USPTO Examiner AZIZ ADNAN - Art Unit 2687

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18630589LOCKDOWN APPARATUS FOR INITIATION OF LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES AT A FACILITY DURING AN EMERGENCYApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18443132SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING REMOTE CONTROL UNITS AND PAIRED DEVICESFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18441120SIGNAL GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SAMEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18438354COORDINATING COMPLEMENTARY NOTIFICATIONS ACROSS RELATED COMPUTING DEVICES CONNECTED TO A WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18291659SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A PLURALITY OF ASSETSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18409427ANTI-OVERTURNING WARNING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WORK MACHINE, WORK MACHINE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18543329MODULAR MONITOR CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2023July 2025Allow1910YesNo
18541122APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING BATTERY SYSTEMS INCLUDING MESH NETWORKSDecember 2023September 2025Allow2110NoNo
18538681COMPETITION STARTING SYSTEMDecember 2023April 2024Allow410YesNo
18534938SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE ACTUATED CONFIGURATION OF A CONTROLLING DEVICEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18523782Remote Positioning System (RPS)November 2023November 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18514662SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CLINICAL ACTIVITIESNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510YesNo
18514664SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE LIFE OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORNovember 2023June 2024Allow700YesNo
18561457PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND HEADWALL UNIT SYNCINGNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18386478ACCESS GATE DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACCESS GATE DEVICENovember 2023July 2025Allow2010NoNo
18489197REMOTE CODING SETTING METHOD AND RECEIVER FOR A CEILING FANOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18487759ELECTRONIC NAIL FILE WITH DIGITAL CONTROL AND DISPLAY AND SYSTEM OF OPERATIONOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18484569METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MOVABLE BARRIER SYSTEMOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610YesNo
18483020UNIVERSAL SECURITY APPARATUS FOR WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICESOctober 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18373927SELECTING A PICTURE OF A DEVICE TO IDENTIFY AN ASSOCIATED CODESETSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18372807METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IRRIGATION AND CLIMATE CONTROLSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2110YesNo
18461696SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURE COMMUNICATION OF DATA FROM MEDICAL DEVICESSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310YesNo
18279179ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND ESTIMATION PROGRAMAugust 2023April 2025Allow2000YesNo
18277590OPERATION HANDLE STRUCTURE OF DEVICEAugust 2023February 2025Allow1800YesNo
18233192SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310YesNo
18232956Safety system and method using a safety systemAugust 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18227065SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING SERVICES AND/OR DEVICES WITH A VOICE ASSISTANTJuly 2023January 2025Allow1810YesNo
18338424INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023June 2025Allow2410YesNo
18207948Motion Detection SystemJune 2023November 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18205048CONTEXTUAL REMOTE CONTROL USER INTERFACEJune 2023June 2024Allow1210YesNo
18255445SMART REMOTE SYSTEMJune 2023May 2025Abandon2411NoNo
18327887LOCKDOWN APPARATUS FOR INITIATION OF LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES AT A FACILITY DURING AN EMERGENCYJune 2023May 2024Allow1210YesNo
18039176SMART TRACKERMay 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18321023WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DIAGNOSTICSMay 2023March 2025Allow2200YesNo
18316462APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE VALIDITY OF AN INFRARED SIGNAL OF A REMOTE-CONTROL DEVICE CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONSMay 2023February 2025Allow2100NoNo
18251690IOT-BASED LOCAL MONITORING WORKPLACE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WORKPLACE SAFETY MANAGEMENT METHOD USING SAMEMay 2023July 2025Allow2720YesNo
18142372APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND STORING MAIL AND/OR PARCELS CONTAINING PERISHABLE PRODUCTSMay 2023April 2025Allow2310YesNo
18311151MEDICINE STORAGE CABINET BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEMay 2023May 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18141650AUTOMATED TRACKING OF VEHICLE OPERATION AND SYNCHRONIZED GAMIFIED INTERFACEMay 2023October 2024Allow1710YesNo
18139723SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALERTING THIRD-PARTIES OF AN UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONApril 2023April 2024Allow1210YesNo
18299059INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023December 2024Allow2010YesNo
18185608FINGERPRINT MODULATION FOR BEACONMarch 2023August 2025Abandon2920NoYes
18181576INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DRIVING DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18118928Solenoid ValveMarch 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18180031SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AT-HOME MONITORING OF AN INDIVIDUALMarch 2023December 2024Allow2110NoNo
18042670INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2023March 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18164017WIRELESS CONTROL IN A CABLE FEEDER AND PULLER SYSTEMFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1310NoNo
18100737SELECTING A PICTURE OF A DEVICE TO IDENTIFY AN ASSOCIATED CODESETJanuary 2023June 2023Allow500YesNo
18012283STATUS SENSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
18068026WEARABLE SYSTEM FOR SOCIAL DISTANCINGDecember 2022March 2025Allow2711YesNo
17924008System for Generating an Alert for a Systemic InfectionNovember 2022March 2024Allow1710NoNo
18048376ELECTRONIC NAIL FILE WITH DIGITAL CONTROL AND DISPLAY AND SYSTEM OF OPERATIONOctober 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17919849TERMINAL DEVICE AND INFRARED LIGHT TRANSMISSION METHODOctober 2022August 2024Allow2210NoNo
17951466ALERT SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17934354DUAL FUNCTION STRAP FOR RESONATING ELEMENTS AND ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY ANTENNASSeptember 2022April 2023Allow710NoNo
17947746POWER CONNECTION FOR SMART LOCK DEVICESSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310YesNo
17945974Agricultural MachineSeptember 2022February 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17822798UNMANNED PRIVATE VIEWING SYSTEMAugust 2022October 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17821307CHARGE CABLE RELEASE FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410YesNo
17797889USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTAugust 2022March 2024Allow2010NoNo
17795484ANTI-INTRUSION SECURITY SENSOR AND SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING SAID SENSORJuly 2022December 2023Allow1700NoNo
17809942APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING IR CONTROL CODE DATABASE OF USER TERMINALJune 2022February 2025Allow3220YesNo
17851510INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY EVACUATION SYSTEMJune 2022March 2025Allow3230NoNo
17843610DEVICE FOR THE WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF A SIGNALJune 2022March 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17834722ANTI-DEFEAT MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED PROXIMITY SENSORJune 2022October 2024Allow2810YesNo
17805195System for the spatially limited activation of a control unitJune 2022November 2023Abandon1710NoNo
17730650RADIO CONTROL TRANSMITTERApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17772275INDICATING A LIKELIHOOD OF PRESENCE BEING DETECTED VIA MULTIPLE INDICATIONSApril 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17660277SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE LIFE OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORApril 2022September 2023Allow1610YesNo
17723787AUDIO TONE ASSISTED RCU PROGRAMMINGApril 2022January 2024Allow2120NoNo
17658440COORDINATING COMPLEMENTARY NOTIFICATIONS ACROSS RELATED COMPUTING DEVICES CONNECTED TO A WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUSApril 2022October 2023Allow1920YesNo
17714265ENABLING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED WITH AR USING FORCE FEEDBACKApril 2022January 2025Allow3430NoNo
17657671SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART DOORBELL INTEGRATIONApril 2022April 2025Abandon3611NoNo
17686180SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17686039SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLMarch 2022April 2024Allow2530NoNo
17683024ANIMAL MONITORING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS FOR MONITORING AN ANIMALFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17681502VEHICULAR AD-HOC NETWORK MANAGERFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17677643LOCATION TRACKING USING BEACONSFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3340YesNo
17670935CONTEXTUAL REMOTE CONTROL USER INTERFACEFebruary 2022January 2023Allow1110NoNo
17670021INFORMATION COLLECTION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION COLLECTION METHODFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2010YesNo
17666008SYSTEM TO CONTROL MULTIPLE DEVICES WITH A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICEFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2940NoNo
17633309METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ON-DEMAND POSITIONINGFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3720YesNo
17665219SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLFebruary 2022May 2023Allow1510NoNo
17589027EXERCISE STORAGE SYSTEMJanuary 2022September 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17627957CABLE ERRONEOUS DISCONNECTION PREVENTION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CABLE ERRONEOUS DISCONNECTION PREVENTION METHOD, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2022July 2024Allow2910YesNo
17627658METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AT LEAST ONE ACTUATOR AND A REMOTE CONTROL UNITJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1700NoNo
17648032DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODJanuary 2022March 2023Abandon1410NoNo
17570450CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR READING OF AN RS485 DATA SIGNAL AND A WIEGAND DATA SIGNALJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2200YesNo
17569858ROAD CONDITION DETECTING METHOD AND AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEM PROVIDING THE SAMEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2400NoNo
17646729METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PASSAGE BARRIERJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3930YesNo
17619043VISIBLE COMPONENTS WITH FUNCTIONAL COATINGDecember 2021May 2024Allow2911YesNo
17618875SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICEDecember 2021June 2023Allow1800YesNo
17539228Infrared Remote Control Code Matching Method and Apparatus, Computer Device, and Readable Storage MediumDecember 2021February 2024Allow2710NoNo
17529341SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLNovember 2021March 2022Allow410NoNo
17528297SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLNovember 2021March 2022Allow410NoNo
17528485SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLNovember 2021February 2022Allow300YesNo
17527390SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLNovember 2021February 2022Allow300YesNo
17527532SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLNovember 2021March 2022Allow310NoNo
17524633Advisor System and MethodNovember 2021July 2023Allow2010YesNo
17520589LOCKDOWN APPARATUS FOR INITIATION OF LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES AT A FACILITY DURING AN EMERGENCYNovember 2021February 2023Allow1510YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner AZIZ, ADNAN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
10.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(22.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(77.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
29.6%
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, 22.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner AZIZ, ADNAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AZIZ, ADNAN works in Art Unit 2687 and has examined 445 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AZIZ, ADNAN's allowance rate of 74.8% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by AZIZ, ADNAN receive 1.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by AZIZ, ADNAN is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 89% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +40.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AZIZ, ADNAN. This interview benefit is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 75% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 50% 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 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, 41.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 33% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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 3.6% of allowed cases (in the 76% 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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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