USPTO Examiner PEREZ FUENTES LUIS M - Art Unit 2481

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18972820HYBRID MEDIA RECORDINGDecember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18857373METADATA-AIDED REMOVAL OF FILM GRAINOctober 2024April 2025Allow600YesNo
18764570SIGNALING GENERAL CONSTRAINTS INFORMATION FOR VIDEO CODINGJuly 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
18712707Adaptive Adjustment System and Method for Brightness of Holographic Waveguide Display DeviceMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18671059VIDEO DECODING APPARATUSMay 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18669047SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CODINGMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18654371PREDICTING AND RESPONDING TO CUT IN VEHICLES AND ALTRUISTIC RESPONSESMay 2024May 2025Allow1200NoNo
18649293IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAMPLE FILTERINGApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18630396INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON INTRA SUB-PARTITIONS IN IMAGE CODING SYSTEMApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18441207METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING BLOCK DIVISION INFORMATION IN IMAGE CODEC FOR SECURITY CAMERAFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610YesNo
18441466INTER-PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON DMVR AND BDOFFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18428914IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFORJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18421766METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTRA PREDICTIONJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18421879METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTRA PREDICTIONJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18406411AMVP-MERGE MODE WITH SBTMVPJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18401806PREDICTION DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18396416INTER PREDICTION METHOD BASED ON HISTORY-BASED MOTION VECTOR, AND DEVICE THEREFORDecember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18530257DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUSDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18529826METHOD AND APPARATUS OF INTERPOLATION FILTERING FOR PREDICTIVE CODINGDecember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18525250SUB-BITSTREAM EXTRACTION OF MULTI-LAYER VIDEO BITSTREAMSNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610YesNo
18510430IMAGE ENCODER AND ENCODING METHODNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18504619IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE AND PROGRAMNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18501810HYBRID MEDIA RECORDINGNovember 2023May 2024Allow610YesNo
18381949UNEQUAL WEIGHT PLANAR PREDICTIONOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18490677IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICEOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18490670IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICEOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18381709SAMPLE-BASED ANGULAR INTRA-PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODINGOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18377577INTRA PREDICTION-BASED IMAGE CODING METHOD AND DEVICE USING MPM LISTOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18474512SINGLE-LINE CROSS COMPONENT LINEAR MODEL PREDICTION MODESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18472915METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO CODING USING VARIOUS TRANSFORM TECHNIQUESSeptember 2023March 2024Allow610NoNo
18469960METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING BLOCK DIVISION INFORMATION IN IMAGE CODEC FOR SECURITY CAMERASeptember 2023February 2024Allow510NoNo
18455636DEBLOCKING FILTER FOR SUB-PARTITION BOUNDARIES CAUSED BY INTRA SUB-PARTITION CODING TOOLAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18234208IMAGE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCESAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18230925INTRA PREDICTION-BASED VIDEO CODING METHOD AND DEVICE USING MPM LISTAugust 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18264036CODING AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND DEVICES THEREFORAugust 2023December 2023Allow400NoNo
18226383IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUSJuly 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18225443PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHODJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18353271ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT USING CONTRAST LIMITED ADAPTIVE HISTOGRAM EQUALIZATION (CLAHE) IMPLEMENTED IN A PROCESSORJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18218330ADVANCED PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2023January 2025Allow1910YesNo
18213367ENCODER, ENCODING METHOD, DECODER, AND DECODING METHODJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18340762IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD USING PREDICTION BLOCK AND APPARATUS FOR SAMEJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18207134METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE SIGNAL AND APPARATUS THEREFORJune 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18330440IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD USING PREDICTION BLOCK AND APPARATUS FOR SAMEJune 2023December 2024Allow1810NoNo
18318427ENDOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC REORIENTATIONMay 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18312732INTERPLAY BETWEEN REFERENCE PICTURE RESAMPLING AND VIDEO CODING TOOLSMay 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18310013INTRA PREDICTION-BASED VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICEMay 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18296655SETTING INTRA-BLOCK COPY VIRTUAL BUFFER BASED ON VIRTUAL PIPELINE DATA UNITApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18190955LAYER CHARACTERISTIC SIGNALING IN MULTI-LAYERED CODINGMarch 2023July 2024Allow1610NoNo
18028524SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PANORAMIC IMAGEMarch 2023December 2024Allow2110NoNo
18180183METHOD FOR CREATING OCCUPANCY GRID MAP AND PROCESSING APPARATUSMarch 2023August 2024Allow1710NoNo
18118532INFRARED DETECTOR AND INFRARED IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2023January 2025Allow2200NoNo
18180041IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2023July 2024Allow1610YesNo
18117703VIDEO CODING AND DECODING INTERPREDICTION USING DIFFERING SPATIAL RESOLUTIONSMarch 2023July 2024Allow1610NoNo
18172028PADDING PROCESS IN ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTERINGFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18165634SWIR SEE-SPOT, LASER TARGET ACQUISITION, TRACKING, AND PRF DECODING NIGHTVISION SYSTEMFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18106468VIDEO CODING WITH TRIANGULAR SHAPE PREDICTION UNITSFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2120YesNo
18155641VIDEO ENCODER, VIDEO DECODER, AND CORRESPONDING METHODJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1810YesNo
18097165RESOLUTION-BASED VIDEO ENCODINGJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410YesNo
18152887SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18015306IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2000NoNo
18080193METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING ON BASIS OF ASYMMETRIC SUB-BLOCKDecember 2022September 2024Allow2110NoNo
18077880SUB-BITSTREAM EXTRACTION OF MULTI-LAYER VIDEO BITSTREAMSDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18076031BITSTREAM CONFORMANCE CONSTRAINTS FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY IN VIDEO CODINGDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18071365SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CODINGNovember 2022March 2024Allow1510NoNo
18071370SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CODINGNovember 2022February 2024Allow1510NoNo
18070255Power Aware Video Decoding and StreamingNovember 2022March 2024Allow1610NoNo
17994183FILTERING METHOD AND VIDEO DECODING APPARATUSNovember 2022April 2024Allow1710NoNo
17994190FILTERING METHOD AND VIDEO DECODING APPARATUSNovember 2022April 2024Allow1710YesNo
17994189FILTERING METHOD AND VIDEO DECODING APPARATUSNovember 2022April 2024Allow1710NoNo
17994194FILTERING METHOD AND VIDEO DECODING APPARATUSNovember 2022April 2024Allow1710NoNo
17987220INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON INTRA SUB-PARTITIONS IN IMAGE CODING SYSTEMNovember 2022January 2024Allow1410NoNo
18053265METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING AND PROCESSING IMAGESNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17977582SELECTIVE USE OF ALTERNATIVE INTERPOLATION FILTERS IN VIDEO PROCESSINGOctober 2022April 2024Allow1710NoNo
17975323INTERACTION BETWEEN LUT AND AMVPOctober 2022April 2024Allow1710NoNo
17972036DEBLOCKING OF IMPLICIT TRANSFORM UNIT BOUNDARIESOctober 2022March 2024Allow1710NoNo
17962894Motion Candidate List Construction For Video CodingOctober 2022March 2024Allow1710NoNo
17963016PICTURE CODING DEVICE, PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND PICTURE DECODING PROGRAMOctober 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17959001INTER-PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON DMVR AND BDOFOctober 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17916260IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON SUBPICTURE INFORMATION ALIGNED BETWEEN LAYERS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAMSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1620NoNo
17950443PREDICTION REFINEMENT FOR AFFINE MERGE AND AFFINE MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION MODESeptember 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17950860METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTRA PREDICTIONSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1320NoNo
17947909Intra Block Copy Buffer And Palette Predictor UpdateSeptember 2022May 2023Allow810NoNo
17932636METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSINGSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320NoNo
17932585METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSINGSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320NoNo
17932632METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSINGSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320NoNo
17932627METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSINGSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320NoNo
17944624IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFORSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310NoNo
17942655INTER PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON HISTORY-BASED MOTION VECTORSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17893481PARTITION CALCULATION BASED ON SUBPICTURE LEVELAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17886121Sub-Bitstream Extraction Process In Video CodingAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17818456INTRA-FRAME PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEAugust 2022November 2023Allow1510NoNo
17818462INTRA-FRAME PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEAugust 2022November 2023Allow1510NoNo
17818452INTRA-FRAME PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEAugust 2022November 2023Allow1510NoNo
17818448INTRA-FRAME PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEAugust 2022November 2023Allow1510NoNo
17878465STREAMING PER-PIXEL TRANSPARENCY INFORMATION USING TRANSPARENCY-AGNOSTIC VIDEO CODECSAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010NoNo
177951493D POINT CLOUD ENHANCEMENT WITH MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTSJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17862837DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CODING VIDEO DATAJuly 2022November 2023Allow1610NoNo
17860687Constraints on Value Ranges in Video BitstreamsJuly 2022September 2023Allow1420YesNo
17859079VIDEO DECODING APPARATUSJuly 2022February 2024Allow1920YesNo
17853142METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING BLOCK DIVISION INFORMATION IN IMAGE CODEC FOR SECURITY CAMERAJune 2022October 2023Allow1610YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
19
Examiner Affirmed
11
(57.9%)
Examiner Reversed
8
(42.1%)
Reversal Percentile
63.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.1% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
31
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(32.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(67.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
46.9%
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, 32.3% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M works in Art Unit 2481 and has examined 698 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M's allowance rate of 84.2% 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 PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M receive 1.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% 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 PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -15.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M. This interview benefit is in the 1% 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, 31.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% 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 33.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

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, 31.6% 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, 41.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 47% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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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