Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17256990 | VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING INTERFACE | December 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17255931 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH CAREGIVER REMINDERS | December 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17123966 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17252869 | STRUCTURES AND METHODS PROVIDING TREAD SENSOR INTEGRATION | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17122691 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR IDENTIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117866 | SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114892 | PROXIMITY-BASED PERSONNEL SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952799 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TIRE EFFECTIVE RADIUS | November 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17096275 | PILL DISPENSER | November 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17094257 | PARENT AND CHILD PAIRED SAFETY DEVICES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | November 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17072683 | MULTIMODE MILLIMETER WAVE RFID DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | October 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17047917 | System for Tire Performance Alerts and Assisted Remediation | October 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17071142 | WHEEL REGISTRATION APPARATUS AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16949100 | TRAFFIC WARNING SYSTEM | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17064001 | TRANSPONDERS AND SENSORS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | October 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17061349 | WARNING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING APPROACHING OBJECT AND METHOD THEREOF | October 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17042342 | TRAFFIC MONITORING APPARATUS, TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM, TRAFFIC MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | September 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17022377 | TIRE POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16981401 | RIM FOR WHEEL WITH SENSOR AND WHEEL COMPRISING SAID RIM | September 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16968487 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE USING A NAVIGATION TARGET SPECIFICATION DEVICE, CONTROL UNIT, NAVIGATION TARGET SPECIFICATION DEVICE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16983128 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE LIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF A LUMINAIRE | August 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16983518 | TIRE PRESSURE RECEIVER AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING METHOD | August 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16944306 | EXTERNAL VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE SIGNALLING | July 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16938568 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR OPENING A REFRIGERATOR DOOR | July 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16938302 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH ACOUSTIC EXTERNAL WARNING | July 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16963875 | VEHICLE SAFETY BARRIER | July 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16963088 | BOX EDGE SECURITY DEVICE | July 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16929304 | READER SYSTEM FOR TIRE WITH AN INTEGRATED RFID AND TPMS SENSOR | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16960058 | Tire Component for a Green Tire | July 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16917196 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS THROUGH GRILLE OF VEHICLE | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16907884 | Wearable Article with Removable Module | June 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16907044 | USING SMART OCCUPANCY DETECTION AND CONTROL IN BUILDINGS TO REDUCE DISEASE TRANSMISSION | June 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16902772 | VEHICLE STATUS INDICATOR | June 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15733221 | LUMINAIRE NETWORK WITH SENSORS | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16896599 | VEHICLE STATE PRESENTATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE STATE PRESENTATION METHOD | June 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16897211 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOTIVATING AND MONITORING HAND WASHING IN A FOOD SERVICE OR RELATED ENVIRONMENT | June 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16887337 | ALARMING SYSTEM FOR MULTI-UNIT BUILDINGS | May 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16767209 | METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A PROFILE DEPTH OF A PROFILE OF A TIRE | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16767064 | AIRCRAFT LANDING AID VISUAL INDICATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GUIDING AIRCRAFT LANDING | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16880195 | SECURITY NOTIFICATION BASED ON BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER | May 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16880077 | Contact Patch Data Acquisition | May 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16878272 | ROAD-SIDE DETECTION AND ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16876067 | HAND-WASHING MONITORING METHOD, HAND-WASHING MONITORING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | May 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15930445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPANDING REAR SIDE ALARM AREA OF TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATION VEHICLE | May 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16866951 | Intelligent Alert Suppression | May 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16865087 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND DELIVERING MEDICATION TO A PATIENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME TO MINIMIZE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOMATED THERAPY | May 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16758432 | PORTABLE MARINE BEACON SYSTEM | April 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16759553 | PARAMETER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR A MOUNTED ASSEMBLY | April 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16845420 | RESPONDER NETWORK | April 2020 | May 2021 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16754383 | DETERMINING A TIRE CHANGE STATUS IN A VEHICLE | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16843517 | METHODS OF THEFT PREVENTION OR MITIGATION | April 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16840595 | CONNECTED SCALE DEVICE | April 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16840238 | Rear Occupant Alert System | April 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16837442 | APPARATUS FOR THE DETECTION OF MOISTURE | April 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16835796 | FREE LOCK DETECTION OF A MICROMOBILITY TRANSIT VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2020 | June 2020 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829355 | TIRES CONTAINING RESONATING CARBON-BASED MICROSTRUCTURES | March 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829385 | TUNED RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) RESONANT MATERIALS | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829013 | ASSIGNED SEATING SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED TAXI | March 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16821123 | DETERMINING FOOTWEAR REPLACEMENT BASED ON PIEZOELECTRIC OUTPUT | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16816665 | Optimum Idle Descent Start Point Display Based on Current Conditions | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16814789 | ROAD SURFACE CONDITION DETERMINING DEVICE, AND TIRE SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16810977 | OBSTACLE DETECTION DEVICE | March 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16802047 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR TRACTOR-TRAILER | February 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16749097 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SURROUNDINGS OF VEHICLE | January 2020 | January 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16632928 | LOCKING SLED SECURITY DEVICE | January 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16744695 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE HEALTH OF A TIRE ON A VEHICLE | January 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743585 | Tamper Monitoring Circuitry | January 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16736839 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM | January 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16737658 | LEADING SYSTEM, LEADING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF LEADING SYSTEM | January 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16732846 | RESPONDER NETWORK | January 2020 | February 2020 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16731747 | Systems and Methods of Advanced Warning for Clinical Deterioration in Patients | December 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16729615 | SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD | December 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16729598 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TIRE SENSOR POSITION ON A VEHICLE USING PHASE SHIFT BASED RANGING | December 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16624924 | A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING ADAPTER FOR OFF-HIGHWAY WHEELS | December 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16720321 | RADIO FREQUENCY LOCATING AND MAPPING OF AN ASSET AND A USER IN A SPACE | December 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16721160 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE TRACKING, DISPENSING, AND ADMINISTERING OF A MEDICAMENT IN A PROGRAMMABLE ENCAPSULATION | December 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16624641 | Direction Indicator Control Method and Direction Indicator Control Device | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622091 | TIRE MOUNT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM, TIRE MOUNT POSITION DETECTION METHOD, AND TIRE MOUNT POSITION DETECTION PROGRAM | December 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16708763 | SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING, AND DEVICES FOR INDICATING, VIABLE LIFE OF REPLACEABLE COMPONENTS THEREOF AND METHODS THEREFOR | December 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16706614 | MODELING METHOD OF TACTILITY USING NERVE SPIKE PATTERN, TACTILITY MODEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TACTILITY USING NERVE SPIKE PATTERN | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16695235 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLY REFLECTED SIGNALS | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16689759 | PROXIMITY-BASED PERSONNEL SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16687489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING USER'S ACTIVITIES ON CONDUCTIVE FABRICS TO TRIGGER IOT DEVICES | November 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16682085 | PARKING SPACE LIGHT | November 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16680271 | ENGINE DRIVE AIR COMPRESSOR WITH FRAME STORAGE TANK | November 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16676191 | WHEELCHAIR FOOT SENSOR ALARM | November 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16670478 | Wheel Pressure Adjustment Assembly | October 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16668172 | PILL DISPENSER | October 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 1 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16663712 | Vehicle Periphery Information Management Device | October 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16607891 | A BICYCLE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM | October 2019 | November 2020 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16660866 | OBSTACLE RECOGNITION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOOR AND VEHICLE DOOR WITH OBSTACLE RECOGNITION FUNCTION | October 2019 | May 2021 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16660875 | Emergency Medication Assembly | October 2019 | May 2021 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16656318 | VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DETECTION METHOD | October 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16656088 | MULTIMODE MILLIMETER WAVE RFID DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | October 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16595302 | GPS-ENABLED COLLAR WITH IMPROVED CHARGING | October 2019 | November 2020 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16603344 | COMBINED ACTIVE AND PASSIVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE | October 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16581140 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS | September 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16564352 | MAGNETIC APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TACTILE SENSATION | September 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16491934 | Integrated Stationary RFID Reader | September 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16562864 | RESPONDER NETWORK | September 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BLOUNT, ERIC.
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.
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, 11.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 BLOUNT, ERIC works in Art Unit 2684 and has examined 625 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.
Examiner BLOUNT, ERIC's allowance rate of 82.1% places them in the 56% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BLOUNT, ERIC receive 1.24 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BLOUNT, ERIC is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 94% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BLOUNT, ERIC. This interview benefit is in the 20% 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, 33.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 72% 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 49.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 42.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 50% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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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