Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19068040 | System for Real-Time Display of Operational Parameters of a User Device | March 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18978454 | INTEGRATED HOUSING ELECTRONICS FOR WIRELESS TELEMETRY SYSTEM OF DRILLING UNIT | December 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18959551 | UNDERWATER DATA CENTERS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18883260 | AXIAL SINUSOIDAL PULSER | September 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18882009 | CAPACITIVE SENSING FOR AN AR/VR STYLUS DEVICE | September 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18779744 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BATTERY ALARMS IN INFUSION DEVICES | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18768577 | RECREATIONAL VEHICLE POWER MONITORING AND REPORTING DEVICE AND METHOD | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18679510 | WIRELESS DOWNHOLE ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR INSTALLING AND USING SAME | May 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18623905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEPTION OF ASYNCHRONOUS ENERGY METER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS | April 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18620392 | WIRELESS TELEMETRY MODULE SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18598316 | HYDRO-MECHANICAL SOUNDING DEVICE FOR USE WITH ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY SYSTEM | March 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440795 | HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AREA NETWORK AND METHODS | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18293440 | ACOUSTIC RECEIVER | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18407751 | ENHANCED METER MANAGEMENT SOLUTION | January 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18573477 | WELLSITE EQUIPMENT CONTROLLER | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18496103 | DOWNHOLE ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION COMMUNICATION DEVICE | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18554039 | ENHANCED M-ARY ENCODING TELEMETRY | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18458505 | ANALOG METER READING SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18340772 | DATA SERVICES PLATFORM FOR MANAGING DATA PROCESSING MODELS AND REAL-TIME DATA FROM WELL SYSTEMS | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18127920 | METHOD FOR READING QUALIMETRIC DATA AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18025447 | DEVICE, ALGORITHM AND CLOUD-BASED SYSTEM FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081080 | IN-SLIPS ACOUSTIC RECEPTION | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955352 | SOLID STATE TUNING WITH COUPLED INDUCTORS FOR DOWNHOLE SYSTEMS | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17798483 | MODULAR CONTROL UNIT AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING THE SAME | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17838014 | System and Method for Validating Streaming Sensor Data in a Utility Monitoring System | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 45 | 6 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16722065 | STORAGE MEDIUM, DATA COLLECTING DEVICE, AND DATA COLLECTING METHOD | December 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16465832 | AMI MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR OPERATING SMART METER, AND AMI MANAGEMENT SERVER AND RECORDING MEDIUM APPLYING THE SAME | May 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16295396 | Water Meter and Leak Detection System having Communication with a Intelligent Central Hub Listening and Speaking Apparatus, Wireless Thermostat and/or Home Automation System | March 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16188831 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING WIRELESS SENSOR | November 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15694402 | INTELLIGENT HYBRID TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2017 | February 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15535343 | Downhole Communications Using Variable Length Data Packets | June 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15322359 | LARGE-SCALE SENSOR NETWORK SYSTEM | December 2016 | January 2019 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15309720 | MONITORING HYDROCARBON RECOVERY OPERATIONS USING WEARABLE COMPUTER MACHINES | November 2016 | April 2019 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15255398 | SAFETY CARE SYSTEM | September 2016 | June 2018 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15199277 | AC/DC Downhole Power Switch Using Switching Communication System | June 2016 | December 2018 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14992926 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING FRACTURE FEATURES IN HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURED STRATA USING FUNCTIONAL PROPPANT PROPERTIES | January 2016 | November 2018 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14537282 | MATRIX KEYBOARDING SYSTEM | November 2014 | January 2016 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14366265 | Inter-Tool Communication Flow Control in Toolbus System of Cable Telemetry | June 2014 | July 2018 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14179193 | DRILLSTRING COMBINATION PRESSURE REDUCING AND SIGNALING VALVE | February 2014 | October 2016 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14150030 | Telephone Keypad with Multidirectional Keys | January 2014 | June 2015 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13942073 | Receiver and Digital Demodulation Circuitry for an External Controller Useable in an Implantable Medical Device System | July 2013 | September 2016 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13938416 | DAISY CHAIN COMMUNICATION BUS AND PROTOCOL | July 2013 | October 2016 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13977436 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | June 2013 | June 2016 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13672403 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING FRACTURE FEATURES IN HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURED STRATA USING FUNCTIONAL PROPPANT PROPERTIES | November 2012 | October 2015 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13527190 | TELEPHONE KEYPAD WITH MULTIDIRECTIONAL KEYS | June 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13273075 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE OF MULTICAST FUNCTIONALITY IN AN ENERGY PORTAL | October 2011 | July 2015 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13233214 | LOW EMI KEYPAD CIRCUITRY | September 2011 | September 2015 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13227085 | ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM FOR GUARANTEEING RELIABLE TRANSMISSION OF METER DATA AND ADVANCED METERING METHOD USING THE SAME | September 2011 | December 2014 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13254895 | Keyboard Insert | September 2011 | August 2015 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 13069559 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BROAD BANDWIDTH ACOUSTIC ENERGY | March 2011 | October 2017 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13044079 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING NETWORK CONGESTION IN A SMART UTILITY METER SYSTEM | March 2011 | August 2014 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13034086 | SET-TOP BOX FOR MONITORING TELEHEALTH SENSORS | February 2011 | May 2016 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12840400 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF DOWNHOLE DATA | July 2010 | October 2013 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12637702 | REDUCED KEYPAD FOR MULTI-TAP INPUT | December 2009 | July 2014 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 12490806 | METHOD OF GENERATING AND PROVIDING A PASSWORD TO A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2009 | August 2014 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12401977 | KEYBOARD DEVICE AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A KEY OPERATION | March 2009 | June 2013 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12033135 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR THE SAME BASED ON BATCH INSTRUCTION | February 2008 | October 2013 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11935538 | LEARNING REMOTE CONTROLLER, REMOTE CONTROLLER LEARNING APPARATUS, LEARNING REMOTE CONTROLLER LEARNING SYSTEM, AND PROCESSING METHODS AND PROGRAMS FOR USE THEREWITH | November 2007 | October 2012 | Allow | 59 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11980706 | Letter input structure using morse code and input method of the same | October 2007 | April 2012 | Abandon | 53 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11830203 | Electronic Device with Reconfigurable Keypad | July 2007 | May 2016 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 11690476 | COMPLIANCE TELEMETRY | March 2007 | June 2014 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11648041 | Wellbore telemetry system and method | December 2006 | May 2015 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MURPHY, JEROLD B.
With a 100.0% 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, 100.0% 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.
✓ 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 MURPHY, JEROLD B works in Art Unit 2688 and has examined 37 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 97.3%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.
Examiner MURPHY, JEROLD B's allowance rate of 97.3% places them in the 88% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by MURPHY, JEROLD B receive 2.92 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 85% 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 MURPHY, JEROLD B is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MURPHY, JEROLD B. This interview benefit is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 27.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 50% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 133.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% 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 30% 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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