USPTO Examiner WERNER BRIAN P - Art Unit 2665

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17139729MOBILE APPLICATION FOR AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION ENROLLMENT USING INFORMATION SYNTHESIS AND BIOMETRIC LIVENESS DETECTIONDecember 2020September 2022Allow2110NoNo
17257543FAKE FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAMEDecember 2020February 2022Allow1310NoNo
17136172LIVENESS DETECTION IN FINGERPRINT-BASED BIOMETRIC SYSTEMSDecember 2020June 2021Allow510NoNo
17136036IMAGE CONTENT EXTRACTION METHOD AND IMAGE CONTENT EXTRACTION DEVICEDecember 2020July 2024Abandon4320NoNo
17134140METHOD FOR BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION, FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2020March 2022Allow1510NoNo
17131525METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR INTERACTIVE IMAGE SEGMENTATIONDecember 2020March 2024Allow3800NoNo
17130653AGGREGATING SENSOR PROFILES OF OBJECTSDecember 2020January 2024Allow3720NoNo
17120809ANALYZING FACIAL RECOGNITION DATA AND SOCIAL NETWORK DATA FOR USER AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2020June 2023Allow3020YesNo
17102337EYE GAZE TRACKING USING NEURAL NETWORKSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2120NoNo
16953484ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING FINGERPRINT BASED ON SENSOR-TO-FINGER DISTANCENovember 2020October 2021Allow1100NoNo
17056031METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A USERNovember 2020December 2021Allow1310NoNo
17054845ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION COMPONENT, FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION DRIVING METHODNovember 2020May 2022Allow1810NoNo
17088619ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING BIOMETRIC SENSORNovember 2020February 2022Allow1510NoNo
17080211IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER AND SYSTEMOctober 2020February 2023Abandon2820NoNo
17050193FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2020July 2023Allow3310NoNo
17066121METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PEOPLE FLOW ANALYSIS USING SIMILAR-IMAGE SEARCHOctober 2020January 2023Allow2810NoNo
17061848FINGERPRINT READEROctober 2020October 2022Abandon2520YesNo
17037701ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2020August 2021Allow1110NoNo
17038996ALIGNMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2810NoNo
17033423IDENTIFYING OBJECTS WITHIN IMAGES FROM DIFFERENT SOURCESSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2310NoNo
17025840FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2020November 2021Allow1410NoNo
17023992DEVICE AND METHOD TO ACQUIRE TIMING OF BLINK MOTION PERFORMED BY A DIALOGUE DEVICESeptember 2020January 2024Allow4011YesNo
16979880DISPLAY MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2020August 2023Allow3510NoNo
17017597LEARNING AND PROPAGATING VISUAL ATTRIBUTESSeptember 2020October 2023Allow3711NoNo
17016162METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING NEGATIVE SAMPLE OF FACE RECOGNITION, AND COMPUTER DEVICESeptember 2020February 2022Allow1700NoNo
17010323INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING FACE AUTHENTICATION, CONTROL METHOD, AND MEDIUMSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2110NoNo
17009030CALIBRATION METHOD FOR FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAMESeptember 2020December 2021Allow1611NoNo
16977212DYNAMIC LIGHTING FOR IMAGE-BASED VERIFICATION PROCESSINGSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1910NoNo
17006256FACIAL LIVENESS DETECTION WITH A MOBILE DEVICEAugust 2020May 2022Allow2010NoNo
17003178EYE-PROTECTION MODE PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, TERMINAL AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM IN FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION MODEAugust 2020November 2021Allow1510NoNo
16998710BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION METHOD WITH DRIFT CONTROL, AND AN ASSOCIATED INSTALLATIONAugust 2020April 2022Allow1910NoNo
16996962FACE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FACE IMAGE PROCESSING METHODAugust 2020April 2022Allow2010NoNo
16989974FINGERPRINT SENSOR PACKAGE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2020May 2022Abandon2120NoNo
16941581Method for Recognzing Face from Monitoring Video DataJuly 2020October 2021Allow1500NoNo
16940955PIEZOELECTRIC PANEL SPEAKER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2020November 2021Allow1510NoNo
16937470SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONOCULAR DEPTH ESTIMATION FROM SEMANTIC INFORMATIONJuly 2020January 2024Allow4140YesNo
16927812FACE RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, CLASSIFICATION MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER DEVICEJuly 2020March 2022Allow2010NoNo
16961306FACE AUTHENTICATION APPARATUSJuly 2020February 2022Allow2010NoNo
16923969FACE DETECTION TO ADDRESS PRIVACY IN PUBLISHING IMAGE DATASETSJuly 2020November 2022Allow2910YesNo
16959220FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION MODULE, AND DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16914303LARGE-SCALE SIMILARITY SEARCH WITH ON-CHIP CACHEJune 2020July 2022Allow2410YesNo
16957363FACE SYNTHESISJune 2020January 2022Allow1910YesNo
16957219ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT SENSOR APPARATUS, METHOD OF OPERATING ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT SENSOR APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT SENSOR APPARATUSJune 2020February 2023Allow3200NoNo
16903276METHOD FOR REGISTERING FINGERPRINT, TERMINAL AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2020January 2022Allow1920YesNo
16901619SYSTEMS FOR OBSCURING IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN IMAGESJune 2020April 2022Allow2220YesNo
16900955BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATIONJune 2020April 2022Abandon2210NoNo
16899314MODULATING MOBILE-DEVICE DISPLAYS BASED ON AMBIENT SIGNALS TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FRAUDJune 2020August 2021Allow1410NoNo
16897291FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION CARDJune 2020November 2021Allow1710NoNo
16894942METHOD OF ENROLLING A NEW MEMBER TO A FACIAL IMAGE DATABASEJune 2020September 2021Allow1500NoNo
16890484FACIAL RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2020June 2021Allow1200NoNo
16649748METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR LIVENESS DETECTION, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIAMay 2020September 2021Allow1810NoNo
16767932TEXTURE IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD, TEXTURE IMAGE ACQUISITION CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY PANELMay 2020December 2021Allow1900NoNo
16882918ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATIONMay 2020January 2022Allow2020YesNo
16880435METHOD OF GENERATING FINGERPRINT IMAGE AND FINGERPRINT SENSORMay 2020September 2021Allow1600NoNo
16876767REDUCING THE SEARCH SPACE FOR RECOGNITION OF OBJECTS IN AN IMAGE BASED ON WIRELESS SIGNALSMay 2020December 2021Allow1920NoNo
15931718UNLOCKING METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC LOCKMay 2020July 2021Allow1410NoNo
16872640VISUALIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL PERFORMANCE FOR NON-TECHNICAL USERSMay 2020September 2022Allow2800YesNo
16870943System and Method for Constructing a 3D Scene Model From an ImageMay 2020January 2023Abandon3310YesYes
16864103LIVING BODY RECOGNITION METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER DEVICEApril 2020August 2021Allow1510YesNo
16846924PROCESSING IMAGES USING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKSApril 2020January 2021Allow910NoNo
16845911FINGERPRINT SENSORApril 2020November 2020Allow710NoNo
16753762METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FINGERPRINT IMAGE ENHANCEMENTApril 2020March 2021Allow1200NoNo
16839211ULTRASONIC RECOGNITION MODULE, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2020April 2022Allow2410NoNo
16838024Multi-Camera Multi-Face Video Splicing Acquisition Device and Method ThereofApril 2020November 2021Allow1920YesNo
16652034METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONVERSATION SERVICE BY USING AUTONOMOUS BEHAVIOR ROBOT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2020September 2022Abandon2910NoNo
16833472METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2020July 2021Allow1510NoNo
16649735METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING IMAGE AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND STORAGE MEDIAMarch 2020October 2021Allow1910NoNo
16814917OPERATING A FINGERPRINT SENSOR COMPRISED OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS AND A PRESENCE SENSORMarch 2020September 2021Allow1820NoNo
16645000APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BIOMETRIC RECOGNITIONMarch 2020December 2022Allow3310NoNo
16801243RECOGNITION APPARATUS, RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTFebruary 2020January 2023Allow3410NoNo
16795725AI POWERED, FULLY INTEGRATED, END-TO-END RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS TOOLFebruary 2020April 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16791404ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY MODULEFebruary 2020June 2022Allow2820NoNo
16781554FEATURE EXTRACTION AND MATCHING FOR BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATIONFebruary 2020July 2020Allow530NoNo
16781269FEATURE EXTRACTION AND MATCHING FOR BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATIONFebruary 2020May 2020Allow310NoNo
16634286Driving Method and an Apparatus for a Fingerprint Recognition DeviceJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2210NoNo
16751849ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT SENSOR WITH LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATION SOURCEJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2210NoNo
16740508INTERNAL THERMAL FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD OF OIL-IMMERSED TRANSFORMER BASED ON DEEP CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK AND IMAGE SEGMENTATIONJanuary 2020October 2022Allow3320NoNo
16630199Ultrasonic Signal Detecting Circuit, Ultrasonic Signal Detecting Method, and Display PanelJanuary 2020May 2022Allow2810NoNo
16736301Systems and Methods for Face RecognitionJanuary 2020November 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16734870SMART CARD WITH FINGERPRINT SENSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2610NoNo
16730634IMAGE MODULE AND BIOMETRIC DEVICE USING THE SAMEDecember 2019June 2021Allow1710NoNo
16728056APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH USER VERIFICATIONDecember 2019March 2022Allow2721YesNo
16712341METHOD OF OPERATING FINGERPRINT SENSING SYSTEM, AND FINGERPRINT SENSING SYSTEMDecember 2019January 2021Allow1300NoNo
16710539Using Voice Commands From A Mobile Device To Remotely Access And Control A ComputerDecember 2019March 2023Abandon3940NoNo
16710692Using Voice Commands From A Mobile Device To Remotely Access And Control A ComputerDecember 2019March 2023Abandon3940NoNo
16700634CONTROLLING ACCESS TO ITEMS IN AN INVENTORY LOCATIONDecember 2019August 2020Allow910NoNo
16696371CAPACITANCE MODULATION TO MITIGATE PIXEL LEAKAGE IN ULTRASONIC SENSORSNovember 2019November 2021Allow2400NoNo
16692148CONTEXT DRIVEN MODEL SELECTIONNovember 2019May 2022Allow2900NoNo
16615852DISPLAY PANELNovember 2019December 2021Allow2510NoNo
16687118FEATURE-BASED VIDEO ANNOTATIONNovember 2019August 2021Allow2110NoNo
16680548METHOD OF HOST-DIRECTED ILLUMINATION AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING HOST-DIRECTED ILLUMINATIONNovember 2019January 2021Allow1420NoNo
16654156DEFORMABLE FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION DEVICE, AND FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAMEOctober 2019February 2021Allow1600NoNo
16605550FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING FOR REDUCED LATENCYOctober 2019April 2021Allow1810NoNo
16605073METHOD FOR FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION USING FORCE VALUEOctober 2019September 2021Allow2310NoNo
16595774GENERATIVE MODEL TRAINING AND IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHODOctober 2019January 2022Allow2811YesNo
16587134VIDEO FACE CLUSTERING DETECTION WITH INHERENT AND WEAK SUPERVISIONSeptember 2019August 2020Allow1150NoNo
16584770Imager for Detecting Visual Light and Projected PatternsSeptember 2019September 2021Allow2310YesNo
16572051ARRANGEMENT FOR THE OPTICAL RECORDING OF LIVE SKIN AREAS OF HUMAN AUTOPODIA AND OF DOCUMENTSSeptember 2019May 2020Allow800NoNo
16570877SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE A TIMING UPDATE FOR AN IMAGE RECOGNITION MODELSeptember 2019September 2021Allow2410NoNo
16564976Method for Fingerprint Enrollment, Terminal, and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage MediumSeptember 2019July 2021Allow2210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WERNER, BRIAN P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
74.3%
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
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(40.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(60.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
66.4%
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, 40.0% 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 WERNER, BRIAN P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WERNER, BRIAN P works in Art Unit 2665 and has examined 842 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WERNER, BRIAN P's allowance rate of 89.5% 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 WERNER, BRIAN P receive 1.25 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% 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 WERNER, BRIAN P is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 87% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WERNER, BRIAN P. This interview benefit is in the 31% 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, 32.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 69% 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 69.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 92% 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, 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 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 58.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 59% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 7.4% of allowed cases (in the 87% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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.
  • 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.

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.