Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19104779 | DATA CACHING | February 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18733509 | Applying Video Effects Corresponding to Each Participant Within a Video Communication Session | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18629038 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DATA PLAYBACK METHOD, DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND DATA PLAYBACK DEVICE | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18410009 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE SELECTION OF PAUSE POINTS | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18409009 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SYNCHRONIZED SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT TO A SUBSET OF USERS THAT ARE DISINTERESTED IN LIVE CONTENT | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18404153 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING DEVICE | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395911 | Intubation System | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18392398 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING CUSTOMIZED CONTENT | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514931 | INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18473617 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING EXTENDED PAYLOADS WITH COMPOSITE WATERMARKS | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A WEAPON, AND TRACKING AND GENERATING AN ALERT IN RESPONSE TO THE WEAPON IDENTIFICATION | August 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18364637 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TIME-LAPSE VIDEOS | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18230133 | MONITORING GROUND-ENGAGING PRODUCTS FOR EARTH WORKING EQUIPMENT | August 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356850 | DRONE DATA COLLECTION OPTIMIZATION FOR EVIDENCE RECORDING | July 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218199 | OBJECT SELECTION IN COMPUTER VISION | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215355 | SUMMARY GENERATION BASED ON TRIP | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210572 | SELECTING A REPROJECTION DISTANCE BASED ON THE FOCAL LENGTH OF A CAMERA | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309911 | SUBTITLE SPLITTER | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307356 | VEHICLE POSE ESTIMATION | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190698 | CONTENT-AWARE PROGRESS BAR | March 2023 | January 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120937 | DETECTION SYSTEM USED IN PRODUCT QUALITY DETECTION | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18180196 | Image Capture Device Holder | March 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153934 | AUTOMATED AIR-TO-AIR REFUELING USING KEYPOINT-BASED PERCEPTION OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17999556 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925895 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053416 | CAMERA IMAGING METHOD, CAMERA SYSTEM AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979567 | PERSONALIZED VIDEOS FEATURING MULTIPLE PERSONS | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051192 | PROCESSING VIDEO DATA | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970803 | MONITORING OF OBJECTS BASED ON FREQUENCY SPECTRUM OF MOTION AND FREQUENCY FILTERING | October 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045902 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963863 | VIDEO PLAYBACK METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17959063 | Recording Content | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949291 | ROBOTIC DATABASE MANAGEMENT | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17821767 | SUBTITLE SPLITTER | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819729 | PLAYER METHODS FOR CHUNKED CMAF LOW LATENCY PLAYBACK | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17887077 | INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817203 | Pulsed-Light Optical Imaging Systems for Autonomous Vehicles | August 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17796319 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A CAMERA AND/OR A LIDAR SENSOR OF A VEHICLE OR A ROBOT | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875472 | AIR-GROUND INTEGRATED LANDSLIDE MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861696 | WEARABLE DEVICE | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17854625 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SYNCHRONIZED SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT TO A SUBSET OF USERS THAT ARE DISINTERESTED IN LIVE CONTENT | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832009 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR CAUSING AN ALERT TO BE PRESENTED | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17741867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRONE LAND CONDITION SURVEILLANCE | May 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17742135 | Method and Apparatus for Selection of Content From a Stream of Data | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737557 | Synchronized Playback Controls for Parallel Viewing of Video Content | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17730454 | GENERATING CROWDSOURCED TRAILERS BASED ON FORWARD OR REWIND COMMANDS | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17728393 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO PLAYING | April 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17718805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-MODAL MICROSCOPY | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17710529 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYBACK CONTROLLING SYSTEM | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17698529 | Enhanced Analysis Techniques Using Composite Frequency Spectrum Data | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696747 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO HIGHLIGHT VIDEO SEGMENTS IN A VIDEO STREAM | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17695535 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING EVENTS IN VIDEOS | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690325 | Method and Device for Image Display and Eye Tracking through a Catadioptric Lens | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17638864 | METHOD FOR INDICATING INTEREST POINTS IN A MEDIA PLAYER | February 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683142 | Systems and Methods for Video Event Segmentation Derived from Simultaneously Recorded Sensor Data | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17638336 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DEVICE, WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | February 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671333 | LASER PROJECTOR, DEPTH CAMERA, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17592835 | MONITORING OF OBJECTS BASED ON FREQUENCY SPECTRUM OF MOTION AND FREQUENCY FILTERING | February 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17648341 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING VIDEO | January 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17627578 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575284 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TIME-LAPSE VIDEOS | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17570236 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE TO DETECT FALLING LIQUIDS | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17570185 | AUDIO-VIDEO-HAPTICS RECORDING AND PLAYBACK | January 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17645886 | Method and system for generating at least one image of a real environment | December 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17645041 | COUNTING CROWDS BY AUGMENTING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK ESTIMATES WITH FIFTH GENERATION SIGNAL PROCESSING DATA | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17550054 | Visual Interface And Communications Techniques For Use With Robots | December 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17543780 | VEHICLE POSE DETERMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17541789 | " RESIDUE ANALSIS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM " | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456466 | MULTI-CAMERA POST-CAPTURE IMAGE PROCESSING | November 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17516169 | GENERATING MEDIA CONTENT PLAYLISTS INCLUDING INTERSTITIALS COMBINED WITH MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17514531 | CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING TARGET OBJECTS | October 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17509349 | HEAD-MOUNTABLE DEVICE WITH OBJECT MOVEMENT DETECTION | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17504564 | PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED ABRIDGED VERSIONS OF MEDIA ITEMS BASED ON AVAILABLE USER TIME | October 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17503997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE SELECTION OF PAUSE POINTS | October 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17504007 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE SELECTION OF PAUSE POINTS | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494139 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DATA PLAYBACK METHOD, DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND DATA PLAYBACK DEVICE | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488676 | Spring-Operated Catch Mechanism | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17436239 | ON-VEHICLE DEVICE | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17466030 | METHOD FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK CONTROL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17465085 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN INTRUDER ON TRACKS | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING SPECIAL IMAGE EFFECTS AND HARDWARE DEVICE | August 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17433580 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | August 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17409970 | SUMMARY GENERATION BASED ON TRIP | August 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17444649 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEARCHING MEDIA CONTENT | August 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17390909 | APPLYING VIDEO EFFECTS WITHIN A VIDEO COMMUNICATION SESSION | July 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17364448 | VOICE CONTENT SELECTION FOR VIDEO CONTENT | June 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17358728 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING CUSTOMIZED CONTENT | June 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17356617 | Enhanced Analysis Techniques Using Composite Frequency Spectrum Data | June 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17414952 | CAMERA CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD TO PROCESS CAPTURED IMAGE USING AT LEAST ONE CAMERA | June 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17348782 | PERSONALIZED VIDEOS FEATURING MULTIPLE PERSONS | June 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17345756 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING EXTENDED PAYLOADS WITH COMPOSITE WATERMARKS | June 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17298606 | MULTI-CAMERA VISUAL INSPECTION APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF USE | May 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17321815 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR CAUSING AN ALERT TO BE PRESENTED | May 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320366 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS | May 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17289254 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM FOR IMAGING A SAMPLE REGION AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | April 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17239217 | SOURCE DEVICES, SINK DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS | April 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17235867 | PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL METHOD, MOBILE PLATFORM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17189558 | AUTOMATICALLY AND PROGRAMMATICALLY GENERATING CROWDSOURCED TRAILERS | March 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17176661 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO IMPROVE A SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF A PILOT OR DRIVER | February 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17176931 | CAMERA CORE MONITOR USING GRADIENT FILTER | February 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner JONES, HEATHER RAE.
With a 53.3% 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.
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, 34.1% 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.
✓ 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 JONES, HEATHER RAE works in Art Unit 2481 and has examined 679 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner JONES, HEATHER RAE's allowance rate of 75.4% places them in the 33% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by JONES, HEATHER RAE receive 2.30 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 79% 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.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by JONES, HEATHER RAE is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -3.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JONES, HEATHER RAE. This interview benefit is in the 5% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 34.8% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 43.3% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 56.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 48% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 19% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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