USPTO Examiner UHL LINDSAY JANE KILE - Art Unit 2481

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18748244SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESS AUDIO AND VIDEO ENDPOINT TRANSITIONSJune 2024January 2025Allow700YesNo
18741097Video Decoding Method and Video DecoderJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18738522METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL ON BASIS OF INTER PREDICTIONJune 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18644760METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING MPM LISTApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18613467INTER-PREDICTION METHOD AND VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18613484INTER-PREDICTION METHOD AND VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18613475INTER-PREDICTION METHOD AND VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18423633METHOD FOR INTER PREDICTION METHOD, VIDEO PICTURE ENCODER AND DECODERJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18418094BLOCK-LEVEL ADAPTIVE MIXED-RESOLUTION PREDICTIONJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18386181IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STOREDNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18373645PREDICTOR CANDIDATES FOR MOTION COMPENSATIONSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18462625BI-DIRECTIONAL INTER PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18240086METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING VIDEO AND APPARATUS THEREOFAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18334120MODE DETERMINATION FOR PALETTE MODE CODINGJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18208152UV COORDINATE RANGES AND TEXTURE MAP SIZEJune 2023April 2025Allow2210YesNo
18312265VERTEX PREDICTION BASED ON DECODED NEIGHBORSMay 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18190892VIDEO CODING METHOD AND DEVICE USING MERGE CANDIDATEMarch 2023May 2025Allow2620NoNo
18188908DERIVATION OF AFFINE MERGE CANDIDATES WITH LINEAR REGRESSION FOR VIDEO CODINGMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310NoNo
18181886INTERACTION BETWEEN MERGE LIST CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER TOOLSMarch 2023April 2025Allow2630YesNo
18067458APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL DECODER-SIDE MOTION VECTOR REFINEMENT IN VIDEO CODINGDecember 2022January 2025Allow2520NoNo
17954762Block Vector Predictor Refinement based on Reference Region BoundarySeptember 2022March 2025Allow3020YesNo
17832510Shape-Based Edge DetectionJune 2022February 2025Allow3230NoNo
17727358POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHODApril 2022April 2025Allow3610NoNo
17715779VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREFORApril 2022November 2022Allow800YesNo
17695487METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCK VECTOR PREDICTION WITH INTEGER OFFSETS IN INTRA PICTURE BLOCK COMPENSATIONMarch 2022October 2022Allow700YesNo
17649216IMAGE SIGNAL ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFORJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3540NoNo
17555249METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING OVERLAPPING SIGNALING IN VIDEO/IMAGE CODING SYSTEMDecember 2021August 2022Allow820YesNo
17550616IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING WEIGHT INDEX INFORMATION FOR WEIGHTED AVERAGE WHEN BI-PREDICTION IS APPLIEDDecember 2021July 2022Allow710NoNo
17526930MATRIX-BASED INTRA PREDICTION DEVICE AND METHODNovember 2021April 2022Allow510NoNo
17521726SYNTAX DESIGN METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CODING BY USING SYNTAXNovember 2021September 2022Allow1000YesNo
17490637ENCODER, DECODER, AND RELATED NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2021September 2022Allow1100YesNo
17464415ASSOCIATION OF OPERATION POINT INFO PROPERTIES TO VVC IMAGE ITEMSSeptember 2021September 2022Allow1210NoNo
17461530CALCULATION OF PREDICATION REFINEMENT BASED ON OPTICAL FLOWAugust 2021March 2022Allow610NoNo
17411428DECODER SIDE MV DERIVATION AND REFINEMENTAugust 2021December 2022Allow1610YesNo
17375582IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2021July 2022Allow1200YesNo
17375632IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2021July 2022Allow1200YesNo
17375674IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2021July 2022Allow1200YesNo
17375535IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2021July 2022Allow1200YesNo
17346753GOLOMB-RICE/EG Coding Technique for CABAC in HEVCJune 2021June 2022Allow1200NoNo
17311044METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL ON BASIS OF INTER-PREDICTIONJune 2021September 2022Allow1510NoNo
17330639METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSINGMay 2021November 2024Allow4240NoNo
17320033BUFFER INITIALIZATION FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY IN VIDEO CODINGMay 2021January 2022Allow820NoNo
17293158SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DERIVING A MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODINGMay 2021February 2022Allow900NoNo
17306212METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL BY USING INTER PREDICTIONMay 2021August 2022Allow1610NoNo
17245607VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREFORApril 2021January 2022Allow810YesNo
17230064HARMONIZATION BETWEEN LOCAL ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION AND INTER PREDICTION CODINGApril 2021April 2022Allow1210NoNo
17228935WEIGHTED PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODINGApril 2021August 2022Allow1630NoNo
17228525IMAGING APPARATUS AND DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEApril 2021August 2022Allow1620NoNo
17223419METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL USING MPM CONFIGURATION METHOD FOR MULTIPLE REFERENCE LINESApril 2021June 2022Allow1510NoNo
17219184SYNTAX DESIGN METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CODING BY USING SYNTAXMarch 2021August 2021Allow410NoNo
17209962Picture Prediction Method and Apparatus, and Corresponding Encoder and DecoderMarch 2021September 2022Abandon1810NoNo
17206767Motion Vector Determining Method and ApparatusMarch 2021October 2021Allow700NoNo
17205974IMAGE SIGNAL ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFORMarch 2021December 2021Allow920YesNo
17249771APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL DECODER-SIDE MOTION VECTOR REFINEMENT IN VIDEO CODINGMarch 2021August 2022Allow1820NoNo
17184685METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DECODING IMAGE BY USING PARTITION UNIT INCLUDING ADDITIONAL REGIONFebruary 2021July 2022Allow1710NoNo
17176357TRACKING CAMERA NETWORKFebruary 2021April 2022Allow1310NoNo
17168086METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VIDEO IMAGEFebruary 2021November 2022Allow2120NoNo
17166682CONSTRAINTS FOR USAGE OF UPDATED MOTION INFORMATIONFebruary 2021March 2022Allow1410NoNo
17136853HYBRID BACKWARD-COMPATIBLE SIGNAL ENCODING AND DECODINGDecember 2020March 2022Allow1410NoNo
17131192WRAPAROUND OFFSETS FOR REFERENCE PICTURE RESAMPLING IN VIDEO CODINGDecember 2020April 2022Allow1610NoNo
17124067POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHODDecember 2020August 2022Allow2030NoNo
17105848Apparatus for a Near-Eye DisplayNovember 2020January 2022Allow1410NoNo
17105232REAL-TIME FOCUSING IN LINE SCAN IMAGINGNovember 2020September 2021Allow1000NoNo
17105155METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO UTILIZE CAMERAS TO PREDICT DRIVER INTENTION AND HIGHLIGHT USEFUL DATANovember 2020July 2022Allow1920NoNo
17087904ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHODNovember 2020April 2022Allow1710YesNo
17086935RESTRICTIONS ON DECODER SIDE MOTION VECTOR DERIVATIONNovember 2020April 2021Allow510NoNo
17084397METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VENEER GRADING AND STACKING USING VISION SYSTEM ANALYSISOctober 2020August 2021Allow910NoNo
17051210BIT RATE REDUCTION FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODINGOctober 2020March 2022Allow1710NoNo
17074956METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LAYERED WOOD PRODUCT PRODUCTION USING LOCAL ROBOTIC PANEL ASSEMBLY CELLS AND VISION SYSTEM ANALYSISOctober 2020August 2021Allow1010NoNo
17072785LOW RESOLUTION SLIDE IMAGING AND SLIDE LABEL IMAGING AND HIGH RESOLUTION SLIDE IMAGING USING DUAL OPTICAL PATHS AND A SINGLE IMAGING SENSOROctober 2020January 2022Allow1510NoNo
17066451GLOBAL MOTION VECTOR VIDEO ENCODING SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2020January 2022Allow1510NoNo
17046259DEEP LEARNING BASED IMAGED PARTITIONING FOR VIDEO COMPRESSIONOctober 2020June 2021Allow800NoNo
17062306PREDICTION IMAGE CORRECTING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, AND PROGRAMOctober 2020November 2022Allow2630YesNo
17037570VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1810NoNo
17027986ADAPTIVE MOTION VECTOR RESOLUTION FOR AFFINE MOTION MODEL IN VIDEO CODINGSeptember 2020March 2022Abandon1710NoNo
17027157APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CODING AN IMAGESeptember 2020August 2021Allow1000NoNo
16982717VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2020June 2021Allow910NoNo
16948458DETECTION OF DRIVING ACTIONS THAT MITIGATE RISKSeptember 2020January 2022Allow1620YesNo
16981640METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNALSeptember 2020May 2021Allow810NoNo
17011068UPDATE OF LOOK UP TABLE: FIFO, CONSTRAINED FIFOSeptember 2020February 2021Allow610NoNo
17001047SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND INTERACTING WITH COORDINATED PRESENTATIONSAugust 2020December 2021Allow1610NoNo
16942040METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL BY USING INTER PREDICTIONJuly 2020February 2021Allow610NoNo
16932270IMAGING APPARATUS AND DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEJuly 2020January 2021Allow610NoNo
16958513METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING DUPLICATE VIDEOJune 2020October 2021Allow1610NoNo
16903005METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING 360-DEGREE VIDEO, METHOD FOR RECEIVING 360-DEGREE VIDEO, APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING 360-DEGREE VIDEO, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING 360-DEGREE VIDEOJune 2020September 2020Allow300NoNo
16900952TRACKING CAMERA NETWORKJune 2020April 2021Abandon1010NoNo
16898138METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SPATIAL GROUPING AND COORDINATE SIGNALING FOR IMMERSIVE MEDIA DATA TRACKSJune 2020August 2021Allow1410YesNo
16898399DISPLAY DEVICE, ENCODER WITH ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION PARAMETER AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODJune 2020July 2021Allow1310NoNo
16893200INTRA-PREDICTION MODE FOR SCREEN CONTENT CODING OF VIDEO CODINGJune 2020July 2021Allow1310YesNo
16769807A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING A POINT CLOUD REPRESENTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTSJune 2020April 2021Allow1010NoNo
15931430ADJUSTABLE LENS SYSTEMSMay 2020February 2021Allow910YesNo
16871714HYBRID BACKWARD-COMPATIBLE SIGNAL ENCODING AND DECODINGMay 2020August 2020Allow400YesNo
16762777UNIFIED MERGE CANDIDATE LIST USAGEMay 2020June 2022Allow2510YesNo
16869938SIGHT POST CAMERA FOR A FIREARMMay 2020November 2022Allow3110YesNo
16856992SIZE CONSTRAINT FOR TRIANGULAR PREDICTION UNIT MODEApril 2020October 2021Abandon1720YesNo
16856938CODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, AND CODING DEVICEApril 2020February 2021Allow900NoNo
16755834METHOD AND SERVER FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO ENCODERApril 2020February 2022Allow2230YesNo
16839882BINARISATION OF LAST POSITION FOR HIGHER THROUGHPUTApril 2020April 2021Abandon1210NoNo
16821833DECODER SIDE MV DERIVATION AND REFINEMENTMarch 2020June 2021Allow1520YesNo
16798608IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2020July 2021Allow1720NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner UHL, LINDSAY JANE KILE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
93.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% 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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
96.3%
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, 100.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 UHL, LINDSAY JANE KILE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner UHL, LINDSAY JANE KILE works in Art Unit 2481 and has examined 353 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner UHL, LINDSAY JANE KILE's allowance rate of 79.3% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by UHL, LINDSAY JANE KILE receive 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 UHL, LINDSAY JANE KILE is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by UHL, LINDSAY JANE KILE. This interview benefit is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% 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 28.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. 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, 48.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 58% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 15% 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 19% 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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