USPTO Examiner FLETCHER MARLON T - Art Unit 2837

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17136403DIGITAL PROJECTION ON SILVER ELEVATOR DOORSDecember 2020June 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17252745DOOR-PINCH DETECTION DEVICE AND ELEVATOR DOOR DEVICEDecember 2020May 2023Allow2910YesNo
17091665ELEVATOR SYSTEM RESPONSE TO CUSTOM PASSENGER ATTRIBUTESNovember 2020August 2024Abandon4520NoNo
17086102SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COLLABORATING ON A MUSICAL COMPOSITION OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORKOctober 2020May 2021Allow610NoNo
17079973INPUT DEVICE WITH A VARIABLE TENSIONED JOYSTICK WITH TRAVEL DISTANCE FOR OPERATING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND A METHOD OF USE THEREOFOctober 2020January 2021Allow300NoNo
17080654AUTOMATIC PREPARATION OF A NEW MIDI FILEOctober 2020February 2023Allow2710YesNo
17078621MUSICALITY INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, MUSICALITY INFORMATION PROVISION APPARATUS, AND MUSICALITY INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEMOctober 2020November 2022Allow2510NoNo
17063729SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATION OF ELEVATORS AND OTHER DEVICESOctober 2020July 2022Abandon2110NoNo
17025701MEDIA-MEDIA AUGMENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMPOSING A MEDIA PRODUCTSeptember 2020May 2021Allow710NoNo
17012061MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION METHOD, MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2020June 2023Allow3320NoNo
17003676APPARATUS FOR PLAYING A MULTI-STRING INSTRUMENTAugust 2020December 2020Allow410NoNo
16994731REAL-TIME INTEGRATION AND REVIEW OF DANCE PERFORMANCES STREAMED FROM REMOTE LOCATIONSAugust 2020January 2021Allow510NoNo
16989644SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMBEDDING DATA IN MEDIA CONTENTAugust 2020September 2022Allow2510YesNo
16984952VIRTUAL MUSIC LESSON SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEAugust 2020December 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16984565INTELLIGENT ACCOMPANIMENT GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSISTING A USER TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT IN A SYSTEMAugust 2020May 2022Allow2110NoNo
16935480Audio Sample Playback UnitJuly 2020January 2021Allow610NoNo
16920732SYSTEMS, METHODS, SMART MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MUSIC SCORE MATCHINGJuly 2020October 2022Allow2710NoNo
15733331ELECTRONIC EFFECTS DEVICE AND METHODJune 2020April 2022Allow2110YesNo
16904994KEYBOARD SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2020February 2023Allow3201NoNo
16894153MUSIC GENERATORJune 2020May 2022Allow2310YesNo
16884705INERTIAL ANALYZER FOR VERTICAL MINING CONVEYANCES AND METHOD THEREOFMay 2020March 2023Allow3410NoNo
16883212ELEVATORMay 2020September 2022Allow2800NoNo
16876504ELEVATOR TRAVEL BLOCKING APPARATUSMay 2020December 2022Allow3020NoNo
15931904MODULAR ELECTRIC GUITAR SYSTEMMay 2020April 2021Allow1120YesNo
16872940SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A SENSORY EXPERIENCE BY MERGING BIOMETRIC DATA WITH USER-PROVIDED CONTENTMay 2020March 2022Allow2210NoNo
16869592METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPOSING MUSIC WITH CHORD ACCOMPANIMENTMay 2020December 2021Allow1900NoNo
16869334METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AI CONTROLLED LOOP BASED SONG CONSTRUCTIONMay 2020November 2021Allow1900NoNo
16868185GUITAR NECK AND BODY JOINTMay 2020June 2021Allow1300NoNo
16866872Handheld Polyphonic Musical Wind InstrumentMay 2020June 2022Abandon2620YesNo
16864450METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF AN ELEVATORMay 2020February 2023Abandon3410NoNo
16864740ELEVATOR SYSTEM MONITORING AND CONTROL BASED ON HOISTWAY WIND SPEEDMay 2020March 2023Allow3410NoNo
16862173ANTENNA FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A MOTORApril 2020July 2021Allow1510NoNo
16849448ELEVATOR SYSTEMSApril 2020January 2023Allow3310NoNo
16843542MOTION FEEDBACK DEVICEApril 2020June 2022Abandon2621YesNo
16838775DYNAMIC MUSIC MODIFICATIONApril 2020March 2022Allow2410NoNo
16836868METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE AND HIGH EFFICIENCY OPERATION THROUGH ELEVATOR ANALYSISMarch 2020August 2020Allow500NoNo
16831941CONTROL SYSTEM, ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MACHINE PASSENGERSMarch 2020April 2024Allow4910NoNo
16830697SWITCH FINGERBOARD FOR VIOLIN FAMILY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSMarch 2020July 2021Allow1510NoNo
16641969SONG ANALYSIS DEVICE AND SONG ANALYSIS PROGRAMFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1810NoNo
16799695STRINGED INSTRUMENT WITH AN INTERCHANGEABLE MAGNETIC PICKUP SYSTEMFebruary 2020May 2021Allow1400NoNo
16798232METHOD IMPLEMENTED BY PROCESSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PERFORMANCE DATA DISPLAY SYSTEMFebruary 2020December 2021Allow2220NoNo
16638475ELEVATOR RENEWAL METHOD AND ELEVATOR AUXILIARY PANELFebruary 2020February 2023Allow3620NoNo
16786816PREDICTING THE POPULARITY OF A SONG BASED ON HARMONIC SURPRISEFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1400NoNo
16784013METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELEVATORFebruary 2020August 2022Allow3000NoNo
16783809KEYBOARD DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTFebruary 2020May 2021Allow1510NoNo
16634902ELEVATOR SYSTEMJanuary 2020September 2022Allow3120NoNo
16749117COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR MUSIC EDITINGJanuary 2020May 2021Allow1500NoNo
16749421SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEMI-AUTOMATED GUIDED AUDIO PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTIONJanuary 2020October 2021Abandon2110NoNo
16747600SINGING SCORING METHOD AND SINGING SCORING SYSTEM BASED ON STREAMING MEDIAJanuary 2020March 2021Allow1400NoNo
16746302SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MUSIC PRODUCTIONJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2210NoNo
16743674Cadence-Based Selection, Playback, and Transition Between Song VersionsJanuary 2020July 2021Allow1810YesNo
16740811TIMBRE CREATION SYSTEMJanuary 2020July 2021Allow1820NoNo
16740713AUDIO WAVEFORM DISPLAY USING MAPPING FUNCTIONJanuary 2020July 2021Allow1810NoNo
16728953METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR CREATING SONG MASHUPSDecember 2019June 2022Allow2930NoNo
16724816APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CELLULAR COMPOSITIONSDecember 2019October 2021Allow2220NoNo
16721400CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF AN ELEVATOR CARDecember 2019September 2023Abandon4520NoNo
16716739SINGING ASSISTING SYSTEM, SINGING ASSISTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM COMPRISING INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING THE SAMEDecember 2019October 2020Allow900NoNo
16622324OPERATING AND/OR DISPLAY PANEL, ELEVATOR CAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPERATING AND/OR DISPLAY PANELDecember 2019November 2022Abandon3510NoNo
16713757CONVEYANCE SYSTEM WITH LOADING FACTOR DETECTIONDecember 2019October 2022Allow3410NoNo
16713023TIMBRE FITTING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON TIME-VARYING MULTI-SEGMENT SPECTRUMDecember 2019November 2020Allow1210NoNo
16707282SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ELEVATOR SYSTEM DURING LOCKDOWNDecember 2019March 2022Allow2710NoNo
16701396Configuring a Playlist or Sequence of Compositions or Stream of CompositionsDecember 2019January 2022Allow2620NoNo
16618446METHOD FOR CONFIGURING SECURITY RELATED CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS IN A PASSENGER TRANSPORT INSTALLATIONDecember 2019September 2021Allow2100NoNo
16698801MUSIC GENERATION SYSTEMNovember 2019February 2021Allow1410NoNo
16617900AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFNovember 2019December 2020Allow1210NoNo
16695221ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT CARS IN A 2-DIMENSIONAL HOISTWAYNovember 2019October 2023Abandon4610NoNo
16695338DRIVE ARRANGEMENT HAVING A MOVABLE RAIL SEGMENTNovember 2019September 2023Abandon4510NoNo
16617019BREAK DETECTION DEVICENovember 2019June 2024Allow5510YesNo
16692184UNIVERSAL PICKUP TRANSDUCER MOUNTING SYSTEMNovember 2019November 2020Allow1210NoNo
16690818ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEMNovember 2019August 2022Allow3310NoNo
16615546ELEVATOR DISPLAY SYSTEMNovember 2019September 2022Allow3420NoNo
16687316Interactive Music Audition Method, Apparatus and TerminalNovember 2019April 2021Allow1720NoNo
16686689CLOUD-BASED MEDIA SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A SYNCHRONIZATION INTERFACE AND PERFORMING MEDIA SYNCHRONIZATIONNovember 2019August 2020Allow910YesNo
16685570SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROUPING AUDIO EVENTS IN AN ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION DEVICENovember 2019February 2021Allow1520NoNo
16685559SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VISUALIZING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AUDIO EVENTNovember 2019May 2021Allow1820NoNo
16678679MUSIC CONTEXT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REAL-TIME SYNCHRONIZATION OF MUSICAL CONTENT HAVING REGARD TO MUSICAL TIMINGNovember 2019May 2020Allow700NoNo
16668725SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE BEHAVIOR IN ELEVATOR HOISTWAYOctober 2019December 2021Allow2510NoNo
16667625FOOT STOMP WITH IMPROVED ACOUSTICS AND STABILITYOctober 2019August 2020Allow1010NoNo
16665611CROWD-SOURCED TECHNIQUE FOR PITCH TRACK GENERATIONOctober 2019September 2021Allow2310NoNo
16658623SYSTEM FOR TRACKING ELEVATOR RIDE QUALITYOctober 2019June 2024Allow5610NoNo
16657603POWER SUPPLY TO AC LOADS DURING POWER SOURCE FAILURE IN ELEVATOR SYSTEMOctober 2019September 2024Abandon5910NoNo
16653759METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE STYLE TRANSFORMATION SUPPORTED WITHIN AN AUTOMATED MUSIC PERFORMANCE SYSTEMOctober 2019July 2020Allow900NoNo
16598041METHOD, A MULTICAR ELEVATOR SYSTEM, AND AN OPERATIONAL ENTITY FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF TWO OR MORE ELEVATOR CARS OF A MULTICAR ELEVATOR SYSTEMOctober 2019April 2024Allow5530YesNo
16597344APPARATUS FOR A REED INSTRUMENTOctober 2019May 2020Allow700NoNo
16592813COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELEVATOR WITH ELECTRONIC VISUAL DISPLAYSOctober 2019December 2021Allow2710NoNo
16592180ELEVATOR BRAKE CONTROLOctober 2019September 2024Abandon6010NoNo
16591880MOBILE INTERFACE, COMMUNICATION, AND CONTROL SYSTEM TO FACILITATE OPERATION OF ELEVATOR CARS WITH MEDIA OPTIONSOctober 2019May 2023Allow4440NoNo
16590721SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE, SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION PROGRAMOctober 2019December 2020Allow1520YesNo
16500126FLOOR POSITION DETECTION DEVICE OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A FLOOR SIGNALOctober 2019January 2023Allow3910NoNo
16588470Systems and Methods for Embedding Data in Media ContentSeptember 2019May 2020Allow700NoNo
16587981ENHANCED ELECTRONIC MUSICAL WIND INSTRUMENTSeptember 2019July 2020Allow910NoNo
16499651SMART INSTRUMENTSeptember 2019September 2023Abandon4840NoNo
16585954FIXTURE AUTOMATED CONFIGURING METHOD, FIXTURE, AND ELEVATORSeptember 2019May 2024Allow5510NoNo
16586084PROCESSING SERVICE REQUESTS IN A CONVEYANCE SYSTEMSeptember 2019January 2024Allow5200NoNo
16586241Audio Output Monitoring For Failure Detection Of Warning Sound PlaybackSeptember 2019December 2020Allow1520NoNo
16584294ELEVATOR SYSTEMSeptember 2019January 2023Allow4010NoNo
16580449LEAD ANGLE ADJUSTMENT CIRCUITSeptember 2019March 2021Allow1800NoNo
16580372FEEDBACK COORDINATION FOR A VIRTUAL INTERACTIONSeptember 2019April 2020Allow700NoNo
16497021MULTI-CAGE LIFT INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-CAGE LIFT INSTALLATIONSeptember 2019August 2024Abandon5910NoNo
16496717LIFT SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LIFT CARS WHICH HAVE AN IDENTIFIER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LIFT SYSTEM OF THIS KINDSeptember 2019January 2023Abandon4010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FLETCHER, MARLON T.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
8
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
53.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
37
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(18.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
30
(81.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
24.6%
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, 18.9% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner FLETCHER, MARLON T - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FLETCHER, MARLON T works in Art Unit 2837 and has examined 888 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FLETCHER, MARLON T's allowance rate of 79.8% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FLETCHER, MARLON T receive 1.40 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% 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 FLETCHER, MARLON T is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FLETCHER, MARLON T. This interview benefit is in the 41% 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, 31.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% 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 49.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 75% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 61.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 68.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.3% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 73% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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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