USPTO Examiner MISTRY ONEAL R - Art Unit 2664

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17120983METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO DETECT AND CLASSIFY RETINAL STRUCTURES IN INTERFEROMETRIC IMAGING DATADecember 2020February 2023Allow2620NoNo
17104572VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT MODELING WITH A CAMERANovember 2020June 2023Allow3110YesNo
17058850HEAD-COUNTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL IMAGESNovember 2020January 2023Allow2620YesNo
17056202DOCUMENT IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, DOCUMENT IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOFNovember 2020October 2023Allow3530YesNo
17095057COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR EVALUATING A CT DATA SET REGARDING PERIVASCULAR TISSUE, EVALUATION DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ELECTRONICALLY READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2020May 2023Allow3010NoNo
17093880RESOLVING AUTOMATED ASSISTANT REQUESTS THAT ARE BASED ON IMAGE(S) AND/OR OTHER SENSOR DATANovember 2020March 2023Allow2810NoNo
16949685IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING LUNG FEATURESNovember 2020February 2022Allow1500NoNo
17088909AUTOMATED 2D/3D INTEGRATION AND LIP SPLINE AUTOPLACEMENTNovember 2020March 2023Allow2820YesNo
17052321METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANNULUS SIZE OF BICUSPID VALVENovember 2020July 2022Allow2110NoNo
17084870DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2020July 2023Allow3320NoNo
17076641SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING BULLSEYE PLOTSOctober 2020August 2022Allow2210NoNo
17075126COLLATION/RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, COLLATION/RETRIEVAL SERVER, IMAGE FEATURE EXTRACTION APPARATUS, COLLATION/RETRIEVAL METHOD, AND PROGRAMOctober 2020January 2024Allow3910NoNo
17073989SEGMENTATION OF THE CARDIAC REGION IN CT IMAGESOctober 2020March 2022Allow1700NoNo
17074317METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUNT PEOPLE IN IMAGESOctober 2020July 2022Allow2110NoNo
17071491Digital Platform to Identify Health Conditions and Therapeutic Interventions Using an Automatic and Distributed Artificial Intelligence SystemOctober 2020September 2023Allow3500NoNo
17068134METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZATION OF HEART TISSUE AT RISKOctober 2020July 2023Allow3320YesNo
17067585MONITORING AMBIENT LIGHT FOR OBJECT DETECTIONOctober 2020October 2022Allow2420YesNo
17067450METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM SYMBOL-BASED WATERMARK DETECTIONOctober 2020July 2022Allow2110NoNo
17063033AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING A CARD-SCAN MACHINE LEARNING MODEL BASED ON PREDICTING CARD CHARACTERSOctober 2020February 2024Allow4110YesNo
17031010METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING BRAIN LESIONS WITH LONGITUDINAL 3D MRI DATASeptember 2020February 2023Allow2910YesNo
17022516ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2010NoNo
17011317IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2020April 2022Allow2010NoNo
17005257Imaging System and Method for Assessing WoundsAugust 2020July 2021Allow1120NoNo
16997909COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MEDICAL IMAGE DATAAugust 2020July 2022Allow2310NoNo
16970493REGISTRATION TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSAugust 2020November 2020Allow300NoNo
16993322SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE-BASED OBJECT MODELING USING MULTIPLE IMAGE ACQUISITIONS OR RECONSTRUCTIONSAugust 2020July 2022Allow2310NoNo
16988536TEMPLATE-BASED KEY-VALUE EXTRACTION FOR INFERRING OCR KEY VALUES WITHIN FORM IMAGESAugust 2020July 2022Allow2310YesNo
16640303PREDICTING THE RISK OF DEATH OR VASOSPASM IN A PATIENT WITH A SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGEJuly 2020January 2022Allow2310YesNo
16941349DOCUMENT INFORMATION EXTRACTION FOR COMPUTER MANIPULATIONJuly 2020July 2022Allow2420NoNo
16932281SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD OF DEEP LEARNING OF TEXTURE IN SHORT TIME SERIESJuly 2020December 2020Allow1010NoNo
16930793EVALUATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, EVALUATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16922099SIMILAR CASE RETRIEVAL APPARATUS, SIMILAR CASE RETRIEVAL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, SIMILAR CASE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, AND CASE DATABASEJuly 2020October 2022Allow2720YesNo
16909014METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEADING ESTIMATIONJune 2020February 2023Allow3240YesNo
16909907MONOCULAR DEPTH SUPERVISION FROM 3D BOUNDING BOXESJune 2020April 2022Allow2120YesNo
16905978DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION PROGRAMJune 2020December 2022Allow3030NoNo
16901306MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SUPPORT SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHODJune 2020July 2022Allow2510NoNo
16900629SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPONENT POSITIONING BY REGISTERING A 3D PATIENT MODEL TO AN INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGEJune 2020February 2021Allow801NoNo
16897684SYSTEM OF DEPTH ESTIMATION AND METHOD THEREOFJune 2020April 2022Allow2210NoNo
16898419SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE DATA ACQUISITIONJune 2020June 2022Allow2510NoNo
16887494MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHODMay 2020May 2022Allow2410NoNo
16885448CELL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND CELL IDENTIFICATION METHODMay 2020July 2022Allow2510NoNo
16766123SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR CLASSIFYING BREAST TISSUE USING A CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKMay 2020August 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16874370SEGMENTATION OF STRUCTURES FOR STATE DETERMINATIONMay 2020December 2021Allow1900NoNo
16870948SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE CORRECTIONMay 2020November 2022Allow3020NoNo
15733058SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF TISSUE OVER TIMEMay 2020August 2023Abandon3920NoNo
16760443DEVICE FOR HOLDING X-RAY FILMSApril 2020February 2022Allow2210NoNo
16857638IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF ROADS USING AERIAL IMAGERY AND MOBILE LOCATION INFORMATIONApril 2020February 2021Allow1020NoNo
16757362FERTILE OVUM QUALITY EVALUATION METHOD, FERTILE OVUM QUALITY EVALUATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSApril 2020January 2022Allow2110NoNo
16757073Scatter Correction Method and Apparatus for Dental Cone-Beam CTApril 2020March 2022Allow2310NoNo
16757224A METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING A CT IMAGEApril 2020May 2021Allow1300NoNo
16852248System and Method for Extracting Target Data from LabelsApril 2020August 2023Allow4040NoNo
16847269SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROCESSING UNDELIVERABLE DELIVERY ITEMSApril 2020April 2022Allow2420NoNo
16846205SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE LANE MARKING DETECTION USING MULTIMODAL SENSOR DATAApril 2020October 2022Allow3020NoNo
16845788ASSESSMENT OF SPINAL COLUMN INTEGRITYApril 2020April 2022Allow2410NoNo
16845111RISK PREDICTION FOR SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH FROM IMAGE DERIVED CARDIAC MOTION AND STRUCTURE FEATURESApril 2020April 2022Allow2410NoNo
16754962ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFApril 2020February 2022Allow2220NoNo
16754988DEPTH-AWARE OBJECT COUNTINGApril 2020October 2021Allow1910YesNo
16840441METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DELINEATING STRIATUM IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE BRAIN IMAGE AND CALCULATING SPECIFIC UPTAKE RATIO OF STRIATUMApril 2020June 2021Allow1400NoNo
16839381Hinge Detection For Orthopedic FixationApril 2020November 2021Allow2000NoNo
16838014Structure Correcting Adversarial Network for Chest X-Rays Organ SegmentationApril 2020January 2022Allow2110NoNo
16837954VISION AND GEOMETRIC APPROACHES TO DETECT DEFECTS IN DENTAL APPLIANCESApril 2020November 2021Allow2000NoNo
16837801SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOW-RESOLVED THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGINGApril 2020March 2022Allow2410NoNo
16835609AGE-SPECIFIC IMAGE ATLASMarch 2020March 2022Allow2410NoNo
16650973FLATTENED VIEW FOR INTRA-LUMENAL NAVIGATIONMarch 2020November 2021Allow1910NoNo
16830497SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEIGHT MEASUREMENT FROM USER PHOTOS USING DEEP LEARNING NETWORKSMarch 2020February 2021Allow1120NoNo
16829300BRANCH-AND-BOUND SEARCH ALGORITHM FOR 4D CAMERA LOCALIZATIONMarch 2020April 2022Allow2510YesNo
16827701ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PART AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2020November 2022Abandon3220NoNo
16826168Artificial Intelligence-Based SequencingMarch 2020April 2022Allow2510YesNo
16819866EXPLAINABLE AI (XAI) PLATFORM FOR COMPUTATIONAL PATHOLOGYMarch 2020February 2022Allow2310NoNo
16817402MULTI-COIL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USING DEEP LEARNINGMarch 2020January 2022Allow2210NoNo
16812443INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2020November 2022Allow3310YesNo
16811712X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUSMarch 2020January 2022Allow2310NoNo
16810638METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCATTER CORRECTIONMarch 2020October 2021Allow2010NoNo
16808534SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGMarch 2020July 2022Allow2820NoNo
16799915SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION SIGNAL RECALIBRATIONFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2520YesNo
16778649REFLECTION REFUTING LASER SCANNERJanuary 2020August 2021Allow1910NoNo
16775379MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SYSTEMJanuary 2020September 2023Abandon4320NoYes
16618552Method and System for Indexing Blood Vessel Corresponding Positional Relations in Multi-Angle AngiographyJanuary 2020June 2021Allow1910YesNo
16633721METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE PARAMETER ASSOCIATED WITH AN OPHTHALMIC DEVICEJanuary 2020June 2021Allow1710NoNo
16750869METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DENTAL DATA SUITABLE FOR MANUFACTURING A DENTAL ALIGNERJanuary 2020September 2022Allow3210NoNo
16746135METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF TISSUE CALCIFICATIONJanuary 2020January 2022Allow2410NoNo
16744295Motion Correction of Angiography Images for 3D Reconstruction of Coronary ArteriesJanuary 2020August 2021Allow1910NoNo
16743972IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2020October 2021Allow2110YesNo
16744081NORMALIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF MRI BRAIN IMAGES USING MULTISCALE FILTERINGJanuary 2020June 2022Abandon2910NoNo
16630919FETAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSINGJanuary 2020January 2022Allow2410YesNo
16630284METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CAPTURING OPTICAL IMAGE DATA OF PATIENT SURROUNDINGS AND FOR IDENTIFYING A PATIENT CHECK-UPJanuary 2020February 2023Allow3720YesNo
16726780COMMODITY RECOGNITION APPARATUSDecember 2019August 2021Allow2010NoNo
16724016IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2019January 2022Allow2510YesNo
16722751BRAIN TUMOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2019November 2021Allow2300NoNo
16719905METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING CELL REPROGRAMMINGDecember 2019July 2021Allow1920NoNo
16623660ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL IMAGESDecember 2019August 2023Allow4450YesNo
16623346METHOD FOR DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ARTERIAL CALCIFICATIONDecember 2019September 2021Allow2110NoNo
16712905Systems and Methods for Determining Patient Compliance with an Orthodontic DeviceDecember 2019January 2022Allow2510NoNo
16622162SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR ULTRALOW DOSE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE RECONSTRUCTIONDecember 2019October 2021Allow2220NoNo
16710707Techniques For Patient-Specific Morphing Of Virtual BoundariesDecember 2019September 2022Allow3320NoNo
16705844SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULMONARY VENTILATION FROM IMAGE PROCESSINGDecember 2019January 2022Allow2620NoNo
16619481MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTDecember 2019May 2023Abandon4130YesNo
16617882AUTOMATED LESION DETECTION, SEGMENTATION, AND LONGITUDINAL IDENTIFICATIONNovember 2019November 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16613179METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND ANALYZING MUCOSA OF DIGESTIVE TRACTNovember 2019September 2021Allow2310NoNo
16681831PRIORITY JUDGEMENT DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAMNovember 2019September 2022Allow3420YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
53.4%
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
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.4%
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, 50.0% 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

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 MISTRY, ONEAL R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MISTRY, ONEAL R works in Art Unit 2664 and has examined 328 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MISTRY, ONEAL R's allowance rate of 88.4% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MISTRY, ONEAL R receive 1.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 20% 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 MISTRY, ONEAL R is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MISTRY, ONEAL R. This interview benefit is in the 42% 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, 41.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 92% 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 29.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 76.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

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:

  • 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.

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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.