USPTO Examiner CRADDOCK ROBERT J - Art Unit 2618

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19395111SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING OPERATIVE GUIDANCE OVERLAYNovember 2025March 2026Allow400NoNo
18964232METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUXILIARY PLANNING FRACTURE REDUCTION PATH BASED ON AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGYNovember 2024November 2025Allow1100NoNo
18812428VECTORIZING DIGITAL IMAGES VIA IMAGE SEGMENTATION WITH GRADIENTSAugust 2024March 2026Allow1900NoNo
18730733IMAGE RENDERING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2024February 2026Allow1900YesNo
18763468RENDERING 3D CAPTIONS WITHIN REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110YesNo
18754831METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING EXPOSURE-GUIDED THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTIONJune 2024March 2026Allow2000NoNo
18748120HEAD-MOUNTED INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEMJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18650583METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING A 3D OBJECT FOR DISPLAY IN AN EXTENDED REALITY ENVIRONMENTApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18636760System and Method for Pre-Planning a ProcedureApril 2024August 2025Allow1610NoNo
18634533ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR OBTAINING IMAGE DATA RELATING TO HAND MOTION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMEApril 2024November 2025Allow1900NoNo
18623451AUGMENTED-REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDED INSTALLATION OF MEDICAL DEVICESApril 2024November 2025Allow2000NoNo
18611869CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHODMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410YesNo
18612167Generation and Modification of Trait Based AvatarsMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310YesNo
18606431IMAGE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310YesNo
18692158METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FACILITATING A PRIVACY-AWARE REPRESENTATION IN A SYSTEMMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310YesNo
18589098USING NEURAL RADIANCE FIELDS FOR LABEL EFFICIENT IMAGE PROCESSINGFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18421528CAMERA MAPPING IN A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCEJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2310NoNo
18412251Systems, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Adding Effects in Augmented Reality EnvironmentsJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720YesNo
18401095IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, SHIP INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2023November 2025Allow2210NoNo
18545576CONTENT ITEM VIDEO GENERATION TEMPLATEDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610YesNo
18539662METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY OBJECT BASED ON IDENTIFICATION CODEDecember 2023February 2026Abandon2610NoNo
18533705OFFLOADING SLAM PROCESSING TO A REMOTE DEVICEDecember 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18519997OBJECT SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS AND METHODNovember 2023August 2025Allow2100NoNo
18384747SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OVERLAYING A HOLOGRAM ONTO AN OBJECTOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18380775DATA TRANSFER REDUCTIONOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510YesNo
18377239ADDING AUGMENTED REALITY TO A SUB-VIEW OF A HIGH RESOLUTION CENTRAL VIDEO FEEDOctober 2023November 2024Allow1420YesNo
18377260Automated Generation Of Meeting TapestriesOctober 2023August 2025Allow2200NoNo
18476670AI Methods for Transforming a Text Prompt into an Immersive Volumetric Photo or VideoSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18550341INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18463320METHOD FOR RENDERING VIRTUAL OBJECT, HOST, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2920NoNo
18455082SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE REGISTRATIONAugust 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18234471PIXEL-BASED DEFORMATION OF FASHION ITEMSAugust 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18263861IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMAugust 2023February 2026Allow3020NoNo
18362498SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RENDERING AN AUGMENTED REALITY OBJECT WITH ADAPTIVE ZOOM FEATUREJuly 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18356266OBJECT IDENTIFICATION IN EXTENDED REALITY USING GESTURE RECOGNITIONJuly 2023November 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18354822INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSJuly 2023December 2025Allow2920NoNo
18271776AUGMENTED REALITY METHOD AND SYSTEM ENABLING COMMANDS TO CONTROL REAL-WORLD DEVICESJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18346487VIRTUAL IMAGE GENERATION METHODJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18214449APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO STORE INFORMATIONJune 2023February 2026Allow3210YesNo
18208545SMART PLACEMENT OF EXTENDED REALITY WIDGETSJune 2023August 2025Allow2610YesNo
18314242PREVISUALIZATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR THE FILM INDUSTRYMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18311915Dynamic Host Renderer For Artificial Reality SystemsMay 2023July 2025Allow2710YesNo
18137121METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING MIXED-REALITY FOR THE CREATION OF INSITU CAD MODELSApril 2023February 2026Abandon3320NoNo
18136768SCANNABLE CODES AS LANDMARKS FOR AUGMENTED-REALITY CONTENTApril 2023December 2025Allow3230NoNo
18113124SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ANALYZING AND MODIFYING DISPLAYED IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF A VIDEO DISPLAY SCREEN TO IMPROVE USER EYE ERGONOMICSFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010YesNo
18098799BODY NORMAL NETWORK LIGHT AND RENDERING CONTROLJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910YesNo
18003287INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODDecember 2022October 2025Allow3320YesNo
17437875METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLOR BASED INDICATION OF SUTURE STRAINSeptember 2021July 2025Allow4620NoNo
16863498MEDICAL PROCEDURE USING AUGMENTED REALITYApril 2020July 2020Allow310YesNo
16839803DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR VOLUME VISUALIZATION AND INTERACTION IN A VIRTUAL REALITY OR AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENTApril 2020August 2020Allow410NoNo
16797629METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING MEDICAL IMAGE DATAFebruary 2020September 2020Allow610YesNo
16773882MULTIFUNCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR IMAGE CROPPINGJanuary 2020April 2020Allow300NoNo
16731872MEDICAL IMAGE VIEWING SYSTEMDecember 2019April 2020Allow310NoNo
16697816METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING AUTISMNovember 2019September 2020Allow1010NoNo
16687446AUGMENTED VIRTUAL DISPLAYNovember 2019June 2020Allow710NoNo
16670994THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL MODELS IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL CANVASESOctober 2019July 2020Allow810YesNo
16596751Firearm System that Tracks Points of Aim of a FirearmOctober 2019August 2020Allow1010NoNo
16586760PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION FOR VIRTUALIZED GRAPHICS PROCESSINGSeptember 2019February 2020Allow510NoNo
16578505AGENT APPARATUS, AGENT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2019October 2020Allow1210NoNo
16567331METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON IMAGESeptember 2019August 2020Allow1110NoNo
16533577SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING, HOLOGRAPHIC AND VIRTUAL REALITY RENDERING FROM MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSINGAugust 2019October 2019Allow200NoNo
16532412DYNAMIC LOCAL TEMPORAL-CONSISTENT TEXTURED MESH COMPRESSIONAugust 2019January 2020Allow510NoNo
16531332SHAPE REFINEMENT OF THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MODELAugust 2019April 2020Allow800NoNo
16527439DISPLAYING COMPUTER GRAPHICS ACCORDING TO ARRANGEMENT AND ORIENTATION ATTRIBUTESJuly 2019December 2019Allow410NoNo
16525756Visualization of Connectivity Amelioration Within Augmented Reality and Other User Interface EnvironmentsJuly 2019February 2020Allow610NoNo
16517859RENDERING OBJECTS IN VIRTUAL VIEWSJuly 2019July 2020Allow1110NoNo
16509448DISPLAYING OBLIQUE IMAGERYJuly 2019April 2020Allow900NoNo
16508513LOCALIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON 3D COLOR MAPJuly 2019October 2020Allow1510NoNo
16455493CONTEXTUAL APPLICATIONS IN A MIXED REALITY ENVIRONMENTJune 2019March 2020Allow900NoNo
16442879SMART-HOME DEVICE PLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION USING AUGMENTED-REALITY VISUALIZATIONSJune 2019July 2020Allow1310NoNo
16442678GUIDED CABLE PLUGGING IN A NETWORKJune 2019October 2019Allow410YesNo
16433236RENDERING COMPOSITE CONTENT ON A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY INCLUDING A HIGH RESOLUTION INSETJune 2019September 2019Allow310NoNo
16412253MAINTAINING 3D LABELS AS STABLE OBJECTS IN 3D WORLDMay 2019October 2019Allow610NoNo
16396077INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODApril 2019March 2020Allow1000NoNo
16395717DYNAMICALLY ENABLING TILING IN 3D WORKLOADSApril 2019September 2020Allow1710YesNo
16389635STIPULATED OVERRIDES WITH VIOLATION RESOLUTIONApril 2019September 2020Allow1710NoNo
16387885METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING AUTISMApril 2019September 2019Allow500NoNo
16366562SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING IMAGES FOR PLACEMENT IN PORTIONS OF A GRAPHICAL LAYOUTMarch 2019July 2020Allow1610NoNo
16360363SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING, HOLOGRAPHIC AND VIRTUAL REALITY RENDERING FROM MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSINGMarch 2019May 2019Allow200NoNo
16285489COGNITIVE MULTI-LAYERED REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION OF A USER'S SENSED INFORMATIONFebruary 2019August 2020Allow1880NoNo
16281397INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMFebruary 2019February 2020Allow1230NoNo
16247853Visualization of Connectivity Amelioration Within Augmented Reality and Other User Interface EnvironmentsJanuary 2019February 2020Allow1310NoNo
16247572METHOD OF SUPPRESSING VR SICKNESS, SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJanuary 2019August 2020Allow1910YesNo
16236377Firearm System that Tracks Points of Aim of a FirearmDecember 2018June 2019Allow510YesNo
16222601SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TELEPORTING A VIRTUAL POSITION OF A USER IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT TO A TELEPORTABLE POINT OF A VIRTUAL OBJECTDecember 2018October 2019Abandon1010NoNo
16205620VIRTUAL AFFORDANCE SALES TOOLNovember 2018November 2019Allow1200NoNo
16205132SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATION FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR DYNAMIC OBJECT COMPOSITING IN SCENESNovember 2018July 2020Allow2000YesNo
16200341SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXED REALITY WITH COGNITIVE AGENTSNovember 2018August 2019Allow910NoNo
16199218Method and Apparatus for Accelerated Tonemapping and DisplayNovember 2018August 2020Allow2100NoNo
16195406REALITY MIXER FOR MIXED REALITYNovember 2018October 2019Allow1110YesNo
16180733TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMPOSING A VIRTUAL REALITY SETTING IN A MOBILE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTNovember 2018November 2019Allow1210NoNo
16097155DISPLAY OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONOctober 2018October 2019Allow1210NoNo
16171930ROTATION OF VISUAL CONTENT ON A DISPLAY UNITOctober 2018January 2020Allow1510YesNo
16162196ADJUSTING VIRTUAL MACHINE GPU REFRESH RATE TO REMOTE DESKTOP STREAM FRAME RATEOctober 2018December 2019Allow1400NoNo
16160855CONTENT AWARE SAMPLING DURING PATCH SYNTHESISOctober 2018March 2020Allow1720YesNo
16160959TIME-DEPENDENT CLIENT INACTIVITY INDICIA IN A MULTI-USER ANIMATION ENVIRONMENTOctober 2018January 2020Allow1500NoNo
16158372AUGMENTED REALITY USER ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2018September 2019Allow1110NoNo
16138209METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR VOLUME VISUALIZATION AND INTERACTION IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2018December 2019Allow1500NoNo
16131047SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF FOOT SIZE USING ELECTRONIC SENSORSSeptember 2018June 2019Allow900NoNo
16128449AUTOMATED GRAPHICS AND COMPUTE TILE INTERLEAVESeptember 2018April 2019Allow700NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CRADDOCK, ROBERT J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
6
(60.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(40.0%)
Reversal Percentile
62.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.0% 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
18
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
52.6%
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner CRADDOCK, ROBERT J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CRADDOCK, ROBERT J works in Art Unit 2618 and has examined 306 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CRADDOCK, ROBERT J's allowance rate of 89.2% places them in the 71% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CRADDOCK, ROBERT J receive 1.62 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% 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 CRADDOCK, ROBERT J is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 88% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CRADDOCK, ROBERT J. This interview benefit is in the 35% 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, 32.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% 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 31.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 54% 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 61.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% 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, 61.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 66% 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 0.0% 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 4.4% of allowed cases (in the 79% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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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