Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17131268 | MODULAR DELIVERY VEHICLE WITH ACCESS LOCKERS | December 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17131612 | DYNAMIC TOURIST TRAVEL PLANNER SERVICE | December 2020 | June 2025 | Abandon | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17115062 | AUTOMATED VALET PARKING SYSTEM | December 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17102231 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE USE OF EXERCISE EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES | November 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17097887 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ITEM REDELIVERY USING COMPUTER READABLE CODES | November 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17081730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKAGE DETECTION AND SECURE DELIVERY | October 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17074530 | LOCKER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | October 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 52 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17019282 | PACKAGE DELIVERY VERIFICATION | September 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16980179 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM | September 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16986530 | TASK DISPATCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16964099 | INFORMATION PROMPT | July 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16921763 | VEHICULAR FLEET ROUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16917699 | HUB-BASED DISTRIBUTION AND DELIVERY NETWORK FOR AUTONOMOUS TRUCKING SERVICES | June 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16810757 | PRE-EVENT TRIGGERS FOR EXTENDED TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | March 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16636074 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVING SPEED AND EFFICIENCY OF DELIVERY OF GOODS | February 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16778716 | COMPOSITE ASSET OPTION POOL | January 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16746622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DELIVERY OBJECTS AND ASSIGNING DELIVERY OBJECT OWNERS | January 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 9 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16733623 | ESTIMATING APPARATUS | January 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16729757 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ITEM DELIVERY | December 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16727821 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DELIVERY MONITORING | December 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16621458 | PICK-UP/DROP-OFF MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PICK-UP/DROP-OFF MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM | December 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16705529 | PACKAGE SHIPPING SYSTEM BY USING CHARACTERISTIC IDENTIFIER AND METHOD THEREOF | December 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16703994 | SYSTEM FOR SECURE PACKAGE DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP | December 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16696147 | LOCATION-SPECIFIC OPTIMIZED IN-STORE CARTONIZATION | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16611946 | ROBOT DELIVERIES BASED ON PERSONAL DATA | November 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16580484 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETURNING LOST ITEMS | September 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 48 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16540125 | CALCULATION OF A TRANSPORTATION ROUTE BASED ON A CHARACTERISTIC CHANGE OF A PART DURING TRANSPORTATION | August 2019 | November 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16535679 | TRACKING OF TRANSPORT TRANSFERS | August 2019 | August 2023 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16529139 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | August 2019 | March 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16518772 | Systems and Methods for Scheduling and Performing Self-Guided Tours of Multi-Unit Residential Facilities | July 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16502390 | AUTOMATED ITINERARY MANAGEMENT | July 2019 | June 2024 | Abandon | 59 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16454996 | DYNAMICALLY GENERATING VISUALIZATION DATA BASED ON SHIPPING EVENTS | June 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16471372 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2019 | November 2022 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16444554 | Systems and Methods for Improvements to Vehicle Routing Including Back-End Operations | June 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16413590 | HYBRID PRICE PRESENTATION STRATEGY USING A PROBABILISTIC HOTEL DEMAND FORECAST MODEL | May 2019 | September 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16346153 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DELIVERY INFORMATION THEREFOR | April 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16396189 | HOUSING INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM | April 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16343388 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION | April 2019 | February 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16386661 | USE OF GEOSPATIAL COORDINATE SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING ITEM DELIVERY | April 2019 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 9 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16382500 | TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPPING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16381030 | DELIVERY PLANNING DEVICE, DELIVERY PLANNING SYSTEM, AND DELIVERY PLANNING METHOD | April 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16373541 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTAINER INTERFACE OPERATIONS | April 2019 | April 2024 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16371961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A RIDE HAILING PICKUP POINT BASED ON STEP COUNT INFORMATION | April 2019 | October 2023 | Abandon | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16370515 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OPTIMIZATION | March 2019 | December 2023 | Abandon | 56 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16361138 | RESERVATION SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT OF ROOM RESOURCES | March 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16354851 | CONCEALED MAILING INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION FOR PROVIDING A SHIPPING ADDRESS FOR MAILING WITH AN OPTION OF RUNNING ENCRYPTED INFORMATION | March 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16294389 | COMPUTER-BASED AUTOMATED ACQUISITION SYSTEM | March 2019 | May 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16329304 | MERCHANDISE SEARCH PROGRAM AND METHOD IN MERCHANDISE SHIPPING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | February 2019 | December 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16285804 | DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTED SMART CONTRACTING | February 2019 | December 2023 | Abandon | 57 | 5 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16278732 | UPDATED MEETING ROOM RESERVATION | February 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16259187 | RESERVATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RESERVATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE | January 2019 | September 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16234102 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AN ON-DEMAND SERVICE | December 2018 | October 2021 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16232835 | DINING GROUP INTEREST CONNECTION SYSTEM | December 2018 | March 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16232219 | PREDICTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ADMISSION PASS VALUATION | December 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16306577 | CONTAINER TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2018 | October 2022 | Abandon | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16093499 | METHOD, SOFTWARE, AND AN APPARATUS FOR INSPECTION OF SHIPMENTS | October 2018 | March 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16130902 | METHODS FOR DELIVERY TO MULTIPLE LOCATIONS USING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | September 2018 | June 2023 | Abandon | 57 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT.
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 GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT works in Art Unit 3628 and has examined 57 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 22.8%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.
Examiner GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT's allowance rate of 22.8% places them in the 3% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT receive 3.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 93% 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 GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +29.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT. This interview benefit is in the 76% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 9.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 5% 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 0.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 3% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 17% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 5% 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, 133.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% 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 33% 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 38% 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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