USPTO Examiner GRANT II JEROME - Art Unit 2664

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19082028SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTING AND AUGMENTING SURGICAL PROCEDURESMarch 2025August 2025Allow510YesNo
18965893Dual Latch System for Hopper Cover of an Aerial Application AircraftDecember 2024June 2025Allow610YesNo
18965983Modular Sport CourtDecember 2024May 2025Allow510YesNo
18655553SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING WASTE RECEPTACLESMay 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18651907Backup Navigation System for Unmanned Aerial VehiclesMay 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18633670INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND MOBILE DEVICEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18630068SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MAKEUP APPLICATIONApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18626358RESIDUAL SEMI-RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKSApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18613689SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS DURING IMAGE CAPTURE OF A PRODUCTMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18601219SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED BASE MAP GENERATIONMarch 2024July 2025Allow1610NoNo
18584410METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRIGGERING VEHICULAR ACTIONS BASED ON PASSENGER ACTIONSFebruary 2024November 2024Allow810YesNo
18389934Streamlined Facial Authentication Event Entry System and MethodDecember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
18520014VISUAL OBSERVER FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESNovember 2023September 2024Allow1000NoNo
18389002DECODING IMAGES COMPRESSED USING MIP MAP COMPRESSIONNovember 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18386235SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHYSICIAN DESIGNED SURGICAL PROCEDURESNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
18288602METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF EARTHWORKS MACHINE IN WORKSITEOctober 2023December 2025Allow2610NoNo
18487855Authentication Management Through IMU and RadarOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210YesNo
18286565METHOD FOR DETERMINING HAND POSITION INFORMATION AND RELATED DEVICEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18241920METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING PROMOTIONAL EMAILS AND PRODUCT AVAILABILITY FROM E-COMMERCE WEBSITESSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18240388IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18548371INTEGRATED MODEL GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE INSPECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE INSPECTION MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE INSPECTION MODEL GENERATION PROGRAM, AND IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICEAugust 2023November 2025Allow2710NoNo
18361972METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING TARGET REGION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18362418AIRPORT PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT METHODS AND APPARATUSESJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610NoNo
18225866SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WORN, DAMAGED, OR MISSING AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT COMPONENTS USING A UAVJuly 2023March 2026Allow3220NoNo
18355355CALIBRATION OF AN ELECTRONICS PROCESSING SYSTEMJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110YesNo
18353330METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-TRAGET TRACKINGJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18221569Voronoi Cropping of Images for Post Field GenerationJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18348460Fingerprint Sensor in InFO Structure and Formation MethodJuly 2023November 2024Allow1710NoNo
18271377POSTURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, LEARNING MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS, POSTURE ESTIMATION METHOD, LEARNING MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2023March 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18218918MAP VIEWJuly 2023December 2024Allow1810YesNo
18342430SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING USER CONSUMPTION OF INFORMATIONJune 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18212893METHOD, SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CREATING TRAINING DATASETS FOR MODEL TRAININGJune 2023February 2026Allow3210NoNo
18340000GENERATING A MODEL FOR AN OBJECT ENCOUNTERED BY A ROBOTJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18339559OBJECT DETECTION USING IMAGE AND AUDIO DATAJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18338520INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18268657METHOD FOR DETERMINING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSE OF AN OBJECTJune 2023November 2025Allow2910YesNo
18338307PROVIDING A PREDICTION OF A ROLL ANGLE OF A MOTORCYCLEJune 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18204796Streamlined Facial Recognition Event Entry System and MethodJune 2023November 2023Allow640YesNo
18323491Method, System, And Computer Program For Recognizing Position And Posture Of ObjectMay 2023February 2026Allow3210NoNo
18038085A METHOD FOR MEASURING AND ANALYSING PACKAGES FOR STORAGEMay 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18198274METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HAZARDOUS ITEM DETECTIONMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18317527SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VIDEO-BASED MONITORING OF VITAL SIGNSMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18317901Intelligent Environmental and Video Production DroneMay 2023November 2025Allow3030YesNo
18032342Method and System for High-precision Localization of Surface of ObjectApril 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18133648Backup Navigation System for Unmanned Aerial VehiclesApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18030391ESTIMATING BOUNDARIES OF AN OBJECT OF INTEREST (OOI) WITHIN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF AN AREAApril 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18124354MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING METHOD AND POSITIONING APPARATUSMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18123875LANE LINE LABELING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18122292VEHICLE SPACE MORPHINGMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18183406ROBUST LIDAR-TO-CAMERA SENSOR ALIGNMENTMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010YesNo
18179890RESIDUAL SEMI-RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKSMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18117241INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18115582NEURAL NETWORK-BASED POINT CLOUD GENERATIONFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18023470REFRIGERATORFebruary 2023August 2025Allow2910NoNo
18173935POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING TARGET, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18173557Localization of Objects Encoded in Image Data in Accordance with Natural Language QueriesFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18113283ASSOCIATION OF CONCURRENT TRACKS USING GRAPH CROSSINGSFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3210YesNo
18112472Interface for Digitization and Detection of Rip Currents Within Optical Imagery by Way of a Fuzzy SetFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18168000UNSUPERVISED DETECTION OF INTERMEDIATE REINFORCEMENT LEARNING GOALSFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1510NoNo
18165660INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING VISUAL RECOGNITION DIFFICULT PLACE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3210NoNo
18164733SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS DURING IMAGE CAPTURE OF A PRODUCTFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1110NoNo
18105805Image Recognition Sporting Event Entry System and MethodFebruary 2023May 2023Allow310YesNo
18105229CAMERA BLOCKAGE DETECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMSFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18098588DETECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES TO DELIVERY ZONEJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1320NoNo
18153480DEPTH ESTIMATION USING IMAGE AND SPARSE DEPTH INPUTSJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110YesNo
18015878FIDUCIAL LOCATIONJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18093682SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MAKEUP APPLICATIONJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18088981CONTEXTUAL INSTANCE DECOUPLING-BASED MULTI-PERSON POSE ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2800NoNo
18064606SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONDecember 2022June 2023Allow600NoNo
18077258METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRIGGERING VEHICULAR ACTIONS BASED ON PASSENGER ACTIONSDecember 2022November 2023Allow1110NoNo
18061999SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MOTION INFORMATION OF A SUBJECTDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410NoNo
17928473COOPERATIVE LIDAR OBJECT DETECTION VIA FEATURE SHARING IN DEEP NETWORKSNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
18058642SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED BASE MAP GENERATIONNovember 2022December 2023Allow1210YesNo
18057661Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Testing UAV DevicesNovember 2022May 2025Allow2910YesNo
17987203METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TYPICAL OBJECT OF TRANSMISSION LINE BASED ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) FEDERATED LEARNINGNovember 2022October 2024Allow2300NoNo
17985785METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING LAYER SEGMENTATION ON TISSUE STRUCTURE IN MEDICAL IMAGE, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMNovember 2022April 2025Allow2900NoNo
17977188NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEOctober 2022November 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17974561THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) STRUCTURED LIGHT CAMERA BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING GAP OF VEHICLE BODYOctober 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17973411SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING WASTE RECEPTACLES USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKSOctober 2022February 2024Allow1510NoNo
17916870LEARNING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17933322MACHINE LEARNING IMAGE ANALYSIS BASED ON EXPLICIT EQUIPMENT PARAMETERSSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3420NoNo
17931578AUTHENTICATION MACHINE LEARNING FROM MULTIPLE DIGITAL PRESENTATIONSSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1620NoNo
17823988ANOMALY MONITORING FOR TECHNICAL SYSTEMS BASED ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF IMAGE DATA WITH A PREDEFINED DISTRIBUTIONSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17899370SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHYSICIAN DESIGNED SURGICAL PROCEDURESAugust 2022October 2023Allow1310NoNo
17898212IDENTIFYING ITEMS USING CASCADING ALGORITHMSAugust 2022October 2023Allow1410NoNo
17888570ROBOT-ASSISTED DRIVING SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2022May 2023Allow900NoNo
17816910METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONAL METROLOGY AND INSPECTION FOR PATTERNS TO BE MANUFACTURED ON A SUBSTRATEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110YesNo
17875734ONLINE KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION FOR MULTI-TASK LEARNING SYSTEM, METHOD, DEVICE, AND PROGRAMJuly 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17796159INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMJuly 2022June 2025Allow3520NoNo
17871877SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D OBJECT DETECTION USING MULTI-RESOLUTION FEATURES RECOVERY USING PANOPTIC SEGMENTATION INFORMATIONJuly 2022January 2025Allow3000NoNo
17870262MULTI-TIERED TRANSPORTATION IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022November 2022Allow410NoNo
17866943MULTI-TIERED TRANSPORTATION IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022March 2025Allow3230YesNo
17792860LEARNING APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17853748MACHINE VISION SYSTEM FOR ADVANCEMENT OF TRAILER LOADING/UNLOADING VISIBILITYJune 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17809237SYSTEM TO ASSESS BIOMETRIC INPUT DATAJune 2022January 2025Allow3110YesNo
17848360EXAMINATION OF A HOLE FORMED IN A SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMENJune 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17807852DISMANTLING PROCEDURE SELECTING APPARATUS, DISMANTLING PROCEDURE SELECTING METHOD, AND DISMANTLING APPARATUSJune 2022November 2024Allow2910YesNo
17843535HEIGHT DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17841993METHOD FOR DEFECT DETECTION FOR ROLLING ELEMENTSJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17842542AUTOMATED TUMOR IDENTIFICATION AND SEGMENTATION WITH MEDICAL IMAGESJune 2022January 2025Allow3110YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GRANT II, JEROME.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
52.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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
13
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(15.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(84.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
18.1%
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, 15.4% 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

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 GRANT II, JEROME - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GRANT II, JEROME works in Art Unit 2664 and has examined 397 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GRANT II, JEROME's allowance rate of 93.5% places them in the 81% 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 GRANT II, JEROME receive 1.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GRANT II, JEROME is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 86% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GRANT II, JEROME. This interview benefit is in the 26% 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, 34.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 65.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 85.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 65% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 55.6% 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, 32.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 73% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 28% 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:

  • 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.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.