USPTO Examiner GEISEL KARA E - Art Unit 2877

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18413562LINE SPECTRAL CONFOCAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD USING LINEAR VARIABLE FILTERJanuary 2024January 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18571634A PACKAGE QUALITY INSPECTION STATION AND A METHOD FOR INSPECTING QUALITY OF A PACKAGEDecember 2023February 2026Allow2620YesNo
18560104SLAG COMPONENT ANALYSIS METHOD, SLAG BASICITY ANALYSIS METHOD, AND MOLTEN IRON REFINING METHODNovember 2023December 2025Allow2510YesNo
18449249FCS METHODAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510YesNo
18364480IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, MEASURING APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHODAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18275234OPTICAL MICROSCOPE AND IMAGING METHODAugust 2023January 2026Allow3020YesNo
18268982OPTICAL METHOD OF EXAMINING THE LIQUID SUBSTANCE OF AN EGGJune 2023February 2026Abandon3220NoNo
18201248SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY SYSTEM FOR THIN FILM IMAGINGMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18038590METROLOGY APPARATUS AND METROLOGY METHODS BASED ON HIGH HARMONIC GENERATION FROM A DIFFRACTIVE STRUCTUREMay 2023February 2026Allow3310NoNo
17997296SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REGULATING THE LEVEL OF THE CONTENTS IN A BIOCONTAINEROctober 2022January 2026Abandon3810NoNo
17578558ASSEMBLIES AND SUBSYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC ILLUMINATORSJanuary 2022September 2025Allow4310NoNo
17197036SPECTROMETERMarch 2021February 2023Abandon2310NoNo
14702369SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING AND CONTROLLING COLOR REPRODUCTION AT MULTIPLE SITESMay 2015March 2016Allow1021YesNo
14518865Tire DigitizerOctober 2014December 2016Abandon2620NoNo
14501718SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING AND CONTROLLING COLOR REPRODUCTION AT MULTIPLE SITESSeptember 2014February 2015Allow401NoNo
14459251Highly Sensitive Detection of Biomarkers for DiagnosticsAugust 2014February 2015Allow610YesNo
14350804OPTICAL RESONATOR FOR SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND MEASURING METHODApril 2014March 2015Allow1100NoNo
14157241OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE AND INFORMATION ACQUIRING DEVICEJanuary 2014February 2016Abandon2510NoNo
14087417SPECTROSCOPY DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL IDENTIFICATIONNovember 2013April 2016Abandon2810NoNo
14084713SPECTRAL IMAGING APPARATUSNovember 2013January 2016Abandon2610NoNo
14077545High Throughput Quantum Efficiency Combinatorial Characterization Tool and Method for Combinatorial Solar Test SubstratesNovember 2013June 2015Allow1901NoNo
14072812SPECTROSCOPIC APPARATUS AND SPECTROSCOPIC LIGHT SOURCENovember 2013February 2016Abandon2710NoNo
14073518ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL VISIONNovember 2013February 2016Abandon2710NoNo
14060385MEASUREMENT DEVICE OF DEGREE OF CUREOctober 2013February 2016Abandon2810NoNo
14055554Portable System and Method for Detecting Drug MaterialsOctober 2013February 2016Abandon2810NoNo
14054744DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DRUG COMPOSITION AND VOLUMEOctober 2013February 2016Abandon2810NoNo
14054405DEVICE FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF SCATTERERSOctober 2013January 2015Abandon1510NoNo
14046558ELLIPSOMETER FOCUSING SYSTEMOctober 2013September 2015Allow2410NoNo
14033533PROFILE GENERATING METHOD, COLOR CONVERSION METHOD, PROFILE GENERATING APPARATUS, COLOR CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROFILE GENERATING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREINSeptember 2013April 2015Allow1900NoNo
14010439SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENT METHODAugust 2013July 2015Allow2310NoNo
13957177OPTICAL DATA TRANSFORMATIONAugust 2013September 2014Allow1320NoNo
13945542TERAHERTZ SENSING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2013July 2015Allow2411NoNo
13976376BACKSIDE ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND METHODJune 2013September 2015Allow2710NoNo
13913627INSPECTION DEVICEJune 2013February 2016Abandon3220YesNo
13875671OPTICAL PROBE WITH EXTENDED WORKING DISTANCEMay 2013April 2016Abandon3520NoNo
13868724Method for Remote Rework Imaging for Part InconsistenciesApril 2013August 2015Allow2811YesNo
13814417METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-RESONANT BACKGROUND REDUCTION IN COHERENT ANTI-STOKES RAMAN SCATTERING (CARS) SPECTROSCOPYApril 2013April 2015Allow2600YesNo
13848723TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE-SPECIES ANALYSIS IN FLUORESCENCE AND CAVITY-RINGDOWN APPLICATIONSMarch 2013May 2015Allow2602NoNo
13824490SIGHTING DEVICEMarch 2013January 2016Abandon3430YesNo
13845578SPECTROMETER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAMEMarch 2013August 2015Allow2930NoNo
13843355SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING AND CONTROLLING COLOR REPRODUCTION AT MULTIPLE SITESMarch 2013January 2014Allow1000NoNo
13842034SWIR TARGETED AGILE RAMAN SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF UNKNOWN MATERIALS USING DUAL POLARIZATIONMarch 2013February 2015Allow2310NoNo
13788314LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE INCLUDING SUPER LUMINESCENT DIODES, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING APPARATUSMarch 2013November 2015Abandon3220NoNo
13787305METHOD OF DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN BLOOD AND CONTROL SOLUTIONS CONTAINING A COMMON ANALYTEMarch 2013November 2013Allow810NoNo
13785608LIGHT MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS USING AN OPTICAL FIELD ENHANCEMENT DEVICEMarch 2013May 2015Allow2620NoNo
13769728PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING ROCK SAMPLESFebruary 2013April 2014Allow1410NoNo
13769507EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DENTAL SHADEFebruary 2013September 2015Abandon3130NoNo
13817001SPARK CHAMBER FOR OPTICAL EMISSION ANALYSISFebruary 2013May 2015Allow2710NoNo
13813009APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GAS CONTAMINATIONJanuary 2013May 2015Allow2810YesNo
13811609METALLIC NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USEJanuary 2013September 2013Allow801NoNo
13729171Targeted Agile Raman System for Detection of Unknown MaterialsDecember 2012April 2015Abandon2810NoNo
13729220Targeted Agile Raman System for Detection of Unknown MaterialsDecember 2012May 2015Abandon2810NoNo
13682801QUASI-TRANSLATOR, FOURIER MODULATOR, FOURIER SPECTROMETER, MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR CIRCUITNovember 2012March 2016Abandon4030NoNo
13676686EVALUATION DEVICE AND EVALUATION METHODNovember 2012January 2014Allow1420NoNo
13667809MATERIAL-WORKING DEVICE WITH IN-SITU MEASUREMENT OF THE WORKING DISTANCENovember 2012December 2014Allow2530YesNo
13655102OPTICAL MICROSCOPY WITH PHOTOTRANSFORMABLE OPTICAL LABELSOctober 2012July 2013Allow900NoNo
13626474Multipoint Method for Assessing a Biological SampleSeptember 2012October 2016Abandon4830NoNo
13604420APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDING POSITION DETECTIONSeptember 2012September 2013Allow1210NoNo
13587474GEM PATTERN MATCHING ALGORITHM TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE MATCH OF A TARGET GEM PATTERN TO A DATABASE OF GEM PATTERNSAugust 2012January 2014Allow1711NoNo
13565072METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIPLE SAMPLES OF ONE OR VARIOUS DISPERSIONSAugust 2012January 2015Allow3030NoYes
13557973COMBINATION OF READER AND INCUBATORJuly 2012July 2015Abandon3660NoNo
13537987Assay Devices and MethodsJune 2012September 2014Abandon2610NoNo
13538620CAVITY ENHANCED LASER BASED ISOTOPIC GAS ANALYZERJune 2012December 2013Allow1720NoNo
13491301RETAIL COMPATIBLE DETECTION OF CVD GROWN DIAMONDJune 2012February 2013Allow810YesNo
13468372VOLUME PHASE GRATING SPECTROMETERSMay 2012July 2012Allow200NoNo
13508458Vaccine Testing SystemMay 2012January 2015Allow3301NoNo
13454012SPATIALLY-SELECTIVE DISKS, SUBMILLIMETER IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS OF SUBMILLIMETER IMAGING, PROFILING SCANNERS, SPECTROMETRY DEVICES, AND METHODS OF SPECTROMETRYApril 2012February 2014Allow2210NoNo
13447314DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VAPORIZATION-MELT RATIOApril 2012May 2014Allow2520NoNo
13445210SPECTROMETRIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND PROGRAMApril 2012July 2015Allow3911NoNo
13444116SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERROGATION OF TARGET MATERIAL IN SITUApril 2012March 2015Allow3510NoNo
13418122DETECTION OF CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION GROWN DIAMONDMarch 2012April 2013Allow1310NoNo
13401718VARIABLE PATH LENGTH PHOTON TRAPPING SPECTROMETERFebruary 2012January 2015Allow3510YesNo
13390527SPECTROSCOPY MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2012October 2014Allow3210YesNo
13370088SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE ULTRASONIC DETECTION OF TRANSPARENT WINDOW SECURITY FEATURES IN BANK NOTESFebruary 2012September 2012Allow810NoNo
13322508SPECTRUM MEASURING APPARATUS FOR MOVERJanuary 2012December 2015Abandon4921NoNo
13322019SPECTRUM MEASURING APPARATUSJanuary 2012January 2015Allow3810YesNo
13374703Multipoint method for identifying hazardous agentsJanuary 2012March 2016Abandon5072NoNo
13382825METHOD AND APPARATUS TO LASER ABLATION-LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPYJanuary 2012August 2012Allow710NoNo
13342471Pulsed-Multiline Excitation for Color-Blind Fluorescence DetectionJanuary 2012October 2013Abandon2101NoNo
13342317SPECTROMETRIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR VEILING GLAREJanuary 2012May 2013Abandon1720NoNo
13340893CODED APERTURE SNAPSHOT SPECTRAL IMAGER AND METHOD THEREFORDecember 2011June 2013Allow1710NoNo
13334512METHOD FOR REMOTE REWORK IMAGING FOR PART INCONSISTENCIESDecember 2011October 2013Allow2220YesNo
13326754OPTICAL POSITION MEASURING INSTRUMENTDecember 2011November 2014Allow3510NoNo
13325840SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION IN CIGS THIN FILM USING LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPYDecember 2011August 2015Allow4420NoNo
13314030MULTI-SOURCE SENSOR FOR ONLINE CHARACTERIZATION OF WEB PRODUCTS AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2011April 2016Abandon5240YesNo
13310652TIME CORRELATION SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2011August 2012Allow810NoNo
13138657PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLE MONOLAYERSDecember 2011June 2015Abandon4520NoNo
13307237CABLE IDENTIFICATION USING A UNIQUE CABLE SLEEVENovember 2011September 2015Abandon4521YesNo
13301707ENERGY METER FOR MIXED STREAMS OF COMBUSTIBLE COMPOUNDSNovember 2011September 2012Allow1010NoNo
13296301Apparatus, Process, and System for Monitoring the Integrity of ContainersNovember 2011October 2014Allow3510NoNo
13290174TIME AND SPACE RESOLVED STANDOFF HYPERSPECTRAL IED EXPLOSIVES LIDAR DETECTORNovember 2011December 2013Abandon2610NoNo
13289847MIXED INJECTION INSPECTION SYSTEMNovember 2011February 2013Allow1510YesNo
13289831MIXED INJECTION INSPECTION SYSTEMNovember 2011February 2013Allow1610YesNo
13286181OPTICAL BEAM SPECTROMETER WITH MOVABLE LENSOctober 2011October 2012Allow1110NoNo
13279936ENDPOINT DETECTION DEVICE FOR REALIZING REAL-TIME CONTROL OF PLASMA REACTOR, PLASMA REACTOR WITH ENDPOINT DETECTION DEVICE, AND ENDPOINT DETECTION METHODOctober 2011April 2012Allow500NoNo
13265222COLLECTION OPTICS FOR A COLOR SENSOROctober 2011January 2015Allow3920YesNo
13253858METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CRACK DETECTIONOctober 2011February 2014Abandon2810NoNo
13252425OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND THE DEVICE THEREOFOctober 2011October 2014Abandon3710NoNo
13249545THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAMSeptember 2011December 2014Allow3910YesNo
13238542SPECTRUM INFORMATION MEASUREMENT METHOD, COLOR SENSOR AND VIRTUAL SLIDE DEVICESeptember 2011May 2014Allow3200NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GEISEL, KARA E.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(45.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(54.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
74.2%
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, 45.5% 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

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner GEISEL, KARA E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GEISEL, KARA E works in Art Unit 2877 and has examined 872 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GEISEL, KARA E's allowance rate of 82.8% 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 GEISEL, KARA E receive 1.27 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% 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 GEISEL, KARA E is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GEISEL, KARA E. This interview benefit is in the 53% 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, 36.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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 63.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 88% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 74% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 88.9% 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, 64.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 70% 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 11.5% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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 13.6% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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