USPTO Examiner EDWARDS TYLER B - Art Unit 2488

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19024521INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow900NoNo
19022763INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow900NoNo
19022641INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow900NoNo
18951736EXTERNAL MOVABLE STAGE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED CELL MICROSCOPIC IMAGING AND ANALYSISNovember 2024December 2025Allow1200NoNo
18938298READING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND READING METHODNovember 2024October 2025Allow1100NoNo
18909095INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18897968EVENT RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1410NoNo
18828010VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM WITH DMS CAMERA AT INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1510NoNo
18826494Intra Prediction Method and DeviceSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18808178VEHICULAR CABIN MONITORING SYSTEM WITH CAMERA AND NEAR IR LIGHT EMITTER AT INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYAugust 2024September 2025Allow1200NoNo
18800192VEHICULAR ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENTAugust 2024September 2025Allow1310NoNo
18787700BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION MEMBER, BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION DEVICE, BLOOD VESSEL PUNCTURE SYSTEM, AND BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION SYSTEMJuly 2024July 2025Allow1100NoNo
18779566REARVIEW DEVICE FOR VEHICLEJuly 2024March 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18774707IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2024August 2025Allow1300NoNo
18766847HYBRID DIFFERENTIAL DEFOCUS PHASE CONTRASTJuly 2024October 2025Allow1510NoNo
18666152Intra Prediction Method and DeviceMay 2024December 2024Allow720NoNo
18665871VEHICULAR MIRROR CONTROL SYSTEMMay 2024October 2025Allow1700NoNo
18651603SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING AND PRESENTING REAR AND SIDE VIEWS OF A VEHICLEApril 2024April 2025Abandon1110NoNo
18603406VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM WITH CAMERA AT INTERIOR MIRROR ASSEMBLYMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18603701MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE OF A VEHICLEMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18599973SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDING DYNAMIC FIELD OF VIEW AND VIRTUAL DEPTH TO 2-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL REAR-VIEW MIRRORSMarch 2024November 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18444847TRAILER HITCHING ASSIST SYSTEM WITH TRAILER COUPLER DETECTIONFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18432366VEHICULAR INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18578077A Sensor Assembly for a Work VehicleJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2110NoNo
18391925METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENTDecember 2023August 2024Allow710NoNo
18536577IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMDecember 2023September 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18529911LIFTGATE WITH INTEGRATED REARVIEW VISIBILITYDecember 2023July 2025Allow1920NoNo
18491859VEHICULAR ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENTSOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18382089DIGITAL CONTENTS RECEIVER, DIGITAL CONTENTS RECEIVING METHOD AND DIGITAL CONTENTS TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHODOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18482922VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH DRIVER MONITORING CAMERA AT INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYOctober 2023July 2024Allow910NoNo
18376588Intra Prediction Method and DeviceOctober 2023October 2024Allow1220NoNo
18472315VEHICULAR INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH NEAR INFRARED LIGHT EMITTER AND DMS CAMERA AND LIGHT ABSORPTION FILTERSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1700NoNo
18371129EVENT RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18281429AUTOMATED TOUCHLESS REGISTRATION FOR SURGICAL NAVIGATIONSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18464477VEHICULAR CABIN MONITORING SYSTEM WITH CAMERA AND NEAR IR LIGHT EMITTER AT INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18237023REAR VIEW DEVICE AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH A REAR VIEW DEVICEAugust 2023February 2025Allow1820NoNo
18232189Guided Photography and Video On A Mobile DeviceAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1720YesNo
18366463INTUITIVE WORK VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED OPERATOR VISIBILITYAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18229387DATA ACQUISITION AND DISSEMINATION PLATFORMAugust 2023January 2026Allow2930YesNo
18360599INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2020NoNo
18360701INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2023June 2024Allow1100NoNo
18360623INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18360650INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710NoNo
18360672INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18358950INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHODJuly 2023August 2025Allow2420YesNo
18262158INCUBATOR, SYSTEM, AND METHODJuly 2023February 2025Allow1900NoNo
18354064DISPLAY CASE DOOR WITH INTERIOR FACING CAMERAJuly 2023January 2025Allow1820NoNo
18220655VIDEO MONITORING AND ALARM VERIFICATION TECHNOLOGYJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18308775INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEMApril 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18309726VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2023October 2023Allow610NoNo
182962163D SYSTEMApril 2023June 2024Allow1510NoNo
18194673EXTERIOR REARVIEW DEVICE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES AND KIT OF PARTSApril 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18190380TRAILER HITCHING ASSIST SYSTEM WITH TRAILER COUPLER DETECTIONMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18186326METHOD OF ASSEMBLING MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYMarch 2023October 2023Allow700NoNo
18026249METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING/RECEIVING MEDIA FILE WHICH SIGNALS OUTPUT LAYER SET INFORMATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MEDIA FILEMarch 2023March 2025Allow2420NoNo
18118828SENSOR PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND AUTOMOTIVE SENSOR SYSTEMMarch 2023November 2025Allow3230YesNo
18110068Adaptive User Interface Overlay System and Method for X-Ray Imaging SystemFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2400NoNo
18106217AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ROOF PODFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1110NoNo
18104617ENHANCED POINTING ANGLE VALIDATIONFebruary 2023March 2025Abandon2540NoNo
18155668COMBINATION MIRROR AND DISPLAY SCREENJanuary 2023July 2024Abandon1820NoNo
17983603Rear View System for a VehicleNovember 2022February 2023Allow300NoNo
18051098VEHICULAR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYOctober 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17975842METHOD FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO SEQUENCE AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAMEOctober 2022October 2024Allow2310NoNo
17971823VEHICLE OCCUPANT SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2022March 2026Allow4130YesNo
17935984VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM WITH DMS CAMERA AT INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17935441INTER PREDICTION METHOD, ENCODER, DECODER, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2900NoNo
17943625SCENE-CHANGE DETECTION AT SERVER FOR TRIGGERING CLIENT-SIDE TEMPORAL FRAME BUFFER RESETSeptember 2022July 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17942307THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING DEVICESeptember 2022March 2026Allow4230YesNo
17929410VEHICULAR VARIABLE REFLECTANCE MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENTSeptember 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17905109INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEMAugust 2022March 2023Allow700NoNo
17905119VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM WITH DRIVER MONITORING CAMERA AND NEAR IR LIGHT EMITTER AT INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLYAugust 2022March 2023Allow700NoNo
17886722LIFTGATE WITH INTEGRATED REARVIEW VISIBILITYAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17882508HAND-HELD STEREOVISION SYSTEM FOR IMAGE UPDATING IN SURGERYAugust 2022October 2024Allow2730YesNo
17814242BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING VISUAL PERCEPTION DEVICES TO MOBILE CONSTRUCTION MACHINEJuly 2022October 2024Allow2620NoNo
17869652Guided Photography and Video On A Mobile DeviceJuly 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo
17812158VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17857849METHODS AND APPARATUS OF VIDEO CODING IN 4:4:4 CHROMA FORMATJuly 2022September 2024Allow2710NoNo
17838729SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERALIZED MULTI-HYPOTHESIS PREDICTION FOR VIDEO CODINGJune 2022January 2025Allow3100NoNo
17782109FILTER GENERATION METHOD, FILTER GENERATION APPARATUS AND PROGRAMJune 2022May 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17824182VIRTUAL SENSORSMay 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17747152REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM AND DISPLAY WITH ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY FOR LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2022June 2023Allow1300NoNo
17663437VEHICULAR INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH VIDEO MIRROR DISPLAY AND VRLC STACKMay 2022June 2023Allow1300NoNo
17743599Vehicle Surveillance AssemblyMay 2022June 2023Allow1300NoNo
17742595DIGITAL CONTENTS RECEIVER, DIGITAL CONTENTS RECEIVING METHOD AND DIGITAL CONTENTS TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHODMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17769172POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHODApril 2022October 2025Allow4230NoNo
17767368TRANSFORM-BASED IMAGE CODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFORApril 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17767380TRANSFORM-BASED IMAGE CODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAMEApril 2022November 2024Allow3210NoNo
17703393HRD Parameters For Layer Based Conformance TestingMarch 2022February 2025Allow3420NoNo
17655353PREDICTION METHOD, ENCODER, DECODER, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022November 2023Allow2000NoNo
17695880Exterior Microphone Camera SystemMarch 2022August 2025Abandon4120NoYes
17690881IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17678931VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3720YesNo
17636052SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING PICTURE INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODINGFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3730NoNo
17673032INTUITIVE WORK VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED OPERATOR VISIBILITYFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1300NoNo
17671626MOUNTING PART STRUCTURE OF EXTERNAL DETECTION SENSOR FOR VEHICLEFebruary 2022June 2023Allow1610NoNo
17635196COLLABORATIVE OBJECT DETECTIONFebruary 2022December 2024Abandon3440NoNo
17584730REARVIEW DEVICE SIMULATIONJanuary 2022April 2023Allow1410NoNo
17647605VIEWER-ADJUSTED STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAYJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1810NoNo
17617279IMAGE OR VIDEO CODING BASED ON TEMPORAL MOTION INFORMATION IN UNITS OF SUBBLOCKSDecember 2021October 2024Allow3420NoNo
17532404ENABLING MOTION PARALLAX WITH MULTILAYER 360-DEGREE VIDEONovember 2021March 2023Allow1610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner EDWARDS, TYLER B.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
73.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.7%
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, 25.0% 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 EDWARDS, TYLER B - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner EDWARDS, TYLER B works in Art Unit 2488 and has examined 209 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner EDWARDS, TYLER B's allowance rate of 88.0% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by EDWARDS, TYLER B receive 1.54 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 28% 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 EDWARDS, TYLER B is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 85% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by EDWARDS, TYLER B. This interview benefit is in the 17% 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, 30.7% 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 29.3% 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, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 37% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 52% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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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