USPTO Examiner THOMPSON JAMES A - Art Unit 2616

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18410211DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTRAOPERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF BONE 3D MODELSJanuary 2024April 2024Allow310NoNo
18409475Systems and Methods for Generating Point Clouds with Infinitely Scalable Resolutions from a Three-Dimensional Mesh ModelJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18535245Systems and Methods for Compressing Three-Dimensional Image DataDecember 2023May 2024Allow510NoNo
18453615METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CONVOLUTION OPERATION IN NEURAL NETWORKAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18364756Systems and methods for the continuous presentation of point cloudsAugust 2023December 2023Allow410NoNo
18267505IMAGE SPLICING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER DEVICEJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18326884Systems and Methods for Compressing Three-Dimensional Image DataMay 2023October 2023Allow510NoNo
18203534ENHANCEMENT OF MACHINE-GENERATED PRODUCT IMAGEMay 2023November 2023Allow610NoNo
18296141SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXED REALITYApril 2023October 2023Allow700NoNo
18188481COMPOSITE IMAGE CREATING METHOD, COMPOSITE IMAGE CREATING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORED IN RECORDING MEDIUM TO EXECUTE THE METHODMarch 2023August 2023Allow510NoNo
18246221IDENTIFYING DERIVATIVES OF DATA ITEMSMarch 2023April 2024Abandon1320NoNo
18179067GRAPHICS WITH ADAPTIVE TEMPORAL ADJUSTMENTSMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18115998SPECTATOR AND PARTICIPANT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DIFFERENT VIEWS OF AN EVENTMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18064592Systems and Methods for the Continuous Presentation of Point CloudsDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
18063592POINT CLOUD COMPRESSIONDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
18072568ALIGNED AUGMENTED REALITY VIEWSNovember 2022January 2024Allow1410NoNo
17911292METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF CORONARY ARTERY BASED ON VASCULAR BRANCH REGISTRATIONSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17938957IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1500NoNo
17901630VIRTUAL INTERFACES FOR CONTROLLING IOT DEVICESSeptember 2022April 2024Allow2000NoNo
17896962METHOD FOR EDITING IMAGE ON BASIS OF GESTURE RECOGNITION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAMEAugust 2022June 2024Allow2120YesNo
17802394RESOURCE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, RESOURCE ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAMAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010YesNo
17888432RADIOLOGIST ASSISTED MACHINE LEARNINGAugust 2022March 2023Allow700NoNo
17882796Using tangible tools to manipulate 3D virtual objectsAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17817076Object Association Using Machine Learning ModelsAugust 2022May 2023Allow900NoNo
17864844SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING LIGHTFIELD IMAGESJuly 2022September 2023Abandon1410NoNo
17861321VARIABLE TRANSFORMS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENGINESJuly 2022October 2023Allow1500NoNo
17859435Correcting Dust and Scratch Artifacts in Digital ImagesJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310YesNo
17808392Tiled Processor Communication FabricJune 2022November 2023Allow1700NoNo
17786624DERIVING METROLOGY DATA FOR AN INSTANCE OF AN OBJECTJune 2022September 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17841387NEURAL NETWORK-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING WITH ARTIFACT COMPENSATIONJune 2022September 2023Allow1510NoNo
17752301ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2022January 2024Allow2020YesNo
17748331THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION METHOD AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION DEVICEMay 2022September 2023Allow1610NoNo
17745641Neural Super-sampling for Real-time RenderingMay 2022November 2023Abandon1810NoNo
17740735COMPARATIVE VIRTUAL ASSET ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2022December 2022Allow700NoNo
17725064RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2022February 2023Allow1000NoNo
17687088APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR SETTING THE PROMINENCE OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENTSMarch 2022February 2023Allow1200NoNo
17670065TILE BASED COMPUTER GRAPHICSFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2130NoNo
17650439REPROJECTION AND WOBULATION AT HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2022October 2022Allow800NoNo
17583163SCALING DEVICE OF REAL-TIME IMAGE AND SCALING METHOD FOR USING THE SAMEJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2510NoNo
17567042PRIVACY PROTECTION IN VISION SYSTEMSDecember 2021March 2023Allow1410NoNo
17555321REMOTE INSPECTION AND APPRAISAL OF BUILDINGSDecember 2021November 2022Allow1120NoNo
17643552COMPRESSION-AWARE PRE-DISTORTION OF GEOMETRY AND COLOR IN DISTRIBUTED GRAPHICS DISPLAY SYSTEMSDecember 2021February 2024Allow2620YesNo
17547173COMPUTING VIRTUAL SCREEN IMAGERY BASED ON A STAGE ENVIRONMENT, CAMERA POSITION, AND/OR CAMERA SETTINGSDecember 2021June 2022Allow610NoNo
17535449SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING LIGHTFIELD IMAGESNovember 2021September 2022Abandon910NoNo
17520647Method and apparatus for predicting an image analysis tool based on user behaviorNovember 2021December 2023Allow2510NoNo
17519135ORTHODONTIC ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2021September 2022Allow1100NoNo
17498285SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGOctober 2021July 2023Allow2120NoNo
17485632METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SIMULATED PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGE FOR CT AND MRI EXAMINATIONSSeptember 2021May 2023Allow2020NoNo
17473066GRAPHICS WITH ADAPTIVE TEMPORAL ADJUSTMENTSSeptember 2021August 2023Abandon2320NoNo
17466601Point Cloud Compression Using MasksSeptember 2021January 2023Allow1710NoNo
17462010SCHEMES FOR RETRIEVING AND ASSOCIATING CONTENT ITEMS WITH REAL-WORLD OBJECTS USING AUGMENTED REALITY AND OBJECT RECOGNITIONAugust 2021February 2024Allow3040NoNo
17434853CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMAugust 2021December 2023Allow2820YesNo
17432091THREE-DIMENSIONAL-BODY DATA GENERATION DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL-BODY DATA GENERATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND MODELING SYSTEMAugust 2021October 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17397748VIRTUAL STAGE BASED ON PARALLEL SIMULATIONAugust 2021December 2021Allow400NoNo
17396664FACIAL ANIMATION CONTROL BY AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF FACIAL ACTION UNITS USING TEXT AND SPEECHAugust 2021July 2023Allow2430NoNo
17389684SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXED REALITYJuly 2021January 2023Allow1710NoNo
17385612AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER HEALTH ANALYSISJuly 2021February 2023Allow1810YesNo
17374670SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED HOLOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION TOOL WITH OPTICAL DISTORTION REMOVAL AND DE-TWINNINGJuly 2021June 2023Allow2310NoNo
17341501Image processing via a modified segmented structureJune 2021December 2023Allow3010YesNo
17341291METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC DISTORTION CORRECTIONJune 2021June 2023Abandon2411NoNo
17340023METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING CLASSIFICATION OF AN OBJECT WITHIN A SCANNED VOLUMEJune 2021January 2022Allow810NoNo
17338008METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL REALITY DATAJune 2021March 2023Allow2230NoNo
17338610SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AN AUGMENTED 3D DIGITAL MODEL OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE OF A SUBJECTJune 2021September 2021Allow400NoNo
17331198METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING COMPUTER-GENERATED HOLOGRAMMay 2021June 2023Allow2500NoNo
17329011SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGMay 2021September 2021Allow310NoNo
17327740METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 3D PRINTING A PRECISION PHARMACOLOGIC DOSING REGIMENMay 2021October 2022Allow1730NoNo
17303151METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ENSURING CONTINUITY OF FEATURES BETWEEN SPATIALLY PARTITIONED MAPSMay 2021February 2023Allow2100NoNo
17308647Location-Based Display of Pixel HistoryMay 2021January 2023Allow2110YesNo
17239278METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC LINE DRAWING COLORING AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE THEREOFApril 2021August 2023Allow2830YesNo
17225081Predictive Coding for Point Cloud CompressionApril 2021September 2023Allow2920NoNo
17208625PERIOPERATIVE MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2021November 2022Allow2010NoNo
17249504AVATAR BASED ON WEATHERMarch 2021September 2022Allow1910NoNo
17189257SOCIAL AND PROCEDURAL EFFECTS FOR COMPUTER-GENERATED ENVIRONMENTSMarch 2021December 2023Allow3340NoNo
17187439Point Cloud CompressionFebruary 2021August 2022Allow1710NoNo
17181757Virtual toolkit for radiologistsFebruary 2021March 2022Allow1310NoNo
17175727Method and apparatus for assigning a coordinate system to a segmented structureFebruary 2021July 2021Allow510NoNo
17175815Method and apparatus for generating a composite 2D slice to enhance visualizationFebruary 2021April 2021Allow200NoNo
17173305SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING LIVESTOCK WEIGHTFebruary 2021January 2023Allow2310NoNo
17172449TESTING CLIENT-SIDE RENDERING CAPABILITIESFebruary 2021April 2022Allow1400NoNo
17169483Method and apparatus for simulated contrast for CT and MRI examinationsFebruary 2021July 2021Allow510NoNo
17165823INTRA-FIELD SUB CODE TIMING IN FIELD SEQUENTIAL DISPLAYSFebruary 2021July 2022Allow1810YesNo
17265509Three-Dimensional Scanning Image Acquisition and Processing Methods and Apparatuses, and Three-Dimensional Scanning DeviceFebruary 2021September 2023Allow3121NoNo
17162725CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEMJanuary 2021February 2023Allow2410NoNo
17161250EXTENDED REALITY ASSEMBLY MODELINGJanuary 2021August 2022Allow1910NoNo
17157833Point Cloud CompressionJanuary 2021August 2022Allow1820NoNo
17154846COMPARATIVE VIRTUAL ASSET ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2021February 2022Allow1200NoNo
17143080ORTHODONTIC ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2021July 2021Allow610NoNo
17142329GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM PROVIDING 3D GEOSPATIAL MODEL UPDATE BASED UPON ITERATIVE PREDICTIVE IMAGE REGISTRATION AND RELATED METHODSJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3130YesNo
17140144IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2021June 2022Allow1720NoNo
17254590TBM-MOUNTED VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SURROUNDING ROCK STRUCTURE OF TUNNELDecember 2020November 2021Allow1000NoNo
17120461SYNTHESIZING 3D HAND POSE BASED ON MULTI-MODAL GUIDED GENERATIVE NETWORKSDecember 2020January 2023Allow2510YesNo
17105238SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FIELD BASED AUGMENTED REALITY USING DIGITAL TWINNovember 2020August 2021Allow910NoNo
17100902METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN IMPROVED LOCALIZER FOR 3D IMAGINGNovember 2020February 2021Allow300NoNo
16951813METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING VIRTUAL CONTRAST INTO CT AND MRI EXAMINATIONSNovember 2020December 2021Allow1300NoNo
17095709ALIGNED AUGMENTED REALITY VIEWSNovember 2020June 2022Allow1920YesNo
17090627Latency-Resilient Cloud RenderingNovember 2020October 2023Abandon3530YesNo
17080275POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHODOctober 2020March 2022Allow1620NoNo
17075727MAP BUILDING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND ROBOTOctober 2020January 2023Allow2610NoNo
17072371IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICEOctober 2020October 2022Abandon2410NoNo
17072346IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICEOctober 2020September 2023Allow3430YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner THOMPSON, JAMES A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
5
(62.5%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(37.5%)
Reversal Percentile
58.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 37.5% 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
27
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(29.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(70.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
41.9%
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, 29.6% 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 THOMPSON, JAMES A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner THOMPSON, JAMES A works in Art Unit 2616 and has examined 493 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner THOMPSON, JAMES A's allowance rate of 89.5% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by THOMPSON, JAMES A receive 1.85 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by THOMPSON, JAMES A is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by THOMPSON, JAMES A. This interview benefit is in the 40% 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, 33.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% 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 39.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 42.9% 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 70.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.1% 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, 43.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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 16% 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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 64% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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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