USPTO Examiner FULLER RODNEY EVAN - Art Unit 2852

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19072095DEVELOPING APPARATUSMarch 2025March 2026Allow1220NoNo
18911135HIGH-STABILITY 360-DEGREE ROTATING PHOTO BOOTHOctober 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18896836Lightweight ai-interactive-aided photographing deviceSeptember 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18781187LENS ASSEMBLYJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18748737DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHYJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18745112INTEGRATED SENSOR-OPTICAL COMPONENT ACCESSORY FOR IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICEJune 2024August 2025Allow1410YesNo
18668562GIMBAL CONTROL METHOD, GIMBAL, AND IMAGING DEVICEMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18664275Intelligent panorama photographic platformMay 2024September 2024Allow410NoNo
18663040SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18660414CAMERA BODY AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENSMay 2024June 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18634116SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING ON A SURFACEApril 2024October 2025Allow1800NoNo
18699988SENSOR ELEMENT FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE, DIVIDING METHOD, MOUNTING METHOD AND TESTING METHODApril 2024November 2025Allow1900NoNo
18626245CAMERA ASSEMBLE AND A SHOOTING DEVICEApril 2024September 2024Allow500NoNo
18698280METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING IN PULSE MODE A III-V SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTOR AND ASSOCIATED TEST BENCHApril 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18618234ATTACHMENT MEMBER FOR CAMERAMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18615386ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CONTROL BASED ON DETECTION OF USER'S SIGHT LINEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18608318METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING AN ITEM OF LOCAL SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE INFORMATION AND FOR ASCERTAINING A MEASURING PULSE GROUP OF RADIO FREQUENCY PULSES, MAGNETIC RESONANCE FACILITY, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONICALLY READABLE DATA CARRIERMarch 2024October 2025Allow1900NoNo
18686956CAMERA MODULEFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18686264Fastening Device for an Environmental Sensor, and Sensor Installation System for a VehicleFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18685526OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA-MOUNTED DEVICEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18443322ROTATING BASE AND IMAGE CAPTURING MODULEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18434402VEHICULAR CAMERAFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1900NoNo
18433385Vehicle-Mounted Camera HolderFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18424878IN-VEHICLE CAMERA REAR CASE AND IN-VEHICLE CAMERA CASEJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2210NoNo
18424500SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ULTRALOW FIELD RELAXATION DISPERSIONJanuary 2024July 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18291681TEMPERATURE CYCLING METHOD FOR HYPERPOLARIZATION OF TARGET MOLECULES AND CONTRAST AGENTS USING PARAHYDROGENJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2200NoNo
18420919SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING FILTER DATA ON A MATTE BOXJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18290848CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2500NoNo
18412428CAMERA RAIL POSITIONERSJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2610NoNo
18398279WRENCHDecember 2023February 2026Abandon2610NoNo
18392424SENSOR DEVICE WITH CIRCUIT AND INTEGRATED COMPONENT FOR MAGNETO-IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAMEDecember 2023February 2026Abandon2610NoNo
18393213SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OPERATING POWER TO AN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) SYSTEMDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18544785STATIC FIELD MAGNET AND MRI APPARATUSDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610NoNo
18545499SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIFFUSION GROUP CYCLINGDecember 2023August 2025Allow2000NoNo
18539407Current SensorDecember 2023August 2025Allow2010NoNo
18538806SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-FIELD FAST SPIN ECHO IMAGINGDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18568495CAMERA MODULEDecember 2023July 2025Allow1900NoNo
18568313LOOSENING A MOVEABLE PART IN A SWITCHABLE DEVICE OF AN MRI SYSTEMDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310NoNo
18531226DIGITAL LOCK-IN FOR MAGNETIC IMAGING WITH NITROGEN VACANCY CENTERS IN DIAMONDSDecember 2023March 2026Allow2710YesNo
18565095MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD WITH GUIDANCENovember 2023January 2026Allow2610NoNo
18521825Simultaneous Multi-Slice MRSI Using Density Weighted Concentric Ring AcquisitionNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18521097Method and System for Magnetic Resonance ImagingNovember 2023October 2025Allow2210NoNo
18519155Method for Creating an Image Dataset, Magnetic Resonance System, Computer Program Product and Electronically Readable Data CarrierNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18519631METHOD FOR OPERATING AN MRI SYSTEM, AN MRI SYSTEM, A CONTROL UNIT, A STORAGE UNIT, A COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND AN ELECTRONICALLY READABLE DATA CARRIERNovember 2023July 2025Allow1900NoNo
18518215Controlling an Object Transport Unit of an Examination System by Means of a Touch-Sensitive ScreenNovember 2023October 2025Allow2320NoNo
18561126CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER (CEST) MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USING AN ASEF OR AROSE SYSTEMNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18388568SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION, BONE MODEL GENERATION AND MODIFICATION, AND SURGICAL PLANNINGNovember 2023February 2026Allow2700NoNo
18388555MAGNETIC SUCTION CUP STAND DEVICENovember 2023January 2026Abandon2610NoNo
18506239PHOTO BOOTH HAVING SUPPORTING STAGENovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18504512BRACKET, CAMERA MODULE HAVING THE BRACKET, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE CAMERA MODULENovember 2023December 2025Allow2510NoNo
18289909BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND IMAGING APPARATUSNovember 2023February 2026Allow2720NoNo
18387597REMOVABLE CAMERA LENS COVERNovember 2023January 2025Allow1420YesNo
18498996SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENT IN A BATTERYOctober 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18384997LASER POINTER FOR CONTROLLING A CAMERAOctober 2023September 2025Abandon2320NoNo
18488153MAGNETIC-FIELD-BASED POSITION DETERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC-FIELD-BASED POSITION DETERMINATIONOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510YesNo
18488921CAMERA ALIGNMENTOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810YesNo
18485473CAMERA APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2023December 2025Allow2610NoNo
18485331SENSOR STRUCTURE OF IMAGE SHAKE CORRECTING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUSOctober 2023August 2025Allow2210NoNo
18485262GUIDE PLATE AND TEST DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510NoNo
18484294AUTOMATED CAMERA GIMBALOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510NoNo
18377205PORTABLE HIGH-RESOLUTION GEM IMAGING SYSTEMOctober 2023September 2025Abandon2430NoNo
18285384ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONTACT PIN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOROctober 2023September 2025Allow2310NoNo
18552973DISTORTION-FREE DIFFUSION AND QUANTITATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING WITH BLIP UP-DOWN ACQUISITION OF SPIN- AND GRADIENT-ECHOESSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2310NoNo
18284329REFLECTIVE MEMBER DRIVING DEVICESeptember 2023September 2025Allow2310NoNo
18474048SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERCEPTIVE QUANTITATIVE MAPPING OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIESSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18464739ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18244732SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOOLSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1900NoNo
18459013CAMERA ROTATION DEVICE, MONOCULAR TELESCOPE, AND ROTATION MECHANISM OF MONOCULAR TELESCOPEAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18457532IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM AND CONTROL APPARATUS THAT PERFORM MANUAL LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL OF SENDER DEVICE AND RECEIVER DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFORAugust 2023March 2026Allow3000NoNo
18237486Sample Tube Transport ApparatusAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18547570IMAGE ANTI-SHAKE METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010NoNo
18278084MRI MAGNETIC FIELD CORRECTION DEVICEAugust 2023March 2026Abandon3110NoNo
18451715IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ACCESSORIESAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18450010ITERATIVE SHIMMING FOR LOW-FIELD HEAD-OPTIMIZED MRIAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010NoNo
18233318METHOD FOR SUBJECT-SPECIFIC OPTIMIZATION OF A MULTI-BAND RF PULSEAugust 2023July 2025Allow2300NoNo
18276766INSULATOR AND/OR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FOR NMR APPLICATIONSAugust 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18364694CAMERA MOUNT FOR VEHICLE PHOTOGRAPHIC CHAMBERSAugust 2023November 2025Allow2720NoNo
18364498AI-POWERED HISTOLOGICAL FINGERPRINTINGAugust 2023November 2025Allow2711NoNo
18361690SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGJuly 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18355707MOTORIZED CAMERA HEAD WITH PCB MOTORSJuly 2023February 2026Allow3010NoNo
18223312Camera Assemblies with a Flanged Lens ModuleJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18353470A CAMERA MODULE WITH A LENS DRIVERJuly 2023November 2025Allow2820NoNo
18353302METHOD OF PERFORMING DIFFUSION WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENTSJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18351553IMAGING DEVICEJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18350598METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC FIELD SHIMMINGJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18347735pH CALCULATING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND pH CALCULATING METHODJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18346334CAMERA MONITOR SYSTEM WITH SELF-CLEANING ARTICULATING CAMERA WINGJuly 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18346131SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY EXTENDING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF A SUBJECTJune 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18216689Meta-Optics Camera Assembly for Use With Information Handling SystemsJune 2023December 2025Allow2910NoNo
18344005STABALIZED ELECTRICAL MANHOLE INSPECTION TOOLJune 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
18259632METHOD FOR INSTALLING A CAMERA ON AN INTERIOR-COMPARTMENT WALL OF A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE, AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCEJune 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18256470POLE PIECEJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18330469PHYSICAL SIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHODJune 2023May 2025Allow2300NoNo
18329883Method for reconstructing QSM MAP using dipole compensationJune 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18327639DYNAMIC COUNTERBALANCE ADJUSTMENT FOR TELESCOPING CRANESJune 2023July 2025Allow2610YesNo
18204744APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGING AND CONDUCTING IMAGE-GUIDED PROCEDURES WITH POSITION-SENSING OCULUSJune 2023July 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18320699IMAGING APPARATUSMay 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18198867CAMERA BODY AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENSMay 2023July 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18318355MAGNET CONFIGURATIONSMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18315765SPACE VEHICLE IMAGING STUDIOMay 2023February 2026Allow3320NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FULLER, RODNEY EVAN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
8
(88.9%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(11.1%)
Reversal Percentile
24.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 11.1% 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
25
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(12.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
22
(88.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
14.9%
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, 12.0% 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 FULLER, RODNEY EVAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FULLER, RODNEY EVAN works in Art Unit 2852 and has examined 1,162 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FULLER, RODNEY EVAN's allowance rate of 89.5% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FULLER, RODNEY EVAN receive 1.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 10% 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 FULLER, RODNEY EVAN is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 91% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FULLER, RODNEY EVAN. This interview benefit is in the 25% 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, 34.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 78% 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 62.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 87% 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, 60.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 50% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 55.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 41.3% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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 16.2% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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:

  • 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.

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.

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