USPTO Examiner BRYANT CHRISTIAN THOMAS - Art Unit 2863

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18890715METHOD FOR INVERSING DEPTH OF SUBSURFACE CHLOROPHYLL-A MAXIMA OF OCEANIC WATER BODY BASED ON REMOTE SENSING REFLECTANCESeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18645973MONITORING THE SPRAYING OF PARTICLES INTO THE STRATOSPHERE TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING USING SMARTPHONESApril 2024September 2025Abandon1621NoNo
18690277CARGO MONITORING METHODMarch 2024September 2025Allow1830YesNo
18433500METHOD FOR OBJECTIVE DETERMINATION OF TYPHOON INTENSITY BASED ON GRADIENT WIND BALANCE AND SYSTEM THEREFORFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18405580Environmental Monitoring SystemJanuary 2024September 2024Allow900YesNo
18564182MACHINE LEARNING PROXY MODEL FOR PARAMETER TUNING IN OILFIELD PRODUCTION OPERATIONSNovember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
17927746METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING PRECIPITATION FORECAST CAPABILITY WITH TELECONNECTION EFFECT BASED ON COEFFICIENTS OF DETERMINATIONApril 2023February 2026Abandon3910NoNo
18041497Method and System for Multi-Step Prediction of Future Wind Speed Based on Automatic Reservoir Neural NetworkFebruary 2023September 2025Abandon3110NoNo
18166053Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Detection and Early Warning of TornadoesFebruary 2023December 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18019233MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIAFebruary 2023December 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18018329METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF AN ELECTROTECHNICAL WORK FLOW, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICEJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18079679DETECTING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN HYDROCARBON WELLSDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410YesNo
18071993BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF BATTERY MANAGEMENT AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSNovember 2022October 2025Allow3410YesNo
18059786CO2 I-BOTS FOR SEAL INTEGRITY MONITORINGNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410YesNo
17994898CROP YIELD ESTIMATION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON GRADE IDENTIFICATION AND WEIGHT DECISION-MAKINGNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410YesNo
17990598SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RUNNING POWERNovember 2022July 2025Allow4210NoNo
17925762STEEL PIPE COLLAPSE STRENGTH PREDICTION MODEL GENERATION METHOD, STEEL PIPE COLLAPSE STRENGTH PREDICTION METHOD, STEEL PIPE MANUFACTURING CHARACTERISTICS DETERMINATION METHOD, AND STEEL PIPE MANUFACTURING METHODNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310YesNo
18055198ESTIMATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURE GEOMETRY USING DEEPLOOK CROSSWELL ELECTROMAGNETICSNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110YesNo
18053254Field Calibration of Reference Weather StationsNovember 2022December 2024Allow3510NoNo
17966120MONITORING OPTICAL FIBERS WITH FALSE ALARM SUPPRESSION USING DISSIMILAR ALGORITHMSOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900YesNo
17938147USING MOBILE DATA TO IMPROVE WEATHER INFORMATIONOctober 2022June 2024Allow2120YesNo
17958884NEGATIVE PRESSURE WAVE MONITORING BASED LEAK DETECTION METHOD OF MULTIPATH PIPELINE NETWORKOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17948259BATTERY CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION DEVICE, BATTERY CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3410NoNo
17943643METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING WAVEFORM DATA AND DELAYS IN A WAVEFORM GENERATORSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3611NoNo
17942608SUSTAINABLE FRAGRANCE OR FLAVOUR COMPOSITION METHODS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICESeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17903568Valve Degradation Detection via Stroke Time AnalysisSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3610YesNo
17821259ACCEPTABILITY CHECK METHOD AND CHECK SYSTEM FOR DETECTION TOOLSAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17891446Signal Processing Method, Signal Processing Device, And Monitoring SystemAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410YesNo
17891585METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING COMBINED SCENARIOSAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17890854Method for Calibrating Crosstalk Errors in System for Measuring on-Wafer S Parameters and Electronic DeviceAugust 2022February 2025Allow3000NoNo
17819926BATTERY LIFE ESTIMATIONAugust 2022July 2025Allow3520YesNo
17880806EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF REVENUE AND POWER QUALITY FUNCTIONS ON A PROCESSING DEVICEAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17871545MACHINE LEARNING GUIDED SUBSURFACE FORMATION MICROSEISMIC IMAGINGJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310YesNo
17793903METHOD FOR IN-LINE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE OF PRODUCTS TRAVELLING ON A CONVEYOR IN A FOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONJuly 2022June 2025Allow3520NoNo
17812344SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATTERY CONDITIONING OF VEHICLEJuly 2022June 2025Allow3520YesNo
17792556LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND RADAR DEVICEJuly 2022May 2025Allow3410YesNo
17790814METHOD FOR DETERMINING BOLTING TORQUEJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110YesNo
17788291SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)/DIRECT CURRENT (DC) CONVERSION OF ULTRALOW-FREQUENCY VOLTAGE BASED ON QUANTUM TECHNOLOGYJune 2022September 2024Allow2700NoNo
17829272GAIT COACHING IN FITNESS TRACKING SYSTEMSMay 2022June 2024Allow2420YesNo
17735571METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OF ROADWAYSMay 2022March 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17733827Zone Specific Airflow Condition Forecasting SystemApril 2022July 2024Allow2720YesNo
17660205Environmental Monitoring SystemApril 2022February 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17722964Lithofacies Guided Core Description Using Unsupervised Machine LearningApril 2022April 2024Allow2420NoNo
17719893METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING SOLVENT QUALITY IN GAS TREATING SYSTEMSApril 2022February 2025Allow3420NoNo
17709729SYSTEM FOR MONITORING STABILITY OF TREESMarch 2022March 2024Allow2420NoNo
17754402METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF HEALTH OF A LITHIUM-ION BATTERYMarch 2022March 2025Allow3510YesNo
17707722COMPUTER DEVICE FOR ATTENUATING MOTION ARTIFACTS IN PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN REAL TIME IN ORDER TO REDUCE DISTORTION ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHANGE IN DISTANCE OF SENSOR AND METHOD USING THE SAMEMarch 2022April 2025Allow3620YesNo
17704090Method, System, Device and Medium for Online Monitoring of Plane Stress Field without Baseline Data Based on Piezoelectric Transducer ArrayMarch 2022November 2024Allow3210NoNo
17703555METHOD TO ESTIMATE THE DEPTH OF THE WEATHERING LAYER USING GRAVITY RESPONSEMarch 2022October 2023Allow1910NoNo
17696421INTELLIGENT STRUCTURAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2022July 2024Allow2821YesNo
17687921METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING, TRACKING, AND TESTING ASSET SAMPLE DATAMarch 2022August 2025Allow4120NoNo
17681338REAL-TIME DATA PIPELINE TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING A FAST WEATHER FORECASTING SYSTEMFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2520YesNo
17581780LOCAL PRODUCTIVITY PREDICTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2610YesNo
17626943MAINTENANCE METHOD AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUSJanuary 2022February 2026Abandon4930NoNo
17572534LANDFALLING EVENT ATMOSPHERIC RIVER NEURAL NETWORK (LEARN2) FORECAST TOOLJanuary 2022January 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17566383CALCULATING ENERGY LOSS DURING AN OUTAGEDecember 2021April 2024Allow2720YesNo
17597002TURBULENCE MONITORING AND FORECASTING SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2021December 2023Allow2410YesNo
17556009WEATHER DATA WITH CONNECTED VEHICLESDecember 2021October 2023Allow2210YesNo
17555240Method For Resistivity Determination With Borehole ImagersDecember 2021July 2023Allow1910YesNo
17644728METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CARBON DIOXIDE SUPPLIES USING MACHINE LEARNINGDecember 2021June 2023Allow1810YesNo
17533222Predictive Hydrological Impact Diagnostic SystemNovember 2021January 2024Abandon2620YesNo
17532050METHOD FOR DETERMINING A METEOROLOGICAL QUANTITYNovember 2021March 2024Abandon2720NoNo
17455716SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS OF A TOILET OVER TIME INTERVALSNovember 2021August 2024Allow3310NoNo
17609382CHARACTERISATION OF LITHIUM PLATING IN RECHARGEABLE BATTERIESNovember 2021January 2025Allow3820YesNo
17522132MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND PROGRAMNovember 2021September 2024Allow3510YesNo
17516548Methods and Systems for Determining a State of an Arrangement of Electric and/or Electronic ComponentsNovember 2021April 2025Allow4230YesNo
17452324SOLDER FATIGUE MODELINGOctober 2021May 2023Allow1810YesNo
17594497METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL BATTERY CELLOctober 2021August 2024Allow3410NoNo
17495651GARAGE DOOR OPENER BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEMOctober 2021May 2024Allow3210YesNo
17495585Common Mode Electromagnetic Interference MitigationOctober 2021December 2024Allow3820YesNo
17601617FINE RATIO MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2021September 2024Allow3620YesNo
17598816AN ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND AUTONOMOUS SENSOR SYSTEM FOR CROP MANAGEMENTSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3310YesNo
17482217AUTOMATIC CROSS-SENSOR CALIBRATION USING OBJECT DETECTIONSSeptember 2021April 2025Abandon4320YesNo
17476735METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GROUND VEGETATION INPUT DATA FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PREDICTION MODELSeptember 2021April 2023Allow1910YesNo
17473321METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FAILURE IN AN ARRAY OF THERMOCOUPLES CONNECTED IN PARALLELSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2910NoNo
17465860ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE DETECTION METHOD AND ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE DETECTION DEVICESeptember 2021April 2023Allow2010NoNo
17406540ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SENSOR AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2021October 2024Allow3820YesNo
17444589METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN OBSERVABLE PROPERTY OF AN OBJECTAugust 2021March 2024Allow3130NoNo
17422295SIMULATED BATTERY CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND SIMULATED BATTERY CONSTRUCTION DEVICEJuly 2021May 2024Allow3510NoNo
17419238METHOD AND APPARATUS OF GENERATING WEATHER FORECAST VIDEO, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021December 2023Abandon3010NoNo
17361026DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF DETERIORATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS KITSJune 2021April 2024Allow3310NoNo
17357181Systems And Methods For Detecting And Configuring Lanes In A Circuit SystemJune 2021May 2024Allow3510NoNo
17353529OPTIMIZATION METHOD, UNIT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OF SHIFTED FREQUENCY (SF)-BASED ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSIENT SIMULATIONJune 2021March 2023Allow2110NoNo
17351513AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR GENERATING NATURAL LANGUAGE DESCRIPTIONS OF RASTER-BASED WEATHER VISUALIZATIONS FOR OUTPUT IN WRITTEN AND AUDIBLE FORMJune 2021June 2023Allow2420NoNo
17312781PREDICTING THE IMPACT OF A TROPICAL CYCLONEJune 2021December 2024Abandon4220NoYes
17341084TOF SYSTEMJune 2021January 2024Allow3100NoNo
17331417APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUNCTIONAL ROAD OBJECTMay 2021May 2024Allow3530YesNo
17329388Multi-Layer Gas Reservoir Field Development System and MethodMay 2021March 2023Allow2210NoNo
17324754DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS FOR MANAGING AND MAINTAINING BUILDINGSMay 2021September 2024Allow4020YesNo
17302553PERSONALIZED WEATHER FORECASTMay 2021August 2024Allow4050YesNo
17313470FOOD PROCESSING MONITORING SYSTEMMay 2021October 2024Allow4220YesNo
17240483CIRCUITS AND METHODS TO CALIBRATE MIRROR DISPLACEMENTApril 2021November 2024Allow4311NoNo
17288560SMART ACOUSTIC INFORMATION RECOGNITION-BASED WELDED WELD IMPACT QUALITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2021January 2024Allow3310NoNo
17238824METHOD FOR VALIDATING ROCK FORMATIONS COMPACTION PARAMETERS USING GEOMECHANICAL MODELINGApril 2021September 2023Allow2820YesNo
17237738Canopy For Climate And Solar MitigationApril 2021March 2023Allow2310YesNo
17226572Method for wall surface calibration, method for edge calibration, calibration apparatus, and computer program productApril 2021May 2024Abandon3710YesNo
17220727UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHODSApril 2021November 2025Abandon5551YesNo
17218704Using Scent Fingerprints and Sound Fingerprints for Location and Proximity DeterminationsMarch 2021August 2024Allow4120YesNo
17215076METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AN ASSOCIATION OF PHASE LINES TO CONNECTIONS OF AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE CAPABLE OF UNBALANCED-LOAD OPERATIONMarch 2021March 2024Allow3610NoNo
17213055VALIDATION OF A MEASUREMENT MACHINEMarch 2021July 2023Allow2820YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
95.7%
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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
81.1%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS works in Art Unit 2863 and has examined 141 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS's allowance rate of 83.0% places them in the 56% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS receive 1.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% 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 BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS. This interview benefit is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 82% 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 56.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 82% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 1% 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 73% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 27% 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 3.4% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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.

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.

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