USPTO Examiner WORKU NEGUSSIE - Art Unit 2677

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17130360IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSDecember 2020September 2021Allow900NoNo
17131426MODIFYING STORED LIFE SET POINTS FOR COMPONENTS IN A MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICEDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
17125764IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020November 2021Allow1110NoNo
17122375IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODDecember 2020November 2021Allow1110NoNo
17107538IMAGE READING APPARATUSNovember 2020December 2021Allow1310NoNo
17107470IMAGE READING APPARATUSNovember 2020July 2021Allow800NoNo
17107535IMAGE READING APPARATUSNovember 2020December 2021Allow1210NoNo
17104998Image Scanning DeviceNovember 2020February 2022Allow1410YesNo
17103586CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSNovember 2020May 2022Allow1810NoNo
16951072PROXIMITY DETECTION DEVICENovember 2020June 2022Allow1910NoNo
17099813SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUSNovember 2020February 2022Allow1510NoNo
17094282IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2020October 2021Allow1110NoNo
17089521IMAGE READING APPARATUSNovember 2020June 2021Allow800NoNo
17083060IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSOctober 2020June 2021Allow810NoNo
17083009IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSOctober 2020December 2021Allow1410NoNo
17081359MEDIA SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUSOctober 2020May 2021Allow700NoNo
17047582BELT TENSIONING SYSTEMOctober 2020June 2022Allow2010NoNo
17069369RECORDING APPARATUSOctober 2020October 2021Allow1210NoNo
17069374RECORDING APPARATUSOctober 2020May 2022Allow1910NoNo
17065717DOCUMENT FEEDEROctober 2020October 2022Allow2410YesNo
17061008DUPLEX SCANNING CONTENT ALIGNMENTOctober 2020February 2022Allow1620NoNo
17044340LIGHT RECEIVING UNITOctober 2020July 2021Allow1000NoNo
17042757DIAGNOSING STATUS OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSSeptember 2020December 2021Allow1410NoNo
17033300IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSSeptember 2020April 2021Allow710NoNo
17031638IMAGE READING APPARATUSSeptember 2020April 2021Allow700NoNo
17030734DOCUMENT CHECKING APPARATUSSeptember 2020May 2021Allow810NoNo
17031284MAINTENANCE SUPPORT APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT METHODSeptember 2020August 2021Allow1110NoNo
17030780IMAGE SCANNING DEVICESeptember 2020January 2022Allow1510YesNo
17030070INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2020May 2021Allow810NoNo
17029196SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSSeptember 2020May 2022Allow1910NoNo
17027971DOCUMENT CONVEYANCE APPARATUSSeptember 2020December 2021Allow1510NoNo
17021743CREATING LABEL FORM TEMPLATESSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1810NoNo
17016990IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2020June 2021Allow910NoNo
17010287SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND TRANSFERRING SHEETSSeptember 2020April 2021Allow800NoNo
17005849MEDIUM TRANSPORTING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MEDIUM BY MEDIUM TRANSPORTING APPARATUSAugust 2020September 2021Allow1310NoNo
17005492READING APPARATUS AND READING CONTROL METHODAugust 2020October 2021Allow1410NoNo
17004389IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CALCULATING MEDIUM INCLINATION IN IMAGE READING APPARATUSAugust 2020September 2021Allow1210NoNo
17005115SYSTEM AND METHOD for SENDING, DELIVERY OR RECEIVING OF FAXES, OVER A COMPUTER BASED NETWORK ACCORDING TO SECURITY OR OTHER PROTOCOLSAugust 2020December 2021Allow1510NoNo
17003867SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND DOCUMENT READING UNITAugust 2020April 2021Allow810NoNo
17001963READING DEVICE, STAIN DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2020September 2021Allow1310YesNo
17000626POWER SWITCHING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE WITH POWER SWITCHING DEVICEAugust 2020October 2021Allow1310NoNo
16994039IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHODAugust 2020August 2022Allow2410NoNo
16985033MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A SHAPE OF A CONVEYED MEDIUM BASED ON A LINE IMAGE ACQUIRED BY IMAGING A SELECTED SURFACEAugust 2020October 2021Allow1410YesNo
16944939IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD, AND IMAGE INSPECTION PROGRAMJuly 2020December 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16940873IMAGE READING APPARATUSJuly 2020November 2021Allow1610NoNo
16939356DOCUMENT TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE MEMBER AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICEJuly 2020December 2020Allow500NoNo
16932637IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE READING DEVICEJuly 2020July 2021Allow1210NoNo
16929536PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSJuly 2020June 2022Allow2310NoNo
16926308MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE BASED ON INCLINATION OF MEDIUM AND POSITION OF MEDIUMJuly 2020September 2021Allow1410YesNo
16921766DOCUMENT FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSJuly 2020August 2021Allow1310NoNo
16918414IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2020September 2021Allow1410NoNo
16917639IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD THAT PERFORM IMAGE PROCESSING FOR EACH AREAJune 2020May 2021Allow1010NoNo
16917673IMAGE READING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE READING METHOD THAT PERFORM IMAGE PROCESSING FOR EACH AREAJune 2020August 2021Allow1310NoNo
16917703IMAGE READING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE READING METHOD FOR DIVIDING EACH AREA INTO BLOCKCHAINSJune 2020July 2021Allow1310NoNo
16912231INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTJune 2020August 2021Allow1410YesNo
16910042INTRAORAL 3D SCANNER EMPLOYING MULTIPLE MINIATURE CAMERAS AND MULTIPLE MINIATURE PATTERN PROJECTORSJune 2020September 2022Allow2710YesNo
16906763IMAGE READING APPARATUSJune 2020February 2021Allow810NoNo
16906865IMAGE READING DEVICEJune 2020July 2021Allow1310NoNo
16905007ORIGINAL READING APPARATUSJune 2020June 2021Allow1210NoNo
16903757IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSJune 2020March 2021Allow910NoNo
16886852SCANNER APPARATUSMay 2020April 2021Allow1010NoNo
16888584LIVING BODY DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICEMay 2020December 2020Allow610YesNo
16886810IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODMay 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16883018SHEET DISCHARGING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMay 2020December 2021Allow1900NoNo
16881207SHEET DISCHARGING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMay 2020October 2021Allow1710NoNo
16879994IMAGE READING APPARATUSMay 2020July 2021Allow1410NoNo
16879467IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMay 2020September 2021Allow1610NoNo
16876930IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AN APPLICATION THEREINMay 2020March 2021Allow1010NoNo
16872391COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHODMay 2020November 2020Allow610NoNo
16761418IMAGE SCANNER WITH MULTIDIRECTIONAL ILLUMINATIONMay 2020August 2021Allow1510YesNo
16861233IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2020July 2021Allow1410NoNo
16860374IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSApril 2020July 2021Allow1510NoNo
16855644CONFIGURING A SEALED ENCLOSURE FOR A LASER PRINTHEADApril 2020March 2021Allow1100NoNo
16854435IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE ON RECORDING SHEETApril 2020April 2021Allow1210NoNo
16852776Image Scanning DeviceApril 2020June 2021Allow1410NoNo
16849745IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHODApril 2020February 2021Allow1010NoNo
16842353PRINTING APPARATUSApril 2020July 2021Allow1520NoNo
16837431IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODApril 2020June 2021Allow1510NoNo
16834996MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMarch 2020January 2021Allow900NoNo
16817534INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF MEDIA UNIT OUTPUT OF A PRINTERMarch 2020April 2021Allow1310YesNo
16817533INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF FEEDING MEDIA UNITS IN A PRINTERMarch 2020October 2020Allow800NoNo
16816802SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEMarch 2020July 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16814254IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMarch 2020December 2020Allow910NoNo
16810860IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2020February 2021Allow1110NoNo
16810804MULTIPURPOSE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUSMarch 2020April 2021Allow1310NoNo
16808933OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGING FORMING APPARATUSMarch 2020March 2021Allow1210NoNo
16808572IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAMMarch 2020January 2021Allow1110NoNo
16805992Image Reading Device and Image Reading MethodMarch 2020May 2021Abandon1410NoNo
16804875OPTICAL DENSITY MONITORING MECHANISMFebruary 2020September 2020Allow710NoNo
16642139COLOR CALIBRATION ALGORITHMFebruary 2020November 2020Allow910NoNo
16800125AUTOMATED LABELING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE LIDAR DATAFebruary 2020November 2022Allow3210NoNo
16796386IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2020February 2021Allow1110NoNo
16794984ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS FUNCTIONS THROUGH APPLICATION USING A CAMERA AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2020May 2021Allow1520YesNo
16793858SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A DOCUMENT AND CORRESPONDING METHODFebruary 2020March 2021Allow1310NoNo
16793014SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSFebruary 2020February 2021Allow1210NoNo
16793593IMAGE READING APPARATUSFebruary 2020March 2021Allow1220NoNo
16790417METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING PRINTING DEFECTS AND CONTAMINATED COMPONENTS OF A PRINTERFebruary 2020December 2020Allow1110NoNo
16746004IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1210NoNo
16744031IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSJanuary 2020August 2020Allow700NoNo
16631386OBJECT PROCESSING FOR IMAGINGJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1210YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
9.8%
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
1
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
53.6%
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

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 WORKU, NEGUSSIE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WORKU, NEGUSSIE works in Art Unit 2677 and has examined 783 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 12 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WORKU, NEGUSSIE's allowance rate of 95.0% places them in the 84% 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 WORKU, NEGUSSIE receive 1.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 8% 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 WORKU, NEGUSSIE is 12 months. This places the examiner in the 100% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WORKU, NEGUSSIE. 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, 37.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 86% 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 85.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 97% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

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, 50.0% 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, 35.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% 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 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 49% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 30% 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.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.