USPTO Examiner MENGESHA MULUGETA A - Art Unit 2424

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19019847METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CREDIT UNIDENTIFIED MEDIAJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1410NoNo
18967980METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE A SIGNATURE BASED ON SIGNATURE CANDIDATESDecember 2024March 2026Allow1510NoNo
18960806DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHODNovember 2024January 2026Allow1400YesNo
18942133DYNAMIC PRODUCTION OF LINEAR MEDIA CHANNELS FOR MOBILE TRANSPORT CRAFTNovember 2024March 2026Allow1610NoNo
18818361DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMEAugust 2024December 2025Allow1510YesNo
18802313SYSTEM AND METHOD ENABLING PRIVATE TO PUBLIC MEDIA EXPERIENCESAugust 2024December 2025Allow1610NoNo
18771455VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18721346METHOD OF VIDEO DOWNLOADING, METHOD OF VIDEO TRANSMISSION, TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18740356VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18739203Systems and Methods for Context-Based Video GenerationJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18731067GEOFENCING FOR MEDIA CONTENT PRESENTED ON A TRANSPORT CRAFTMay 2024December 2025Allow1810NoNo
18650392METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLEMENTING MEDIA ASSETS DURING FAST-ACCESS PLAYBACK OPERATIONSApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18704806VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICEApril 2024August 2025Allow1600NoNo
18701552APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH A MEDIA PLAYERApril 2024September 2025Allow1700NoNo
18622622SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING CELLULAR PROPERTIES IN SATELLITE SET TOP BOXES USING CELLULAR NETWORKSMarch 2024October 2025Allow1900NoNo
18619043SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY ENABLING AND DISABLING A BIOMETRIC DEVICEMarch 2024September 2025Allow1820NoNo
18617123BUFFER MANAGEMENT FOR PRE-CACHED AUDIO/VISUAL DATAMarch 2024November 2025Allow1910NoNo
18615546PLAYBACK OF SYNTHETIC MEDIA CONTENT VIA MULTIPLE DEVICESMarch 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18695241CONTENT DELIVERYMarch 2024December 2025Allow2010NoNo
18602197IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO VIDEO CONTENT ENHANCEMENTMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18601491VOICE COMMAND INTEGRATION FOR LOCAL NETWORK CONNECTED DEVICESMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18597147STATE-BASED ADAPTIVE CONTENT COMPOSITE GENERATION AND CONTROLMarch 2024July 2025Allow1710YesNo
18593792IMAGE SHARING METHOD AND IMAGE SHARING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18586788BILL PAYMENTS FROM A VIDEO SCREENFebruary 2024September 2025Abandon1920YesNo
18586147SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INSERT SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT INTO PRESENTATIONS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CONTENT BASED ON INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC PARAMETERS OF A CAMERAFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18443536SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE REMOVAL OF A CONTROLLING DEVICEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18431044METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVED CONTENT STORAGEFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610YesNo
18428846SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLABLE VIDEO GENERATIONJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18422888BROADCAST CHANNEL TUNING PARAMETERS SUPPORT USING SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO DELIVERYJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18420804INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18419310PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT TO CONTENT CONSUMERS FOR PLAYBACK AND CONSUMPTIONJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18419123CACHE-BASED CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1810NoNo
18413272RESOURCE-SAVING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18577996SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MODIFYING MANIFESTS FOR APPLICATIONSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18405431INDEPENDENT MAPPING SPACE FOR ASSET INTERCHANGE USING ITMFJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1910NoNo
18400617EXTENDED REALITY AS A SERVICE UTILIZING A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKDecember 2023May 2025Allow1600NoNo
18572575PAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023March 2026Allow2720YesNo
18545354CONTENT RECOMMENDATION BASED ON A SYSTEM PREDICTION AND USER BEHAVIORDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18543169METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO STREAMING WITH CELLULAR DATA RATE PREDICTIONDecember 2023April 2025Allow1600NoNo
18524679STREAMING VIDEO PLAYBACK WITH REDUCED INITIAL LATENCYNovember 2023March 2024Allow410NoNo
18512160REDACTING INFORMATION IN VIDEO STREAMSNovember 2023May 2025Allow1800YesNo
18512299METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTEND A TIMESTAMP RANGE SUPPORTED BY A WATERMARKNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18509269METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTEND A TIMESTAMP RANGE SUPPORTED BY A WATERMARKNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18498618SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS TO IMPROVE WATERMARK DETECTION IN ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18498622OVERRIDING MULTIMEDIA DEVICEOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18493460SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ENHANCED CONTENT-RECEIVER SIGNALOctober 2023November 2024Allow1320NoNo
18488603CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAMEOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18480525MEDIA DOCKING DEVICE AND MEDIA TRANSFER METHODOctober 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18478292ADDRESSABLE MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORKSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18373253METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT STREAMING OF AUDIO FROM CONTACT CENTER CLOUD PLATFORM TO THIRD-PARTY SERVERSSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1400NoNo
18472310DATA TRANSMISSION ENCRYPTION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2510NoNo
18550557VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD FOR APPLICATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18463623METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE A SIGNATURE BASED ON SIGNATURE CANDIDATESSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18243499SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH IN A HOUSEHOLDSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18238333INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMAugust 2023April 2025Allow2030NoNo
18234816DISMISS AND FOLLOW UP ADVERTISINGAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18449993ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAugust 2023October 2025Allow2620YesNo
18233490METHODS, SYSTEMS AND MEDIA FOR SELECTIVELY PRESENTING BROADCAST CONTENT BASED ON USER INTERESTSAugust 2023October 2024Allow1420YesNo
18447600VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND COOPERATIVE CONTROL METHOD IN VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18358818Targeting Television Advertisements Based on Automatic Optimization of Demographic InformationJuly 2023July 2025Allow2420NoNo
18357650VIDEO CLIENT OPTIMIZATION DURING PAUSEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18221452System and Method for Acquiring Interactivity for Objects Appearing in Media Content Captured Through an Image Capture Device of a User DeviceJuly 2023October 2024Allow1500YesNo
18347278ADAPTIVE RESOLUTION OF POINT CLOUD AND VIEWPOINT PREDICTION FOR VIDEO STREAMING IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2023May 2025Allow2330YesNo
18214957Personalized Artist Data with Curated Action ItemsJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18214396DISPLAY DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SAMEJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18204497DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR PERSONALIZED SCREEN CONTENT OPTIMIZATIONJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18204178METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING PLAY POSITION BETWEEN MAIN PLAYER AND COMPANION DEVICES AND PROVIDING VALUE ADDED SERVICESMay 2023March 2025Allow2210NoNo
18202586ESTABLISHING NETWORK CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DEVICES CONNECTED BY A MEDIA CONNECTIONMay 2023July 2025Allow2620YesNo
18197227VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM, VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTENTS SERVER, VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD, AND VIDEO DISPLAY PROGRAMMay 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18135981TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION APPARATUSApril 2023July 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18249232A SYSTEM, A DEVICE, AND METHODS OF STREAMING AN EVENTApril 2023March 2025Allow2320NoNo
18295131DYNAMIC PRODUCTION OF LINEAR MEDIA CHANNELS FOR MOBILE TRANSPORT CRAFTApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18028546SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DATA RECEIVER FRAMEWORKMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18120769DETERMINING A TIME POINT OF USER DISENGAGEMENT WITH A MEDIA ITEM USING AUDIOVISUAL INTERACTION EVENTSMarch 2023October 2025Allow3130YesNo
18181727PLAYBACK OF GENERATIVE MEDIA CONTENTMarch 2023January 2024Allow1100NoNo
18044122VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICEMarch 2023March 2024Allow1200NoNo
18115609METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLEMENTING MEDIA ASSETS DURING FAST-ACCESS PLAYBACK OPERATIONSFebruary 2023December 2023Allow910NoNo
18115110SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME TRANSMISSION OF A PANORAMIC VIDEOFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1200NoNo
18023663HTTP BASED MEDIA STREAMING SERVICE LEVERAGING ON FRAGMENTED MP4February 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18172740MEDIA COLLECTION GENERATION AND PRIVACY MECHANISMSFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2240NoNo
18111814NARROWCASTING TO ONE-WAY SET TOP BOXESFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810NoNo
18169554VOICE COMMAND INTEGRATION FOR LOCAL NETWORK CONNECTED DEVICESFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18163653SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INSERT SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT INTO PRESENTATIONS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CONTENT BASED ON INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC PARAMETERS OF A CAMERAFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1200NoNo
18006516CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEMJanuary 2023September 2024Abandon2010NoNo
18158315SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS TO IMPROVE WATERMARK DETECTION IN ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENTSJanuary 2023August 2023Allow600YesNo
18158208CONTENT RECOMMENDATION TECHNIQUES WITH REDUCED HABIT BIAS EFFECTSJanuary 2023January 2024Abandon1210NoNo
18016851CHEERING SUPPORT METHOD, CHEERING SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2010NoNo
18155382INPUT-BASED STREAMING CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFORJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1920YesNo
18096761SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ANALYZING, USING AI ENGINES, RESOURCES DEPICTED IN AUDIO VISUAL CONTENTJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2220NoNo
18149754PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT TO CONTENT CONSUMERS FOR PLAYBACK AND CONSUMPTIONJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18092845SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SERVER-SIDE DYNAMIC ADAPTATION FOR SPLIT RENDERINGJanuary 2023March 2026Abandon3820NoNo
18091978METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTEND A TIMESTAMP RANGE SUPPORTED BY A WATERMARKDecember 2022August 2023Allow710NoNo
18147409Media Stream Playing Method and ApparatusDecember 2022November 2023Allow1100NoNo
18011886Enabling Rendering of User-Specific Information using a Display DeviceDecember 2022May 2024Allow1710NoNo
18066896DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR DISPLAY APPARATUSDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18009729APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVENT PARTICIPATION BY SPECTATORSDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18078603SERVER-SIDE FRAME RENDER TIMING DELAY TO REDUCE CLIENT-SIDE FRAME PRESENT DELAYDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010YesNo
18001452STREAMING BROADCAST SPONSORSHIP SYSTEM USING INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICEDecember 2022September 2023Allow1000NoNo
18078589TEMPORARY PRE-ROLL CONTENT PROVISION WITH STREAMING CONTENTDecember 2022January 2025Allow2620NoNo
18008090THEME VIDEO GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
17
Examiner Affirmed
15
(88.2%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(11.8%)
Reversal Percentile
24.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 11.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
46
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(17.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
38
(82.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.1%
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, 17.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 MENGESHA, MULUGETA A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MENGESHA, MULUGETA A works in Art Unit 2424 and has examined 684 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MENGESHA, MULUGETA A's allowance rate of 81.9% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MENGESHA, MULUGETA A receive 1.93 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 MENGESHA, MULUGETA A is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 85% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MENGESHA, MULUGETA A. This interview benefit is in the 49% 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, 28.3% 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 32.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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, 30.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% 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 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, 39.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 17% 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

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