USPTO Examiner WHITMORE STACY - Art Unit 2851

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18419485MOUSE PAD DEVICEJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18417756METHOD FOR REMOVING DEAD SPACE WITH REGARD TO SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGNJanuary 2024October 2024Abandon910NoNo
18402170Battery PackJanuary 2024March 2024Allow300NoNo
18490927INPUT INTO A NEURAL NETWORKOctober 2023July 2024Allow900NoNo
18238055Battery Management System and Battery Management Method ThereofAugust 2023November 2024Allow1510NoNo
18453415COLLATERAL CORRELATED REGRESSION IN VERSION CONTROL REPOSITORYAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610NoNo
18447170METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER DEFECT REVIEWAugust 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18365146METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE FOR A LOCAL PATTERN DENSITYAugust 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18225020INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN USING FUZZY MACHINE LEARNINGJuly 2023March 2024Allow800NoNo
18223366SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, VEHICLE AND INTERNET OF THINGS WIRELESS CHARGERSJuly 2023February 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18208647DESIGN AUTOMATION METHODS FOR 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND DEVICESJune 2023July 2024Allow1410YesNo
18130500ANALYZING IN-PLANE DISTORTIONApril 2023November 2023Allow800NoNo
18111567DESIGN AUTOMATION METHODS FOR 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND DEVICESFebruary 2023May 2023Allow310YesNo
18090134DESIGN AUTOMATION METHODS FOR 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND DEVICESDecember 2022February 2023Allow200NoNo
18083417DISTANCE-BASED ENERGY TRANSFER FROM A TRANSPORTDecember 2022January 2024Allow1320NoNo
18062231OVERLAY CORRECTING METHOD, AND PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SCANNER SYSTEM BASED ON THE OVERLAY CORRECTING METHODDecember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
17988250SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID ALGORITHMS USING CLUSTER CONTRACTIONNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17984666DUAL MODE WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM DESIGNSNovember 2022August 2023Allow1010YesNo
18045749HIGHSPEED/LOW POWER SYMBOL COMPAREOctober 2022October 2023Allow1200NoNo
17916048METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SYSTEM BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)September 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17953211DESIGN AUTOMATION METHODS FOR 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND DEVICESSeptember 2022December 2022Allow210NoNo
17903300INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM WITH CHARGING ELECTRONICS PHYSICALLY SEPARATED FROM CHARGING COILSeptember 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17902054SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS POWER AND DATA TRANSFER UTILIZING MULTIPLE ANTENNA RECEIVERSSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720NoNo
17822961ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODSAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17819884EARLY DETECTION OF SEQUENTIAL ACCESS VIOLATIONS FOR HIGH LEVEL SYNTHESISAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110YesNo
17881349CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17796813MASK DATA GENERATION METHOD AND MASK DATA GENERATION PROGRAMAugust 2022December 2024Allow2900NoNo
17867219INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN USING FUZZY MACHINE LEARNINGJuly 2022April 2023Allow910NoNo
17859288FULL-CHIP CELL CRITICAL DIMENSION CORRECTION METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MASK USING THE SAMEJuly 2022December 2024Allow3000NoNo
17841619DESIGN AUTOMATION FOR MONOLITHIC 3D DEVICESJune 2022September 2022Allow310NoNo
17664357METHOD OF DETERMINING THE STATE OF CHARGE OF A BATTERY USED IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEMay 2022October 2023Allow1710NoNo
17776249TWO-STEP X-ARCHITECTURE STEINER MINIMUM TREE CONSTRUCTION METHODMay 2022September 2023Allow1600NoNo
17724226SYSTEM FOR MAKING CIRCUIT DESIGN CHANGESApril 2022September 2024Allow2900NoNo
17721625COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR MODELLING AND/OR SIMULATING AND/OR EMULATING A BATTERYApril 2022June 2022Allow200NoNo
17714592Battery PackApril 2022September 2023Allow1710YesNo
17712850DESIGN AUTOMATION FOR MONOLITHIC 3D DEVICESApril 2022June 2022Allow210NoNo
17657467DESIGN METHOD FOR PARAMETERS OF CROSS SECTIONS OF SINGLE-HOLE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY TUNNELMarch 2022August 2024Allow2900NoNo
17654127INTEGRATED CIRCUIT VERIFICATION DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT VERIFICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2022November 2024Allow3300NoNo
17636785INITIALIZING ON-CHIP OPERATIONSFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2610NoNo
17632796PLUG CONNECTORFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3610NoNo
17590237Method and System for Controlling Electric Drive System According to Predicted Temperature of DC-Link Capacitor to Prevent OverheatingFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3410NoNo
17587632POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING ONE OR MORE SUPPLEMENTAL PROTECTION DEVICESJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3100NoNo
17585942METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PHOTOMASK PATTERNINGJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2010NoNo
17581884DESIGN AUTOMATION FOR MONOLITHIC 3D DEVICESJanuary 2022March 2022Allow210NoNo
17579238CHARGING DEVICEJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3410NoNo
17574048METHOD FOR GENERATING ROUTING STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17574527Semiconductor system and operation method thereofJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2710NoNo
17646882ADDRESSING MANIPULATION SYSTEM AND ADDRESSING MANIPULATION METHODJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3200NoNo
17560243BATTERY CHARGING AND DISCHARGING CIRCUITDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17559831Dynamically Scalable Timing and Power Models for Programmable Logic DevicesDecember 2021December 2024Allow3610NoNo
17644953APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOTHERBOARD COMPRISING ONE OR MORE ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICESDecember 2021November 2024Allow3510NoNo
17552594DATA EXCHANGE BETWEEN A QUBIT IN A QUANTUM ISOLATION ZONE AND A STORAGE ENTITY OUTSIDE OF THE QUANTUM ISOLATION ZONEDecember 2021June 2024Allow3000NoNo
17548395LOW-COST TASK SPECIFIC DEVICE SCHEDULING SYSTEMDecember 2021June 2023Allow1810YesNo
17457243ASSIST APPARATUS, DESIGN ASSIST METHOD, DESIGN ASSIST SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2021October 2024Allow3510NoNo
17538211ENTANGLEMENT OF QUBITS ALLOCATED TO DIFFERENT QUANTUM ISOLATION ZONESNovember 2021June 2024Allow3100NoNo
17523904AUTOMATION FOR MONOLITHIC 3D DEVICESNovember 2021January 2022Allow210NoNo
17521963ON-BOARD NETWORK FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ON-BOARD NETWORKNovember 2021February 2024Allow2720NoNo
17454008QUANTUM DEVICE SIMULATION USING NATURAL-ORBITAL BASISNovember 2021September 2024Allow3410YesNo
17515961ACCESS AND PORTABILITY OF USER PROFILES STORED AS TEMPLATESNovember 2021January 2024Allow2610NoNo
17512530SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DESIGN PHOTONIC CIRCUITS FOR PREPARING GAUSSIAN AND NON-GAUSSIAN STATESOctober 2021July 2024Allow3200NoNo
17499082DYNAMIC SYNTHESIS OF GATE-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATIONS OF FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS IN QUANTUM CIRCUITSOctober 2021May 2024Allow3100NoNo
17602097SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-STOQUASTIC QUANTUM DEVICESOctober 2021May 2024Allow3100NoNo
17486986COMPENSATION DESIGN OF POWER CONVERTERSSeptember 2021August 2023Allow2220NoNo
17486503TENSOR NETWORK DECODER WITH ACCOUNTING FOR CORRELATED NOISESeptember 2021February 2024Allow2900NoNo
17481582METROLOGY DATA CORRECTIONSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3100NoNo
17480723APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATIONSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17479623CIRCUIT DESIGN WATERMARKINGSeptember 2021March 2024Allow2900NoNo
17471857TOPOLOGY SYNTHESIS OF A NETWORK-ON-CHIP (NoC)September 2021August 2024Allow3510YesNo
17470390DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENABLING DERIVING OF CORRECTED DIGITAL PATTERN DESCRIPTIONSSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17458904Charging Method and Related DeviceAugust 2021January 2023Allow1710NoNo
17459684TERMINAL AND WIRELESS CHARGING CONTROL METHODAugust 2021August 2024Allow3510NoNo
17458109AMPLITUDE, FREQUENCY, AND PHASE MODULATED ENTANGLING GATES FOR ION TRAP QUANTUM COMPUTERSAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17410654OBSERVATION POINT INJECTION FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTINGAugust 2021March 2023Allow1800NoNo
17407094METHOD TO SEGREGATE LOGIC AND MEMORY INTO SEPARATE DIES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PACKAGINGAugust 2021June 2023Allow2200NoNo
17310644MARK DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17397258CRADLES FOR A MOBILE DEVICE INCLUDING A CAVITY FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USINGAugust 2021September 2024Allow3710NoNo
17391215METHOD FOR ACCURATELY OBTAINING PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PARAMETERAugust 2021September 2023Allow2500NoNo
17387176ANALYZING EXECUTION OF QUANTUM SERVICES USING QUANTUM COMPUTING DEVICES AND QUANTUM SIMULATORSJuly 2021July 2023Allow2300NoNo
17385082DESIGN AUTOMATION FOR MONOLITHIC 3D DEVICESJuly 2021October 2021Allow310NoNo
17383153POWER RAIL WITH NON-LINEAR EDGEJuly 2021February 2024Allow3121NoNo
17378650QUANTUM-INSPIRED ALGORITHMS TO SOLVE INTRACTABLE PROBLEMS USING CLASSICAL COMPUTERSJuly 2021March 2024Allow3210NoNo
17376269ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHODJuly 2021July 2024Allow3601NoNo
17370228DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING SYSTEMS WITH GRID TIED ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMSJuly 2021February 2025Abandon4340NoNo
17366227DIAGNOSING MULTICYCLE FAULTS AND/OR DEFECTS WITH SINGLE CYCLE ATPG TEST PATTERNSJuly 2021April 2023Allow2100NoNo
17365531METHOD AND SYSTEM OF GENERATING A LAYOUT DIAGRAMJuly 2021March 2023Allow2110NoNo
17360365METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJune 2021February 2023Allow2010YesNo
17419144BATTERY STORAGE HOUSING AND EMERGENCY LOCATION TRANSMITTERJune 2021September 2023Allow2700NoNo
17361306ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) HAVING INTERNAL CURRENT OVERAGE PROTECTION, AND ASSOCIATED CHARGING METHODS FOR MULTI-TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND NON-ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEVICESJune 2021December 2024Allow4111NoNo
17359176MASK SYNTHESIS USING DESIGN GUIDED OFFSETSJune 2021March 2023Allow2100NoNo
17417277BATTERY CONTROLLER, WIRELESS BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM, BATTERY PACK, AND BATTERY BALANCING METHODJune 2021July 2024Allow3710YesNo
17304432ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING NON-CONTACT CHARGING MODULE AND BATTERYJune 2021April 2024Allow3410YesNo
17304307METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE FOR A LOCAL PATTERN DENSITYJune 2021July 2023Allow2510NoNo
17347680COLLATERAL CORRELATED REGRESSION IN VERSION CONTROL REPOSITORYJune 2021May 2023Allow2300NoNo
17346189CHARGING DEVICE, DEVICE TO BE CHARGED, CHARGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021June 2024Allow3610NoNo
17312618METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERYJune 2021December 2023Allow3010NoNo
17312300ASSEMBLY FOR SWITCHING A HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY IN A VEHICLEJune 2021August 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17341932WIRELESS CHARGING METHODS AND DEVICE TO-BE-CHARGEDJune 2021January 2024Allow3110NoNo
17338927SIMULATION-ASSISTED ALIGNMENT BETWEEN METROLOGY IMAGE AND DESIGNJune 2021February 2023Allow2010YesNo
17337429MOUSE PAD DEVICEJune 2021December 2023Allow3001NoNo
17329188INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMay 2021January 2024Allow3200NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WHITMORE, STACY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
75.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
35.4%
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, 25.0% 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

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 WHITMORE, STACY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WHITMORE, STACY works in Art Unit 2851 and has examined 880 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WHITMORE, STACY's allowance rate of 92.5% places them in the 78% 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 WHITMORE, STACY receive 1.15 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 WHITMORE, STACY is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WHITMORE, STACY. This interview benefit is in the 29% 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, 39.9% 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 52.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% 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, 114.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 81% 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 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% 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, 43.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.