNo
18593859METHODS OF MAKING STRUCTURAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND ASSEMBLIES WITH SEALING INTERFACE STRIPSMarch 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18438739ADAPTIVE DISTRIBUTED ANALYTICS SYSTEMFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18436783METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMALLY CONFIGURING CAPACITY OF HIGH-PROPORTION NEW ENERGY SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMFebruary 2024January 2025Abandon1120YesNo
18544316Using Barycenter Compact Model to Determine IR Drop for Circuit NetworkDecember 2023July 2024Allow700YesNo
18538742METHODS FOR DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, INSTALLING, AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF ROOFING ACCESSORIES AND SYSTEMS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18487769SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR PARAMETERSOctober 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18467626DYNAMIC ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS REPRESENTING ASSETS BASED ON AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED ASSET RECORDSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1100YesNo
18240834SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WELDING SYSTEMSAugust 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18239284Systems, Methods, and Software for Identification and Application of Physical Mitigations in Planning and Operating an Electrical Power GridAugust 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18232522COGNOLOGY AND COGNOMETRICS SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2023May 2024Allow910YesNo
18361882NETWORK-COUPLED MODELING METHOD FOR FIRE SPREAD OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMJuly 2023February 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18199551SURFACE PROTECTION DESIGN SYSTEMSMay 2023November 2024Abandon1830YesNo
18174058METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RESERVOIR SIMULATIONFebruary 2023August 2023Allow500NoNo
17813144METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOCATING MARKS ON ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCESJuly 2022December 2024Allow2901NoNo
17859606DESIGN OF A SUPPORT FOR A FIBROUS BLADE OR PROPELLER BLANKJuly 2022March 2025Allow3211YesNo
17685296VARIABLE DIRECTION TOOTH ATTACHMENTSMarch 2022November 2024Allow3230YesNo
17651471COMPUTER AIDED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING CUSTOM PRODUCTSFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4000YesNo
17650920Multi-Level Well Design ValidatorFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3610YesNo
17493878SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS-BASED DEPENDABILITY TRADE-OFF ANALYSISOctober 2021May 2025Allow4410NoNo
17475954SYSTEM TO MODEL DISTRIBUTED TORQUE, DRAG AND FRICTION ALONG A STRINGSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4110NoNo
17404065COMPUTER AIDED MODELING AND INTERACTIONS WITH DIFFERENT MODELSAugust 2021March 2025Allow4320NoNo
17398866USER INPUT INTERPRETATION USING DISPLAY REPRESENTATIONSAugust 2021November 2024Abandon4050YesNo
17392645SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTIFACT REDUCTION OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY RECONSTRUCTION LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND A PRIORI KNOWN MODEL FOR THE OBJECT OF INTERESTAugust 2021May 2025Allow4500YesNo
17305300LOGICAL TRAVERSAL OF SOLID MODELSJuly 2021March 2025Allow4420YesNo
17354706METHODS OF MAKING INTERFACE STRIPS FOR STRUCTURAL FRAMINGJune 2021July 2024Allow3710NoNo
17338713AGRICULTURAL WATER-SAVING PLANNING METHOD BASED ON REMOTELY-SENSED EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONJune 2021November 2024Abandon4120YesNo
17331445SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED EIGENVALUE INVERSION USING QUANTUM CONDITIONAL LOGICMay 2021October 2024Allow4110NoNo
17329607SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE CURATIONMay 2021May 2025Abandon4801NoNo
17314872Systems and Methods for Simulating Aircraft SystemsMay 2021April 2025Allow4710YesNo
17222409GENERATING SAMPLES OF OUTCOMES FROM A QUANTUM SIMULATORApril 2021January 2025Allow4610YesNo
17280608DESIGNING, CONFIGURING AND MAINTAINING A DRIVE DEVICEMarch 2021June 2025Allow5120YesNo
17278444EFFECTIVE WELLBORE COMPRESSIBILITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMSMarch 2021December 2024Allow4520YesNo
17206242Event-Based View Synchronization Systems and MethodsMarch 2021June 2025Allow5130YesNo
17117648VIRTUAL CHECKLISTS FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERYDecember 2020August 2024Allow4420YesNo
17102748CONTEXT-BASED MODEL SELECTIONNovember 2020September 2024Allow4520YesNo
16950559PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A 4D MEDICAL DEVICE AND 4D MEDICAL DEVICENovember 2020April 2025Allow5320NoNo
17038940SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE SEISMIC INTEGRATION MODELING WORKFLOWSeptember 2020December 2024Allow5160YesNo
17034807Multi-Platform Model Processing and Execution Management EngineSeptember 2020August 2024Allow4720YesYes
16931288REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF IN-FIELD COLLECTED WELL FRACTURING DATAJuly 2020September 2024Allow5041NoNo
12981981LIGHT UNIT WITH LIGHT OUTPUT PATTERN SYNTHESIZED FROM MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCESDecember 2010September 2013Allow3210YesNo
12999773METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING MACHINE CODE, THE EXECUTION OF WHICH GENERATES AN OPTIMIZED ROLLING MODELDecember 2010December 2013Allow3610YesNo
12781844METHOD OF MODIFIED FACIES PROPORTIONS UPON HISTORY MATCHING OF A GEOLOGICAL MODELMay 2010December 2013Allow4320NoNo
12721227Modeling Loading Effects of a Transistor NetworkMarch 2010October 2013Allow4320NoNo
12674307METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DEFORMABILITY OF A BODYFebruary 2010March 2013Allow3710YesNo
12652139SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER MODELINGJanuary 2010March 2013Allow3810NoNo
12665915METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOFTWARE SIMULATIONDecember 2009March 2013Allow3901NoNo
12626612SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CLIENT DRIVEN AUTOMATED CIRCUITING AND BRANCH CIRCUIT WIRINGNovember 2009June 2013Allow4200NoNo
12558148METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATES OF A POWER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMSeptember 2009September 2012Allow3610NoNo
12536126METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTINGAugust 2009May 2013Allow4640YesNo
12510843METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION OF SHEET METAL FORMING TOOL TOPOLOGYJuly 2009May 2012Allow3410NoNo
12168888MODELING ASYNCHRONOUS BEHAVIOR FROM PRIMARY INPUTS AND LATCHESJuly 2008September 2010Allow2700NoNo
11955325SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGN EVALUATION OF MOBILE DEVICES USING VIRTUAL REALITY BASED PROTOTYPESDecember 2007October 2010Allow3410NoNo
11744922SEQUENTIAL LOGIC IN SIMULATION INSTRUMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMMay 2007July 2010Allow3810NoNo
11743229NON-LINEAR TRANSIENT ANALYSIS MODULE AND METHOD FOR PHASE LOCKED LOOPMay 2007May 2010Allow3610NoNo
11706943SEQUENTIAL TESTER FOR LONGEST PREFIX SEARCH ENGINESFebruary 2007March 2009Allow2520NoNo
11579966METHOD FOR SOLVING IMPLICIT RESERVOIR SIMULATION MATRIX EQUATIONNovember 2006September 2009Allow3410NoNo
11583321VIRTUAL CABLING ROUTEROctober 2006March 2011Allow5340YesNo
11528442SCREW TIGHTENING DESIGNING METHOD AND SCREW TIGHTENING DESIGNING APPARATUSSeptember 2006September 2009Allow3600NoNo
11531732SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTERACTIVE SITUATION SIMULATIONSeptember 2006January 2009Allow2810NoNo
11432821METHOD FOR USING COUPLED FEA ANALYSES OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION WITHIN AN ENTITY TO ANALYZE THE ENTITYMay 2006March 2009Allow3410YesNo
11410618AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR GENERATING A COMPUTED DESIGN OF A COMPOSITE CAMERA COMPRISING MULTIPLE DIGITAL IMAGING DEVICESApril 2006December 2009Allow4320NoNo
11360906MODELING ASYNCHRONOUS BEHAVIOR FROM PRIMARY INPUTS AND LATCHESFebruary 2006June 2008Allow2810YesNo
11005647METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGN VERIFICATION OF VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEMS WITH UNBALANCED DATA FLOWDecember 2004April 2009Allow5350NoNo
10877713MASS SET ESTIMATION FOR AN OBJECT USING VARIABLE GEOMETRIC SHAPESJune 2004April 2008Allow4620YesNo
10845528SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PERSPECTIVE COLLABORATIVE MODELINGMay 2004October 2010Allow6050YesYes
10713754SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING SIMULATION SOLUTIONS BETWEEN CIRCUIT COMPONENTS IN A HIERARCHICAL DATA STRUCTURENovember 2003March 2008Allow5230YesYes
10700234SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATION AND MODELING OF MANUFACTURING FACILITIES USING PROCESS TIME LINESNovember 2003January 2007Allow3910NoNo
10698138CUSTOMER CONTROLLED DESIGN OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2003November 2007Allow4820NoYes
10443406MULTI-STAGE PRODUCTIONMay 2003March 2007Allow4620NoNo
10333432FAST SIMULATON OF CIRCUITRY HAVING SOI TRANSISTORSJanuary 2003July 2006Allow4210YesNo
10306135METHOD OF GENERATING CAD FILES AND DELIVERING CAD FILES TO CUSTOMERSNovember 2002July 2009Allow6050NoYes
10284294METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING A LOGIC MODEL DESIGNOctober 2002March 2009Allow6020NoYes
10194112SYSTEM AND PROCEDURE FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING PROGRAMS IN A COMPUTER NETWORKJuly 2002December 2008Allow6020NoYes
10192159FINITE ELEMENT METHOD LIBRARY, FINITE ELEMENT METHOD PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2002November 2006Allow5210NoNo
10193566METHOD OF REAL-TIME COLLISION DETECTION BETWEEN SOLID GEOMETRIC MODELSJuly 2002December 2006Allow5330YesNo
09980146MODEL-SUPPORTED ALLOCATION OF VEHICLES TO TRAFFIC LANESJune 2002April 2009Allow6062YesYes
10157990COMMUNICATION PATH DESIGNING METHOD, COMMUNICATION PATH DESIGNING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM TO HAVE COMPUTER EXECUTE SAME METHODMay 2002April 2006Allow4710NoNo
10130216METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND CORRESPONDING CONFIGURATION DEVICEMay 2002April 2006Allow4710NoNo
10042548METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING A SYSTEM ON A CHIP (SOC) INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A HARD DISK CONTROLLER AND READ CHANNELJanuary 2002January 2006Allow4810YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
93.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
76.9%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

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 PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE works in Art Unit 2187 and has examined 76 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.4%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE's allowance rate of 93.4% places them in the 81% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE receive 1.68 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 5% 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 -3.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE. This interview benefit is in the 4% 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, 34.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 71% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 94% 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 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 26.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 17% 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 19.7% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.