USPTO Examiner CHU RANDOLPH I - Art Unit 2663

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17139454ECOSYSTEM FOR DISPENSING PERSONALIZED FOUNDATIONDecember 2020September 2023Allow3310NoNo
17134888METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A MAP FOR A ROBOTDecember 2020November 2023Allow3420NoNo
17133552METHOD OF IMPROVING QUALITY OF ULTRASOUND IMAGE AND RELATED ULTRASOUND DETECTION SYSTEMDecember 2020January 2023Allow2500NoNo
17128680METHOD OF INSPECTING AND EVALUATING COATING STATE OF STEEL STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM THEREFORDecember 2020August 2022Allow2000NoNo
17119918IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020May 2023Abandon3020NoNo
17118465SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR PERFORMING ITERATIVE BACK PROJECTION ON AN IMAGE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAMEDecember 2020April 2023Allow2830NoNo
17112247MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2020September 2023Allow3310NoNo
17110912IMAGE-BASED JIG INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2020April 2024Allow4021NoNo
17108173SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING OCCLUDING OBJECTS IN SURGICAL IMAGES AND/OR VIDEODecember 2020November 2023Abandon3630YesNo
17107837HYBRID CODECNovember 2020November 2023Allow3630YesNo
17059482SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOCUMENT IMAGE ANALYSIS WITH CARDINAL GRAPH CONVOLUTIONAL NETWORKSNovember 2020September 2021Allow1010NoNo
17100205SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF LABEL VALUES IN UNSTRUCTURED DOCUMENTSNovember 2020June 2023Allow3110NoNo
17099977Method for motion estimation based on motion blurNovember 2020April 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17087896METHOD OF ANALYZING, DISPLAYING, ORGANIZING AND RESPONDING TO VITAL SIGNALSNovember 2020October 2022Allow2410NoNo
17048096A Method and Apparatus for Detecting DrowningOctober 2020August 2023Allow3440NoNo
17072527Video Repair Method and Apparatus, and Storage MediumOctober 2020August 2022Allow2200NoNo
17069039MACHINE LEARNING A FEATURE DETECTOR USING SYNTHETIC TRAINING DATAOctober 2020April 2024Allow4241NoNo
17035386IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAMSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2410NoNo
17032958Predictive Parcel Damage Identification, Analysis, and MitigationSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2200YesNo
17026321METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE ANALYSISSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2410NoNo
16978209METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHROMA CORRECTION OF A HIGH-DYNAMIC-RANGE IMAGESeptember 2020October 2023Allow3830NoNo
17005033METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING MOTION OF SUBJECTS IN THREE DIMENSIONAL SCENEAugust 2020April 2022Allow2010NoNo
16993511Multi-Resolution Regionalized Data TransmissionAugust 2020April 2022Allow2010NoNo
16993061VIDEO DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020July 2022Allow2310YesNo
16968115FACE-BASED FRAME RATE UPSAMPLING FOR VIDEO CALLSAugust 2020January 2022Allow1700NoNo
16943511SEMANTIC IMAGE MANIPULATION USING VISUAL-SEMANTIC JOINT EMBEDDINGSJuly 2020September 2022Allow2600YesNo
16943639METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR IN UNATTENDED SCENARIOJuly 2020December 2020Allow510NoNo
16937612SECURITY CAMERA AND MOTION DETECTING METHOD FOR SECURITY CAMERAJuly 2020November 2023Allow4041NoNo
16933150METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELIMINATING RING EFFECTJuly 2020August 2022Allow2410NoNo
16931921PIXEL-LEVEL BASED MICRO-FEATURE EXTRACTIONJuly 2020June 2022Allow2310NoNo
16927625METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SYNTHETIC IMAGE DATA FOR MACHINE LEARNINGJuly 2020June 2022Allow2310NoNo
16924581Methods and Systems for Detecting Defects in Devices Using X-raysJuly 2020February 2023Allow3120NoNo
16946237STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTIC EXTRACTION FROM 3D IMAGESJune 2020August 2022Allow2610NoNo
16879180IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2020August 2022Allow2720NoNo
15931576METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE DENOISING AND SHARPENING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTING THE METHODMay 2020March 2022Allow2210NoNo
15930682METHOD OF RECOGNIZING OBJECT FOR EACH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT, AND SYSTEM THEREOFMay 2020March 2022Abandon2210NoNo
16763124CALIBRATION OF IMAGE-REGISTRATION BASED TRACKING PROCEDURESMay 2020April 2022Allow2310NoNo
16865145SINGLE- AND MULTI-MODALITY ALIGNMENT OF MEDICAL IMAGES IN THE PRESENCE OF NON-RIGID DEFORMATIONS USING PHASE CORRELATIONMay 2020April 2024Allow4750NoNo
16851120METHOD FOR DETECTING APPEARANCE OF SIX SIDES OF CHIP MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEApril 2020March 2023Allow3510NoNo
16840911APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING PERIODIC MOTIONS IN MECHANICAL COMPONENTSApril 2020December 2022Allow3211NoNo
16753650OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2020April 2022Allow2410NoNo
16839583HDR ENHANCEMENT WITH TEMPORAL MULTIPLEXApril 2020August 2022Allow2940YesNo
16823911SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL TOOTH IMAGINGMarch 2020March 2021Allow1210NoNo
16822649Content Based Anti-Aliasing for Image DownscaleMarch 2020November 2023Allow4410NoNo
16808014IMAGE-BASED DETECTION OF PLANOGRAM PRODUCT SPACESMarch 2020February 2023Allow3630NoNo
16808323AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LUMBER ANALYSISMarch 2020June 2021Allow1510NoNo
16642331Image Processing Device PERFORMING A PROCESS FOR REDUCING NOISE INCLUDED IN A RADIATION IMAGEFebruary 2020September 2022Allow3020NoNo
16796616METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR IN UNATTENDED SCENARIOFebruary 2020June 2020Allow400YesNo
16792355SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING ABSORPTIVE IMAGING METROLOGY TO MEASURE THE THICKNESS OF OPHTHALMIC LENSESFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2730YesNo
16781918METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONSTRUCTING OBSTRUCTED FACE PORTIONS FOR VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2020October 2021Allow2040YesNo
16738871WEIGHTED SUMMING OF COMPONENT CHIRAL IMAGES FOR IMPROVED CONTRAST ENHANCEMENTJanuary 2020April 2021Allow1500NoNo
16629215OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2510NoNo
16732159IMAGE PADDING IN VIDEO-BASED POINT-CLOUD COMPRESSION CODECDecember 2019February 2022Allow2610NoNo
16627513SHIP DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCENE FEATURESDecember 2019October 2020Allow910NoNo
16703776SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL IMAGING DATADecember 2019October 2022Allow3521YesNo
16618925METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE CORRECTIONDecember 2019June 2021Allow1800NoNo
16683381METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBSTACLE DETECTIONNovember 2019May 2021Allow1830NoNo
16675296MOVING BODY OBSERVATION METHODNovember 2019April 2023Abandon4130YesNo
16676245PER-PIXEL FILTERNovember 2019February 2022Allow2720YesNo
16610557A LIGHTING PLAN GENERATORNovember 2019December 2022Abandon3810NoNo
16664864TEXTILE MATCHING USING COLOR AND PATTERN RECOGNITION AND METHODS OF USEOctober 2019March 2022Allow2820YesNo
16662296DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZING PHOTO CAPTURE FOR MULTIPLE SUBJECTSOctober 2019September 2021Allow2200YesNo
16656512SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MITRAL VALVE QUANTIFICATIONOctober 2019March 2020Allow560NoNo
16591840DISPLAY METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2019August 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16590942GROUP SPARSITY MODEL FOR IMAGE UNMIXINGOctober 2019April 2021Allow1900NoNo
16583362Using Domain Constraints And Verification Points To Monitor Task PerformanceSeptember 2019April 2022Abandon3120NoNo
16578818INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD TO GENERATE A VIRTUAL OBJECT IMAGE BASED ON CHANGE IN STATE OF OBJECT IN REAL SPACESeptember 2019May 2022Allow3230NoNo
16576953Apparatus and Method for Providing an Electronic User ManualSeptember 2019February 2024Abandon5360NoNo
16573220System and method for assessment of cell viabilitySeptember 2019April 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16573797METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORED IN COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR STATE DECISION OF IMAGE DATASeptember 2019April 2021Allow1910NoNo
16567680IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2019November 2022Allow3850YesNo
16558826SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL TOOTH IMAGINGSeptember 2019January 2020Allow410NoNo
16557252DISTRIBUTED IMAGE PROCESSING AND MANIPULATIONAugust 2019December 2019Allow300NoNo
16553586IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODAugust 2019September 2021Allow2510NoNo
16554192ANOMALY DETECTION BY CLASSIFYING PAST BEHAVIORAugust 2019June 2022Allow3300NoNo
16489151Computational Ultrasound for Improved Liver and Kidney Cancer DiagnosisAugust 2019January 2022Allow2920YesNo
16549833METHOD AND GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE FOR INTERACTIVELY DISPLAYING DIGITAL MEDIA OBJECTS ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPUTING DEVICESAugust 2019October 2019Allow200NoNo
16487723SYSTEM FOR COUNTING QUANTITY OF GAME TOKENSAugust 2019November 2022Allow3940YesNo
16544968IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH LEARNERS FOR DETECTING ORIENTATION AND POSITION OF FEATURE POINTS OF A FACIAL IMAGEAugust 2019October 2021Allow2620NoNo
16523337IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM TO ESTIMATE REFLECTION CHARACTERISTIC OF OBJECTJuly 2019June 2021Allow2310NoNo
16480960IMAGE FEATURE AMOUNT OUTPUT DEVICE, IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE, THE IMAGE FEATURE AMOUNT OUTPUT PROGRAM, AND IMAGE RECOGNITION PROGRAMJuly 2019November 2021Allow2820NoNo
16515593UNSUPERVISED DOMAIN ADAPTATION FOR VIDEO CLASSIFICATIONJuly 2019December 2021Allow2920NoNo
16515385INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SELECTING SENSING DATA SERVING AS LEARNING DATAJuly 2019June 2021Allow2360YesNo
16478563PANORAMIC IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE AND ACQUISITION METHOD THEREFORJuly 2019April 2021Allow2110NoNo
16508330IMAGE NOISE INTENSITY ESTIMATION METHOD, IMAGE NOISE INTENSITY ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICEJuly 2019February 2021Allow1910NoNo
16508231Hand Pose Estimation for Machine Learning Based Gesture RecognitionJuly 2019March 2021Allow2001NoNo
16456849LARGE LED ARRAY WITH REDUCED DATA MANAGEMENTJune 2019July 2021Allow2420YesNo
16473751IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PRINTING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUMJune 2019March 2021Allow2100NoNo
16451607SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF WINDOWING TIME SERIES DATA FOR PATTERN DETECTIONJune 2019June 2023Allow4830YesNo
16448804AUTONOMOUS MEDIA CAPTURINGJune 2019July 2022Allow3740YesNo
16442729ULTRASONIC IMAGING WITH CLUTTER FILTERING FOR PERFUSIONJune 2019November 2021Allow2900NoNo
16432344METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ROBOT ARM RESPONSIBLE FOR WAFER SCRATCHJune 2019June 2021Allow2511NoNo
16424937Methods and Devices for Detecting and Identifying Features in an AR/VR SceneMay 2019December 2022Allow4240YesNo
16419877SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL TOOTH IMAGINGMay 2019July 2019Allow210NoNo
16415430ARTERIAL WALL CHARACTERIZATION IN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGINGMay 2019May 2021Allow2420NoNo
16414222APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR LUMEN AND ARTIFACTS DETECTION IN ONE OR MORE IMAGES, SUCH AS IN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGESMay 2019April 2022Allow3501NoNo
16400989SPATIO-TEMPORAL AWARENESS ENGINE FOR PRIORITY TREE BASED REGION SELECTION ACROSS MULTIPLE INPUT CAMERAS AND MULTIMODAL SENSOR EMPOWERED AWARENESS ENGINE FOR TARGET RECOVERY AND OBJECT PATH PREDICTIONMay 2019October 2020Allow1800NoNo
16372976TYRE TREAD DEPTH AND TYRE CONDITION DETERMINATIONApril 2019October 2020Allow1800NoNo
16287982USING CONVOLUTION NEURAL NETWORKS FOR ON-THE-FLY SINGLE PARTICLE RECONSTRUCTIONFebruary 2019June 2021Allow2821NoNo
16285534PRIVACY PROCESSING BASED ON PERSON REGION DEPTHFebruary 2019February 2021Allow2410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHU, RANDOLPH I.

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
91.2%
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 CHU, RANDOLPH I - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHU, RANDOLPH I works in Art Unit 2663 and has examined 223 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 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHU, RANDOLPH I's allowance rate of 89.2% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CHU, RANDOLPH I receive 1.78 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 36% 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 CHU, RANDOLPH I is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHU, RANDOLPH I. This interview benefit is in the 27% 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, 32.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 71% 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 44.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 69% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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 57% 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 22% 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 29% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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.