USPTO Examiner GARCIA SANTIAGO - Art Unit 2673

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19251231TECHNIQUE FOR RECOGNIZING WHETHER A SOW HAS COMPLETED FARROWING OF A NEWBORN PIGLETJune 2025October 2025Allow310YesNo
19218062MACHINE-LEARNING MODELS FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGMay 2025July 2025Allow200YesNo
18872231Parking Assist Method and Parking Assist DeviceDecember 2024June 2025Allow600NoNo
18943565MACHINE-LEARNING MODELS FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGNovember 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18919977Underwater detection method and system for contact leakage of tunnel joints of dam culvertOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18723037EMOTION DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING EMOTIONSeptember 2024June 2025Allow1110YesNo
18732477METHODS, SYSTEMS, DEVICES, MEDIA AND PRODUCTS FOR VIDEO PROCESSINGJune 2024December 2024Allow610YesNo
18731850DISTANCE-BASED TISSUE STATE DETERMINATIONJune 2024October 2025Allow1700YesNo
18658698LIQUID LEVEL DETERMINATIONMay 2024October 2025Allow1700YesNo
18625028Racially Unbiased Deep Learning-Based Mammogram AnalyzerApril 2024October 2024Allow700YesNo
18622353WEAK-TO-STRONG ANNOTATION ALIGNMENT FOR TABULAR DATAMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300YesNo
18587850ANIMAL VISUAL IDENTIFICATION, TRACKING, MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOFFebruary 2024September 2024Allow610YesNo
18685861NEURAL NETWORKS FOR PRECISION RENDERING IN DISPLAY MANAGEMENTFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2300NoNo
18429701COMPACT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IRIS RECOGNITIONFebruary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18421875SYNTHETIC VIDEO GENERATION SHOWING MODIFIED FACEJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1200NoNo
18525770PARKING SPACE DETECTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023December 2024Abandon1320NoNo
18523448AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME DAMAGE ASSESSMENTNovember 2023September 2024Allow900YesNo
18512643Automatic Image Based Object Damage AssessmentNovember 2023December 2024Allow1300NoNo
18508582BIOMETRIC TICKETINGNovember 2023August 2024Allow900YesNo
18386388Traffic Signal Alarm Device Using Images to Calibrate DistanceNovember 2023November 2024Allow1200YesNo
18488424IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023August 2025Allow2200YesNo
18375996SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONCOMING VEHICLE DETECTION AND ALERTS FOR A WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1200YesNo
18375941ACTION CLASSIFICATION IN VIDEO CLIPS USING ATTENTION-BASED NEURAL NETWORKSOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18471265TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18242559Augmented Reality-Based Training and Troubleshooting for Medical DevicesSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1300YesNo
18240717BIOMETRIC TICKETINGAugust 2023October 2024Allow1310YesNo
18238418METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS CONNECTION, VEHICLE, TERMINAL AND MEDIUMAugust 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18237310INTERFACES FOR DEVICE INTERACTIONSAugust 2023November 2025Allow2610YesNo
18453884METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DENTAL PROCEDURESAugust 2023September 2024Allow1300YesNo
18235216SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A WIRELESS SECURITY RANGEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1100YesNo
18450367METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MUCK PROCESSING IN SMART CITY BASED ON INTERNET OF THINGSAugust 2023August 2024Allow1200YesNo
18231366LOW LEVEL SMARTPHONE AUDIO AND SENSOR CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATIONAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010NoNo
18230834Anomaly Detection SystemAugust 2023December 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18227465Inter-Prediction Mode Based Image Processing Method, and Apparatus ThereforJuly 2023June 2024Allow1100YesNo
18358788APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION SERVICE CONTINUITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2023February 2026Abandon3110NoNo
18352971FISH BIOMASS, SHAPE, SIZE, OR HEALTH DETERMINATIONJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710YesNo
18350832SCREEN-PROJECTION CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18350286REAL-TIME, DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK FOR CELLULAR CONNECTED DEVICESJuly 2023February 2026Allow3210YesNo
18260444RECEIVING A SUBSCRIPTION FOR ACCESSING A LOCAL SERVERJuly 2023January 2026Allow3110YesNo
18213712TARGET ADDRESSING SYSTEMJune 2023June 2024Allow1200YesNo
18209599Automatic Initialization of Customer Assistance Based on Computer Vision AnalysisJune 2023February 2025Allow2020YesNo
18334418RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT, RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18208945CHANNEL SELECTION BASED ON MULTI-HOP NEIGHBORING-ACCESS-POINT FEEDBACKJune 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18333653RADIO FREQUENCY MODULEJune 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18265369IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18323626RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEMay 2023November 2025Allow3010YesNo
18320215RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEMay 2023November 2025Allow3010YesNo
18196516BIOMETRIC TICKETINGMay 2023August 2024Allow1610YesNo
18313084INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) SLICING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSMay 2023February 2026Allow3320YesNo
18250974TRANSPORTATION MEANS CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2023July 2025Allow2700YesNo
18300185CLIENT COOPERATIVE TROUBLESHOOTINGApril 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18132311METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEPTH ESTIMATION USING STEREO CAMERAS IN A VEHICLE SYSTEMApril 2023September 2024Allow1810YesNo
18295779PROXIMITY BASED OUTPUT SELECTION FOR COMPUTING DEVICESApril 2023October 2025Allow3010YesNo
18295733DOCUMENT PORTION IDENTIFICATION IN A RECORDED VIDEOApril 2023September 2024Allow1710YesNo
18127037Searching For Local Establishments Based On Content PresentedMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3310NoNo
18182713REALIZING ENTERPRISE-GRADE LOCALIZATION USING WIFI 802.11mc FINE TUNE MEASUREMENTMarch 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18024479CONTROL-PLANE AND USER-PLANE TRUSTED NON-3GPP GATEWAY FUNCTIONMarch 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18114663Methods and Systems for Controlling a Translating Flexible Display of an Electronic Device in Response to Scrolling User InputFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18023505FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2023August 2025Allow2910NoNo
18042350ESTIMATING POWER SAVED IN A NETWORKFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18171442Method for controlling and/or regulating the feed of material to be processed to a crushing and/or screening plant of a material processing deviceFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3711NoNo
18103887APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH NEURAL NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION OF DOMAIN ADAPTATIONJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18102915TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEIVING DEVICE AND RECEIVING METHODJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18159908COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND/OR COMPUTING DEVICES CONFIGURED FOR BULK ADDING AND/OR UPDATING OF TRUSTED AND NON-TRUSTED CONTACTS TO A PHONE CONTACTS LIST TO PREVENT VISHING; AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18092353Method and Apparatus for Collection of Sensor Data Using a Sensor ModuleJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2520YesYes
17990526APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING GEOSPATIAL AERIAL IMAGES FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGNovember 2022October 2025Allow3510NoNo
17981956APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH IMAGE SEGMENTATIONNovember 2022October 2025Allow3510YesNo
17976125MONITORING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MONITORING, AND MONITORING METHODOctober 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17920090Retrieval of Positioning Assistance Data based on Persistence InformationOctober 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
18046053METHODS FOR A RELAYING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING A HANDOVER LIST, METHOD FOR A CELL, APPARATUS, VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMOctober 2022August 2025Allow3410YesNo
17960760METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO RECOGNITIONOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110YesNo
17917130APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MAINTENANCE PLAN IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKOctober 2022November 2025Allow3820NoNo
17995269PERSON FLOW ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3420NoNo
17950849COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT GROUPSSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3720YesNo
17946741HUMAN ASSISTED LIVE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17946824HUMAN ASSISTED LIVE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3200YesNo
17945515SERVICE TRANSMISSION METHOD, SERVICE TRANSMISSION MODE CONFIGURATION METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICESeptember 2022February 2026Allow4120NoNo
17932174SIMILARITY LEARNING FOR CROWD-SOURCED POSITIONINGSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17939135MEDICAL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MEDICAL SYSTEMSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210YesNo
17939163Method and System for Image-Based Operational Decision SupportSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17903183SPECTRUM ACCESS METHOD AND SYSTEM USING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE-BASED DOUBLE-ACTION REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17908763MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICAL IMAGESSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17891702MRI RECONSTRUCTION BASED ON GENERATIVE MODELSAugust 2022July 2025Allow3520NoNo
17820946SENSOR FUSION APPROACH FOR PLASTICS IDENTIFICATIONAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210YesNo
17890289SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOGNITION OF HEALTH CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO IMAGE PROCESSINGAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17888572VALIDATION OF AI-BASED RESULT DATAAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210YesNo
17882699IDENTITY RESOLUTION OF A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CONNECTABLE TO A FIFTH GENERATION (5G) MOBILE NETWORKAugust 2022August 2025Allow3710NoNo
17759801SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARTIFACT REDUCTION IN TOMOSYNTHESIS WITH MULTI-SCALE DEEP LEARNING IMAGE PROCESSINGJuly 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17873566METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LABEL OF A BODY PART ON AN X-RAY IMAGEJuly 2022June 2025Allow3420YesNo
17791653APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING EDGE COMPUTING SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17851301APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A PROCEDURE OF AN IMAGING EXAMINATIONJune 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17806958DEVICE AND ROLE BASED USER AUTHENTICATIONJune 2022January 2026Allow4310YesNo
17782812Paging a User Equipment by a Network NodeJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17831015System And Method For Discouraging Inappropriate Use Of A Mobile DeviceJune 2022August 2024Allow2710NoNo
17780975DATA AUGMENTATION FOR A MACHINE LEARNING METHODMay 2022April 2025Allow3410NoNo
17752597METHOD OF DETERMINING A CONCENTRATION OF AN ANALYTE IN A BODILY FLUIDMay 2022January 2025Allow3210YesNo
17662369LOCATION IDENTIFICATION OF ACCESS POINTS IN A NETWORKMay 2022December 2024Allow3110YesNo
17604998MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL SIGNAL ACQUISITION SYSTEMMay 2022December 2024Allow3810NoNo
17657502VIDEO USED TO ESTIMATE VITAL SIGNSMarch 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17762518PHYSICAL MEDICAL ELEMENT PLACEMENT SYSTEMSMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
9.7%
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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.8%
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, 50.0% 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

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

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

Examiner GARCIA, SANTIAGO - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GARCIA, SANTIAGO works in Art Unit 2673 and has examined 28 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.4%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GARCIA, SANTIAGO's allowance rate of 96.4% places them in the 86% 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 GARCIA, SANTIAGO receive 2.21 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 61% 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 GARCIA, SANTIAGO is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GARCIA, SANTIAGO. This interview benefit is in the 31% 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, 31.7% 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 53.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 4% 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 0.0% 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:

  • 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.

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.