Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18403767 | SELF-CHECKOUT STORE | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533292 | SEMI-SELF POS SYSTEM, REGISTRATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530840 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARD-HANDLING BY POINT OF SALE DEVICES | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515006 | KIOSKS WITH PARALLEL JOB PROCESSING | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18513284 | OPERATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE INVOLVING WIRELESS TOKENS | November 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495219 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS OF PIN PADS | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476733 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Managing Inventory Associated With a Facility | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237242 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237185 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237213 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18336606 | COMPUTER VISION GROUPING RECOGNITION SYSTEM | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099901 | METHOD FOR STOCK KEEPING IN A STORE WITH FIXED CAMERAS | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18078024 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059019 | SHOPPING PAYMENT SYSTEM AND SHOPPING BASKET | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927851 | HIGH DENSITY MICRO FULFILLMENT CENTER "HD-MFC" WITH NIGHTLY G2P STORAGE BATCH PICK REPLENISHMENT FROM STORE FLOOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989577 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING INVENTORY INSIDE WAREHOUSE WITH PUT-AWAY ACCURACY USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17983773 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF VERIFYING PRICE TAG LABEL-PRODUCT PAIRINGS | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17976643 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DIRECT EXCHANGE | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045966 | PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE ENABLING TIME TRACKING BASED ON PERCENTAGES | October 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959454 | SHOPPING CART WITH WEIGHT BUMP VALIDATION | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17950310 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ITEM RECOGNITION | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17883001 | TOKENIZATION OF RESOURCE EXCHANGE EVENT INFORMATION | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882235 | PAYMENT DEVICE | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881403 | MANUFACTURING ORDERING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM | August 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880274 | DATA PROTECTION PROCESS TOOL | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17880421 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASH LEVELING AT SELF-CHECKOUT MACHINE | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17837004 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING METRIC FORECASTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELATED ENTITIES WITH MORE ACCURACY BY USING A METRIC FORECAST ENTITY RELATIONSHIP MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | June 2022 | April 2023 | Abandon | 10 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834383 | PAPER SHEET STORAGE APPARATUS, PRODUCT REGISTRATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749773 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INITIATING A COMPLETED LADING REQUEST | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17718349 | MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM, MAINTENANCE SUPPORT DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | April 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17768095 | ACTIVITY BASED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17715134 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD | April 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17710660 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING PURCHASE DATA USING AN IMAGE | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17708334 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) DRIVEN STOCKING PRIORITY DETERMINATION | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17695913 | CAPTURE OF EMMC CARD IDENTIFICATION FOR COMPONENT TRACEABILITY OF PCIE DAUGHTER CARD | March 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17692433 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING A LUBRICANTS VALUE CHAIN | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17674214 | TRANSACTION AUDITING USING TOKEN EXTRACTION AND MODEL MATCHING | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17629896 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MODULAR INVENTORY MANAGEMENT | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17648723 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED TRANSACTIONS AND INDIVIDUALIZED PAYMENT BY ASSOCIATING DEVICE WITH JOINT TRANSACTION | January 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17310827 | Electronic Device Valuation System | August 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16965839 | CARGO DETECTION AND TRACKING | July 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 57 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16828806 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE-BASED PLATFORM SUPPORTING BILL OF MATERIALS (BOM) CHARACTERIZATION | March 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16663201 | PRIVACY ISSUES IN M2M | October 2019 | February 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 11 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16482728 | INSTRUCTION ISSUING SYSTEM, INSTRUCTION ISSUING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | August 2019 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16523046 | Reducing Demurrage Costs | July 2019 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15979071 | COMBINED BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION AND BASE STATION CONTROLLER DATA CALL AND QUALITY OF SERVICE | May 2018 | December 2018 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15900151 | SPECTRUM SHARING BETWEEN PRIMARY USERS AND CO-EXISTENCE GROUPS OF SECONDARY USERS | February 2018 | June 2018 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15884260 | HAPTICALLY ENABLED MESSAGING | January 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15570548 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISSUING ELECTRONIC RECEIPTS | October 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15786421 | DYNAMIC TOUCHSCREEN FUEL SELECTION | October 2017 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15730801 | System and Method for Implementing SMS Texting as a Customer Service Channel | October 2017 | July 2018 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15687741 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING A COLOR CHANGE OF AN APPAREL DEVICE | August 2017 | July 2018 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15541438 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING ANCILLARY OPERATIONS RELATED TO THE EXECUTION OF MAIN TRANSACTIONS | July 2017 | April 2020 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15614828 | INSTANT SUPPORT AGENT CALL SETUP AND CALL CONNECTION APPLICATION | June 2017 | January 2018 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15588665 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ENHANCED SERVICES BY USING MACHINE-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS OF PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES | May 2017 | April 2018 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15475446 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AND TRACKING IDENTIFIED MATERIAL IN FILLABLE RECEPTACLES | March 2017 | January 2019 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15469288 | REDUCING BEVERAGE SHRINKAGE AND MONITORING BEVERAGE DISPENSING EMPLOYEES TO REDUCE REVENUE LOSS | March 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15512769 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING USER EQUIPMENT INITIATED MESSAGES FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | March 2017 | April 2018 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15462519 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION OF USER PLANE INTEGRITY IN WIRELESS NETWORKS | March 2017 | June 2018 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15510782 | METHODS AND NODES FOR MANAGING RSTD REPORTS | March 2017 | February 2018 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15510564 | MOBILE DEVICE POSITION DETERMINING METHOD AND DETERMINING APPARATUS, AND MOBILE DEVICE | March 2017 | July 2018 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15452554 | Planogram Generation | March 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15500079 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING WITH A VEHICLE ALONG A TRANSPORTATION ROUTE | January 2017 | September 2018 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15409396 | SENSORS, DEVICES, ADAPTERS AND MATING STRUCTURES FOR MERCHANDISERS AND RELATED METHODS | January 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 15395736 | S9 ROAMING SESSION CLEANUP WITH S9 CONNECTION FAILURE | December 2016 | February 2018 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15386728 | INTERACTIVE JEWELRY VENDING MACHINE | December 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15366084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION IN A DEVICE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR A LIMITED TIME PERIOD | December 2016 | April 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15346611 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AUTHENTICATION AND OTA REGISTRATION OF A NEW USER WITHOUT A SIM CARD IN MULTI-OPERATOR MOBILE TELEPHONY | November 2016 | April 2018 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15343392 | TAX-EXEMPT SALE DOCUMENT CREATING SYSTEM, TAX-EXEMPT SALE DOCUMENT CREATING APPARATUS, AND TAX-EXEMPT SALE DOCUMENT CREATING METHOD | November 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15227915 | DETERMINING THE OPTIMUM COVERAGE POSITION IN A BUILDING FOR EXTERNALLY PROVIDED RF SIGNALS | August 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15193377 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE A LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE | June 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14913989 | MOBILE DEVICE CONTEXT AWARE DETERMINATIONS | February 2016 | July 2018 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13890335 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIO REMINDER MESSAGES | May 2013 | December 2013 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13770232 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Providing Service Credit to Customer Accounts in a Wireless Communications Service Network | February 2013 | November 2013 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13516586 | MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSES | July 2012 | November 2013 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13144766 | METHODS OF PROVIDING CELL GROUPING FOR POSITIONING AND RELATED NETWORKS AND DEVICES | July 2011 | August 2013 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 12878503 | LOW COMPLEXITY BEAMFORMING FOR MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEMS | September 2010 | June 2012 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12744501 | RESUSCITATION TEAM MOBILIZATION SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD. | May 2010 | June 2013 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11814061 | RESTRICTING THE USE OF MOBILE TERMINALS BASED ON FORCED LOCATION UPDATING | July 2008 | June 2012 | Allow | 59 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12142105 | SECURITY ACTIVATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS | June 2008 | July 2012 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12134329 | HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK HANDOVER-SUPPORT MECHANISM | June 2008 | September 2012 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11885772 | MEASURING RECEIVED SIGNAL QUALITY | February 2008 | September 2012 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MITCHELL, NATHAN A.
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.
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, 0.0% 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.
⚠ 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 MITCHELL, NATHAN A works in Art Unit 3627 and has examined 81 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner MITCHELL, NATHAN A's allowance rate of 79.0% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MITCHELL, NATHAN A receive 1.91 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MITCHELL, NATHAN A is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -14.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MITCHELL, NATHAN A. This interview benefit is in the 1% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 23.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 1% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 90% 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'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 3.1% of allowed cases (in the 72% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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