USPTO Examiner OMETZ RACHEL ANNE - Art Unit 2668

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18407924CIRCADIAN RHYTHM-BASED TRAINING DATA CORRECTION FOR DROWSINESS DETECTION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONSJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2400NoNo
18493256DRIVER RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFOctober 2023March 2026Allow2810NoNo
18270420SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE POSE OF A LOCALIZING APPARATUS USING REFLECTIVE LANDMARKS AND OTHER FEATURESJune 2023October 2025Allow2700NoNo
18198398AUTOREGISTRATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL STRUCTURESMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18309649SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCODING SENSOR DATA TAGGED WITH GEOLOCATION DATAApril 2023August 2025Allow2800NoNo
18136260SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDITIONAL NEURAL FLOORPLANS FOR STATIC-DYNAMIC DISENTANGLEMENTApril 2023March 2026Allow3420YesNo
18301372COUNTERFEIT DETECTION USING IMAGE ANALYSISApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18194728METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING MULTI-SENSOR CONSENSUS TO FILTER-OUT ARTIFACTS FROM POINT CLOUD DATAApril 2023August 2025Allow2800NoNo
18194101POSITIONING SYSTEM BASED ON STREET VIEW INFORMATION AND SELF-POSITIONING CORRECTION METHODMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3310NoNo
18246348METHOD FOR PROCESSING CELL IMAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18187681INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVING OBJECT, SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SERVERMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18180643ABSOLUTE DEPTH ESTIMATION FROM A SINGLE IMAGE USING ONLINE DEPTH SCALE TRANSFERMarch 2023January 2026Allow3420YesNo
18175264HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE ANALYSIS USING MACHINE LEARNINGFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3420NoNo
18155952IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT IMPROVES COMPRESSION EFFICIENCY OF IMAGE DATA, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3420YesNo
18090404METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AMOUNT OF OBJECT USING TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGEDecember 2022December 2025Allow3620NoNo
18089712ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING REAR SURFACE OF TARGET VEHICLE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
18082860ESTIMATING RELATIVE POSE LEVERAGING LANE MARKERSDecember 2022February 2026Allow3821YesNo
17928379Vector Map VerificationNovember 2022November 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17988328SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE ALIGNMENT AND AUGMENTATIONNovember 2022January 2026Abandon3820NoNo
17968541SELF-SUPERVISED JOINT IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND COIL SENSITIVITY CALIBRATION IN PARALLEL MRI WITHOUT GROUND TRUTHOctober 2022December 2025Allow3820NoNo
17912725ENDOSCOPE PROCESSOR AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3611YesNo
17717343Detecting a Moving Stream of ObjectsApril 2022March 2026Abandon4730YesNo
17683379METHOD OF PROCESSING OPHTHALMIC DATA, OPHTHALMIC DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATION APPARATUSMarch 2022May 2025Allow3810YesNo
17453707LiDAR SYSTEM INCLUDING OBJECT MOVEMENT DETECTIONNovember 2021February 2026Allow5120NoNo
17482795ABANDONED OBJECT DETECTIONSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4210NoNo
17473332DISINFECTION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2021September 2025Abandon4811NoNo
17443324SURVEYING SYSTEM, SURVEYING METHOD, AND SURVEYING PROGRAMJuly 2021October 2025Abandon5110NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE works in Art Unit 2668 and has examined 4 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 50.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 51 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE's allowance rate of 50.0% places them in the 12% 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 OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE receive 1.25 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 16% 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 OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE is 51 months. This places the examiner in the 4% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 50.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 97% 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.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 22% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 28% 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.
  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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

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