USPTO Examiner HICKS CHARLES N - Art Unit 2424

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18666051COLLABORATIVE COMMENT ANALYSIS AND MODIFICATION TO CONTENTMay 2024December 2025Allow1920NoNo
18403582SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENTJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18389599MEDIA AWARE CONTENT PLACEMENTDecember 2023April 2025Allow1620YesNo
18543956METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OBTAINING TEXT MATERIALDecember 2023November 2025Allow2340NoNo
18518109USER INTERFACES FOR ACCESSING EPISODES OF A CONTENT SERIESNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
18466178DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PRESENTATION OF STREAM PORTIONSSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1930YesNo
18244511SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THAT A MEDIA ITEM IS BEING PRESENTEDSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1820YesNo
18242398Method and System for Providing Interactive Content Delivery and Audience EngagementSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1830YesNo
18459739Digital Content ModerationSeptember 2023March 2024Allow710NoNo
18234320SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING MULTIVIEW FILE FORMATAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18546386Identifying and Labeling Segments within Video ContentAugust 2023July 2025Allow2310NoNo
18228256WIRE MELTING TRACE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING ELECTRIC WIRE-MELTING TRACE BASED ON DEEP LEARNINGJuly 2023January 2026Abandon3011NoNo
18360245Dynamic Content Insertion On A User-By-User BasisJuly 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18358935METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATE RECEIVABILITY UPDATES FOR MEDIA CREDITINGJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18356025SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING OF MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONSJuly 2023March 2026Allow3220YesNo
18213467ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR GROUPING EXTERNAL DEVICES BY SPACE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2023February 2025Allow2010YesNo
18204503AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONJune 2023December 2024Allow1920NoNo
18204236METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING USER ENGAGEMENT BASED ON USER INTERACTIONS DURING DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALSMay 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18039422TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE RECOGNITION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18314202VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM WITH ALERT TO OTHER VEHICLESMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18138424SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGHLIGHTING CONTENT WITHIN MEDIA ASSETSApril 2023January 2026Allow3310YesNo
18032686INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, EYE STATE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18030536A System and Method to Minimize Repetitive Flashes in Streaming Media ContentApril 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18130214INTRA-ORAL SCANNING DEVICEApril 2023March 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18171499SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING MEDIA PLAYBACK RESPONSE TIME IN CONTACT CENTERSFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3630YesNo
18095169SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTENT CURATION USING SIGNATURE ANALYSISJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2210NoNo
18145276SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT, SYNDICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL ASSETS THROUGH A NETWORK IN A MICRO-SUBSCRIPTION-BASED PLATFORMDecember 2022October 2024Allow2620NoNo
18062299REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR DELIVERY OF CONTENTDecember 2022June 2024Allow1820YesNo
18071367COMPUTER-BASED TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR REAL-TIME OPTIMIZATION OF AUDIO AND AUDIOVISUAL CONTENTNovember 2022December 2024Allow2410NoNo
17970267SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONSOctober 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17968851IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT DETECT A SIZE OF A LATERAL SIDE MOVING APPARATUS AND CHANGE A SIZE OF A CUT REGION ACCORDINGLYOctober 2022February 2026Allow4040NoNo
17952213Methods for sharing private video streams with first responders under facility administrator controlSeptember 2022August 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17944013METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AUDIENCE SIZE BASED ON BIG DATASeptember 2022March 2025Allow3020NoNo
17941412SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FOR DISPLAY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE TEMPORALLY RELEVANT TO ACTIVITIES OF A USER AND ARE CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT TO A PORTION OF A MEDIA ASSET THAT THE USER IS CONSUMINGSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17939469SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER MONITORING AND INTENT DETERMINATIONSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1520NoYes
17875162SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MULTI-LAYER HOLOGRAM PROJECTIONSJuly 2022October 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17810707METHODS OF STREAMING MEDIA FILE DATA AND MEDIA FILE SERVERSJuly 2022February 2024Allow2020NoNo
17756879CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF ELECTRONIC LABELS FROM A CAMERAJune 2022August 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17756878POSITIONING AND IDENTIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC LABELS USING A CAMERAJune 2022June 2024Allow2510NoNo
17780140SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE STATE OF THE SURFACE OF A TIREMay 2022June 2024Allow2410NoNo
17746816CROWD SOURCE-BASED TIME MARKING OF MEDIA ITEMS AT A PLATFORMMay 2022November 2024Allow3030YesNo
17746094VIDEO OBJECT TAGGING BASED ON MACHINE LEARNINGMay 2022August 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17741148METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE CONTROL OF CONTENT ITEMS, CHANNELS, ACCOUNTS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATIONMay 2022August 2024Allow2720NoNo
17740015SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA STREAMSMay 2022January 2024Allow2020NoNo
17734922APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AN EMOTIONAL-BASED CONTENT RECOMMENDATION LISTMay 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17729995SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SUMMARY MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON BIOMETRIC INFORMATIONApril 2022July 2024Abandon2720NoNo
17727306Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, Program And Information Processing SystemApril 2022March 2025Allow3550YesNo
17716894METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COUNSELING A USER WITH RESPECT TO IDENTIFIED CONTENTApril 2022December 2024Abandon3240YesYes
17657913DEVICES AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REMOTE CONTROL HINTS ON A DISPLAYApril 2022August 2024Allow2920NoNo
17697578AUTOMATED CUSTOMIZATION OF MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON INSIGHTS ABOUT A CONSUMER OF THE MEDIA CONTENTMarch 2022December 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17567437SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THAT A MEDIA ITEM IS BEING PRESENTEDJanuary 2022May 2023Allow1610NoNo
17562696Dynamic Content Insertion On A User-By-User BasisDecember 2021April 2023Allow1610NoNo
17546782COLLABORATIVE COMMENT ANALYSIS AND MODIFICATION TO CONTENTDecember 2021February 2024Allow2630NoNo
17538434DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PRESENTATION OF STREAM PORTIONSNovember 2021June 2023Allow1810YesNo
17537061REACTION BASED REAL TIME NATURAL LANGUAGE CONTENT ADJUSTMENTNovember 2021May 2023Allow1710YesNo
17536289METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT METADATA IN ELECTRONIC ADVERTISINGNovember 2021January 2024Allow2620YesNo
17533288SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS FOR OBJECTS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DISPLAYED IN LIVE VIDEONovember 2021October 2023Allow2340NoNo
17525574TECHNIQUES FOR CURATING CONTENT ITEMSNovember 2021August 2024Allow3340NoNo
17453582SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING IMAGE CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH MUSIC CHANNELSNovember 2021April 2024Allow2930NoNo
17512874SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING A DISPLAY OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDIA ASSETOctober 2021November 2023Allow2520NoNo
17494045METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING USER ENGAGEMENT BASED ON USER INTERACTIONS DURING DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALSOctober 2021February 2023Allow1710NoNo
17478854METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATE RECEIVABILITY UPDATES FOR MEDIA CREDITINGSeptember 2021April 2023Allow1910NoNo
17475873METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE AUDIENCE SIZES AND DURATIONS OF MEDIA ACCESSESSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2720YesNo
17476105SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS IN AN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDESeptember 2021February 2023Allow1710NoNo
17470986AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONSeptember 2021March 2023Allow1810NoNo
17410177SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT DURING PRESENTATION OF MEDIA ASSETAugust 2021October 2023Allow2620NoNo
17409910Method and System for Content Switching and Content Control Based on Facial Identification ProfilingAugust 2021June 2023Allow2220NoNo
17409607ALLOCATING STREAMING CONTENT ON A HYBRID NETWORKAugust 2021May 2024Allow3360YesNo
17401656IDENTIFYING AND LABELING SEGMENTS WITHIN VIDEO CONTENTAugust 2021July 2024Allow3520YesNo
17390427METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENTSJuly 2021August 2022Allow1210NoNo
17364599Methods, Systems, And Apparatuses For User Engagement AnalysisJune 2021June 2024Allow3640NoNo
17312020METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO RECOMMENDATION, AND REFRIGERATOR WITH SCREENJune 2021July 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17341268SMART MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS BY EVENTSJune 2021September 2023Allow2720NoNo
17322572Method and Device for Displaying a Screen ShotMay 2021June 2023Allow2530YesNo
17320095CONTENT FILTERING SYSTEM BASED ON IMPROVED CONTENT CLASSIFICATIONMay 2021March 2024Abandon3440NoNo
17318384METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING PERSONALIZED DATA-STREAMING FOR A MULTIMEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICEMay 2021April 2022Allow1200NoNo
17318215TRAINING OF MULTIPLE PARTS OF A MODEL TO IDENTIFY BEHAVIOR TO PERSON PREDICTIONMay 2021April 2023Allow2330YesNo
17315107REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR GUARANTEED DELIVERY OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENTMay 2021September 2022Allow1610YesNo
17314217APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-RESOLUTION IMAGE STITCHINGMay 2021June 2022Allow1310YesNo
17245665SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENTApril 2021September 2023Allow2930NoNo
17284033APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING VIEWER RATING BY USING CHANNEL CHANGE DATAApril 2021February 2023Abandon2220NoNo
17224697INTELLIGENT MAPPING FOR FAST ACCESS OF ANY CONTENT TYPEApril 2021August 2023Allow2820NoNo
17279503AUDIO DEVICE WITH LEARNING AND ADAPTIVE QUIET MODE CAPABILITIESMarch 2021August 2023Allow2830NoNo
17210352USER INTERFACES FOR ACCESSING EPISODES OF A CONTENT SERIESMarch 2021November 2022Allow2020YesNo
17207783SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CURATING INTERNET MULTIMEDIA CONTENT FOR TELEVISION BROADCASTMarch 2021April 2023Abandon2530NoNo
17195284APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GATHERING ANALYTICSMarch 2021May 2024Allow3830NoNo
17250616INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2021August 2023Abandon3030NoNo
17173657METHOD, APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORD MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT BASED ON USER REACTION RELATED TO VIDEOFebruary 2021September 2022Allow1920YesNo
17172017MEDIA AWARE CONTENT PLACEMENTFebruary 2021October 2023Allow3220YesNo
17167905SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND REMOVING TRACEABLE IDENTIFYING AUDIO CONTENT FROM MEDIA CONTENTFebruary 2021January 2022Allow1110NoNo
17165328SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FOR DISPLAY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE TEMPORALLY RELEVANT TO ACTIVITIES OF A USER AND ARE CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT TO A PORTION OF A MEDIA ASSET THAT THE USER IS CONSUMINGFebruary 2021June 2022Allow1710NoNo
17261364ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2021September 2023Abandon3240YesNo
17145803Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, Program And Information Processing SystemJanuary 2021January 2022Allow1210NoNo
17128860Obtaining Viewer Demographics Through Advertisement SelectionsDecember 2020September 2021Allow910NoNo
16973938DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFDecember 2020September 2022Allow2230NoNo
17100814DYNAMIC, USER-SPECIFIC CONTENT ADAPTATIONNovember 2020March 2023Allow2740NoNo
17091080SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONSNovember 2020July 2022Allow2010NoNo
17087460SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA STREAMSNovember 2020January 2022Allow1410NoNo
17073056Method and System for Providing Interactive Content Delivery and Audience EngagementOctober 2020May 2023Allow3121YesNo
17031789DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT IN CONNECTION WITH USER TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2740NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HICKS, CHARLES N.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
23
Examiner Affirmed
13
(56.5%)
Examiner Reversed
10
(43.5%)
Reversal Percentile
66.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 43.5% 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
50
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(26.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
37
(74.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
37.6%
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, 26.0% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner HICKS, CHARLES N - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HICKS, CHARLES N works in Art Unit 2424 and has examined 461 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HICKS, CHARLES N's allowance rate of 74.6% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HICKS, CHARLES N receive 2.61 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 76% 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 HICKS, CHARLES N is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HICKS, CHARLES N. This interview benefit is in the 55% 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, 28.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 51% 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 24.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 32% 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, 86.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 66% 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 62.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 39.5% 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, 52.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 52% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 70% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 56% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.

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.