USPTO Examiner UNDERWOOD JARREAS C - Art Unit 2877

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18813695VORTEX DICHROISM DARK-FIELD CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS BASED ON SPIRAL TRANSFORMATIONAugust 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18767516TRANSMISSION CORRECTED PLASMA EMISSION USING IN-SITU OPTICAL REFLECTOMETRYJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110YesNo
18668764FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS DISCRIMINATION WITH MODULATED LASER LIGHTMay 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18641280SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING DUPLICATE KEYSApril 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18610122COMPACT INTRAORAL SCANNERMarch 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18595575Method And A System For Determining Analyte Content In A Fluid In A Treatment ApparatusMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18412346DEVICES FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSISJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810YesNo
18395571INTERFEROMETRIC DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON PHASE MODULATION OF POLARIZED LIGHT OF MICRO PROBEDecember 2023June 2024Allow600NoNo
18563179TIRE SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHODNovember 2023December 2024Allow1320NoNo
18513934Laser-based Non-destructive Spike Defect Inspection SystemNovember 2023March 2025Abandon1620NoNo
18329298METHOD TO PRODUCE EVOLVING CONCRETE MIXTURE HEURISTICJune 2023March 2024Allow900YesNo
18200947INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHODMay 2023March 2025Allow2120NoNo
18197832MULTILAYER FILM MEASURING DEVICE AND MULTILAYER FILM MEASURING METHODMay 2023June 2025Allow2510YesNo
18318037SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ROTATIONAL ACTUATOR FOR TESTING OF A PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM SENSORMay 2023January 2025Allow2000NoNo
18297916METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING RANGE DATA TO PREDICT OBJECT FEATURESApril 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18193658METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DETECTING SURFACE SHAPES AND THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION OF INNER AND OUTER WALLS OF THIN-WALL ROTATING BODYMarch 2023June 2023Allow300NoNo
18190026INTRAORAL SCANNER WITH IMPROVED RAY FOOTPRINTMarch 2023December 2023Allow900YesNo
18092917Compact Rangefinder ScopeJanuary 2023May 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18090609METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING SAND CONTENT IN MISCIBLE PHASE FLUIDDecember 2022October 2024Allow2200YesNo
18145847BROADBAND SUPER-RAYLEIGH SPECKLE CORRELATED IMAGING SPECTRAL CAMERA BASED ON DISPERSION COMPENSATION AND IMAGING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022March 2025Allow2610YesNo
18081751COMBINATION OF INLINE METROLOGY AND ON TOOL METROLOGY FOR ADVANCED PACKAGINGDecember 2022February 2025Allow2601YesNo
18079365METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AMBIENT LIGHT UNDER DISPLAY SCREEN, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2022October 2024Allow2200YesNo
18063545USING A LOOPBACK COMPONENT TO TEST A SINGLE FIBER OPTIC STRANDDecember 2022April 2025Allow2911NoNo
17989317ON-LINE COMPENSATION OF INSTRUMENTAL RESPONSE DRIFT IN MINIATURIZED SPECTROMETERSNovember 2022May 2025Allow3020YesNo
17923711CATHETER MOTOR DRIVE UNIT THAT FACILITATES COMBINED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND FLUORESCENCE-LIFETIME IMAGINGNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17922761MULTICHANNEL SPECTROPHOTOMETER USING LINEAR VARIABLE FILTER SENSORNovember 2022August 2024Allow2100NoNo
17971021INTEGRATED PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR WITH CAVITYOctober 2022July 2023Allow910YesNo
17918454LENS FOR USE IN A DETECTOROctober 2022August 2024Allow2200YesNo
17995649GAS ANALYZER APPARATUS AND GAS ANALYSIS METHOD ANALIZING MEASUREMENT TARGET GAS USING LASER LIGHTOctober 2022August 2024Allow2300NoNo
17901438BEAD APPEARANCE INSPECTION DEVICE, BEAD APPEARANCE INSPECTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND BEAD APPEARANCE INSPECTION SYSTEMSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810YesNo
17758291METHOD FOR RECALIBRATING AN ELECTRONIC NOSEJune 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17788521FLOW ANALYSIS DEVICE AND FLOW ANALYSIS METHODJune 2022December 2023Allow1830YesNo
17757723SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR MULTIPLE BEAM OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHYJune 2022July 2024Allow2500YesNo
17746335METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING WEARING USING POLARIZATIONMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17772265HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING WITH A SPATIAL HETERODYNE SPECTROMETERApril 2022April 2024Allow2400YesNo
17725871ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, AN IMAGING SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR ILLUMINATION OF A SAMPLE IN A CONTAINERApril 2022January 2024Allow2100NoNo
17693725DEVICE FOR WATER EXAMINATIONMarch 2022January 2025Allow3420NoNo
17635592OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM AND OPTICAL FIBER SENSING METHODFebruary 2022April 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17671109METHOD TO PRODUCE EVOLVING CONCRETE MIXTURE HEURISTICFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1300NoNo
17628773METHOD OF MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF NITROGEN IN DIAMOND AND APPARATUS THAT MEASURES CONCENTRATION OF NITROGEN IN DIAMONDJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2510NoNo
17627357SPECTROMETER DEVICEJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3530YesNo
17626167FACILITY AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF THE WALLS OF GLASS CONTAINERSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17570285INTRAORAL SCANNING APPARATUS WITH DECREASED RAY FOOTPRINTJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1100NoNo
17562154Adjustment Method, Terminal and Computer-Readable Storage MediumDecember 2021July 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17560905SELF-REFERENCING AND SELF-CALIBRATING INTERFERENCE PATTERN OVERLAY MEASUREMENTDecember 2021October 2022Allow1000NoNo
17558289PARTICLE MEASURING DEVICE AND PARTICLE MEASURING METHODDecember 2021September 2024Allow3220YesNo
17618447HOLD OPERATIONS FOR LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY SENSORSDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010NoNo
17456059WAFER ALIGNMENT DEVICE, WAFER ALIGNMENT METHOD AND WAFER ALIGNMENT SYSTEMNovember 2021August 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17520955SENSOR DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2021February 2022Allow300YesNo
17521072SENSOR DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2021February 2022Allow300YesNo
17451092INTEGRATED ILLUMINATION-DETECTION FLOW CELL FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHYOctober 2021July 2023Allow2111NoNo
17491306DETECTING DARK OBJECTS IN STRAY LIGHT HALOSSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3110YesNo
17489644COMPRESSED GAS CLEANING OF WINDOWS IN PARTICLE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT DEVICESeptember 2021March 2024Allow3020NoNo
17447745TRANSMISSION CORRECTED PLASMA EMISSION USING IN-SITU OPTICAL REFLECTOMETRYSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910YesNo
17447689SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING DUPLICATE KEYS AND PAIRING WITH VEHICLESSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17435643SYSTEM FOR ASCERTAINING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GEMSTONESeptember 2021May 2022Allow910YesNo
17383781FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS DISCRIMINATION WITH MODULATED LASER LIGHTJuly 2021February 2024Allow3110NoNo
17352361Integration of an Optical Height Sensor in Mask Inspection ToolsJune 2021April 2025Allow4540NoNo
17346390Optical Inspection System and Method Including Accounting for Variations of Optical Path Length Within a SampleJune 2021February 2023Allow2010NoNo
17332067Laser-based Non-destructive Spike Defect Inspection SystemMay 2021July 2023Allow2510NoNo
17330482METHOD OF FABRICATING A PHOTOMASK AND METHOD OF INSPECTING A PHOTOMASKMay 2021October 2022Allow1600NoNo
17315824SENSOR HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR A MEASUREMENT SYSTEMMay 2021January 2025Allow4440NoYes
17286528MEASUREMENT APPARATUSApril 2021July 2023Allow2700NoNo
17285270OPTICAL PARTICLE SENSOR, IN PARTICULAR, EXHAUST GAS SENSORApril 2021May 2023Allow2500NoNo
17284861APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WAVEFRONT RECONSTRUCTION BASED ON ROTATIONALLY SYMMETRIC EXTENDED STRUCTURED LIGHT ILLUMINATIONApril 2021September 2023Allow2900NoNo
17282422METHOD FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE DEGREES OF REFLECTANCE OF A MEASUREMENT SURFACEApril 2021June 2023Allow2600NoNo
17281780Device For The Chromatic Confocal Measurement Of A Local Height And/Or Orientation Of A Surface Of A Sample And Corresponding Methods For Measuring A Height Or A Roughness Of A SampleMarch 2021July 2023Allow2700NoNo
17206394SENSOR DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2021October 2021Allow610YesNo
17274603CAN LID INSPECTION DEVICE, CAMERA POSITION ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND CAMERA POSITIONING JIGMarch 2021October 2023Allow3110NoNo
17193175RETROGRAPHIC SENSORSMarch 2021August 2023Allow2910NoNo
17191579APPARATUS FOR DENTAL IMAGINGMarch 2021July 2021Allow411NoNo
17272672SURFACE MEASUREMENT METHOD, COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, COMPONENT INSPECTION METHOD, AND COMPONENT MEASUREMENT DEVICEMarch 2021June 2023Allow2700YesNo
17185625PARTICLE SENSING DEVICEFebruary 2021July 2024Allow4130YesNo
17269153OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL COMPENSATION METHODFebruary 2021July 2023Allow2910NoNo
17169252SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING DUPLICATE KEYSFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3701YesNo
17163652MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHODFebruary 2021February 2023Allow2400NoNo
17138951Method and Device for Simultaneously Measuring Mass Concentrations of Particulates with Different SizesDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17256497OBJECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND OBJECT INSPECTION METHOD USING SAMEDecember 2020October 2023Allow3310NoNo
17254221METHODS OF MEASURING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AND NANOPARTICLES IN COMPLEX MATRICES BY LIGHT SCATTERINGDecember 2020April 2024Allow4050NoNo
16956223DEVICE FOR MEASURING AT LEAST ONE SPEED OF ROTATION OF A HEAD OF A USER ABOUT AN AXISDecember 2020March 2024Abandon4510NoNo
17252567FOREIGN MATERIAL INSPECTION SYSTEM OF DISPLAY UNITDecember 2020December 2023Allow3620YesNo
17247495CONVERTIBLE HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR A PARTICLE SENSORDecember 2020April 2023Allow2810YesNo
17251758PERFORATED DISK FOR SELECTING LIGHT FOR AN OPTICAL IMAGINGDecember 2020July 2023Allow3210YesNo
17250153ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2820NoNo
17109300METHOD FOR EVALUATING BIOAVAILABILITY OF ORGANIC SOLID WASTE BY ANAEROBIC CONVERSION BASED ON FRACTAL DIMENSIONDecember 2020August 2021Allow810NoNo
17059862OPTICAL-INTERFERENCE ANALYSISNovember 2020August 2023Allow3300NoNo
17059189DROPLET SENSORS FOR FUEL SYSTEMSNovember 2020September 2024Allow4640YesNo
16953982SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SHAPE MEASURING DEVICENovember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
16951056CLEAN GAS CURTAIN TO PREVENT PARTICLE BUILDUP DURING CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTNovember 2020May 2023Allow3020NoNo
17010213Multimode Fiber Having Improved Index ProfileNovember 2020August 2024Abandon4720NoNo
17054411METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PULSED RADIATIONNovember 2020November 2023Allow3610NoNo
17054273INSPECTION APPARATUS, PLATE-SHAPED OBJECT MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, INSPECTION METHOD, AND PLATE-SHAPED OBJECT MANUFACTURING METHODNovember 2020August 2024Allow4540YesNo
17053746Adaptive Focusing System for a Scanning Metrology ToolNovember 2020January 2022Allow1400NoNo
17053356FLOCCULATION STATE MONITORING SENSORNovember 2020August 2022Allow2120YesNo
17087248EXTERNAL GAS DETECTING DEVICENovember 2020May 2023Allow3020YesNo
17083669DESIGN AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING A DISPENSABLE LIGHT TRANSMISSIBLE APERTURE IN THE CAP OF A THIN LIGHT SENSOR MODULEOctober 2020June 2024Allow4411YesNo
17063356SensorOctober 2020April 2022Allow1910NoNo
17063622Broadband Light Interferometry for Focal-Map Generation in Photomask InspectionOctober 2020June 2022Allow2010YesNo
17037398APPARATUS FOR DENTAL IMAGINGSeptember 2020February 2022Allow1700YesNo
17034428APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF PARTICLESSeptember 2020June 2023Abandon3310YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
75.5%
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
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(30.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(70.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.0%
Lower 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, 30.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C works in Art Unit 2877 and has examined 819 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C's allowance rate of 86.9% places them in the 61% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C receive 1.02 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 30.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 47.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

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 97% 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 77.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 71.4% 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, 41.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% 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 9.9% of allowed cases (in the 96% 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 2.2% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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:

  • 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.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.