Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18915817 | Sealing Device, System, and Methods | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18822419 | A CARD PACKAGE ACCESSORY WITH AN ANTI-LOST FUNCTION | September 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18800425 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18780272 | LOCATION OF INTEREST ALTITUDE AND DETERMINING CALIBRATION POINTS | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18730704 | DATA CAPTURE METHOD FOR ANIMAL MOVEMENT AND PREDICTION | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18765658 | TECHNOLOGY FOR ASSESSING ACCIDENT EVENTS | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18738766 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING WATER EVENTS IN VEHICLES | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18734157 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL PET HOMING SYSTEMS | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662237 | VIBROTACTILE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18658662 | DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18646282 | Device for Displaying in Response to a Sensed Motion | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18639986 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18701009 | SYSTEM FOR GEOLOCATING AT LEAST TWO OBJECTS | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18623585 | PERSONNEL INSPECTION WITH THREAT DETECTION AND DISCRIMINATION | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18612198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING V2X AND SENSOR DATA | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597985 | Device for Displaying in Response to a Sensed Motion | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438221 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR HYDROGEN PLANT CONDITION MONITORING USING A WIRELESS MODULAR SENSOR SYSTEM | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18682026 | TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANIMAL RACING AND/OR TRAINING | February 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18417537 | SENSOR AND/OR INFORMATION DEVICE AS WELL AS SENSOR AND/OR INFORMATION SYSTEM | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18576069 | NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND NOTIFICATION METHOD | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18531377 | SIDE LOOKING OCCUPANCY SENSOR | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504104 | DISTRIBUTED MUSTER FOR OCEAN-GOING VESSELS | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486928 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING IDENTITY VERIFICATION SERVICES | October 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284084 | LOCATION INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD, LOCATION INFORMATION OUTPUT SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18254480 | Collision avoidance method | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18240058 | Firearm Tracking Assembly | August 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229841 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIDGET-ASSISTED SETUP OF A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18364167 | DOORBELL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18263779 | VACUUM PRESSURE GAUGE ASSEMBLY WITH LIGHT INDICATION | August 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18352803 | BIDIRECTIONAL SECURITY SENSOR COMMUNICATION FOR A PREMISES SECURITY SYSTEM | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18346509 | EVACUATION USING DIGITAL TWINS | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18216651 | Method and Monitoring System for Automatically Monitoring a Working and/or Storage Environment of at Least One Mobile Component of a Gardening, Forestry, Construction, Ground-Processing and/or Transport System | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18214909 | Sock Tracking Device | June 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213256 | MANAGING TRANSPORT OCCUPANTS DURING TRANSPORT EVENTS | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18336220 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL PET HOMING SYSTEMS | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18206478 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING HANDS ON/OFF OF STEERING WHEEL | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319418 | DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18036826 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, READING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18196109 | Device for Displaying in Response to a Sensed Motion | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196120 | Device for Displaying in Response to a Sensed Motion | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18035986 | A METHOD OF SECURITY SCANNING PIECES OF LUGGAGE ON A CART | May 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313781 | VEHICLE SENSOR | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING WIRELESS TELEMATICS DATA OF A VEHICLE ENGAGED IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TRAVEL | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18140848 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM | April 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309356 | WIRELESS TRACKING AND RANGING FOR CARGO SYSTEMS | April 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18306789 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING WATER EVENTS IN VEHICLES | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18249116 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR ROAD SIGNAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROAD SIGNAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | April 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299382 | DYNAMICALLY ENABLING EMERGENCY ACCESSIBILITY ON TOUCH FAILURE DETECTION | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190857 | VIBROTACTILE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028322 | MODULAR DETECTION SYSTEM FOR STERILE CIRCUIT MONITORING AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A STERILE MATERIAL CIRCUIT | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18185717 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A STATE OF A DRIVER | March 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18119240 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING CONDITIONS THROUGH A STRUCTURE | March 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116705 | METHOD FOR TRIGGERING A FIRST DEVICE AS STEP FOR ACCESSING AN ACCESSIBLE DEVICE | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114010 | Personal Alarm Apparatus, System, and Method | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094405 | ALARM SCREEN WITH EMBEDDED WIRELESS TRANSMITTER | January 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18092567 | VEHICLE IMPACT DETECTION SYSTEM | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003299 | SCREW NUT AND MOUNTING DEVICE | December 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18085152 | PERSONNEL INSPECTION WITH THREAT DETECTION AND DISCRIMINATION | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067528 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18081928 | System and Method for Assessing Driver Alertness Based on a Braking Request and Forward Vehicle Distance Information | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17989273 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17989551 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITION-BASED PARKING OF VEHICLE | November 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988227 | SAFETY SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924229 | Location Positioning System | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965780 | POWER ADAPTER | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963995 | POSITIONING SYSTEM AND POSITIONING METHOD BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES | October 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938158 | System and Method for Alerting Drivers of Approaching Construction Zone on a Roadway | October 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958851 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING OBJECTS OVER A DISTANCE | October 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931742 | Side Looking Occupancy Sensor | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943099 | SYSTEMIC CERTAINTY OF EVENT CONVERGENCE | September 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17883468 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17876505 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ESTIMATION OF EXISTENCE PROBABILITIES | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870991 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING A TRUNK LID OF A VEHICLE | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17869442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND EXECUTING TRUSTED USER ACCESS | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837944 | NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND METHODS FOR LOCATION SERVICES | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17752947 | TARGETED VISITOR NOTIFICATIONS | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738780 | FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737291 | CONTAINER CONTENT MONITORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17661376 | AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF ASPIRATED SALINE SOLUTION DURING VITREORETINAL SURGERY | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17718554 | LIVE STATUS NOTIFICATION OF RESPONSE PERSONNEL ACTIONS TO BUILDING OWNER/OPERATORS | April 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17658437 | REMOTE ACTIVATION OR DEACTIVATION OF A DEVICE FOR THEFT DETERRENCE | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17655315 | System for Wireless Retrieval of Measured Component Data | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690047 | COLLABORATIVE MONITORING OF LOCATION CONDITIONS | March 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17630162 | System and Method for Robotic Pharmacy-Filled, Wirelessly Enabled Pillbox with Configurable Weekly and Monthly Modes | January 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17581214 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING HUMIDITY IN A HUMIDOR | January 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 18 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17579910 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME | January 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17560862 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING ASSETS OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17299592 | CONTROL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17550844 | WIRELESS IC TAG-ATTACHED METAL MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | December 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17549581 | SYSTEM FOR ALTERING MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS BASED ON CULTURAL IDENTIFIERS | December 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17617107 | Data Processing Device Executing Operation Based on User's Emotion | December 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 51 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 17537048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING LIQUID NITROGEN CONTAINER LEVEL | November 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17609593 | IOT SWITCHGEAR OPERATION SYSTEM USING SOUND WAVE COMMUNICATION | November 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607117 | SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING UNMANNED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING UNMANNED VEHICLE | October 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17509472 | BOAT SECUREMENT ALERTING APPARATUS | October 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17507936 | OPEN-TYPE INTELLIGENT SCREENING CHANNEL SYSTEM | October 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17504386 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing Information to a Remote Operator of a Vehicle | October 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17501887 | READER APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17603053 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING KEY | October 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17464152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MODULAR ENTRY SYSTEM | September 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner YANG, JAMES J.
With a 55.6% 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, 45.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ 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 YANG, JAMES J works in Art Unit 2686 and has examined 97 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.
Examiner YANG, JAMES J's allowance rate of 80.4% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by YANG, JAMES J receive 3.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 93% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by YANG, JAMES J is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by YANG, JAMES J. This interview benefit is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 27% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 21.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 27% 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.
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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 52.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.0% 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, 82.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 85% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 23% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.
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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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