USPTO Examiner BALAOING ARIEL A - Art Unit 2624

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19181862DISPLAY MODULE, MOBILITY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2025March 2026Allow1100NoNo
19050748DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1300NoNo
19014349KNOB STRUCTUREJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1000NoNo
18965610USER INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TACTILE PRESENTATIONDecember 2024January 2026Allow1410NoNo
18864568AN INPUT DEVICENovember 2024September 2025Allow1000NoNo
18942020DOUBLE-WHEEL ASSEMBLYNovember 2024December 2025Allow1310NoNo
18862645MOUSE BUTTON STRUCTURE AND MOUSE DEVICE HAVING THE SAMENovember 2024January 2026Allow1410NoNo
18861597INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEMOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18915846SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED PRESENTATION REMOTESOctober 2024July 2025Allow900NoNo
18908168ROLLER MODULEOctober 2024September 2025Allow1200NoNo
18852283USER INTERFACE INTERACTION ELEMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED DEGREES OF FREEDOM OF MOTIONSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1200NoNo
18890933PRESSURE MOUSE WHEELSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1310NoNo
18883496SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN IMPROVED INPUT DEVICESeptember 2024August 2025Allow1100NoNo
18822079FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH SENSORAugust 2024November 2025Allow1510NoNo
18820322OPTICAL MOUSE AND LIGHT PIPE THEREOFAugust 2024August 2025Allow1210NoNo
18819417ACCESSORY BODY AND ACCESSORYAugust 2024November 2025Allow1530NoNo
18812810METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR INFORMATION DISPLAYAugust 2024December 2025Allow1601NoNo
18834681METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A COMFORT-INCREASING AND ESPECIALLY ANTI-MOTION-SICKNESS VISUAL REFERENCEJuly 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18790386METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING SOFTWARE PROGRAM THROUGH MOVEMENT TRAJECTORIES AND AI ALGORITHMSJuly 2024December 2025Allow1610NoNo
18777541Adjustable Computer MouseJuly 2024October 2025Allow1510YesNo
18726744LEARNED COMPUTER CONTROL USING POINTING DEVICE AND KEYBOARD ACTIONSJuly 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18747613METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GREATER PRECISION IN TRACKINGJune 2024October 2025Allow1610NoNo
18739739ULTRASONIC MODULE AND ULTRASONIC MOUSE USING SAMEJune 2024December 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18706099JAPANESE CHARACTER INPUT TOOL AND INPUT METHODApril 2024August 2025Allow1611NoNo
18647247HAPTIC FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOUCH FUNCTION ROW KEYBOARDSApril 2024June 2025Allow1400NoNo
18607578SMART MOUSE DEVICE, SMART SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2024November 2025Allow2020NoNo
18606532CURSOR MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOVERY FROM INCOMPLETE INTERACTIONSMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18595950TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18587368TACTILE ULTRASONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A USER INPUT USING THE SAMEFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18586308DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910NoNo
18583867DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2030NoNo
18581639METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GREATER PRECISION IN TRACKINGFebruary 2024June 2024Allow311NoNo
18435540DYNAMIC INITIALIZATION OF 3DOF AR TRACKING SYSTEMFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1520NoNo
18435965INPUT DEVICE FOR HEAD-MOUNTABLE DEVICESFebruary 2024October 2025Abandon2001NoNo
18425638MULTI-DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD OF SAMEJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1810NoNo
18422693INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1820NoNo
18422344APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACKJanuary 2024August 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18409660INDUCTIVE STYLUS SENSINGJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1820YesNo
18403764METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TOUCHLESS CONTROL WITH A MOBILE DEVICEJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1620NoNo
18401981ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1401NoNo
18399835PIXEL CIRCUIT, DRIVER CIRCUIT, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18400376Display PanelDecember 2023July 2025Allow1820NoNo
18541247PIXEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2023August 2025Allow2011NoNo
18542252LOCALIZATION OF DEVICES IN A STRUCTUREDecember 2023March 2025Allow1501NoNo
18530609SCAN DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18521186DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2023August 2025Allow2020NoNo
18501990MOTION SICKNESS REDUCTION, DIRECTIONAL INDICATION, AND NEURAL REHABILITATION DEVICENovember 2023April 2024Allow510NoNo
18498110Leveraging Surface Acoustic Wave For Detecting GesturesOctober 2023August 2025Allow2120YesNo
18289044DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2023October 2025Allow2420NoNo
18496933OPTICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND OPTICAL SENSOR CONTROL METHODOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18482114COMPACT MEMORY-IN-PIXEL DISPLAY STRUCTUREOctober 2023November 2024Allow1300NoNo
18480210DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSOctober 2023August 2025Allow2230NoNo
18472562PROVIDING USER FEEDBACK VIA A ROLLABLE SCREEN DEVICESeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18468168SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED PRESENTATION REMOTESSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1001NoNo
18464933SPATIALLY AWARE COMPUTING HUB AND ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1410NoNo
18243734Apparatus for Projecting Images Towards a UserSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1930NoNo
18242727INPUT SENSOR AND A DISPLAY DEVICE FOR SENSING A TOUCH INPUT AND A PEN INPUTSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1920NoNo
18461348CONTENT OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE, CONTENT OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023November 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18456413POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18235884OPTICAL MOUSE AND LIGHT PIPE THEREOFAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18234570DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2023May 2025Allow2120NoNo
18366923DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2023February 2025Allow1910NoNo
18446122TOUCH PANEL MISTOUCH RECOGNITIONAugust 2023September 2024Allow1300NoNo
18364710TRIGGERING GESTURE EVENTS FOR USER-APPLIED FORCES ON A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY UNITAugust 2023April 2025Allow2020NoNo
18365173PATCH CORRECTION FOR LIGHT STEERING PROJECTORAugust 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18222488PIXEL STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY PANELJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18353044RING INPUT DEVICE WITH VARIABLE ROTATIONAL RESISTANCEJuly 2023April 2025Allow2130YesNo
18219208Head-Mounted Display With Facial Interface For Sensing Physiological ConditionsJuly 2023January 2026Allow3041YesNo
18212563AUTOMATED TEMPORARY DEVICE CONNECTIVITYJune 2023July 2025Allow2500NoNo
18445280Mr. Medi mouse #2June 2023February 2025Abandon2020YesNo
18337592ANGER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2023July 2024Allow1330YesNo
18329776EMISSION DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2023August 2024Allow1500NoNo
18204734Touch Sensor Device With Differentiated Priority Sensing RegionJune 2023March 2025Allow2120NoNo
18204927DYNAMIC VRESET AND VSSEL TUNING FOR BETTER LOW GRAY ACCURACY AND POWER SAVINGJune 2023April 2025Allow2230YesNo
18199786DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAMEMay 2023October 2025Allow2940NoNo
18316573INPUT SENSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2023January 2025Allow2011NoNo
18195818METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR INFORMATION DISPLAYMay 2023May 2024Allow1221NoNo
18311676TOUCHPAD DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAMEMay 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18309593Electronic Devices with Liquid LensesApril 2023April 2025Allow2440YesNo
18135059SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PHYSICAL SURFACE TRACKING WITH A STYLUS DEVICE IN AN AR/VR ENVIRONMENTApril 2023October 2023Allow600NoNo
18300568POSITION ESTIMATION USING STALE SATELLITE VEHICLE POSITION DATAApril 2023November 2025Allow3110YesNo
18295660NETWORK OPERATOR CONTROLLED POWER UPDATE FOR PHYSICAL RESOURCE BLOCKSApril 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18246013TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18121957Compute Box and Corresponding Systems and Methods for Formatting Content for Presentation on Flexible Content Presentation Companion DevicesMarch 2023November 2023Allow800NoNo
18120307COMPUTER MOUSEMarch 2023November 2024Abandon2020YesNo
18025189OPTICAL STYLUS FOR OPTICAL POSITION DETERMINATION DEVICEMarch 2023July 2024Allow1710NoNo
18116511PERIODIC PARAMETER ESTIMATION FOR VISUAL-INERTIAL TRACKING SYSTEMSMarch 2023September 2024Allow1920NoNo
18175859SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING COLLOCATED CELLULAR DEVICES FROM KNOWN FRAUDULENT DEVICESFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18114193LENS SYSTEM FOR MOUSE WITH ROBUST TOLERANCESFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1110NoNo
18168979Spatially Aware Computing Hub and EnvironmentFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2711NoNo
18020971DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY SUBSTRATEFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1800NoNo
18165648Boundary Smoothing in a DisplayFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1720YesNo
18105121MOUSE DEVICEFebruary 2023September 2023Allow700NoNo
18102818REAL-TIME AUTOMATIC MULTILINGUAL INPUT CORRECTIONJanuary 2023September 2023Allow820NoNo
18017633DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2120NoNo
18017183FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2720YesNo
18155960SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED PRESENTATION REMOTESJanuary 2023June 2023Allow500NoNo
18097861AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1610NoNo
18095509FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH SENSORJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1610NoNo
18015320METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING USER INPUTJanuary 2023March 2024Abandon1410NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
73.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
25.3%
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, 20.0% 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 BALAOING, ARIEL A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BALAOING, ARIEL A works in Art Unit 2624 and has examined 358 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BALAOING, ARIEL A's allowance rate of 90.2% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BALAOING, ARIEL A receive 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 28% 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 BALAOING, ARIEL A is 21 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 -1.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BALAOING, ARIEL A. This interview benefit is in the 10% 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, 33.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% 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 29.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 41% 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, 40.0% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% 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, 39.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 28% 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 19% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 57% 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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