USPTO Examiner DUNPHY DAVID F - Art Unit 2673

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18952949SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOME FA�ADE FEATURES IN A GEOGRAPHIC REGIONNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18900502INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, TASK EXECUTION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUMSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18844395METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING SEMANTIC VARIANCE BETWEEN NEURAL NETWORK REPRESENTATIONSSeptember 2024March 2025Allow600NoNo
18779609Autonomous System And Method For Monitoring And Improving Water Quality By Mitigating Harmful Algal BloomsJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18740809SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFTJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18716409VISUAL POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMJune 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18499627TWO-WAY DESCRIPTOR MATCHING ON DEEP LEARNING ACCELERATORNovember 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18485030SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE IDENTIFIERS AND VEHICLE INFORMATIONOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420NoNo
18374274Neural Network Host Platform for Detecting Anomalies in Cybersecurity ModulesSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18369083SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOME FA�ADE FEATURE MEASUREMENT IN A GEOGRAPHIC REGIONSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18369087SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOME ADDRESS DETECTION IN A GEOGRAPHIC REGIONSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18244393IMAGE NOISE REDUCTIONSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18241113Monocular Modes for Autonomous Platform Guidance Systems with Auxiliary SensorsAugust 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18452057SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING REAL-TIME IMAGE RECOGNITIONAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18233580AGRICULTURAL MONITORING SYSTEM USING IMAGE ANALYSISAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18226141TRACKED ENTITY DETECTION VALIDATION AND TRACK GENERATION WITH GEO-RECTIFICATIONJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18333156INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18202558INPUT-TRIGGERED INMATE VERIFICATIONMay 2023August 2024Allow1410YesNo
18202455MODELING DISJOINT MANIFOLDSMay 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18321110DIAGNOSIS ASSISTANT APPARATUS, DIAGNOSIS ASSISTANT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMay 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18311825METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYMMETRIC RECOGNITION OF HANDED ACTIVITIESMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18311809METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYMMETRIC RECOGNITION OF HANDED ACTIVITIESMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18310688SPARSE OPTIMIZATIONS FOR A MATRIX ACCELERATOR ARCHITECTUREMay 2023December 2024Allow1910NoNo
18307058SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D MEDICAL IMAGE SEGMENTATIONApril 2023May 2025Allow2500NoNo
18298663SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A TOMOSYNTHESIS STACK USING SYNTHESIZED IMAGE DATAApril 2023January 2025Allow2120NoNo
18191642METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS TO DECODE RECEIPTS BASED ON NEURAL GRAPH ARCHITECTUREMarch 2023June 2024Allow1510YesNo
18178237METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSING APPLICATION DATA FOR OPERATIONS ON MULTI-CORE SYSTEMSMarch 2023June 2024Allow1620YesNo
18162292SAMPLE LABELING METHOD USING IMAGE-MATCHINGJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2700NoNo
18159905SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING A MACHINE LEARNING MODELJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710NoNo
18086460SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING IMAGES WITH A COMBINATION OF NEAREST-NEIGHBOR-BASED LABEL PROPAGATION AND KERNEL PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSISDecember 2022April 2025Allow2800NoNo
18009831INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
18073383SMALL AND FAST TRANSFORMER MODEL FOR MULTI-MODAL OR OTHER TASKSDecember 2022March 2025Allow2800NoNo
17992205SELF-LEARNING NEUROMORPHIC GESTURE RECOGNITION MODELSNovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
18053773PREVENTING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROMENovember 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17975436NEURAL NETWORK OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2022February 2025Allow2800NoNo
17974495Techniques For Unsupervised Anomaly Classification Using An Artificial Intelligence ModelOctober 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17918329METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING VEHICLE THROUGH IMAGE AND WIRELESS SIGNAL ANALYSISOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17952371METHOD FOR GENERATING AN AUGMENTED IMAGE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICESeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17800347VIDEO TEXT TRACKING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17608991METHOD FOR ENHANCING OBJECT CONTOUR OF IMAGE IN REAL-TIME VIDEOJuly 2022July 2024Allow3300NoNo
17269934AUGMENTED HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAMEJuly 2022December 2024Allow4510NoNo
17857265METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING AN IMAGE BY COMPARING IMAGES, IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE EMPLOYING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022October 2024Allow2800NoNo
17789234GAZE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, GAZE ESTIMATION METHOD, MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS, AND MODEL GENERATION METHODJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17849617COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PREDICTING A PROFILE USING DEEP LEARNING AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFJune 2022January 2025Allow3110YesNo
17846364IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022December 2024Allow2920NoNo
17777835DATA INPUT DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING INSTRUCTIONSMay 2022November 2024Allow3010NoNo
17777122INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2022July 2024Allow2600NoNo
17740921SYNESTHESIA-BASED ENCRYPTION SYSTEMSMay 2022July 2024Allow2610NoNo
17735948IMAGE OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17726837SIGNAL COLOR DETERMINATION DEVICE AND SIGNAL COLOR DETERMINATION METHODApril 2022December 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17714303SMART SHELF THAT COMBINES WEIGHT SENSORS AND CAMERAS TO IDENTIFY EVENTSApril 2022December 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17712835SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR EXECUTION OF GESTURE COMMANDSApril 2022February 2025Allow3511NoNo
17657411LOW-COST ESTIMATION AND/OR TRACKING OF INTRA-SCAN FOCAL-SPOT DISPLACEMENTMarch 2022August 2024Allow2900NoNo
17709451navigation accuracy using camera coupled with detector assemblyMarch 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17754192IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSMarch 2022June 2024Allow2700NoNo
17685590ESTIMATING CAMERA MOTION THROUGH VISUAL TRACKING IN LOW CONTRAST HIGH MOTION SINGLE CAMERA SYSTEMSMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17684155VEHICLE DISPATCH AND TRACKING BASED ON VEHICLE-CARRING IMAGE PROCESSINGMarch 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17683910ERRATIC BEHAVIOR DETECTION IN A VIDEO STREAMMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17665614STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17571238METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA ENCODING/DECODINGJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3420NoNo
17547343COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ELECTRONICALLY READABLE DATA MEDIUMDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17643476DETERMINATION OF THE DECISION-RELEVANT IMAGE COMPONENTS FOR AN IMAGE CLASSIFIER USING BINARY MASKSDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17456864COMPUTING DEVICE DISPLAYING IMAGE CONVERSION POSSIBILITY INFORMATIONNovember 2021August 2024Allow3220YesNo
17504488FEATURE EXTRACTION WITH A CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKOctober 2021July 2024Allow3310NoNo
17479970CONSTRAINT-BASED MULTI-PARTY IMAGE MODIFICATIONSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3720YesNo
17460155METHOD TO TRAIN A NEURAL NETWORK TO DETECT A TOOL STATUS FROM IMAGES, METHOD OF MACHINING AND/OR MANUFACTURING, AND INSTALLATIONAugust 2021October 2024Allow3820YesNo
16513509SMART SHELF SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES IMAGES AND QUANTITY SENSORSJuly 2019October 2019Allow310NoNo
162221153D GAZE CONTROL OF ROBOT FOR NAVIGATION AND OBJECT MANIPULATIONDecember 2018April 2020Allow1620YesNo
16195058METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING IMAGE SIMILARITYNovember 2018December 2019Allow1310NoNo
16145728INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION PROGRAM, AND LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION METHODSeptember 2018May 2020Allow1900NoNo
16014429IMAGE ENHANCEMENT METHOD AND DEVICEJune 2018November 2019Allow1700NoNo
16014864INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR TRACKING PROCESSINGJune 2018November 2019Allow1700NoNo
15922026Methods and Systems for Distinguishing Point SourcesMarch 2018January 2020Allow2200NoNo
15920569DEVICE, METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING COLLISION TARGET OBJECT REJECTIONMarch 2018February 2020Allow2310NoNo
15909600ABNORMAL DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHODMarch 2018February 2020Allow2410NoNo
15805197METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE THROUGH SUPER-RESOLUTION RECONSTRUCTIONNovember 2017March 2019Allow1700NoNo
15676644SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURFACE COVERING PREPARATIONAugust 2017February 2019Allow1820NoNo
15639295METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN OPTICAL SCANNER AND DEVICES THEREOFJune 2017January 2019Allow1810NoNo
15487091System and Methods for Efficiently Implementing a Convolutional Neural Network Incorporating Binarized Filter and Convolution Operation for Performing Image ClassificationApril 2017January 2019Allow2110NoNo
15441640Patient Position Control for ScanningFebruary 2017February 2020Allow3640YesNo
15422607METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC OBJECT DIMENSION MEASUREMENT BY USING IMAGE PROCESSINGFebruary 2017June 2018Allow1610NoNo
15500916SPATIAL ANALYSIS WITH ATTRIBUTE GRAPHSJanuary 2017August 2018Allow1910YesNo
15412346SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION AND EXTRACTION OF DATAJanuary 2017December 2017Allow1020YesNo
15287066IMAGE PROCESSING METHODOctober 2016March 2018Allow1710NoNo
15118420PERSON DETECTING DEVICE AND PERSON DETECTING METHODAugust 2016March 2018Allow1910YesNo
15146000SENSING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING USER TOUCHMay 2016January 2018Allow2120YesNo
15058292DEVICE AND METHOD OF GENERATING MULTI-VIEW IMMERSIVE CONTENTMarch 2016February 2018Allow2410NoNo
14981094Selecting a High Valence Representative ImageDecember 2015May 2017Allow1710NoNo
14779546SPOOFING DETECTION IN IMAGE BIOMETRICSSeptember 2015September 2017Allow2410NoNo
14708671METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH DEFINITION SCALING WITH LOW HARDWARE COMPLEXITYMay 2015January 2017Allow2010YesNo
14474778High Performance, Low Latency Combined Vision System for Use in Degraded Visual EnvironmentsSeptember 2014March 2017Allow3010NoNo
14456404Vehicle Counting and Emission EstimationAugust 2014July 2016Allow2320NoNo
14214034DETERMINING MAXIMALLY STABLE EXTERNAL REGIONS USING A PARALLEL PROCESSORMarch 2014December 2016Allow3320NoYes
14138826TASK LIGHT BASED SYSTEM AND GESTURE CONTROLDecember 2013December 2016Allow3630NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DUNPHY, DAVID F.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
97.0%
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, 100.0% 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

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner DUNPHY, DAVID F - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DUNPHY, DAVID F works in Art Unit 2673 and has examined 88 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.6%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DUNPHY, DAVID F's allowance rate of 96.6% places them in the 90% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by DUNPHY, DAVID F receive 1.01 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 DUNPHY, DAVID F is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 67% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DUNPHY, DAVID F. This interview benefit is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 66.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

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 11% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% 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 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 26% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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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