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
18991106KEYLESS PUCK LOCK APPARATUS AND SYSTEMDecember 2024October 2025Allow1010NoNo
18986986CONTROLLED ACCESS SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHODDecember 2024June 2025Allow610YesNo
18920864METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL AS A TEMPORARY PART OF A CONTROL DEVICE OF A ROCK MODIFICATION APPARATUSOctober 2024March 2026Allow1600YesNo
18897338ASSET TRACKER, METHOD OF TRACKING AN ASSET AND SECURITY SERVER FOR LOCATING THE ASSETSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1630NoNo
18783582SECURITY SYSTEM FOR A MOVEABLE BARRIER OPERATORJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18776786RETROFIT REMOTE CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2024December 2025Allow1710NoNo
18767951Automatic Retractable Center Console System for an AircraftJuly 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18743432ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAMJune 2024November 2025Allow1720NoNo
18717838ITEM COLLECTION, RETURN, EXCHANGE WITHOUT HUMAN INTERACTIONJune 2024July 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18736822MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FOR PREMISES MONITORING SYSTEMSJune 2024February 2026Allow2110NoNo
18675409ACCESS CONTROL PROCESS FOR A RESTRICTED AREA USING A HEARING DEVICEMay 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18675076ELECTRONIC SLIDING BOLT SHUTTER LOCK APPARATUS AND SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow910YesNo
18671049Systems and Methods for Detecting and Tracking Moving RFID TagsMay 2024November 2025Allow1820YesNo
18658813BUILDING ACCESS CONTROL USING A MOBILE DEVICEMay 2024January 2026Allow2020YesNo
18640527CENTRAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTIFYING UNBONDED ACCESS TO A VEHICLE VIA A DIGITAL KEY DEVICEApril 2024July 2025Allow1500NoNo
18624463PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH LOCALIZATION-BASED INTENT DETECTIONApril 2024August 2025Allow1610NoNo
18625143Devices, Methods and Computer Readable Mediums for Providing Access ControlApril 2024December 2025Allow2031YesNo
18695758BUILDING DOOR SYSTEM WITH OPERATING AND WAYFINDING DEVICESMarch 2024August 2025Allow1700YesNo
18598880METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING BUILDING ACCESS USING A MOBILE DEVICEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18587459AUTHENTICATION OF WEARABLE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A PREMISES SECURITY SYSTEMFebruary 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18682382ENTRY AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1810NoNo
18294702REMOTE-CONTROL ACTUATORFebruary 2024May 2024Allow400NoNo
18292935EQUIPMENT SERVER, DEVICE SERVER, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18292387Positioning Requests with Reference Signals ConfigurationJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2400NoNo
18424382ELECTRONIC DOOR SYSTEMJanuary 2024April 2024Allow310NoNo
18412607SMART DOOR LOCK SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS CONTROL OF THE SAMEJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1900NoNo
18409262Method for Authenticating a Mobile ID Transmitter, ID Transmitter, and SystemJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2220YesNo
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
18574746SPECIFYING ANALYSIS TARGET IN ESTIMATION OF JURISDICTIONAL AREA FOR EMERGENCY REPORTDecember 2023March 2026Allow2610NoNo
18399309READER COORDINATION FOR ACCESS CONTROLDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110YesNo
18544693SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING USER ACCESS RIGHTS BASED ON AN ACCESS CONTROL TRIPLETDecember 2023August 2025Allow2010YesNo
18544089EARLY COMMIT LATE DETECT ATTACK PREVENTIONDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310NoNo
18567304ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410YesNo
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
18559645ELECTRONIC LOCK COMPRISING A LOCK-CORE SOFTWARE MODULENovember 2023January 2026Allow2620NoNo
18387820BIORESISTIVE-FINGERPRINT BASED SOBRIETY MONITORING SYSTEMNovember 2023December 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18381464Functional Control and Age Verification of Electronic Devices Through Visual CommunicationOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410YesNo
18555614METHOD FOR ACCESS MANAGEMENT TO A SECURED AREAOctober 2023October 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18553306Securely Controlling an Electronic LockSeptember 2023September 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18374586LOCKER SYSTEMSeptember 2023September 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18474614SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AN ENTRY RESTRICTED DANGER ZONESeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18367320WIRELESS VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND SYSTEMSeptember 2023December 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18243459ELECTRONIC LOCKBOX WITH SENSOR AND REMOVABLE MAGNETIC KEY FOBSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1700NoNo
18462112AUTHENTICATION OF WEARABLE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A PREMISES SECURITY SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2023Allow310NoNo
18548361CONTROLLING OF A LOCK UNIT FOR HYGIENE EQUIPMENTAugust 2023July 2025Allow2200NoNo
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
18546064VEHICLE PARKING BARRIER ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2023January 2026Allow3030NoNo
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
18333757Door Access Control Method Using a Wearable DeviceJune 2023December 2025Abandon3110NoNo
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
18318304INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATOR AND SMART CARD INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18136112VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM USING TRANSPONDERSApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18135333COMMUNICATION ENABLED CIRCUIT BREAKERSApril 2023September 2025Allow2911YesNo
18248184TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING NEIGHBOR CELLS USING PRIORITIZATION OF THE NEIGHBOR CELLS THAT IS BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON ASSOCIATIONS OF THE NEIGHBOR CELLS WITH NETWORK OPERATORSApril 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18124247RETROFIT REMOTE CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2023April 2024Allow1320NoNo
18027025COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, OPERATION TERMINAL, AND EQUIPMENT OPERATION SYSTEMMarch 2023January 2026Allow3430NoNo
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
18157310COMMUNICATION ENABLED CIRCUIT BREAKERSJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3260YesNo
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
18063444System and Method for Facilitating Collection, Return and Exchange of Items without Human InteractionDecember 2022July 2025Abandon3110NoNo
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
17786743METHOD FOR CONVEYING PERSONALISED INFORMATION TO A USER OF A BUILDINGJune 2022July 2024Abandon2420YesNo

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
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
74.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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
7
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(57.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(42.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
87.5%
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, 57.1% 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 108 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.6%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SYED, NABIL H's allowance rate of 92.6% places them in the 79% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SYED, NABIL H receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 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 +4.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SYED, NABIL H. This interview benefit is in the 27% 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, 31.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% 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 26.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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 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 63.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 43% 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, 41.2% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 4.0% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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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