USPTO Examiner BUTTRAM ALAN T - Art Unit 2613

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17134795METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING AUGMENTED REALITY DATA, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020December 2022Abandon2320YesNo
17256094DISPLAY DRIVING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSDecember 2020July 2023Allow3100NoNo
17132018WEARABLE DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2020November 2023Abandon3450YesNo
17126974AUGMENTED REALITY REMOTE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SECURITY FUNCTION FOR 3D SPACEDecember 2020January 2023Allow2530NoNo
17119202VIRTUAL CLOTHING TRY-ONDecember 2020August 2022Allow2010NoNo
17119531AUGMENTED CAMERA FOR IMPROVED SPATIAL LOCALIZATION AND SPATIAL ORIENTATION DETERMINATIONDecember 2020July 2021Allow700NoNo
17119597SHARED AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMDecember 2020October 2021Allow1010NoNo
17114363DYNAMIC CULLING OF MATRIX OPERATIONSDecember 2020October 2022Allow2200NoNo
17107885METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL OPERATING OBJECT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2020April 2022Allow1710YesNo
17059557PROPERTY BASED IMAGE MODULATION FOR FORMATION VISUALIZATIONNovember 2020August 2022Allow2120YesNo
17102650REAL-TIME CONTEXT BASED EMOTICON GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFNovember 2020September 2022Allow2200NoNo
16949933VISUALIZING VEHICLE CONDITION USING EXTENDED REALITYNovember 2020November 2021Allow1210YesNo
16950797SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RENDERING IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTSNovember 2020August 2021Allow900NoNo
17095436CONTENT PRESENTATION ON DISPLAY SCREENSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2220YesNo
17085349METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH LIGHT SOURCE INFORMATION OUTPUTOctober 2020January 2023Allow2710NoNo
17085623ARTIFICIAL REALITY COLLABORATIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2020January 2022Allow1410YesNo
17081263SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PEST PRESSURE HEAT MAPSOctober 2020October 2021Allow1100NoNo
17080296ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOFOctober 2020August 2022Allow2220YesNo
17049859Mobile And Augmented Reality Based Depth And Thermal Fusion ScanOctober 2020June 2022Allow2021YesNo
17073779DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS IN PORTABLE TERMINALOctober 2020September 2021Allow1110NoNo
17073217Crowdshaping Realistic 3D Avatars with WordsOctober 2020November 2021Allow1310NoNo
17035979WATERFALL DISPLAY FOR HIGH-SPEED STREAMING MEASUREMENTSSeptember 2020May 2021Allow800NoNo
17034845TRANSFERRING HAIRSTYLES BETWEEN PORTRAIT IMAGES UTILIZING DEEP LATENT REPRESENTATIONSSeptember 2020June 2023Allow3230YesNo
17040876METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE DIGITAL SCENESSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1810NoNo
17020561HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION SYSTEM, METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND INTERACTION DEVICESeptember 2020October 2022Abandon2560YesNo
16977806IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RELEVANT DEVICESSeptember 2020October 2022Allow2530YesNo
17009498INTERACTIVE AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) BASED VIDEO CREATION FROM EXISTING VIDEOSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2110NoNo
16999240INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2020January 2024Allow4120YesNo
16997795METHOD FOR EXITING SPLIT-SCREEN, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020November 2021Allow1520NoNo
16995651DYNAMIC IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEMAugust 2020February 2021Allow610NoNo
16994511RENDERING OPERATIONS USING SPARSE VOLUMETRIC DATAAugust 2020August 2021Allow1310NoNo
16970137THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DISTRIBUTION METHODAugust 2020March 2021Allow710NoNo
16987805PRESENTING ENVIRONMENT BASED ON PHYSICAL DIMENSIONAugust 2020June 2023Abandon3440YesNo
16987464ANIMATION EFFECT REPRODUCTIONAugust 2020February 2023Allow3040YesNo
16983877AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING ITEM RELOCATION VIA AUGMENTED REALITY CUES AND LOCATION BASED CONFIRMATIONAugust 2020June 2022Allow2300YesNo
16944226INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2020January 2022Allow1810NoNo
16939278SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MULTI-USER AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENTJuly 2020May 2022Allow2230YesNo
16940303KIOSK FOR VIEWING OF DENTAL TREATMENT OUTCOMESJuly 2020January 2021Allow510NoNo
16937132SHARED LOCAL MEMORY TILING MECHANISMJuly 2020June 2021Allow1110NoNo
16929287ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJuly 2020October 2022Allow2710YesNo
16920266VIRTUAL VEHICLE GENERATION BY MULTI-SPECTRUM SCANNINGJuly 2020November 2020Allow510YesNo
16911517ARTIFICIAL IMAGINATION ENGINE USING 5D INFORMATION DESCRIPTORSJune 2020October 2021Allow1610YesNo
16911336METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME ANIMATION GENERATION USING MACHINE LEARNINGJune 2020September 2020Allow310NoNo
16907538Methods and Systems for Altering Virtual Button Arrangements Presented on One or More Displays of an Electronic DeviceJune 2020June 2021Allow1200NoNo
16902141AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION AND MODIFICATION OF NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING VISUAL PROCESSING AND PERCEPTION CONDITIONSJune 2020February 2021Allow810NoNo
16900897AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT ENHANCEMENTJune 2020July 2022Allow2530NoNo
16898116DEEP LEARNING BASED SELECTION OF SAMPLES FOR ADAPTIVE SUPERSAMPLINGJune 2020August 2022Allow2620YesNo
16897909TECHNIQUES FOR TRAVERSING DATA EMPLOYED IN RAY TRACINGJune 2020December 2021Allow1810NoNo
16770736RADIO COVERAGE MAP GENERATIONJune 2020June 2022Allow2520NoNo
16891225METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SAMEJune 2020May 2022Allow2330YesNo
16891660SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D DISPLAY OF DYNAMIC OBJECTS ON SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM IN COCKPIT DISPLAY SYSTEMJune 2020November 2021Allow1710NoNo
16769416METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR INFERENCING USING A NEURAL NETWORKJune 2020December 2022Allow3110NoNo
16887485SYSTEMS AND METHODS PERFORMING OBJECT OCCLUSION IN AUGMENTED REALITY-BASED ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONSMay 2020May 2022Allow2430NoNo
16881835CAPTURE OF RAW AUGMENTED REALITY DATA AND SUBSEQUENT 3D MESH GENERATIONMay 2020December 2021Allow1910YesNo
16881887COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED TOOLS AND METHODS FOR GESTURE SUBSCRIPTIONMay 2020November 2021Allow1820YesNo
16882406GEOGRAPHIC POPULATION HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMMay 2020February 2021Allow810NoNo
16766484INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMay 2020July 2021Allow1310NoNo
15931690ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER USING MEMRISTORS IN A NEURAL NETWORKMay 2020December 2022Allow3110NoNo
16869294GENERATIVE GEOMETRIC NEURAL NETWORKS FOR 3D SHAPE MODELLINGMay 2020March 2022Abandon2210NoNo
16869112BAYESIAN MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE RAY-TRACINGMay 2020August 2021Allow1600NoNo
16864539Helmet-based System for Improved Practice Efficiency and Athlete SafetyMay 2020May 2021Allow1210YesNo
168612203D-perceptually accurate manual alignment of virtual content with the real world with an augmented reality deviceApril 2020March 2021Allow1100YesNo
16854715SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMAGE ANALYSIS OF USER-ILLUSTRATED PROCESS FLOW TO AUTOMATE GENERATION OF EXECUTABLE CODE INSTRUCTIONSApril 2020March 2021Allow1100NoNo
16851310AR SPACE IMAGE PROJECTING SYSTEM, AR SPACE IMAGE PROJECTING METHOD, AND USER TERMINALApril 2020September 2021Allow1710NoNo
16849638OPTIMIZATION OF SPARSIFIED NEURAL NETWORK LAYERS FOR SEMI-DIGITAL CROSSBAR ARCHITECTURESApril 2020September 2022Allow2900NoNo
168461393D RECONSTRUCTION OF A STRUCTURE OF A REAL SCENEApril 2020June 2021Allow1410NoNo
16844651ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLEXIBLE DISPLAYApril 2020June 2021Allow1410NoNo
16754544METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISPLAY DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLEApril 2020April 2021Allow1210YesNo
16838194VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2020May 2022Allow2540YesNo
16838450METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOFApril 2020December 2021Allow2010NoNo
16833087SHARED AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMMarch 2020November 2020Allow800NoNo
16832996HIGH-SPEED RESUME FOR GPU APPLICATIONSMarch 2020February 2021Allow1100NoNo
16830893LIGHT FIELD DISPLAY, ADJUSTED PIXEL RENDERING METHOD THEREFOR, AND VISION CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SAMEMarch 2020April 2020Allow100NoNo
16650807NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEMMarch 2020August 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16828636METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGMarch 2020June 2022Allow2610NoNo
16826326TERRAIN MODELING METHOD THAT FUSES GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND MECHANICAL CHARATERISTICS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFMarch 2020July 2021Allow1610NoNo
16816080RECONSTRUCTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENES USING MULTI-VIEW CYCLE PROJECTIONMarch 2020November 2020Allow800YesNo
16813050UTILIZING A COLORIZATION NEURAL NETWORK TO GENERATE COLORIZED IMAGES BASED ON INTERACTIVE COLOR EDGESMarch 2020February 2021Allow1110YesNo
16645314METHOD FOR PRESERVING PERCEPTUAL CONSTANCY OF OBJECTS IN IMAGESMarch 2020January 2021Allow1000NoNo
16804758COMPLEMENTARY CONSUMER ITEM SELECTIONFebruary 2020January 2023Allow3411NoNo
16779223SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY DETECTION OF LOOSE PHARMACY ITEMSJanuary 2020June 2021Allow1620YesNo
16775793INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS TO DETERMINE CANDIDATE FOR LIGHTING EFFECT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2020September 2021Allow2020NoNo
16774405VEHICLE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2020March 2021Allow1410YesNo
16633475SECURITY-ENHANCED IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING SAMEJanuary 2020September 2021Allow2021NoNo
16745675ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATED CIRCUITJanuary 2020February 2023Allow3720YesNo
16742244DECISION-BASED DATA COMPRESSION BY MEANS OF DEEP LEARNING TECHNOLOGIESJanuary 2020March 2020Allow210NoNo
16742815AUTO-COMPLETE IMAGE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMAGE EDITINGJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2210YesNo
16630753PERIPHERY MONITORING DEVICEJanuary 2020April 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16630752Systems And Methods For Modeling Spines And Treating Spines Based On Spine ModelsJanuary 2020August 2021Allow1920YesNo
16630840SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RADIOGRAPH CORRECTION AND VISUALIZATIONJanuary 2020September 2021Allow2020YesNo
16731458SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL POLYGONAL MODEL WITH COLOR MAPPING FROM A VOLUME RENDERINGDecember 2019April 2021Allow1610YesNo
16731778MACHINE LEARNING TO GENERATE AND EVALUATE VISUALIZATIONSDecember 2019July 2021Allow1910YesNo
16726214SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF ARTIFICIAL MOTION BLURDecember 2019August 2020Allow800YesNo
16724658METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING ERRORS IN KIT ASSEMBLYDecember 2019March 2021Allow1510YesNo
16722391ARTIFICIAL REALITY SYSTEM WITH 3D ENVIRONMENT RECONSTRUCTION USING PLANAR CONSTRAINTSDecember 2019April 2021Allow1600NoNo
16723077Smooth Draping Layer for Rendering Vector Data on Complex Three Dimensional ObjectsDecember 2019December 2020Allow1230YesNo
16706308PIXELATION OPTIMIZED DELTA COLOR COMPRESSIONDecember 2019February 2021Allow1420NoNo
16685556SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL EXHIBITION SPACE UTILIZING 2.5 DIMENSIONAL IMAGENovember 2019May 2021Allow1800YesNo
16684608DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2019September 2020Allow1000NoNo
16684427ENHANCED TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINATION OF DENTAL MARGINS IN INTRAORAL SCANSNovember 2019October 2020Allow1100NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BUTTRAM, ALAN T.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
17
Examiner Affirmed
15
(88.2%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(11.8%)
Reversal Percentile
24.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 11.8% 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
39
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(15.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
33
(84.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
19.3%
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, 15.4% 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

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner BUTTRAM, ALAN T - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BUTTRAM, ALAN T works in Art Unit 2613 and has examined 600 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BUTTRAM, ALAN T's allowance rate of 81.3% 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 BUTTRAM, ALAN T receive 1.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 42% 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 BUTTRAM, ALAN T is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BUTTRAM, ALAN T. This interview benefit is in the 41% 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, 27.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 51% 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 29.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% 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, 32.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 33% 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 59.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 48.0% 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, 44.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 24% 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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