USPTO Examiner CAMMARATA MICHAEL ROBERT - Art Unit 2667

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18851561METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING A WELDING QUALITY OF A WELD SEAM BETWEEN END SECTIONS OF TWO CONDUCTOR ELEMENTSSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18664367SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BACTERIAL GROWTH OF BACTERIAL COLONIES AND PREDICTING COLONY BIOMASSMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18409027Surgical Kit Inspection Systems And Methods For Inspecting Surgical Kits Having Parts Of Different TypesJanuary 2024September 2024Allow900YesNo
18385724SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSOctober 2023December 2023Allow200YesNo
18364598GENERATING IMAGES OR TIMELINES BASED ON USER-CONFIGURED THRESHOLDS FOR NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND STAYING TIME IN TARGET AREAAugust 2023July 2024Allow1120YesNo
18215129SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSJune 2023January 2024Allow700YesNo
18197220RECEPTION DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR PROGRAM CONTENT TYPEMay 2023January 2024Allow800YesNo
18311428INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2023October 2024Abandon1730NoNo
18128697SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRELATING INDIVIDUALS ACROSS OUTPUTS OF A MULTI-CAMERA SYSTEM AND FRAMING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MEETING PARTICIPANTSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2221YesNo
18173599VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR A PHARMACY PACKAGING SYSTEMFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1710NoNo
18105829Using a camera to compensate for sensor-shift in a photosensor-based facial expression detectorFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1200YesNo
18003598INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODDecember 2022February 2025Allow2500YesNo
18084692SURGICAL KIT INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSPECTING SURGICAL KITS HAVING PARTS OF DIFFERENT TYPESDecember 2022October 2023Allow900YesNo
18074247METROLOGICAL INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFTDecember 2022June 2025Allow3000YesNo
18071287SIMPLIFIED MOST PROBABLE MODE LIST GENERATION SCHEMENovember 2022August 2024Allow2110YesNo
18000024METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADING CARDSNovember 2022April 2025Allow2900NoNo
17992616SIGNAL RESHAPING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SIGNALSNovember 2022October 2023Allow1110NoNo
17996605WELD BEAD INSPECTION DEVICEOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17938128FACE IMAGE AND IRIS IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD AND DEVICE, READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND APPARATUSOctober 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
17952939THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MACHINE TOOL SYSTEMSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3001NoNo
17914241LEARNING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND LEARNING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3310NoNo
17950021ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION GENERATION FROM A VIDEOSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17897732POSITIONING SYSTEM AND POSITIONING METHODAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17802451A SYSTEM, AN ARRANGEMENT, A COMPUTER SOFTWARE MODULE ARRANGEMENT, A CIRCUITRY ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR IMPROVED IMAGE PROCESSING UTILZING TWO ENTITIESAugust 2022October 2024Allow2600NoNo
17819728INTERIOR TRIM PART OF MOTOR VEHICLE WITH THIN-FILM DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2022January 2024Allow1700YesNo
17813229Object Recognition Using Partial and Full Feature Vector Extraction Respectively Applying Recall Ratio and Precision Based on Similarity Metrics or TrainingJuly 2022March 2025Allow3211YesNo
17812450INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION APPARATUSJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17811227CAMERA SYSTEM, EVENT RECORDING SYSTEM AND EVENT RECORDING METHODJuly 2022December 2023Allow1721YesNo
17853456APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMBINING REAL-NUMBER-BASED AND COMPLEX-NUMBER-BASED IMAGESJune 2022June 2025Allow3511NoNo
17845071IMAGING DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, IMAGING DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, IMAGING DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022July 2025Allow3620YesNo
17787044A CALIBRATION DEVICE FOR A FLOOR SURFACING MACHINEJune 2022April 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17787242METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VALUE OF AT LEAST ONE GEOMETRICO-MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A SUBJECT WEARING AN EYEWEARJune 2022March 2025Allow3300NoNo
17838372MULTISPECTRAL BIOMETRICS SYSTEMJune 2022November 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17837532SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND VISUALIZING OBJECTS AND A METHOD THEREFORJune 2022February 2024Abandon2001NoNo
17783864APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN A VIDEO SIGNAL BASED ON VISUAL EVIDENCE USING AN OUTPUT OF A MACHINE LEARNING MODELJune 2022May 2025Allow3520YesNo
17829593Selecting a Representative Subset Of Potential Defects To Improve Defect Classifier Training and Estimation of Expected Defects of InterestJune 2022November 2023Allow1810YesNo
17826354CONSCIOUSNESS DETERMINATION DEVICE AND CONSCIOUSNESS DETERMINATION METHODMay 2022June 2025Abandon3610YesNo
17777265IMAGE CODING DEVICE AND METHOD, FOR CONTROLLING LOOP FILTERINGMay 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17745634SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFIED VISION-LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING AND GENERATIONMay 2022December 2024Allow3101YesNo
17734860PILOT SAFETY SYSTEM WITH CONTEXT-SENSITIVE SCAN PATTERN MONITORING AND ALERTINGMay 2022May 2024Allow2420YesNo
17771941METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING BAD POINTS IN VIDEO AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMApril 2022April 2025Allow3520NoNo
17723733COGNITIVE LOAD SCORING OF A VISUAL STIMULUSApril 2022September 2024Allow2900NoNo
17659301Methods and Systems for Training a Machine Learning Method for Determining Pre-Determined Points in an ImageApril 2022October 2024Allow3010YesNo
17659308INTELLIGENT SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEMApril 2022February 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17716660INHERITED MOTION INFORMATION FOR DECODING A CURRENT CODING UNIT IN A VIDEO CODING SYSTEMApril 2022February 2024Allow2220YesNo
17709223IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF PRINT ABNORMALITYMarch 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17705541INDICATION SYSTEM FOR A SURGICAL LIGHTING APPARATUSMarch 2022February 2025Allow3410YesNo
17762546INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOUNTING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMarch 2022March 2025Allow3620YesNo
17654687COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF REMOTELY DETECTED IMAGES FOR IMAGE IDENTIFICATIONMarch 2022June 2024Allow2710YesNo
17693543IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE SPATIAL MOTIONMarch 2022March 2025Allow3611YesNo
17691816TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETECTING CROP MARKS IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS USING REFERENCE IMAGESMarch 2022July 2024Allow2900YesNo
17689066INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ESTIMATING MOVEMENT AMOUNT OF MOVING OBJECTMarch 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17640463IMAGE ANALYSIS DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2022March 2024Abandon2520NoNo
17683394IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022April 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17639433INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION APPARATUSMarch 2022August 2024Allow3010YesNo
17681772NON-CONTACT VIBRATION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2022December 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17652667COMPUTATIONAL REFOCUSING-ASSISTED DEEP LEARNINGFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110YesNo
17680515IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, PATH PLANNING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3520YesNo
17678119HYBRID FEATURE MATCHING BETWEEN INTENSITY IMAGE AND COLOR IMAGEFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17678773GRAY LEVEL RATIO INSPECTIONFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17676003APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM TO DETECT SECOND AREA BASED ON PREVIOUS DETECTION INFORMATION WHEN FIRST AREA OF OBJECT BECOMES NOT DETECTABLEFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2620YesNo
17651424SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF A HEAT GENERATING COMPONENT OF A WORK MACHINEFebruary 2022November 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17670306METHOD FOR PROVIDING TACTICAL INFORMATION RELATED TO TEAM SPORTSFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17670273Operation Identification of Sequential EventsFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2700YesNo
17668905ESTIMATING TRACKING DETERMINATION REGION BASED ON OBJECT STATE CHANGE EVENT COORDINATESFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17668014Contrastive Learning of Scene Representation Guided By Video SimilaritiesFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17649811FAILURE DETECTION AND FAILURE RECOVERY FOR AI DEPALLETIZINGFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3311NoNo
17589107CAMERA CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17587065GENERATING LEARNING DATA FROM IMPORTANT, CUT-OUT OBJECT REGIONSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17586806IMAGE FOREGROUND SEGMENTATION ALGORITHM BASED ON EDGE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFORMATIONJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2900NoNo
17585272METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN SURROUNDINGS OF A SELF-DRIVING CARJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2910NoNo
17629954IMAGE ENHANCEMENT MODEL TRAINING DATA GENERATION FOR PANORAMIC IMAGESJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2500YesNo
17629981VIDEO OR IMAGE CODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFORJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2710NoNo
17581585OBJECT PLACEMENT VERIFICATIONJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17647171IMAGE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND IMAGE RECOGNITION METHODJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17647116METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING FLUID LEAKS BASED ON AERIAL IMAGERYJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17624250METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CODING AND DECODINGDecember 2021February 2024Allow2610NoNo
17558161MOTION CANDIDATE LIST CONSTRUCTION FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY MODEDecember 2021May 2024Allow2911NoNo
17558042APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACE RECOGNITION USING USER TERMINALDecember 2021March 2025Abandon3940NoNo
17620582INTRA PREDICTION MODE, AND ENTROPY ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICEDecember 2021September 2024Allow3321YesNo
17596687IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4121NoNo
17619831METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING DECODING DATA USING HIGH LEVEL SYNTAX ELEMENTSDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510YesNo
17457920SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTER-FRAME PREDICTIONDecember 2021April 2024Allow2820YesNo
17614500METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING INTRA-PREDICTION MODENovember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17605651AUTHENTICATION DATA GENERATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2021December 2023Allow2630YesNo
17602184Multi-shot Illumination Control Using Preset Lighting Program Activating Lighting Groups and Acquiring Images for Optical InspectionOctober 2021July 2024Allow3330YesNo
17463777IN-LOOP FILTERING IN VIDEO PROCESSINGSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3421YesNo
17431535IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2021October 2023Allow2620YesNo
17389157CONDITION-DEPENDENT UNSYMMETRICAL QUAD-TREE PARTITIONINGJuly 2021June 2024Allow3411NoNo
17370911Sub-picture Position Constraints In Video CodingJuly 2021July 2024Allow3630YesNo
17416622Side-View Head and Ear Image Capturing For Head Related Transfer FunctionsJune 2021June 2024Allow3640NoNo
17414191SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BACTERIAL GROWTH OF BACTERIAL COLONIES AND PREDICTING COLONY BIOMASSJune 2021February 2024Allow3200YesNo
17304028VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH EPISODIC DISPLAY OF VIDEO IMAGES SHOWING APPROACHING OTHER VEHICLEJune 2021February 2024Allow3211NoNo
17336963INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJune 2021July 2024Allow3710YesNo
17326511COUNTERFEIT IMAGE DETECTIONMay 2021February 2024Allow3250YesNo
17243431Method for Acquiring Image, Structured Light Assembly, and Electronic DeviceApril 2021August 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17179451COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR ADAPTING A MACHINE-LEARNING-ARCHITECTURE AND FOR PROCESSING INPUT DATAFebruary 2021December 2024Allow4511YesNo
17177351INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR PILLAR-SHAPED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE MADE OF CERAMICFebruary 2021October 2023Allow3221NoYes
16937409METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL ON BASIS OF HISTORY-BASED MOTION VECTOR PREDICTIONJuly 2020October 2023Allow3970YesNo
16921966TREMOR IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOFJuly 2020March 2025Abandon5640NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
94.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
78.2%
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 CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT works in Art Unit 2667 and has examined 102 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT's allowance rate of 82.4% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT receive 1.40 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% 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 CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +30.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT. This interview benefit is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 23.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

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 10% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. 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, 42.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 20% 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 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.