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
18963733METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FINE RECONSTRUCTION OF SEDIMENTATION STRUCTURES OF FLUMESNovember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
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
18541863METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND VERSATILE MOLECULAR IMAGINGDecember 2023February 2025Allow1401NoNo
18539217Quality Assurance Device for a Medical AcceleratorDecember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18516349HIGH-RESOLUTION DETECTOR HAVING A REDUCED NUMBER OF PIXELSNovember 2023November 2024Allow1201NoNo
18485478NANOSCALE SCANNING SENSORSOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18483008SHIELDING PORT FOR NUCLEAR LOGGING TOOL WITH GAMMA RAY SOURCEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18478742COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING TRANSLATION MOVEMENTS OF GANTRY PARTS OF A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DEVICESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
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
18283410Cradle And Feedback Mechanism For Automated Device Alignment In Radiation TherapySeptember 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18467469PHOTOSTIMULATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18238863RIGID PHANTOM FOR END-TO-END VERIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEMSAugust 2023November 2024Allow1501NoNo
18234757SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CEMENT AND CASING FLAW DETECTOR WITH MULTI-SIZED WINDOWS AND CONTRAST SUPPRESSIONAugust 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18449189SPREAD FIELD IMAGING COLLIMATORS FOR RADIATION-BASED IMAGING AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1601NoNo
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
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
18297178RADIATION DETECTOR, RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM, AND RADIATION CT APPARATUSApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
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
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
18079089INFRARED PRESENCE DETECTOR SYSTEMDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
17923100VERIFYING THE POSITIONNING OF A FIBROUS PREFORM IN A BLADENovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
18050819KILL EVENT OPTIMIZATIONOctober 2022May 2024Allow1810NoNo
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
17800907TEMPORARY ATTACHMENT OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO A SUBJECT SUPPORTAugust 2022August 2024Allow2400NoNo
17797143BEAM MONITORING SYSTEM, PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM, AND BEAM MONITORING METHODAugust 2022November 2024Allow2720NoNo
17879954Rapid High-Resolution Computerized TomographyAugust 2022April 2025Allow3230YesNo
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
17807807SUSPENSION DEVICE AND X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEMJune 2022May 2024Allow2310NoNo
17839008SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING TRACE TRIGGERING OF CHANNELS IN X-RAY DETECTORJune 2022March 2023Allow901NoNo
17831260SCINTILLATOR-BASED RADIATION THERAPY QUALITY ASSURANCEJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17829453IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHODJune 2022February 2023Allow910NoNo
17780760RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIOGRAPHIC METHOD USING SAMEMay 2022April 2024Allow2200NoNo
17780647METHOD FOR THE QUICK IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS BY ANALYSIS OF EXCITATION-EMISSION MATRICESMay 2022August 2024Allow2710NoNo
17779899Systems and Methods for Dynamic Control of Radiation Dose in Radiation TherapyMay 2022November 2024Allow3010NoNo
17778532Method for Determining and Optimizing the Content of At Least One Plant Substance of At Least One Part of a PlantMay 2022January 2025Allow3220NoNo
17748043MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSMay 2022April 2024Allow2300NoNo
17777676X-RAY DOSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND X-RAY DOSE MANAGEMENT METHODMay 2022August 2024Allow2700NoNo
17745598MONOLITHIC INTEGRATION OF HYBRID PEROVSKITE SINGLE CRYSTALS WITH SILICON FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE X-RAY DETECTORSMay 2022November 2022Allow600NoNo
17745206Apparatus and Methods for Fluorescence Imaging Using Radiofrequency-Multiplexed ExcitationMay 2022June 2024Allow2510NoNo
17662898RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND OUTPUT METHODMay 2022February 2024Allow2200NoNo
17735444RADIATION IMAGE READING DEVICEMay 2022April 2024Allow2320NoNo
17721331PHANTOM HOLDER FOR RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMApril 2022February 2024Allow2300NoNo
17768431METHOD FOR PREDICTING A PROPERTY VALUE OF INTEREST OF A MATERIALApril 2022April 2024Allow2400NoNo
17718711X-RAY IMAGING PANEL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEApril 2022May 2023Allow1300NoNo
17710928VERIFICATION PHANTOMMarch 2022February 2024Allow2300NoNo
17657223RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEMMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200NoNo
17698026RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUSMarch 2022July 2024Allow2820NoNo
17697259X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING AN AIRCRAFT PARTMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17697828METHODS FOR PET DETECTOR AFTERGLOW MANAGEMENTMarch 2022February 2023Allow1100NoNo
17691248HIGH-RESOLUTION DETECTOR HAVING A REDUCED NUMBER OF PIXELSMarch 2022August 2023Allow1701NoNo
17641382SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFMarch 2022April 2024Allow2500NoNo
17688230SPATIALLY RESOLVED FOURIER TRANSFORM IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY AND APPLICATIONS TO OPTOELECTRONICSMarch 2022July 2024Allow2901NoNo
17681613RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEMFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2000NoNo
17652130RADIATION DETECTORFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2710NoNo
17678871RADIATION DETECTORFebruary 2022October 2022Allow800NoNo
17675156NANOSCALE SCANNING SENSORSFebruary 2022February 2023Allow1210NoNo
17674063EVENT PROPERTY-DEPENDENT POINT SPREAD FUNCTION MODELING AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION FOR PETFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3000NoNo
17669316DIGITAL DETECTOR WITH SUPERPOSED CONVERSION STAGESFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010YesNo
17668866RADIOTHERAPEUTIC DETECTOR DEVICEFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3020NoNo
17590480SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMULATING SCINTILLATION EVENTS USING AN ELECTRONIC TEST SOURCEFebruary 2022February 2023Allow1210NoNo
17562288IONIZING RADIATION DETECTOR WITH REDUCED STREET WIDTH AND IMPROVED COUNT RATE STABILITYDecember 2021November 2023Allow2200NoNo
17645450SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCREENING NUTRIENTS OR CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS USING DIVERSIFIERS FOR NOISE REDUCTIONDecember 2021January 2024Allow2500NoNo
17549618METHOD OF CALIBRATING A PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT APPARATUSDecember 2021November 2022Allow1110NoNo
17596104SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGINGDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810NoNo
17537205Radiation Monitoring Devices and Associated MethodsNovember 2021September 2024Allow3320YesNo
17536619X-RAY IMAGING PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING X-RAY IMAGING PANELNovember 2021September 2023Allow2211NoNo
17455128METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING GAMMA-RAY MEASUREMENTS USING A SENSITIVITY MAP AND CONTROLLED SAMPLING MOTIONNovember 2021November 2023Allow2410NoNo
17514287MULTI-DETECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR X-RAY IMAGINGOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210NoNo
17508377RADIATION DOSE LATENCY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210YesNo
17505082FAST INDUSTRIAL CT SCANNING SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210NoNo
17503761HIGH RESOLUTION X-RAY DETECTOR SYSTEMOctober 2021November 2023Abandon2511NoNo
17499702COMPENSATING FOR TARGET ROTATION WITH A COLLIMATION SYSTEMOctober 2021March 2023Allow1720NoNo
17497405METHOD FOR THE REAL-TIME CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TO AN X-RAY DOSEOctober 2021April 2023Allow1810NoNo
17594192METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND VERSATILE MOLECULAR IMAGINGOctober 2021February 2022Allow400NoNo
17486799PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD, PHOTOELECTRIC DETECTION SUBSTRATE, AND PHOTOELECTRIC DETECTION DEVICESeptember 2021June 2024Allow3200NoNo
17474495OCCUPANCY SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3021NoNo
17474362OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING REDUCED DIFFRACTION ARTIFACTS FOR EYE-TRACKINGSeptember 2021February 2023Allow1710NoNo

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
61.8%
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
70.1%
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 562 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.1%, 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 81.1% places them in the 45% 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 1.73 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

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 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER. This interview benefit is in the 28% 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, 28.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% 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 57% 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 73% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% 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 below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 65.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 82% 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 25% 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 30% 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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