Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18943041 | SELF-CONFORMING-RADIUS FRET PRESS FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENTS | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18927240 | HARMONIOUS AUDIO GENERATION | October 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645099 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY-BASED SONG VARIANT CONSTRUCTION WITH DEMIXING | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645090 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY-BASED SONG CONSTRUCTION | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435215 | Electric Guitar with Rotatable Neck | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403680 | HARMONIOUS AUDIO GENERATION | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18545825 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MUSIC FILE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18542718 | GENERATING MUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18530586 | SADDLE AND BRIDGE FOR REDUCING LONGITUDINAL WAVES IN A STRING INSTRUMENT | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18512627 | BEAT PLAYER MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18510701 | REAL-TIME AUDIO TO DIGITAL MUSIC NOTE CONVERSION | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18369363 | Drum Pedal and Pedal Module for Enhanced Drumming | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451900 | AUTOMATED MUSIC COMPOSITION AND GENERATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING VIRTUAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LIBRARIES FOR PRODUCING NOTES CONTAINED IN THE DIGITAL PIECES OF AUTOMATICALLY COMPOSED MUSIC | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363621 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18204409 | AUTOMATED ORIGINAL TRACK GENERATION ENGINE | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18204411 | MUSIC TECHNIQUE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERSIONING | June 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123901 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MUSICAL CATALOG AMPLIFICATION SERVICES | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245108 | Wearable Music System | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18111497 | DIGITAL MUSIC THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED DOSAGE | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18164568 | Grip-Free Percussion Assembly | February 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18064756 | CONTEXT BASED TAB AUTOSCROLLING | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATION OF MUSICAL NOTATION FROM AUDIO SIGNAL | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18072983 | ROTATION MECHANISM | December 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17990639 | FORM ATOM HEURISTICS AND GENERATIVE COMPOSITION | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17990627 | GENERATIVE COMPOSITION USING FORM ATOM HEURISTICS | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990632 | Generative composition with texture groups | November 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990618 | GENERATIVE COMPOSITION WITH DEFINED FORM ATOM HEURISTICS | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055382 | SENSOR MODULE, SYSTEM OF MODULES FOR A PIANO KEYBOARD, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979768 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND MUSICAL SOUND GENERATING METHOD | November 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910945 | MUSICAL DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17880425 | VIRTUAL TUTORIALS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH FINGER TRACKING IN AUGMENTED REALITY | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832831 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Harmonic Structure in Digital Representations of Music | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17747853 | SYNCHRONIZED AUDIOVISUAL WORK | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17622878 | MULTI-AXIS FOOT PEDAL FOR ELECTRIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17771018 | DRUM PEDAL | April 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17719559 | MULTI-STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT TUNABLE BY MEANS OF LINEAR ACTUATORS | April 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17707923 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A MUSICAL COMPOSITION HAVING AUDIBLY CORRECT FORM | March 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17706012 | D/A CONVERSION DEVICE, METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | March 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17684097 | ADJUSTABLE CAPSTAN FOR AN ELECTRIC PIANO ACTION | March 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17672667 | SENSOR MODULE, SYSTEM OF MODULES FOR A PIANO KEYBOARD, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | February 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17666651 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR FOR A POWER TOOL | February 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803043 | Instant Music Composing Music Producing Software Application | January 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17630166 | ELECTRONIC CYMBAL AND CASE ATTACHMENT METHOD | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575989 | Plectrum sheath designed to retain a single plectrum | January 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17570929 | Guard for Guitar Pickup Switch | January 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17551602 | SCALABLE SIMILARITY-BASED GENERATION OF COMPATIBLE MUSIC MIXES | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17617443 | A METHOD, SYSTEM, APP OR KIT OF PARTS FOR TEACHING MUSICAL RHYTHM, IN PARTICULAR PERCUSSION | December 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17537891 | VISUAL REMOTE CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR SHOW PERFORMANCE AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17513858 | Musical Instrument Interface Device | October 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17594539 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND MUSICAL PIECE PHRASE GENERATION PROGRAM | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17503622 | Interchangeable Bridge Block System for a Guitar | October 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17451243 | INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497763 | Guitar Armrest | October 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17481152 | DIGITAL MUSIC THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM | September 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17441269 | FILTER EFFECT IMPARTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17475239 | COVER AND STRAP FOR A STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17473912 | ACOUSTIC CYMBAL SHIELD FOR MUSICAL PERFORMANCE | September 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17409591 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17406974 | Method and Apparatus for the Composition of Music | August 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17406913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING DYNAMIC, CHORD BASED, MIDI SCALE AND PATTERN GENERATOR EFFECTS THAT FIT OVER INCOMING CHORDS FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES | August 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17399331 | MIDI CONTROLLER AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA THEREWITH | August 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17397284 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EFFECTS UNIT WITH TRANSISTOR BIAS VOLTAGE VISUALIZATION | August 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17388424 | REPRODUCTION CONTROL METHOD, REPRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND REPRODUCTION CONTROL APPARATUS | July 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17382860 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING ADAPTATION QUALITY EVALUATION MODEL, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING ADAPTATION QUALITY | July 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17305810 | SOUND-EMITTING DRINKING DEVICE | July 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17361325 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH AUTOMATIC MUSIC ARRANGEMENT PROGRAM, AND AUTOMATIC MUSIC ARRANGEMENT DEVICE | June 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17361414 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AESTHETIC CHORD PROGRESSIONS AND KEY MODULATIONS IN MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS | June 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17362771 | HYBRID AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEM | June 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17361594 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS THAT ARE SYNCHRONIZED TO VIDEO | June 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17342059 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCORE AND SCREENPLAY BASED AUDIO AND VIDEO EDITING | June 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17342400 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING MUSIC INTO SEGMENTED DIGITAL ASSETS FOR DYNAMIC USES IN DIGITAL EXPERIENCES | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17340150 | VIRTUAL DRUM KIT DEVICE | June 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17311158 | KEY-SWITCH FOR A MUSIC KEYBOARD | June 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17295853 | VIDEO CONTROL DEVICE AND VIDEO CONTROL METHOD | May 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17241973 | Stick Controller | April 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17288741 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS | April 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17287374 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | April 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17232087 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE LYRIC GENERATION | April 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17219610 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A MUSICAL COMPOSITION HAVING AUDIBLY CORRECT FORM | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17281033 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | March 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17211958 | USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING WRITTEN MUSIC DURING PERFORMANCE | March 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17278655 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTIVE SONG GENERATION | March 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17209037 | MAPPING CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSIC INTO A VISUAL DISPLAY | March 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17208132 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VARYING DIGITAL REPRESENTATIONS OF MUSIC | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17277815 | REAL-TIME MUSIC GENERATION ENGINE FOR INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS | March 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17204883 | VIBRATO ARM AND SYSTEM | March 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17204340 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND A NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17204686 | NECK COVER FOR A STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | March 2021 | June 2021 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17202987 | SNARE DRUM THROW OFF | March 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17200138 | SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE, KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT AND SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17197882 | SHEET MUSIC DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17273347 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE COMPOSITION OF MUSIC | March 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17273284 | KEYBOARD DEVICE | March 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17179513 | KEY SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF KEYBOARD DEVICE | February 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17179034 | Guitar Armrest | February 2021 | February 2022 | Abandon | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17176883 | NECK-MOUNTED STRINGED INSTRUMENT SUPPORT DEVICE | February 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17171515 | IMPACT DETECTION DEVICE AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT | February 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17266479 | ELECTRONIC DRUMS | February 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17158709 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR MUSICAL SCORE DATA | January 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17155530 | ROTATION MECHANISM AND KEYBOARD APPARATUS | January 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner QIN, JIANCHUN.
With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 28.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ 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 QIN, JIANCHUN works in Art Unit 2837 and has examined 848 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner QIN, JIANCHUN's allowance rate of 70.6% places them in the 25% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by QIN, JIANCHUN receive 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 QIN, JIANCHUN is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 62% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by QIN, JIANCHUN. This interview benefit is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 33% 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 34.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 53% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 48.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.0% of allowed cases (in the 87% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 3.7% of allowed cases (in the 74% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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