Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17137608 | Location Sensing Technology For Detecting Asset Location | December 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17136227 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AUTOMATED VALET PARKING, AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND VEHICLE THEREFOR | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254359 | EVALUATION DEVICE AND EVALUATION METHOD | December 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17252373 | NOTIFYING DEVICE AND NOTIFYING METHOD | December 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17119860 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PORTABLE PERSONAL AIR QUALITY MONITOR | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113186 | INVENTORY-CYCLE-BASED RFID TAG LOCATION | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17102245 | PRESSURE BASED WIRELESS SENSOR AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF | November 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17097467 | HEALTH ADVISORY ALERT SYSTEMS, MOBILE COMPUTING UNITS HAVING THE SAME, AND HEALTH ADVISORY ALERT METHODS | November 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17090790 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE | November 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17074733 | MULTIPLE IN-CABIN CAMERAS AND LIGHTING SOURCES FOR DRIVER MONITORING | October 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17064734 | DRIVER-ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND DRIVER-ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | October 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17060323 | PARKING SPACE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, VEHICLE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17036635 | VALIDATING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) ALARM EVENT TAGS | September 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17032850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RF TRIPWIRE BASED INTRUSION DETECTION | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17041831 | OCCUPANT MONITORING DEVICE AND OCCUPANT MONITORING METHOD | September 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031017 | DRIVING STATE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE | September 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031453 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING TAG VELOCITY | September 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17022327 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | September 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16977157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PARKING SPACES AND PARKING OCCUPANCY BASED ON SATELLITE AND/OR AERIAL IMAGES | September 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17005558 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FOREIGN OBJECT ON CONNECTOR | August 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16947918 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING AN UNSAFE MANEUVER OF A VEHICLE | August 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16999422 | ESTIMATING USER RISK BASED ON WIRELESS LOCATION DETERMINATION | August 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16971896 | MARKERS FOR DETERMINING THE BIOLOGICAL AGE OF A DOG | August 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16997981 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED INTERACTIVE ASSISTANCE IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | August 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16997580 | Wireless Leak Alarm Camera and Sensors, and Wireless Valve, Apparatus, System and Method Thereof | August 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16994951 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH CONTROL CIRCUITRY TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION QUALITY | August 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16993848 | HUMAN AWARENESS TELEMETRY APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | August 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16941017 | WHEEL HUB MOUNTED VEHICLE DATA COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCORPORATING A SELF-GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY | July 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16963157 | ANTITHEFT SYSTEM OF MOBILE ROBOT | July 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16931062 | LOCATION TRACKING AND DISTANCE MONITORING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | July 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16962669 | Vehicle Condition Reminding System and Method | July 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16926266 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESS SYSTEMS | July 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16922349 | Security Monitoring Apparatus Using Virtual Reality Display | July 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16913089 | REMOTE PARKING DEVICE AND REMOTE PARKING METHOD | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16906191 | VEHICLE CONTROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING ERROR MONITORING | June 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16956195 | Lock and Lid Lock for Appliance | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16955103 | DETERMINING A TIRE PRESSURE STATUS IN A VEHICLE | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16896178 | AUTHENTICATED CONTAINER ACCESS | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16770846 | OCCUPANT DETECTION DEVICE, OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM, AND OCCUPANT DETECTION METHOD | June 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16890178 | POWER PEDESTAL, GROUND FAULT INDICATION SYSTEM, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | June 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16888710 | ADAPTIVE ELECTROPNEUMATIC HORN SYSTEM | May 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16888534 | DOORBELL COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS | May 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16883493 | Wearable Device to Teach, Correct, and Monitor a Movement Pattern of an Exercise in Three Dimensions | May 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16881808 | Auto-Location Using Tire Mounted System | May 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16877906 | ELECTRONIC FACE MASK | May 2020 | July 2020 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16876393 | DATA COLLECTING HEAD GUARD SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF | May 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15930848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED INTENT PREDICTION | May 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15930137 | SAFETY SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | May 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16870839 | AUTOMATIC PET ATTENTION DEVICE | May 2020 | July 2021 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16869248 | SENSOR SYSTEM | May 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16759596 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | April 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16852207 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM | April 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16843464 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-DEVICE RESTRICTION ZONE MAINTENANCE | April 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16842706 | Method and system for smart navigation for the visually impaired | April 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16754364 | VEHICLE, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | April 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16833692 | LOCK STATE MONITORING APPARATUS, METHOD, LOCK DRIVING APPARATUS AND LOCK ASSEMBLY | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16650009 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING ANIMALS AND ALERTING ANIMAL OWNERS OF LOST ANIMALS | March 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16825825 | PROCESS MONITORING | March 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16824238 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE | March 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16822902 | ELECTRONIC DOOR OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DOOR OPENING/CLOSING DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE | March 2020 | July 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16821128 | SEAT SYSTEM | March 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16816613 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | March 2020 | March 2021 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16816162 | WIRELESS TAG READING SYSTEM | March 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16645718 | ERROR DETECTION IC OF VEHICLE AV SYSTEM | March 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16811852 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING PARKED VEHICLES TO NOTIFY RIDESHARE DRIVERS OF PASSENGER PICKUP LOCATIONS | March 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16642046 | DETERMINATION DEVICE, MULTIPLE OPTICAL-AXIS PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR, DETERMINATION DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | February 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16800539 | ALERT COMMUNICATION NETWORK, ASSOCIATED PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | February 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16797088 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND RESPONSE MEASURES IN CONNECTION WITH REMOTE SITES | February 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16795616 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16781357 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FOREIGN OBJECT ON CONNECTOR | February 2020 | April 2020 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16636323 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A DRIVER'S HANDS ON A STEERING WHEEL OF A VEHICLE | February 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16752603 | ACTIVE APPROACH DETECTION WITH MACRO CAPACITIVE SENSING | January 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16752599 | RELAY ATTACK MITIGATION AND PREVENTION | January 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16747965 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC BREAKDOWN DETECTION AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE | January 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16748715 | Method and System for Wildfire Detection and Management | January 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16632467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE-ACTUATED TRAFFIC CONTROL | January 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743109 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH CONTROL CIRCUITRY TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION QUALITY | January 2020 | May 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16741978 | ATTENTION CALLING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, METHOD OF CALLING ATTENTION TO DRIVING OF VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING PROGRAM | January 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16630755 | WARNING OUTPUT DEVICE, WARNING OUTPUT METHOD, AND WARNING OUTPUT SYSTEM | January 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16630476 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN ALERT FROM A WEARABLE DEVICE TO A USER NETWORK | January 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16735593 | PARCEL DELIVERY PREDICTION-BASED THEFT DETECTION | January 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16732221 | DYNAMIC CO-OPERATIVE ARRAYS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC MARKERS FOR HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LOCATION AND CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURE TRANSACTIONS | December 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16728009 | APPARATUS AND WARNING SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT HELMET | December 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16728988 | Anti-Ligature Door Hardware With Enhanced Safety Features | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16722934 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND/OR COLLECTING INFORMATION RELATING TO OBJECTS | December 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16722941 | COOPERATIVE MAPPING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, ROBOTS OR MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS | December 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16715604 | FUNCTIONAL, SOCIALLY-ENABLED JEWELRY AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-DEVICE INTERACTION | December 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16713768 | WIRELESS TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MERCHANDISE SECURITY | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16714321 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY SYSTEM | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622705 | THEFT-DETECTION ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR GOODS TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE | December 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16711825 | PLATOONING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | December 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16622096 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD | December 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16711148 | FAN FILTER REPLACEMENT MECHANISM | December 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16710436 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE CLOSURE | December 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16708029 | VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM | December 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16696164 | MAIL KEYPER | November 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16693574 | SURGICAL LIGHT, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SURGICAL LIGHT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SURGICAL LIGHT | November 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16693530 | System and Method for Detecting Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Flow in an Implanted Shunt | November 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16615793 | WAKEFULNESS INDUCTION CONTROL DEVICE AND WAKEFULNESS INDUCTION SYSTEM | November 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16614823 | TRACTION ASSIST APPARATUS | November 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCCORMACK, THOMAS S.
With a 15.4% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 22.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner MCCORMACK, THOMAS S works in Art Unit 2683 and has examined 515 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.
Examiner MCCORMACK, THOMAS S's allowance rate of 76.3% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MCCORMACK, THOMAS S receive 1.58 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MCCORMACK, THOMAS S is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 93% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCCORMACK, THOMAS S. This interview benefit is in the 9% 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, 29.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 57% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 28.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 43.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 43.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 57% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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