USPTO Examiner NEWLIN TIMOTHY R - Art Unit 2424

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18768982CAMERA DEVICE WITH IMAGE COMPENSATION AND AUTOFOCUS FUNCTIONJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18678613Merging Permissions and Content OutputMay 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18674660SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND RESTRICTING PLAYING OF MEDIA ASSETS STORED ON A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18625092STAGGERED KEY FRAME VIDEO ENCODINGApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18585421SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE MEDIA ASSET RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON POSITIONING OF INTERNET CONNECTED OBJECTS ON AN NETWORK-CONNECTED SURFACEFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18437240Method and System for Individualized Content Data FeedsFebruary 2024June 2024Allow410NoNo
18424427Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Alternative Advert SystemJanuary 2024October 2024Allow910NoNo
18417237AUTOMATED CONTENT IDENTIFICATION FOR BINGE WATCHING OF DIGITAL MEDIAJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18411967VEHICULAR CAMERAJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1600NoNo
18406530SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING OFFSETS OF A RECORDED PROGRAM IN A NETWORK DVRJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18508599SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EXPERIMENTATION ON CONTENT EFFECTIVENESSNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18506385Adaptive Media Playback Experiences for Commercial EnvironmentsNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18385182SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT ACCORDING TO SKIP LIKELIHOODOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18497194TOKEN MERGING FOR LEGACY CONTENT RECEIVING DEVICESOctober 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18383928TAB DETECTION MECHANISM AND TAB DETECTION DEVICEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18553340TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PUNCTURE MEMBERSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18468321GENERATING EXPANDED CONTENT IN A VIDEO STREAM BASED ON PREDICTING VIEWER BEHAVIORSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010YesNo
18243170SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING CLOSED CAPTION AND SUBTITLE DATA DURING FAST-ACCESS PLAYBACK OPERATIONSSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18241659SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RECORDING OF A BLACKED-OUT MEDIA CONTENT ITEMSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18450569COMBINED HDR/LDR VIDEO STREAMINGAugust 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18234771ASSIGNING PRIORITY FOR AN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT ACCORDING TO A DYNAMIC USER QUEUE AND/OR MULTI-MODALITY PRESENCE DETECTIONAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18446596HDMI CUSTOMIZED AD INSERTIONAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18230369MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A SURFACE OF AN OBJECT OR SKIN OF A PERSONAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18358124CORNEAL REFLECTED IMAGE IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND GAZE DETECTION DEVICEJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18357513INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION SYSTEMJuly 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18356132Method and System for Individualized Content Data FeedsJuly 2023December 2023Allow510NoNo
18223797Systems and Methods for Detecting Improper Implementation of Presentation of Content Items by Applications Executing on Client DevicesJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18221472DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18221731PROVIDING A MESSAGE BASED ON A CHANGE IN WATCH TIMEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18219301SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS FROM A FIRST CONTENT PLATFORM TO CONTENT ITEMS AVAILABLE ON A SECOND CONTENT PLATFORMJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610NoNo
18334629TIME OF FLIGHT-BASED THREE-DIMENSIONAL SENSING SYSTEMJune 2023August 2024Allow1520YesNo
18205138SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PREVENT OR REDUCE AD FATIGUE USING USER PREFERENCESJune 2023March 2025Allow2210NoNo
18255255METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CAMERA POSE IN A MULTI-CAMERA SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM, MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM AND CONTROL UNITMay 2023June 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18321066IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18321600METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AFFILIATE INTERRUPT DETECTIONMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18195558SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENHANCE SEGMENT DURING TRICK PLAYMay 2023October 2024Allow1720YesNo
18312749BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICEMay 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18141242SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLENDING INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS WITH TELEVISION PROGRAMSApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18139576SEARCHING AND DISPLAYING MULTIMEDIA SEARCH RESULTSApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18305347METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE AUDIENCE POPULATIONApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18137563SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HDR VIDEO CAPTURE WITH A MOBILE DEVICEApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18303369METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS TO REMAP HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFICATIONApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18133820PARKING SUPPORT APPARATUS, PARKING SUPPORT METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2023February 2025Allow2210NoNo
18030445DENTITION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND DENTITION IMAGE CAPTURING METHODApril 2023August 2024Allow1700NoNo
18128509METHOD FOR SERVING INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ADVERTISING CONTENT WITHIN A STREAMING PLATFORMMarch 2023June 2024Allow1420NoNo
18129042METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROGRAMMATIC GUARANTEED CONTENT INSERTION FOR SUPPORTING DELIVERY USING QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION AND/OR OTHER DELIVERY TECHNIQUESMarch 2023November 2024Allow1900NoNo
18127796SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE MEDIA ASSET RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON POSITIONING OF INTERNET CONNECTED OBJECTS ON AN NETWORK-CONNECTED SURFACEMarch 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18125845INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE,INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023October 2024Allow1920YesNo
18189522IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHODMarch 2023November 2024Allow1900NoNo
18186452DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND GENERATION METHODMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18181343AUTOMATED CONTENT IDENTIFICATION FOR BINGE WATCHING OF DIGITAL MEDIAMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18176221Merging Permissions and Content OutputFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18108971SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING OBSTRUCTION OF A MEDIA ASSET BY AN OVERLAY BY PREDICTING A PATH OF MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT OF INTEREST OF THE MEDIA ASSET AND AVOIDING PLACEMENT OF THE OVERLAY IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENTFebruary 2023November 2023Allow910NoNo
18019049SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIVE PROJECTION IMAGING FOR FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPYJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2610YesNo
18104250USER COLD START MEDIA RECOMMENDATION GENERATION AND EXTERNAL PROVIDER CONTENT PLAYJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2110YesNo
18018974ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2023May 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18101084SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND RESTRICTING PLAYING OF MEDIA ASSETS STORED ON A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1320YesNo
18100949INFRARED LAMP DEVICE AND INFRARED LAMP SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLEJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2310NoNo
18157432INSPECTION SYSTEM, INSPECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1700NoNo
18095786DYNAMIC CONTENT SERVING USING A MEDIA DEVICEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow2030YesNo
18149156HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR EYE-TRACKING OPERATIONJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2830NoNo
18091538METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AN AUDIENCE COMPOSITION BASED ON THERMAL IMAGING AND FACIAL RECOGNITIONDecember 2022December 2023Allow1110YesNo
18091234CONTENT ACQUISITION SYSTEMDecember 2022April 2024Allow1500NoNo
18080355SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EXPERIMENTATION ON CONTENT EFFECTIVENESSDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18080238INFORMATION PUSHING METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310YesNo
18078904COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM USED IN VEHICLESDecember 2022September 2024Allow2110NoNo
18078168VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEDecember 2022May 2025Allow2930NoNo
18071824SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING OFFSETS OF A RECORDED PROGRAM IN A NETWORK DVRNovember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
17927596GLAZED ELEMENT, DEVICE WITH GLAZED ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED THERMAL IMAGING CAMERANovember 2022May 2024Allow1800NoNo
17987706METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING DYNAMIC SCHEDULING FOR A CINEMA AND CONTROLLING PLAYING OF A MOVIENovember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17921289INTRAORAL CAMERA SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHODOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
18048433IMAGE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMOctober 2022April 2024Allow1800NoNo
17965447SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GROUP MEDIA CONSUMPTION SESSIONSOctober 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
18045461ADAPTIVE FIELD OF VIEW PREDICTIONOctober 2022October 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17912826SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC ENRICHMENT OF INFORMATION FOR AUDIO STREAMSSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1710NoNo
17940272SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT THROUGH STREAMING VIDEOSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17902369METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT DURING A LOADING EVENTSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2720NoNo
17894021METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING INTERRUPTIONS WHILE STREAMING MEDIA CONTENTAugust 2022February 2025Allow3040NoNo
17891434CONTENT PROCESSING WORKFLOW THAT ALTERS OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT SEGMENTS TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER VIEWING EXPERIENCEAugust 2022September 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17878836METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE AUDIENCE METRICS FOR CONNECTED TELEVISIONAugust 2022May 2024Allow2120YesNo
17854984SYNTHETIC TOTAL AUDIENCE RATINGSJune 2022October 2023Allow1610NoNo
17855003SYNTHETIC TOTAL AUDIENCE RATINGSJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17854996SYNTHETIC TOTAL AUDIENCE RATINGSJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17852125METHOD FOR SERVING INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ADVERTISING CONTENT WITHIN A STREAMING PLATFORMJune 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17849112SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RECORDING OF A BLACKED-OUT MEDIA CONTENT ITEMJune 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17842157COMBINED HDR/LDR VIDEO STREAMINGJune 2022May 2023Allow1110NoNo
17827453SERVICE CONTROL AND USER IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION BASED ON VIRTUAL REALITYMay 2022March 2023Allow1020NoNo
17825871PERSONALIZED CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STREAMING PLATFORMSMay 2022May 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17824373SYNTHETIC TOTAL AUDIENCE RATINGSMay 2022August 2023Allow1510NoNo
17750997Managing Transmission ResourcesMay 2022December 2023Abandon1930NoNo
17750853Systems and Methods for Detecting Improper Implementation of Presentation of Content Items by Applications Executing on Client DevicesMay 2022April 2023Allow1100NoNo
17776706OPTIMIZATION DEVICE, OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2022May 2024Abandon2420NoNo
17743536RECEPTION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING METHODMay 2022December 2023Abandon1920NoNo
17735462METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR ACCOUNT CREDENTIAL SHARING IN COMMUNICATION SERVICESMay 2022April 2023Allow1110NoNo
17724231System and Method for Exploring Immersive Content and Immersive Advertisements on TelevisionApril 2022January 2023Allow910YesNo
17713185HARDWARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT IN VEHICLESApril 2022December 2024Allow3221YesNo
17708993MODULAR OPTICAL INSPECTION STATIONMarch 2022January 2024Allow2120NoNo
17703173Adaptive Media Playback Experiences for Commercial EnvironmentsMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510YesNo
17696697SEARCHING FOR AND PRIORITIZING AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT USING THE VIEWER'S AGEMarch 2022April 2023Allow1310NoNo
17689264Related Content Suggestions For Augmented RealityMarch 2022February 2024Allow2340YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
25
Examiner Affirmed
20
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
30.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority 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
40
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(15.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
34
(85.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
15.5%
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, 15.0% 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 NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R works in Art Unit 2424 and has examined 688 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R's allowance rate of 84.3% 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 NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% 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 NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R. This interview benefit is in the 53% 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, 25.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 32% 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 40.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 47.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 39% 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 51.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 46.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 54% 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 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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 15% 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:

  • 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.

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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.