USPTO Examiner BEG SAMAH A - Art Unit 2676

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19243464METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF SERIAL SECTIONSJune 2025September 2025Allow300NoNo
19214033OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD AND SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2025December 2025Allow710NoNo
19176358METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT (TMJ) SURGERY BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TECHNOLOGYApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19088701Use of artificial intelligence ("AI") to detect the expression of Cytokeratin 17 in urothelial cells from patients' voided urineMarch 2025January 2026Allow1011NoNo
18981835METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING INTRACRANIAL LARGE VESSEL IMAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUMDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18972720AUTONOMOUS CELL IMAGING AND MODELING SYSTEMDecember 2024July 2025Allow810NoNo
18935765SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING FRACTURES AND BODY PARTS ON MUSCULOSKELETAL X-RAY IMAGENovember 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18846648HP SPHERICAL DEFORMATION DIAGNOSIS MODEL AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024February 2025Allow500YesNo
18883934COMPUTE SYSTEM WITH EXPLAINABLE AI FOR SKIN LESIONS ANALYSIS MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1340YesNo
18846264ALLERGENIC SPECIES BROADCASTING METHOD AND SYSTEM AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1220NoNo
18796239SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING DISEASE WITH GRAPH CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK BASED ON MULTIMODAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18759250ESTIMATION APPARATUS, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM STORING ESTIMATION PROGRAMJune 2024February 2025Allow810YesNo
18671250SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRELATING OBJECTS OF INTERESTMay 2024January 2025Allow710YesNo
18645091DISCOVERY PLATFORMApril 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18645100DISCOVERY PLATFORMApril 2024November 2024Allow710YesNo
18614361SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING PROSTATE CANCERMarch 2024June 2025Allow1530NoNo
18527037AUTONOMOUS CELL IMAGING AND MODELING SYSTEMDecember 2023July 2024Allow710YesNo
18559635ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2023December 2025Allow2500NoNo
18289416Method For Morphological Processing Of Microwave Radar Images In The Medical Field Using Different Hypotheses On The Medium Through Which The Microwave Signals PassNovember 2023November 2025Allow2500YesNo
18480653SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPROCESSING IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY IMAGES FOR MACHINE LEARNING IMAGE-TO-IMAGE TRANSLATIONOctober 2023February 2026Allow2800NoNo
18266214DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUGGESTING OCCLUSAL PLANEJune 2023February 2026Allow3210NoNo
18144417METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AN OPTIMAL FRAME USING DISTRIBUTION OF INTENSITY FOR EACH FRAME IMAGE OF MEDICAL IMAGINGMay 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18020232ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED GASTROSCOPIC IMAGE ANALYSIS METHODFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3100NoNo
18061837SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES OF SLIDES FOR DIGITAL PATHOLOGYDecember 2022August 2025Allow3200YesNo
18061114SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS ELECTRONIC IMAGES TO CATEGORIZE INTRA-SLIDE SPECIMEN TISSUE TYPEDecember 2022March 2026Allow3910YesNo
17928165COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MULTIMODAL EGOCENTRIC FUTURE PREDICTIONNovember 2022January 2026Abandon3810NoNo
17986415ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTNovember 2022October 2025Allow3510YesNo
17942749AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT AND METHODS USING ENHANCED NAVIGATOR AIDSSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3200NoNo
17877057Cell Evaluation Method, Cell Evaluation Device, and Cell Evaluation ProgramJuly 2022August 2025Allow3710YesNo
17813651SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS ELECTRONIC IMAGES TO PROVIDE LOCALIZED SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF WHOLE SLIDE IMAGESJuly 2022May 2025Allow3410NoNo
17855794METHOD AND SYSTEM TO OBTAIN CYTOLOGY IMAGE IN CYTOPATHOLOGYJuly 2022May 2025Allow3510NoNo
17594748METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGE MATERIAL FOR MONITORING IMAGE-ANALYSING SYSTEMS, DEVICE AND VEHICLE FOR USE IN THE METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMay 2022January 2026Allow5030NoNo
17724690CAMERA AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE DATAApril 2022October 2024Allow3000NoNo
17716825AUTOMATIC MEDIA CAPTURE USING BIOMETRIC SENSOR DATAApril 2022March 2025Allow3620YesNo
17692982SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND STAGING OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS FROM IMAGE-ACQUIRED DATAMarch 2022July 2024Allow2800NoNo
17647969SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MEDIA PROCESSINGJanuary 2022March 2026Allow5040YesNo
17572552VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VEHICLEJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3410YesNo
17621785INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17524253CONSISTENCY MEASURE FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION PROCESSESNovember 2021December 2024Allow3720YesNo
17518343AUTONOMOUS AESTHETICS-AWARE DETECTION OF COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTSNovember 2021July 2025Allow4440YesNo
17510267VOLUMETRIC DESCRIPTORSOctober 2021June 2024Allow3210NoNo
17501830APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMOctober 2021September 2024Allow3510NoNo
17473225MULTI-TASK LEARNING FOR DENSE OBJECT DETECTIONSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3610NoNo
17468020SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LESION ANALYSISSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3611YesNo
15850365DYNAMIC IMAGE AND IMAGE MARKER TRACKINGDecember 2017May 2018Allow500NoNo
15581315SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RETINA DISEASEApril 2017February 2019Allow2111NoNo
15442880VIDEO DATA BACKGROUND TRACKING AND SUBTRACTION WITH MULTIPLE LAYERS OF STATIONARY FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND REGIONSFebruary 2017May 2019Allow2710YesNo
15443078IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EVALUATING LEVEL OF INTEREST BASED ON DIRECTION OF HUMAN ACIONFebruary 2017January 2019Allow2210NoNo
15503763METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING IRISFebruary 2017March 2019Allow2520YesNo
15397700PERSONALIZED SKIN DIAGNOSIS AND SKINCAREJanuary 2017December 2019Allow3631YesNo
15347989PRODUCT INFORMATION OUTPUTTING METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2016February 2019Allow2721YesNo
15220932INFERRING BODY POSITION IN A SCANJuly 2016September 2018Allow2511YesNo
15220399METHOD FOR OBTAINING SKIN CARE INFORMATION, METHOD FOR SHARING SKIN CARE INFORMATION, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREFORJuly 2016March 2019Allow3130YesNo
15174130Motion correction for PET medical imaging based on tracking of annihilation photonsJune 2016December 2018Allow3020YesNo
15029661PERIODONTAL DISEASE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2016April 2018Allow2410YesNo
15012844METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ARBITRARY-RESOLUTION TRANSFORMS OF FREQUENCY-SPACE AND INVERSE FREQUENCY-SPACE DATAFebruary 2016June 2016Allow410NoNo
14989504DETECTION OF OBJECTS IN AN IMAGE USING SELF SIMILARITIESJanuary 2016September 2016Allow910YesNo
14935491METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSFORMS OF FREQUENCY-SPACE AND INVERSE FREQUENCY-SPACE DATANovember 2015December 2015Allow100YesNo
14704175AQUEOUS CELL DIFFERENTIATION IN ANTERIOR UVEITIS USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHYMay 2015November 2017Allow3010NoNo
14430716IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SPINAL CANAL EVALUATION METHODMarch 2015December 2016Allow2110YesNo
14667267SKIN TEXTURE-BASED AUTHENTICATIONMarch 2015April 2018Allow3740YesYes
14660533APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING ANATOMICAL ELEMENTS IN A MEDICAL IMAGEMarch 2015March 2019Allow4850YesNo
14643532DYNAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING DIAGNOSIS SUPPORTMarch 2015March 2017Allow2420YesNo
14639114METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSFORMS OF FREQUENCY-SPACE AND IMAGE/AUDIO/VIDEO-SPACE DATAMarch 2015September 2015Allow610YesNo
14225397Design and Optimization of Plenoptic Imaging SystemsMarch 2014March 2017Allow3620YesNo
14204134METHOD FOR CONVERTING A FULL COLOUR IMAGE TO A MONOCHROME IMAGEMarch 2014March 2016Allow2410NoNo
14080003BIOMETRIC INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND BIOMETRIC INFORMATION INPUT METHODNovember 2013March 2016Allow2820NoNo
14078991APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SETTING OBJECT DETECTION REGION IN AN IMAGENovember 2013March 2016Allow2820YesNo
13979175IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR TRACKING A SUBJECT IN IMAGESJuly 2013July 2015Allow2420YesNo
13933369SPECULAR EDGE EXTRACTION USING MULTI-FLASH IMAGINGJuly 2013August 2014Allow1320YesNo
13880267PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION TO BE SHAREDApril 2013March 2016Allow3540YesNo
13806054METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING AT LEAST ONE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGEMarch 2013June 2016Allow4230YesNo
13742878VEIN IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUSJanuary 2013October 2014Allow2030YesNo
13637457CAROTID-ARTERY-PLAQUE ULTRASOUND-IMAGING METHOD AND EVALUATING DEVICENovember 2012May 2015Allow3220YesNo
13670034COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND ROAD SURFACE SURVEY DEVICENovember 2012July 2015Allow3320YesNo
13668694MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMNovember 2012April 2015Allow2920YesNo
13552004FILTER APPROACH TO CATHETER ELECTRODE DETECTION AND TRACKINGJuly 2012June 2014Allow2300YesNo
13551902LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING OF CRYO-BALLOON DURING INTERVENTIONAL FLUOROSCOPY IMAGINGJuly 2012January 2015Allow3020NoNo
13549791Method and Apparatus for Extracting Depth Edges from Images Acquired of Scenes by Cameras with Ring Flashes Forming Hue CirclesJuly 2012January 2015Allow3030YesNo
13549424Recognition method and system for component imagesJuly 2012November 2014Allow2820YesNo
13441314APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL TARGET CODE AMOUNTApril 2012February 2014Allow2320YesNo
13441600Representing Signals for ClassificationApril 2012March 2014Allow2310YesNo
13413872IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAMMarch 2012November 2013Allow2020YesNo
13398813Design and Optimization of Plenoptic Imaging SystemsFebruary 2012January 2014Allow2310YesNo
13308657IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR INDICATING MOVEMENT INFORMATIONDecember 2011July 2013Allow2010YesNo
13306381IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORNovember 2011November 2013Allow2411YesNo
13045662IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODMarch 2011July 2013Allow2900YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BEG, SAMAH A.

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
97.2%
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 BEG, SAMAH A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BEG, SAMAH A works in Art Unit 2676 and has examined 51 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 98.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BEG, SAMAH A's allowance rate of 98.0% 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 BEG, SAMAH A receive 1.76 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% 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 BEG, SAMAH A is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BEG, SAMAH A. This interview benefit is in the 37% 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, 40.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 91% 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 47.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 92% 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 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, 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 3.9% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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:

  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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.
  • 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

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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