USPTO Examiner ROSS SCOTT M - Art Unit 3623

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17088807SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND OPTIMIZING MEDIA CONTENTNovember 2020February 2025Abandon5230NoNo
16837935Predictive Deconstruction Of Dynamic ComplexityApril 2020February 2021Allow1100YesNo
16831430Computerized Auction PlatformMarch 2020August 2024Abandon5330NoYes
16785097SHIPPING EVENTS AND RECEIVING EVENTSFebruary 2020October 2022Allow3200YesNo
16785024DISAGGREGATION EVENTS AND DECOMMISSIONING EVENTSFebruary 2020October 2022Allow3201YesNo
16778348SUPPLY CHAIN EVENT MANAGEMENTJanuary 2020May 2021Allow1500YesNo
16749951SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A FEE OF A SERVICE REQUESTJanuary 2020October 2021Abandon2120NoNo
16744683WATER RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2020February 2024Abandon4920NoYes
16733587METHOD FOR PLANNING ASSORTMENTS OF SALE ITEMSJanuary 2020October 2020Abandon910NoNo
16731516MODEL ACCEPTABILITY PREDICTION SYSTEM AND TECHNIQUESDecember 2019August 2023Abandon4350YesNo
16664007SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING ESCALATION POLICY ACTIVATIONOctober 2019May 2024Abandon5530NoYes
16536067UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO AUTOMATICALLY GENERATE CONTEXTUAL INSIGHTS AND ACTIONS BASED ON LEGAL REGULATIONSAugust 2019December 2023Allow5230YesNo
16459655DISTRIBUTED RIDESHARING VEHICLE MANAGEMENTJuly 2019October 2022Allow4030YesNo
16459821PREDICTIVE MODELING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY QUANTIFYING EMPLOYEE GROWTH OPPORTUNITYJuly 2019June 2023Allow4740NoYes
16459208AUTOMATED COGNITIVE ANALYSIS AND SPECIALIZED SKILLS CAPTUREJuly 2019February 2025Allow6080YesNo
16327324POSITIVE DIVERGENCE ANALYSISJuly 2019April 2021Abandon2610NoNo
16458521SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY MONITORING OFFICER CONTEXT CHANGE AND ACCUMULATING CORRESPONDING FORM COMPLETION TIMES AND PROVIDING AN INDICATION THEREOFJuly 2019August 2023Abandon4940NoNo
16474784INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMJune 2019April 2023Abandon4660NoNo
16347437DEMAND FORECAST DEVICEMay 2019October 2022Abandon4230NoNo
16347349Method and Plant for Parts LogisticsMay 2019January 2024Abandon5760YesNo
16401610EVALUATING SOFTWARE LICENSE USAGE USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AGENTSMay 2019August 2023Allow5160YesNo
16401803COGNITIVE GO-TO-MARKET PRIORITIZATION SETSMay 2019August 2022Abandon4040YesNo
16401229SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER COHORT VALUE PREDICTIONMay 2019March 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16401146SYSTEM FOR BUILDING AND UTILIZING RISK MODELS FOR LONG RANGE RISKMay 2019December 2023Abandon5540YesYes
16398933SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PRICE FOR A VEHICLEApril 2019January 2021Allow2011YesNo
16389088AUGMENTED INTELLIGENCE LEADING TO HIGHER DEAL ACCEPTANCE FOR DEALERSHIPSApril 2019August 2022Abandon4030YesNo
16208773SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER-LEVEL LIFETIME VALUE PREDICTIONDecember 2018March 2021Abandon2810NoNo
16192085Product Development Methods for Non-Verbalizing ConsumersNovember 2018August 2019Abandon910NoNo
16189792MERCHANT-CONSUMER BRIDGING PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMSNovember 2018April 2021Allow2920YesNo
16152081TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE USING MACHINE LEARNINGOctober 2018January 2025Abandon6070YesYes
16051856SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INVENTORY AND DISTRIBUTION OF HOTEL ROOMS BY MULTIPLE BROKERS USING AN ONLINE INTERFACEAugust 2018July 2022Allow4740YesNo
16051442FORMING EVENT-BASED RECOMMENDATIONSJuly 2018March 2023Allow5550YesNo
16051395METHOD OF ITERATIVE SCHEDULING AND SYSTEM OF THE SAMEJuly 2018April 2022Abandon4530YesNo
15897438PRODUCTIVITY PLATFORM PROVIDING USER SPECIFIC FUNCTIONALITYFebruary 2018September 2022Allow5560YesNo
15897433CLEANING SUPPORT METHOD, CLEANING SUPPORT DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A CLEANING SUPPORT PROGRAMFebruary 2018June 2022Abandon5230YesNo
15897238PRESENTING METHOD, PRESENTING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PRESENTING PROGRAMFebruary 2018July 2022Abandon5230YesNo
15839776SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS TO IDENTIFY PROBABILITY OF INVENTIONDecember 2017January 2022Abandon4930YesNo
15839757CONTEXTUAL PARSING OF MEETING INFORMATIONDecember 2017May 2023Allow6041YesNo
15839444SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SHOPPING INFORMATIONDecember 2017February 2020Abandon2610NoNo
15735892PROFIT GENERATION METHOD BY MEANS OF BUILDING TEAM UTILIZING IDLE RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH OCCURRENCE OF SCRAPSDecember 2017November 2021Abandon4720NoNo
15799791METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE MEDIA MONITORING BY ADJUSTING FOR CO-VIEWINGOctober 2017November 2024Allow6070YesNo
15692878ON-THE-FLY MARKING SYSTEMS FOR CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODSAugust 2017August 2020Allow3510YesNo
15651671REAL-TIME RESOURCE RELOCATION BASED ON A SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION APPROACHJuly 2017August 2020Abandon3720YesNo
15494582METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A MOBILE POST-WIRE CABLE COMMUNICATION INSTALLATION AND SERVICE ASSISTANCE CALL-UP APPLICATIONApril 2017November 2020Abandon4220YesNo
15494377Systems and Methods for Predicting Policy AdoptionApril 2017October 2024Allow60110YesNo
15494371Systems and Methods for Correlating Comments and Sentiment to Policy Document Sub-SectionsApril 2017May 2020Allow3750YesNo
15494310SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING POLICYMAKER BEHAVIOR BASED ON UNRELATED HISTORICAL DATAApril 2017January 2022Abandon5750YesYes
15485774MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHODApril 2017December 2021Abandon5640YesNo
15461294SUPPLY CHAIN EVENT MANAGEMENTMarch 2017January 2020Allow3400YesNo
15510774Farm Field Management Apparatus, Farm Field Management Method, and Storage MediumMarch 2017July 2020Allow4010NoNo
15457481FILTERING DATA WITH PROBABILISTIC FILTERS FOR CONTENT SELECTIONMarch 2017January 2023Allow6060YesNo
15457647REAL-TIME METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING AND IMPROVING A PRESENCE AND PERCEPTION OF AN ENTITYMarch 2017January 2020Allow3510NoNo
15457161Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Providing a Recipe Service and Related Devices and Computer Program ProductsMarch 2017July 2021Abandon5230NoNo
15457277APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INVENTORY MANAGEMENT WITH SOCIAL MEDIAMarch 2017February 2021Abandon4740NoNo
15457950METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELEGATING TASKS TO TECHNICIANS, UTILIZING A BACK-END AND MOBILE SERVICEABILITY APPLICATIONMarch 2017December 2020Abandon4530YesNo
15457385SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DRIVER-RIDER MATCHING ADAPTABLE TO MULTIPLE RIDESHARE MODELSMarch 2017June 2020Abandon3920YesNo
15510687SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATE MARKETING BASED ON SHARING OF DATA, GIFTS AND LOGISTICSMarch 2017August 2020Abandon4120NoNo
15427562Systems and Methods for Project Planning and ManagementFebruary 2017February 2020Abandon3610NoNo
15415516NETWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION BASED UPON NETWORK SERVICE PROFILE TRAJECTORIESJanuary 2017December 2023Abandon6050NoNo
15405999SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING STRATEGIC COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE DATA RELEVANT FOR AN ENTITYJanuary 2017May 2023Allow6060YesNo
15405537Method for Determining a Convergence Measure for Converging an Allocation Position of a Subject Allocations Provider Towards a Desired Allocation PositionJanuary 2017May 2021Abandon5220YesNo
15395960METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING THREAT METRICS TO DETERMINE A RISK OF LOSS DUE TO THE COMPROMISE OF AN ORGANIZATION ASSETDecember 2016June 2020Abandon4150YesYes
15354448SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INVENTORY MANAGEMENTNovember 2016December 2019Abandon3761YesNo
15252469ON-THE-FLY PACKAGE PRINTING SYSTEM WITH SCRATCH OFF LAYERAugust 2016February 2020Allow4201YesNo
15119067SERVICE PROVISIONINGAugust 2016August 2023Allow6090YesNo
15236413EVENT ORGANIZERAugust 2016December 2018Abandon2810NoNo
15185771WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING ANTICIPATORY CONTROLJune 2016February 2021Abandon5680YesNo
15179965System, Method, and Apparatus for Utilizing Multi-Processing to Optimize Calculations of Licensable PropertiesJune 2016December 2017Abandon1820NoNo
14981041Ranking of Search Results Based on Customer IntentDecember 2015December 2019Abandon4710NoNo
14941785SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-CHANNEL INVENTORY ALLOCATION APPROACH FOR RETAILERSNovember 2015April 2021Abandon6040YesNo
14941713SELECTING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND AI AGENTS TO ACCOMPLISH A TASKNovember 2015January 2022Allow6070YesNo
14891392SHARED RISK GROUP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SHARED RISK GROUP MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND SHARED RISK GROUP MANAGEMENT PROGRAMNovember 2015August 2020Abandon5720YesNo
14936804SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEMAND MODELING AND PRICE CALCULATION BASED ON COMPETITIVE PRESSURENovember 2015November 2021Abandon6060NoNo
14936917METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SCHEDULESNovember 2015November 2021Abandon6030YesNo
14936752SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF MONITORING PROCESSING SYSTEMSNovember 2015October 2018Abandon3510NoNo
14936670SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE CONTROLNovember 2015September 2020Abandon5840YesNo
14931570DISPATCH CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING A ROLE OF PURSUIT VEHICLENovember 2015July 2021Abandon6050YesNo
14829873SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT OF AND FEEDBACK ON HUMAN PERFORMANCEAugust 2015December 2019Abandon5230NoNo
14826558SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A MOVE USING OBJECT MEASUREMENTSAugust 2015November 2019Allow5140YesNo
14823207Systems and Methods for Providing Indicators, Relevant to Transactions at MerchantsAugust 2015October 2019Abandon5121NoNo
14821332SANKEY DIAGRAM GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATIONAugust 2015February 2020Allow5430YesNo
14821476GENERATING METADATA AND VISUALS RELATED TO MINED DATA HABITSAugust 2015August 2019Allow4830YesNo
14821437BUILDING BUSINESS OBJECTS BASED ON SANKEY DIAGRAMAugust 2015January 2020Allow5430YesNo
14821465RENDERING DETAILS FROM USER SELECTIONS OF MINED DATA HABITSAugust 2015November 2019Allow5230YesNo
14748507PREDICTING THE BUSINESS IMPACT OF TWEET CONVERSATIONSJune 2015April 2021Abandon6051YesYes
14742569BUSINESS INTRODUCTION INTERFACEJune 2015May 2019Abandon4721NoNo
14735966CONSOLIDATION OF CALENDAR APPOINTMENTSJune 2015December 2020Allow6050YesNo
14735064Large-Scale Customer-Product Relationship Mapping and Contact SchedulingJune 2015January 2020Abandon5540YesNo
14732757INTELLIGENT ASSET PLATFORMJune 2015February 2018Abandon3210NoNo
14729170PREDICTING THE BUSINESS IMPACT OF TWEET CONVERSATIONSJune 2015November 2020Abandon6041YesYes
14700409INVERTED CODES ON TRANSPARENT PACKAGING EXTERIORApril 2015November 2018Abandon4320NoNo
14679859ANALYZING AND REMEDIATING OPERATIONAL RISKS IN PRODUCTION COMPUTING SYSTEMSApril 2015October 2018Abandon4250YesNo
14574872DATABASE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODSDecember 2014June 2016Allow1831YesNo
14561557METHOD FOR DECISION SUPPORT IN PEST, DISEASE AND/OR WEED CONTROL MANAGEMENTDecember 2014April 2023Abandon60100YesNo
14552271Prediction of Consumer SpendingNovember 2014November 2018Abandon4820NoNo
14542772EMD-Spectral Prediction (ESP)November 2014December 2018Abandon4910YesNo
14541570DIGITAL DATA SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING, MANAGING AND MONITORING OF RISK SOURCE DATANovember 2014February 2018Abandon3910NoNo
14541352DYNAMIC ENSEMBLE MODELING FOR REVENUE FORECASTINGNovember 2014July 2020Abandon6060YesNo
14538953REAL-TIME CONTINUOUS REALIGNMENT OF A LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTED PROJECTNovember 2014January 2019Abandon5030YesNo
14525274VOICE-BASED HEALTH MONITOR INCLUDING A VOCAL ENERGY LEVEL MONITOROctober 2014November 2020Abandon6060YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ROSS, SCOTT M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
14
(87.5%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(12.5%)
Reversal Percentile
25.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 12.5% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
37
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(13.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
32
(86.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
17.0%
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, 13.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 ROSS, SCOTT M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROSS, SCOTT M works in Art Unit 3623 and has examined 218 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 22.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 46 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROSS, SCOTT M's allowance rate of 22.9% places them in the 3% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ROSS, SCOTT M receive 3.52 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 92% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ROSS, SCOTT M is 46 months. This places the examiner in the 12% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +34.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROSS, SCOTT M. This interview benefit is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 6.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 6.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 62.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 19.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 32% 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 37% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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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