USPTO Examiner MILLER ROSE MARY - Art Unit 2855

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18780588STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM TESTING METHODJuly 2024October 2024Allow210NoNo
18410271CALIBRATION APPARATUS AND CALIBRATING A LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETERJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900YesNo
18399087Hammer Device, Apparatus for Detecting Fault of Welded Part, and Method Using the SameDecember 2023February 2025Allow1420NoNo
18472727TESTING METHOD FOR CONCRETE BEAM HAVING STEEL REINFORCEMENTSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18242684GROUND TESTING DEVICE FOR STABILIZED PLATFORM OF ROTARY STEERABLE DRILLING TOOLSeptember 2023November 2023Allow300YesNo
18198955SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TAGGING AND ACOUSTICALLY CHARACTERIZING CONTAINERSMay 2023January 2025Allow2020NoNo
18319246SELF-CALIBRATING ULTRASONIC REMOVAL OF ECTOPARASITES FROM FISHMay 2023September 2024Allow1610NoNo
18309932ULTRASONIC PULSE METHOD FOR TESTING STEEL ROD REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMSMay 2023August 2023Allow410NoNo
18304854NEBULIZER APERTURE PLATE DRIVE FREQUENCY CONTROL AND MONITORINGApril 2023September 2024Allow1610NoNo
18158967Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) having Electromagnet Array for Generating Configurable Bias Magnetic Field PatternsJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2010YesNo
17928613SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR MODAL TEST AND USING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022October 2024Allow2200NoNo
18055866NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHOD FOR TESTING A STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMNovember 2022April 2023Allow510NoNo
17978708SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICENovember 2022April 2024Allow1820NoNo
17978768SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICENovember 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo
17971503SELF-CALIBRATING ULTRASONIC REMOVAL OF ECTOPARASITES FROM FISHOctober 2022April 2023Allow510NoNo
17958866DEVICE FOR TESTING DRIVE SHAFTS AND OTHER BODIESOctober 2022November 2024Allow2610YesNo
17817240CONTACT ELEMENTS FOR ACOUSTIC EXCITATIONAugust 2022January 2024Allow1820YesNo
17729595SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF RAILROAD SPIKESApril 2022July 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17712504FASTENER TESTING SYSTEM AND APPARATUSApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17693369COATING INSPECTION USING STEADY-STATE EXCITATIONMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110YesNo
17692626DETECTION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING STRUCTURAL CHANGE WITH A SUBSTRATEMarch 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17688436HIGH-TEMPERATURE ULTRASONIC SENSORMarch 2022June 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17640073Targeted Multifocal Lens for Biological Sample Processing and Related MethodsMarch 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17678423VIBRATION SENSORFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17675874Bearing Monitoring/Analysis SystemFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1710YesNo
17636631ULTRASONIC INSPECTION DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC INSPECTION METHODFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3410YesNo
17585835STEAM/HOT WATER DEVICE MONITORINGJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1420NoNo
17565154CONTROL METHOD, INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021March 2023Allow1410YesNo
17556990SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICEDecember 2021September 2024Allow3221YesNo
17545954TIME GAIN COMPENSATION CIRCUIT AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODSDecember 2021October 2022Allow1000NoNo
17544323Apparatus and Method for Determining Solids Level in a Sand SeparatorDecember 2021March 2023Allow1630NoNo
17542462MULTI-BOUNCE ACOUSTIC SIGNAL MATERIAL DETECTIONDecember 2021January 2024Allow2540NoNo
17539780HIGH TEMPERATURE MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT FOR ULTRASONIC PROBESDecember 2021October 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17521585SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TAGGING AND ACOUSTICALLY CHARACTERIZING CONTAINERSNovember 2021February 2023Allow1510NoNo
17606390METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SENSOR DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICEOctober 2021September 2023Allow2310NoNo
17497390METHOD FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVELY TESTING A QUALITY OF AN ULTRASONIC WELDOctober 2021November 2023Allow2620YesNo
17487259METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING A TRANSIENT GLITCH IN ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONSSeptember 2021January 2023Allow1610NoNo
17430904ULTRASONIC TESTING DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC TESTING METHODAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17429925WOOD BORING INSECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2021July 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17426588CANTILEVER, ULTRASOUND ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY DEVICE COMPRISING THE CANTILEVER, METHOD OF USING THE SAME AND LITHOGRAPHIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2021December 2023Allow2810YesNo
17425891ANOMALY DETECTION SYSTEM AND ANOMALY DETECTION METHODJuly 2021August 2024Allow3720NoNo
17378905ACOUSTIC PIPELINE CONDITION ASSESSMENT AT RESOLUTION DOWN TO PIPE STICKJuly 2021September 2024Allow3810NoNo
17377306INTERNAL STATE DETECTOR AND VEHICLEJuly 2021September 2024Allow3810NoNo
17374561DUROMETERJuly 2021January 2023Allow1810YesNo
17365264ULTRASONIC DETECTION AND TENSILE CALIBRATION TEST METHOD FOR BONDING STRENGTH GRADEJuly 2021June 2023Allow2310NoNo
17365743FIXING FORCE EVALUATION METHODJuly 2021September 2023Allow2610NoNo
17363165TEST PHANTOM FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGE QUALITY ASSESSMENTJune 2021June 2023Allow2300NoNo
17358661BATTERY IN-SITU TEST SYSTEMJune 2021May 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17417198SENSOR SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SENSOR SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODJune 2021December 2024Allow4110NoNo
17350562NEBULIZER VIBRATING APERTURE PLATE DRIVE FREQUENCY CONTROL AND MONITORINGJune 2021January 2023Allow1910NoNo
17413374DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHODJune 2021September 2023Allow2800NoNo
17336964CALIBRATION APPARATUS AND CALIBRATING A LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETERJune 2021October 2023Allow2811YesNo
17333257Hammer Device, Apparatus for Detecting Fault of Welded Part, and Method Using the SameMay 2021September 2024Allow4011NoNo
17308003APPLICATION SPECIFIC EXCITATION OF ULTRASONIC PROBESMay 2021March 2023Allow2310YesNo
17289191MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHODApril 2021July 2023Allow2610NoNo
17235463DEVELOPMENT OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHOD TO EVALUATE BOND CONDITION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMApril 2021October 2022Allow1810NoNo
17281710METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN INTERMEDIATE LAYER CHARACTERISTICMarch 2021November 2022Allow2010YesNo
17206358PHOTOACOUSTIC APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGEMarch 2021June 2022Allow1500NoNo
17199664System And Method For Acoustic Focusing Hardware And ImplementationsMarch 2021August 2023Abandon2910YesNo
17189958METHOD FOR EVALUATING CORRODED PARTMarch 2021February 2023Allow2420YesNo
17187251INTEGRATED ELECTROMAGNETIC-ACOUSTIC SENSOR AND SENSINGFebruary 2021October 2023Allow3110YesNo
17271269LASER SYSTEM FOR BLOOD OR TISSUE ASSESSMENTFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3710NoNo
17177187DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION SYSTEM, AND DETECTION METHODFebruary 2021January 2023Allow2310NoNo
17176426MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMFebruary 2021October 2023Allow3210YesNo
17268609SEISMIC SENSOR AND SENSOR CONTROL METHODFebruary 2021May 2024Allow3820NoNo
17267766LASER APPARATUS, RESIN DEGRADATION DETECTION METHOD, AND DETECTION METHOD OF OPTICAL POWERFebruary 2021April 2024Abandon3801NoNo
17166717ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC SENSORS FOR REMOTE MONITORINGFebruary 2021September 2021Allow811NoNo
17163422Method and Apparatus for Measuring Distortion and Muffling of Speech by a Face MaskJanuary 2021November 2021Allow1010NoNo
17157718METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE AN ACOUSTIC EMISSION SPECTRUM USING CHIRP DEMODULATIONJanuary 2021August 2022Allow1810NoNo
17157714METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE AN ACOUSTIC EMISSION SPECTRUM USING AMPLITUDE DEMODULATIONJanuary 2021July 2022Allow1710NoNo
17138154MOTOR NOISE DETECTING DEVICE AND DETECTING METHOD USING AE SENSORDecember 2020September 2022Allow2010NoNo
17132874SELF-CALIBRATING ULTRASONIC REMOVAL OF ECTOPARASITES FROM FISHDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810NoNo
17107646Active Waveguide Excitation and CompensationNovember 2020January 2024Allow3710YesNo
17058038METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ANALYTES THROUGH MECHANICAL RESONANCE TRANSDUCTIONNovember 2020October 2022Abandon2210NoNo
17093666SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AN INHOMOGENEITY OF A MEDIUMNovember 2020August 2023Allow3310NoNo
17090752SPATIOTEMPORAL ANTIALIASING IN PHOTOACOUSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYNovember 2020September 2023Allow3420NoNo
17049952MULTI-FREQUENCY WIRELESS SENSOROctober 2020September 2023Allow3420NoNo
17060342VEHICLE-BODY CARRYING APPARATUSOctober 2020March 2023Allow2910YesNo
17041183ULTRASONIC TESTING DEVICE, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ULTRASONIC TESTING SYSTEMSeptember 2020September 2024Allow4830YesNo
17040490A detection method of nonlinear ultrasonic guided wave with carrier modulationSeptember 2020September 2023Abandon3610NoNo
17023036ARRAYS OF ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS FOR PHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF BATTERIESSeptember 2020January 2024Allow4040YesNo
16979967ULTRASOUND TEST METHOD, AND RELATED TEST DEVICE AND WELL PLATESeptember 2020April 2022Allow1910NoNo
17012604STRUCTURE EVALUATION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND STRUCTURE EVALUATION METHODSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2310NoNo
17007256METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ULTRASOUND PROBE HEALTHAugust 2020June 2022Allow2210NoNo
16986023METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COILED TUBING INSPECTION BY ULTRASOUNDAugust 2020January 2024Allow4110NoNo
16934189Method and Apparatus for Optical SensingJuly 2020March 2023Allow3220NoNo
16907061SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING RESONANT FREQUENCY OF MEMS MIRRORSJune 2020June 2022Allow2410YesNo
16882871System for detecting flooding in flexible tubular pipes under high pressure conditionsMay 2020November 2022Allow2920NoNo
16763991ULTRASONIC SCANNING DEVICE AND AN APPLICATION AND METHOD THEREOFMay 2020February 2023Allow3320YesNo
16869049ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC SENSORS FOR REMOTE MONITORINGMay 2020November 2020Allow601NoNo
16863455Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) having Electromagnet Array for Generating Configurable Bias Magnetic Field PatternsApril 2020September 2022Allow2810NoNo
16859515SCALE AND CORROSION MONITORING SYSTEM USING ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVESApril 2020April 2022Abandon2310NoNo
16859440METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING A TRANSIENT GLITCH IN ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONSApril 2020July 2021Allow1411NoNo
16855060SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICEApril 2020December 2022Allow3220NoNo
16833904SENSOR USING ULTRASOUND TO DETECT TARGET SUBSTANCE AND DETECTING DEVICE USING SAMEMarch 2020January 2023Allow3420NoNo
16647880METHOD FOR MEASURING ADHESIVE STRENGTH OF THIN FILM USING DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WAVES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING SAME RECORDED THEREONMarch 2020February 2022Allow2310YesNo
16648010ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING ACOUSTIC ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTSMarch 2020March 2023Allow3610NoNo
16815064INSPECTION APPARATUSMarch 2020June 2022Allow2710YesNo
16815078ULTRASONIC SENSORMarch 2020December 2022Abandon3310NoNo
16806657DUROMETERMarch 2020April 2021Allow1310YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MILLER, ROSE MARY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
95.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. 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
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(40.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(60.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
64.1%
Higher 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, 40.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner MILLER, ROSE MARY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MILLER, ROSE MARY works in Art Unit 2855 and has examined 563 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MILLER, ROSE MARY's allowance rate of 88.5% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MILLER, ROSE MARY receive 1.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% 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 MILLER, ROSE MARY is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MILLER, ROSE MARY. This interview benefit is in the 47% 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, 38.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 84% 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 62.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 85% 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, 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 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% 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, 48.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 3.6% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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 10.4% of allowed cases (in the 88% 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.
  • 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.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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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