USPTO Examiner HO THOMAS Y - Art Unit 3624

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19072108Automatic Digital As-Built Database Populator and Construction Material Delivery Location EstimatorMarch 2025May 2025Allow330YesNo
18679980Automatic Digital As-Built Database Populator and Construction Material Delivery Location EstimatorMay 2024February 2025Allow940YesNo
18415451Generative Business IntelligenceJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310YesNo
18507628SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RATING OF ENTERPRISE USING CROWDSOURCING IN COMBINATION WITH WEIGHTED EVALUATOR RATINGSNovember 2023March 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18289844SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING SUSTAINABILITY LEVEL IN PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURENovember 2023December 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18454302SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GROUPING TASK RECORDS USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODELAugust 2023October 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18451239INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2023March 2026Abandon3120NoNo
18446064DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL COPPER PROCUREMENTAugust 2023November 2025Allow2710NoNo
18270822OPTIMIZATION APPARATUS, OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMJuly 2023March 2026Abandon3220YesNo
18319838SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OPTIMIZED CUSTOMER FALLOUT FRAMEWORKMay 2023March 2026Abandon3420NoNo
18161188DIGITAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HAVING CHAT SUPPORT PLATFORM WITH CHAT ROUTING BASED ON COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RATING OF VIRTUAL TEAM MEMBERJanuary 2023November 2025Abandon3420YesNo
18097674CREATING A WORKFLOW BASED ON DATA ENTERED INTO DIGITAL FORMJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3620NoNo
17996297METHODS AND ALGORITHMS FOR OPTIMIZING APPLICATION OF RESIDUE LIMITED CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS USING VARIABLE-RATE APPLICATIONOctober 2022January 2026Allow3930YesNo
17930992CONTINUOUS AND ANONYMOUS RISK EVALUATIONSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3220YesNo
17893561INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022September 2025Abandon3630YesNo
17638846STATISTICAL ANALYSIS METHOD FOR RESEARCH CONDUCTED AFTER PRODUCT LAUNCHAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17792925PREDICTION APPARATUS, PREDICTION METHOD, AND PREDICTION PROGRAMJuly 2022August 2025Abandon3721YesNo
17602456METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SAFETY INFORMATION BY USING DAILY OPERATION REPORTJune 2022September 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17783611ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2022February 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17804712System and Method to Validate Task CompletionMay 2022March 2025Abandon3420YesNo
17664879METHODS FOR CREATING A CUSTOMIZED SCHEDULING CALENDAR AND DEVICES THEREOFMay 2022March 2025Abandon3340NoNo
17729898SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR ITERATIVELY TRAINING A RENUMERATION TRAINING MODULEApril 2022June 2024Abandon2610YesNo
17695931METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING EVENTSMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17692961MULTI-CHANNEL FEEDBACK ANALYTICS FOR PRESENTATION GENERATIONMarch 2022May 2025Abandon3840YesNo
17692093SYSTEM, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROGRAMMarch 2022April 2024Abandon2520YesNo
17641283ARRANGEMENT PLANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SAMEMarch 2022December 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17680899DRIFT REMEDIATION OF OUTCOME-BASED CONFIGURATIONS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTSFebruary 2022September 2025Abandon4340YesNo
17635341SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT AUGMENT TRANSPARENCY OF TRANSACTION DATAFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4030YesNo
17667441APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR LINKING ACTION DATA TO AN IMMUTABLE SEQUENTIAL LISTING IDENTIFIER OF A USERFebruary 2022August 2024Abandon3050YesNo
17648201INTELLIGENT TASK ASSIGNMENT AND PERFORMANCEJanuary 2022March 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17575454COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND EXECUTING USER-CUSTOMIZED WORKFLOWS RELATED TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTSJanuary 2022December 2024Abandon3520YesNo
17551542INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SYSTEMDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17548724MICRO-MOMENT/NUANCED PERSONALIZATION CROSS CHANNEL ECO-SYSTEMDecember 2021October 2024Allow3530YesNo
17457673APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2021November 2024Abandon3640YesNo
17540100SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNET OF SERVICESDecember 2021August 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17533692HEURISTIC METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING OR IMPROVING UTILIZATION IN VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENTNovember 2021June 2025Abandon4340YesNo
17606958DATA COLLECTION METHOD AND SYSTEMOctober 2021May 2025Abandon4240NoNo
17506342Method for Operating Cell Based Mobility Production SystemOctober 2021September 2025Abandon4750YesNo
17449506UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR DATA-DRIVEN CUSTOMER SEGMENTATIONSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3830YesNo
17490349RISK-BASED AGGREGATE DEVICE REMEDIATION RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON DIGITIZED KNOWLEDGESeptember 2021July 2025Abandon4540YesNo
17487603Computer-Implemented Objective Performance Evaluation for Software Design, Development , and Quality AssuranceSeptember 2021December 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17481847DELIVERY SYSTEM INCLUDING FLEETS AND DRIVER-SPECIFIC CAPABILITIESSeptember 2021December 2023Abandon2720NoNo
17480151SCALABLE EVALUATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE CONDITIONS BASED ON APPLICATION OF ONE OR MORE EVALUATION TIERSSeptember 2021May 2025Allow4320YesNo
17472029Machine-Learning Driven Pricing GuidanceSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3040YesNo
17358727Semi-Autonomous Advertising Systems and MethodsJune 2021March 2024Allow3350YesNo
17353211Scheduling a Workforce for a Forecasted Event According to Timing of the Forecasted EventJune 2021May 2024Abandon3420NoNo
17339490SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENTJune 2021February 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17331849VEHICLE PRICE ESTIMATING METHODMay 2021May 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17329555INTELLIGENT MEETING SCHEDULING ASSISTANT USING USER ACTIVITY ANALYSISMay 2021November 2025Abandon5340YesYes
17242089METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AND APPLICATION AT RIDE-HAILING PLATFORMApril 2021October 2023Abandon3010NoNo
17211443MULTI-PERIOD AND DYNAMIC LONG TERM PLANNING OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR A NETWORK OF GAS OIL SEPARATION PLANTS (GOSPS)March 2021March 2025Abandon4740YesNo
17198794Survey and Result Analysis Cycle Using Experience and Operations DataMarch 2021December 2023Abandon3320YesNo
17263803VISIT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, VISIT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND VISIT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2021April 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17137930IMPLEMENTING PAY-AS-YOU-GO (PAYG) AUTOMATED MACHINE LEARNING AND AIDecember 2020March 2025Abandon5150YesNo
17098667SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF DRILLING SCHEDULES USING MACHINE LEARNINGNovember 2020August 2024Abandon4550YesNo
17095303Parallelized and Modular Planning Systems and Methods for Orchestrated Control of Different ActorsNovember 2020March 2025Allow5250YesNo
17090888TASK ADJUSTMENT METHOD, DEVICE, EQUIPMENT AND NON-VOLATILE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2020August 2023Abandon3320NoNo
17052065ACCOUNT CLEARING AND RECONCILIATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER DEVICEOctober 2020November 2025Abandon6040NoNo
17080973PREDICTION DEVICE, PREDICTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2020September 2024Abandon4640YesNo
17060723INFERRING UNOBSERVED EVENT PROBABILITIESOctober 2020October 2024Abandon4840YesNo
17037783APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERY TRACKING, ROUTE PLANNING, AND RATINGSeptember 2020March 2024Abandon4120NoNo
17036310PPE VERIFICATION SYSTEM AT POSSeptember 2020May 2023Abandon3230NoNo
17015575INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2020May 2024Abandon4420YesNo
17001574METHODS FOR REAL TIME MANAGEMENT OF ASSIGNMENT OF ELECTRONIC BILLS AND DEVICES THEREOFAugust 2020July 2023Abandon3540YesNo
16968352NEGATIVE EXAMPLE DEGREE CALCULATION APPARATUS, NEGATIVE EXAMPLE DEGREE CALCULATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2020February 2023Abandon3020NoNo
16967381SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING THE STATE OF TARGET COMPLEX SYSTEMAugust 2020August 2023Abandon3710NoNo
16911862DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2020August 2024Abandon5040YesNo
16763883A METHOD TO MEASURE WORK PRODUCTION IN FOREST OPERATIONSMay 2020October 2022Abandon2910NoNo
15930787LOCATION-BASED EVENT NOTIFICATION APPLICATIONMay 2020October 2022Abandon2910NoNo
16853423CONTINUOUS AND ANONYMOUS RISK EVALUATIONApril 2020May 2022Allow2430YesNo
16831622LINKED WORKFLOW STRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2020March 2024Abandon4740NoNo
16791849SUMMARIZING AND PRESENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF IMPACT FACTORS FROM UNSTRUCTURED SURVEY RESPONSE DATAFebruary 2020October 2023Abandon4440YesNo
16745018COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC CALENDAR MANAGEMENT WITH MEETING ROOM LOCATING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJanuary 2020January 2024Allow4830YesYes
16720121UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO PREDICT RISK AND COMPLIANCE ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS, PREDICT REMEDIATION INCIDENTS, AND ACCELERATE A REMEDIATION PROCESSDecember 2019November 2022Allow3560YesNo
16702963SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) CREATION TOOLDecember 2019November 2024Abandon6060YesNo
16695736SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK IDENTIFICATION AND OPTIMIZATIONNovember 2019September 2022Abandon3310NoNo
16683243SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING FORESTS AND CERTIFYING THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF LUMBERNovember 2019May 2025Abandon6030NoYes
16670828Predictive Risk Assessment In Multi-System ModelingOctober 2019March 2023Abandon4130NoNo
16531659SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND USING MICRO-INTENTSAugust 2019February 2024Allow5440YesNo
16427282PREDICTING THE PROBABILITY OF A PRODUCT PURCHASEMay 2019February 2024Abandon5650YesNo
16426725Artificial Intelligence Based Job Wages BenchmarksMay 2019October 2023Abandon5250YesNo
16426637CONTEXTUAL DATA PROCESSING AND DATA DISTRIBUTIONMay 2019March 2024Abandon5760YesNo
16425372Determining Collaborative Enterprise Decisions Based on Regulatory ImpactsMay 2019August 2023Abandon5040YesNo
16424890Method for Creating a Recipe for a Process-Related Process PlantMay 2019June 2024Abandon6020YesYes
16424437BUYBACK PROVISION MECHANISMMay 2019June 2022Allow3740YesNo
16399667MULTI-PERIOD AND DYNAMIC LONG TERM PLANNING OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR A NETWORK OF GAS OIL SEPARATION PLANTS (GOSPS)April 2019August 2021Abandon2720YesNo
16384598USER RETENTION PLATFORMApril 2019April 2025Abandon6080YesNo
16370804WORKFLOW-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT OF HARDWARE COMPONENTSMarch 2019October 2023Abandon5540YesNo
16225510RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH DEGREE-OF-INTEREST EVALUATING PROGRAM IS RECORDED, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND EVALUATING METHODDecember 2018August 2022Abandon4440NoNo
16139468PROJECT RESOURCE RISK MANAGEMENTSeptember 2018January 2024Abandon6060YesNo
16133794COGNITIVE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING AND MANAGEMENT INTEGRATING IoT DATASeptember 2018July 2022Abandon4640NoNo
16133906CONTROL METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICESeptember 2018July 2022Abandon4640YesNo
16133450SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOM CALENDARINGSeptember 2018July 2022Abandon4640YesNo
16133474ACTIONABLE TASKSSeptember 2018May 2022Abandon4440YesNo
16113038DIGITAL METHOD FOR FACILITATING THE ORGANISATION OF AN EVENT OR PROJECTAugust 2018August 2020Abandon2410NoNo
15980155OPTIMIZED AUTOMATIC CONSENSUS DETERMINATION FOR EVENTSMay 2018September 2023Allow6070YesNo
15979428AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL PRODUCTION DATA FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTION EFFICIENCYMay 2018May 2023Abandon6060YesNo
15978566INTEREST LEVEL EVALUATION METHOD, INTEREST LEVEL EVALUATING DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2018October 2020Abandon2910NoNo
15976894PRIVACY-PRESERVING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING USING EMBEDDINGS AND MULTI-MODAL DATAMay 2018June 2024Abandon6050NoYes
15977364PREDICTING TASK DURATIONSMay 2018July 2023Abandon6060YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HO, THOMAS Y.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
4
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
32.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% 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
7
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(14.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(85.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
17.3%
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, 14.3% 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 HO, THOMAS Y - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HO, THOMAS Y works in Art Unit 3624 and has examined 114 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 14.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HO, THOMAS Y's allowance rate of 14.9% places them in the 2% 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 HO, THOMAS Y receive 3.71 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 96% 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 HO, THOMAS Y is 45 months. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 +24.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HO, THOMAS Y. This interview benefit is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 4.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 2% 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 6.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 7% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 28.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. 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, 54.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 56% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 34% 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 36% 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.
  • 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.