USPTO Examiner ISHIZUKA YOSHIHISA - Art Unit 2863

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19036668METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING ANTI-SKID PERFORMANCE OF AIRPORT PAVEMENT BASED ON SPACEBORNE SARJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19031941METHOD FOR STUDYING INTERANNUAL VARIATION OF MARINE HEATWAVES IN SOUTH INDIAN OCEANJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
18800210METHOD FOR MEASURING THICKNESS, ROUGHNESS AND INTERFACE STIFFNESS OF COATING LAYER USING ULTRASONIC PHASE DERIVATIVE SPECTRUMAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18744685SYSTEM FOR RECONSTRUCTING MAGNETIC PARTICLE IMAGE BASED ON ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF REGULARIZATION TERMSJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18677722WIND TURBINE FARMMay 2024June 2025Allow1221NoNo
18650083In-situ ultrasonic method for detecting the state of charge in soft-packaged lithium-ion batteriesApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18601979METHOD AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM FOR SAFETY MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING OF SMART GAS PIPELINE NETWORKMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18414418METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING GEOLOGICAL CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE CAPACITYJanuary 2024June 2024Allow500NoNo
18408042GENERATIVE MACHINE LEARNING ON TEXTUAL QUERIES RELATING TO MOLECULESJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1120YesNo
18514004SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING LIVE WEATHER DATA TO WEATHER INDEX FOR OFFSETTING WEATHER RISKNovember 2023May 2024Allow610YesNo
18383303METHODS FOR ACCELERATING THE INSULATION RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT IN AN UNGROUNDED POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMOctober 2023March 2025Allow1711NoNo
18224351METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING SOUTH TROUGHS BY IMPROVED LAPLACEJuly 2023January 2024Allow610YesNo
18343452Method and System for Monitoring Extraordinary Rainstorm on Basis of Multi-Source DataJune 2023September 2023Allow200NoNo
18339222METHODS AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEMS FOR SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF SMART GAS UNDERGROUND GAS PIPELINE NETWORKSJune 2023December 2023Allow600NoNo
18313088FRACTURING SYSTEMMay 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18130561HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISASTER FORECAST METHOD BASED ON DIRECTED GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKApril 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18246818Method For Predicting Computing Cluster Error And Related DeviceMarch 2023December 2024Abandon2120NoNo
18188148SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FIELD MONITORING OF STATIONARY ASSETSMarch 2023October 2024Allow1910NoNo
18113048Visualization Analysis Method of the Tropical Cyclone Forecast Verification Index DataFebruary 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18112793SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING LIVE WEATHER DATA TO WEATHER INDEX FOR OFFSETTING WEATHER RISKFebruary 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18089735METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CREATING INSTALLATION-SPECIFIC MEASURING PROFILES FOR AN INSULATION MONITORING SYSTEMDecember 2022February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18085318HYBRID MACHINE LEARNING METHODS OF TRAINING AND USING MODELS TO PREDICT FORMULATION PROPERTIESDecember 2022February 2025Allow2640YesNo
18081354METHOD FOR REAL-TIME PREDICTION OF WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS A WIND FARMDecember 2022March 2023Allow300NoNo
18058794EARLY IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR SHALLOW SOIL LANDSLIDENovember 2022April 2024Allow1710YesNo
17992165THUNDERSTORM GALE EARLY-WARNING METHOD, SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, AND TERMINALNovember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18050661SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZATIONOctober 2022June 2025Allow3130NoNo
17938691DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR GENERATING WEATHER REPORTS AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2022October 2024Allow2410YesNo
17959824FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM FOR VACUUM PUMPOctober 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17949349Current Detection Circuit and MethodSeptember 2022January 2023Allow300NoNo
17872390SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING LIVE WEATHER DATA TO WEATHER INDEX FOR OFFSETTING WEATHER RISKJuly 2022December 2022Allow510NoNo
17863914METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTSJuly 2022January 2023Allow610NoNo
17789452CALCULATING A RETURN PERIOD WIND SPEEDJune 2022May 2024Allow2300NoNo
17788771METHOD FOR SNOWMELT FLOOD PREDICTIONJune 2022September 2024Allow2710NoNo
17807824DELIVERY UNIT AND DELIVERY SYSTEMJune 2022March 2025Allow3210YesNo
17844364METHOD FOR PREDICTING YIELD OF CALCIUM IN A CALCIUM TREATMENT PROCESS BASED ON DEEP NEURAL NETWORKJune 2022September 2022Allow200NoNo
17835642FIVE-POINT DECONVOLUTION INTERPRETATION METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF URANIUM ORES BY GAMMA SPECTRUM LOGGINGJune 2022February 2025Allow3220NoNo
17833022ULTRASOUND-BASED WELDER QUALIFICATION SYSTEMJune 2022May 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17747916FRACTURING SYSTEMMay 2022February 2023Allow920YesNo
17777883MACHINE LEARNING BASED METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISTURBANCE CLASSIFICATION IN A POWER TRANSMISSION LINEMay 2022March 2025Allow3420NoNo
17737860WIND TURBINE FARMMay 2022February 2024Allow2140YesNo
17735729ADVANCED WARNING FOR SOLAR FLARES FROM PHOTOSPHERE IMAGE ANALYSISMay 2022February 2025Allow3310YesNo
17773304SPACE WEATHER FORECASTINGApril 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17659949METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING CUT CROP MOISTURE IN A FIELDApril 2022August 2024Allow2820NoNo
17719410TIRE REPLACEMENT FORECASTING SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17707098SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREDICT AND OPTIMIZE DRILLING ACTIVITIESMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17706614THERMAL PROTECTION AND WARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON JUNCTION TEMPERATURE PREDICTION FOR POWER DEVICES OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER CONVERTERSMarch 2022February 2025Allow3420YesNo
17654523STOWING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES FOR HAIL MITIGATIONMarch 2022May 2022Allow300NoNo
17653901INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2022October 2024Allow3120YesNo
17562334METHOD FOR DECIDING SEEDING EFFECT AREA AND NON-SEEDING EFFECT AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH WIND SYSTEMDecember 2021November 2023Allow2220YesNo
17550342DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR GENERATING WEATHER REPORTS AND RELATED METHODSDecember 2021June 2022Allow610YesNo
17603718PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING WEATHER PREDICTION DATA, A METHOD FOR CREATING WEATHER PREDICTION DATA, AND A MOVING VEHICLEOctober 2021May 2025Allow4330YesNo
17496430RECALIBRATION OF RISK RELATED MODELS IMPACTED BY CLIMATEOctober 2021April 2024Allow3020YesNo
17484262SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING STATOR FAULTS IN AC ELECTRICAL MACHINESSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2110NoNo
17482429Intelligent water invasion tracking and early warning method for water-gas reservoirsSeptember 2021March 2022Allow500NoNo
17479414APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR LOAD BANK AND POWER GENERATOR CONTROLSeptember 2021August 2023Allow2220NoNo
17399287DETECTING REGIME CHANGE IN TIME SERIES DATA TO MANAGE A TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMAugust 2021November 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17347966ANOMALY FACTOR ESTIMATION METHOD, ANOMALY FACTOR ESTIMATING DEVICE, AND PROGRAMJune 2021April 2023Abandon2220NoNo
17298092DOWNSCALING WEATHER FORECASTSMay 2021September 2022Allow1510NoNo
17330457METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPLITTING COMPOSITE SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM MULTI-COMPOSITE SENSORMay 2021March 2022Allow1010NoNo
17295805CALCULATING A RETURN PERIOD WIND SPEEDMay 2021January 2022Allow800NoNo
17323849WIND TURBINE FARMMay 2021February 2022Allow921NoNo
17313620MANAGEMENT OF MODULAR SUBSYSTEMS USING VARIABLE FRAME LENGTHMay 2021March 2023Allow2220YesYes
17302050SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE MONITORING GEOLOGICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL EFFECTS ON SUBSURFACE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND REPORTING EMERGENCY CONDITIONSApril 2021July 2022Allow1400NoNo
17229279SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FIELD MONITORING OF STATIONARY ASSETSApril 2021May 2023Allow2520YesNo
17215669GEOPRESSURE INTEGRATION BETWEEN DEEP WELLS BY MULTIPLE DATUMS AND PRESSURE CORRECTIONSMarch 2021January 2024Allow3420YesNo
17216614TIME SERIES FORECASTINGMarch 2021January 2024Allow3320NoNo
17211983POSITION MEASUREMENT ENCODER AND METHOD OF OPERATIONMarch 2021January 2023Allow2110NoNo
17186588SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING LIVE WEATHER DATA TO WEATHER INDEX FOR OFFSETTING WEATHER RISKFebruary 2021April 2022Allow1320YesYes
17270899ANOMALY DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3710NoNo
17169729SENSOR SYSTEM ON A LINE FOR MEASURING ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONSFebruary 2021January 2022Allow1210YesNo
17168116METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PREDICTING ELECTRIC SYSTEM LOAD BASED ON WAVELET NOISE REDUCTION AND EMD-ARIMAFebruary 2021October 2023Allow3220NoNo
17167391FRACTURING SYSTEMFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3830YesNo
17126708FAULT DETECTION FOR APPLIANCES BASED ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION DATADecember 2020December 2022Allow2420NoNo
17106031Differential Emissivity Based Evaporable Particle MeasurementNovember 2020January 2023Allow2600YesNo
17071782METHOD TO REDUCE DATA RATES AND POWER CONSUMPTION USING DEVICE BASED ATTITUDE GENERATIONOctober 2020January 2022Allow2410YesNo
17065657LASER RANGEFINDER WITH MULTIPLE BALLISTIC CALCULATORSOctober 2020September 2023Abandon3520NoYes
17037137COMPONENT-BASED SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED MULTI-DIMENSIONAL GRIDDED MESOSCALE METEOROLOGICAL PROJECTIONSeptember 2020February 2021Allow510YesNo
17041862IMPACT TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IMPACT TESTING SYSTEMSeptember 2020February 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17023402BATTERYSeptember 2020June 2024Abandon4510NoNo
16993175SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING PERSONALIZED AND/OR LOCAL WEATHER FORECASTSAugust 2020May 2024Allow4521NoNo
16924045COMPREHENSIVE UTILITY LINE DATABASE AND USER INTERFACE FOR EXCAVATION SITESJuly 2020March 2023Allow3210YesNo
16960817OPTIMIZING LARGE SCALE DATA ANALYSISJuly 2020July 2023Allow3620YesNo
16954874Dynamic Time Warping of Signals Plus User PicksJune 2020December 2023Allow4250YesNo
16874486STAGED IMPEDANCE VALUES TO CONTROL THERMAL MARGINS IN ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMSMay 2020January 2025Allow5650YesNo
16874376TERMINATING DRYING CYCLES BY MONITORING IMPEDANCE IN ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMSMay 2020April 2024Allow4730YesNo
16835958EXPERT-IN-THE-LOOP AI FOR MATERIALS GENERATIONMarch 2020February 2025Allow5960YesNo
16821213Apparatus and Method for Assessing a Characteristic of a PlantMarch 2020April 2024Allow4930YesNo
16646369Multi-Scale Habitat Information-Based Method and Device For Detecting and Controlling Water and Fertilizer For Crops In Seedling StageMarch 2020May 2022Allow2600YesNo
16797740SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEARNING ACROSS MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSING UNITS USING A MUTUAL LATENT REPRESENTATIONFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1420YesNo
16789032NETWORK WEATHER INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMFebruary 2020August 2023Allow4220NoNo
16781328METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ANOMALY DETECTION USING NEURAL NETWORKFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3820YesNo
16740243METHOD OF PREDICTING CHROMATOGRAPHIC ELUTION ORDER OF COMPOUNDSJanuary 2020January 2023Allow3610YesNo
16707198SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSDecember 2019October 2021Allow2210NoNo
16697667EMERGENCY LIGHTING MONITORING AND REPORTING SYSTEMNovember 2019February 2024Abandon5040NoNo
16683159ORGAN ISOLATION IN SCAN DATANovember 2019May 2022Allow3110YesNo
16674885SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZATIONNovember 2019November 2022Abandon3620NoNo
16661303ESTIMATION METHOD, ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2019October 2023Abandon4840YesNo
16660765REDUCING ERROR CONTRIBUTIONS TO GYROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTSOctober 2019July 2022Abandon3210NoNo
16497789Method and System for Generating A Completion Design Using A Streamline ModelSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2710NoNo
16579952FLOW CYTOMETER, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMSeptember 2019February 2025Allow6070YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
75.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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
13
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(46.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(53.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
73.1%
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, 46.2% 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 ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA works in Art Unit 2863 and has examined 199 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA's allowance rate of 79.9% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA receive 2.36 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA. This interview benefit is in the 40% 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, 25.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 37% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 73% 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 84.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 43.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 25% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 29% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.