Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18903822 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND PRINTER | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18641832 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | April 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626263 | DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHOD | April 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438007 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18682749 | COLOR PROFILE MODIFICATION BASED ON USER-SPECIFIC COLOR RECOGNITION CHARACTERISTICS | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18418041 | SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18397127 | STORAGE MEDIUM ENABLING EASY GRASPING OF CAPABILITIES OF PRINTER BY ICONS, AND CONTROL METHOD | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392958 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, EDITING DEVICE AND METHOD USED BY A PRINTER | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18544700 | SERVER AND PRINTING SYSTEM | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18544554 | PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18527536 | READING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR READING DEVICE | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18527449 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM | December 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515884 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING A SETTING HISTORY FOR WHICH AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO EXECUTE A JOB AND CONTROL METHOD THEROF | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18500203 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING AN IMAGE FORMED ON A SHEET BASED ON AN IMAGE EDITING PROCESS INTENSITY | November 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18500264 | PRINT BILLING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18557307 | FACE DEFORMATION COMPENSATING METHOD FOR FACE DEPTH IMAGE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18494013 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED PAPER SELECTION | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18491842 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS INFORMATION INDICATING WHETHER DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF A SELECTION SCREEN, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381316 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF BACKING UP CONTENTS OF SETTINGS FOR JOB | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485829 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS HANDOVER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18484204 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING, DELIVERY AND RECEIVING OF FAXES USING A REMOTELY DEPLOYED FAX SERVICE OR SYSTEM | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480577 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO EXECUTE REMOTE DISPLAY CONTROL FOR REQUESTING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS IN RESPONSE TO DETERMINING THAT REMOTE DISPLAY CONTROL IS NOT CURRENTLY EXECUTED BY PREVIOUS REQUEST | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480419 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18475810 | BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION IN A VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18475334 | PRINTING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND PRINTING METHOD | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18475098 | MECHANISMS FOR RESERVING A SHEET FEEDING UNIT AT AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18473334 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTED MATTER PRODUCTION METHOD | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369489 | DISPLAY DEVICE THAT DISPLAYS OPERATION IMAGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | September 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18282243 | STAGED RECONSTRUCTION OF PLANNING IMAGES FOR CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18548841 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, PERSON DETECTOR AND MONITORING ARRANGEMENT FOR PERSON DETECTION | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238560 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, MACHINE TOOL, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18456026 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING RISK OF PRIMARY ANGLE CLOSURE AND RELATED GLAUCOMA FROM 360° IMAGING OF ANTERIOR CHAMBER ANGLES | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451926 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18546470 | INSPECTION SYSTEM, INSPECTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, INSPECTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | August 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363445 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS PERFORMING CONTROL TO PREVENT SETTING VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY USAGE ENVIRONMENT IN THE PLURALITY OF USAGE ENVIRONMENTS FROM BEING SET TO THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218625 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE-PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18338398 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALLOWING USERS TO DEFINE ONE OR MORE SCAN PARAMETERS FOR DIFFERENT RECIPIENTS | June 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256957 | OPTICAL RAILWAY DETECTION | June 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326193 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT PRODUCES PRINT FOR DELIVERY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038989 | NON-CONTACT FATIGUE DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322608 | REFERENCE RECORDING CREATION FOR EMPTY WORKPIECE CARRIERS | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18131252 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295765 | GENERATING TEMPLATES FOR USE IN SYNTHETIC DOCUMENT GENERATION PROCESSES | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029511 | OCCUPANT TEMPERATURE ESTIMATING DEVICE, OCCUPANT STATE DETECTION DEVICE, OCCUPANT TEMPERATURE ESTIMATING METHOD, AND OCCUPANT TEMPERATURE ESTIMATING SYSTEM | March 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192261 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PRINTING JOB, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PRINTING JOB, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR PROCESSING PRINTING JOB | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18127532 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18187942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING MULTIPLE LENSES | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18113533 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER-AIDED TRIAGE OF STROKE | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042139 | FOOD DETECTION DEVICE | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18169375 | PULMONARY EMBOLISM DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, PULMONARY EMBOLISM DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106917 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING NOTARY SESSIONS | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18163363 | SERVER AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING AUTHENTICATION USING AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND BASED ON AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION RECEIVED BY TERMINAL DEVICE | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104987 | Cardiac imaging machinery based on ultrasound methods | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160212 | GREY-HAIR DETECTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM | January 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18097745 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LINKING MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTERS AND BAR-CODE PRINTERS | January 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18003919 | INTELLIGENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVENT TRACKING | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18146651 | ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT THAT ASSISTS REGISTRATION OPERATION FOR ASSOCIATING PHOTOGRAPHED IMAGE DATA AND PATIENT INFORMATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013214 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN DATA | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18146867 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING AND UTILIZING FREQUENCY SIGNATURE MAPPING | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18012951 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING SAMPLE PROPERTIES USING ELECTROPHORESIS | December 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084531 | ACTUATION METHOD FOR X-RAY DEVICE AND X-RAY DEVICE | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18082534 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROMPTING METHOD BASED ON NUMBER OF TASKS TO-BE-PROCESSED | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18081009 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMPAIRMENT SENSOR | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009768 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AND DISPLAYING 3D COMPUTER MODELS OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTS | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071371 | LANGUAGE-AGNOSTIC OCR EXTRACTION | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18056904 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, AND NON-VOLATILE COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THEREIN MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17925660 | FLOW LINE DISPLAY APPARATUS, FLOW LINE DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924819 | METHODS RELATING TO MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS AND TO MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907602 | A SYSTEM FOR DIVIDING A CHARACTER STRING IN A MACHINE TRANSLATION PROCESS | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934715 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE MANAGEMENT OF DOCUMENT EXECUTION | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A MASK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909905 | DETERMINATION OF A MOUNTING CONFIGURATION OF A SENSOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897550 | METHOD FOR DETECTING PRODUCT FOR DEFECTS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897385 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888658 | CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL ROBOT BASED ON HEAD TRACKING | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819256 | AUTOMATIC STAGING OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER FROM MEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOPSY REPORTS | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882286 | System And Method For Training A Self-Supervised Ego Vehicle | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880831 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME VIDEO ENHANCEMENT | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880829 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759182 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR OBJECT RECOGNITION LEARNING | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792153 | Method and System for Locating a Light Source | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861628 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR AUTOMATIC RECORDING OF PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF ENDOSCOPE IMAGES | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790836 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO WHICH IMPROVEMENT IN SLICE RESOLUTION IS APPLIED | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17626705 | IMAGE DATABASE ESTABLISHING METHOD, SEARCHING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17849554 | Image Modeling-Assisted Contour Extraction | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840301 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL BULK DENSITY SENSING | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783028 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR CAPTURING AND/OR PROCESSING ELECTROLUMINESCENCE IMAGES, AND AN AERIAL VEHICLE | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17827096 | OBJECT CLASSIFICATION BASED ON SPATIALLY DISCRIMINATED PARTS | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17826173 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR ACCESSORY PAIRING | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17742694 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17772971 | REMOVING INDEPENDENT NOISE USING DEEPINTERPOLATION | April 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17660968 | EXEMPLAR-BASED OBJECT APPEARANCE TRANSFER DRIVEN BY CORRESPONDENCE | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767907 | OBJECT RECOGNITION METHOD WITH INCREASED REPRESENTATIVENESS | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17657691 | ENHANCING DETAILED SEGMENTS IN LATENT CODE-BASED EDITED DIGITAL IMAGES | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17763678 | Image Processing Method and Image Processing Apparatus, and Electronic Device Using Same | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17702258 | APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING CAMERA POSE USING MULTI-VIEW IMAGE OF 2D ARRAY STRUCTURE AND METHOD USING SAME | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701677 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17702202 | SYNTHETIC IMAGE GENERATION BY MANIFOLD MODIFICATION OF A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17701313 | Self-Supervised System for Learning a User Interface Language | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17698142 | CREDIBLE FRUIT TRACEABILITY METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON FRUIT TEXTURE ATLAS AND BLOCKCHAIN | March 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CRUZ, IRIANA.
With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner CRUZ, IRIANA works in Art Unit 2681 and has examined 87 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner CRUZ, IRIANA's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 96% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by CRUZ, IRIANA receive 2.01 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CRUZ, IRIANA is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 40% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CRUZ, IRIANA. This interview benefit is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.5% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 57.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 91% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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 29% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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