USPTO Examiner MUNION JAMES E - Art Unit 2687

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18770534TRAFFIC SIGNAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND REPRESENTATION FOR PREDICTION, PLANNING, AND CONTROLJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110YesNo
18394144SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYZING ADDITIVE FABRICATION PROCESS RESULTS OF AN ADDITIVE FABRICATION DEVICEDecember 2023July 2025Allow1900NoNo
18544751SELF-TESTING FIRE SENSING DEVICE FOR CONFIRMING A FIREDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18536514DATA LOGGING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTDecember 2023November 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18517585EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS BASED ON MOTION DETECTIONNovember 2023June 2025Allow1910YesNo
18484659ANTITHEFT APPARATUS AND ANTITHEFT METHODOctober 2023September 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18375523SMOKE DETECTION METHOD WITH TEMPERATURE AND DUST COMPENSATIONOctober 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18375333SMART SENSOR DEVICE AND EARLY WARNING NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18478689DETECTION OF INTERFERENCE OF THE OPERATION OF SMOKE DETECTORSSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18369985BROADCASTING A LOCATION OF A FIRE BY A SOUNDER DEVICESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910YesNo
18280715OBJECT DETECTION DEVICESeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18462999VEHICLE NOTIFICATION DEVICE, VEHICLE NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810YesNo
18280585TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL MACHINE AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18460410BACKSCATTER DEVICE PLACEMENT AND PLACEMENT CALIBRATIONSeptember 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18454678SCRAPER CONTROL METHOD HAVING VARIABLE OPERATING MODES CORRESPONDING TO OPERATOR EXPERIENCE LEVELSAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18452955METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SAFETY CONTROL SIGNAL NOTIFYING RISK OF ACCIDENT ON ROADAugust 2023July 2025Allow2310NoNo
18230211TRAFFIC SIGNAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHODAugust 2023February 2025Allow1910NoNo
18223083Content Output Systems Using Vehicle-Based DataJuly 2023May 2025Allow2200NoNo
18272182LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND MOBILE ENTITYJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18261347OVERBOARD FALL DETECTION UNIT, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND SERVER DEVICEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18209838CLOSURE ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLEJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18208221DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONJune 2023October 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18205259SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF RELEASED INDIVIDUALJune 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18324353EYE-GAZE BASED INTELLIGENT DOOR OPENING SYSTEMMay 2023June 2025Allow2420YesNo
18254194SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION SICKNESS REDUCTION IN MOVING ENVIRONMENTSMay 2023December 2024Allow1800NoNo
18308996OPTIMIZING TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING USING VEHICLE TELEMETRY DATAApril 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18134657EXTERIOR LIGHT AND CHARGE INDICATORApril 2023July 2024Allow1620YesNo
18031205Devices and Systems for Break-in PreventionApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18188155FIREARM MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2023May 2025Abandon2620NoNo
18245638BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH ON-BOARD SENSOR SUITEMarch 2023February 2025Allow2320NoNo
18117827TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROVIDING CONTINGENCY VEHICULAR CAUTION/EMERGENCY SIGNALINGMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410YesNo
18169479ELECTRONIC LOCK SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF OPERATIONFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18020446HAZARD FLASHER AND WARNING UNIT FOR VEHICLESFebruary 2023June 2025Abandon2820NoNo
18102545METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BACKSCATTER COMMUNICATION USING PRE-DEFINED TEMPLATESJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18097866BUILDING SECURITY SYSTEMS WITH FALSE ALARM REDUCTION FEATURESJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2420YesNo
18097550TWO-WIRE COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE AND MULTI-PURPOSE DEVICEJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2110NoNo
18154746PRECONFIGURATION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE DEVICE LOCKABLE FUNCTIONSJanuary 2023July 2024Abandon1900NoNo
18090333DEPLOYING PROCESS AUTOMATION ALARMS TO DISTRIBUTED CONTROL NODESDecember 2022February 2025Allow2510YesNo
18089276APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING UWB MULTI-RANGING PRIORITIESDecember 2022March 2025Allow2720YesNo
18001780INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING CONTINUOUS AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2022December 2024Allow2420NoNo
18001209SPATIAL MONITORING SYSTEMDecember 2022September 2024Allow2210YesNo
18075779POSITIONAL PRECISION ASSESSMENT DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR POSITIONAL PRECISION ASSESSMENT, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITIONAL PRECISIONDecember 2022June 2024Allow1910YesNo
18060789SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FALSE POSITIVES IN COLLISION NOTIFICATIONSDecember 2022October 2024Allow2210YesNo
18070590DANGEROUS SITUATION MONITORING DEVICE IN SPACE BASED ON FREQUENCY RESPONSE PATTERN AND METHOD FOR MONITORING DANGEROUS SITUATION IN SPACE USING THE SAMENovember 2022September 2024Abandon2210NoNo
18055628SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-CAMERA VEHICLE TRACKING AND NAVIGATION TO A VEHICLE LOCATIONNovember 2022June 2024Allow1910YesNo
18055232CONCEPT FOR ASSISTING A MOTOR VEHICLE USING INFRASTRUCTURE-BASED ASSISTANCE WITHIN A PARKING FACILITYNovember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17984637SEATBELT DEVICE OF VEHICLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A USER WEARS A SEATBELT CORRECTLY OR ERRONEOUSLYNovember 2022September 2024Allow2220NoNo
17983440ROAD SURFACE MARKING DETECTION DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, AND ROAD SURFACE MARKING DETECTION METHODNovember 2022August 2024Allow2110YesNo
17983298Near-Field Communication Anti-Counterfeit System and MethodNovember 2022May 2024Allow1810YesNo
17923298PORTABLE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMNovember 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
18048475CONFIGURABLE HOT KEYS FOR AN INPUT DEVICE OF AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMOctober 2022September 2024Allow2320NoNo
18047056GENERATING A RESPONSE BY A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG WITHIN A FIELD STRENGTH SHELL OF INTERESTOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17964247VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEMOctober 2022June 2024Allow2010NoNo
17960513ENHANCED VISUAL AND AUDIO DEVICE FOR USE IN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMSOctober 2022May 2025Allow3120YesNo
17944928EMERGENCY VEHICLE INTENT DETECTIONSeptember 2022January 2025Abandon2820NoNo
17942682INFECTION RISK MAPPING DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2310YesNo
17909809DISPLAY CONTROL OF A TRAFFIC LAMP FOR A VEHICLE VISUALLY BLOCKED BY ANOTHER VEHICLESeptember 2022January 2025Allow2920NoNo
17887482COMBINED SECURITY ACCESS SYSTEMAugust 2022August 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17798915METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF FOREST FIRE AND FOREST FIRE EARLY DETECTION SYSTEMAugust 2022May 2024Allow2120NoNo
17876581INTELLIGENT PET CALLING DEVICEJuly 2022August 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17815295SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING REPORTS FROM AUTOLAND ACTIVATED AIRCRAFTJuly 2022March 2024Allow2010NoNo
17865221TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING SPEED LIMIT INFORMATIONJuly 2022May 2025Allow3440YesNo
17852011ANTI-COLLISION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE ANTI-COLLISION SYSTEMJune 2022April 2024Allow2220YesNo
17758039WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING A STIFFNESS ALTERING STRUCTUREJune 2022May 2024Allow2310NoNo
17842902METHOD OF GENERATING CONTROL SIGNAL FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUMJune 2022June 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17824422INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, ALARM PREDICTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2022October 2023Allow1710YesNo
17750049SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THERMAL ALERTS IN A DEVICEMay 2022November 2023Abandon1820NoNo
17747644IDENTIFICATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON A PROXIMATE NETWORKMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17732376TRAFFIC SIGNAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND REPRESENTATION FOR PREDICTION, PLANNING, AND CONTROLApril 2022April 2024Allow2420YesNo
17729434SELF-TESTING FIRE SENSING DEVICE FOR CONFIRMING A FIREApril 2022August 2023Allow1610YesNo
17728484SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO UTILIZE USER TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS FOR AUTOMATIC VEHICLE CONTROLSApril 2022March 2025Allow3430NoNo
17771645SHOCK DETECTION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2022July 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17725899PIXELLATED SURVEILLANCE OF LOW-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT USING LOW-COST NETWORKED SENSORSApril 2022March 2024Allow2320NoNo
17714640METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDOOR GEOLOCATION AND ACCESS CONTROLApril 2022April 2024Allow2430YesNo
17712712FIRE SYSTEM WITH CURRENT RESPONSE CALIBRATIONApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17710865SMART SENSOR DEVICE AND EARLY WARNING NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510NoNo
17697521Preemptive Personal Safety SystemMarch 2022September 2023Abandon1810NoNo
17696233POSITION INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND POSITION INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHODMarch 2022January 2024Abandon2220YesNo
17696235Train Detection and Alert SystemMarch 2022December 2023Allow2120NoNo
17696121METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PREDICTIVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND OF TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLMarch 2022March 2024Allow2420YesNo
17673223PARKING LOT CONTROL SERVER, PARKING LOT CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUSFebruary 2022February 2024Abandon2420NoNo
17635533OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM, ROAD MONITORING METHOD, AND OPTICAL FIBER SENSING DEVICEFebruary 2022June 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17589608ADS-B TRAFFIC FILTERJanuary 2022December 2023Allow2220NoNo
17577803DATA VERIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022October 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17576028Assisted Response MAtrixJanuary 2022July 2023Abandon1810YesNo
17572010SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATE BULK SCANNING OF RFID TAGSJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2920YesNo
17647179SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALERTING DESCENT BELOW ALTITUDEJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1820YesNo
17567159TEST SYSTEM WITH DETECTION FEEDBACKJanuary 2022December 2023Allow2310NoNo
17567488HVAC Monitoring SystemJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3630NoNo
17562532METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNAL PHASE AND TIMING VERIFICATION USING SENSOR DATA AND PROBE DATADecember 2021December 2023Abandon2420NoNo
17561788Vehicle Itself To Report Traffic Violations To The Traffic Police DepartmentDecember 2021March 2024Abandon2730YesYes
17552846Short Circuit Detection ModuleDecember 2021October 2024Allow3430YesNo
17457694METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING ROAD WORK SPEED FUNNELS WITHIN A ROAD NETWORKDecember 2021December 2023Abandon2520NoNo
17539873DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT OF AIRFIELD GROUND LIGHTING OBJECTSDecember 2021July 2023Allow2020YesNo
17611225REGIONAL DYNAMIC PERIMETER CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING QUEUING OVERFLOW OF BOUNDARY LINKSNovember 2021November 2023Allow2410NoNo
17524494Drone Detection Device and Related MethodNovember 2021May 2023Allow1810YesNo
17609613SYNCHRONIZED BEACON CRIMINAL ACTIVITY DETERRENTNovember 2021December 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17498238SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING OBJECTS IN COLLABORATIVE PERCEPTION MESSAGES USING MULTIPLE ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDSOctober 2021May 2024Allow3130YesNo
17490254DISASTER RELIEF HUB BOX SYSTEMSeptember 2021May 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17487536INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR UAV PACKAGE DELIVERY TO A PARKING SPACESeptember 2021November 2023Allow2620NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MUNION, JAMES E.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
6.0%
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Examiner MUNION, JAMES E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MUNION, JAMES E works in Art Unit 2687 and has examined 29 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MUNION, JAMES E's allowance rate of 75.9% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MUNION, JAMES E receive 1.66 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 33% 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 MUNION, JAMES E is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MUNION, JAMES E. This interview benefit is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 86% 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 75.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 91% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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

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