USPTO Examiner YENKE BRIAN P - Art Unit 2422

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19239660HETEROGENEOUS ON-VEHICLE CAMERA SYSTEM FOR OBJECT DETECTIONJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19195118METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR JUDDER ADJUSTMENT IN MAJOR MOTION PICTURESApril 2025March 2026Allow1110NoNo
19080783IMAGE QUALITY CALIBRATION FOR MULTI-DEGREE-OF FREEDOM ACTUATORMarch 2025March 2026Allow1210YesNo
19042231DYNAMIC TONE MAPPINGJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1210NoNo
19018467REAR VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION APPARATUS AND NOTIFICATION METHOD OF THE REAR VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION APPARATUSJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1300NoNo
19001841Circuit Apparatus And Display SystemDecember 2024January 2026Allow1200NoNo
18983912INTERSECTING ROAD DETECTION DEVICE, INTERSECTING ROAD DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2024January 2026Allow1300NoNo
18714742METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAME METHODNovember 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18917662MULTIPLE BACKUP CAMERAS FOR REFUSE VEHICLEOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18910668METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SURROUND VIEW IN A LOW LIGHT ENVIRONMENTOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18854822Information Processing Method and Information Processing DeviceOctober 2024September 2025Allow1100NoNo
18905238IMAGING APPARATUS, DEPTH MAP GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAMOctober 2024September 2025Allow1200NoNo
18885868VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEMSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1100NoNo
18835273OCCUPANT MONITORING DEVICE, OCCUPANT MONITORING METHOD, AND MEDIUMAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo
18834919PARALLAX INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE AND PARALLAX INFORMATION GENERATION METHODJuly 2024August 2025Allow1300NoNo
18769426IMAGE CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND IMAGE CALIBRATION METHOD FOR CALIBRATING IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICEJuly 2024February 2026Allow1920NoNo
18769701PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJuly 2024December 2025Allow1710NoNo
18752148VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM INCLUDING CAMERA TO GROUND ALIGNMENT USING BIRD'S EYE VIEW IMAGEJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18718348DYNAMIC AUTOCALIBRATION OF A VEHICLE CAMERA SYSTEM BEHIND A WINDSHIELDJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18656268INTRINSIC PARAMETERS ESTIMATION IN VISUAL TRACKING SYSTEMSMay 2024November 2025Allow1831NoNo
18595343DARK PLACE JUDGMENT DEVICE, DARK PLACE JUDGMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18681516METHOD FOR CALIBRATING EXTERNAL PARAMETERS OF VIDEO CAMERASFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18432065ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PARAMETER CALIBRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024February 2026Abandon2520YesNo
18293015METHOD FOR A CAMERA SYSTEM, AND CAMERA SYSTEMJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1910NoNo
18417382METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY OF DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLEJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2120NoNo
18411985DYNAMIC TONE MAPPINGJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18398103METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING A CAMERA MOUNTED ON A VEHICLEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1600NoNo
18543026VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEMDecember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18528135DIFFRACTION-LIMITED OPTICAL TARGET SYSTEM WITH CONTINUOUSLY-VARIABLE VIRTUAL DISTANCEDecember 2023February 2024Allow200NoNo
18518462VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18516070CAMERA CALIBRATION AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT USING PARALLEL LINESNovember 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18516131CAMERA CALIBRATION AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT BASED ON HOMOGRAPHYNovember 2023January 2025Allow1400NoNo
18560030CALIBRATION VERIFICATION METHOD FOR CAMERA INTRINSIC PARAMETER AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMNovember 2023November 2024Allow1200NoNo
18384558IMAGE QUALITY CALIBRATION FOR MULTI-DEGREE-OF FREEDOM ACTUATOROctober 2023November 2024Allow1300NoNo
18384273FLEXIBLE EYEWEAR DEVICE WITH DUAL CAMERAS FOR GENERATING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGESOctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18286063INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMOctober 2023July 2025Allow2110NoNo
18553258IN-VEHICLE CAMERA CALIBRATION DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND PATTERN WITH BEACONSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18475422METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING ROLL ANGLE OF ON-BOARD CAMERA, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110YesNo
18473608DISPLAY DEVICE THAT OPERATES NORMALLY REGARDLESS OF AN IR SIGNAL FOR CONTROLLING OTHER DEVICESSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2320NoNo
18368479TELEPROMPTER SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1500NoNo
18549358METHOD AND ENVIRONMENT-CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMAGE OF AN ENTIRE MULTI-PART VEHICLESeptember 2023September 2025Allow2520NoNo
18229309CALIBRATION SCALE, CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2023February 2025Allow1900NoNo
18274165FRONT IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENTJuly 2023November 2024Allow1600NoNo
18347332METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR JUDDER ADJUSTMENT IN MAJOR MOTION PICTURESJuly 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18216910Vehicle, Control Method Of Vehicle, And Vehicle Driving Control MethodJune 2023October 2024Allow1500NoNo
18343566APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION BETWEEN WIDE ANGLE-NARROW ANGLE LENSES THROUGH DUAL-CHARUCO BOARDJune 2023February 2025Allow2020NoNo
18212636SYSTEM FOR INTRINSIC CALIBRATION OF CAMERASJune 2023June 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18337376Vehicle and Control Method ThereofJune 2023August 2024Allow1400NoNo
18257663METHOD FOR RECTIFICATION OF IMAGES AND/OR IMAGE POINTS, CAMERA-BASED SYSTEM AND VEHICLEJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18333582CALIBRATION METHOD FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023April 2025Allow2220NoNo
18208937METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RE-PROJECTING AND COMBINING SENSOR DATA FOR VISUALIZATIONJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18203994INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2023July 2025Abandon2520YesNo
18038279CALIBRATION METHOD, CALIBRATION APPARATUS, CALIBRATION SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2023May 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18320704IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PROJECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAMMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18198414INTRINSIC PARAMETERS ESTIMATION IN VISUAL TRACKING SYSTEMSMay 2023February 2024Allow910NoNo
18317561DISPLAYING DCI AND OTHER CONTENT ON AN ENHANCED DYNAMIC RANGE PROJECTORMay 2023August 2025Allow2740YesNo
18144602VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18311540VISUAL INSPECTION APPARATUS AND VISUAL INSPECTION METHODSMay 2023August 2024Allow1600NoNo
18137465IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICEApril 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18303376DYNAMIC TONE MAPPINGApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18302362PTZ MASKING CONTROLApril 2023February 2025Allow2210YesNo
18249072CAMERA MODULE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSApril 2023October 2025Allow3030NoNo
18297733VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH CAMERA AND NEAR-INFRARED EMITTER SYNCHRONIZATIONApril 2023October 2023Allow700NoNo
18297181ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZING OUTPUT OF AUDIO AND VIDEO AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEApril 2023August 2024Allow1600NoNo
18130524METHOD OF CALIBRATING A BACKGROUND DISPLAY AND RECORDING SYSTEMApril 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18295427MONOCULAR CAMERA SYSTEM PERFORMING DEPTH ESTIMATION OF OBJECTS SURROUNDING A VEHICLEApril 2023August 2024Allow1600NoNo
18186599VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICEMarch 2023June 2024Allow1500NoNo
18245286METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN OPTICAL RECORDING DEVICEMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18181331IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSMarch 2023June 2024Allow1600NoNo
18117273NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC OPTICAL CALIBRATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFMarch 2023May 2025Allow2620NoNo
18172852Method for displaying the surroundings of a vehicle on a display device, processing unit and vehicleFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18169893TEST SETUP AND METHOD FOR TESTING A STEREO CAMERAFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2220NoNo
18106534PRESERVING DYNAMIC RANGE IN IMAGESFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810YesNo
18106213VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810NoNo
18102608EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND EVALUATION MANAGEMENT METHODJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1600NoNo
18100062INTRINSIC PARAMETER CALIBRATION SYSTEMJanuary 2023August 2023Allow700NoNo
18100416CAMERA EXTRINSIC CALIBRATION VIA RAY INTERSECTIONSJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1300NoNo
18005191DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE ORIENTATION AND POSITION OF MARKINGS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACEJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1500NoNo
18150207REAL-WORLD VIEW DISPLAY METHOD, VIDEO PASS-THROUGH SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2110NoNo
18091098FLEXIBLE EYEWEAR DEVICE WITH DUAL CAMERAS FOR GENERATING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGESDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
18147588SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOWNSAMPLING IMAGESDecember 2022March 2025Allow2740NoNo
18147267VIDEO CAMERA CALIBRATION REFINEMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLESDecember 2022December 2024Allow2420NoNo
18147531HETEROGENEOUS ON-VEHICLE CAMERA SYSTEM FOR OBJECT DETECTIONDecember 2022May 2025Allow2830YesNo
18089102TARGET TRACKING SYSTEM AND TARGET TRACKING METHOD USING THE SAMEDecember 2022April 2024Allow1600NoNo
18002801VISION SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEDecember 2022October 2024Abandon2210NoNo
18069486IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICE, AND VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICEDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2701NoNo
18068535TEST SETUP AND METHOD FOR TESTING A CONTROL UNITDecember 2022December 2024Abandon2420NoNo
18067987VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH FORWARD VIEWING CAMERA AND FORWARD SENSING SENSORDecember 2022June 2023Allow600NoNo
18078846EXTERNAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLESDecember 2022April 2025Allow2820NoNo
18075872Scanning the Surroundings of a VehicleDecember 2022March 2025Allow2720NoYes
18061336METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A VIRTUAL VIEW OF THE AREA SURROUNDING A VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, CONTROL UNIT, AND VEHICLEDecember 2022September 2024Allow2210NoNo
17787401METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AT LEAST ONE IMAGE CONTENT TO AT LEAST ONE VIEWERNovember 2022January 2024Allow1920NoNo
18047672FACILITATION OF COLLABORATIVE CAMERA FIELD OF VIEW MAPPINGOctober 2022June 2023Allow810YesNo
17969057VEHICLE IMAGING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE IMAGING METHODOctober 2022April 2024Allow1820YesNo
17966006CALIBRATION AND MONITORING OF CAMERA POSITION AND LASER POSITION AND WAVELENGTHOctober 2022October 2023Allow1200NoNo
17965875EVALUATION METHOD AND EVALUATION DEVICE OF IMAGE STABILIZATION EFFECT OF IMAGING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022October 2023Allow1300NoNo
17938517HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD AND APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING CHIP AND AERIAL CAMERAOctober 2022March 2024Allow1700NoNo
17954328PROJECTOR AND PROJECTION METHODSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1600NoNo
17934122SYNCHRONIZING STEREOSCOPIC CAMERAS USING PADDING DATA SETTING MODIFICATIONSeptember 2022June 2023Allow911YesNo
17906363MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICESeptember 2022March 2024Allow1800NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner YENKE, BRIAN P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
34
Examiner Affirmed
23
(67.6%)
Examiner Reversed
11
(32.4%)
Reversal Percentile
48.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 32.4% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
64
Allowed After Appeal Filing
24
(37.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
40
(62.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
61.5%
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, 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner YENKE, BRIAN P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner YENKE, BRIAN P works in Art Unit 2422 and has examined 757 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner YENKE, BRIAN P's allowance rate of 66.7% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by YENKE, BRIAN P receive 2.27 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% 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 YENKE, BRIAN P is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 72% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by YENKE, BRIAN P. This interview benefit is in the 40% 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, 22.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 29% 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 26.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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, 15.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 26% 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 50.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 69.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 63% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 16% 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:

    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.