USPTO Examiner SULLIVAN JESSICA E - Art Unit 3627

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18916499SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED DATA COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENTOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18207956A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATED ONLINE ORDERING AT A DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT AT A QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT FACILITYJune 2023September 2024Allow1620YesNo
18159708DATA-BACKED CUSTOMIZABLE COMPENSATION ESTIMATION BASED ON DISPARATE ELECTRONIC DATA SOURCESJanuary 2023March 2025Abandon2640YesNo
18081664METHOD FOR LEARNING RESTOCK PATTERNS FROM REPEATED OBSERVATIONS OF SHELF FACING COUNTS OF CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODSDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3720NoNo
18009925SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING STABLE SALARY BASED ON PREDICTED FUTURE INCOME AND METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022August 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18063958TEST DATA ACQUISITION FRAMEWORKDecember 2022January 2026Allow3720NoNo
18061387SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS FOR UPSELL OPTIONS AND DELIVERY MANAGEMENT FOR SELF-CHECKOUT SYSTEMSDecember 2022March 2026Abandon3920NoNo
18058832INTELLIGENT PLATFORM FOR AUDIT RESPONSE USING A METAVERSE-DRIVEN APPROACH FOR REGULATOR REPORTING REQUIREMENTSNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
18055207SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING TRANSPORTATION ASSETSNovember 2022May 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17970009INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2022May 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17962209MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMOctober 2022January 2026Abandon3920NoNo
17945912MULTI-BATCH SELF-CHECKOUT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USESeptember 2022December 2024Abandon2740YesNo
17939978NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICESeptember 2022September 2025Allow3630YesNo
17930601LOTTERY TICKET DATA INTERCEPTOR FOR A POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3430YesNo
17903397SAFETY STOCK CORRECTION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUMSeptember 2022September 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17890401SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREPARE A STANDARDIZED TRANSFER DOCUMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF A MATERIALAugust 2022January 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17759307SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PRODUCT STOCKS WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR HOUSEHOLD USEJuly 2022December 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17794313Customer Behavioural SystemJuly 2022February 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17792482METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING STATUSES OF POSITIONS ON SHELVES, SHELVES AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIAJuly 2022May 2025Allow3420YesNo
17842523Transaction data processing systems and methodsJune 2022September 2025Allow3930NoNo
17757076CENTRALIZED BUDGET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2022September 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17733267PARALLEL PROCESSING CANDIDATE PAIRINGS OF DELIVERY AGENTS WITH ROUTES TO FULFILL DELIVERY ORDERS AND ASYNCHRONOUS SELECTING OPTIMAL PAIRINGS FROM THE CANDIDATESApril 2022January 2026Allow4430YesNo
17729090CHECKOUT PRODUCT RECOGNITION TECHNIQUESApril 2022February 2026Allow4650YesNo
17760832BILLING MANAGEMENT FOR SOLUTION INSTALLED IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3210YesNo
17693300Transaction data processing systems and methodsMarch 2022September 2025Allow4230NoNo
17685000On-Shelf Image Based Barcode Reader for Inventory Management SystemMarch 2022May 2025Allow3930YesNo
17652344FOOD ORDERING APPLICATIONFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17631264INTELLIGENT INTERACTIVE MODULE AND TROLLEYJanuary 2022May 2025Abandon3930NoNo
17577529SMART CONTACT LENS FOR POINT OF SALE ("POS") TRANSACTION VALIDATION USING OBJECT DETECTION AND IMAGE CLASSIFICATIONJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3840YesNo
17596727METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM AND MEDIUM FOR LOCATING STORAGE SPACE IN WAREHOUSEDecember 2021March 2026Abandon5040NoNo
17544095METHOD FOR ORDERING AND DELIVERING FOOD BY USING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM USING SAMEDecember 2021December 2024Allow3720NoNo
17617050SCHEDULING DEVICE, SCHEDULING METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2021November 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17522573MATERIAL TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING ELECTRONIC TAGSNovember 2021December 2024Abandon3720NoNo
17507215SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PATIENT HEALTH INDICATORS THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING MODELOctober 2021February 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17599014CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT DEVICE, AND UNMANNED STORE SYSTEMSeptember 2021November 2024Abandon3720NoNo
17598993SETTLEMENT PAYMENT DEVICE AND UNMANNED STORE SYSTEMSeptember 2021November 2024Abandon3720NoNo
17407957METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES OF CANNABIS PRODUCTSAugust 2021December 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17429924METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES OF CANNABIS PRODUCTSAugust 2021December 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17367535MERCHANDISE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2021July 2025Abandon4820NoNo
17168517DYNAMIC LABEL CONTROL FOR SHELVED ITEMSFebruary 2021December 2024Abandon4640NoNo
17137119ILLUMINATED ADDRESS SIGN ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED SECURITY FEATURESDecember 2020July 2025Allow5440NoNo
17112410CONTROL TOWER AND ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM WITH INFORMATION FROM INTERNET OF THINGS RESOURCES ABOUT SUPPLY CHAIN AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT ENTITIESDecember 2020March 2025Abandon5150YesNo
17054599SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VOICE-ACTIVATED ORDERING OF REPLACEMENT SHAVING CARTRIDGENovember 2020January 2025Abandon5030NoNo
16798966Electronic Menu, Ordering, and Payment System and MethodFebruary 2020May 2022Abandon2620NoNo
16778023METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND ONBOARDING A VEHICLE INTO INVENTORYJanuary 2020December 2024Abandon5870YesNo
16410772SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTER-FIRM, INTER-OFFICE, INTER-COMPANY BILLING AND FINANCIAL PROCESSING AND TRANSFER POSTINGMay 2019March 2025Allow6050YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner SULLIVAN, JESSICA E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SULLIVAN, JESSICA E works in Art Unit 3627 and has examined 17 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 17.6%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SULLIVAN, JESSICA E's allowance rate of 17.6% 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 SULLIVAN, JESSICA E receive 2.94 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 85% 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 SULLIVAN, JESSICA E is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 +19.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SULLIVAN, JESSICA E. This interview benefit is in the 62% 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, 8.3% 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 16.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 19% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 92% 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 35% 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.
  • 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

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