USPTO Examiner GUNBERG EDWIN C - Art Unit 2884

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19286705ORGANIC METAL HALIDE HYBRID SCINTILLATORS & METHODS OF MAKINGJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19020561INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING NIGHT VISION MONOCULARJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
18752958X-Ray Scintillators, Metal Halide Hybrids, Devices, and MethodsJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18667350In-Situ Beta-particle detector for High Resolution 234Th Export MeasurementsMay 2024January 2026Allow2000NoNo
18657438NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY SYSTEMMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18612731METHOD OF ADJUSTING ACQUISITION PARAMETERS IN A FLUOROSCOPY SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2026Allow2200NoNo
18689885CONDITIONING DEVICE FOR REDUCING POSITIONAL SENSITIVITY OF LASER BEAM ON PHOTODETECTOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18596622OPTICAL CONCENTRATION MEASURING APPARATUSMarch 2024October 2025Allow1900NoNo
18595596INFRARED SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18594642RADIATION DETECTORS HAVING IMPROVED OUTPUT COUNT RATE EQUALIZATION AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAMEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18281054SCINTILLATOR MATERIAL, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SCINTILLATOR MATERIALFebruary 2024September 2025Allow2500NoNo
18687285METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE ABSOLUTE DETECTION EFFICIENCY OF THE LABR3(CE) SCINTILLATION DETECTOR WITH RESPECT TO A LARGE-SIZED GLASS FIBRE INSTALLED IN A HIGH VOLUME AIRBORNE SAMPLING SYSTEMFebruary 2024October 2025Allow1900NoNo
18586538OPTICAL PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASURING APPARATUSFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2500NoNo
18434175Systems And Methods For Analyzing Core Using X-Ray FluorescenceFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18426528DETECTOR CIRCUITJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1810NoNo
18400254DETERMINING A SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC OF A ROADWAY USING AN IMAGING DEVICEDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18539763CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18512284DETECTOR WITH REDUCED FLUORESCENCE RANGE NOISENovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18557599FRONT-END ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SENSOR APPLICATIONOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18490259IMAGING DEVICEOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18490256SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE ION PROPERTIES IN A PLASMA SYSTEMOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18378719MOISTURE DETECTING APPARATUS FOR RECORDING MATERIAL AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18379062IDENTIFICATION OF CARPET MATERIALS WITH NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPYOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18375998ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18372820Scintillator and Radiation DetectorSeptember 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18453264VEHICLE HYDROGEN FIRE DETECTION DEVICEAugust 2023January 2026Allow2900NoNo
18235657POSITIONING OF SENSOR UNITS USING A POSITIONING SUBSTRATEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1120NoNo
18446255RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND OUTPUT METHODAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18364023RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUSAugust 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18346353RADIATION DETECTORJuly 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18214658IMAGING UNIT AND RADIATION IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEMJune 2023March 2024Allow900NoNo
18340461METHOD FOR PROCESSING A DETECTOR SIGNAL AND DETECTOR DEVICEJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18211769IMAGING METHODS USING MULTIPLE RADIATION BEAMSJune 2023September 2023Allow300NoNo
18210947APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TEMPERATUREJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18268127SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF PLANTSJune 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18210456THERMAL IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18267255CALIBRATION DEVICE AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR DETECTORJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18266504COMPLEX GAS SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CONTROL METHOD OF COMPLEX GAS SENSORJune 2023January 2026Allow3220NoNo
18201540BOLOMETER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18314510MEASURING DEVICE, MEASURING METHOD, MEASURING SYSTEM, AND RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18252128RADIOGRAPHIC DEVICEMay 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18143565THERMOPILE MODULEMay 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18310536LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT SOURCE DEVICEMay 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18311146METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSING MISALIGNMENT IN GAS DETECTING DEVICESMay 2023June 2024Allow1300NoNo
18308688X RAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFApril 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18308657MANUFACTURING METHOD OF X-RAY DEVICEApril 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18134823METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING IMAGES WITH RADIATIONApril 2023August 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18134997SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING PRECURSOR TANKApril 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18295702MULTILAYER COLLIMATOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MULTILAYER COLLIMATORApril 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18126489ONLINE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR TYPE IDENTIFICATION AND ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT OF RADIATIONS IN GAS OR LIQUIDMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18189880RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEMMarch 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18125688IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2300NoNo
18186092SINGLE PHOTON DETECTOR BASED ON THE KINETIC INDUCTANCE OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL VAN DER WAALS MATERIALSMarch 2023August 2025Allow2900NoNo
18118877DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DIMENSIONAL DATA RELATING TO AN OBJECTMarch 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18178671FRUIT MATURITY AND QUALITY SCANNINGMarch 2023May 2025Allow2720YesNo
18178155RADIATION IMAGE SCANNERMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18116612SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR A PENCIL BEAM X-RAY SCANNERMarch 2023March 2025Abandon2530NoYes
18043071DYNAMIC RANGE EXTENSION OF SPAD-BASED DEVICESFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18110678TOMOGRAPHIC 3D IMAGING WITH A CAMERA ARRAYFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18166518RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEMFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2500NoNo
18104859X-RAY TUBE WITH INNER-COLLIMATORFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2500NoNo
18158492X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUSJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18017355SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CHECKING VALUE DOCUMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BANK NOTES, AND VALUE DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUSJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2300NoNo
18098353FLEXIBLE DIGITAL DETECTOR ARRAYJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2500NoNo
18149401Methods and Systems for Performing On-The-Fly Automatic Calibration Adjustments of X-Ray Inspection SystemsJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2300NoNo
18149523CALIBRATION FOR SURGICAL NAVIGATIONJanuary 2023June 2025Allow3010NoNo
18003409IMAGING SYSTEM FOR A RADIOTHERAPY DEVICEDecember 2022September 2025Allow3320NoNo
18088958TWO-PHOTON MICROSCOPEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18068882Calibration Method and System for Photon or Particle Counting DetectorsDecember 2022March 2024Allow1520NoNo
17970539TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICEOctober 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
17917627X-RAY SOURCE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING X-RAY RADIATIONOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17938414RADIATION DETECTOROctober 2022September 2024Allow2400NoNo
17960750NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17995387DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE ACTIVITY OF NUCLEAR ISOTOPES USING A SELF-POWER DETECTOROctober 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17947189OPTICAL SENSOR AND SHEET RECOGNITION UNITSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320NoNo
17947281GAS SENSINGSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17911294METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECONSTRUCTING A 3D ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE UNDERGOING NON-RIGID MOTIONSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17940836IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2100NoNo
17939571X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND CONSOLESeptember 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17909611X-Ray Scintillators, Metal Halide Hybrids, Devices, and MethodsSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410NoNo
17908004SCINTILLATION CUVETTE FOR MEASURING IONISING RADIATION, MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING IONISING RADIATION, METHOD FOR MEASURING IONISING RADIATIONAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17907771RAY DETECTOR SUBSTRATE AND RAY DETECTORAugust 2022June 2025Allow3420NoNo
17802930PHOTODETECTION DEVICEAugust 2022April 2024Allow2000NoNo
17893862EUV MICROSCOPEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17892298SENSING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022January 2026Allow4110NoNo
17821183BRAZING STRUCTURE, BRAZING METHOD, AND X-RAY TUBEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17891913TOOL FOR TESTING AN ELECTRON-OPTICAL ASSEMBLYAugust 2022March 2025Allow3120NoNo
17821026PHOTODETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTORAugust 2022December 2023Allow1600NoNo
17800144INSPECTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER ELECTRODE BODY AND INSPECTION METHODAugust 2022June 2024Allow2200NoNo
17797316A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND LOCALIZING RADIATION EVENTS AND A PIXILATED RADIATION DETECTOR FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHODAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17816992RADIATION DETECTOR, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RADIATION DETECTORAugust 2022December 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17815298RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, DRIVE METHOD FOR RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17872661MICRO IMAGE DETECTORJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17872782X-RAY TUBEJuly 2022June 2024Allow2300NoNo
17793818DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF GAMMA RAYS WITH INTERACTION DEPTH AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT ENCODINGJuly 2022March 2024Allow2000NoNo
17853942X-RAY DETECTION DEVICEJune 2022June 2023Allow1200NoNo
17790088HIGH RESOLUTION AND HIGH SENSITIVIT Y PET SCANNER WITH PET DETECTOR MODULESJune 2022September 2024Allow2710YesNo
17790087SCINTILLATING GLASS CERAMICS FOR USE IN FLAT PANEL X-RAY DETECTORS, FLAT PANEL X-RAY DETECTORS AND IMAGING SYSTEMSJune 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17789556MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2022September 2024Allow2710NoNo
17849022RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEMJune 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
5
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
75.9%
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
37
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(37.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
23
(62.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
62.5%
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, 37.8% 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 GUNBERG, EDWIN C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GUNBERG, EDWIN C works in Art Unit 2884 and has examined 649 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GUNBERG, EDWIN C's allowance rate of 82.0% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GUNBERG, EDWIN C 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 GUNBERG, EDWIN C is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GUNBERG, EDWIN C. This interview benefit is in the 37% 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, 32.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 67% 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 38.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 59% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 63% 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 70.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% 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, 53.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 54% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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:

    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

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