USPTO Examiner RUSH ERIC - Art Unit 2677

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18997462FORMATION POROSITY ESTIMATION FROM DIGITAL IMAGESJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500YesNo
18924261DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF UNSAFE BEHAVIORS USING COMPUTER VISIONOctober 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18724206FACIAL RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18679300Raw Scaler With Chromatic Aberration CorrectionMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18595925COMMISSIONING OF INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM AIDED BY AUGMENTED REALITYMarch 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18570934IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE,AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1520NoNo
18525800SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING REAL-TIME VIDEO FROM A MEDICAL IMAGE DEVICE AND DETECTING OBJECTS IN THE VIDEONovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18560401IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD, READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE RECOGNITION SYSTEMNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18373685DISTANCE ESTIMATION USING MULTI-CAMERA DEVICESeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18367001RECONSTRUCTION OF A DISTORTED IMAGE OF AN ARRAY OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF A SPECIMENSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1820YesNo
18242347SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING BETTING ACTIVITIESSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18138514SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING BETTING ACTIVITIESApril 2023April 2025Abandon2420NoNo
18020373REFERENCE STATE DECIDING DEVICE, STATE DETERMINATION SYSTEM, REFERENCE STATE DECIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18165180SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING REAL-TIME VIDEO FROM A MEDICAL IMAGE DEVICE AND DETECTING OBJECTS IN THE VIDEOFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1820YesNo
18102920VISUAL ODOMETRY FOR MIXED REALITY DEVICESJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2900YesNo
17801343THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING METHODAugust 2022March 2025Allow3120YesNo
17819948MAP OPTIMIZING METHOD, RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022May 2025Allow3300NoNo
17786953DEVICE FOR ANALYSING A SET OF FOOD PARTICLES AND METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17886006SURFACE GRID SCANNING AND DISPLAY METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUSAugust 2022January 2025Abandon2940YesNo
17778926DETERMINING PARAMETERS OF ANCHOR BOXES USED IN A SLIDING WINDOW METHOD WHEN A BOUNDING BOX AND A CLASS OF AN OBJECT IN AN IMAGE ARE DETECTED USING A NEURAL NETWORK AND THE SLIDING WINDOW METHODMay 2022January 2025Allow3210YesNo
17744090METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A 3D POINT CLOUD REPRESENTING SURROUNDINGSMay 2022September 2024Allow2800YesNo
17774855INSPECTION DEVICE FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND METHOD OF INSPECTING ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINEMay 2022May 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17730022IMAGE RECOGNITION AND REPORT GENERATIONApril 2022August 2024Allow2840YesNo
17755053Method and device for inspection of a geometry, the device comprising image capturing and shape scanning meansApril 2022September 2024Allow2940YesNo
17761119MONITORING SYSTEM, MONITORING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2022May 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17579787INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3840YesNo
17579793CONTROLLING AND CLOSING OF GATE BASED ON DISTANCE BETWEEN TRACKED OBJECT WITHIN SUCCEDING CAPTURED IMAGE AND GATEJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3840YesNo
17579782INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3840YesNo
17526525APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSORY SUBSTITUTION BASED ON DEPTH-TIME MAPPINGNovember 2021June 2025Allow4310YesNo
17523987METHOD FOR LOCATING POSITION OF OBSTACLES, AND APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM APPLYING METHODNovember 2021February 2025Allow3910NoNo
17518393COMPUTER VISION AIRCRAFT DETECTIONNovember 2021August 2024Allow3310YesNo
17515180SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION NETWORK STRUCTURE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021August 2024Allow3400YesNo
17429246METHOD, DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM TISSUE SECTIONS FOR PATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS SUPPORTAugust 2021September 2024Allow3720YesNo
17425255METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING OPEN FLAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2021September 2024Allow3820YesNo
17421704THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA ENCODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA DECODING METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2021September 2024Allow3810YesNo
17370984VEHICLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICEJuly 2021February 2025Allow4320YesNo
17414293METHOD FOR DETERMINING A GREYNESS LEVEL OF A STRAND OF HAIRJune 2021June 2024Allow3610NoNo
17344484METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TEXT-BASED IMAGE GENERATIONJune 2021July 2024Allow3710YesNo
17311693A MOBILE ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK APPARATUSJune 2021June 2025Allow4940NoNo
17336898SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNSUPERVISED SCENE DECOMPOSITION USING SPATIO-TEMPORAL ITERATIVE INFERENCEJune 2021March 2025Allow4630NoNo
17243442Computer Vision Learning SystemApril 2021March 2024Allow3511YesNo
17271252FACE IMAGE GENERATOR TRAINING APPARATUS, FACE IMAGE GENERATOR TRAINING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2021October 2024Abandon4420YesNo
16648090INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND TARGET INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN IMAGING APPARATUSES DURING ACQUISITION OF POSITION DATAMarch 2020April 2025Abandon6060NoNo
16397118MOTION-VALIDATING REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMApril 2019June 2025Allow6060NoNo
16190132Method, System and Apparatus for Duplicate ImagesNovember 2018March 2022Abandon40100YesNo
15542711SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE COMPRESSIONJuly 2017September 2019Allow2610YesNo
15635849IMAGE RETRIEVAL APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR SPECIFYING AN IMAGE GROUP AND EXTRACTING A REPRESENTATIVE IMAGEJune 2017September 2019Allow2710YesNo
15355268CLOUD SERVER FOR AUTHENTICATING THE IDENTITY OF A HANDSET USERNovember 2016July 2017Allow810NoNo
15343483INTUITIVE OCCLUDED OBJECT INDICATORNovember 2016September 2019Allow3520YesNo
15222719IC LAYOUT PATTERN MATCHING AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2016October 2018Allow2630YesNo
14622110Method for Authenticating Identity of Handset User in A Cloud-Computing EnvironmentFebruary 2015August 2016Allow1810YesNo
14486136Method for Authenticating Identity of Handset UserSeptember 2014February 2015Allow520NoNo
14486112Method for Authenticating Identity of Handset UserSeptember 2014January 2015Allow420NoNo
14129135METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING IDENTITY OF HANDSET USERDecember 2013August 2014Allow810YesNo
13976983CONTENT AWARE VIDEO RESIZINGJune 2013March 2016Allow3310YesNo
13711512UPDATING POINT OF INTEREST DATA BASED ON AN IMAGEDecember 2012June 2015Allow3020YesNo
13710763METHOD OF RECOGNIZING A POSITION OF A WORKPIECE FROM A PHOTOGRAPHED IMAGEDecember 2012February 2016Allow3820NoNo
13693391METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A SALIENCY MAP FOR AN INPUT IMAGEDecember 2012June 2016Allow4230NoNo
13642463SHAPE AND PHOTOMETRIC INVARIANTS RECOVERY FROM POLARISATION IMAGESNovember 2012April 2016Allow4230NoNo
13669789PROOF READING OF TEXT DATA GENERATED THROUGH OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITIONNovember 2012October 2014Allow2310YesNo
13630474PROOF READING OF TEXT DATA GENERATED THROUGH OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITIONSeptember 2012September 2014Allow2410YesNo
13455369ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS FOR DIFFICULT FORENSIC FINGERPRINT COLLECTIONApril 2012January 2016Allow4520YesNo
13455584METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFECT IDENTIFICATIONApril 2012January 2014Allow2100NoNo
13425002Automatic Dominant Orientation Estimation In Text Images Based On Steerable FiltersMarch 2012December 2012Allow910YesNo
13295761TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE WITH A LOGONovember 2011May 2013Allow1820NoNo
13290297APPARATUS TO MEASURE BLADE VIBRATION IN A TURBINE ENGINE BASED ON SERIES OF IMAGES EXPOSED BY AN IMAGER IN RESPONSE TO A SEQUENCE OF ILLUMINATION BURSTSNovember 2011January 2015Allow3820NoNo
13282946FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMOctober 2011July 2014Allow3310YesNo
13278949METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON PORTABLE DEVICESOctober 2011March 2015Allow4121YesNo
13278658METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING AN EMOTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL BASED ON FACIAL ACTION UNITSOctober 2011June 2014Allow3210NoNo
13093661METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EMBEDDED MEDIA MARKER IDENTIFICATIONApril 2011June 2014Allow3810NoNo
13093523Mouth Corner CandidatesApril 2011August 2014Allow4020NoYes
13090807LINE DETERMINATION APPARATUS, LINE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMApril 2011August 2013Allow2810NoNo
13003030EYE GAZE TRACKINGApril 2011March 2016Allow6040YesNo
13081802MOBILE TERMINAL AND GROUP GENERATING METHOD THEREINApril 2011August 2015Allow5240YesNo
13040734RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGESMarch 2011February 2014Allow3620YesNo
13040912METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING IMAGEMarch 2011July 2013Allow2810NoNo
13024907METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MISALIGNMENTFebruary 2011April 2013Allow2610YesNo
12850816GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION CREATING SYSTEM AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION CREATING METHODAugust 2010March 2013Allow3110NoNo
12637526Method and Apparatus for Spectrum EstimationDecember 2009March 2013Allow3910NoNo
12509840INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE INFORMATION AT AN ARBITRARY VIEWPOINT IN A PHYSICAL SPACE OR VIRTUAL SPACEJuly 2009December 2014Allow6040YesNo
12441881Compact Biometric Acquisition System and MethodMarch 2009October 2014Allow6040YesNo
12406600AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMMarch 2009October 2012Allow4220YesNo
12331927SEMANTIC EVENT DETECTION FOR DIGITAL CONTENT RECORDSDecember 2008July 2012Allow4310YesNo
12059390METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTER STRING RECOGNITIONMarch 2008February 2013Allow5830NoNo
12079227Multi-scale robust sharpening and contrast enhancementMarch 2008December 2012Allow5740YesNo
12009588Weighted average image blending based on relative pixel positionJanuary 2008November 2014Allow6060YesYes
12016333DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GRADIENT DOMAIN IMAGE DECONVOLUTIONJanuary 2008August 2012Allow5510NoNo
11961649METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING AND PROCESSING GABOR IMAGE FEATURESDecember 2007April 2013Allow6040YesNo
11902258METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEFINING, IDENTIFYING AND LEARNING GEOMETRIC FEATURESSeptember 2007March 2013Allow6010YesNo
11890118METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND PRODUCTS FOR INDEXING SCENES IN DIGITAL MEDIAAugust 2007January 2014Allow6050NoNo
10940638TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A SPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEMSeptember 2004September 2007Allow3600NoNo
10894458MULTISPECTRAL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2004September 2007Allow3810NoNo
10482413Method and system for reducing update frequency of image-processing meansJune 2004November 2013Allow6090NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(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 RUSH, ERIC - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RUSH, ERIC works in Art Unit 2677 and has examined 88 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RUSH, ERIC's allowance rate of 86.4% places them in the 59% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RUSH, ERIC receive 2.16 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 73% 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 RUSH, ERIC is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 17% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUSH, ERIC. This interview benefit is in the 25% 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, 25.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 20.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

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 90% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 35.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

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:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • 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.
  • 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

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.