USPTO Examiner WELCH DAVID T - Art Unit 2613

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17127097METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING IMAGES OF PRODUCE WITH MARKINGS FROM IMAGES OF PRODUCE AND IMAGES OF MARKINGSDecember 2020January 2022Allow1300NoNo
17114480OVERLAPPED CURVE MAPPING FOR HISTOGRAM-BASED LOCAL TONE AND LOCAL CONTRASTDecember 2020February 2022Allow1410YesNo
15734041Perceptual Rasterization for Image RenderingDecember 2020July 2022Abandon2030NoNo
17107151MIXED REALITY IMAGE CAPTURE AND SMART INSPECTIONNovember 2020May 2022Abandon1810NoNo
17102399MATCHING MOUTH SHAPE AND MOVEMENT IN DIGITAL VIDEO TO ALTERNATIVE AUDIONovember 2020June 2022Allow1820YesNo
16953299IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD CAPABLE OF RAPIDLY DETERMINING BOUNDING BOX FOR MOTION OBJECTS WITHOUT ITERATIONNovember 2020September 2021Allow1000NoNo
16951884PERSONALIZED AVATAR REAL-TIME MOTION CAPTURENovember 2020March 2022Allow1520NoNo
17086046Method for Applying a Vignette Effect to Rendered ImagesOctober 2020August 2021Allow1000YesNo
17051333POSTURE PREDICTION METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2020February 2022Allow1610NoNo
17074254VARIABLE SCALING RATIO SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2020May 2021Allow700NoNo
17068107ARTIFICIAL REALITY SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE MODES OF ENGAGEMENTOctober 2020August 2021Allow1000YesNo
17065681DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SIX-DIMENSIONAL DATA TRANSFORMATIONSOctober 2020July 2021Allow910YesNo
16948955INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF ARCHITECTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS USING 360 PANORAMIC VIDEOSOctober 2020June 2021Allow800YesNo
17062995POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHODOctober 2020June 2021Allow810NoNo
17062991POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHODOctober 2020June 2021Allow810NoNo
17037566ERROR CONCEALMENT IN SPLIT RENDERINGSeptember 2020January 2022Allow1620YesNo
17035991Adaptive Depth Guard BandSeptember 2020January 2022Allow1510NoNo
17033765METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSION OF GRAPHICS PROCESSING COMMANDSSeptember 2020December 2021Allow1410NoNo
17033223PICTURE OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND PICTURE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2020December 2021Allow1410YesNo
17031228METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING PANORAMIC SCENESeptember 2020August 2021Allow1010NoNo
17027127INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD, INFORMATION INTERACTION SYSTEM, AND APPLICATION THEREOFSeptember 2020August 2021Allow1110NoNo
17016506IMPLICIT SURFACE SHADING IN MEDICAL VOLUMETRIC RENDERINGSeptember 2020December 2021Allow1510NoNo
17010903VISUALIZED DATA GENERATION DEVICE, VISUALIZED DATA GENERATION SYSTEM, AND VISUALIZED DATA GENERATION METHODSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2020YesNo
17009194DISPLAY RESPONSIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2140YesNo
16985329Frequent Data Value Compression for Graphics Processing UnitsAugust 2020October 2021Allow1520NoNo
16945754PRIVACY PROTECTION IN VISION SYSTEMSJuly 2020December 2021Allow1710NoNo
16916993IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND LEARNING DEVICEJune 2020September 2021Allow1410NoNo
16914908INTERSECTION TESTING IN A RAY TRACING SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE RAY BUNDLE INTERSECTION TESTSJune 2020November 2021Allow1720NoNo
16954485SPATIAL REPRESENTATION IN VIRTUAL AND MIXED REALITYJune 2020October 2021Allow1610NoNo
16864038SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGApril 2020November 2021Allow1920YesNo
16862597METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING IMAGERY MAPPINGMODELING OF GOBLETApril 2020April 2022Allow2400YesNo
16861229METHOD FOR GENERATING ACTION ACCORDING TO AUDIO SIGNAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2020March 2022Allow2200NoNo
16858117ENHANCING TETRAHEDRAL MESHING FOR SELF-INTERSECTING BOUNDARIESApril 2020July 2021Allow1510YesNo
16842811DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2020August 2022Allow2820YesNo
16837529SCALABLE VISUAL ANALYTICS FOR REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONSApril 2020August 2022Allow2820YesNo
16825823ELECTRONIC DEROTATION OF PICTURE-IN-PICTURE IMAGERYMarch 2020November 2021Abandon2010NoNo
16646138METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING AND DESIGNING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CELLULAR STRUCTURES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGMarch 2020April 2022Allow2510NoNo
16802400VIRTUAL REALITY APPARATUS AND METHOD INCLUDING PRIORITIZED PIXEL SHADER OPERATIONS, ALTERNATE EYE RENDERING, AND/OR AUGMENTED TIMEWARPFebruary 2020July 2021Allow1720YesNo
16792606AUTOMATIC LINE ERASE TOOL AND METHODFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1800NoNo
16783766De-Prioritization Supporting Frame Buffer CachingFebruary 2020September 2021Allow2010YesNo
16778039UNTRANSFORMED DISPLAY LISTS IN A TILE BASED RENDERING SYSTEMJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1210NoNo
16635585INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2230NoNo
16635559SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXED REALITY INTERACTIONS WITH AVATARJanuary 2020February 2021Allow1200YesNo
16633098ON-VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE, ON-VEHICLE DISPLAY METHOD AND VEHICLEJanuary 2020February 2021Allow1310NoNo
16632905INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2540NoNo
16748721GRAPHICS PROCESSING SYSTEMSJanuary 2020April 2021Allow1500NoNo
16739414VIDEO PRESENTATION DEVICE, METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2020February 2021Allow1310NoNo
16733344CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT METHODJanuary 2020December 2020Allow1100NoNo
16731054IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAMDecember 2019January 2021Allow1200NoNo
16719976COARSE DEPTH CULLING DURING BINNINGDecember 2019December 2021Allow2421YesNo
16710153Color Reference for Overlaid ImagesDecember 2019March 2021Allow1520YesNo
16709112System and Method for Construction Estimation Using Aerial ImagesDecember 2019August 2021Allow2010NoNo
16703629RADIOLOGIST-ASSISTED MACHINE LEARNING WITH INTERACTIVE, VOLUME SUBTENDING 3D CURSORDecember 2019January 2021Allow1410YesNo
16619313SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN ASSET OF AN INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL PUBLICATION SYNCHRONOUSLY IN A PLURALITY OF EXTENDED REALITY DISPLAY DEVICESDecember 2019October 2020Allow1100NoNo
16692761LIDAR-BASED MULTI-PERSON POSE ESTIMATIONNovember 2019March 2021Allow1510NoNo
16682841METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING IDENTIFIERS FOR TAGGING VIDEO FRAMESNovember 2019October 2021Allow2340NoNo
16676858IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOFNovember 2019February 2021Allow1500YesNo
16674868ORTHO-IMAGE MOSAIC PRODUCTION SYSTEMNovember 2019April 2021Allow1700NoNo
16673466SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2019April 2021Allow1700YesNo
16655944NON-LINEAR COLOR CORRECTIONOctober 2019May 2021Allow1920YesNo
16654750CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL CHARACTERSOctober 2019January 2021Allow1510YesNo
16588252METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASED ENERGY HARVEST IN A MICROGRIDSeptember 2019September 2020Allow1200YesNo
16546998RENDERING VIRTUAL OBJECTS WITH REALISTIC SURFACE PROPERTIES THAT MATCH THE ENVIRONMENTAugust 2019December 2020Allow1610YesNo
16545258Method for Color Calibrating Multiple Displays and System ThereforAugust 2019March 2021Allow1900NoNo
16535281IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2019December 2020Allow1600NoNo
16522279INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSPECTING A DISPLAY CELL USING THE SAMEJuly 2019March 2021Allow2000NoNo
16507862SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING THREE DIMENSIONAL FACE MODEL BASED ON AUDIO STREAM AND IMAGE DATAJuly 2019May 2021Allow2230YesNo
16455850Implant Surface Mapping and Unwrapping MethodJune 2019December 2020Allow1820NoNo
16447740Creation of Web-Based Interactive Maps for Emergency RespondersJune 2019August 2021Abandon2610NoNo
16438902OFFLINE TEACHING DEVICE, MEASUREMENT CONTROL DEVICE, AND PROGRAMJune 2019September 2021Allow2720NoNo
16428787CONTEXT-SENSITIVE AUGMENTED REALITYMay 2019August 2020Allow1410YesNo
16463685INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMay 2019September 2021Allow2820NoNo
16380677GENERATION AND PRESENTATION OF DISTANCE CARTOGRAMSApril 2019November 2021Abandon3110NoNo
16326682METHOD FOR REALIZING THE CAPTCHA WITH 3D MODELS AND DEVICE THEREOFFebruary 2019June 2021Allow2810NoNo
16251587NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMJanuary 2019December 2020Abandon2311NoNo
16241926DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2019July 2021Allow3020NoNo
16225136SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTED APPAREL DESIGNDecember 2018September 2021Abandon3310NoNo
16220650INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR GENERATING ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PREPAREDNESS, AND INVESTIGATIONDecember 2018July 2021Allow3120YesNo
16309355IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, DISPLAY SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2018September 2021Allow3310NoNo
16207403Direct Room Modeling in Computer-Aided DesignDecember 2018March 2021Allow2810NoNo
16166964SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REAL-TIME AMBIENT LIGHT SIMULATION BASED ON GENERATED IMAGERYOctober 2018January 2021Allow2700NoNo
16093909Interactive Geo-Contextual Navigation ToolOctober 2018August 2021Abandon3410YesNo
16156285METHOD OF ESTIMATING AND RESTORING ABUTMENT TOOTH FORM CHANGED BY SCANNING AND PROGRAM THEREOFOctober 2018November 2021Allow3720YesYes
16152628SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING DRUG CONTROLLED RELEASE PERFORMANCE USING IMAGESOctober 2018May 2021Allow3110NoNo
16083493MODEL GENERATION FOR DENTAL SIMULATIONSeptember 2018March 2022Allow4230NoNo
16076108XOR PROCESSING OF VOXELS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELSAugust 2018December 2021Allow4020NoNo
16048062DIGITAL VISUALIZATION OF PERIODICALLY UPDATED IN-SEASON AGRICULTURAL FERTILITY PRESCRIPTIONSJuly 2018February 2021Allow3100NoNo
15995003ADAPTING SIMULATION DATA TO REAL-WORLD CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED BY PHYSICAL PROCESSESMay 2018October 2021Allow4120YesYes
15815592SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC GROUPS IN CONTROL SYSTEMSNovember 2017April 2020Allow2910YesNo
14080316PORTABLE DEVICE SUPPORTING VIDEOTELEPHONY OF A HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFORNovember 2013May 2014Allow610YesNo
13628391Visualization of a Collection of OrdersSeptember 2012July 2014Allow2100YesNo
13560813Application of Bevel Curves to SplinesJuly 2012April 2014Allow2110YesNo
13526612METHOD OF SIMULATING LENS USING AUGMENTED REALITYJune 2012May 2014Allow2300YesNo
13514622METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING A 3D IMAGE FROM A 2D IMAGE AND FOR IDENTIFYING THE PRESENCE OF A 3D IMAGE FORMAT BY FEATURE CORRESPONDENCE DETERMINATIONJune 2012April 2014Allow2300YesNo
13455934Layered PersonalizationApril 2012January 2014Abandon2120NoNo
13230857SMART POWER MANAGEMENT IN GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT (GPU) BASED CLUSTER COMPUTING DURING PREDICTABLY OCCURRING IDLE TIMESeptember 2011April 2014Allow3100NoNo
13220448COLOR DISPLAY CONVERTER FOR PINBALL MACHINESAugust 2011March 2014Allow3000YesNo
12983276Sending Video Data to Multiple Light ModulatorsDecember 2010July 2014Abandon4210NoNo
12975690SHADOW GENERATIONDecember 2010September 2013Allow3310YesNo
12975446IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUSDecember 2010December 2013Allow3610NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
91.1%
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, 66.7% 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

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

Examiner WELCH, DAVID T - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WELCH, DAVID T works in Art Unit 2613 and has examined 114 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WELCH, DAVID T's allowance rate of 88.6% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WELCH, DAVID T receive 1.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WELCH, DAVID T is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 91% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WELCH, DAVID T. This interview benefit is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.0% 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 53.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 90% 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 frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

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 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.