Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18748339 | Feedback unit, wearable device comprising the feedback unit and methods for visual guiding the movement of a visually impaired user having moderate impairment | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18737424 | PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND PARKING ASSIST DEVICE | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18736033 | PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND PARKING ASSIST DEVICE | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18734745 | PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND PARKING ASSIST DEVICE | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18733550 | SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18655381 | OCCUPANT CONDITION DETECTION AND RESPONSE | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18632090 | MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL REQUIREMENT SORTING SYSTEM FOR COMPLIANCE DEVICES | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18616866 | INTERCHANGEABLE FUNCTIONAL ROSE INSERT | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18407287 | MONITORING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | January 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18544834 | Connected Helmet System And Method Of Operating The Same | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18571682 | Method and Device for Determining the Vital Functions of a Vehicle Occupant | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537876 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIVESTOCK RESPIRATORY COMPROMISE | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511763 | DETACHABLE RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SWITCH TAG | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18507734 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FALSE ALARMS | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382595 | CABIN MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18485586 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE A PORTABLE ALERT DEVICE | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483976 | Apparatus, System and Method for a Portable Personal Air Quality Monitor | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18377855 | ADAPTIVE MONITORING OF A VEHICLE USING A CAMERA | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374356 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION SENSOR WITH COMPONENT DIAGNOSTICS AND OPTICALLY COMMUNICATED STATUS | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18460684 | GAZE-BASED VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236330 | DYNAMIC CO-OPERATIVE ARRAYS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC MARKERS FOR HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LOCATION AND CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURE TRANSACTIONS | August 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446722 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, NODE DEVICE, GATEWAY DEVICE, MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCT | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18351421 | Location Sensing Technology For Detecting Asset Location | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18219113 | INDOOR NAVIGATION ROBOT FOR BLIND PERSON | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18348094 | ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE SECURITY DEVICE AND KIT | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18343144 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOVING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326294 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONFINEMENT FLEXIBILITY TO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNDER TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR-SEVEN-DAY-A-WEEK (24/7) SUPERVISION AND/OR ARE REQUIRED TO BE INCARCERATED | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326139 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-FACTOR LOCATION VERIFICATION | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18254888 | LABEL WITH RFID ASSEMBLY | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18199347 | MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL REQUIREMENT SORTING SYSTEM FOR COMPLIANCE DEVICES | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18252224 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN ARTICLE IS LEAVING OR RETURNING TO A MERCHANDISING LOCATION | May 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311881 | FLEXIBLE AND RAPID DEPLOYABLE FIELD MONITORING SYSTEM | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307758 | TRACKING SYSTEM SUPPORTED BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CONFIGURED FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295875 | VEHICLE FLOODING IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190155 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED ACTIVITY DETECTION AND MONITORING DEVICE | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125345 | VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION DEVICE | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028019 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE TELEMATICS | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18187238 | MARKERS FOR DETERMINING THE BIOLOGICAL AGE OF A DOG | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123581 | DATA COLLECTING HEAD GUARD SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186352 | COMBINATION RFID/EAS TAGS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122464 | SURGICAL DEVICE SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND WIRELESS LICENSE TAG | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122494 | CAR SEAT SEATBELT TIMER APPARATUS | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18177790 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS POWER LEVEL | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172610 | NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING SYSTEM | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163885 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT DEVICE | February 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018088 | ELECTRONIC LOCKS FOR SERVER RACKS | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004361 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE OF HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18013839 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING MARKERS FOR SURGICAL GUIDANCE | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18013494 | DETECTING AN OBJECT IN AN ENVIRONMENT | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013206 | FARM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087709 | DETERMINING PARKING LOCATIONS BASED ON MULTISTAGE FILTERING | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18145056 | RESIDENTIAL ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080047 | Method and an Apparatus in a System for Analysis of Information Related to an Accident of a Vehicle | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065573 | PERSONAL-ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR THREAT DETECTION AND CONVENIENCE | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061519 | VEHICLE ENTRY POWER SAVING | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18071020 | HYBRID MODULAR WIRELESS SENSOR | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993381 | TELEMATICS SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AND IMPROVING WORKSITE SAFETY | November 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058046 | MULTIPLE IN-CABIN CAMERAS AND LIGHTING SOURCES FOR DRIVER MONITORING | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17988213 | PRESENCE-BASED VEHICLE ACCESS DOOR RELEASE USING DIGITAL KEY LEVERAGING ULTRASONIC SENSING | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17987838 | OCCUPANT CONDITION DETECTION AND RESPONSE | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051315 | INTERLOCKING MECHANISM FOR A SWITCHING DEVICE | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967253 | Method and Device for Guiding Item Arrangement in Vehicle | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962019 | Multispectral Imaging For Thermal And Electrical Detection Systems And Methods | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962017 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE WARNINGS VIA AUGMENTED REALITY | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937533 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING BLIND SPOTS | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952834 | VEHICLE ABNORMALITY HANDLING SUPPORT DEVICE | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17946118 | Power Management Control Device | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17946511 | PRESENTATION CONTROL DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945371 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION CONTROL DEVICE AND FUNCTION CONTROL DEVICE | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17932526 | PRESSURE BASED WIRELESS SENSOR AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING DETECTION OF VAPING, SMOKING, OR POTENTIAL BULLYING | September 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909842 | ACTIVITY SUPPORT APPARATUS, ACTIVITY SUPPORT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17903088 | PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR VEHICLE BATTERY | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822857 | AIR QUALITY MONITORING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURING | August 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17891614 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INCOMING MESSAGES ON-VEHICLE | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888481 | VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEM | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17887923 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE-BASED ACCESS CONTROLS | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886877 | ROBOTIC CLEANER | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17883320 | DETACHABLE RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SWITCH TAG | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17797960 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF PESTS | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880308 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE INTERFACE WITH VEHICLE | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875536 | DRUNK DRIVING PREVENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17813228 | PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND PARKING ASSIST DEVICE | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792967 | NETWORKED CONTAINERS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH A MEDICATION REGIMEN | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17864797 | THERMAL CAMERA AND INFRARED SENSOR BASED FLAME DETECTION | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17856686 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17855854 | Baby Bottle Pager | July 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17855160 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR RESPONDING TO DRUNK DRIVING THEREOF | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17853275 | SOFTWARE APPLICATION IDENTIFICATION FOR DEVICE | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17789083 | AUTOMATIC POWER ON APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND CIRCUIT | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845028 | Traffic Support Systems and Methods | June 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17787544 | VIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17782800 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED INTERACTION METHOD | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17664012 | INTEGRATED SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728741 | TIMELY DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO CONTEXT-SPECIFIC HEALTH EVENTS | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17659112 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | April 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658998 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698624 | OCCUPANT STATE DETECTION SYSTEM | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17692125 | UPDATING PERSISTENT DISPLAYS FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVICES | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17641584 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, STORAGE FACILITY AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCCORMACK, THOMAS S.
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, 66.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 MCCORMACK, THOMAS S works in Art Unit 2686 and has examined 168 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.3%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.
Examiner MCCORMACK, THOMAS S's allowance rate of 92.3% places them in the 78% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by MCCORMACK, THOMAS S receive 1.26 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 23% 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 MCCORMACK, THOMAS S is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCCORMACK, THOMAS S. This interview benefit is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 40.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 91% 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 51.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 72% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 52% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 61% 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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 27% 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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