USPTO Examiner BURGDORF STEPHEN R - Art Unit 2685

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18921520Application Monologue for Self-Driving VehiclesOctober 2024July 2025Allow920YesNo
18818994ASPIRATED SMOKE FIRE DETECTOR, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM, AIRFLOW DETECTION CIRCUIT AND METHODAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18664681Smoke Detection Attachment DeviceMay 2024July 2025Allow1410YesNo
18659111DEVICE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND THERMAL SENSORS AND METHOD OF USE IN A CARGO APPLICATIONMay 2024September 2024Allow410NoNo
18263770ELECTRICAL SAFETY ALARM APPARATUSJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2810YesNo
18424167LIGHT AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEMJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310NoNo
18536433INSECT GUARD FOR AN ASPIRATED SMOKE, GAS, OR AIR QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND DEVICESDecember 2023January 2026Allow2520NoNo
18388612METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR MEASURING INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE USING DRIVING IMAGENovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18501818APPARTUS FOR ENABLING INSTALLATION OF RECESSED CEILING COMPONENTSNovember 2023December 2024Allow1320YesNo
18381638EARLY FIRE DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIESOctober 2023March 2026Allow2910NoNo
18381918SOUNDER DEVICE FOR USE WITH A DETECTOROctober 2023April 2024Allow610NoNo
18376890SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC COMMUNICATIVE LIGHTING IN A ROBOTIC ENVIRONMENTOctober 2023August 2025Allow2210NoNo
18551362MONITORING DEVICE FOR TRACKING A WEAR ELEMENT; SYSTEM AND METHODSSeptember 2023February 2026Abandon2910NoNo
18466654APPARTUS FOR ENABLING INSTALLATION OF RECESSED CEILING COMPONENTSSeptember 2023January 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18462904AUTO-DETECTION OF COMMUNICATION MODULE PROTOCOLSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2410YesNo
18209352FATIGUE DETECTION AND OPERATOR ALERT SYSTEMJune 2023October 2025Allow2820NoNo
18202515GENERATING AN EVENT DEVICE OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS IN AN EVENT SYSTEMMay 2023October 2025Allow2820NoNo
18319207AIR SUCTION-TYPE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF EARLY DETECTION OF A FIRE LOCATION THROUGH SMOKE CONCENTRATION MONITORING AND DETECTION METHOD THEREOFMay 2023December 2025Allow3110YesNo
18037507FIRST AID PRESENTATION SYSTEM, FIRST AID PRESENTATION METHOD, AND PROGRAMMay 2023May 2025Allow2420NoNo
18180153INDIRECT TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHODMarch 2023November 2025Allow3320NoNo
18020117Lighting Device for a Motor VehicleFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3420NoNo
18081066Vehicle and Control Method for Monitoring a State of the Vehicle BatteryDecember 2022August 2025Allow3220YesNo
17928148A SENSING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A PARAMETER OF A SET OF ANIMALSNovember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
18055626RFID DEVICES CONFIGURED FOR DIRECT INTERACTIONNovember 2022December 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17986518CODED LOCALIZATION SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSNovember 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
17975739Guided Cable Assist of networking hardwareOctober 2022July 2025Allow3230YesNo
17973565VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINATION AND DISPLAY OF DRIVER GRIP ON A STEERING OPERATION ELEMENTOctober 2022October 2024Allow2410NoNo
17965853SMARTLOCK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED FIRE SAFETYOctober 2022August 2025Allow3430YesNo
17936976DUAL USE OF SAFETY-CAPABLE VEHICLE SCANNER FOR COLLABORATIVE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY AND DRIVING SURVEILLANCESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2310YesNo
17914513METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL HAZARD ZONES IN ROAD TRAFFICSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2320YesNo
17909855ABNORMALITY DETECTING SYSTEMSeptember 2022August 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17897486CONTROL OF WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY VIA DIFFERENT WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES/NETWORKSAugust 2022November 2025Abandon3920YesNo
17891716COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING A BACKSCATTER SIGNAL PATTERNAugust 2022March 2025Allow3120YesNo
17891660SECURE PARCEL DELIVERY LOCKER AND DRONE DELIVERY SYSTEMAugust 2022November 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17874881METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING MISPLACED CELL PHONE WITH TWO HIGH ACCURACY DISTANCE MEASUREMENT (HADM) STREAMS FROM EARBUDS AND VICE VERSAJuly 2022November 2024Allow2710YesNo
17873460METHOD EXECUTED BY AN INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING AN AUTHENTICATION OF COMMODITY PRODUCTSJuly 2022October 2024Allow2720NoNo
17874240TRACKING SYSTEM AND MOTION DATA COLLECTING METHODJuly 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17793138SECURITY SYSTEM, VEHICLE, SECURITY DEVICE, AND VALIDITY DETERMINATION METHODJuly 2022May 2024Allow2210NoNo
17788878GATE APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION EXAMINATION SYSTEM,CONTROL METHOD OF GATE APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF SERVER APPARATUSJune 2022May 2024Allow2320NoNo
17782229Car Module Comprising Tamper Detection Electronic Control UnitJune 2022July 2024Allow2510NoNo
17828761VEHICLE OCCUPANT DETECTIONMay 2022December 2025Abandon4230NoNo
17827066TEMPERATURE MONITORING DEVICEMay 2022July 2024Allow2620NoNo
17778011VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION MACHINE GUIDANCE DEVICE AND VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION MACHINE GUIDANCE METHODMay 2022August 2024Allow2720YesNo
17728100DELIVERY DRONE GUIDING SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2022June 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17712181OWNER CONTROLLED EVACUATION SYSTEMApril 2022January 2024Allow2220NoNo
17712143SMART FOOD DELIVERY BAGApril 2022July 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17656867System and Method for Tracking Objects with a Pet Companion Robot DeviceMarch 2022March 2024Allow2310YesNo
17704763PULSE ENABLED SECURE DOOR ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2840YesNo
17761238Wireless Identification Tags for Rotatable Work Tools and Corresponding ReadersMarch 2022July 2024Allow2820YesNo
17684714Vibrating Bed for Alerting Quiescent and Sleeping IndividualsMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17684559SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING VEHICLEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3120NoNo
17670803REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH SMART DOOR ALARMFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2220YesNo
17619059METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PARKING SPACESDecember 2021August 2024Allow3220YesNo
17618192A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A CONNECTED FIRE DOORSET SYSTEMDecember 2021May 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17617751INFANT WAKE-UP ASSISTING SYSTEMDecember 2021April 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17545160SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRACKING A MONITORING DEVICEDecember 2021March 2024Allow2810YesNo
17512894METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CLEANLINESS IN CAVITY OF TARGET DEVICEOctober 2021December 2023Allow2610NoNo
17604459SEAT SYSTEM WITH SENSOR AND USER INTERFACEOctober 2021September 2024Allow3530YesNo
17594465DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, SENSOR APPARATUS, AND RECEIVING APPARATUSOctober 2021February 2024Allow2810NoNo
17603379MOVEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM, TOOL AND METHOD FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONOctober 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17601574Apparatus and Method for Communication Between Devices in a Social Care Alarm SystemOctober 2021September 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17484196METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR MEASURING INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE USING DRIVING IMAGESeptember 2021June 2023Allow2110YesNo
17477390STRUCTURE FOR REAL-TIME AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CONVERTING INTO PROGRAMMABLE CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2021July 2024Abandon3420NoNo
17471404HYGIENE DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MASKSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3930NoNo
17407855NETWORKED AIR QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEMAugust 2021February 2025Allow4220NoYes
17395929SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC COMMUNICATIVE LIGHTING IN A ROBOTIC ENVIRONMENTAugust 2021July 2023Allow2310NoNo
17396183ANOMALY DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2021August 2023Allow2410NoNo
17388222METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR MEASURING INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE USING DRIVING IMAGEJuly 2021July 2023Allow2310NoNo
17310211IDENTIFICATION DEVICEJuly 2021December 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17424340COLLECTABLE ABSORBER CANISTERSJuly 2021August 2023Allow2510NoNo
17367469METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MOTION-BASED MANAGEMENT OF AN ENHANCED LOGISTICS CONTAINERJuly 2021July 2023Allow2510NoNo
17367465METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MOTION-BASED MANAGEMENT OF AN ENHANCED LOGISTICS CONTAINERJuly 2021July 2023Allow2510NoNo
17367461METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MOTION-BASED MANAGEMENT OF AN ENHANCED LOGISTICS CONTAINERJuly 2021September 2025Allow5030NoYes
17321059METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING A FEEDFORWARD CUE IN A USER INTERFACE BEFORE AN UPCOMING VEHICLE EVENT OCCURSMay 2021January 2025Allow4440NoNo
17320037ROOM MIRROR REMOVAL MONITORING DEVICE WITH ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION FUNCTIONMay 2021April 2024Allow3540NoNo
17208879ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND ACCESS CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAMEMarch 2021June 2024Abandon3840NoNo
17189244AIR-SEA BUOY MONITORING SYSTEM TOWARDS MID-LATITUDE OCEANMarch 2021February 2024Abandon3630NoNo
17170371MONITORING SYSTEM FOR SITE SAFETY AND TRACKINGFebruary 2021November 2023Allow3310NoNo
17261369CIRCUITRY FOR USE IN SMART CARDS AND OTHER APPLICATIONSJanuary 2021February 2024Allow3730NoNo
17132371TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT DATA SERVICEDecember 2020September 2024Allow4520NoNo
17247626Access Control Apparatus LocatorDecember 2020April 2023Allow2860NoNo
17076293SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VACATION MODE OF HOME DEVICE OPERATIONOctober 2020May 2024Allow4360NoNo
17045106DRIVING RISK COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHODSOctober 2020January 2024Allow4010YesNo
16987728Monitoring method for monitoring a set of metersAugust 2020June 2024Allow4630YesNo
16923308SAFE HORNJuly 2020January 2024Abandon4301NoNo
16756904Methods and System for Distributed Cameras and Demographics AnalysisApril 2020October 2024Allow5480YesNo
16873407Wireless connection safety break deviceApril 2020October 2021Allow1910YesNo
16751756HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE CONFIGURED TO IDENTIFY A DEVICE WITHIN A SPECIFIC DISTANCE, AND METHOD OF OPERATIONJanuary 2020May 2024Allow5240YesNo
15697155APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTIONALITY AND SUPPLYING POWER TO A PERIPHERAL DEVICE ATTACHED TO AN ITEM OF CLOTHINGSeptember 2017February 2019Allow1720NoNo
15432844MONITORING TIRES OF VEHICLES VIA PERSONAL AREA NETWORKSFebruary 2017May 2018Allow1520YesNo
15432316ALARM SYSTEM RESPONSE TIME REDUCTIONFebruary 2017April 2018Allow1410YesNo
14986771METHOD FOR DETERMINING EXISTENCE OF WIDEBAND IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT IN A WIRELESS IC DEVICE SYSTEMJanuary 2016June 2018Allow2930NoNo
14784441ANTI-THEFT REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM USING FREQUENCY HOPPING WITH AMPLITUDE LEVEL CONTROLOctober 2015March 2019Allow4130NoNo
14765543Telemetry Equipment For Multiphase Electric Motor SystemsAugust 2015February 2018Allow3030YesNo
14574369ACTIVITY LEVEL MONITORING PARTICIPANT STATION NETWORKDecember 2014September 2015Allow920NoNo
14530239TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMOctober 2014June 2017Allow3220YesNo
14390114PRESSURE WAVE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION IN A LIQUID COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ROTORS, PRESSURE WAVE RECEIVING APPARATUS COMPRISING A WAVEFORM CORRELATION PROCESS, PRESSURE WAVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCTOctober 2014February 2017Allow2920YesNo
14468391CHIN-OPERATED REMOTE CONTROLAugust 2014April 2016Allow2010NoNo
14345581SAFE INTERACTION OF A USER WITH A SMART UTILITY METERMarch 2014May 2017Allow3730YesNo
14212001METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE DEACTIVATION HAVING RANDOMIZED TRANSMISSION RATESMarch 2014October 2016Allow3130YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BURGDORF, STEPHEN R.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
5.9%
Lower 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, 0.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner BURGDORF, STEPHEN R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BURGDORF, STEPHEN R works in Art Unit 2685 and has examined 75 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BURGDORF, STEPHEN R's allowance rate of 88.0% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BURGDORF, STEPHEN R receive 2.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 69% 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 BURGDORF, STEPHEN R is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BURGDORF, STEPHEN R. This interview benefit is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% 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 51.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 92% 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, 42.1% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.3% 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 29% 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.
  • 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.

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.

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