USPTO Examiner MANGIALASCHI TRACY - Art Unit 2668

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18748637DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING VESSEL AND HARBORJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18643003METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING SEAWEED BED AREA, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18610659METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VISUALIZING SOYBEAN VARIETY PLACEMENT USING VARIETY PROFILE INDEXMarch 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18591087AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF AN ENCLOSED CROP GROWING DEVICEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow610YesNo
18584420METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING SOYBEAN VARIETY PLACEMENT USING VARIETY PROFILE INDEXFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18435087Remote Sensing Algorithms for Mapping Regenerative AgricultureFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110YesNo
18433837MANUAL CALIBRATION OF IMAGING SYSTEMFebruary 2024April 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18422997Systems and Methods for Detecting a Travelling Object VortexJanuary 2024July 2024Allow600NoNo
18419874FACIAL VERIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18488063ADAPTIVE ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION METHOD OF HYPERSPECTRAL SATELLITE BASED ON PRIOR GROUND OBJECT SPECTRAL MATCHINGOctober 2023May 2024Allow710YesNo
18487252Plant Group IdentificationOctober 2023February 2025Allow1620YesNo
18377693MACHINE LEARNING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VARIETY PROFILE INDEX CROP CHARACTERIZATIONOctober 2023April 2025Allow1820YesNo
18477535SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A REGION OF INTEREST FROM VOLUME DATASeptember 2023January 2025Allow1620YesNo
18371486APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION USING DEEP LEARNING TO IMPROVE IMAGE QUALITY IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET)September 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18451014IMAGE FINGERPRINTING CONVERSION BETWEEN DIFFERENT IMAGE FINGERPRINTING MODELSAugust 2023March 2024Allow710NoNo
18450085METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING IMAGES OF OBJECTS DETECTED IN VIDEO CAMERA DATAAugust 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo
18446822SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING HIGH RISK PLAQUESAugust 2023September 2024Allow1410YesNo
18350703IDENTIFYING AND AVOIDING OBSTRUCTIONS USING DEPTH INFORMATION IN A SINGLE IMAGEJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310YesNo
18216220CROSS-MODAL SEARCH SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2023July 2024Allow1210YesNo
18341434INFERRING MOISTURE FROM COLORJune 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18204079AGRICULTURAL ANALYSIS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOFMay 2023June 2024Allow1330NoNo
18317283Organic Camera-Pose MappingMay 2023November 2023Allow610NoNo
18187353METHOD OF PROVIDING CARBON EMISSION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, AND SERVER AND SYSTEM USING THE SAMEMarch 2023November 2023Allow710YesNo
18184619Systems and Methods for Optimizing Asset Maintenance Protocols by Predicting Vegetation-Driven OutagesMarch 2023October 2023Allow710YesNo
18116185PREDICTING SOIL ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18116056BODILY EMISSION ANALYSISMarch 2023April 2025Allow2530NoNo
18156814REMOTE SENSING ALGORITHMS FOR MAPPING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTUREJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1121NoNo
18094927Plant Group IdentificationJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910YesNo
18148309SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING HIGH RISK PLAQUESDecember 2022March 2023Allow310NoNo
18148296SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING HIGH RISK PLAQUESDecember 2022July 2023Allow710YesNo
18088259MACHINE LEARNING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VARIETY PROFILE INDEX CROP CHARACTERIZATIONDecember 2022June 2023Allow510NoNo
17993908METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CHANGE TO STRUCTURE BY USING DRONENovember 2022December 2023Allow1310NoNo
17987758MACHINE LEARNING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VARIETY PROFILE INDEX CROP CHARACTERIZATIONNovember 2022May 2023Allow610NoNo
17987677Systems and Methods for Detecting a Travelling Object VortexNovember 2022October 2023Allow1111YesNo
17937152ARTIFACT-DRIVEN DATA SYNTHESIS IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320YesNo
17902511METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HAND POSE RECOGNITION, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022February 2023Allow510NoNo
17895629METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION MODEL TRAINING AND FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATIONAugust 2022September 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17882885TREE CROWN EXTRACTION METHOD BASED ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE MULTI-SOURCE REMOTE SENSINGAugust 2022January 2023Allow510NoNo
17816246TRAINING METHOD, EVALUATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022August 2023Allow1210YesNo
17869879FEATURE EXTRACTION METHOD, MODEL TRAINING METHOD, DETECTION METHOD OF FRUIT SPECTRUMJuly 2022March 2023Allow810NoNo
17810608METHODS FOR RECOGNIZING SMALL TARGETS BASED ON DEEP LEARNING NETWORKSJuly 2022January 2023Allow610NoNo
17832636VIDEO FRAME TYPE CLASSIFICATION FOR A COMMUNICATION SESSIONJune 2022June 2025Allow3620YesNo
17778014LARGE-SCALE CROP PHENOLOGY EXTRACTION METHOD BASED ON SHAPE MODEL FITTING METHODMay 2022May 2023Allow1210NoNo
17742701CITRUS IDENTIFICATION METHOD BASED ON ROUNDNESS INTEGRITY CORRECTIONMay 2022January 2023Allow910NoNo
17662762SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING HIGH RISK PLAQUESMay 2022July 2023Allow1520YesNo
17733139INCREMENTAL TRAINING OF A MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL (MLM) FOR MULTIVIEW ITEM RECOGNITIONApril 2022June 2025Allow3810NoNo
17730253Audio and Video System for Capturing Surroundings of a VehicleApril 2022March 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17767367LANE LINE RECOGNITION METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022March 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17713978SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACQUIRING AND INSPECTING LENS IMAGES OF OPHTHALMIC LENSESApril 2022April 2024Allow2400YesNo
17709323Industrial Metrology of Workpiece Surface based on Depth MapMarch 2022January 2025Allow3310YesNo
17705595AUTOMATED DATA LABELING USING A GEOMETRIC APPROACHMarch 2022June 2025Allow3910YesNo
17760892Edge Phase Effects Removal Using Wavelet Correction and Particle Classification Using Combined Absorption and Phase ContrastMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110YesNo
17694661Machine Learning Methods and Systems for Variety Profile Index Crop CharacterizationMarch 2022September 2022Allow610YesNo
17642455METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17687579METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CHANGE TO STRUCTURE BY USING DRONEMarch 2022December 2022Abandon910NoNo
17665615IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17665145MULTI-ITEM PRODUCT RECOGNITION FOR CHECKOUTSFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3820NoNo
17584527ENCODING APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17581364METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CELL COUNT INFORMATION, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17625390COMPUTER SOFTWARE MODULE ARRANGEMENT, A CIRCUITRY ARRANGEMENT, AN ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR IMPROVED OBJECT DETECTIONJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3930NoNo
17568365INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2022June 2023Allow6010NoNo
17554019APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION USING DEEP LEARNING TO IMPROVE IMAGE QUALITY IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET)December 2021June 2023Allow1810NoNo
17554032APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION USING DEEP LEARNING TO IMPROVE IMAGE QUALITY IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET)December 2021June 2023Allow1810NoNo
17543283MULTI-LAYER IMAGE REGISTRATIONDecember 2021May 2024Allow3010YesNo
17543706MACHINE MODEL UPDATE METHOD AND APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND DEVICEDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17540037GENERATING SYNTHETIC GROUND-LEVEL DATA BASED ON GENERATOR CONDITIONED FOR PARTICULAR AGRICULTURAL AREADecember 2021March 2025Allow3910YesNo
17526357METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A CONVOLUTION NEURAL NETWORK BASED ON FARMLAND IMAGES, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAMENovember 2021March 2024Allow2810NoNo
17524480METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTATING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR OPTICAL FLOW MAP PREDICTIONNovember 2021March 2025Allow4020NoNo
17452861DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL VALIDATIONOctober 2021August 2023Allow2120NoNo
17509402SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR 3D IMAGE DISTIFICATIONOctober 2021February 2023Allow1510NoNo
17506879METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRESENTING CONTENT BASED ON ENVIRONMENT TYPEOctober 2021February 2025Allow4030YesNo
17492708INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021June 2024Allow3210YesNo
17449527VEHICULAR LANE MARKER DETERMINATION SYSTEM WITH LANE MARKER ESTIMATION BASED IN PART ON A LIDAR SENSING SYSTEMSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3210NoNo
174878353D OBJECT DETECTION METHOD USING SYNERGY OF HETEROGENEOUS SENSORS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17487293SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ACTIVITY PERFORMED BY SUBJECTSeptember 2021May 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17483585METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR CAMERA IMAGE STREAM SELECTION FOR ELECTRONIC USER DEVICESSeptember 2021March 2025Allow4210YesNo
17477245REMOTE PRESENCE-BASED DRIVING OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2710NoNo
17475833LEARNING METHOD AND DEVICE, PROGRAM, LEARNED MODEL, AND TEXT GENERATION DEVICESeptember 2021April 2025Allow4310YesNo
17462008OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, SECURITY DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021February 2022Allow510YesNo
17461587SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING HIGH RISK PLAQUESAugust 2021March 2022Allow710YesNo
17412962BODILY EMISSION ANALYSISAugust 2021June 2023Allow2110NoNo
17406369SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZATION USING SURFACE IMAGINGAugust 2021November 2023Allow2720NoNo
17399834SMART FIRE DETECTORAugust 2021March 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17376825SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL-NETWORK BASED ANIMATION WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL RENDERINGJuly 2021March 2022Allow810NoNo
17372869SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUO-TACTILE OBJECT POSE ESTIMATIONJuly 2021May 2024Allow3410YesNo
17371866Fixation Generation For Machine LearningJuly 2021August 2023Allow2520NoNo
17305248SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A REGION OF INTEREST FROM VOLUME DATAJuly 2021May 2023Allow2320NoNo
17250035CORRELATION OF THERMAL SATELLITE IMAGE DATA FOR GENERATING THERMAL MAPS AT HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONJune 2021September 2024Allow4610NoNo
17303543AGRICULTURAL CROP ESTIMATED DATE OF PLANTINGJune 2021March 2024Allow3410YesNo
17297273WEBPAGE ILLUSTRATION PROCESSING METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2021March 2024Allow3310NoNo
17329766IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2021June 2024Allow3710NoNo
17329053SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXAMINING OBJECTS FOR ERRORSMay 2021February 2024Allow3320YesNo
17324652METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING A MACHINEMay 2021November 2023Allow3010YesNo
17322050FACIAL VERIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2021October 2023Allow2930YesNo
17314218IDENTIFYING AND AVOIDING OBSTRUCTIONS USING DEPTH INFORMATION IN A SINGLE IMAGEMay 2021April 2023Allow2310YesNo
17245194AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING IMAGE QUALITY METRICS FOR VISION-BASED DETECTION OF SURFACE CONDITIONSApril 2021January 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17244855Systems and Methods for Converting Satellite Images to Surface Reflectance Using Scene StatisticsApril 2021June 2024Allow3810NoNo
17223561SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL-NETWORK BASED ANIMATIONApril 2021December 2021Allow910NoNo
17282660DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING VESSEL AND HARBORApril 2021March 2024Allow3610NoNo
17219500AGRICULTURAL ANALYSIS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOFMarch 2021April 2023Allow2410YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
9
(90.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(10.0%)
Reversal Percentile
21.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 10.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
15
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(6.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(93.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
9.8%
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, 6.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 MANGIALASCHI, TRACY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MANGIALASCHI, TRACY works in Art Unit 2668 and has examined 476 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MANGIALASCHI, TRACY's allowance rate of 81.5% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MANGIALASCHI, TRACY receive 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 71% 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 MANGIALASCHI, TRACY is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +29.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MANGIALASCHI, TRACY. 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, 31.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 57% 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 36.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 46% 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, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 29% 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 47.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.4% 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, 31.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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.

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.

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