USPTO Examiner HALEY JOSEPH R - Art Unit 2621

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18837020FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2024June 2025Allow1000NoNo
18681868Biological Information Recognition Module and Electronic DeviceFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18431391DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1710YesNo
18422008PIXEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18405542SENSOR DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18405403METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AN INTER-RIDGE DISTANCE RELATING TO A FINGERPRINTJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18404244DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUITJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610YesNo
18576254DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18401917CONFIDENCE-BASED APPLICATION-SPECIFIC USER INTERACTIONSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1500NoNo
18398403ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAMDecember 2023April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18396717OPTICAL PENDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18395528DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18395304COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN AFFINE TRANSFORMATIONDecember 2023June 2025Allow1820NoNo
18393574VIBRATION FEEDBACK DEVICE, HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND WEARABLE DEVICEDecember 2023July 2025Allow1810NoNo
18569394BIOMETRIC INFORMATION RECOGNITION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18535537UBIQUITOUSLY MOUNTABLE IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMDecember 2023December 2024Allow1220NoNo
18530676DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18527332COMPENSATING CIRCUIT AND COMPENSATING METHOD FOR PIXEL DATA OF DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18565443DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18518115FORGED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND FORGED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM FORGED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION METHODNovember 2023April 2025Allow1620NoNo
18501142CLOCK CALIBRATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18498362FULL KEY CUSTOMIZATION ON AN INPUT DEVICEOctober 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18558257PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR, ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18496921PIXEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2023June 2025Allow1920NoNo
18489017ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING DISPLAY-EMBEDDED FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND METHODOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310YesNo
18483282Electronic Devices With Low Refresh Rate Display PixelsOctober 2023February 2025Allow1620YesNo
18285895DOMESTIC APPLIANCE DEVICEOctober 2023November 2024Allow1320NoNo
18376468POWER VOLTAGE GENERATOR, DRIVER IC, AND DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18479454SENSOR AND SYSTEM FOR BIOMETRIC SENSING HAVING MULTI-SEGMENT ARCHITECTURE, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720NoNo
18474229DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2023April 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18368283DISPLAY DRIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, SYSTEM-ON-CHIP, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SYSTEM-ON-CHIPSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510YesNo
18455690ULTRASONIC TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18455554ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18235498DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410NoNo
18347611INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023July 2025Allow2400NoNo
18334895DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSJune 2023November 2024Allow1720NoNo
18207282DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH DETECTING FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJune 2023December 2024Allow1810NoNo
18329239DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOFJune 2023March 2025Allow2130YesNo
18253260SCREEN DEVICE AND HELMETMay 2023March 2025Allow2220NoNo
18120435SENSING DEVICEMarch 2023October 2024Allow1920YesNo
18016259TACTILE FEEDBACK METHOD, TACTILE FEEDBACK APPARATUS AND TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUSJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2210NoNo
17784801TEXTURE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUSDecember 2022October 2024Allow2820NoNo
18076410CONTROL METHOD OF LIGHT FIELD DISPLAYDecember 2022November 2024Allow2410NoNo
17911333TEXTURE RECOGNITION PIXEL CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR DETECTING TEXTURE, TEXTURE DETECTION CIRCUIT, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17931683DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUSSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2820NoNo
17782164DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17748174ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING BIOMETRIC RECOGNIZING MODULEMay 2022June 2025Allow3610YesNo
17289920DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2021November 2024Allow4220NoNo
17079418System and Method for Alteration of and Interpretation of Data from Input DevicesOctober 2020March 2023Abandon2980NoNo
16533175Computer Tablet Augmented With Internally Integrated Eye-Tracking Camera AssemblyAugust 2019May 2020Allow1020NoNo
16290647COMPUTER MOUSE DEVICE WITH MODIFIED DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITYMarch 2019January 2020Allow1020YesNo
16322305METHOD FOR LIGHTING SCREEN OF SMART WRISTBAND BY RAISING HAND AND SMART WRISTBANDJanuary 2019May 2020Allow1610NoNo
16176512SHIFT REGISTER CIRCUIT, DISPLAY PANEL, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSOctober 2018December 2019Allow1310NoNo
16150261FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND TERMINAL DEVICEOctober 2018March 2020Allow1700NoNo
16103320SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A LOW PROFILE HAPTIC ACTUATORAugust 2018November 2019Allow1510NoNo
16008520FAST MULTI-TOUCH STYLUS AND SENSORJune 2018November 2019Allow1820NoNo
15945862PASSIVE STIFFNESS AND ACTIVE DEFORMATION HAPTIC OUTPUT DEVICES FOR FLEXIBLE DISPLAYSApril 2018August 2019Allow1610NoNo
15892261DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2018March 2020Allow2510NoNo
15737736COORDINATE DETECTION DEVICE AND COORDINATE DETECTION METHODDecember 2017February 2020Allow2620NoNo
15578260AMOLED PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT AND AMOLED PIXEL DRIVING METHODNovember 2017January 2019Allow1400NoNo
15825885SCANNING DIRECTION CONTROL CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, LIGHT-ON TESTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2017November 2018Allow1200NoNo
15328960TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2017October 2019Allow3310NoNo
15724751HAPTIC ACTUATOR HAVING A SMART MATERIAL ACTUATION COMPONENT AND AN ELECTROMAGNET ACTUATION COMPONENTOctober 2017April 2019Allow1900NoNo
15713581FAST MULTI-TOUCH STYLUS AND SENSORSeptember 2017November 2018Allow1410NoNo
15662599DETECTION APPARATUS AND TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION-EQUIPPED DISPLAY APPARATUSJuly 2017January 2019Allow1810NoNo
15632459ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING VEHICLEJune 2017December 2018Allow1810NoNo
15539869TOUCH PANELJune 2017November 2018Allow1710YesNo
15539740TOUCH SWITCH ATTACHABLE ON WALLJune 2017October 2018Allow1610NoNo
15632491ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAMEJune 2017December 2018Allow1810NoNo
15261447COMPENSATED HAPTIC RENDERING FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICESSeptember 2016November 2018Allow2620NoNo
15007562INDICATING DEVICE WITH COMPENSATING CONFIGURATIONJanuary 2016March 2019Allow3811NoNo
14854848MORPHING PAD, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A MORPHING PADSeptember 2015March 2019Allow4250YesNo
13584040COMPLEX SENSING ELECTRODE STRUCTURE APPLIED TO A TOUCH PANELAugust 2012August 2014Allow2410NoNo
13448836METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENSITIVITY COMPENSATIONApril 2012April 2013Allow1210NoNo
13343873OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING METHODJanuary 2012October 2012Allow910NoNo
13284661STYLUS AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAMEOctober 2011December 2013Allow2510NoNo
13145793DRIVING METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DRIVING A FIELD SEQUENTIAL COLOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYJuly 2011February 2014Allow3110NoNo
13125944MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINALMay 2011July 2013Allow2610NoNo
12824918MOUSE DEVICE WITH MOVABLE BUTTONJune 2010April 2013Allow3310NoNo
12618874TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE USING THRESHOLD VOLTAGE SIGNALNovember 2009April 2014Allow5330NoYes
12545996OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING METHODAugust 2009September 2012Allow3721YesNo
12541972DATA COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION METHOD, DATA DECOMPRESSION METHOD, AND OPTICAL DISC DRIVE UTILIZING THE METHODAugust 2009June 2013Allow4641NoNo
12455413MULTIPLE TOUCH DETECTIONJune 2009June 2014Allow6040YesNo
12363205DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2009April 2013Allow5030NoNo
12215096BEAM SHAPER FOR AN OPTICAL STORAGE SYSTEMJune 2008November 2012Allow5350NoNo
12068070Image adjusting apparatusFebruary 2008January 2014Allow6040NoNo
11736288OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE, RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND GAP DETECTION METHODApril 2007April 2008Allow1210NoNo
11017703OPTICAL DISK APPARATUS, METHOD OF RECORDING INFORMATION, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2004March 2008Allow3810NoNo
10958415DETECTOR FOR DETECTING INFORMATION CARRIED BY A SIGNAL HAVING A SAWTOOTH-LIKE SHAPEOctober 2004May 2008Allow4410NoNo
10874318AN OPTICAL SYSTEM HAVING AN OBJECTIVE SYSTEM AND AN OPTICAL ABERRATION CORRECTING ELEMENTJune 2004April 2008Allow4620NoNo
10739089PULSE SHAPE MODULATION AND INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING TECHNIQUE USING PULSED LASER BEAMDecember 2003October 2006Allow3400NoNo
10654936WRITE POWER CONTROL METHOD, WRITE POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAMESeptember 2003February 2007Allow4220NoNo
10654607TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING CONTROLSeptember 2003September 2006Allow3710NoNo
10609615OPTICAL-RECORDING MEDIUM PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND OPTICAL-RECORDING MEDIUM, INCLUDING FLYING OPTICAL HEAD FRATURESJuly 2003October 2007Allow6040YesNo
10450223METHOD FOR GENERATING A LENS POSITION SIGNAL AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS FOR READING FROM AND/OR WRITING TO AN OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2003August 2006Allow3811NoNo
10448040INFORMATION REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2003September 2006Allow3920NoNo
10294252DISK DATA REPRODUCTION DEVICE USING NRZI MODULATED DATANovember 2002February 2007Allow5131YesNo
10277229INFORMATION RECORDING, INFORMATION REPRODUCING AND COPYING APPARATUSES, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING MUSICOctober 2002March 2007Allow5240NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HALEY, JOSEPH R.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
3.3%
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, 0.0% 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

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

Examiner HALEY, JOSEPH R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HALEY, JOSEPH R works in Art Unit 2621 and has examined 89 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 97.8%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HALEY, JOSEPH R's allowance rate of 97.8% places them in the 93% 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 HALEY, JOSEPH R receive 1.62 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% 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 HALEY, JOSEPH R is 19 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 +2.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HALEY, JOSEPH R. This interview benefit is in the 21% 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, 34.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 69% 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 55.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 57.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 73% 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 17% 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 22% 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.

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