USPTO Examiner SAFAIPOUR BOBBAK - Art Unit 2665

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19089441METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CIGARETTE BURNING CONE TO FALL OFFMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
18949614METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STATISTICS OF THICKNESS OF CORROSION PRODUCT FILM BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSINGNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18816025SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE CREATION AND PROCESSINGAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18775064DETECTING SYNTHETIC VISUAL MEDIAJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18776004TRAINING METHOD FOR IMAGE RECOGNITION MODEL, SPINNERET PLATE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2024November 2024Allow400NoNo
18751222COMPUTER ASSISTED MOLECULAR IMAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMSJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18736759CUTTING PATH PLANNING ALGORITHM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WORKPIECE BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSINGJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18659016VISION-BASED WAFER PRE-ALIGNMENT PLATFORM AND ALIGNMENT METHODMay 2024November 2024Allow610NoNo
18702274ADAPTIVE LEARNING FOR SEMANTIC SEGMENTATIONApril 2024August 2024Allow400NoNo
18634483HEARING STATE PREDICTION APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGEApril 2024October 2024Allow600NoNo
18630529INTERACTIVE DENTAL TREATMENT PLANNINGApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18621256IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18598620ENHANCED EYE TRACKING TECHNIQUES BASED ON NEURAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF IMAGESMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18596677REAL TIME DISCRETE COSINE TRANSFORM IMAGE AND VIDEO PROCESSING WITH CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTUREMarch 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18440810SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TEXT OF INTERESTFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18438382WAFER SIGNATURE LOCAL MAXIMA VIA CLUSTERING FOR METROLOGY GUIDED INSPECTIONFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1400NoNo
18433091PORTABLE ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING RADIO COVERAGEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18421141TRAINING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18411019MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON DIGITAL CONVERTER STATIONJanuary 2024June 2024Allow500NoNo
18401655MEDIA MONITORING USING MULTIPLE TYPES OF SIGNATURESJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18392484ACTIVITY RECOGNITION METHOD OF LRF LARGE-KERNEL ATTENTION CONVOLUTION NETWORK BASED ON LARGE RECEPTIVE FIELDDecember 2023February 2024Allow200NoNo
18572804METHOD FOR INSPECTING A VEHICLE, AND INSPECTION SYSTEMDecember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18541978STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRIC METHOD BASED ON BINOCULAR VISIONDecember 2023February 2024Allow200NoNo
18520975DATA COMPRESSION USING INTEGER NEURAL NETWORKSNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18511909AUTOMATED MACHINE VISION-BASED DEFECT DETECTIONNovember 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18505639WEAKLY SUPERVISED PATHOLOGICAL IMAGE TISSUE SEGMENTATION METHOD BASED ON ONLINE NOISE SUPPRESSION STRATEGYNovember 2023January 2024Allow200NoNo
18500811SYSTEM USING FILM THICKNESS ESTIMATION FROM MACHINE LEARNING BASED PROCESSING OF SUBSTRATE IMAGESNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18382769SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIGITALIZING A SLIDEOctober 2023February 2024Allow400NoNo
18488958ADVANCED IMAGE ENHANCEMENTS FOR ACCURATE PROCESSING, EXPLOITATION, AND DISSEMINATIONOctober 2023February 2024Allow400NoNo
18476613SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE INSTANCE LEARNING FOR CLASSIFICATION AND LOCALIZATION IN BIOMEDICAL IMAGINGSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1720NoNo
18241631METHOD FOR TRAINING OBJECT DETECTOR CAPABLE OF PREDICTING CENTER OF MASS OF OBJECT PROJECTED ONTO GROUND, METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING IDENTICAL OBJECT IN SPECIFIC SPACE CAPTURED FROM A PLURALITY OF CAMERAS HAVING DIFFERENT VIEWING FRUSTUMS USING TRAINED OBJECT DETECTOR, AND LEARNING DEVICE AND OBJECT RECOGNIZING DEVICE USING THE SAMESeptember 2023October 2023Allow200NoNo
18454184METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEFECT ON SURFACE OF CELLAugust 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18232755DURATION AND POTENTIAL REGION OF INTEREST FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIESAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18447244TRAINING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELAugust 2023November 2023Allow300NoNo
18232258DURATION AND POTENTIAL REGION OF INTEREST FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIESAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18232257DURATION AND POTENTIAL REGION OF INTEREST FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIESAugust 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18232260DURATION AND POTENTIAL REGION OF INTEREST FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIESAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18230783Contactless Mobile Fingerprinting Capture Device and Method of UseAugust 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo
18356232DEFECT DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023March 2024Allow840NoNo
18343591OBJECT SEGMENTATION AND FEATURE TRACKINGJune 2023March 2025Allow2030YesNo
18333795AUTOMATIC CLINICAL WORKFLOW THAT RECOGNIZES AND ANALYZES 2D AND DOPPLER MODALITY ECHOCARDIOGRAM IMAGES FOR AUTOMATED CARDIAC MEASUREMENTS AND DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS AND HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHYJune 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18036737System and Method for Domain Generalization Across Variations in Medical ImagesMay 2023July 2024Allow1410YesNo
18316010AUTOMATIC CLINICAL WORKFLOW THAT RECOGNIZES AND ANALYZES 2D AND DOPPLER MODALITY ECHOCARDIOGRAM IMAGES FOR AUTOMATED CARDIAC MEASUREMENTS AND GRADING OF AORTIC STENOSIS SEVERITYMay 2023April 2025Allow2300NoNo
18306657TAB BENDING DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18304805ENHANCED EYE TRACKING TECHNIQUES BASED ON NEURAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF IMAGESApril 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18030024METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IMAGE HASHING OBJECT DETECTION FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGApril 2023May 2025Allow2500NoNo
18126906METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING BATTERY TAB AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023July 2023Allow400NoNo
18246806SCREEN DEFECT DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18188615TEACHER DATA GENERATING METHOD AND GENERATING DEVICEMarch 2023April 2025Allow2500NoNo
18119206METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF REAL-TIME HIERARCHICAL IMAGE MATTINGMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18117155IMAGE SEGMENTATION USING TEXT EMBEDDINGMarch 2023February 2024Allow1120YesNo
18040704SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED CORE SAMPLE ANALYSISFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18006985METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC QUALITY INSPECTION OF AN AERONAUTICAL PARTJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2600NoNo
18145711MEDIA MONITORING USING MULTIPLE TYPES OF SIGNATURESDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18011601Inverting Neural Radiance Fields for Pose EstimationDecember 2022March 2025Allow2600NoNo
18064040AUTOMATED MACHINE VISION-BASED DEFECT DETECTIONDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
18078820PRIMARY ANALYSIS IN NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCINGDecember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
17986146METHOD FOR POSITIONING TEA-BUD PICKING POINTS BASED ON FUSED THERMAL IMAGES AND RGB IMAGESNovember 2022April 2025Allow3000NoNo
17985567IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910YesNo
17985114SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE INSTANCE LEARNING FOR CLASSIFICATION AND LOCALIZATION IN BIOMEDICAL IMAGINGNovember 2022June 2023Allow710NoNo
18054372Method for Determining Severity of Skin Disease Based on Percentage of Body Surface Area Covered by LesionsNovember 2022October 2023Allow1110YesNo
17978425METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH RECOGNITION MODEL TRAININGNovember 2022February 2025Allow2700NoNo
17967445METHOD OF DETECTING WRINKLES BASED ON ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK AND APPARATUS THEREFOROctober 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17960432EDGE-BASED CROP YIELD PREDICTIONOctober 2022April 2023Allow710NoNo
17959162Automated Prediction of Pixel Error NoticeabilityOctober 2022July 2023Allow920NoNo
17958893Delivery Event Detection Systems and MethodsOctober 2022January 2025Allow2811YesNo
17937658METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VARNISH ANALYSIS OF STATOR IMAGESOctober 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17934004METHOD OF FEEDBACK CONTROLLING 3D PRINTING PROCESS IN REAL-TIME AND 3D PRINTING SYSTEM FOR THE SAMESeptember 2022January 2023Allow400NoNo
17911658SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING QUALITY OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTSSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17897353INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17817503WHEEL ALIGNER WITH ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS AND NO-STOP POSITIONINGAugust 2022November 2023Allow1520NoNo
17874979SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT DETECTION AND RECOGNITIONJuly 2022March 2023Allow720NoNo
17814601SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR VALIDATION OF LABEL DATAJuly 2022March 2023Allow710YesNo
17839190METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM AUDIO SENSOR SELECTION IN AN AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT DEVICEJune 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17829397METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING BALL SHOT ATTEMPT LOCATION ON BALL COURTJune 2022November 2022Allow500NoNo
17733983SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A MOVABLE BARRIERApril 2022February 2023Allow1010NoNo
17660361ITERATIVELY REFINING SEGMENTATION MASKSApril 2022March 2023Allow1110YesNo
17719212Automated Property InspectionsApril 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17717233DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MERGING CANDIDATE AREASApril 2022January 2025Allow3300NoNo
17716623COMPUTER VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ROOF SHAPES FROM IMAGERY USING SEGMENTATION NETWORKSApril 2022January 2023Allow900NoNo
17656870METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE ENHANCEMENTMarch 2022January 2023Allow1010NoNo
17763243DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SPEECH VIDEOMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17702620APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR CALIBRATING MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3520NoNo
17763194METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SMOKEMarch 2022June 2025Allow3810NoNo
17761849QUANTIFYING OBJECTS ON PLANTS BY ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF OBJECTS ON PLANT PARTS SUCH AS LEAVES, BY CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS THAT PROVIDE DENSITY MAPSMarch 2022April 2024Allow2500NoNo
17753681METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE REGIONAL PROCESSING OF IMAGES FOR UNDER-DISPLAY DEVICE DISPLAYSMarch 2022November 2024Allow3220YesNo
17679142POSE PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2022June 2022Allow400NoNo
17679298STRESS ANALYSIS DEVICEFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17673317ENHANCED VISUALLY DIRECTED PROCEDURES UNDER LOW AMBIENT LIGHT CONDITIONSFebruary 2022January 2023Allow1110NoNo
17634127SELECTING AN IMAGE ANALYSIS AREA BASED ON A COMPARISON OF DYNAMICITY LEVELSFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17633014TRANSPORTING FORMAT OF A CODED POINT CLOUDFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17591969COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND/OR COMPUTING DEVICES CONFIGURED FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION AND/OR READING OF OPTICAL CODES IN IMAGES OF VARYING QUALITYFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17631867WHITE BALANCE ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17588114Lossless Compression TechniquesJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3810YesNo
17582985GENERATING TRACKLETS FROM DIGITAL IMAGERYJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1910NoNo
17576363Change Detection SystemJanuary 2022April 2023Allow1520NoNo
17574794AGRICULTURAL PLANT DETECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEMJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1310NoNo
17570569TERMINAL DISPLAYING DYEING SIMULATION AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3920NoNo
17550427AI-ASSISTED AUTOMATIC LABELING SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2021March 2024Allow2700NoNo
17618445AUTOMATED CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY ANALYSISDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
73.5%
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
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(45.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(54.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
72.1%
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, 45.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK works in Art Unit 2665 and has examined 594 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.4%, 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 SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK's allowance rate of 94.4% places them in the 84% 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 SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK receive 1.29 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK. 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, 35.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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 52.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% 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, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 31% 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 44% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% 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, 34.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 49% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 25% 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.