USPTO Examiner RUSH ERIC - Art Unit 2667

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17257150METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOMMENDING VIDEO, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020October 2021Allow910NoNo
17126655INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHODDecember 2020October 2022Abandon2210NoNo
17251768SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING REAL-TIME VIDEO FROM A MEDICAL IMAGE DEVICE AND DETECTING OBJECTS IN THE VIDEODecember 2020May 2024Allow4120YesNo
17102700INSPECTION APPARATUS OF WAFERNovember 2020March 2024Abandon4020YesNo
17100982AUTOMATIC DETECTION METHOD AND AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CRACK ON WAFER EDGESNovember 2020March 2023Allow2820NoNo
17092863PEOPLE DETECTION AND TRACKING WITH MULTIPLE FEATURES AUGMENTED WITH ORIENTATION AND SIZE BASED CLASSIFIERSNovember 2020December 2022Allow2620YesNo
17085936SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPORTANCE RANKING FOR COLLECTIONS OF TOP-DOWN AND TERRESTRIAL IMAGESOctober 2020September 2023Abandon3410NoNo
17067732IMAGE MARKING METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE IMPLEMENTING IMAGE MARKING METHODOctober 2020September 2022Allow2410NoNo
17060990SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING BETTING ACTIVITIESOctober 2020December 2022Allow2610YesNo
17037343INTELLIGENT ITEM RECEPTACLESeptember 2020October 2022Allow2510NoNo
170432923D OBJECT SENSING SYSTEMSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2310YesNo
17034654Action Recognition Method and ApparatusSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1800YesNo
17019318SEQUENCE OF EVENTS MONITORING IN CONSTRUCTION SITESSeptember 2020December 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16975216OBJECT IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, OBJECT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, OBJECT IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2020December 2022Abandon2820NoNo
17001082PORT AREA MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM AND CENTRAL CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2020December 2023Abandon4040NoNo
16947909METHOD OF VERIFYING OPTICAL PROXIMITY EFFECT CORRECTIONAugust 2020March 2023Allow3110NoNo
16997054COMMISSIONING OF LIGHTING SYSTEM AIDED BY AUGMENTED REALITYAugust 2020November 2023Allow3940YesNo
16990353APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DAMAGE DETECTION AND IMAGE CAPTURE OF DAMAGE WITHOUT OMISSIONAugust 2020February 2022Allow1910NoNo
16966392INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJuly 2020December 2022Abandon2920NoNo
16930543Down Scaling Images in a Computer Vision SystemJuly 2020February 2022Allow1910YesNo
16922972RECONSTRUCTION OF A DISTORTED IMAGE OF AN ARRAY OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF A SPECIMENJuly 2020June 2023Allow3510YesNo
16918888VEHICLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICEJuly 2020March 2021Allow910YesNo
16907583Raw Scaler With Chromatic Aberration CorrectionJune 2020January 2023Allow3020YesNo
16907184OBJECT APPEARANCE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH POSTURE DETECTION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJune 2020September 2021Allow1500NoNo
16892910METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING REGION OF INTERESTJune 2020February 2023Allow3311YesNo
16768484TARGET OBJECT IDENTIFICATIONMay 2020June 2022Allow2520YesNo
16767421APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND PICKING OBJECT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMMay 2020December 2022Allow3130YesNo
16882934APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR MERGING PATTERN DETECTION RESULTSMay 2020March 2022Allow2210YesNo
16881769Handwriting Recognition for ReceiptMay 2020January 2022Abandon2010NoNo
16879000DISTANCE ESTIMATION USING MULTI-CAMERA DEVICEMay 2020August 2023Allow3940YesNo
16871206VISUAL SEARCH METHOD, VISUAL SEARCH DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL DEVICEMay 2020February 2023Allow3430NoNo
16762691METHOD FOR OBSERVING THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAMEMay 2020February 2021Allow910YesNo
16865058VERIFICATION METHOD, VERIFICATION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2020December 2021Allow2010YesNo
16862468TAGGING VIRTUALIZED CONTENTApril 2020March 2024Allow4760YesNo
16861552ELECTRONIC COMPONENT EVALUATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT EVALUATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT EVALUATION PROGRAMApril 2020March 2023Allow3420NoNo
16854492SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE OPENING OF CONTAINERS TO AVOID DAMAGE TO CONTENTSApril 2020November 2020Allow700YesNo
16851426ADAPTIVE CONTINUOUS MACHINE LEARNING BY UNCERTAINTY TRACKINGApril 2020June 2023Allow3820YesNo
16756427LATERAL AND LONGITUDINAL FEATURE BASED IMAGE OBJECT RECOGNITION METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2020March 2022Allow2320YesNo
16848307MACHINE VISION AND ROBOTIC INSTALLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2020February 2022Abandon2230YesNo
16840848DECODING A BAYER-MASK OR LIKE CODED IMAGEApril 2020September 2020Allow600YesNo
16834194METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING LOCALIZATION INFORMATION AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2020November 2022Abandon3220NoNo
16812889PLACEMENT DETECTION SYSTEMMarch 2020July 2021Allow1600NoNo
16812346Method and Apparatus for Performing Segmentation of an ImageMarch 2020March 2022Allow2420NoNo
16750805METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING OBJECT DETECTION BASED ON IMAGES CAPTURED BY A FISHEYE CAMERA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2020April 2022Allow2620NoNo
16745159INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SYSTEM THAT INSPECTS A STATE OF A TARGET OBJECT USING DISTANCE INFORMATIONJanuary 2020October 2023Allow4541YesNo
16739800OBJECT RECOGNITION DEVICE THAT DETERMINES OVERLAPPING STATES FOR A PLURALITY OF OBJECTSJanuary 2020July 2020Allow710NoNo
16719716TRAINING DATA COLLECTION FOR COMPUTER VISIONDecember 2019December 2020Allow1210YesNo
16694370MOSAIC OBLIQUE IMAGES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMENovember 2019March 2021Allow1600YesNo
16684374METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE ARRIVAL NOTIFICATION BASED ON OBJECT DETECTIONNovember 2019January 2023Allow3840YesNo
16599733SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER FAULT ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFOctober 2019April 2023Allow4210YesNo
16591292DISTANCE ESTIMATION USING MULTI-CAMERA DEVICEOctober 2019February 2020Allow400YesNo
16498642DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT AND DEFECT DETECTION METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENTSeptember 2019February 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16487822METHOD FOR MONITORING AN OCCUPANT AND A DEVICE THEREFORAugust 2019April 2022Allow3110YesNo
16530488SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING BETTING ACTIVITIESAugust 2019March 2021Allow2010NoNo
16513991SEMI-SUPERVISED LEARNING USING CLUSTERING AS AN ADDITIONAL CONSTRAINTJuly 2019December 2023Allow5320YesNo
16506193SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING BETTING ACTIVITIESJuly 2019June 2020Allow1210YesNo
16445501METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTING AN IMAGE DATA SET OBTAINED BY AN X-RAY DEVICEJune 2019September 2021Allow2700YesNo
16471081LOCATING A REGION OF INTEREST ON AN OBJECTJune 2019January 2022Allow3120YesNo
16469272IMAGE REFOCUSINGJune 2019September 2021Allow2700YesNo
16439550SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF 3D ATTRIBUTES USING COMPUTER VISIONJune 2019May 2022Allow3620YesNo
16435721ENCODING METHOD, PLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE STABILIZATION OF PANORAMIC VIDEO, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING IMAGE STABILIZATION ALGORITHMJune 2019February 2023Allow4521NoNo
16435376TAGGING VIRTUALIZED CONTENTJune 2019February 2020Allow810YesNo
16429523Method, System and Apparatus for Depth Sensor Artifact RemovalJune 2019June 2021Allow2500NoNo
16359891CLUTTER SUPPRESSION FOR SYNTHETIC APERTURE ULTRASOUNDMarch 2019July 2020Abandon1620NoNo
16287954METHOD OF REPRESENTING THE INTERNAL CONDITIONS IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYFebruary 2019May 2019Allow200YesNo
16249869Meal Management SystemJanuary 2019September 2020Abandon2020NoNo
16236957PRINTING WHITE FEATURES OF AN IMAGE USING A PRINT DEVICEDecember 2018September 2021Allow3320YesNo
16233146COMPACT INTERVAL SWEEPING IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2018March 2024Abandon6060YesNo
16229806Parallax Display using Head-Tracking and Light-Field DisplayDecember 2018February 2022Allow3820YesNo
16221984APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING LINE MARKING ON ROAD SURFACEDecember 2018January 2021Allow2500NoNo
16219713TEMPORAL-BASED DEFORMABLE KERNELSDecember 2018June 2024Allow6040YesNo
16219519DISTANCE ESTIMATION USING MULTI-CAMERA DEVICEDecember 2018June 2019Allow610YesNo
16219238Color Haar Classifier for Retail Shelf Label DetectionDecember 2018September 2021Abandon3310NoNo
16212829INSPECTION APPARATUS, INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND INSPECTION METHODDecember 2018April 2021Allow2810YesNo
16206683RELATION ATTENTION MODULE FOR TEMPORAL ACTION LOCALIZATIONNovember 2018May 2024Abandon6080YesNo
16201030IMAGE SHARING PROMOTING APPARATUS, IMAGE SHARING PROMOTING METHOD, AND PROGRAMNovember 2018March 2021Abandon2810NoNo
16194815Systems and Methods for Biometric Identity and AuthenticationNovember 2018May 2021Allow3010YesNo
16182600METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINGERPRINT RECOGNITIONNovember 2018October 2020Abandon2310NoNo
16171645LEARNING METHOD, LEARNING DEVICE FOR DETECTING ROI ON THE BASIS OF BOTTOM LINES OF OBSTACLES AND TESTING METHOD, TESTING DEVICE USING THE SAMEOctober 2018May 2019Allow710NoNo
16171200IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAMOctober 2018August 2020Allow2200NoNo
16159670IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2018April 2021Abandon3020YesNo
16150686SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING BETTING ACTIVITIESOctober 2018March 2019Allow600YesNo
16149925Change Detection In Digital ImagesOctober 2018June 2022Allow4430YesNo
16138460DEPTH CODEC FOR REAL-TIME, HIGH-QUALITY LIGHT FIELD RECONSTRUCTIONSeptember 2018June 2021Allow3311YesNo
16127929DYNAMIC CONTROL FOR DATA CAPTURESeptember 2018December 2021Abandon3950YesNo
16125946DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHODSeptember 2018June 2020Allow2100NoNo
16117574IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2018April 2022Abandon4340YesNo
16100940Method, System and Computer Readable Storage Medium for Identifying Information Carried on SheetAugust 2018February 2021Allow3020YesNo
16050556EFFECTIVE ELECTRO-OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION ENCODING FOR LIMITED LUMINANCE RANGE DISPLAYSJuly 2018March 2024Abandon6070YesNo
16042521COMPACT BIOMETRIC ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2018September 2018Allow100YesNo
16031234MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAMJuly 2018February 2021Abandon3220YesNo
16030559SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACE POSITION TRACKING AND ALERTING USERJuly 2018May 2020Allow2300NoNo
16068778DIGITAL ANALYSIS OF A DIGITAL IMAGE REPRESENTING A WOUND FOR ITS AUTOMATIC CHARACTERISATIONJuly 2018March 2021Allow3320YesNo
16028527Methods, Systems, and Products for Indexing Scenes in Digital MediaJuly 2018May 2021Allow3460YesNo
16008015SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING REAL-TIME VIDEO FROM A MEDICAL IMAGE DEVICE AND DETECTING OBJECTS IN THE VIDEOJune 2018June 2021Allow3630YesNo
16061896SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIALIZATION OF TARGET OBJECT IN A TRACKING SYSTEMJune 2018September 2022Abandon5160YesNo
16007506DETECTING VEHICLE MOVEMENT THROUGH WHEEL MOVEMENTJune 2018April 2019Allow1010YesNo
16006663SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT PRIVACY PROTECTION IN MEDICAL IMAGESJune 2018January 2020Allow1900NoNo
15996434SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING A TARGET OBJECT FROM A 3D IMAGEJune 2018October 2020Allow2820YesNo
15780915IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODJune 2018October 2020Abandon2920NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
9
(81.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(18.2%)
Reversal Percentile
30.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 18.2% 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
19
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(26.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(73.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
39.2%
Lower 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, 26.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner RUSH, ERIC - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RUSH, ERIC works in Art Unit 2667 and has examined 399 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 62.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RUSH, ERIC's allowance rate of 62.4% places them in the 24% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RUSH, ERIC receive 2.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 62% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RUSH, ERIC is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +39.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUSH, ERIC. This interview benefit is in the 86% 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, 22.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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 21.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 28% 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, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 35.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.

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.