USPTO Examiner KURIEN CHRISTEN A - Art Unit 2421

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18813913COMPUTING NETWORK FOR SYNCHRONIZED STREAMING OF AUDIOVISUAL CONTENTAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18748794METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPUTE MEDIA CONSUMPTION BEHAVIORJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18675144METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE DEMOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CENSUS LEVEL IMPRESSION COUNTS AND UNIQUE AUDIENCE SIZESMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18654964INTELLIGENT DOWNLOAD OF CONTENTMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18654531METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT FOR DETERIORATION OF A DEMOGRAPHIC MODEL TO ASSOCIATE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WITH MEDIA IMPRESSION INFORMATIONMay 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18628055SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING TELEVISION VIEWERSHIP PATTERNS FOR ADVANCED CONSUMER SEGMENTSApril 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18604094VIDEO POSTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1220NoNo
18444226ENGAGEMENT MEASUREMENT IN IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMSFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18397870ATTRACTING USER ATTENTION TO ADVERTISEMENTSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18515439METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK-BASED MONITORING AND SERVING OF MEDIA TO IN-VEHICLE OCCUPANTSNovember 2023May 2025Allow1820NoNo
18508152COMPUTING NETWORK FOR SYNCHRONIZED STREAMING OF AUDIOVISUAL CONTENTNovember 2023February 2024Allow300NoNo
18368938SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBSCURING PRESENTATION OF MEDIA OBJECTS DURING PLAYBACK OF VIDEO BASED ON INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEDIA OBJECTSSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18459756METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ASSIGN VIEWERS TO MEDIA METER DATASeptember 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18239567SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISEMENT PLAYBACK BASED ON PREFERRED VIEWING DURATIONAugust 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18343695DYNAMIC TOPOLOGY GENERATION FOR BRANCHING NARRATIVESJune 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18197638SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PREPARING PERSONALIZED VIDEO PRESENTATIONSMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18301855INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORApril 2023September 2024Allow1710NoNo
18185468METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY USER PRESENCE TO A METERMarch 2023March 2024Allow1220NoNo
18182705INTELLIGENT DOWNLOAD OF CONTENTMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18117671SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCENE CHANGE RECOMMENDATIONSMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18113545VIDEO TRANSMITTER APPARATUS AND VIDEO RECEIVER APPARATUSFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1510NoNo
18168576SURVEILLANCE DEVICE AND SURVEILLANCE METHODFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2500NoNo
18102012SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY EDUCATING USERS ON SPORTS TERMINOLOGYJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1100NoNo
18100497METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY AND TRIAGE DIGITAL AD RATINGS DATA QUALITY ISSUESJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1110NoNo
18156854Storing and Retrieving Unused AdvertisementsJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2720NoYes
18096920INTERMEDIATE KEY FRAME SELECTION AND ANIMATIONJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1920NoNo
18153875METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY STREAMING MEDIA SOURCESJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710YesNo
18092767INTERNET ENABLED VIDEO MEDIA CONTENT STREAMJanuary 2023July 2023Allow700NoNo
18014158VIDEO SHARING AND ACQUISITION METHOD, AND SERVER, TERMINAL DEVICE AND MEDIUMDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010NoNo
18148516HOTSPOT LIST DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022April 2025Allow2850NoNo
18065012METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF MEDIA CONTENTDecember 2022February 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18070307APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENTNovember 2022March 2024Abandon1610NoNo
17992627METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ASSIGN VIEWERS TO MEDIA METER DATANovember 2022June 2023Allow700NoNo
17992485System and Method of Sharing Content Consumption InformationNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17991203METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC MEDIA CONTENTNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010YesNo
17967832METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE A DURATION OF MEDIA PRESENTATION BASED ON TUNING SESSION DURATIONOctober 2022September 2023Allow1100NoNo
17965454SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GROUP MEDIA CONSUMPTION SESSIONSOctober 2022October 2024Allow2430NoNo
18046193DYNAMIC PLAYOUT OF TRANSITION FRAMES WHILE TRANSITIONING BETWEEN PLAYOUT OF MEDIA STREAMSOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17963107SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DIGITAL VIDEO LATENCYOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17960963SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF VIEWERSHIP ANOMALIESOctober 2022November 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17953136METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE DEMOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CENSUS LEVEL IMPRESSION COUNTS AND UNIQUE AUDIENCE SIZESSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1200NoNo
17952054METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE PANEL ATTRITIONSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1400NoNo
17890556Devices, Systems, and Methods for Real Time Audience Measurement in Hospitality EnvironmentsAugust 2022March 2025Allow3120NoNo
17890491RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM WITH REDUCED BIAS BASED ON A VIEW HISTORYAugust 2022October 2024Allow2510YesNo
17890932METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAULT TOLERANT VIDEO PACKAGINGAugust 2022June 2024Allow2230NoYes
17888981REAL-TIME AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMAugust 2022April 2025Allow3230YesNo
17888425COMPUTING NETWORK FOR SYNCHRONIZED STREAMING OF AUDIOVISUAL CONTENTAugust 2022June 2023Allow1020NoNo
17885203ATTRACTING USER ATTENTION TO ADVERTISEMENTSAugust 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17873511Targeted Re-Processing of Digital ContentJuly 2022June 2025Allow3450NoNo
17873226VIDEO STREAM INTERFACE BASED ON THIRD-PARTY WEBPAGE INFORMATIONJuly 2022March 2025Allow3240NoNo
17855259METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT FOR DETERIORATION OF A DEMOGRAPHIC MODEL TO ASSOCIATE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WITH MEDIA IMPRESSION INFORMATIONJune 2022December 2023Allow1820YesNo
17848177SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBSCURING PRESENTATION OF MEDIA OBJECTS DURING PLAYBACK OF VIDEO BASED ON INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEDIA OBJECTSJune 2022July 2023Allow1210NoNo
17844598REMOTE CONTROL DEVICES TO INTERFACE WITH AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT METERSJune 2022July 2023Allow1210NoNo
17748526METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY USER PRESENCE TO A METERMay 2022June 2023Allow1310NoNo
17730515DETECTION OF MEDIA PLAYBACK LOUDNESS LEVEL AND CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENT TO AUDIO DURING MEDIA REPLACEMENT EVENTApril 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17728133METHOD FOR INTERACTING IN LIVE STREAMING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2022January 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17770356STORE MONITORING SYSTEM, STORE MONITORING APPARATUS, STORE MONITORING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2022June 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17754784SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME DELIVERY OF A TARGET CONTENT IN A STREAMING CONTENTApril 2022March 2025Allow3520NoNo
17712734PASSIVE DATA COLLECTION FROM THIRD-PARTY CHANNEL APPLICATIONSApril 2022February 2023Allow1110NoNo
17655538ENGAGEMENT MEASUREMENT IN IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMSMarch 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17642900METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING VIOLATION OF A DRIVING-RELATED LAWMarch 2022September 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17692854Intelligent Download of ContentMarch 2022December 2022Allow900NoNo
17673312METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A GROUP WATCHING SESSIONFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2820NoNo
17667649VIDEO STREAMING APPARATUS, VIDEO EDITING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO DELIVERY SYSTEMFebruary 2022November 2022Allow1000NoNo
17633372VEHICLE IMAGING STATIONFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3830NoNo
17577164INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1100NoNo
17576489TRANSCODING OF VIDEO CONTENTJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2730YesNo
17575367CONNECTED INTERACTIVE CONTENT DATA CREATION, ORGANIZATION, DISTRIBUTION AND ANALYSISJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1110NoNo
17574381METHOD AND SERVER FOR LIVE STREAMINGJanuary 2022July 2023Abandon1820NoNo
17574343SMART CHANNEL DEVICEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2530YesNo
17552979SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING INTERACTABLE ELEMENTS IN TEXT STRINGS RELATING TO MEDIA ASSETSDecember 2021April 2024Allow2720YesNo
17540932SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING TELEVISION VIEWERSHIP PATTERNS FOR ADVANCED CONSUMER SEGMENTSDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510YesNo
17528593Video Streaming PlatformNovember 2021April 2025Allow4150YesNo
17611447NETWORK SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMENovember 2021June 2025Allow4340NoNo
17514573DYNAMIC TOPOLOGY GENERATION FOR BRANCHING NARRATIVESOctober 2021February 2023Allow1610NoNo
17452542LEVITATING METERING APPARATUSOctober 2021December 2022Allow1310NoNo
17502293ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR REMOVING ADVERTISEMENT THUMBNAIL FROM DISPLAY SCREEN FOR PROVIDING LIST OF LIVE SPORTS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2021February 2024Allow2830NoNo
17450790Dynamic Playout of Transition Frames While Transitioning Between Playout of Media StreamsOctober 2021September 2022Allow1110NoNo
17493796PROVIDING CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USER GROUPSOctober 2021December 2023Allow2630YesNo
17491137SELECTING ADVERTISEMENTS FOR MEDIA PROGRAMS BY MATCHING BRANDS TO CREATORSSeptember 2021June 2022Allow800NoNo
17481463SYSTEM FOR CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF TARGETED ADS FROM SYNCHRONOUSLY RATED USER GENERATED CONTENTSeptember 2021October 2023Abandon2520NoNo
17475554REAL TIME FEATURE ANALYSIS AND INGESTING CORRELATED ADVERTISEMENTS IN A VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3960YesNo
17463058METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY AND TRIAGE DIGITAL AD RATINGS DATA QUALITY ISSUESAugust 2021September 2022Allow1310NoNo
17462711MEDIA PROVIDING SERVER, MEDIA PROVIDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING POP-UP SCREEN TOGETHER WITH BROADCAST INTERFACEAugust 2021August 2023Abandon2430NoNo
17403049METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF MEDIA CONTENTAugust 2021September 2022Allow1310NoNo
17350806Method For Switching Video Call Interface On Smart Television, And Smart TelevisionJune 2021March 2024Allow3340YesNo
17345664CONTENT-MODIFICATION SYSTEM WITH QUIET CONTENT DETECTION FEATUREJune 2021December 2023Allow3040YesNo
17313222SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DIGITAL VIDEO LATENCYMay 2021May 2022Allow1300NoNo
17241748INTERACTIVE COMMENTING IN AN ON-DEMAND VIDEOApril 2021December 2024Abandon4460NoNo
17230643APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENTApril 2021January 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17284275INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMApril 2021July 2024Abandon4040NoNo
17200114INTERNET ENABLED VIDEO MEDIA CONTENT STREAMMarch 2021September 2022Allow1810NoNo
17191298SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCENE CHANGE RECOMMENDATIONSMarch 2021December 2022Allow2110YesNo
17190338METHOD THAT PROVIDES AN AUDIENCE WITH A TOOL THAT ALLOWS THEM TO INTELLIGENTLY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER DURING A LIVE STREAMING EVENTMarch 2021November 2022Abandon2110NoNo
17181988METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY STREAMING MEDIA SOURCESFebruary 2021September 2022Allow1910NoNo
17162570REAL-TIME DVR PROGRAMMINGJanuary 2021November 2023Allow3330NoNo
17161917SELECTIVE STREAMING BASED ON DYNAMIC PARENTAL RATING OF CONTENTJanuary 2021April 2024Allow3840NoNo
17156349METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT FOR DETERIORATION OF A DEMOGRAPHIC MODEL TO ASSOCIATE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WITH MEDIA IMPRESSION INFORMATIONJanuary 2021January 2022Allow1210NoNo
17257538INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020September 2023Abandon3310NoNo
17118674INFORMATION EMBEDDED METHOD AND SYSTEMDecember 2020September 2022Abandon2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KURIEN, CHRISTEN A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
6
(54.5%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(45.5%)
Reversal Percentile
67.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 45.5% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
38
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(34.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
25
(65.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
53.3%
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, 34.2% 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.

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 KURIEN, CHRISTEN A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KURIEN, CHRISTEN A works in Art Unit 2421 and has examined 246 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KURIEN, CHRISTEN A's allowance rate of 76.0% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KURIEN, CHRISTEN A receive 2.88 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 KURIEN, CHRISTEN A is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KURIEN, CHRISTEN A. This interview benefit is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 19.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 12% 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 19.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 16% 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, 83.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 53.6% 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, 34.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 28% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% 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 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.

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.