USPTO Examiner MAUPIN HUGH H - Art Unit 2884

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18929538DETECTION AND ANALYSIS METHOD FOR RAPID DELINEATION OF AGING STAGES OF STYRENE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE MODIFIED ASPHALTOctober 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18805656SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY DATA FROM SATELLITESAugust 2024March 2025Allow700NoNo
18755856METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADAPTED 4D CT DATAJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18665396X-RAY DETECTOR WITH RECTANGULAR PIXELSMay 2024January 2026Allow2000NoNo
18661379SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF AN OBJECT USING AN IMAGER AND THE TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT ABSORPTION PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORSMay 2024January 2026Allow2000NoNo
18656906MULTI-SCREEN IMAGING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED WORKFLOWMay 2024January 2026Allow2000NoNo
18632998Readout Network Topology for Positron Emission Tomography Devices with Time-of-FlightApril 2024January 2026Allow2100NoNo
18695583IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND IRRADIATION METHOD USING SAMEMarch 2024November 2025Allow2000NoNo
18614113RADIATION IMAGE SCANNERMarch 2024December 2025Allow2100NoNo
18613198SPECTROMETER FOR DETECTING TRACE ELEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT AND USE THEREOFMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410YesNo
18597806RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18592558SCINTILLATING MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFMarch 2024May 2024Allow300NoNo
18585721CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR X-RAY INDUCED VOLTAGE PULSE AMPLITUDE ESTIMATION IN PIXEL READOUT CHANNELFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18443385IMAGING OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT TO IMAGE AN OBJECT ILLUMINATED BY X-RAYSFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210NoNo
18681896RADIATION DETECTION ELEMENT, RADIATION DETECTOR, RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RADIATION DETECTION ELEMENTFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18293753MULTI-COLOR PULSE-AMPLITUDE MODULATED HANDHELD FLUORESCENCE IMAGERJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18416653Real Time Contaminants Identification During Composite Material Manufacturing via Non-Contact Chemical SensingJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310YesNo
18578933METHOD FOR DETERMINING HEAT AND REFLECTED HEAT IN THERMAL IMAGEJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18409794METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING ABNORMALITY IN IMAGE ACQUISITION EQUIPMENTJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18409557PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED CELLULAR IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18402009Identifying 3D ObjectsJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18572562X-RAY FOCAL SPOT SHAPE EVALUATION DEVICE AND X-RAY FOCAL SPOT SHAPE EVALUATION METHODDecember 2023August 2025Allow2000NoNo
18389907Fiber Reinforced Aerogel CompositesDecember 2023September 2025Allow2110NoNo
18569426IONIZING RADIATION DETECTORDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18532690TERAHERTZ CHARACTERIZATION OF A MULTI-LAYERED TIRE TREADDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18518764X-Ray System, X-Ray Detector, Pixel Controller, and Method for Multi-Spectrum ImagingNovember 2023November 2025Allow2410NoNo
18510778RADIOGRAPHIC DETECTOR READOUTNovember 2023January 2026Allow2610NoNo
18389316Phase-Resolved Optical Metrology for SubstratesNovember 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18289925CANCER DIAGNOSTICNovember 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18504257DEVICE FOR DETECTING IONISING RADIATION AND DOSIMETER COMPRISING THEREOFNovember 2023November 2025Allow2510NoNo
18387965RADIATION IMAGING DEVICENovember 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18288902HYBRID INTEGRATED SILICON DRIFT DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOFOctober 2023September 2025Allow2210NoNo
18492788METHOD FOR RAPID PREDICTION OF POTENTIAL OF PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION BASED ON SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURMALINEOctober 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18486176OPTICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND FRONT COVER OF OPTICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLYOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18554654ULTRAFAST LASER IMAGING WITH BOX LOCK-INOctober 2023February 2025Allow1600NoNo
18286320Fluorescence-Detected Mid-Infrared Photothermal MicroscopyOctober 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18554570LIGHT DETECTION DEVICEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18377050APPARATUSES FOR RADIATION DETECTION AND METHODS OF MAKING THEMOctober 2023December 2024Allow1400NoNo
18479512NUCLEAR GAUGEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18478697SCALABLE PHOTON DETECTORSeptember 2023January 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18474881METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TOMOGRAPHY OF RYDBERG ATOM GRAPH USING LOCATION-ADJUSTABLE ANCILLA QUBITSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18371416HIGH-VOLTAGE GENERATOR DEVICE, X-RAY GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HIGH-VOLTAGE GENERATOR DEVICESeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18461559SCINTILLATOR ARRAY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SCINTILLATOR ARRAY, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND RADIATION INSPECTION DEVICESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18454826SYSTEM FOR MONITORING POSITION OF A PATIENTAugust 2023December 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18547757NEUTRON FLUX MEASUREMENT APPARATUSAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010NoNo
18278089Method for Determining Resin Penetration Into at Least One Porous Coating MaterialAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18452060METHOD FOR CORRECTING BACKGROUND SIGNALS IN CAPTURED MEASUREMENT VALUES OF ANALOG DETECTORSAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510YesNo
18234578X-RAY FACILITY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN X-RAY FACILITYAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18546375Method of Generating Successive Image RecordingsAugust 2023December 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18231809FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER APPLICABLE IN AN ARRAY OF COHERENT LIGHT SOURCESAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18447024MEDICAL IMAGING DETECTORAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18276082OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL INSPECTION METHODAugust 2023July 2025Allow2310NoNo
18365395RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS THAT DETERMINES TIMING OF SAMPLING AND HOLDINGAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18360027MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUSJuly 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18274374DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GAMMA RADIATIONJuly 2023December 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18225423METHOD OF ANALYZING DEGREE OF HYDROGENATION OF HYDROGENATED DIENE POLYMERJuly 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18224288AUTO DETECTION SYSTEM FOR COOKING ASSISTANCE AND HAIR DRYER WITH THERMAL DETECTIONJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18219821METHODS FOR GROWING DOPED CESIUM LEAD HALIDESJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18347822GAS IMAGING SYSTEMJuly 2023April 2025Allow2120NoNo
18268902METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE PROPERTY OF AT LEAST ONE LAYER USING TERAHERTZ RADIATIONJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18336781READOUT CIRCUIT, RADIATION DETECTOR, IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HANDLING INCIDENT RADIATIONJune 2023July 2025Allow2510NoNo
18266601NEUTRON DETECTION ELEMENTJune 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18324733AUTOMATED CALIBRATION OF LASER SYSTEM AND TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM WITH FLUORESCENT IMAGING OF SCAN PATTERNMay 2023July 2024Allow1400NoNo
18202226Beam Monitor and Methods of UseMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18323965Photon Counting DetectorMay 2023August 2023Allow200NoNo
18200531QUANTUM-STATE READOUT USING STIMULATED EMISSIONSMay 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18321200SEMICONDUCTOR RADIATION DETECTOR ASSEMBLYMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18314934RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEMMay 2023April 2025Allow2300NoNo
18313925PASSIVE INFRARED SENSOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLMay 2023November 2025Allow3010NoNo
18311609TERAHERTZ ASYMMETRIC S-SHAPED COMPLEMENTARY METASURFACE BIOSENSOR FOR GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONMay 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18142220Lithium-Containing Chalcophosphates for Thermal Neutron DetectionMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18250757Identifying 3D ObjectsApril 2023October 2023Allow500NoNo
18307715BIOMOLECULE DETECTION METHOD, COMPUTING DEVICE PERFORMING THE METHOD, AND BIOMOLECULE DETECTION SYSTEM THEREFORApril 2023February 2025Allow2200NoNo
18250613METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLOW-BASED, SINGLE-PARTICLE AND/OR SINGLE-MOLECULE ANALYSISApril 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18139082ELECTROPLATED MATERIALS AND ARRAY DESIGN FOR SCINTILLATORSApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18137504RADIATION DETECTOR, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18249410INFRARED LENS UNIT AND INFRARED DETECTION DEVICEApril 2023June 2025Allow2610YesNo
18300858ASYMMETRIC QUADRATURE INTERFEROMETRY FOR THIN FILM INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION IN OPTICAL PHOTOTHERMAL INFRARED SPECTROSCOPYApril 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18299030DETECTOR MODULE, DETECTOR, AND MEDICAL DEVICEApril 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
181318343D GIGAPIXEL PLENOPTIC IMAGING DEVICEApril 2023June 2025Allow2610YesNo
18130567FILTER INCIDENCE NARROW-BAND INFRARED SPECTROMETERApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18029820GAMMA CAMERA DEVICE AND COLLIMATORMarch 2023November 2025Allow3120NoNo
18193954OPTICAL MILLIMETER-WAVE OSCILLATOR DISCIPLINED BY ROTATIONAL SPECTROSCOPYMarch 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18127388NANOSECOND-SCALE PHOTOTHERMAL DYNAMIC IMAGINGMarch 2023January 2024Allow920NoNo
18028572Method for Increasing Luminescence Uniformity and Reducing Afterglow of Ce-Doped Gadolinium-Aluminum-Gallium Garnet Structure Scintillation Crystal, Crystal Material and DetectorMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18187406METHOD FOR COUNTING PEOPLE AND DETERMINING THEIR POSITION IN A ROOMMarch 2023February 2025Allow2300NoNo
18184133SECURITY INSPECTION SYSTEM AND SECURITY INSPECTION METHODMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710YesNo
18181695X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAMEMarch 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18044199DETECTOR PIXEL FLOATINGMarch 2023December 2024Allow2100NoNo
18024651THZ MEASURING DEVICE AND THZ MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR MEASURING TEST OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR PIPESMarch 2023December 2024Allow2100NoNo
18024357TAPERED SCINTILLATOR CRYSTAL MODULES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610NoNo
18175944Radiation Measuring SystemFebruary 2023June 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18172541RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUSFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18172692RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUSFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18042369RADIATION DETECTORS HAVING PEROVSKITE FILMSFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18167831X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18040272RADIONUCLIDE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, RADIONUCLIDE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RADIONUCLIDE ANALYSIS PROGRAMFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18019240MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIAFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18160656SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED MEASUREMENT OF PEAK INTENSITIES IN PULSE HEIGHT SPECTRA OBTAINED BY WAVE-LENGTH DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERSJanuary 2023April 2023Allow200NoNo
18160718OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ILLUMINATING A SAMPLE PLANEJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MAUPIN, HUGH H.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
14.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
25.8%
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, 20.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MAUPIN, HUGH H - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MAUPIN, HUGH H works in Art Unit 2884 and has examined 923 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MAUPIN, HUGH H's allowance rate of 88.9% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MAUPIN, HUGH H receive 1.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 18% 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 MAUPIN, HUGH H is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 92% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MAUPIN, HUGH H. This interview benefit is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 38.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 88% 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 61.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 86% 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 72.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 57.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 61% 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 2.9% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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:

  • 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.

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