USPTO Examiner CAMMARATA MICHAEL ROBERT - Art Unit 2486

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17137190MOVABLE PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM AND PHOTOGRAPHY COMPOSITION CONTROL METHODDecember 2020May 2022Allow1710NoNo
17135075RECEPTION DEVICE, DIS PLAY CONTROL METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR PROGRAM CONTENT TYPEDecember 2020April 2022Allow1600YesNo
17110277GLASS CONTAINER INSPECTION SYSTEMDecember 2020February 2021Allow200YesNo
17108323IMAGE-CAPTURING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR EVALUATING APPEARANCE OF OBJECTDecember 2020August 2022Allow2110NoNo
17057692INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMNovember 2020April 2022Allow1720YesNo
17096859METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING A PREDICTION SAMPLE IN DECODING/ENCODING VIDEO SIGNAL USING BINARY AND QUAD TREESNovember 2020October 2022Allow2310YesNo
17096885METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING A PREDICTION SAMPLE IN DECODING/ENCODING VIDEO SIGNAL USING BINARY AND QUAD TREESNovember 2020August 2022Allow2100YesNo
17096905METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING A PREDICTION SAMPLE IN DECODING/ENCODING VIDEO SIGNAL USING BINARY AND QUAD TREESNovember 2020August 2022Allow2110NoNo
17094807PERFLESS AND CADENCELESS SCANNING AND DIGITIZATION OF MOTION PICTURE FILMNovember 2020February 2022Allow1500YesNo
17054096OPTICAL GAS IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHOD COMPATIBLE WITH UNCOOLED THERMAL IMAGING CAMERASNovember 2020December 2022Allow2511NoNo
17084653TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR TRACKED SUBJECT TARGET REGIONOctober 2020August 2022Allow2210YesNo
17076828IR/Visible Image Camera With Dual Mode, Active-Passive-Illumination, Triggered by Masked Sensor To Reduce Power ConsumptionOctober 2020April 2021Allow610YesNo
17071448FIT ADJUSTMENT OF A HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYOctober 2020November 2022Abandon2520YesNo
17070886HAND-EYE, BODY PART MOTION RECOGNITION AND CHRONOLOGICALLY ALIGNED DISPLAY OF RECOGNIZED BODY PARTSOctober 2020July 2022Allow2120NoNo
17068904METHOD FOR OBTAINING FACE DATA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOROctober 2020November 2022Abandon2630NoNo
17064719BIDIRECTIONAL INTER PREDICTION METHOD AND TERMINAL BASED ON MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCE REDUCTIONOctober 2020September 2022Allow2310NoNo
17037420EVENT DETECTOR AND METHOD OF GENERATING TEXTURAL IMAGE BASED ON EVENT COUNT DECAY FACTOR AND NET POLARITYSeptember 2020October 2021Allow1300YesNo
17034660HELIOSTAT ERROR DETECTIONSeptember 2020September 2021Allow1200YesNo
17028239GRADING COSMETIC APPEARANCE OF A TEST OBJECT BASED ON MULTI-REGION DETERMINATION OF COSMETIC DEFECTSSeptember 2020August 2023Allow3450NoNo
17029005POSITIONING METHOD FOR FACIAL IMAGE OF SMART MIRRORSeptember 2020February 2022Abandon1710NoNo
17017347BACKLIGHT DEVICE, HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING A MULTILAYERED STRUCTURESeptember 2020August 2023Abandon3540YesNo
16976799IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020January 2023Abandon2940NoNo
16999327VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR A PHARMACY PACKAGING SYSTEMAugust 2020October 2022Allow2630YesNo
16940571PRODUCT ASSEMBLY MACHINE HAVING VISION INSPECTION STATIONJuly 2020December 2023Abandon4160NoNo
16920209INHERITED MOTION INFORMATION FOR DECODING A CURRENT CODING UNIT IN A VIDEO CODING SYSTEMJuly 2020February 2022Allow1901NoNo
16911577BELT INSPECTION SYSTEM, BELT INSPECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR BELT INSPECTION PROGRAMJune 2020September 2022Allow2710YesNo
16905160FACILITATION OF COLLABORATIVE MONITORING OF AN EVENTJune 2020September 2021Allow1500YesNo
16899770HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE PROCESSING ON SPHERICAL IMAGESJune 2020September 2022Allow2750YesNo
16871633SHOOTING PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT FOR MULTI-ANGLE CAMERA SYSTEM AND COMPONENT FAULT DETECTIONMay 2020November 2023Abandon4270YesNo
16871622METHOD FOR DECODING VIDEO SIGNAL BY DERIVING REFERENCE SAMPLE FOR INTRA PREDICTIONMay 2020February 2022Allow2120NoNo
16870043METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT BUFFERING FOR OVER THE TOP (OTT) VIDEO DELIVERYMay 2020July 2021Allow1410YesNo
16868762METHOD OF ADDING ENCODED RANGE-OF-INTEREST LOCATION, TYPE AND ADJUSTABLE QUANTIZATION PARAMETERS PER MACROBLOCK TO VIDEO STREAMMay 2020January 2021Allow810NoNo
16868637DEVICE FOR OPTICAL IMAGING OF FEATURES OF A HANDMay 2020November 2022Abandon3020NoNo
16760974METHODS FOR SIMPLIFYING ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODINGMay 2020December 2022Allow3240YesNo
16859245SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING LANDSCAPE CONDITIONApril 2020March 2022Allow2340YesNo
16848374IMAGE DETECTION SCANNING METHOD WITH LIGHT INCIDENT ANGLE BASED ON NEGATIVE CORRELATION RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARCTANGENT OF PREDETERMINED HOLE DEPTHS TO PREDETERMINED HOLE RADll OF OBJECT SURFACE DEFECTS AND IMAGE DETECTION SCANNING SYSTEM THEREOFApril 2020January 2023Abandon3330NoNo
16754837MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PLATED WIRE ROD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF PLATED WIRE RODApril 2020May 2022Abandon2520NoNo
16815605GROUPED CODING FOR PALETTE SYNTAX IN VIDEO CODINGMarch 2020July 2021Allow1710YesNo
16814654COEFFICIENT CODING FOR TRANSFORM SKIP MODEMarch 2020August 2021Allow1701YesNo
16808626Technology To Assign Asynchronous Space Warp Frames and Encoded Frames To Temporal Scalability Layers Having Different PrioritiesMarch 2020August 2021Allow1811YesNo
16807561LOCATION-DEPENDENT DICTIONARIES FOR PEDESTRIAN DETECTION IN A VEHICLE-MOUNTED CAMERA SYSTEMMarch 2020February 2021Allow1110YesNo
16806044SYSTEM AND METHOD TO RESTRICT DEVICE ACCESS IN VEHICLESMarch 2020March 2021Allow1310YesNo
16782005SELECTING A CORESET OF POTENTIAL DEFECTS FOR ESTIMATING EXPECTED DEFECTS OF INTERESTFebruary 2020February 2022Allow2410NoNo
16775721DRIVER'S EYE POSITION DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD, IMAGING DEVICE HAVING IMAGE SENSOR WITH ROLLING SHUTTER DRIVING SYSTEM, AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2020September 2021Abandon1930NoNo
16630457A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING A COLORED POINT CLOUD REPRESENTING THE GEOMETRY AND COLORS OF A 3D OBJECTJanuary 2020November 2021Abandon2220NoNo
16629848CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE ROBOTSJanuary 2020May 2023Abandon4020NoNo
16713886INSPECTION APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2019April 2022Allow2810NoNo
16710803CONTROL DEVICE, INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTROL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2019March 2023Abandon3940NoNo
16620668Camera Device and Method for Capturing a Region Surrounding a Vehicle in a Surroundings-Adapted MannerDecember 2019June 2021Allow1810YesNo
16705487SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING A STRUCTURAL HEALTH OF COMPOSITE COMPONENTS BY CORRELATING POSITIONS OF DISPLACED NANOPARTICLESDecember 2019July 2022Allow3120YesNo
16617553METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF GLASS CONTAINERNovember 2019January 2023Allow3830YesNo
16694266SIMPLIFIED MOST PROBABLE MODE LIST GENERATION SCHEMENovember 2019January 2021Allow1410NoNo
16691571SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED SCENE-BASED VIDEO ENCODINGNovember 2019October 2022Abandon3430YesNo
16669533METERING COMPENSATION METHOD AND RELATED MONITORING CAMERA APPARATUSOctober 2019October 2020Allow1200YesNo
16668180MULTI-CHANNEL SPATIAL POSITIONING SYSTEMOctober 2019June 2021Allow2011NoNo
16666532SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM A PLURALITY OF CAMERAS IN CANVASSING A SCENEOctober 2019July 2020Allow900NoNo
16663336ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS, ASSEMBLY AND SERVICE OF A HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY USING IMAGE PROFILESOctober 2019December 2021Abandon2601NoNo
16657736IMAGING CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICEOctober 2019March 2023Abandon4150YesNo
16654914ADAPTING MERGE CANDIDATE POSITIONS AND NUMBERS ACCORDING TO SIZE AND/OR SHAPE OF PREDICTION BLOCKOctober 2019February 2021Allow1610NoNo
16496851DEGRADED FEATURE IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS, DEGRADED FEATURE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, DEGRADED FEATURE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, DEGRADED FEATURE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING DEGRADED FEATURE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMSeptember 2019April 2021Allow1910YesNo
16575074OMNIDIRECTIONAL STRUCTURED LIGHT PROJECTIONSeptember 2019May 2021Allow2011YesNo
16494573Electrocardiogram Waveform Signal Processing Method and ApparatusSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2811NoNo
16554391METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING AN OFFSET IN VIDEO CODING FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY AND/OR INTER PREDICTIONAugust 2019December 2021Allow2821YesNo
16489464VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEAugust 2019August 2022Abandon3511NoNo
16552443DATA-DRIVEN EVENT DETECTION FOR COMPRESSED VIDEOAugust 2019November 2020Allow1501NoNo
16552303CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICEAugust 2019November 2021Allow2620YesNo
16552425Static Camera Calibration Using Motion of Vehicle PortionAugust 2019December 2020Allow1510YesNo
16552288IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICEAugust 2019January 2022Allow2910YesNo
16548407REFERENCE SAMPLE MEMORY SIZE RESTRICTIONS FOR INTRA BLOCK COPYAugust 2019July 2022Allow3550YesNo
16534010Multidimensional Analysis of Gait in RodentAugust 2019March 2022Allow3220YesNo
16532924IMPROVING PROCESSING FOR HIGH-DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGESAugust 2019January 2021Allow1821NoNo
16521058INFORMATION RECORDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION RECORDING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION RECORDING METHODJuly 2019December 2021Abandon2810NoNo
16513016CAMERA SYSTEM, EVENT RECORDING SYSTEM AND EVENT RECORDING METHODJuly 2019April 2022Allow3331YesNo
16477939Spherically-Arranged Imaging Array Having Pairs of Cameras With Overlapping Fields of ViewJuly 2019September 2020Allow1410NoNo
16477211A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SURGICAL OBJECTSJuly 2019October 2022Allow3910YesNo
16508806OBJECT INSPECTION DEVICE, OBJECT INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING INSPECTION POSITIONJuly 2019April 2021Allow2120YesNo
16503758INHERITED MOTION INFORMATION FOR DECODING A CURRENT CODING UNIT IN A VIDEO CODING SYSTEMJuly 2019March 2020Allow900NoNo
16475266METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ADAPTIVE FILTERING ON REFERENCE PIXELS BASED ON SIZE RELATIONSHIP OF CURRENT BLOCK AND REFERENCE BLOCKJuly 2019February 2021Allow2020NoNo
16457074Wearable Dead Reckoning System for GPS-Denied NavigationJune 2019May 2020Allow1000NoNo
16456741PERSONALIZED SEATING ZONE SYSTEMJune 2019August 2022Abandon3820NoYes
16452550COMPUTER VISION IDENTIFICATION FOR EACH COLLISION, A RECORD OF WHERE EACH PARTY CAME FROM, AND THEIR PATHS OF MOVEMENT POST COLLISIONJune 2019October 2021Abandon2840YesNo
16448013METHOD OF MAKING WOOD FLOORING BOARDSJune 2019May 2022Allow3500YesNo
16471689METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOTION REFINEMENT FOR VIDEO CODINGJune 2019August 2020Allow1410YesNo
16470901INTRA PREDICTION IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE USING CROSS-COMPONENT LINER MODEL, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING APPARATUS USING SAMEJune 2019September 2020Allow1510NoNo
16469673IMAGE CODER/DECODER RESTRICTING BINARY TREE SPLITTING OF TARGET NODE OBTAINED BY TERNARY TREE SPLITJune 2019March 2021Allow2120NoNo
16468675INTERIOR TRIM PART OF MOTOR VEHICLE WITH THIN-FILM DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2019April 2022Allow3440YesNo
16467618GENERATION DEVICE, IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION RELATED TO STEREO PACKING OF PROJECTED FRAMESJune 2019November 2020Allow1720YesNo
16429778CONTAINER INSPECTION SYSTEM CONTROLLING PRINTHEADS TO CORRECT FOR DETECTED INK THICKNESS ERRORSJune 2019September 2020Allow1510YesNo
16420490VEHICLE OCCUPANT COUNT MONITORING SYSTEMMay 2019November 2021Allow3020YesNo
16349802METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING QUALITY DETERMINATION CONDITIONS FOR TEST BODYMay 2019October 2021Allow2910YesNo
16407325INFEED ASSEMBLY FULL INSPECTION ASSEMBLYMay 2019November 2022Allow4240NoNo
16403515DENTAL PICK LOGGER AND COUNTERMay 2019December 2022Abandon4420NoNo
16402812MULTI-SENSOR PIPE INSPECTION UTILIZING PIPE TEMPLATES TO DETERMINE CROSS SECTIONAL PROFILE DEVIATIONSMay 2019August 2021Allow2810NoNo
16340582IMAGE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND MOVING IMAGE GENERATING SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING MOVING IMAGE DATAApril 2019July 2020Allow1510NoNo
16372978SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND VISUALIZING OBJECTS AND A METHOD THEREFORApril 2019March 2022Allow3540YesNo
16371514Bidirectional Inter prediction Method and Terminal based on Motion Vector Difference ReductionApril 2019July 2020Allow1510NoNo
16369830COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2019October 2021Allow3010YesNo
16366807PANORAMIC VIDEO WITH INTEREST POINTS PLAYBACK AND THUMBNAIL GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2019February 2021Allow2321NoNo
16323030IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD TO GENERATE AND DISPLAY AN IMAGE BASED ON A VEHICLE MOVEMENTFebruary 2019December 2021Allow3460YesNo
16251211DISPLAY DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEJanuary 2019October 2020Abandon2111NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
3.8%
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT works in Art Unit 2486 and has examined 193 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT's allowance rate of 69.9% places them in the 33% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT receive 1.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% 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 CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +35.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT. This interview benefit is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 17.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

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 9% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 38% 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 17% 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 23% 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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