USPTO Examiner SCHNURR JOHN R - Art Unit 2425

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18903557SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING CONTENTOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18824805METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PLAYBACK CONTROLSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18842063SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMING VIDEO IN REAL-TIME VIA VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET USING A CAMERA NETWORKAugust 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18736571IMMERSIVE MEDIA CONTENT PRESENTATION AND INTERACTIVE 360� VIDEO COMMUNICATIONJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18670013USER INTERFACES FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A GROUP OF USERSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18627869SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POPULATING A VIRTUAL SHOPPING CART BASED ON A VERIFICATION OF ALGORITHMIC DETERMINATIONS OF ITEMS SELECTED DURING A SHOPPING SESSION IN A PHYSICAL STOREApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18623317GESTURE-BASED VEHICLE ENTRY SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL KEYPADApril 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18623755Doorbell CameraApril 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18400051METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING LIVE EMBEDDED TRACKING DATA WITHIN A LIVE SPORTS VIDEO STREAMDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18393521VIDEO CLASSIFICATION USING USER BEHAVIOR FROM A NETWORK DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18544716METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEAMLESSLY TRANSPORTING OBJECTS BETWEEN CONNECTED DEVICES FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONSDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310YesNo
18543949VIDEO DATA GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023March 2025Allow1530NoNo
18540706VIDEO STREAM PLAYBACK CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18523843METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTENT CAPTURINGNovember 2023October 2024Allow1020NoNo
18511051REWIND AND FAST FORWARD OF CONTENTNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18495573METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE AUDIENCE POPULATIONOctober 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18384299Preliminary Diagnoses of Cut Tissue SectionsOctober 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
18493392VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR LIVE DISTRIBUTING VIDEO CONTAINING ANIMATION OF CHARACTER OBJECT GENERATED BASED ON MOTION OF DISTRIBUTOR USER, DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING VIDEO DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18484096DISPLAYING AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE FOR LIVE TELEVISIONOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18483962System and Method for Dynamic Playback Switching of Live and Previously Recorded Audio ContentOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18284649METHOD OF IMAGING A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADESeptember 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18283461DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18371716SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING CONTENTSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1400NoNo
18472414Secondary Media Insertion Systems, Methods, and ApparatusesSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18367872SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING CONTENT USING PROGRESS BARSSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18465808VIDEO-BASED INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUMSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1530NoNo
18244455TELEVISION RELATED SEARCHINGSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18463629Advertisement TrackingSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2240NoNo
18244178DYNAMIC ITEM HIGHLIGHTING SYSTEMSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18240419CONTEXT-AWARE EVENT BASED ANNOTATION SYSTEM FOR MEDIA ASSETAugust 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18234961SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY AND RECOMMEND MEDIA CONSUMPTION OPTIONS BASED ON VIEWER SUGGESTIONSAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18447848Systems and Methods for Standalone Recording Devices and Generating Video CompilationsAugust 2023December 2024Allow1700NoNo
18446055Systems and Methods of Alternative Networked Application ServicesAugust 2023April 2025Allow2010NoNo
18357032SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING ADAPTIVE STREAM TO DOWNLOADABLE MEDIAJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18222652SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO UPDATE EMBEDDED ADVERTISEMENTS IN DOWNLOADED CONTENT USING ADVERTISEMENT UPDATE CRITERIAJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18349938Sound Bar to Provide Information Associated with a Media ItemJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18216585SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSCODING MEDIA STREAMJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18213374Microscopy System and Method for the Color Correction of Microscope ImagesJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18208328INTERACTIVE DIRECTION POINTING USING EMITTED DIRECTIONAL LIGHT FROM A HANDHELD DEVICEJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18207815SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED DELIVERY AND DISPLAY OF 360-DEGREE CONTENTJune 2023September 2024Allow1520NoNo
18330675INFORMATION DISPLAY AND PROCESSING METHODS AND APPARATUSES, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMJune 2023December 2023Allow610NoNo
18202442CONTROLLERMay 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18200719METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE TRANSFER AND PLAYBACK OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENTMay 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18196984SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING DELIVERY OF ADVERTISEMENTSMay 2023June 2024Allow1320NoNo
18196762MONITORING AND REPORTING TRAFFIC INFORMATIONMay 2023April 2025Abandon2330NoYes
18137067SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCOVERY OF, IDENTIFICATION OF, AND ONGOING MONITORING OF VIRAL MEDIA ASSETSApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18301820Doorbell CameraApril 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18299456Event Information Collection SystemApril 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18297997AUTOMATED AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER COLLECTION, IMAGING, IDENTIFICATION, AND ANALYSISApril 2023November 2024Allow1911YesNo
18117929PIPELINE INSPECTION DEVICEMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210YesNo
18111372METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A VIRTUAL ONLINE VIDEO CHANNELFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18109149METHODS, SYSTEMS, PROCESSORS AND COMPUTER CODE FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CLIPSFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18165652SYNCHRONIZING STREAMS OF CO-WATCHING DIGITAL VIDEO CONTENT WHILE PROVIDING LIVE DIGITAL VIDEO CHAT STREAMS ACROSS MULTIPLE CLIENT DEVICESFebruary 2023March 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18105759AUTOMATED MEDIA IDENTIFICATION USING BLOCK COMPARISONS OF DIFFERENT RECORDED REPRESENTATIONSFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2720NoNo
18098192SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO UPDATE EMBEDDED ADVERTISEMENTS IN DOWNLOADED CONTENT USING ADVERTISEMENT UPDATE CRITERIAJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1730YesNo
18155126METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEAMLESSLY TRANSPORTING OBJECTS BETWEEN CONNECTED DEVICES FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONSJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1230YesNo
18146286METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE AUDIENCE POPULATIONDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
18069953SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT OPERATOR TO SET-TOP BOX COMMUNICATIONDecember 2022December 2023Abandon1210NoNo
18077804ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING ANTENNA MODULE DISPOSED IN CAMERA MODULEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2611YesNo
17992592SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC VISUAL CONTENTNovember 2022April 2023Allow510NoNo
17990479Method And System For A Trail Camera With Modular Fresnel LensesNovember 2022April 2024Allow1730NoNo
17984316SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING AUTOMATION NOTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE INTEGRATIONNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17982784DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2022March 2025Allow2820YesNo
17980249SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2022June 2025Allow3150YesNo
17980242SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2022February 2025Allow2840YesNo
17977337SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY AND RECOMMEND MEDIA CONSUMPTION OPTIONS BASED ON VIEWER SUGGESTIONSOctober 2022May 2023Allow700NoNo
17977646IMAGE GAZE CORRECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTOctober 2022October 2024Allow2311YesNo
17977572SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH LIDAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022May 2024Allow1820YesNo
17977475SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH LIDAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022June 2024Allow1920YesNo
17977525SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH RADAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17977549SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH LIDAR AND RADAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022April 2025Allow3040YesNo
17977569SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH LIDAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022April 2024Allow1820NoNo
17977507SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH LIDAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022January 2025Allow2740YesNo
17977511SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH RADAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022June 2024Allow1920YesNo
17977520SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH RADAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022February 2025Allow2840YesNo
17977540SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH RADAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17977498SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH LIDAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022February 2025Allow2740YesNo
17977561SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH LIDAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022January 2025Allow2740YesNo
17977533SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH LIDAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022June 2024Allow1920YesNo
17977586SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH RADAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2022June 2024Allow2020YesNo
17976535METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR ON-DEMAND MEDIAOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810YesNo
17935849DIGITAL TV RECEPTION USING OTT BACKCHANNEL COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2220NoNo
17914438Method for Resuming Playing Multimedia Content Between DevicesSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17934577THREE-DIMENSIONAL TARGET, WHEEL POSITIONING SYSTEM, AND WHEEL POSITIONING METHODSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2310NoNo
17913879DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LUMINESCENCE ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE SAMPLESSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310NoNo
17913958LENS-FREE MICROSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND BIOCHEMICAL SUBSTANCE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310NoNo
17949939SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING CONTENTSeptember 2022May 2023Allow810NoNo
17906658AN APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VOLUMETRIC VIDEOSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1610NoNo
17946833Imaging Via Diffuser Modulation by Translating a SampleSeptember 2022March 2023Allow600NoNo
17930805SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING CONTENTSeptember 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17910774RECOGNITION PROCESSING SYSTEM, RECOGNITION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECOGNITION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17899049IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, VEHICLE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17892482TELEVISION RELATED SEARCHINGAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17891330REWIND AND FAST FORWARD OF CONTENTAugust 2022August 2023Allow1220NoNo
17821002Methods and Systems for Utilizing Live Embedded Tracking Data within a Live Sports Video StreamAugust 2022October 2023Allow1410YesNo
17886848VIDEO STREAM PLAYBACK CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022August 2023Allow1320NoNo
17883311MONITORING ADVERSE EVENTS IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE DISPLAYING A HIGHER RESOLUTION SURGICAL VIDEO ON A LOWER RESOLUTION DISPLAYAugust 2022July 2023Allow1120YesNo
17882210SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY SYNCING FROM TIME-SHIFTED FRAME TO LIVE STREAM OF CONTENTAugust 2022February 2023Allow610NoNo
17795322MONOCULAR CAMERA ACTIVATION FOR LOCALIZATION BASED ON DATA FROM DEPTH SENSORJuly 2022May 2024Allow2210NoNo
17870962METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING MULTIMEDIA RESOURCESJuly 2022August 2023Abandon1301NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
9
(81.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(18.2%)
Reversal Percentile
28.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 18.2% 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
27
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(25.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(74.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.5%
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, 25.9% 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 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 SCHNURR, JOHN R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SCHNURR, JOHN R works in Art Unit 2425 and has examined 571 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 17 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SCHNURR, JOHN R's allowance rate of 85.5% places them in the 57% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SCHNURR, JOHN R receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% 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 SCHNURR, JOHN R is 17 months. This places the examiner in the 96% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SCHNURR, JOHN R. This interview benefit is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% 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 25.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 27% 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, 60.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 48% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.4% 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, 41.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% 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 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:

    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

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