USPTO Examiner BROWN BRADLEY R - Art Unit 2846

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17134920PASSIVE AXIS SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMSDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910YesNo
17056134MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND SERVO ADJUSTMENT METHODNovember 2020November 2022Allow2420YesNo
17090832MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND MOTOR DRIVE METHODNovember 2020December 2022Allow2620NoNo
17082301LOW-SPEED HIGH TORQUE MOTOR CONTROL AND FOAM SYSTEMOctober 2020January 2023Allow2710NoNo
17035667SWING CAR CONTROLLERSeptember 2020December 2022Abandon2610NoNo
16981379IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING TYPE OF BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR, AND BRUSHLESS DC MOTORSeptember 2020August 2022Abandon2310NoNo
16996591ELECTRIC MOTOR AND METHOD OF USEAugust 2020August 2022Allow2410NoNo
16966346SLOTLESS SYNCHRONOUS PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORJuly 2020January 2023Allow2910NoNo
16929384CORELESS CURRENT SENSOR FOR HIGH CURRENT POWER MODULEJuly 2020March 2022Allow2000NoNo
16772160VIRTUAL VOLTAGE INJECTION-BASED SPEED SENSOR-LESS DRIVING CONTROL METHOD FOR INDUCTION MOTORJune 2020April 2021Allow1000YesNo
16767119AUTOMATIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2020March 2023Abandon3420NoNo
16879765MOTOR CONTROLLERMay 2020July 2023Allow3730NoNo
16652220ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUSMarch 2020July 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16642785DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINEFebruary 2020May 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16796711DRIVE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN AIRCRAFTFebruary 2020March 2021Abandon1310YesNo
16732768Dynamically Reconfigurable Motors and Generators and Systems with Efficiency OptimizationJanuary 2020February 2023Allow3720YesNo
16724878PLATE-LIKE MEMBER VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2019January 2023Allow3710NoNo
16712013HALL SENSOR BASED FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MOTORDecember 2019March 2023Abandon3920NoNo
16711857CONTROL APPARATUSDecember 2019June 2022Allow3010YesNo
16711817MANAGEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE POWER CELLS OF A VARIABLE SPEED DRIVEDecember 2019July 2022Allow3120NoNo
16712155ADAPTING THE DECELERATION OF A MOTOR AS A FUNCTION OF AN AVERAGE RECTIFIED VOLTAGEDecember 2019May 2023Allow4230NoNo
16622209TWO-WHEELED SELF-BALANCING ROBOTDecember 2019March 2021Allow1610NoNo
16709979CONTROLLER MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF CEILING FAN AND CEILING FAN LAMP USING DC BRUSHLESS MOTORDecember 2019April 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16710683LINEAR MOTOR AND SECONDARY PART FOR A LINEAR MOTORDecember 2019September 2022Allow3320NoNo
16709696DISSIPATION CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESDecember 2019September 2022Allow3320YesYes
16709213OPERATION CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORDecember 2019December 2021Allow2410NoNo
16709814POSITION CORRECTED COMMUTATION OF BRUSHLESS DIRECT CURRENT MOTORSDecember 2019October 2022Allow3520NoNo
16708181Drive Train and Method for Operating a Drive TrainDecember 2019November 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16707751ELECTRIC MACHINE TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2019December 2021Allow2410NoNo
16707695ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLEDecember 2019February 2023Allow3840YesNo
16707555CONTROL OF POWER CELLS OF A VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE ON THE BASIS OF RECTIFIED VOLTAGESDecember 2019January 2022Allow2520NoNo
16673793SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING DRIVE EFFICIENCY IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMNovember 2019May 2021Allow1810YesNo
16653016SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE DC BUS VOLTAGE COUPLED TO INVERTERSOctober 2019January 2022Allow2720NoNo
16653429REGENERATIVE CURRENT LIMITING OF SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVESOctober 2019February 2022Allow2830YesNo
16605444POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS, MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS, BLOWER, COMPRESSOR, AND AIR CONDITIONEROctober 2019April 2021Allow1810NoNo
16500820ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COOLING FANOctober 2019June 2021Allow2110YesNo
16500734A METHOD FOR REDUCING THE INRUSH CURRENT OF AN ASYNCHRONOUS ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND A COMPRESSOR SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHODOctober 2019April 2021Allow1810NoNo
16591137MAGNETIC POLE INITIAL POSITION DETECTION DEVICE USING DIRECT-CURRENT EXCITATION METHOD AND MAGNETIC POLE POSITION DETECTION DEVICEOctober 2019December 2021Allow2630NoNo
16589594METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A PERMANENT MAGNET ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINEOctober 2019November 2021Allow2620NoNo
16587061MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUSSeptember 2019August 2021Allow2220NoNo
16587059MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS, MOTOR CONTROL METHOD, AND MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2019February 2022Allow2830YesNo
16480811MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2019January 2021Allow1820NoNo
16432082METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND DETECTING A STALL CONDITIONJune 2019September 2021Allow2720YesNo
16431753BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICEJune 2019March 2021Abandon2210NoNo
16427454DRIVE DEVICE FOR CORRECTING ANGULAR DEVIATION BETWEEN SHAFTSMay 2019July 2021Allow2620YesNo
16428261Technique for On-The-Fly Start-Up of a Permanent Magnet AC Motor Without a Speed or Position SensorMay 2019October 2022Allow4040NoNo
16465425Commutating Circuit Device and Method for Reducing the Load on at Least One Semiconductor of a Converter and Vehicle Comprising a Commutating Circuit DeviceMay 2019February 2021Abandon2110NoNo
16337141CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER CONVERTERMarch 2019October 2021Allow3120YesNo
16364780ENCODERMarch 2019January 2022Allow3430YesNo
16365023TORQUE RIPPLE COMPENSATION IN MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMSMarch 2019August 2022Allow4050NoNo
16364893METHOD OF CONTROLLING CURRENT IN AN INTERIOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR WITH THERMAL ADAPTATION AND POWERTRAIN WITH SAMEMarch 2019December 2020Abandon2110NoNo
16207480VEHICLE ELECTRIC MOTOR CLOSED-LOOP POSITION HOLDING CONTROLDecember 2018September 2020Allow2210YesNo
16306801PASSIVE AXIS SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMSDecember 2018August 2020Allow2010NoNo
16207068SECURITY MECHANISMS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMSNovember 2018January 2023Allow4950YesNo
16205879High Frequency Medium Voltage Drive System For High Speed Machine ApplicationsNovember 2018October 2021Allow3430YesNo
16205770MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS PROCESSING FOR DETECTING STOP POSITION OF ROTOR, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSNovember 2018August 2021Allow3330NoNo
16205096ELECTRIC MACHINE, ACTIVATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC MACHINENovember 2018January 2022Allow3830YesNo
16204536CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE-WINDING ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINENovember 2018August 2021Allow3221NoNo
16202939Method of Detecting the Position of an Electric Motor, Corresponding System and MotorNovember 2018August 2020Allow2010NoNo
16181511MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM INCLUDING POWER STORAGE DEVICENovember 2018October 2020Allow2320YesNo
16098313SPEED ESTIMATION APPARATUS FOR AC MOTOR, DRIVING APPARATUS FOR AC MOTOR, REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUSNovember 2018May 2021Allow3120YesNo
16159989CURRENT MODE CONTROL UTILIZING PLANT INVERSION DECOUPLING IN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEMSOctober 2018April 2021Allow3020YesNo
16160147SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUCTION MOTOROctober 2018September 2020Abandon2310NoNo
16093740MOTOR DRIVING DEVICEOctober 2018April 2020Allow1810NoNo
16158298CONTROL DEVICEOctober 2018July 2021Abandon3330YesNo
16158618MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF VEHICLES FOR FIELD WEAKENINGOctober 2018August 2020Abandon2210NoNo
16093158SHIFT RANGE CONTROL APPARATUSOctober 2018January 2020Allow1510YesNo
16093208ELECTRIC-POWER CONVERSION APPARATUSOctober 2018January 2020Allow1510NoNo
16157567MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE HAVING FAILURE DETECTION FUNCTIONOctober 2018June 2020Allow2020YesNo
16158055MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS, MOTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND MOTOR DRIVING METHODOctober 2018July 2020Allow2120NoNo
16093005VARIABLE SPEED ACCELERATOROctober 2018March 2021Allow3030NoNo
16093080DC/AC ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTER DEVICE FOR A VARIABLE-SPEED MOTOR AND A HIGH-SPEED MOTOROctober 2018January 2020Allow1510YesNo
16079867MOTOR CONTROL DEVICEAugust 2018January 2021Allow2920YesNo
16076007MULTIAXIAL MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2018January 2022Allow4140NoNo
16025132ELECTRICAL DRIVE SYSTEMJuly 2018June 2020Allow2420YesNo
16024258SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A SEGMENTED CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR INTERACTIVE SURGICAL PLATFORMJune 2018May 2023Abandon5870NoNo
16067418DIRECT-CURRENT SENSOR, ALTERNATING-CURRENT SENSOR, AND INVERTER HAVING THE SAMEJune 2018February 2021Abandon3230NoNo
16022779CONTROLLER FOR POWER CONVERTOR AND MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEMJune 2018April 2020Allow2210NoNo
16066636SPRING RETURN THROTTLE ACTUATOR, METHOD OF CONTROL THEREOF AND THROTTLE ASSEMBLYJune 2018October 2020Abandon2720NoNo
16008262OPTIMIZING COMPARATOR OPERATION FOR A VARYING DC COMPONENT INPUTJune 2018March 2021Allow3340NoNo
16004464CABLE DAMAGE DETECTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND CABLE DAMAGE DETECTION ASSISTANCE METHOD IN ROBOT MECHANISMJune 2018September 2020Allow2720YesNo
15958317METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING THE DISCRETE INSTANTANEOUS ANGULAR SPEED OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMApril 2018January 2020Allow2110NoNo
15954632AUTOMATIC CONTROL APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC CONTROL METHODApril 2018July 2021Abandon3930NoNo
15768533VARIABLE SPEED MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING, SOLAR ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR INDUCTION AND PERMANENT MAGNET AC MOTORSApril 2018October 2020Allow3020YesNo
15951710MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE INCLUDING RESIDUAL CHARGE CONSUMPTION CONTROL UNITApril 2018August 2020Abandon2820YesNo
15948680CONTROL DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHODApril 2018October 2021Allow4240YesNo
15766759CONTROL DEVICE OF SYNCHRONOUS ELECTRIC MOTOR, INTEGRATED MOTOR SYSTEM, PUMP SYSTEM, AND POSITIONING SYSTEMApril 2018February 2020Allow2220NoNo
15753210METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TORQUE PERFORMANCE OF AN ELECTRICAL PITCH MOTOR, AN ELECTRICAL PITCH-CONTROL SYSTEM AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2018April 2020Allow2610YesNo
15889293HOLE PUNCHING DEVICE, FINISHER, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEMFebruary 2018December 2020Abandon3520NoNo
15878982CORELESS CURRENT SENSOR FOR HIGH CURRENT POWER MODULEJanuary 2018October 2021Allow4450YesNo
15877903ELECTRIC TOOLJanuary 2018January 2021Abandon3640NoNo
15877001METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO ELECTRIC DRIVE APPARATUSJanuary 2018October 2021Abandon4540YesNo
15875761SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACQUIRING MEASUREMENTS OF ROTOR TEMPERATURE OF ELECTRIC MACHINESJanuary 2018December 2021Abandon4630NoNo
15875339MOTOR DRIVE DEVICEJanuary 2018June 2021Allow4150YesNo
15857369LINEAR COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LINEAR COMPRESSORDecember 2017December 2020Allow3520NoNo
15727593Operating Doubly-Fed Induction Generators as Virtual Synchronous GeneratorsOctober 2017September 2023Abandon6060YesNo
15564220PERSONAL CARE APPLIANCE WITH SELF-ADAPTIVE AMPLITUDE REGULATION VIA ACTUATOR NON-LINEARITY AND ACTIVE DRIVING ADJUSTMENT AND METHOD THEREOFOctober 2017April 2021Allow4230NoNo
15562420COMPRESSOR FOR GENERATING COMPRESSED AIR, COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM, PNEUMATIC SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMPRESSORSeptember 2017March 2022Allow5340YesNo
15672788METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A MOVER ON A CLOSED TRACKAugust 2017September 2020Allow3720NoNo
15665843MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM AND MOTOR OPERATION RECOVERING METHODAugust 2017September 2020Allow3740YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BROWN, BRADLEY R.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
26.5%
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, 20.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner BROWN, BRADLEY R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BROWN, BRADLEY R works in Art Unit 2846 and has examined 109 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BROWN, BRADLEY R's allowance rate of 76.1% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BROWN, BRADLEY R receive 2.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BROWN, BRADLEY R is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BROWN, BRADLEY R. This interview benefit is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 26.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 20.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 10% 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 26% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 33% 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:

  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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

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