USPTO Examiner RIDDICK BLAKE CUTLER - Art Unit 2884

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19173746RESET-TYPE CHARGE-SENSITIVE AMPLIFYING CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR AMPLIFYING AND RESETTING DATA SIGNALApril 2025May 2025Allow100NoNo
18963733METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FINE RECONSTRUCTION OF SEDIMENTATION STRUCTURES OF FLUMESNovember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18744986OCCUPANCY SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2024May 2025Allow1101NoNo
18736184EXTENDED ENERGY RANGE PARTICLE DETECTORS AND USES THEREOFJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18645250SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCREENING NUTRIENTS OR CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS USING DIVERSIFIERS FOR NOISE REDUCTIONApril 2024April 2025Allow1120NoNo
18640423METHOD OF CALIBRATING A PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT APPARATUSApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18639217Systems and Methods for Automatically Generating Synthetic X-Ray Scan Data of Objects in a Plurality of OrientationsApril 2024January 2026Allow2100NoNo
18632519BOLOMETER AND BOLOMETER MANUFACTURING METHODApril 2024January 2026Allow2100NoNo
18625879OPTOMECHANICALLY CALIBRATED PHOTONIC THERMOMETER AND CALIBRATING A PHOTONIC THERMOMETERApril 2024January 2026Allow2100NoNo
18578029X-RAY IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE AND X-RAY IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEMJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2100NoNo
18406579RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEMJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1920YesNo
18541863METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND VERSATILE MOLECULAR IMAGINGDecember 2023February 2025Allow1401NoNo
18539217Quality Assurance Device for a Medical AcceleratorDecember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18567903SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE WATER EQUIVALENT CONTENT OF A SNOWPACKDecember 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18530720RADIATION DETECTOR, METHOD OF DRIVING THE RADIATION DETECTOR, AND RADIATION-IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM WITH COMPARATORS AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES FROM CORRESPONDING PIXELSDecember 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18528883X-RAY CT APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610NoNo
18524081METHOD OF SCANNING A COMPONENT EMBEDDED IN A GRANULAR MATERIAL USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18516349HIGH-RESOLUTION DETECTOR HAVING A REDUCED NUMBER OF PIXELSNovember 2023November 2024Allow1201NoNo
18516378RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEMNovember 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18511903RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS SYSTEMNovember 2023January 2026Allow2600NoNo
18507147DEGREE-OF-CRYSTALLINITY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, DEGREE-OF-CRYSTALLINITY MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18559267X-RAY CONTRAST MEDIUM AND X-RAY IMAGE ACQUISITION METHODNovember 2023November 2025Allow2410YesNo
18558646SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND VISUALIZING TUBE CURRENT MODULATIONS IN MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICESNovember 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18384208PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION SYSTEM FOR HIGH DENSITY IMAGINGOctober 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18485685PORTABLE X-RAY IMAGING DEVICEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2700NoNo
18485478NANOSCALE SCANNING SENSORSOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18554696METHODS OF ANALYZING ONE OR MORE AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS, AND SYSTEMS THEREOFOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510NoNo
18483008SHIELDING PORT FOR NUCLEAR LOGGING TOOL WITH GAMMA RAY SOURCEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18482017PCCT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAMEOctober 2023October 2025Allow2401NoNo
18477600NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM WITH DETECTION TIMING CORRECTIONSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18478675DOSE CONTROL METHOD FOR A MOBILE X-RAY DETECTOR OF A MEDICAL X-RAY SYSTEM USING CALCULATED LATENCYSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18478742COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING TRANSLATION MOVEMENTS OF GANTRY PARTS OF A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DEVICESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18284502RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING OBJECTSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2720NoNo
18475375X-RAY CT APPARATUS WITH FOCAL POINT CORRECTION BASED ON ENERGYSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18283410Cradle And Feedback Mechanism For Automated Device Alignment In Radiation TherapySeptember 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18283296ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY APPARATUS, AND ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY METHODSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18467469PHOTOSTIMULATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18465992ULTRAVIOLET INSPECTION TOOL AND INSPECTION METHOD USING A VISUAL INDICATORSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18462859RADIATION DETECTOR MODULE WITH LOCAL PROCESSING UNITSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2501NoNo
18549293RADIATION IMAGING DEVICE WITH SIGNAL CONNECTION WIRING BETWEEN READING CHIPSSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18461557XRF MEASUREMENTS OF MULTIPHASE OILFIELD FLUIDSSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18238863RIGID PHANTOM FOR END-TO-END VERIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEMSAugust 2023November 2024Allow1501NoNo
18237801SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING A CORRECTED IMAGEAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18277866DETERMINATIONS OF STANDOFF AND MUD DENSITY WITH GAMMA DENSITY AND ACOUSTIC TOOL RESPONSESAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18234757SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CEMENT AND CASING FLAW DETECTOR WITH MULTI-SIZED WINDOWS AND CONTRAST SUPPRESSIONAugust 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18546545METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AN ISOCENTERAugust 2023February 2026Allow3020NoNo
18546454SENSOR FOR VERIFYING THE LUMINESCENCE OF VALUE DOCUMENTSAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18449189SPREAD FIELD IMAGING COLLIMATORS FOR RADIATION-BASED IMAGING AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1601NoNo
18274935DUAL GAMMA RAY AND VISIBLE LIGHT IMAGING DEVICEJuly 2023August 2025Allow2501NoNo
18358982SCATTER GRID FREQUENCY CORRECTION IN A RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18359282X-RAY CT SCANNER, DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND DATA ACQUISITION METHODJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18347697PHOTON COUNTING X-RAY IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CALIBRATION DATA FOR PILEUP CORRECTIONJuly 2023May 2025Allow2200NoNo
18348224METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING FLUOROSPOT ASSAYSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18345512SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING TRACE TRIGGERING OF CHANNELS IN X-RAY DETECTORJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18214292Apparatus and Methods for Fluorescence Imaging Using Radiofrequency-Multiplexed ExcitationJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18256062FRONT-END ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY FOR A PHOTON COUNTING APPLICATIONJune 2023November 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18203463SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING A CORRECTED IMAGEMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18201402IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHODMay 2023February 2024Allow910NoNo
18196029MEMBRANE-BASED BREAST COMPRESSION SYSTEMSMay 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18311134METHODS FOR PET DETECTOR AFTERGLOW MANAGEMENTMay 2023February 2024Allow900NoNo
18310140IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEMMay 2023February 2026Allow3420NoNo
18140691RADIATION IMAGING DEVICEApril 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18297178RADIATION DETECTOR, RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM, AND RADIATION CT APPARATUSApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18193884MATERIAL PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION BY PHOTODIODE SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2023July 2025Allow2800NoNo
18247461METHOD FOR EVALUATING SUBSTRATE SURFACE CLEANLINESS ORIENTED TO ADDITIVE FORGINGMarch 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18182975X-RAY LINE SCAN FOR FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS DETECTIONMarch 2023January 2026Allow3420NoNo
18178633X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUSMarch 2023August 2025Allow2910NoNo
18176760SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPACT LAMINOGRAPHY UTILIZING MICROFOCUS TRANSMISSION X-RAY SOURCE AND VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION X-RAY DETECTORMarch 2023April 2024Allow1410NoNo
18111740Reference Switch Architectures for Noncontact Sensing of SubstancesFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1410NoNo
18171298VOLTAGE CALIBRATION DEVICES, METHODS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THEREOFFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2801NoNo
18170290RADIATION DETECTOR ARRAYS HAVING INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOFFebruary 2023March 2026Abandon3720NoNo
18109940Methods and Means for Simultaneous Casing Integrity Evaluation and Cement Inspection in a Multiple-Casing Wellbore EnvironmentFebruary 2023May 2024Abandon1520YesNo
18107879METHOD OF CALIBRATING A PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT APPARATUSFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1110NoNo
18100219PASSIVE INFRARED SENSOR DEVICEJanuary 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18147463METHOD FOR GENERATING AN X-RAY IMAGE DATASETDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18012860METHOD FOR DETERMINING ATOMIC COMPOSITION USING FOUR-COLOR X-RAY EQUIPMENTDecember 2022November 2025Allow3420NoNo
18065101DIRECT ENERGY WINDOWING FOR PHOTON COUNTING DETECTORSDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18079089INFRARED PRESENCE DETECTOR SYSTEMDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18056641RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUSNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
17923100VERIFYING THE POSITIONNING OF A FIBROUS PREFORM IN A BLADENovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
18050819KILL EVENT OPTIMIZATIONOctober 2022May 2024Allow1810NoNo
18048705SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SENSINGOctober 2022July 2025Allow3301NoNo
17966894INFRARED MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022November 2025Abandon3720NoNo
18046601CHIRAL SENSING WITH HARMONIC GENERATION FROM A METASURFACE FABRICATED ON A SOI WAFEROctober 2022July 2024Allow2100NoNo
17962123OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSISOctober 2022February 2024Allow1600NoNo
17938286X-RAY IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17941842PHANTOM SYSTEMS FOR RADIATION DOSIMETRY WITH REMOVABLE ATTACHMENTSSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4121YesNo
17891209FIN FOR COLLIMATING THERAPEUTIC RADIATIONAugust 2022July 2025Allow3520NoNo
17800907TEMPORARY ATTACHMENT OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO A SUBJECT SUPPORTAugust 2022August 2024Allow2400NoNo
17888623PHOTODETECTOR AND BEATING SPECTROSCOPY DEVICEAugust 2022February 2026Allow4240YesNo
17879954Rapid High-Resolution Computerized TomographyAugust 2022April 2025Allow3230YesNo
17797143BEAM MONITORING SYSTEM, PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM, AND BEAM MONITORING METHODAugust 2022November 2024Allow2720NoNo
17878645PHANTOM HOLDER FOR RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMAugust 2022March 2023Allow721YesNo
17815771METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND VERSATILE MOLECULAR IMAGINGJuly 2022September 2023Allow1411NoNo
17863709IMAGING SYSTEMJuly 2022March 2024Allow2100NoNo
17758610SIGNAL TRANSMITTER FOR A RADIOTHERAPY DEVICEJuly 2022November 2024Allow2810NoNo
17791463ION BEAM EMISSION APPARATUS AND DETECTION SYSTEM THEREFORJuly 2022December 2024Allow3011NoNo
17859845Three-Dimensional Displacement Compensation Method for Microscopic Thermoreflectance Thermography and Control DeviceJuly 2022May 2024Allow2200NoNo
17852433SYSTEM FOR MONITORING RADIATION BASED ON MONITORING POSTJune 2022December 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17788343COMPENSATION OF POLARIZATION EFFECTS IN PHOTON COUNTING DETECTORSJune 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
3
(60.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(40.0%)
Reversal Percentile
62.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(43.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(56.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
72.4%
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, 43.8% 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 RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER works in Art Unit 2884 and has examined 483 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER's allowance rate of 78.5% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER receive 1.92 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 47% 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 RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER. This interview benefit is in the 41% 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, 27.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 42.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 65% 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, 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 68.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 54.5% 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, 71.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 28% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 33% 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:

    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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