USPTO Examiner BELAI NAOD W - Art Unit 2481

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17138792ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE WITH BUILT-IN CAMERADecember 2020November 2023Abandon3520YesNo
17128767SHARED DECODER PICTURE BUFFER FOR MULTIPLE LAYERSDecember 2020June 2023Allow3030NoNo
17103246MICROSCOPY IMAGINGNovember 2020February 2023Allow2630YesYes
17091528IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAMENovember 2020August 2022Allow2210YesNo
17087522Method and Apparatus for Enhancing Stereo VisionNovember 2020April 2022Allow1800YesNo
16996530ENCODER, A DECODER AND CORRESPONDING METHODS USING A PALETTE CODINGAugust 2020July 2023Abandon3550YesNo
16947776METHOD FOR PROVIDING CAMERA OUTPUTS TO RECEIVERS OF VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM USING LVDS REPEATER DEVICEAugust 2020October 2020Allow200YesNo
16993561WHICH LUT TO BE UPDATED OR NO UPDATINGAugust 2020April 2021Allow810YesNo
16929044HOT KEY SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2020October 2020Allow300YesNo
16921703TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHODJuly 2020August 2021Allow1320YesNo
16898949IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE OCCUPANTJune 2020February 2022Allow2020YesNo
16895493AUTOMATIC RULER DETECTIONJune 2020January 2023Allow3110NoNo
16770231METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HIERARCHICALLY ENCODING AND DECODING A BYTESTREAMJune 2020September 2022Allow2810YesNo
16882199APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODINGMay 2020November 2021Allow1800YesNo
16852657VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITApril 2020December 2021Allow2000YesNo
16828799FEATURES OF BASE COLOR INDEX MAP MODE FOR VIDEO AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODINGMarch 2020October 2021Allow1800YesNo
16823797TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUS FOR WEIGHTED-MEDIAN PREDICTION FOR POINT-CLOUD ATTRIBUTE CODINGMarch 2020September 2022Allow3010NoNo
16820904MICROSCOPY IMAGINGMarch 2020November 2020Allow810YesNo
16783852FEATURES OF INTRA BLOCK COPY PREDICTION MODE FOR VIDEO AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODINGFebruary 2020December 2021Allow2200YesNo
16773704VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAMEJanuary 2020October 2021Allow2000YesNo
16742542Wide-Field-of-View Anti-Shake High-Dynamic Bionic EyeJanuary 2020January 2023Allow3610NoNo
16713810INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEM AND VEHICLEDecember 2019October 2021Allow2220NoNo
16618024MONITORING SYSTEMNovember 2019May 2022Abandon2910NoNo
16683065FEATURES OF BASE COLOR INDEX MAP MODE FOR VIDEO AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODINGNovember 2019January 2020Allow200YesNo
16669138METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE FRAME FREEZE DETECTIONOctober 2019August 2023Allow4540YesNo
16667684METHODS AND USER INTERFACES FOR AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATIONOctober 2019June 2021Allow1910YesNo
16597153IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAMEOctober 2019July 2020Allow1010YesNo
16597076SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATION WITH EXTERNAL DISPLAYOctober 2019January 2022Allow2710NoNo
16597079DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMAGE FRAME CAPTURING AND DETECTING FROZEN IMAGE FRAMESOctober 2019August 2022Allow3411YesNo
16588834VIDEO INSPECTION SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS ENABLED CABLE STORAGE DRUMSeptember 2019March 2022Allow3020NoYes
16578237SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUP OF PICTURES ENCODINGSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2810NoNo
16540499VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAMEAugust 2019October 2019Allow200NoNo
16448925SIMULTANEOUS KINEMATIC AND HAND-EYE CALIBRATIONJune 2019September 2020Allow1420YesNo
16415526SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMEMBERING HELD ITEMS AND FINDING LOST ITEMS USING WEARABLE CAMERA SYSTEMSMay 2019July 2021Allow2630YesNo
16395761NETWORK DEVICE AND ERROR HANDLINGApril 2019September 2021Allow2930YesNo
16390165METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DIVISION OF CODING UNIT, COMPUTING DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2019August 2021Allow2810YesNo
16385680IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEMApril 2019February 2021Allow2200NoNo
16385990IMAGE BASED IRRIGATION CONTROLApril 2019September 2021Allow2910YesNo
16385538SELECTING SPECTATOR VIEWPOINTS IN VOLUMETRIC VIDEO PRESENTATIONS OF LIVE EVENTSApril 2019June 2021Allow2610NoNo
16339117Pre-Processing Of HDR Video Involving Chroma AdjustmentApril 2019February 2021Allow2310NoNo
16373271LIMITATION ON THE CODING TREE UNIT/BLOCK FOR NEXT-GENERATION VIDEO CODINGApril 2019December 2021Abandon3320NoNo
16371486Motion-Compensated Prediction Method and ApparatusApril 2019June 2020Allow1400NoNo
16357206HOT KEY SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2019March 2020Allow1210NoNo
16278596APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODINGFebruary 2019January 2020Allow1100YesNo
16222755AUTOMATIC RULER DETECTIONDecember 2018March 2020Allow1510YesNo
16213634STRUCTURED LIGHT PROJECTORDecember 2018June 2024Allow6060NoYes
16307626AN APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODINGDecember 2018December 2020Allow2410NoNo
16163075SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODEL PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION IN THREE DIMENSIONAL BASED COLOR MAPPINGOctober 2018July 2020Allow2120NoNo
16107600ADAPTIVE TRANSCODING BYPASS SYSTEMAugust 2018September 2019Allow1210YesNo
16105234VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITAugust 2018February 2020Allow1800YesNo
16023857METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING/DECODING IMAGEJune 2018September 2018Allow300YesNo
16024300METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING/DECODING IMAGEJune 2018September 2019Allow1500YesNo
16023670METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING/DECODING IMAGEJune 2018September 2018Allow300YesNo
16023983METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING/DECODING IMAGEJune 2018May 2019Allow1000NoNo
16024190METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING/DECODING IMAGEJune 2018September 2019Allow1500YesNo
16014207MOTION DETECTION BASED ON OBSERVING SEVERAL PICTURESJune 2018September 2018Allow300YesNo
15971724IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAMEMay 2018June 2019Allow1310NoNo
15961677SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING BASED ON COEFFICIENT SAMPLINGApril 2018August 2019Allow1510NoNo
15951516APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODINGApril 2018October 2018Allow600YesNo
15915328SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUP OF PICTURES ENCODINGMarch 2018November 2019Abandon2010YesNo
15904517MULTIPLE IMAGE STORAGE COMPRESSION TREEFebruary 2018April 2019Abandon1320YesNo
15894569System for Monitoring an Area Adjacent a VehicleFebruary 2018November 2022Allow5720YesYes
15889671SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR VIDEO RECORDING OF A TRANSACTION INVOLVING PROTECTED DATAFebruary 2018December 2018Allow1010NoNo
15860420MOBILE DEVICE TETHERING FOR A REMOTE PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM OF A VEHICLEJanuary 2018June 2021Allow4120YesNo
15856848APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING, AND RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2017January 2020Allow2420YesNo
15845770VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAMEDecember 2017April 2019Allow1520NoNo
15810881MULTIPLE IMAGE STORAGE COMPRESSION TREENovember 2017July 2019Allow2010YesNo
15802824METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING/DECODING IMAGENovember 2017March 2018Allow500YesNo
15795705METHOD FOR VISUALLY REPRESENTING SCANNING DATAOctober 2017September 2021Allow4650YesNo
15567329ROTATING PLATFORM FOR A COMPUTING DEVICEOctober 2017August 2020Allow3410NoNo
15567333DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2017November 2020Allow3720YesNo
15785219IMMERSED HOT MIRRORS FOR IMAGING IN EYE TRACKINGOctober 2017April 2021Allow4230YesNo
15784227VEHICLE CAMERA LVDS REPEATEROctober 2017April 2020Allow3010NoNo
15785217EFFICIENT EYE ILLUMINATION USING REFLECTION OF STRUCTURED LIGHT PATTERN FOR EYE TRACKINGOctober 2017September 2021Allow4740YesNo
15785108VEHICLE COMMUNICATION AND IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEMSOctober 2017May 2021Abandon4320NoNo
15784707SMART SENSOR APPARATUSOctober 2017November 2020Abandon3720NoNo
15784705MONITORING SYSTEMOctober 2017June 2020Abandon3210YesNo
15783877MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2017April 2020Allow3010NoNo
15723304IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAMEOctober 2017January 2019Allow1520NoNo
15560248IMAGE CODING DEVICE AND METHODSeptember 2017August 2020Abandon3520YesNo
15710062SCHEME FOR ZERO-COPY ADAPTIVE BITRATE VIDEO STREAMINGSeptember 2017September 2020Allow3630YesNo
15560101METHOD FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL AND DEVICE THEREFORSeptember 2017March 2021Abandon4230NoNo
15705439VISUAL AID DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMESeptember 2017August 2021Allow4760YesNo
15676665APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODINGAugust 2017December 2017Allow400YesNo
156520633D VIDEO CODING INCLUDING DEPTH BASED DISPARITY VECTOR CALIBRATIONJuly 2017August 2017Allow100YesNo
15630262MULTIPLE IMAGE STORAGE COMPRESSION TREEJune 2017January 2019Allow1910YesNo
15465122CONSTRAINED BLOCK-LEVEL OPTIMIZATION AND SIGNALING FOR VIDEO CODING TOOLSMarch 2017December 2019Allow3310NoNo
15465328APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE CALCULATION OF QUANTIZATION PARAMETERS IN DISPLAY STREAM COMPRESSIONMarch 2017October 2022Abandon6040NoYes
15463775METHOD, COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE, MEDIUM AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING DARK FLASH PHOTOGRAPHYMarch 2017April 2018Abandon1310YesNo
15434989INTERACTIVE SYSTEM SETUP CONCEPTFebruary 2017August 2019Allow3020NoNo
15425738INDICATION OF CROSS-LAYER PICTURE TYPE ALIGNMENT IN MULTI-LAYER VIDEO CODINGFebruary 2017April 2017Allow200YesNo
15425676INDICATION OF CROSS-LAYER PICTURE TYPE ALIGNMENT IN MULTI-LAYER VIDEO CODINGFebruary 2017April 2017Allow200YesNo
15418888VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAMEJanuary 2017August 2017Allow610NoNo
15378984SYNCHRONIZING VIDEO SIGNALS USING CACHED KEY FRAMESDecember 2016June 2020Allow4220YesNo
15377620Loss Detection for Encoded Video TransmissionDecember 2016June 2022Allow6020YesYes
15376987Method of Intra Block Copy Search and Compensation RangeDecember 2016May 2021Abandon5340YesNo
15318597TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHODDecember 2016April 2020Allow4020YesNo
15351703MANAGING PREDICTED MOTION VECTOR CANDIDATESNovember 2016January 2018Abandon1420YesNo
15231315VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING BATCH MODE TOGETHER WITH SKIP MODEAugust 2016May 2017Allow1010YesNo
15214929System, Method and Computer Program Product for Updating Advertising Data for Recorded Video DataJuly 2016June 2018Abandon2310YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BELAI, NAOD W.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
5
(41.7%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(58.3%)
Reversal Percentile
82.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 58.3% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
26
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(46.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(53.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
74.8%
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, 46.2% 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 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner BELAI, NAOD W - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BELAI, NAOD W works in Art Unit 2481 and has examined 287 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BELAI, NAOD W's allowance rate of 74.2% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BELAI, NAOD W receive 2.00 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 BELAI, NAOD W is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -23.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BELAI, NAOD W. This interview benefit is in the 2% 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, 30.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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 23.2% 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, 36.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 36% 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 61.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.1% 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, 38.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 26% 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 0.7% 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 22% 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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