Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18910113 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING HINGE MECHANISM THAT SUPPORTS A DOCUMENT CONVEYANCE UNIT | October 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18432384 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND IMAGE OBTAINING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO TRANSMIT IMAGE DATA AND TO TRANSMIT ENCRYPTION KEY, NONTRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMAGE OBTAINING DEVICE, AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR IMAGE OBTAINING DEVICE | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424958 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT IMPROVE SKEW CORRECTION ACCURACY | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18290658 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF EASILY SELECTING IMAGE DATA OF HIGHEST QUALITY | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416928 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM FOR MANAGING LICENSE INFORMATION | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18415259 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR SETTING A NOTIFICATION DESTINATION USER WHEN AN IMAGE IS SHARED BY A CHAT SERVICE | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18414018 | PRINTING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PRINT DATA GENERATION PROGRAM FOR GENERATING SUB-JOBS | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18413269 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SERVER, AND SYSTEM FOR USE WITH APPARATUS OR CONSUMABLE CONTRACTS | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412792 | METHOD FOR PRINTING A DOCUMENT ON AN ELECTRONIC PAPER WITH A VIRTUAL PRINTER, AND VIRTUAL PRINTER SYSTEM | January 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411211 | PRINTER HAVING OFF-LINE PRINTING, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18409025 | IMAGE COMPARISON CALIBRATIONS | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408966 | COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION OF COLOR TO SUBSTRATES | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18574750 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION | December 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18399530 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WHICH CONVERTS COLOR IMAGES TO MONOCHROME WITH PERCEPTIBLE GRADATIONS IN GRAY VALUE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SAME | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18571760 | System for processing 3D print jobs | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18569479 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE TO DISPLAY SAMPLE IMAGE AND COMPARATIVE SAMPLE IMAGE OF MODE SPECIFIED BY A USER SIDE BY SIDE | December 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524175 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND SERVER APPARATUS FOR REPLACING CARTRIDGES | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18564810 | SCANNING TECHNIQUE ADJUSTABLE PER PAGE | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18507162 | INK JET SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING EJECTION FAILURES | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18505327 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM WITH CALCULATING OF PROCESSING LENGTH, WHICH IS LENGTH OF PRINT MEDIUM THAT CAN BE PROCESSED BY POST PROCESSING DEVICE | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18289941 | PRINTER FOR USE WITH ATTACHING DEVICE | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18386022 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WHICH ADAPT TO VARIOUS OSES/IPP PRINT FUNCTIONS | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496783 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT MANAGES LOG FOR USE IN CALCULATING USAGE FEE, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382498 | IMPROVED GLOSS EFFECT | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380089 | MFP SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MASTER DEVICE MFP AND SLAVE DEVICE MFP | October 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18378805 | BILLING CONTROL APPARATUS, BILLING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM CAPABLE OF PERFORMING BILLING PROCESSING IN RESPONSE TO STATE OF MEDIUM WHEN THERE IS MEDIUM BEFORE PRINTING OR DURING PRINTING AS RESULT OF USER INTENTIONALLY STOPPING PRINTING | October 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479542 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR SETTINGS FOR PERFORMING PRINTING USING SPOT COLORS | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375585 | CONTROLLING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS A PLURALITY OF PRINT SPEED MODES, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479735 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A GROUP TO SHARE IMAGE DATA IN BY SELECTING A REGISTERED OBJECT | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474466 | Method of preparing image job data for imaging a mask layer, associated controller and mask layer imaging system | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469708 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE SETTING VALUE FOR PRINT JOB ON THE BASIS OF SETTINGS INFORMATION ACQUIRED FROM EXTERNAL DEVICE | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18468132 | APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH READING UNIT TO READ MANUSCRIPT ON READING SURFACE AND TO CHANGE SETTINGS BASED ON READING | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368875 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING LOAD OF PROVIDING PRINT SETTINGS USER INTERFACE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281967 | ECOLOGICAL MINING USING AT LEAST ONE PRINTING DEVICE FOR PROOF-OF-WORK | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18456676 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR PREVIEWING CHANGE IN IMAGE QUALITY | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18357525 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EXTENDING PRINT FUNCTIONS AND STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224615 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT EFFECTIVELY SUPPRESSES FORMATION OF AN IMAGE | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356144 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF SWITCHING FUNCTION USABLE IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS BASED ON CONTRACT INFORMATION OF APPARATUS MAIN BODY AND CONSUMABLE | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18355781 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR USING AN EXTENSION APPLICATION FOR EXTENDING FUNCTIONALITY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A STANDARD APPLICATION | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18355604 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD THAT EXECUTE POST-PROCESSING ON A PLURALITY OF SHEETS | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353632 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH DIFFERENT WIRELESS MODES | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220824 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD WITH SEQUENTIAL ERROR DETECTION | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18219735 | DRIVING RECORDING METHOD | July 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18346928 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING HINGE MECHANISM THAT SUPPORTS A DOCUMENT CONVEYANCE UNIT | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18346768 | AUTHENTICITY COLLATION SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICITY COLLATION METHOD | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345690 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRINTING SERVICE AND CONFIGURED TO CHANGE PRINTER CONNECTION DESTINATION | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18269259 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR A DISTORTION COMPENSATION CIRCUIT | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18200600 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR RESTRICTING OPERATION TO NOTIFICATION INFORMATION | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143022 | OPTIMAL PRINTING OF TEMPLATE COMPONENTS ON A FABRIC SUBSTRATE | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310535 | VERIFICATION SYSTEM, VERIFICATION METHOD, AND VERIFICATION PROGRAM OF ID CARD | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18300325 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT CONTROL PRINTING A FLUORESENT MATSDIAL PATCH ON A PRENTING MEDIUM | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298684 | SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WRITING TO A WIRELESS TAG | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297077 | Control architecture to support 3D printers enabling a Production Network | April 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18190925 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR PRINTING DATA GENERATED FOR A SHEET ONTO A LABEL | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18120942 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR DETERMINING DATA OUTPUT BASED ON PROMPTS | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117106 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS STORING SCAN DATA IN EXTERNAL MEMORY, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176641 | SERVER FOR DEVICE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING SERVICES, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18022106 | METHOD FOR PRINTING A DECORATION, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167073 | PRINTED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SHREDDER | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18157857 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH DIVIDER REGION FOR DIVIDING ROLL-SHAPED PRINTING MEDIUM INTO OBTAINED NUMBER OF ROLLS | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156456 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING OS-STANDARD GENERAL-PURPOSE PRINTING PROGRAM INSTALLED THEREON THAT ENABLES THE DEVICE TO DISPLAY INFORMATION ON STATUS OF PRINTER | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18156468 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING OS-STANDARD GENERAL-PURPOSE PRINTING PROGRAM INSTALLED THEREON THAT ENABLES THE DEVICE TO NOTIFY USER OF CONNECTION ERROR WITH PRINTER | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098142 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD THAT CHANGES OUTPUT INTENSITY OR RECEIVED THRESHOLD BASED ON AN IMAGE FORMING OPERATION | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145292 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS CONNECTION WITH AN EXTERNAL DEVICE IN A STATE IN WHICH ANOTHER WIRELESS CONNECTION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH ANOTHER EXTERNAL DEVICE | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18068097 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO PERFORM PRINTING USING GENERAL-USE PRINTING PROGRAM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PRINTING METHOD THEREFOR | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18059007 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING EVALUATION OF USER FOR OPTIONAL FUNCTION OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055865 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVER THAT PROVIDES SERVICE RELATED TO PRINTER, METHOD EXECUTED BY SERVER THAT PROVIDES SERVICE RELATED TO PRINTER, AND SERVER PROVIDING SERVICE RELATED TO PRINTER | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18050163 | PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE PRINTING, TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR THE PRINTING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE MEDIUM FOR THE PRINTING SYSTEM | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18049808 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, FOR SETTING A NOTIFICATION DESTINATION USER WHEN IMAGE DATA GENERATED BY SCANNING AN IMAGE IS SHARED BY A CHAT SERVICE | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049182 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT COMMUNICATES WITH A USER TERMINAL OPERATED BY A USER VIA A NETWORK | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956218 | Systems, Apparatus, and Methods For Transmitting Image Data | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935719 | PRINTING SYSTEM EXECUTING TWO OR MORE TARGET JOBS IN RESPONSE TO COMPLETION OF SETTLEMENT OF TOTAL FEE | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17905635 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF EXPANDING DATA COLLECTION FUNCTION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM OF THE SAME | September 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17890273 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THAT SET FIXING DEVICE TO DIFFERENT STATES BASED ON PROPERTY OF IMAGE FORMING DEVICE | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17884385 | CONTROL PLAN FOR PAPER, SHEET, AND BOX MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17882826 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR HANDLING SETTING CHANGES | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878861 | CONTROL DEVICE WITH RECOGNIZING INSTRUCTION FUNCTION OF DIGITAL CAMERA WITH PRINTER, OPERATION METHOD FOR CONTROL DEVICE OF DIGITAL CAMERA WITH PRINTER, AND OPERATION PROGRAM FOR CONTROL DEVICE OF DIGITAL CAMERA WITH PRINTER | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17868549 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR USING JOB LOGS | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17868090 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, FOR SELECTIVE AQUISITION OF IMAGE DATA FROM SERVER AND FROM INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17864743 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM, WITH SETUP PAGE THAT SHOWS INFORMATION INDICATING FUNCTIONS | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865205 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO START AND STOP OPERATION IN PREDETERMINED MODE FOR RECEIVING SETTING INFORMATION FROM INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17859939 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A REGISTERED OBJECT DETERMINED FROM AN OBJECT TO SHARE IMAGE DATA AMONG A GROUP | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858612 | FUNCTION EXECUTING DEVICE FOR EXECUTING COMMUNICATION OF FUNCTION EXECUTION INFORMATION WITH TERMINAL DEVICE | July 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852438 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FAULT DETECTION METHOD | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848800 | COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION OF COLOR TO SUBSTRATES | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723799 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING SETTING ITEM TO AN EXTERNAL APPARATUS | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17711356 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR TRANSFERING POST-PROCESSING INFORMATION | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693588 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOUD-BASED SCAN TO EMAIL BLACKLIST | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17688988 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD WITH DETERMINATION, FOR EACH OF DIVIDED AREAS, AS TO WHICH OF READ IMAGE DATA OR ORIGINAL IMAGE DATA IS USED IN CORRECTING ORIGINAL IMAGE DATA | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17681360 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS CONNECTION WITH AN EXTERNAL DEVICE IN A STATE IN WHICH ANOTHER WIRELESS CONNECTION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH ANOTHER EXTERNAL DEVICE | February 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17627219 | PRINTER FOR PRINTING HISTOLOGY LABORATORY CONSUMABLE ARTICLES | January 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17537427 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | November 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17531882 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND PRINTER FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF IMAGE DATA REPRESENTING IMAGE OF PRINT TARGET | November 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17527185 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR FUNCTION SELECTION BETWEEN DEVICES | November 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17525992 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS REGISTERING AND DISPLAYING REJECTED FACSIMILE NUMBER, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | November 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17496625 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR DRAWING ON CROSS-SECTION TO BE TRIMMED | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING AN INBOUND FAX FROM A SERVER TO A USER AS EACH PAGE IS RECEIVED | October 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17491851 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CREATE CUSTOM COLOR ADHESIVE SECUREMENT ARRANGEMENT | October 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17448566 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MANAGING DESTINATION INFORMATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM | September 2021 | January 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17471196 | SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED DISPLAY, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM | September 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PACHOL, NICHOLAS C.
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.
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, 38.5% 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 PACHOL, NICHOLAS C works in Art Unit 2699 and has examined 146 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner PACHOL, NICHOLAS C's allowance rate of 76.0% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by PACHOL, NICHOLAS C receive 2.29 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PACHOL, NICHOLAS C is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PACHOL, NICHOLAS C. This interview benefit is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 53% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 24.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% 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 13% 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 44.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. 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, 80.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% 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 0.7% 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 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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