USPTO Examiner BEARD CHARLES LLOYD - Art Unit 2611

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19218191INPUT PREPROCESSING FOR GENERATING IMAGES OF SYNTHETIC PRODUCTSMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
18566032METHOD, ENCODER, AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR REPRESENTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENE AND DEPTH-PLANE DATA THEREOFNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18488711IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18285608VOLUMETRIC VIDEO SUPPORTING LIGHT EFFECTSOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18462447STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18450049IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18222000Stereo Depth MarkersJuly 2023February 2026Allow3120YesNo
18350603SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMAGE RENDERING QUALITY PREDICTION AND PATH PLANNING FOR LARGE-SCALE SCENES, AND COMPUTER DEVICEJuly 2023March 2026Allow3220NoNo
18349323PROJECTING IMAGES ON A SPHERICAL VENUEJuly 2023March 2026Allow3220NoNo
18256459IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHODJune 2023March 2026Allow3320NoNo
18303718ALIGNMENT OF 3D GRAPHICS EXTENDING BEYOND FRAME IN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM WITH REMOTE PRESENTATIONApril 2023February 2026Allow3420NoNo
18187705Determination Of Illumination Parameters In Medical Image RenderingMarch 2023March 2026Allow3630YesNo
18079579GENERATION OF A 360-DEGREE OBJECT VIEW BY LEVERAGING AVAILABLE IMAGES ON AN ONLINE PLATFORMDecember 2022December 2025Allow3720YesNo
17925468INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMNovember 2022November 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17981156MANHATTAN LAYOUT ESTIMATION USING GEOMETRIC AND SEMANTIC INFORMATIONNovember 2022August 2025Allow3420YesNo
17980476CHANGING COORDINATE SYSTEMS FOR DATA BOUND OBJECTSNovember 2022March 2026Allow4030YesNo
17980438COLLABORATIVE MIXED-REALITY SYSTEM FOR IMMERSIVE SURGICAL TELEMENTORINGNovember 2022July 2025Allow3320YesNo
18050327GENERATING VIDEO STREAMS TO DEPICT BOT PERFORMANCE DURING AN AUTOMATION RUNOctober 2022August 2025Allow3440YesNo
17961359ALLOCATION OF PRIMITIVES TO PRIMITIVE BLOCKSOctober 2022July 2025Allow3320NoYes
17901411INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2022February 2026Abandon4120NoNo
17900200MULTI-PERSPECTIVE AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCEAugust 2022September 2025Allow3640YesNo
17843891AUDIO OR VISUAL INPUT INTERACTING WITH VIDEO CREATIONJune 2022October 2025Allow4040YesNo
17271402OPTICAL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LIGHT FIELD DISPLAYS BASED ON MOSAIC PERIODIC LAYERFebruary 2021January 2026Abandon5840YesYes
16811330MIXED REALITY BASED 3D SKETCHING DEVICE AND METHODMarch 2020December 2020Allow910NoNo
16438706DISPLAY CALIBRATION IN ELECTRONIC DISPLAYSJune 2019April 2021Allow2320YesNo
16386217AUGMENTED REALITY PORTAL-BASED APPLICATIONSApril 2019July 2025Allow6060YesYes
16302962INDEXING VOXELS FOR 3D PRINTINGNovember 2018July 2020Allow2030YesNo
16147206Systems and Methods for Displaying Representative ImagesSeptember 2018June 2020Allow2110YesNo
14340557SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING REPRESENTATIVE IMAGESJuly 2014January 2017Allow2920YesNo
14258594SELECTING TIME-DISTRIBUTED PANORAMIC IMAGES FOR DISPLAYApril 2014December 2017Allow4440YesYes
14180044INTERACTIVE BOOK WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2014May 2016Allow2720YesNo
13861841COLOR SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICEApril 2013June 2016Allow3860YesNo
13535019DYNAMIC EXPANSION OF DATA VISUALIZATIONSJune 2012July 2015Allow3610YesNo
13535175OPTIMIZING A GLYPH-BASED FILEJune 2012December 2015Allow4230YesNo
13535074PERSONAL AUDIO/VISUAL APPARATUS PROVIDING RESOURCE MANAGEMENTJune 2012November 2016Allow5330YesNo
13470217MULTI-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION TOOL FOR BROWSING AND TROUBLESHOOTING AT SCALEMay 2012July 2016Allow5050YesNo
13509345DISPLAY DEVICEMay 2012July 2016Allow5170YesNo
13399310Adjusting Content Rendering for Environmental ConditionsFebruary 2012June 2016Allow5250YesNo
133350553D MODEL SHAPE TRANSFORMATION METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2011September 2014Allow3320NoNo
13329502INACTIVE DUMMY PIXELSDecember 2011August 2014Allow3220YesYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
7.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.1%
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, 50.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD works in Art Unit 2611 and has examined 18 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.4%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD's allowance rate of 94.4% places them in the 83% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD receive 3.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 91% 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.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -6.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD. 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% 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 0.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 1% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 18% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.