USPTO Examiner LI RUIPING - Art Unit 2666

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17139974SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING TRAINING DATADecember 2020May 2021Allow510YesNo
17130774MEDICAL SCAN AND REPORT ANONYMIZER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHDecember 2020August 2022Allow2000NoNo
17129485SELECTIVE IMAGE COMPRESSION OF AN IMAGE STORED ON A DEVICE BASED ON USER PREFERENCESDecember 2020July 2022Allow1900NoNo
17254527IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2020October 2023Allow3410NoNo
17254712ARTICLE DUAL MATERIAL-DIGITAL ANTI-FORGERY PROTECTIONDecember 2020September 2023Allow3310NoNo
17122941Vision Based Target Tracking that Distinguishes Facial Feature TargetsDecember 2020August 2023Allow3220NoNo
17106900SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALERTING A USER TO PUBLISHED UNDESIRABLE IMAGES DEPICTING THE USERNovember 2020June 2024Allow4240NoNo
17102065DIGITAL GRADIENT SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNALS COMPRISING AT LEAST THREE DIMENSIONSNovember 2020February 2022Allow1500NoNo
17099961METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING TONGUES BASED ON DEEP LEARNINGNovember 2020January 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17087745METHOD FOR AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING ALIMENTARY ELEMENT ORDERING BASED ON BIOLOGICAL EXTRACTIONNovember 2020April 2021Allow510NoNo
17081725METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ACTIVE IDENTITY VERIFICATION BASED ON GAZE PATH ANALYSISOctober 2020March 2023Allow2820NoNo
17077054Method and System for displaying 3D ModelsOctober 2020September 2023Allow3530NoNo
17062249METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING IMAGE IDENTIFICATIONOctober 2020March 2023Allow3020YesNo
17035986ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2020January 2023Allow2820YesNo
17043067IMAGE LOCATION IDENTIFICATIONSeptember 2020February 2023Abandon2820YesNo
17034029FACE REENACTMENTSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1810NoNo
17027868ENHANCED DIGITAL IMAGE LOADINGSeptember 2020April 2023Allow3140YesNo
17028181SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING PERSONALITY USING ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF A PERSON'S FACESeptember 2020November 2020Allow200NoNo
17020535DETECTING FACIAL EXPRESSIONS IN DIGITAL IMAGESSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2110NoNo
16979186FAST SIDE-FACE INTERFERENCE RESISTANT FACE DETECTION METHODSeptember 2020November 2021Allow1400NoNo
17008923METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLAYER TAGGING FOR BALL GAME ANALYTICS GENERATION WITH A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICESeptember 2020June 2021Allow1020NoNo
17007938METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING FACE USING INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2020May 2022Allow2010NoNo
17006071IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020December 2022Allow2830YesNo
16999607VARIABLE IR ILLUMINATIONAugust 2020July 2022Abandon2310NoNo
16990223METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF AN INTRINSIC FACIAL FEATURE OF A FACEAugust 2020October 2023Abandon3840YesNo
16933016ADAPTIVE POSITIONING OF DRONES FOR ENHANCED FACE RECOGNITIONJuly 2020March 2023Allow3230NoNo
16947096AUTOMATED SEMANTIC INFERENCE OF VISUAL FEATURES AND SCENESJuly 2020May 2022Allow2220YesNo
16931061APPARATUS FOR LEARNING IMAGE OF VEHICLE CAMERA AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2020September 2022Allow2620YesNo
16929267Video Alert & Secondary Verification System and MethodJuly 2020April 2021Allow910NoNo
16928602Detection Of Metal Stent StrutsJuly 2020February 2022Allow1910NoNo
16961561FACE AUTHENTICATION APPARATUSJuly 2020May 2023Abandon3440NoNo
16923674SEPARATION OF OBJECTS IN IMAGES FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAMERASJuly 2020December 2021Allow1710NoNo
16918199ADVERSARIAL FACE RECOGNITIONJuly 2020August 2022Abandon2620YesNo
16913823METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS OF AN OPERATOR IN AN AIRCRAFT COCKPITJune 2020December 2022Abandon3030YesNo
16913597DETECTION METHOD FOR QUALITY GRADE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINEJune 2020September 2022Allow2610NoNo
16904309System for Deriving Electrical Characteristics and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable MediumJune 2020February 2023Allow3230YesNo
16903323TEMPORAL-SPATIAL DIGITAL FINGERPRINTINGJune 2020November 2022Abandon2921NoNo
16946192PASSING A CURVEJune 2020October 2023Allow4050NoNo
16892094TASK EXECUTION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2020July 2023Abandon3840NoYes
16889241METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PRIVACY MASKING BY REFLECTING CHARACTERISTIC INFORMATION OF OBJECTSJune 2020April 2023Allow3440NoNo
15929934MOBILE ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOFMay 2020January 2021Allow820NoNo
16872202LOOP CHAIN DIGITAL FINGERPRINT METHOD AND SYSTEMMay 2020March 2022Allow2210YesNo
16480126METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENDING ALARM MESSAGEMay 2020March 2022Allow3120NoNo
16867107GENERATING A SIMULATION SCENARIOMay 2020March 2022Allow2210NoNo
16856275Determining Yaw Error from Map Data, Lasers, and CamerasApril 2020October 2022Allow3030YesNo
16851807PRESERVING STYLES AND INK EFFECTS IN INK-TO-TEXTApril 2020January 2022Allow2110YesNo
16755998SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING IMAGE RETRIEVAL BY SMART DATA SYNTHESISApril 2020December 2022Allow3240YesNo
16753571Frictionless Access Control System Embodying Satellite Cameras for Facial RecognitionApril 2020July 2023Allow4040YesNo
16833580Performance Grinding SolutionsMarch 2020May 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16829368INTELLIGENT MULTI-SCALE MEDICAL IMAGE LANDMARK DETECTIONMarch 2020August 2021Allow1700YesNo
16810179Movement Aid for the Visually ImpairedMarch 2020July 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16808357SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A UNIFIED ARCHITECTURE MULTI-TASK DEEP LEARNING MACHINE FOR OBJECT RECOGNITIONMarch 2020February 2023Allow3540YesYes
16802989ABNORMALITY DETECTION WITHIN A DEFINED AREAFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2500NoNo
16800922AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION UTILIZING FULLY CONVOLUTIONAL NETWORKSFebruary 2020March 2022Abandon2510NoNo
16798473COMPUTERIZED-SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A REDUCED SIZE SUPERIOR LABELED TRAINING DATASET FOR A HIGH-ACCURACY MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION MODEL FOR EXTREME CLASS IMBALANCE OF INSTANCESFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2600NoNo
16798194METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING EMBEDDING TABLES FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODELSFebruary 2020September 2023Abandon4320NoNo
16783755SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND QUALITY EVALUATION OF PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMSFebruary 2020June 2022Allow2800NoNo
16783897SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND QUALITY EVALUATION OF PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMSFebruary 2020April 2022Allow2600NoNo
16777665EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN MULTIPLE AREASJanuary 2020January 2022Allow2310YesNo
16776437Arrangement having a Coordinate Measuring Machine or MicroscopeJanuary 2020July 2021Allow1800NoNo
16744506DATA CLUSTERINGJanuary 2020February 2023Allow3720NoNo
16743306DATA CLUSTERINGJanuary 2020November 2022Allow3420NoNo
16740374Method and Apparatus for Processing Data, and Computer Readable Storage MediumJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2610NoNo
16627755Training Method for Descreening System, Descreening Method, Device, Apparatus and MediumDecember 2019December 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16725911METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO AUTONOMOUSLY SELECT DATA STRUCTURESDecember 2019February 2023Allow3820YesNo
16715836ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2019October 2023Abandon4640YesNo
16712777FLEXIBLE IMPUTATION OF MISSING DATADecember 2019May 2023Allow4130YesNo
16712579METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACIAL RECOGNITION USING MOTION VECTOR TRAINED MODELDecember 2019November 2021Allow2310NoNo
16619106SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE DE-IDENTIFICATIONDecember 2019November 2023Allow4751YesNo
16699895INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MANAGING OBJECT TO BE AUTHENTICATED, AND PROGRAMDecember 2019April 2022Allow2820NoNo
16697290EMBEDDINGS + SVM FOR TEACHING TRAVERSABILITYNovember 2019October 2022Allow3520YesYes
16688479FACE RECOGNITION AND IMAGE SEARCH SYSTEM USING SPARSE FEATURE VECTORS, COMPACT BINARY VECTORS, AND SUB-LINEAR SEARCHNovember 2019April 2022Abandon2920NoNo
16688871METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATNG A FACE RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING A FACE MOUNTABLE DEVICENovember 2019January 2022Allow2600YesNo
16682340APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING FINGERPRINT INFORMATION THROUGH GUIDENovember 2019September 2021Allow2210NoNo
16677652METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSPECTION OF WAFERS AND RETICLES USING DESIGNER INTENT DATANovember 2019January 2022Allow2720YesNo
16673599Digital Image Ordering using Object Position and AestheticsNovember 2019September 2022Allow3410YesNo
16673477AUGMENTED REALITY RECOMMENDATIONSNovember 2019September 2021Allow2210YesNo
16668893SEARCHING AND RANKING PERSONALIZED VIDEOSOctober 2019July 2021Allow2010NoNo
16662743SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REALISTIC HEAD TURNS AND FACE ANIMATION SYNTHESIS ON MOBILE DEVICEOctober 2019June 2022Allow3130YesNo
16661122GENERATING PERSONALIZED VIDEOS WITH CUSTOMIZED TEXT MESSAGESOctober 2019December 2021Allow2620YesNo
16661086TEMPLATE-BASED GENERATION OF PERSONALIZED VIDEOSOctober 2019November 2021Allow2520YesNo
16659147Entropy Based Synthetic Data Generation For Augmenting Classification System Training DataOctober 2019April 2022Allow3000NoNo
16659503METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATION OF DETECTED OBJECT IDENTIFIERS AND SEMANTIC SCENE GRAPH NETWORKS FOR CAPTURED VISUAL SCENE BEHAVIOR ESTIMATIONOctober 2019December 2021Allow2610NoNo
16658513Object Detection Training Based on Artificially Generated ImagesOctober 2019April 2022Allow3030NoNo
16656698PERMEABILITY MODELINGOctober 2019January 2023Abandon3920YesNo
16594771PERSONALIZED VIDEOSOctober 2019March 2022Allow3030YesNo
16583343FACE RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS CAPABLE OF FACE SEARCH USING VECTORSeptember 2019March 2022Abandon3020NoNo
16566121AUTOMATIC IMAGE SELECTION FOR ONLINE PRODUCT CATALOGSSeptember 2019May 2021Allow2000NoNo
16565046COMPUTER VISION NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMSeptember 2019May 2021Allow2000NoNo
16491782MACHINING CENTER NC OPERATING PANELSeptember 2019September 2021Allow2520NoNo
16555425SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING IMAGE PROCESSING BASED ON A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IMAGE JUDGEMENT MODELAugust 2019September 2021Allow2420YesNo
16489552INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODAugust 2019June 2022Allow3340NoNo
16548611SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION USING RECORDED PRESSUREAugust 2019November 2021Allow2720YesNo
16487583CLASSIFYING AN INSTANCE USING MACHINE LEARNINGAugust 2019September 2023Allow4840YesNo
16542327EFFICIENT CALCULATION OF A ROBUST SIGNATURE OF A MEDIA UNITAugust 2019January 2020Allow510YesNo
16538800INVARIANT-BASED DIMENSIONAL REDUCTION OF OBJECT RECOGNITION FEATURES, SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2019August 2021Allow2420YesNo
16537417SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGAugust 2019November 2023Allow5130YesYes
16537172Deep Learning and Intelligent Sensing System IntegrationAugust 2019July 2020Allow1110NoNo
16526335IMAGE COMPRESSION WITH BOUNDED DEEP NEURAL NETWORK PERCEPTION LOSSJuly 2019January 2021Allow1800NoNo
16518976METHOD FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF THE VOLUME OF A TEST OBJECT AND TESTING DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHODJuly 2019January 2021Allow1800NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
6
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
40.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
42
Allowed After Appeal Filing
23
(54.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(45.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
85.8%
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, 54.8% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner LI, RUIPING - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LI, RUIPING works in Art Unit 2666 and has examined 638 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LI, RUIPING's allowance rate of 78.8% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LI, RUIPING receive 1.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% 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 LI, RUIPING is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LI, RUIPING. This interview benefit is in the 48% 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 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 27.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% 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, 55.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 48% 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 79.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 54.8% 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, 58.2% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 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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