USPTO Examiner WEST LEWIS G - Art Unit 2699

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18751212OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK WITH UNIFIED REMOTE UNITS SUPPORTING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL SPLITS, MULTIPLE WIRELESS INTERFACE PROTOCOLS, MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, AND MULTIPLE RADIO FREQUENCY BANDSJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18603365OPHTHALMIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, OCT DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18586190HANDHELD DEVICE CASE WITH ACTIVATABLE SHIELD TO BLOCK WIRELESS SIGNALSFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18440072Power Control Method and TerminalFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18435497ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHODFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18543168METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL STAINING OF LABEL-FREE FLUORESCENCE IMAGES USING DEEP LEARNINGDecember 2023February 2025Allow1420NoNo
18518574FOLDABLE PHONE CASENovember 2023February 2024Allow200NoNo
18512382MACHINE LEARNED FEATURE RECOMMENDATION ENGINE IN A DIGITAL TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT PLATFORMNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510YesNo
18508357FOLDING CASE WITH ROTATING SIDE COVERNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18508379FOLDING CASE WITH ROTATING SIDE COVERNovember 2023September 2024Allow1020NoNo
18384794DUAL DOMAIN TRACKING OF TARGET STRUCTURESOctober 2023July 2024Allow910NoNo
18382566EXECUTING APPLICATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER DEVICESOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18555807MOBILE TERMINALOctober 2023July 2024Allow900NoNo
18371001DYNAMIC PROFILE INGESTIONSeptember 2023April 2024Allow710NoNo
18461292CHANNEL-WISE AUTOREGRESSIVE ENTROPY MODELS FOR IMAGE COMPRESSIONSeptember 2023April 2024Allow710NoNo
18364548WIRELESS SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION FOR DUAL TRANSCEIVER OPERATIONAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18363908ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTENNA SWITCHING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18227345ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR OBJECT RECOGNITION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18224456COMPUTER VISION FOR DEVICE LINKINGJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18340162METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COEXISTENCE WITH LICENSED ENTITIES USING BEAM STEERINGJune 2023March 2025Allow2030YesNo
18204737SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A VEHICLE DRIVER USING AT LEAST PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK SIGNALSJune 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18202871RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICEMay 2023September 2024Allow1620NoNo
18201507INFORMATION LEAKAGE PREVENTION SHIELD DEVICEMay 2023July 2025Allow2500NoNo
18315302HANDHELD DEVICE CASE WITH ACTIVATABLE SHIELD TO BLOCK WIRELESS SIGNALSMay 2023November 2023Allow700YesNo
18315264MULTICAST SERVICE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICEMay 2023July 2024Allow1420NoNo
18313935WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION AND POWER TRANSMISSION ATHLETIC APPAREL MODULEMay 2023September 2024Allow1610NoNo
18134299ANTENNA SELF-CAPACITANCE CHANGE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RELATED APPLICATIONSApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18194587CONCURRENT OPERATION OF SPS RECEIVER AND WIRELESS TRANSMITTERMarch 2023July 2024Allow1520NoNo
18125315WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2023May 2025Allow2630NoNo
18122625REDUCED SIZE CONFIGURATION INTERFACEMarch 2023June 2024Allow1520YesNo
18180640Receiver with Selected Suppression of Propagating SignalsMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18043560POWER CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18042141VEGETATION GROWTH DETECTION VIA RADIO PROPAGATIONFebruary 2023November 2023Allow910YesNo
18020811User Equipment (UE) Reporting of Non-Cellular Receiver StatusFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2600NoNo
18151268GENERATING DATA IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM FOR A MACHINE LEARNING MODELJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18083557FOLDABLE PHONE CASE METHOD AND DEVICESDecember 2022May 2024Abandon1620NoNo
18082476AUTOMATED INPUT-DATA MONITORING TO DYNAMICALLY ADAPT MACHINE-LEARNING TECHNIQUESDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18001043UNEVEN LOAD MITIGATION IN A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE POWER STORAGE DEVICESDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710YesNo
17928728MOBILE TERMINALNovember 2022April 2025Allow2900NoNo
17920021DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2022February 2024Allow1600NoNo
17965786FOLDING CELL PHONE CASEOctober 2022November 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17915044Electronic DeviceSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2400NoNo
17952866FUTURE OBJECT TRAJECTORY PREDICTIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS MACHINE APPLICATIONSSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1630YesNo
17758543Electronic Device with Foldable Screen and Control MethodSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3300NoNo
17900873ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMESeptember 2022October 2023Allow1411NoNo
17896818METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR GENERATING IMAGEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2800NoNo
17802199MOBILE TERMINAL WITH SLIDING SHELLSAugust 2022March 2024Allow1811YesNo
17880266SELECTION OF ANTENNA PATTERNS BASED ON IMAGE DATA AND DEPTH DATAAugust 2022March 2025Allow3200NoNo
17869178ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PREVENTION METHOD FOR PREVENTING DETERIORATION BY OPERATION OF ANTENNA MODULEJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410YesNo
17813258ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WHETHER A COVER IS ATTACHED THERETOJuly 2022September 2023Allow1401NoNo
17860703Early Alert and Location Intelligence Geographic Information SystemJuly 2022July 2024Allow2510NoNo
17857385IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRAINING METHOD FOR TRAINING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510NoNo
17843558FOLDABLE SCREEN DEVICEJune 2022June 2024Allow2421NoNo
17826217RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINAL, RADIO NETWORK, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAMMay 2022June 2023Allow1310NoNo
17739662IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMay 2022March 2025Allow3411NoNo
17774924METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATIONMay 2022June 2025Allow3720NoNo
17754921MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING FRAMES AND OPTICAL TRACKING SENSORApril 2022May 2024Allow2510NoNo
17694762FOLDING CASE FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17753318RADIOABLATION TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17678855DEEP LEARNING BASED AUXILIARY DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM FOR EARLY GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER AND INSPECTION DEVICEFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3811NoNo
17675765UNCERTAINTY-AWARE DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR ANATOMICAL LANDMARK DETECTION IN MEDICAL IMAGESFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2500NoNo
17633116PREDICTING PATIENT RESPONSES TO A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCEFebruary 2022May 2025Allow4011YesNo
17423016DEEP LEARNING ARCHITECTURE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC FUNDUS IMAGE READING AND AUTOMATIC FUNDUS IMAGE READING METHOD USING DEEP LEARNING ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3700NoNo
17561692CELL PHONE CASE FOR PROTECTING HINGEDecember 2021April 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17556442Power Control Method and TerminalDecember 2021October 2023Allow2220NoNo
17644783AUXILIARY SCREENING SYSTEM AND AUXILIARY SCREENING METHOD FOR A HIP JOINT OF A BABYDecember 2021March 2024Allow2700NoNo
17619616AUXILIARY PATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS METHODDecember 2021September 2024Allow3311NoNo
17616336AUTOMATIC CERVICAL CANCER DIAGNOSIS SYSTEMDecember 2021April 2024Allow2800NoNo
17456597SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGNovember 2021May 2025Allow4211YesNo
17606400ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED MEDICAL IMAGE AUTOMATIC DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2021March 2024Allow2900NoNo
17600739METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING EMBRYOSOctober 2021February 2025Allow4110NoNo
17449451FOLDING CASE WITH ROTATING SIDE COVERSeptember 2021October 2022Abandon1210NoNo
17484017RECONSTRUCTION WITH USER-DEFINED CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTHSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3601NoNo
17482901DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PNEUMONIA DETECTION BASED ON DEEP LEARNINGSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3100NoNo
17442499IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3010NoNo
17437533MEDICAL SYSTEM, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3510NoNo
17310308DENTAL IMAGING MIXED REALITY SYSTEMJuly 2021July 2024Allow3610NoNo
17421560APPARATUS, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS FOR DETERMINING BONE AGE OF TEETHJuly 2021January 2024Allow3000NoNo
17370983SYSTEM TO DETECT DIELECTRIC CHANGES IN MATTERJuly 2021January 2024Allow3101NoNo
17305259MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODJuly 2021December 2024Allow4121YesNo
17366532WIRELESS REPEATER WITH ARBITRARY PROGRAMMABLE SELECTIVITYJuly 2021May 2024Allow3430YesNo
17361718CONTOURING SYSTEMJune 2021April 2024Allow3310NoNo
17362344OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK WITH UNIFIED REMOTE UNITS SUPPORTING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL SPLITS, MULTIPLE WIRELESS INTERFACE PROTOCOLS, MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, AND MULTIPLE RADIO FREQUENCY BANDSJune 2021August 2022Allow1400NoNo
17354861BONE AGE ASSESSMENT METHOD FOR BONE IMAGEJune 2021March 2024Allow3210NoNo
17336419DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OF FFI IN A LENS TISSUEJune 2021June 2024Allow3600NoNo
17330901METHOD FOR CALCULATING INDEX OF MICROCIRCULATORY RESISTANCE BASED ON MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW AND CT IMAGEMay 2021November 2023Allow3010NoNo
17321219IMAGE RECOGNITION MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMMay 2021March 2024Allow3410NoNo
17293638MYOCARDIUM IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICEMay 2021February 2024Allow3310NoNo
17213391METHOD FOR CREATING TRAINING DATA FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM TO CLASSIFY HYPERSPECTRAL DATAMarch 2021September 2023Allow2900NoNo
17279002BREAST MAPPING AND ABNORMALITY LOCALIZATIONMarch 2021October 2024Allow4321NoNo
17205422ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHODMarch 2021November 2023Allow3200NoNo
17170688GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS (GANs) FOR SIMULATING SPECIMEN IMAGESFebruary 2021December 2023Allow3410NoNo
17265367OPHTHALMIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, OCT DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2021December 2023Allow3401NoNo
17158104Method for Recognizing Objects in an Environment of a VehicleJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3220NoNo
17139009CASE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE AND A MOBILE DEVICEDecember 2020February 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17134990Efficient artificial intelligence analysis of radiographic images with combined predictive modelingDecember 2020July 2024Allow4311YesNo
17132104Electrical Tomography-Based Object RecognitionDecember 2020October 2023Allow3410NoNo
15734521METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF AN INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM IMAGEDecember 2020November 2023Allow3610NoNo
17100549TARGET OBJECT IDENTIFICATION FOR WASTE PROCESSINGNovember 2020August 2023Allow3320YesNo
17069207System to notify a request for help by detecting an intent to press a button, said system using artificial intelligenceOctober 2020February 2024Allow4010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WEST, LEWIS G.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
9.7%
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
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(75.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(25.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
93.7%
Higher 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, 75.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner WEST, LEWIS G - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WEST, LEWIS G works in Art Unit 2699 and has examined 179 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WEST, LEWIS G's allowance rate of 95.5% places them in the 87% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WEST, LEWIS G receive 1.26 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WEST, LEWIS G is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEST, LEWIS G. This interview benefit is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 40.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 90% 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 60.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 36.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 21% 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 27% 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

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.