Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18599075 | VALIDATING IDENTIFICATION OF A USER FOR PURCHASE OF AGE-RESTRICTED ITEMS | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496425 | CUSTOM CONDIMENT DISPENSER | October 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466364 | COLLECTION OF TRANSACTION RECEIPTS USING AN ONLINE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18456200 | Basic Salary Calculation Program | August 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215714 | EXTENSIBILITY MODEL FOR BLOCKCHAIN ANALYSIS PLATFORM | June 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209646 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING PLANOGRAM COMPLIANCE FOR INVENTORY MANAGEMENT | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18334475 | PRESCIENT AND ADAPTIVE POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS | June 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332255 | SENDING SAMPLED METER DATA FROM AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER TO A BACKEND FOR REPORTING VIA OPEN CHARGE POINT PROTOCOL (OCPP) FOR USE BY A UTILITY TO CHARGE A CUSTOMER | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING ACCOUNTANT PREPARED FINANCIAL STATEMENT CONFIRMATION | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136925 | TARGETED REMOTE PAYMENTS LEVERAGING ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) AND MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) SENSOR COMMUNICATIONS | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299238 | CUSTOMIZABLE MEDIA CONTENT FOR POINT OF SALE (POS) TRANSACTIONS | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18125602 | INTERACTIVE SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18027631 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPERVISING EXPENSE OR INCOME | March 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124367 | INTERACTIVE SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122198 | INTERACTIVE SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110099 | Smart Restaurant powered by Cloud-Native IoT AIOS with fully automated Contactless Food Preparation, Ordering & Vending | February 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18078763 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING VEHICLES | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18056256 | METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATION OF ASSEMBLING DEVICES TO UTILIZE THE MIXED-WASTES FOR THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF ALL PARTIES INVOLVED | November 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978884 | AUTO-RECONCILIATION | November 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17968039 | SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PRODUCT SUBSTITUTES FIELD | October 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17951074 | APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING INTERACTIVE DIGITAL RECEIPTS | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17933663 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT POINT OF SALE (POS) TERMINALS, PROCESS ORDERS AND MANAGE ORDER FULFILLMENT | September 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17882945 | PRODUCT READING DEVICE | August 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17813461 | INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM | July 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17852868 | PROPOSAL SYSTEM | June 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17827136 | DIGITAL ASSET-BASED INTERACTION WITH AMOUNT INCREASE REQUEST | May 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728684 | Methods, Systems, and Non-transitory Storage Media for Monitoring Progression of Medicinal Plants | April 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690357 | MULTI-USE NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION FRONT END ON A POINT OF SALE SYSTEM | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17587224 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING STORE SEGMENTATION AND STORE SPACE ALLOCATION | January 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17491042 | Budget Managing System | September 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17407104 | SALES DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, SALES DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM | August 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17444377 | GATEWAY FOLDING FOR SIMPLIFYING THE VISUALIZATION OF PROCESS GRAPHS | August 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17215274 | PROCESSING FINANCIAL PRODUCTS | March 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 55 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17013406 | IMPLEMENTATION OF ROLLING KEY TO IDENTIFY SYSTEMS INVENTORIES | September 2020 | November 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 9 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17003271 | AUTOMATED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT | August 2020 | November 2024 | Abandon | 51 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16969174 | COMPONENT REPLENISHMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM | August 2020 | January 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16856834 | NETWORK DETECTION-BASED MONITORING OF ELECTRONIC MERCHANDISE | April 2020 | March 2026 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16687064 | MANAGEMENT OF ITEM ATTRIBUTE DATA FOR SHIPPING AND HANDLING SYSTEMS | November 2019 | February 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16551564 | USER INTERFACES FOR INSTANT PAYROLL WITH BULK APPROVAL | August 2019 | June 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16331781 | Method For Locating Electronic Shelf Labels In A Retail Area | March 2019 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16211490 | Automated Package Delivery System | December 2018 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16134896 | ROUTE-BASED OPTIMIZATION OF OBJECT DISPLAYS ON USER INTERFACES | September 2018 | October 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15884485 | CRYPTOCURRENCY TERMINAL AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING | January 2018 | November 2025 | Allow | 60 | 14 | 0 | No | No |
| 15675898 | NETWORK-BASED GROCERY STORE | August 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15445284 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEACON AND CLOUD PAYMENTS | February 2017 | April 2025 | Allow | 60 | 12 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 14972688 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO TRACK WIRE OR CABLE REELS IN AN INVENTORY STORAGE ENVIRONMENT USING A MOBILE DEVICE | December 2015 | December 2017 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14874364 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INVENTORY CONTROL | October 2015 | May 2018 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14869526 | TOUCH SCREEN FILM LAYER HAVING TAMPER LINE EMBEDDED THEREIN | September 2015 | February 2017 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14857628 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING DEVICE | September 2015 | June 2018 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14842886 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CASHLESS TRANSACTION AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT FOR VENDING MACHINES | September 2015 | June 2018 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14756630 | Client Entry and Maintenance System for Timekeeping and Billing for Professional Services System and Method | June 2015 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 14 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14747824 | Fueling Station Non-Fuel Item Display, Purchase, and Payment Systems | June 2015 | February 2018 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14741420 | System and Method for SMS Ordering Via an Order Management System | June 2015 | May 2018 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14741424 | PROXIMITY-BASED INFORMATION AND AREA OF RELEVANCE | June 2015 | August 2018 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14738278 | PERSISTENT AUTHENTICATION OF A WEARABLE DEVICE | June 2015 | May 2018 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14730860 | APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING INTERACTIVE DIGITAL RECEIPTS | June 2015 | February 2018 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14726426 | CONTINUOUS SHRINK REDUCTION SYSTEM SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT | May 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14711120 | TRANSACTION PAYMENT PROCESSING BY MULTIPLE DATA CENTERS | May 2015 | August 2015 | Allow | 3 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14702722 | CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | May 2015 | July 2015 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14681918 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING RETAIL ITEMS STORED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BASKET (BOB) | April 2015 | June 2018 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14678760 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AIRPORT LOUNGES | April 2015 | November 2018 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14639106 | Kvits | March 2015 | November 2017 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14634138 | AUTOMOTIVE FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR REFERRAL | February 2015 | April 2017 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14632410 | NETWORK-BASED GROCERY STORE | February 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 14612762 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF MICRO DIGITAL SIGNAGE DEVICES | February 2015 | February 2018 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14580596 | WHOLE-COURSE VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOGISTICS ARTICLES | December 2014 | October 2018 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14560616 | PRODUCT AVAILABILITY CHECK USING IMAGE PROCESSING | December 2014 | March 2015 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14541936 | MERCHANT TRACKING AND ANALYSIS TOOL | November 2014 | September 2018 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14540662 | Logging Transaction Tracking Systems and Methods | November 2014 | May 2018 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14526112 | PAYMENT TERMINAL OPERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR | October 2014 | June 2016 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14516212 | MERCHANT MANAGED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TEXT-TO-PAY SUBSCRIPTIONS AT A BILLING SERVER | October 2014 | June 2017 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14383026 | PRODUCT DELIVERY INSPECTION SYSTEM, ORDER-RECEIVING-SIDE HANDY TERMINAL, ORDERING-SIDE HANDY TERMINAL, AND CONTAINER | September 2014 | August 2017 | Allow | 35 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 14457052 | MULTI-CURRENCY FINANCIAL CONSOLIDATION | August 2014 | June 2017 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14337529 | Application Activity System | July 2014 | June 2017 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14323989 | System And Method For Workflow Management With Configurable States And Extensibility | July 2014 | March 2018 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14321066 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM | July 2014 | November 2017 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14291158 | SYSTEM, PAYMENT AGENT AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR FACILITATING CONTACTLESS MOBILE PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS | May 2014 | May 2017 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14264888 | SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO IMAGE VALIDATION | April 2014 | September 2017 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14260247 | AUTOMATED ENTRY | April 2014 | December 2017 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14243882 | Inventory Validator with Notification Manager | April 2014 | January 2017 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14218964 | Business Process Management System | March 2014 | October 2017 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14203544 | POINT OF SALE SYSTEM, INVENTORY SYSTEM, AND METHODS THEREOF | March 2014 | January 2017 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14199931 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM | March 2014 | January 2017 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14193541 | PRE-CALCULATED PERFORMANCE SIMULATION | February 2014 | July 2017 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 14186410 | SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURED ENCRYPTION OF PAYMENT CARD TRACK DATA | February 2014 | June 2017 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14186090 | Warehouse Control System With Dynamic Process Control | February 2014 | December 2016 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14185844 | FACILITATING ORDERING AT AN ORDER POINT VIA SMART ORDERING DEVICES | February 2014 | May 2016 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14151996 | System and Method for Providing Asset Accountability Information | January 2014 | June 2018 | Abandon | 53 | 9 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 14109852 | STATISTICALLY COST-FOLLOWING ACCOUNTING MODEL | December 2013 | May 2017 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14092988 | NON-METERED WIRELESS SYSTEM AND METHOD TO RENDER USAGE BASED INVOICES FOR STORAGE TANK CONSUMABLES | November 2013 | March 2017 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13976164 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE POINT OF SALE | November 2013 | February 2017 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14086510 | ACCOUNTING JOURNALIZATION FILE DATA STANDARDIZATION SYSTEM | November 2013 | October 2016 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14019004 | Low Authority GPS Aiding of Navigation System For Anti-Spoofing | September 2013 | July 2016 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13968510 | SALES PROCESSING APPARATUS, SALES PROCESSING METHOD AND SALES PROCESSING SYSTEM | August 2013 | April 2018 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 13962350 | COMMUNITY-BASED USAGE MONITORING | August 2013 | March 2017 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13954040 | COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS | July 2013 | June 2018 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13932696 | Generating a Simulated Invoice | July 2013 | October 2016 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13910926 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY IN TRANSACTION DISPUTE RESOLUTION | June 2013 | January 2017 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13619786 | METHOD FOR CLOCKING CUMULATIVE OPERATING TIME FOR A CARGO-HANDLING VEHICLE, AND THE CARGO-HANDLING VEHICLE BY USE OF THE METHOD | September 2012 | January 2015 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13618982 | DYNAMIC ROUTING VIA INTELLIGENT MAPPING SYSTEM | September 2012 | April 2016 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner YU, ARIEL J.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 38.6% 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.
✓ 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 YU, ARIEL J works in Art Unit 3627 and has examined 208 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 44.7%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 51 months.
Examiner YU, ARIEL J's allowance rate of 44.7% places them in the 9% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by YU, ARIEL J receive 3.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 95% 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.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by YU, ARIEL J is 51 months. This places the examiner in the 5% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by YU, ARIEL J. This interview benefit is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 6.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 3% 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 19.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 23% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 61% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 54.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.6% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 58.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% 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'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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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