USPTO Examiner HWANG MATTHEW DANIEL - Art Unit 2833

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19021867TIMERJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
18117407WAKEUP DEVICE UTILIZING WEIGHT OF LIQUID TO ENABLE AND DISABLE FUNCTIONALITYMarch 2023December 2025Allow3411NoNo
18174311MECHANICAL CLOCK FOR USE IN FLUID MEDIAFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3210NoNo
18165999HOROLOGICAL SWITCHABLE DISPLAY MECHANISMFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18077751MULTIFUNCTION CORRECTION DEVICE FOR A TIMEPIECE AND TIMEPIECE COMPRISING SUCH A MULTIFUNCTION CORRECTION DEVICEDecember 2022November 2025Allow3620NoNo
18074114HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT COMPRISING A MOVABLE MEMBER PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE INCLINATIONDecember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
18070045Regulator, Movement, And WatchNovember 2022November 2025Allow3520NoNo
18056990FREQUENCY SETTING OF A HOROLOGICAL OSCILLATOR BY OPTOMECHANICAL DEFORMATIONSNovember 2022November 2025Allow3611NoNo
17988897NATURAL ESCAPEMENT FOR HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT AND HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT COMPRISING SUCH AN ESCAPEMENTNovember 2022June 2025Allow3000NoNo
17986499MULTIFUNCTION CORRECTION DEVICE FOR A TIMEPIECE AND TIMEPIECE COMPRISING SUCH A MULTIFUNCTION CORRECTION DEVICENovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17980852LIGHT-ASSISTED SLEEP AND WAKE-UP ALARM CLOCK AND A WAKE-UP METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17973284WATER-RESISTANT CLOSING DEVICE FOR WATCH CASEOctober 2022October 2025Allow3620NoNo
18048997THERMAL PROTECTION CASE FOR TIMEPIECEOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17965310SYMPATIQUE WATCH AND CLOCK FORMING A SYMPATIQUE HOROLOGICAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SETTING THE TIME OF THE WATCH OF SAID SYMPATIQUE HOROLOGICAL ASSEMBLYOctober 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
17961576Reversible WatchOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17960897Band And TimepieceOctober 2022October 2025Allow3720NoNo
17939929WEARABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320NoNo
17898831Wrist Watch And StrapAugust 2022August 2025Allow3630NoNo
17896043ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHODAugust 2022September 2025Allow3721NoNo
17896040ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHODAugust 2022December 2025Allow4021NoNo
17804953CLOCK WITH MECHANICAL MOVEMENT MOTIFJune 2022May 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17804655WATCH COMPRISING A DIAL INCLUDING A FIXED PORTION AND A MOVABLE PORTIONMay 2022February 2024Allow2130NoNo
17779659SPIRAL SPRING FOR A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMay 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17747483TIMEPIECE COMPRISING AN EXTERNAL ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH A ZIRCONIA PORTIONMay 2022April 2025Allow3530YesNo
17744846SYSTEM FOR SETTING A WATCHMay 2022March 2025Allow3420NoNo
17736529WATCH CASE COMPRISING A MECHANISM FOR ACTUATING A MOVING INDICATORMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17771740SOUND-GENERATING TIMEPIECEApril 2022May 2025Allow3720NoNo
17770550TIMEPIECE COMPRISING A VIBRATION-AMPLIFYING DEVICEApril 2022March 2025Allow3520NoNo
17720346Timepiece Dial, Timepiece, And Method For Manufacturing Timepiece DialApril 2022April 2025Allow3611NoNo
17717251TIMEPIECE WITH LOCALISED ILLUMINATIONApril 2022July 2025Allow3930YesNo
17658147DEWAR DEVICE COMPRISING AN ACTUATION DEVICEApril 2022December 2023Allow2010NoNo
17657443ACTUATABLE EXTERNAL PARTS ELEMENTMarch 2022April 2024Abandon2410YesNo
17762143ELECTRONIC WATCH HAVING USER TIME ZONE SELECTIONMarch 2022August 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17698515WATCH COMPRISING AN AUXILIARY FUNCTION ALLOWING THE INDICATION OF SECONDSMarch 2022July 2024Allow2810NoNo
17695427Mechanical WatchMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17684877COMPONENT MOUNTING MEMBER, CASE AND TIMEPIECEMarch 2022June 2025Allow3930NoNo
17637793BRACELET FASTENING DEVICEFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3000NoNo
17636207CASE MIDDLE/HORN CONNECTION DEVICE FOR A WATCHFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17673146TIMEPIECE INCORPORATING AN ACTUATOR COMPRISING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICEFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2510NoNo
17630394METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ASSEMBLY OF AN ELASTIC HOLDING MEMBER-TIMEPIECE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY WITH A SUPPORT ELEMENTJanuary 2022July 2025Allow4230NoNo
17626303METHOD FOR ADJUSTMENT OF A FLEXUTE PIVOT TIMEPIECE OSCILLATORJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3510NoNo
17624172MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT FOR CONTAINING A LUBRICANT SUBSTANCEDecember 2021December 2024Allow3520NoNo
17645367Electronic WatchDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210NoNo
17558569SPRING FOR A NOTCHING SYSTEM AND TIMEPIECE NOTCHING SYSTEMDecember 2021July 2025Allow4340NoNo
17558563SPRING FOR A NOTCHING SYSTEM AND TIMEPIECE NOTCHING SYSTEMDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17645373Electronic Watch Having a Date Indicator Between a Battery and a MovementDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210NoNo
17545455EXTERNAL CONTROL MECHANISM FOR A TIMEPIECEDecember 2021July 2023Allow2000NoNo
17456613DEVICE FOR WINDING OR SETTING AND FOR VERIFYING A WATCHNovember 2021March 2024Allow2710NoNo
17455758HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT PROVIDED WITH A GENERATOR AND A CIRCUIT FOR REGULATING THE FREQUENCY OF ROTATION OF THIS GENERATORNovember 2021July 2023Allow2000NoNo
17529295WIRELESS TIME SERVICING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMNovember 2021December 2024Allow3720NoNo
17454679Balance With Hairspring, Movement, Mechanical Watch, And Method For Manufacturing Balance With HairspringNovember 2021May 2024Allow3000NoNo
17510666ISOTHERMAL CLOCK DEVICEOctober 2021May 2024Allow3020YesNo
17501102MULTIPLE JUMP TIMEPIECE DISPLAY MECHANISMOctober 2021June 2024Allow3210NoNo
17499905SYSTEM FOR DRIVING AND HOLDING IN POSITION A MOBILE UNIT FOR DISPLAYING TIME OR TIME DERIVATIVE INFORMATIONOctober 2021August 2024Allow3410YesNo
17495145WATCH CASE COMPRISING A NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICEOctober 2021March 2025Allow4130NoNo
17494159DRAGGING TYPE RETROGRADE HOROLOGICAL DISPLAY MECHANISM EQUIPPED WITH A DISPLAY DISCONNECTION LEVEROctober 2021June 2024Allow3200NoNo
17598427INDICATOR DEVICE FOR WATCHMAKINGSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3610NoNo
17480541TIMEPIECE DISPLAY DEVICE ON MULTIPLE LEVELSSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4321NoNo
17480795WATCH WITH REMOVABLE HORNSSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17480759ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVEL INSIDE A WATCH CASESeptember 2021July 2024Allow3310NoNo
17476253POINTER DEVICE AND TIMEPIECESeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17474430SHOCKPROOF PROTECTION WITH BANKING OF A ROTARY FLEXIBLE GUIDANCE RESONATOR MECHANISMSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17469108WATCH, POINTER CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17467503DEVICE FOR LOCKING A TIMEPIECE MOVEMENTSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2710NoNo
17310879SATELLITE ANTENNA INTEGRATED TIME-SYNCHRONIZATION DEVICEAugust 2021July 2024Allow3510NoNo
17400760METHOD OF HARMONIC TUNING OF AT LEAST ONE GONG OF A WATCH STRIKING MECHANISMAugust 2021March 2024Allow3110NoNo
17385523TIMING DEVICE WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL RESETJuly 2021April 2024Allow3220YesNo
17381425MECHANICAL HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT WITH POWER RESERVE DETECTIONJuly 2021January 2024Allow3010NoNo
17380501CLOCKWORK SELECTOR MECHANISMJuly 2021November 2023Allow2820NoNo
17379178ROTARY DISK MOON PHASE INDICATORJuly 2021May 2024Allow3410NoNo
17376385TIMEPIECE COMPRISING A GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH A GENERATORJuly 2021August 2024Allow3720NoNo
17305377ALARM CLOCK MODULEJuly 2021August 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17361517Watch Dial And WatchJune 2021July 2025Abandon4841NoNo
17334758SMART WATCHMay 2021July 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17334757SMART WATCHMay 2021July 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17334755SMART WATCHMay 2021July 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17333784SONIC GENERATOR FOR USE WITH A TIMING AND DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR A LIVE SPORTING EVENTMay 2021March 2024Allow3410NoNo
17327965SHOCK ABSORBER SPRING, BEARING BODY AND BEARING FOR TIMEPIECEMay 2021April 2024Allow3410NoNo
17322234DEVICE FOR ILLUMINATING LUMINESCENT WATCH DISPLAYSMay 2021November 2023Allow3010NoNo
17320781SEALING DEVICEMay 2021September 2023Allow2810NoNo
17319144DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A HOROLOGICAL DISPLAYMay 2021January 2025Allow4540NoNo
17318053TIMEPIECE ROTATING REGULATOR MECHANISMMay 2021July 2023Allow2610YesNo
17293009INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICEMay 2021June 2024Abandon3701NoNo
17289615OSCILLATING WEIGHT WITH VARIABLE GEOMETRY FOR A TIMEPIECE MECHANISMApril 2021September 2023Allow2910NoNo
17234917INDICATOR ANTI-CORRECTION SYSTEM FOR A TIMEPIECEApril 2021August 2023Allow2810NoNo
17234888WATCH WITH ANNUAL CALENDAR SETTING AND METHOD THEREFORApril 2021September 2023Allow2920YesNo
17232686TRIGGERING MOBILE APPLICATION USING MOVABLE EXTERNAL DEVICEApril 2021January 2025Abandon4520NoNo
17220263SYSTEM FOR FASTENING A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT IN A WATCH CASEApril 2021January 2024Allow3320YesNo
17220524TIMEPIECE OSCILLATOR STRUCTURE WITH A DIVISIBLE ELEMENTApril 2021March 2025Allow4831YesNo
17218205HOLOGRAPH-PROJECTING WATCH DEVICES AND METHODS THEREINMarch 2021July 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17194557WRIST WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SWITCHABLE MULTI BAND ANTENNA SYSTEMMarch 2021October 2023Allow3200NoNo
17192956STOP PAWL FOR HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENTMarch 2021July 2023Allow2810YesNo
17271945DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A TIMEPIECE AND TIMEPIECE COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICEFebruary 2021August 2023Allow2910NoNo
17169633WATCH WITH MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC MOVEMENT PROVIDED WITH A STRIKING MECHANISMFebruary 2021April 2023Allow2610YesNo
17168415TIMEPIECE WITH REVERSIBLE WATCH CASEFebruary 2021May 2023Allow2810NoNo
17166647ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE AND INDICATION CONTROL METHODFebruary 2021December 2023Allow3420YesNo
17162404MECHANICAL HOROLOGICAL BEARING PROVIDED WITH A DAMPINGJanuary 2021November 2023Allow3420NoNo
17161008OSCILLATING WINDING MASS PROVIDED WITH A DECORATIVE ELEMENT FOR AUTOMATIC TIMEPIECE MOVEMENTJanuary 2021November 2023Allow3420NoNo
17158106Watch Having a First Barrel Complete With a Diameter That is Less Than a Diameter of a Second Barrel CompleteJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3010NoNo
17262619DIGITAL DISPLAY AND DIGITAL TIME DEVICEJanuary 2021May 2023Allow2800NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
11.2%
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
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
6.4%
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

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 HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL works in Art Unit 2833 and has examined 74 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL's allowance rate of 82.4% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL receive 1.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 21% 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 HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL. This interview benefit is in the 45% 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, 31.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 63% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 44.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 68% 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, 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 18% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 24% 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 49.2% of allowed cases (in the 97% 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:

    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

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