USPTO Examiner RICE ELISA M - Art Unit 2669

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17127460MOBILE IMAGE SEARCH SYSTEMDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
17053986METHOD FOR PREFLIGHTING A GRAPHICS ARTWORK FILENovember 2020February 2024Allow3940NoNo
17069638VIDEO ANCHORSOctober 2020March 2023Allow2900NoNo
17044578PEDESTRIAN RE-IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2020July 2023Allow3410NoNo
17035587MASKED FACE RECOGNITIONSeptember 2020December 2020Allow200NoNo
16927010APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA GENERATIONJuly 2020January 2023Allow3000YesNo
16922977IDENTIFICATION OF AN ARRAY IN A SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMENJuly 2020December 2022Allow2900YesNo
16882296ADVERSARIAL PRETRAINING OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELSMay 2020June 2023Allow3720YesNo
16844812ROOM LAYOUT ESTIMATION METHODS AND TECHNIQUESApril 2020May 2023Allow3720YesNo
16804635DETECTING FRAUDULENT FACIAL RECOGNITIONFebruary 2020September 2020Allow710YesNo
16733119SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTION RECORDS FOR USERSJanuary 2020January 2023Allow3610NoNo
16693372CLUSTERING METHOD AND DEVICENovember 2019September 2022Allow3310NoNo
16677832ADAPTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES BASED ON FACIAL ANALYSIS BY IMAGE PROCESSINGNovember 2019November 2023Allow4930YesNo
16678807ATM TRANSACTION SECURITY USING FACIAL DETECTIONNovember 2019October 2020Allow1120YesNo
16531930SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PROCEDURE COMPLIANCEAugust 2019June 2022Allow3520YesNo
16397609METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH VEIN PATTERN AUTHENTICATIONApril 2019January 2020Allow810NoNo
16393337Model Management System for Developing Machine Learning ModelsApril 2019January 2023Allow4510YesNo
16209766SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTION RECORDS FOR USERSDecember 2018October 2019Allow1020NoNo
16192419CONTENT TAGGINGNovember 2018October 2020Allow2330YesNo
16054757IMAGE COMPENSATION USING IMAGE ENHANCEMENT EFFECTSAugust 2018October 2020Allow2620NoNo
16049322IDENTIFYING UNKNOWN PERSON INSTANCES IN IMAGESJuly 2018July 2019Allow1210YesNo
15977517Training Set Sufficiency For Image AnalysisMay 2018September 2020Allow2810NoNo
15974595SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSPECTION AND DEFECT DETECTION USING 3-D SCANNINGMay 2018May 2020Abandon2410NoNo
15968037IRIS RECOGNITION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2018August 2020Allow2810YesNo
15968012SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATCH-NORMALIZED RECURRENT HIGHWAY NETWORKSMay 2018August 2020Allow2810YesNo
15764775CLOUD BASED AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMMarch 2018October 2021Abandon4330NoNo
15923511ROOM LAYOUT ESTIMATION METHODS AND TECHNIQUESMarch 2018January 2020Allow2210YesNo
15906526METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC FULLNESS ESTIMATION OF CONTAINERSFebruary 2018October 2018Allow810NoNo
15746460APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND TRANSCODING WHICH APPLIES MULTI-FORMAT ULTRA-HIGH DEFINITION HIGH-EFFICIENCY CODECJanuary 2018August 2020Allow3000NoNo
15876334METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NEURAL NETWORK FOR IDENTIFYING DIRECTION OF A DOCUMENTJanuary 2018September 2020Allow3200YesNo
15876217Face identification system and Face identification method with High Security Level and Low Power ConsumptionJanuary 2018November 2020Allow3400YesNo
15875393VISION INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICESJanuary 2018September 2020Allow3220YesNo
15875607INTERACTIVE SEMI-AUTOMATED BORESCOPE VIDEO ANALYSIS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEJanuary 2018October 2020Allow3310NoNo
15865666PROCESSOR, DISPLAY DRIVER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2018October 2020Allow3310NoNo
15861635IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE IMAGE PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2018March 2020Allow2710NoNo
15841480FUSING SPARSE KERNELS TO APPROXIMATE A FULL KERNEL OF A CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKDecember 2017March 2020Allow2710YesNo
15841157SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUAL DRIVEN INTELLIGENCEDecember 2017September 2020Allow3330YesNo
15816796Systems, Methods, And Devices For Image Matching And Object Recognition In Images Using TexturesNovember 2017July 2019Allow2010NoNo
15640124SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE IMAGE SEARCHJune 2017September 2020Allow3930NoNo
15632876METHOD OF DETECTING BOUNDARY BETWEEN IRIS AND SCLERAJune 2017April 2019Allow2100NoNo
15632116FAST MOTION PLANNING COLLISION DETECTIONJune 2017January 2020Allow3110YesNo
15631597FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION COMPONENT, PRESSURE DETECTION METHOD AND FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION ICJune 2017April 2020Abandon3420NoNo
15631957METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A POSE FOR AN OBJECTJune 2017March 2020Abandon3310NoNo
15609296METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING SCANNED DOCUMENTSMay 2017June 2020Allow3611NoNo
15609212SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SALIENCY DETECTION USING DEEP ACTIVE CONTOURSMay 2017April 2020Allow3520NoNo
15609248SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTATION OF HANDWRITING INPUTMay 2017January 2021Abandon4450NoNo
15532041INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, DISCRIMINATOR GENERATING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR GENERATING DISCRIMINATOR, AND PROGRAMMay 2017February 2020Allow3320NoNo
15599299SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A REAL-TIME, ONLINE BIOMETRIC SIGNATUREMay 2017October 2018Abandon1710NoNo
15490274FAST FACE-MORPHING USING NEURAL NETWORKSApril 2017September 2019Allow2910YesNo
15489896FACE RECOGNITION METHOD AND DEVICE AND APPARATUSApril 2017February 2019Allow2210NoNo
15485896SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PROCEDURE COMPLIANCEApril 2017May 2019Allow2520NoNo
15485864APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR 3D PRINTINGApril 2017July 2020Allow3930NoNo
15486108Scene and Shot Detection and CharacterizationApril 2017November 2019Allow3130YesNo
15310769METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENROLLMENT AND AUTHENTICATIONNovember 2016February 2019Allow2700YesNo
15349546METHOD OF ANALYSING IMAGES OF ROD-LIKE PARTICLESNovember 2016January 2019Allow2700YesNo
15349488METHOD OF EXTRACTING A REGION IN A DISTANCE IMAGE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY APPARATUSNovember 2016May 2019Allow3010YesNo
15349863STEREOSCOPIC MAPPINGNovember 2016November 2018Allow2510NoNo
15335130DUPLICATE/NEAR DUPLICATE DETECTION AND IMAGE REGISTRATIONOctober 2016July 2019Allow3320YesNo
15288794FACE DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND FACE DETECTION METHODOctober 2016April 2018Allow1820NoNo
15248384BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION METHODAugust 2016June 2018Abandon2210NoNo
15248549ADAPTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER ANALYSISAugust 2016July 2019Allow3520YesNo
15248516DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2016October 2018Allow2600YesNo
15249250AUTONOMOUS VISUAL NAVIGATIONAugust 2016April 2020Allow4340YesNo
15247697SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT TAGGINGAugust 2016August 2018Allow2300YesNo
15247805METHODS FOR OBJECT LOCALIZATION AND IMAGE CLASSIFICATIONAugust 2016March 2019Allow3120YesNo
15219326IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THAT EXTRACT PERSON GROUPS TO WHICH A PERSON BELONGS BASED ON A CORRELATIONJuly 2016May 2018Allow2220NoNo
15219426APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING QUALITY OF HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGEJuly 2016July 2018Allow2420NoNo
15219375INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THAT DETERMINE WHETHER A TARGET PERSON IS AN IMPORTANT PERSON BASED ON IMPORTANCE DEGREESJuly 2016December 2018Allow2910NoNo
15219369IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM THAT SELECT IMAGES BASED ON EVALUATIONS AND LAY OUT A MAIN IMAGE ON A MAIN SLOT AND A SUB IMAGE ON A SUB SLOT IN A TEMPLATEJuly 2016January 2019Allow3030YesNo
15166973IMAGE MATCH FOR FEATURELESS OBJECTSMay 2016October 2018Allow2940YesYes
15149605METHOD AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE A VOLUME-PANORAMA IMAGEMay 2016November 2018Allow3010NoNo
15018566SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY CONFORMED IMAGING OF WORK PIECES HAVING DISPARATE CONFIGURATIONFebruary 2016October 2018Allow3310YesNo
14945760IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2015January 2018Abandon2610NoNo
14944658COLOR-BASED GEOMETRIC FEATURE ENHANCEMENT FOR 3D MODELSNovember 2015March 2019Allow4030YesNo
14944860METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC FULLNESS ESTIMATION OF CONTAINERSNovember 2015October 2017Allow2300YesNo
14945198RECOGNIZING UNKNOWN PERSON INSTANCES IN AN IMAGE GALLERYNovember 2015May 2018Allow3010YesNo
14944576VIEWPOINT POSITION CALCULATION DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, AND VIEWPOINT POSITION CALCULATION METHODNovember 2015February 2018Allow2710NoNo
14933194ASSIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SORTING LUGGAGE PIECESNovember 2015January 2019Abandon3940NoNo
14933149Two Step Mathematical Expression SearchNovember 2015September 2017Abandon2310YesNo
14889320METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MATCHING SIGNATURES ON THE BASIS OF MOTION SIGNATURE INFORMATIONNovember 2015August 2019Allow4530NoNo
14934016HARDWARE-EFFICIENT DEEP CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKSNovember 2015September 2017Allow2210YesNo
14887079SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RECEIPTS AND OTHER RECORDS OF USERSOctober 2015September 2018Allow3510NoNo
14886422METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISTORTIONOctober 2015January 2019Allow3940NoNo
14884963OBJECT-CENTRIC FINE-GRAINED IMAGE CLASSIFICATIONOctober 2015March 2017Allow1710YesNo
14885859Finding Patterns in a Design Based on the Patterns and Their SurroundingsOctober 2015May 2018Allow3110NoNo
14885397VIRTUAL CLOTHING MATCH APP AND IMAGE RECOGNITION COMPUTING DEVICE ASSOCIATED THEREWITHOctober 2015August 2018Allow3440YesNo
14885452Systems and Methods for Automatically Classifying Businesses from ImagesOctober 2015September 2017Abandon2310NoNo
14832328Image Depth Inference from Semantic LabelsAugust 2015February 2019Allow4210YesNo
14762847SEMICONDUCTOR FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2015December 2018Allow4120NoNo
14763133IMAGE RESOLUTION RECOGNITION DEVICE, METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING IMAGE RESOLUTION AND IMAGE RESOLUTION RECOGNITION PROGRAMJuly 2015June 2017Allow2300NoNo
14806957APPARATUS AND METHOD OF COLLATING CATEGORIES OF IMAGESJuly 2015June 2017Allow2310YesNo
14807853FOREGROUND MOTION DETECTION IN COMPRESSED VIDEO DATAJuly 2015March 2017Allow2010YesNo
14804179Image Scene RecognitionJuly 2015March 2017Abandon2010NoNo
14753047EDGE AND VERTEX BASED SEGMENTING OF A THREE DIMENSIONAL SURFACE MESHJune 2015April 2017Allow2100YesNo
14750855IMAGE MATCH FOR FEATURELESS OBJECTSJune 2015March 2016Allow900YesNo
14750810Using Linear Functions to Calculate Depth Information for Scenes Illuminated with Structured LightJune 2015November 2015Allow400NoNo
14748480ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION BASED ON BEAM FORMINGJune 2015April 2016Allow1000NoNo
14745403Systems, Methods, And Devices For Image Matching And Object Recognition In Images Using TexturesJune 2015January 2018Abandon3130NoNo
14745422Systems, Methods, and Devices for Image Matching and Object Recognition in Images Using Image RegionsJune 2015July 2016Allow1310YesNo
14745397SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR IMAGE MATCHING AND OBJECT RECOGNITION IN IMAGES USING MINIMAL FEATURE POINTSJune 2015February 2016Allow810YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RICE, ELISA M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
9.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% 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
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
5.2%
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, 0.0% 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 RICE, ELISA M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RICE, ELISA M works in Art Unit 2669 and has examined 208 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RICE, ELISA M's allowance rate of 80.8% places them in the 53% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RICE, ELISA M receive 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 26% 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 RICE, ELISA M is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RICE, ELISA M. This interview benefit is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% 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 22.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 30% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 12% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 81.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 5.8% of allowed cases (in the 88% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

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:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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

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