USPTO Examiner SYED NABIL H - Art Unit 2686

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18717838ITEM COLLECTION, RETURN, EXCHANGE WITHOUT HUMAN INTERACTIONJune 2024July 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18675076ELECTRONIC SLIDING BOLT SHUTTER LOCK APPARATUS AND SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow910YesNo
18587459AUTHENTICATION OF WEARABLE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A PREMISES SECURITY SYSTEMFebruary 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18294702REMOTE-CONTROL ACTUATORFebruary 2024May 2024Allow400NoNo
18424382ELECTRONIC DOOR SYSTEMJanuary 2024April 2024Allow310NoNo
18408552KEYLESS PUCK LOCK APPARATUS AND SYSTEMJanuary 2024October 2024Allow910NoNo
18406717POWER TOOL WITH COMPARTMENT FOR RECEIVING ANOTHER DEVICEJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18402351TOKEN BASED SECURE ACCESS TO A LOCKER SYSTEMJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18399309READER COORDINATION FOR ACCESS CONTROLDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110YesNo
18522820ESTABLISHMENT OF SECURE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION TO INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES, SUCH AS ELECTRONIC LOCKSNovember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18508469METHOD AND MEANS FOR VIRTUAL PROPERTY KEYSNovember 2023December 2024Allow1330YesNo
18387820BIORESISTIVE-FINGERPRINT BASED SOBRIETY MONITORING SYSTEMNovember 2023December 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18381464Functional Control and Age Verification of Electronic Devices Through Visual CommunicationOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410YesNo
18243459ELECTRONIC LOCKBOX WITH SENSOR AND REMOVABLE MAGNETIC KEY FOBSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1700NoNo
18462112AUTHENTICATION OF WEARABLE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A PREMISES SECURITY SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2023Allow310NoNo
18279244System, Method and Computer Program Product For Automatically Opening a Gate of a Public Transport StationAugust 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18547017HANDLING ACCESS RIGHTS FOR ACCESS TO A PHYSICAL SPACEAugust 2023February 2025Allow1800NoNo
18451608METHOD FOR REMOTELY OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC BUILDING OR ENCLOSURE CLOSURE, RADIO REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER THEREFOR, BUILDING OR ENCLOSURE CLOSURE SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18450645SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TEMPORARY ACCESS CREDENTIALS TO ACCESS PHYSICAL LOCATIONSAugust 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18277107METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A VEHICLE FUNCTION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVATION DEVICEAugust 2023February 2024Allow600YesNo
18277070LOCK SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAMEAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2101NoNo
18546215Method for Locking and Releasing a Securing Device of a Vehicle Coupling, Theft Prevention System, and VehicleAugust 2023November 2024Allow1500NoNo
18364178UTILIZING A SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO PROVIDE KEYLESS ACCESS TO A SAFE DEPOSIT BOXAugust 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18357946MOBILE DEVICE FOR SAFE, SECURE, AND ACCURATE DELIVERY OF ITEMSJuly 2023October 2024Allow1500YesNo
18224863DETECTION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, USER INTERFACE FOR AIRCRAFT GALLEY ASSETS AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023May 2025Allow2200YesNo
18348714SECURITY SYSTEM FOR A MOVEABLE BARRIER OPERATORJuly 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18342326ENTRY ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUESTIONNAIRE SCREENINGJune 2023February 2025Allow2020NoNo
18209442SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF READING PLAYING CARDS AND OTHER STACKED ITEMSJune 2023January 2025Allow1920NoNo
18334258Method and System for Storing, Retrieving, and Managing Data for TagsJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18204787SMART ACCESS CONTROL DEVICEJune 2023October 2024Allow1710NoNo
18136112VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM USING TRANSPONDERSApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18124247RETROFIT REMOTE CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2023April 2024Allow1320NoNo
18184701TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC VEHICLE RADIO KEY AND SYSTEM FOR PASSIVE ACCESS TO A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE AND METHODS THEREFORMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010YesNo
18119622ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A DEVICEMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600YesNo
18111031AUTOMATIC EGRESS/INGRESS DETECTION IN AN ACOUSTIC POSITIONING SYSTEMFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18166358ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PLATE AND ITS IMAGE INFORMATION AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ARRANGEMENTFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1820NoNo
18098050BIORESISTIVE-FINGERPRINT BASED SOBRIETY MONITORING SYSTEMJanuary 2023February 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18016029DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE TRANSIT THROUGH PASSAGESJanuary 2023June 2025Allow3010YesNo
18152361KEYLESS KEYJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2620YesNo
18148455HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICULAR CLOSURE PANELS HAVING INTEGRATED ANTENNA AND FORCE SENSOR CONFIGURATIONDecember 2022April 2023Allow410NoNo
18060081Vehicle and Control Method ThereofNovember 2022December 2024Allow2500NoNo
18059604COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) NETWORKSNovember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
17926889DATA EXTRACTION FROM IDENTIFICATION BADGESNovember 2022August 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17988362DOOR SYSTEM WITH AUTHENTICATION AND ACTIVATIONNovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17970244AUTHENTICATION OF WEARABLE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A PREMISES SECURITY SYSTEMOctober 2022June 2023Allow700YesNo
18045933VIRTUAL IDENTIFICATION FOR GRANTING SECURE ACCESS USING VARYING FORMS OF READABLE ACCESS CODESOctober 2022April 2024Allow1820NoNo
17961535SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATED LOGISTICAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND VALIDATION FOR REMOTE MONITORINGOctober 2022February 2025Allow2810YesNo
17935330SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING BIOMETRIC DATA AT AN ELECTROMECHANICAL GUNSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2300YesNo
17952251Safe Delivery TowerSeptember 2022December 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17944140CAMERA WITH IN-BUILT ACCESS CONTROLSeptember 2022October 2024Abandon2620NoYes
17893706SMART LOCK SYSTEMAugust 2022August 2023Allow1200NoNo
17818866System and Method for Managing the Delivery of a Food ProductAugust 2022June 2025Allow3431YesNo
17874479COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING TO A VEHICLE AND RELATED METHODJuly 2022August 2024Allow2520NoNo
17872569User Authentication Using Behavior PatternsJuly 2022December 2024Allow2920NoNo
17791296METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE CLOSING SYSTEMJuly 2022May 2024Allow2200NoNo
17811169MACHINE LEARNING ASSISTED INTENT DETERMINATION USING ACCESS CONTROL INFORMATIONJuly 2022May 2025Abandon3540NoNo
17788322ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAMJune 2022February 2024Allow2010NoNo
17846049ANCHOR POINT ASSEMBLY, AND VEHICLE ENTRY SYSTEMJune 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17843787ELECTRONIC DOOR SYSTEMJune 2022November 2023Allow1700YesNo
17786743METHOD FOR CONVEYING PERSONALISED INFORMATION TO A USER OF A BUILDINGJune 2022July 2024Abandon2420YesNo
17842465MULTIFAMILY ELECTRONIC LOCK CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENTJune 2022July 2024Allow2520YesNo
17829005AUTHORIZATION IN A NETWORKED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMMay 2022April 2024Allow2330NoNo
17751069ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ENTRY OR EXIT BY USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND METHOD THEREFORMay 2022December 2023Allow1920YesNo
17749878SECURE LOCKING OF KEYLESS LOCK CONTROLLERSMay 2022March 2025Abandon3440YesNo
17749593Circuit Breaker Identification Method and Apparatus, and DeviceMay 2022July 2024Allow2600YesNo
17772162Handle Arrangement with User AuthenticationApril 2022February 2024Abandon2220NoNo
17722052ESTABLISHMENT OF SECURE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION TO INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES, SUCH AS ELECTRONIC LOCKSApril 2022August 2023Allow1610YesNo
17657839PROVIDING VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL ACCESS TO SECURE STORAGE CONTAINERApril 2022October 2023Allow1940YesNo
17763302INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022September 2024Allow3030NoNo
17763630ASSET TRACKER, METHOD OF TRACKING AN ASSET AND SECURITY SERVER FOR LOCATING THE ASSETMarch 2022June 2024Allow2720NoNo
17702324QR Code Land Access AutomationMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17440720BOARDING PASS CHECKING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CHECKING BOARDING PASS USING SAMEMarch 2022July 2023Allow2210YesNo
17683540ALL-IN-ONE MULTI-ACCESS WIRELESS DEVICESMarch 2022October 2024Allow3210YesNo
17682547ELECTRONIC SLIDING BOLT SHUTTER LOCK APPARATUS AND SYSTEMFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1300NoNo
17673481Identity Determination Using Biometric DataFebruary 2022May 2024Abandon2720YesNo
17590527KEYLESS PUCK LOCK APPARATUS AND SYSTEMFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2540YesNo
17561914CONTACTLESS DELIVERY LOCKER SYSTEMDecember 2021June 2023Allow1820NoNo
17622312GATE APPARATUS, GATE SYSTEM, AND GATE CONTROL METHODDecember 2021October 2024Allow3430YesNo
17558976INTEGRITY INDEX DETECTING METHOD FOR DEVICE BY MEANS OF CONTROL OUTPUT SIGNALDecember 2021November 2023Allow2210YesNo
17548415Functional Control and Age Verification of Electronic Devices Through Visual CommunicationDecember 2021October 2023Allow2230YesNo
17531179TECHNOLOGIES FOR USING NFC OR QR CODE TO COMMISSION A DEVICE TO THE CLOUDNovember 2021September 2024Allow3410NoNo
17595579PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2021November 2024Allow3631YesNo
17530273TOKEN BASED SECURE ACCESS TO A LOCKER SYSTEMNovember 2021July 2023Allow2000YesNo
17610571PAY TOILET USAGE CONTROL DEVICE, PAY TOILET SYSTEM, AND PAY TOILET USAGE CONTROL PROGRAMNovember 2021May 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17523029Barrier Operator Feature EnhancementNovember 2021July 2024Allow3220YesNo
17607651DETERMINING WHEN TO TRIGGER POSITIONING OF A PORTABLE KEY DEVICEOctober 2021January 2024Allow2620YesNo
17451519IN-FIELD ENCODING OF ACCESS CREDENTIALSOctober 2021January 2025Allow3930YesNo
17604903BACKUP ENERGY SUPPLY AND AUTHENTICATION FOR ELECTRONIC LATCHOctober 2021June 2024Abandon3220YesNo
17497510ACCESS CONTROL SOLUTION FOR A PASSAGE DEVICEOctober 2021January 2025Allow3950YesNo
17449958MOBILE DEVICE NOTIFICATION VIA ACCESS CONTROL DEVICEOctober 2021January 2024Allow2830NoNo
17442060METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR REQUESTING USER AUTHORIZATION AND RESPONDING TO REQUESTED USER AUTHORIZATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SESSIONSSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3720NoNo
17477244USE OF A PAYMENT CARD TO UNLOCK A LOCKSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3030YesNo
17593340PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH LOCALIZATION-BASED INTENT DETECTIONSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17593336READER COORDINATION FOR ACCESS CONTROLSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2410NoNo
17446881SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEVICE IDENTIFICATIONSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3330NoNo
17431398HANDLELESS DOOR FOR VEHICLEAugust 2021January 2024Allow2910NoNo
17424804BEACON CIRCUIT FOR USE WITH ELECTRONIC LOCKSJuly 2021June 2025Allow4660NoYes
17416855INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021August 2024Allow3830YesNo
17335212PACKAGE LOCKER UNIT AND PACKAGE DELIVERY MANAGEMENTJune 2021March 2024Abandon3400NoNo
17246132SMART BOXApril 2021September 2023Allow2950YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SYED, NABIL H.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
51.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
78.4%
Higher 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, 50.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 SYED, NABIL H - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SYED, NABIL H works in Art Unit 2686 and has examined 170 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SYED, NABIL H's allowance rate of 89.4% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SYED, NABIL H receive 1.78 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% 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 SYED, NABIL H is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 62% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SYED, NABIL H. This interview benefit is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 69% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 25.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 26% 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.

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 11% 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 62.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 18.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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 3.9% of allowed cases (in the 75% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    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

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