USPTO Examiner BETSCH REGIS J - Art Unit 2857

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17247580WELL LOG CHANNEL MATCHINGDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210YesNo
16972651A METHOD FOR GENERATING PREDICTED ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENTS FROM SONIC DATADecember 2020June 2022Allow1910NoNo
16952336METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF A FAULT IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITNovember 2020August 2023Allow3300NoNo
16949847PROXIMITY FAUCET POWER SOURCE DETECTIONNovember 2020August 2022Allow2130YesNo
17077273OCCUPANT LIGHT EXPOSURE DETECTIONOctober 2020March 2023Allow2900NoNo
17046967EVALUATING CASING CEMENT USING AUTOMATED DETECTION OF CLINGING COMPRESSION WAVE (P) ARRIVALSOctober 2020August 2021Allow1100NoNo
17028245MACHINE OLFACTION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2900NoNo
16981058ROBUST FULL WAVEFORM INVERSION OF SEISMIC DATA METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2020August 2023Allow3511NoNo
16945372METHOD FOR EVALUATING BRITTLENESS OF DEEP SHALE RESERVOIR AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2020September 2023Abandon3720NoNo
16942735DEVICES AND SYSTEM FOR CHANNELING AND AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF FLUID FLOW IN FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSJuly 2020December 2020Allow400NoNo
16935421ULTRASOUND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2020September 2022Allow2610YesNo
16928303SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEISMIC DATA CALIBRATIONJuly 2020December 2022Abandon2930NoNo
16921286ACCELEROMETER-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING STEPSJuly 2020January 2021Allow600NoNo
16921292ACCELEROMETER-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING STEPSJuly 2020January 2021Allow600NoNo
16905359THROUGH CASING FORMATION SLOWNESS EVALUATION WITH A SONIC LOGGING TOOLJune 2020July 2022Allow2500NoNo
16901914DETERMINING A SEISMIC QUALITY FACTOR FOR SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS FROM A SEISMIC SOURCE TO A FIRST VSP DOWNHOLE RECEIVERJune 2020March 2023Allow3310YesNo
16946261MODELING PRESENCE AND QUALITY OF ORIGINAL ORGANIC MATERIALS IN A REGIONJune 2020June 2023Abandon3620YesNo
16895889Compensate Surface Gloss in Spectrum RecoveryJune 2020May 2023Allow3610NoNo
16894730SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSIENT TESTING OF HYDROCARBON WELLSJune 2020July 2021Allow1300NoNo
16887150SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACOUSTICALLY IMAGING WELLBORE DURING DRILLINGMay 2020July 2022Allow2600NoNo
15929835Leak Detection in Viscoelastic Pipes by Matched-Field Processing MethodMay 2020August 2021Allow1500NoNo
16754999NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM WHOSE TRAINING IS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF MODEL AND FLIGHT INFORMATION FOR ESTIMATION OF AIRCRAFT AIR DATAApril 2020April 2023Allow3630YesNo
16841392HIGH RESOLUTION FULL WAVEFORM INVERSIONApril 2020October 2022Allow3110YesNo
16839842METHODS OF AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSFORMING ACOUSTIC LOG SIGNALSApril 2020January 2023Allow3411NoNo
16838834BODE FINGERPRINTING FOR CHARACTERIZATIONS AND FAILURE DETECTIONS IN PROCESSING CHAMBERApril 2020June 2022Allow2700NoNo
16833823MISSING VALUE IMPUTATION DEVICE, MISSING VALUE IMPUTATION METHOD, AND MISSING VALUE IMPUTATION PROGRAMMarch 2020June 2021Allow1400NoNo
16828017DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2020August 2023Allow4060YesNo
16816041SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROPERTY ESTIMATION FROM SEISMIC DATAMarch 2020May 2022Allow2610NoNo
16731773POWER MANAGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSDecember 2019January 2021Allow1200NoNo
16726633REDUNDANT AND FAULT-TOLERANT POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HAVING AN INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION NETWORKDecember 2019September 2021Allow2010NoNo
16710014ACCELEROMETER-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING STEPSDecember 2019March 2020Allow300NoNo
16709996ACCELEROMETER-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING STEPSDecember 2019March 2020Allow310NoNo
16689111METHOD FOR ESTIMATING JUNCTION TEMPERATURE ON-LINE ON IGBT POWER MODULENovember 2019September 2022Allow3420YesNo
16614783Well-Log Interpretation Using ClusteringNovember 2019January 2023Abandon3830YesNo
16611352System and method for determining the shape and position of an underwater riserNovember 2019November 2021Allow2410NoNo
16611286FLUID SUBSTITUTIONNovember 2019December 2021Allow2610NoNo
16655964INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMOctober 2019August 2021Allow2210NoNo
16601743SENSOR OUTPUT CHANGE DETECTIONOctober 2019February 2021Allow1610YesNo
16604567Dynamic Field Operations SystemOctober 2019July 2022Allow3320YesNo
16596205LOOK-AHEAD VSP WORKFLOW THAT USES A TIME AND DEPTH VARIANT Q TO REDUCE UNCERTAINTIES IN DEPTH ESTIMATION AHEAD OF A DRILLING BITOctober 2019February 2023Allow4030NoNo
16593492ELASTIC FULL WAVEFIELD INVERSION WITH REFINED ANISOTROPY AND VP/VS MODELSOctober 2019August 2023Allow4621NoNo
16586937REMOTE SENSOR CALIBRATION SYSTEMSeptember 2019December 2021Allow2720YesNo
16495412METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING MULTI-STRING CASED WELLS USING WIDE FREQUENCY BANDWIDTH SIGNALSSeptember 2019May 2021Allow2000NoNo
16574593LEVERAGING AIR/WATER CURRENT VARIABILITY FOR SENSOR NETWORK VERIFICATION AND SOURCE LOCALIZATIONSeptember 2019July 2021Allow2210YesNo
16569961SAND PACK AND GRAVEL PACK ACOUSTIC EVALUATION METHOD AND SYSTEMSeptember 2019October 2021Allow2510YesNo
16491929PROBING A STRUCTURE OF CONCRETE BY MEANS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVESSeptember 2019December 2021Allow2700NoNo
16487349RESIDUAL THERMAL STRAIN MEASUREMENT METHOD, RESIDUAL THERMAL STRAIN MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM THEREFORAugust 2019October 2022Allow3810NoNo
16536704DEVICES AND SYSTEM FOR CHANNELING AND AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF FLUID FLOW IN FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSAugust 2019January 2020Allow600NoNo
16483692METHOD OF CALIBRATING A SURFACE SENSING DEVICE, CORRESPONDING CALIBRATING PROGRAM FOR A CONTROL COMPUTER AND CORRESPONDING CALIBRATION KITAugust 2019March 2023Allow4320NoNo
16476723METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAULT STATE AT AN FMCW-BASED FILLING LEVEL MEASURING DEVICEJuly 2019February 2022Allow3210NoNo
16505764METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEISMIC ACQUISITION USING A DISPERSED SOURCE ARRAY AND SPECTRALLY NON-OVERLAPPING SOURCESJuly 2019December 2021Allow2900NoNo
16503930PILE INTEGRITY DETECTION SYSTEM BASED ON CROSS-HOLE SONIC LOGGING METHODJuly 2019December 2021Allow2910YesNo
16441077SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PROCESSING PERFORMANCEJune 2019March 2021Allow2100NoNo
16467644THICKNESS VALUE RESTORATION IN EDDY CURRENT PIPE INSPECTIONJune 2019January 2022Allow3200NoNo
16405434COMPREHENSIVE STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING METHOD FOR BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLYMay 2019May 2022Allow3610YesNo
16405728APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING MAGNETOMETER ATTITUDE-INDEPENDENT PARAMETERSMay 2019January 2020Allow910NoNo
16394273METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MULTI-POINT SHUNT CALIBRATIONApril 2019September 2021Allow2900NoNo
16371129Expert Control Systems and Methods for Level MeasurementApril 2019August 2021Allow2900NoNo
16337537ESTIMATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MEDIAMarch 2019June 2022Allow3920YesNo
16334217REMOTE FIELD EDDY CURRENT TOOLSMarch 2019September 2023Allow5440YesNo
16292580METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING A SENSOR OF A VEHICLEMarch 2019January 2022Allow3420YesNo
16327049METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEPOSITS IN A PIPE SYSTEM OF AN APPARATUSFebruary 2019October 2022Allow4311NoNo
16273383REAL-TIME SYNTHETIC LOGGING FOR OPTIMIZATION OF DRILLING, STEERING, AND STIMULATIONFebruary 2019April 2020Allow1400YesNo
16270300MEASUREMENT OF FLOW RATE FROM A REFLECTED SIGNALFebruary 2019January 2023Allow4710YesNo
16264662INTEGRATED METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF SEISMIC WAVELETS AND SYNTHESIS OF SEISMIC RECORDS IN DEPTH DOMAINJanuary 2019March 2022Allow3710NoNo
16262579MEASUREMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2019April 2021Allow2600NoNo
16255587INTEGRATION OF SEISMIC DRIVEN ROCK PROPERTY INTO A GEO-CELLULAR MODELJanuary 2019July 2021Allow3010NoNo
16241235SEISMIC DATASET ACQUISITIONJanuary 2019May 2023Allow5221NoNo
16237313APPARATUS FOR MEASURING RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN FUEL TANK USING ULTRASONIC SENSORDecember 2018July 2021Allow3100NoNo
16219186SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND SIGNAL EVALUATION TO DETERMINE SENSOR STATUSDecember 2018March 2022Allow3920YesNo
16308793Methods and apparatus for determining free sugar contentDecember 2018May 2022Allow4210NoNo
16203126SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROLONGING BATTERY LIFE IN SOLAR-POWERED POWER STATIONSNovember 2018September 2020Abandon2220YesNo
16195243SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATIONNovember 2018July 2020Allow2020YesNo
16302657METHOD OF PRESSURE TESTINGNovember 2018February 2021Allow2700NoNo
16168167AUTOMATED LAYOUT AND POINT TRANSFER SYSTEMOctober 2018October 2020Allow2400NoNo
16150148METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS DATA COLLECTION ENVIRONMENT WITH EXPERT SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTICS FOR VIBRATING COMPONENTSOctober 2018April 2022Allow4330NoNo
16150151METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS DATA COLLECTION ENVIRONMENT WITH EXPERT SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTICS AND PROCESS ADJUSTMENTS FOR VIBRATING COMPONENTSOctober 2018December 2021Allow3920NoNo
16110066BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEMAugust 2018May 2021Abandon3310NoNo
16110684RIG MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A PUMP VALVE OF A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SYSTEMAugust 2018October 2020Allow2500NoNo
16079315Transport Unit Having At Least One InstallationAugust 2018June 2021Allow3420NoNo
16070611Subterranean Formation Fault Prediction SystemJuly 2018January 2022Abandon4210NoNo
16036371RESERVOIR MATERIALITY BOUNDS FROM SEISMIC INVERSIONJuly 2018May 2021Allow3410NoNo
16021375ECONOMIZER/DCV CONTROLLER WITH MANUAL SENSOR CALIBRATIONJune 2018January 2021Abandon3130YesNo
16011247METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING VALUES OF OVERALL EVALUATION CRITERIONJune 2018February 2021Allow3210NoNo
16062053GEOPHONE DEPTH CALIBRATIONJune 2018November 2021Allow4100NoNo
15995939METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARGO SENSING ESTIMATIONJune 2018April 2021Allow3410NoNo
15780145TRANSFERRING LOGGING DATA FROM AN OFFSET WELL LOCATION TO A TARGET WELL LOCATIONMay 2018February 2022Allow4510YesNo
15966633Self-Learning Nowcast System for Modeling, Recording, and Predicting Convective WeatherApril 2018September 2021Allow4120NoNo
15959422CORIOLIS FREQUENCY TRACKINGApril 2018August 2020Allow2800NoNo
15767841ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING GAS SENSORApril 2018April 2021Allow3620NoNo
15947760FLEXIBLE AND SCALABLE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL MACHINESApril 2018May 2021Allow3710NoNo
15941067SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER GENERATION CONTROLMarch 2018May 2021Allow3720NoNo
15922090Object Identification Detection SystemMarch 2018November 2020Abandon3210NoNo
15760293A METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A FLOW OUT OF A FLUID PUMP, ASSOCIATED CALCULATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED DRILLING INSTALLATIONMarch 2018April 2021Allow3720NoNo
15760541Steering Angle Sensor with Functional SecurityMarch 2018October 2020Allow3110YesNo
15922425METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LONE TEMPERATURE OF OVERHEAD POWER LINEMarch 2018May 2020Allow2600NoNo
15922521SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS STROBOSCOPIC MACHINE INSPECTION FOR MULTI-POINT AND MULTI-FREQUENCY VIBRATION MEASUREMENTMarch 2018August 2020Allow2900NoNo
15922127DISTRIBUTED CLOUD BASED BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEMMarch 2018April 2021Allow3720YesNo
15922529CREATION OF NEW CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS HAVING DESIRED PROPERTIES USING ACCUMULATED CHEMICAL DATA TO CONSTRUCT A NEW CHEMICAL STRUCTURE FOR SYNTHESISMarch 2018March 2021Allow3720YesNo
15886642VA Metering in Delta-Wired Electrical ServiceFebruary 2018August 2020Allow3110YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BETSCH, REGIS J.

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
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
54.1%
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, 33.3% 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 BETSCH, REGIS J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BETSCH, REGIS J works in Art Unit 2857 and has examined 184 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BETSCH, REGIS J's allowance rate of 76.6% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BETSCH, REGIS J receive 1.47 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% 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 BETSCH, REGIS J is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BETSCH, REGIS J. This interview benefit is in the 41% 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, 37.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 87% 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 28.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. 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, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 38% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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:

  • 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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