USPTO Examiner RODRIGUEZ DOUGLAS X - Art Unit 2853

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18607136PRINT ARTIFACT COMPENSATION MECHANISMMarch 2024January 2026Allow2200NoNo
18396805APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CURRENT OF BATTERYDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610NoNo
18487210VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING SYSTEM FAILUREOctober 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18343534SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING INK IMAGE QUALITY IN AN INKJET PRINTER DURING PRINTINGJune 2023March 2026Abandon3220NoNo
18115781PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS FOR BASE MATERIAL, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, BASE MATERIAL, AND CONTAINERMarch 2023January 2026Allow3520YesNo
18065141INFORMATION CARRYING CARD COMPRISING A CROSS-LINKED POLYMER COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEDecember 2022November 2025Allow3511NoNo
17851348COMMON MODE REJECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION LOGGINGJune 2022December 2023Allow1700NoNo
17832772MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, NOISE REDUCTION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSJune 2022January 2024Allow1910NoNo
17781951FIT FOR PURPOSE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR DRILL HOLE LOGGINGJune 2022November 2023Allow1810NoNo
17804079Component Carrier Interconnection and Manufacturing MethodMay 2022October 2025Allow4051YesNo
17663965Component Carrier With Inductive Element Included in Layer Build-up, and Manufacturing MethodMay 2022August 2025Allow3931NoNo
17743207METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AN OPERATIONAL STATUS OF A DEVICEMay 2022November 2023Allow1810NoNo
17736845Multi-Frequency Borehole Imagers Utilizing Resonator AntennasMay 2022January 2024Allow2010YesNo
17766055METHOD FOR CONDUCTING SOLID STATE NMR ON MACROMOLECULE-CONTAINING SOLID STATE FORMULATIONSApril 2022January 2024Allow2110NoNo
17686965CURRENT SENSOR HAVING SOFT MAGNETIC BODIES FOR ADJUSTING MAGNETIC FIELD INTENSITYMarch 2022October 2023Allow1910NoNo
17572686INTERPRETATION OF DIELECTRIC TOOL MEASUREMENTS USING GENERAL MIXING LAWSJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2120YesNo
17534786COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR EVALUATING MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA, MAGNETIC RESONANCE DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONICALLY READABLE DATA MEDIUMNovember 2021September 2023Allow2210NoNo
17434172METHOD, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR ACQUIRING LOGGING PARAMETERSAugust 2021November 2023Allow2620NoNo
17409518Accurate And Cost-Effective Inversion-Based Auto Calibration Methods For Resistivity Logging ToolsAugust 2021January 2024Allow2940YesNo
17414558Method and System For Determining a Phase Shift Between a Phase Current and a Phase VoltageJune 2021January 2024Allow3110NoNo
17122120Model-Insensitive Control of Nonlinear ResonatorsDecember 2020February 2023Allow2620NoNo
15733977MULTIPURPOSE FRONT-END BOARD TO CHARACTERIZE SOLID-STATE SENSORS FOR PARTICLE DETECTIONDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
16536720MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL CATHETER ALIGNMENTAugust 2019September 2023Allow4920YesNo
15854231MULTI-WINDING HIGH SENSITIVITY CURRENT TRANSFORMERDecember 2017May 2018Allow500NoNo
15729690PROCESS FOR ACCURATELY PROFILING FLUID DISTRIBUTION IN MULTI-LAYER ABSORBENT ARTICLES IN TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONSOctober 2017June 2019Allow2010NoNo
15630968DC DISTRIBUTION CONNECTION DEVICEJune 2017April 2019Allow2200YesNo
15615976RESONANCE WIRELESS POWER ENABLED PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENTJune 2017April 2019Allow2310NoNo
15533397RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVE COIL FOR USE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH DISCONNECTION WARNINGJune 2017July 2019Allow2510NoNo
15613563METHOD AND COMPUTER FOR AUTOMATIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LIVER TISSUE FROM MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGESJune 2017May 2019Allow2410NoNo
15350499METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PROPER PROBE PLACEMENT ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDNovember 2016March 2019Allow2812NoNo
15346128METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PANTOGRAPH OF A RAILWAY VEHICLE AND RAILWAY VEHICLENovember 2016May 2018Allow1810NoNo
15271098MAGNETIC ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2016May 2019Allow3120NoNo
15120662SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSAugust 2016February 2019Allow3030YesNo
14943509HALL SENSOR AND COMPENSATION METHOD FOR OFFSET CAUSED BY TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN HALL SENSORNovember 2015December 2017Allow2520NoNo
14943569CURRENT DETECTOR THAT PREVENTS FLUCTUATONS IN DETECTION SENSITIVITYNovember 2015December 2018Allow3721NoNo
14787968NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOOL CALIBRATIONOctober 2015September 2019Allow4730YesNo
14652674SENSOR ARRANGEMENT HAVING AN ANGLE SENSOR AND A ROLLING BEARING ARRANGEMENTJune 2015July 2017Allow2510NoNo
14422907METHOD FOR DETECTING DISCONNECTION OF GATE LINE AND DETECTION APPARATUSFebruary 2015October 2016Allow2010NoNo
14626520DETECTING MOISTURE WITH AN ANTENNAFebruary 2015November 2017Allow3330NoNo
14625811ICE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT SENSORFebruary 2015July 2018Allow4050YesNo
14367226METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING AN ELECTRICAL IMPEDIVITY AND/OR RESISTIVITY IMAGE OF A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONJune 2014July 2016Allow2520NoNo
14307487Detection of and Response to Second Leakage Detection CircuitJune 2014March 2017Allow3330NoNo
14307293MODULAR RESISTIVITY SENSOR FOR DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENT WHILE DRILLINGJune 2014January 2017Allow3140YesNo
14166562MULTI-WINDING HIGH SENSITIVITY CURRENT TRANSFORMERJanuary 2014August 2017Allow4330YesNo
14154505NON-PLANAR FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR TEST STRUCTURE AND LATERAL DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWN TESTING METHODJanuary 2014June 2016Allow2910YesNo
14111642DEVICE FOR THE CONTACTLESS DETERMINATION OF AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL OF AN OBJECT, CURRENT PROBE, AND METHODDecember 2013January 2017Allow3920YesNo
14109242Basalt Fiber Composite For Antenna In Well-LoggingDecember 2013July 2016Allow3120NoNo
14079889CURRENT SENSORS USING MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALNovember 2013May 2016Allow3020NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner RODRIGUEZ, DOUGLAS X - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RODRIGUEZ, DOUGLAS X works in Art Unit 2853 and has examined 32 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RODRIGUEZ, DOUGLAS X's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 97% 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 RODRIGUEZ, DOUGLAS X receive 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RODRIGUEZ, DOUGLAS X is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RODRIGUEZ, DOUGLAS X. This interview benefit is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 42.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% 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 35.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 54% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

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 32% 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.

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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