USPTO Examiner WASAFF JOHN S - Art Unit 3629

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18906142MICRO INSURANCE AND WARRANTY CATALOGING, DETECTION AND EVALUATION SYSTEMOctober 2024September 2025Allow1200YesNo
18800124VEHICLE ACCIDENT LOSS ASSESSMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2024March 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18837565METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WORLDWIDE TEMPORAL COORDINATION OF, CARRYING OUT AND PAYING FOR CONTENT-SPECIFIC AND LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC LESSON AND CHAT SERVICESAugust 2024March 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18755273AUTOMATED CONTENT ASSESSMENT FOR COLLABORATION PLATFORMSJune 2024December 2025Allow1800YesNo
18666895GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES (GUIs) INCLUDING OUTGOING USPTO CORRESPONDENCE FOR USE IN PATENT CASE MANAGEMENT AND DOCKETINGMay 2024January 2026Abandon2010NoNo
18658972AUTOMATED DISPUTE DELIVERY SYSTEMMay 2024November 2025Abandon1930YesNo
18631977INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110YesNo
18593943Jerusalem RedemptionMarch 2024October 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18582387Methods and Systems for Crowdfunding a ProjectFebruary 2024February 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18417189SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCAL REPLACEMENT OF 3D PRINTED COMPONENTSJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2110YesNo
18397054CONTROL SYSTEM OF MOBILE BODY AND PROGRAM THEREOFDecember 2023February 2026Abandon2610NoNo
18519309COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR SHARING NETWORKS PROVIDING SHARED RESERVE FEATURES AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2023October 2025Allow2210YesNo
18510541ENSEMBLE OF LANGUAGE MODELS FOR IMPROVED USER SUPPORTNovember 2023January 2026Allow2620YesNo
18497981BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASE DOCUMENT TRANSFORMATION AND ACCOUNTABILITYOctober 2023March 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18383622OMNI-CHANNEL CONTEXT SHARINGOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510YesNo
18344784INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DELIVERY SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJune 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18216374Artificial Intelligence for Sump Pump Monitoring and Service Provider NotificationJune 2023October 2025Allow2710YesNo
18337058METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT RECYCLING OF RESIDUAL MATERIALJune 2023September 2025Allow2710YesNo
18200341UNIQUE METHOD OF PROCESSING API DATA SUPPORTING WIDE VARIETY OF DATA TYPES AND MULTIPLE/SINGULAR FORMATS WITHOUT DATA DUPLICATIONMay 2023September 2025Allow2810YesNo
18021771REMOVING BIASES IN A PROCESS FOR RETAINING SERVICE PROVIDERSFebruary 2023October 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18164114SOCIAL EQUITY RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT DATASTRUCTURES AND DISTRIBUTED GENERATION ENGINE APPARATUSES, PROCESSES AND SYSTEMSFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2740YesNo
18103287INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM PERIPHERAL DEVICE HEALTH STATE TRACKING FOR ENHANCED REUSE AND RECYCLINGJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3110YesNo
18089054PRINTER SYSTEM INCLUDING PAPER MEDIUM INCLUDING BACKING STRIP AND ADHESIVE LABEL AFFIXED THERETODecember 2022October 2024Allow2200YesNo
18054403Apparatus and Method for Supplying Real-time Residential Real Estate Analytics with Dynamic Market IndiciesNovember 2022October 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17975395REAL ESTATE DATA SYSTEMOctober 2022October 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17848460SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMATION OF RAW DATA TO ACTIONABLE DATAJune 2022August 2024Allow2630YesNo
17770769MATERIAL TREATMENT MANAGEMENT, TRACKING AND/OR REGULATION COMPLIANCE PLATFORM, SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2022October 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17667176SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATION OF SELF-GUIDED RECOVERY PROCEDURES AND SUGGESTIONSFebruary 2022August 2025Allow4250YesNo
17592483Social Equity Renewable Energy Credit Datastructures and Distributed Generation Engine Apparatuses, Processes and SystemsFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3840YesNo
17631960NEGOTIATION SYSTEM, NEGOTIATION METHOD, AND NEGOTIATION PROGRAMFebruary 2022October 2025Abandon4410YesNo
17576460RENT TO OWN TRANSACTION SYSTEMJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17554915SUPPORTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, SUPPORTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING SUPPORTING PROGRAMDecember 2021August 2025Abandon4440YesNo
17619612METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING TEXTILE MACHINES, AND SYSTEMS EQUIPPED THEREWITHDecember 2021August 2025Abandon4450YesNo
17541697METHOD IMPLEMENTED IN COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VERIFICATION OF CONFORMITY AND/OR AUTHENTICITY OF AN ARTICLEDecember 2021October 2024Abandon3420NoNo
17532781OWNERSHIP RESTRICTED ELECTRONIC TICKETING SYSTEMNovember 2021January 2026Allow5060YesNo
17455161SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DATA-DRIVEN PROPERTY MANAGEMENTNovember 2021November 2024Abandon3640NoNo
17502157GLOBAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH REGIONAL DATA COMPLIANCEOctober 2021March 2025Abandon4140YesNo
17476629SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCREDITATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROFESSIONALSSeptember 2021November 2024Abandon3830YesNo
17427857PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, MAINTENANCE WORKER ASSIST DEVICE AND MAINTENANCE WORKER ASSIST PROGRAMAugust 2021November 2024Allow3910NoNo
17373481APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERNET OF THINGS-BASED NOTIFICATIONS AND RECORDSJuly 2021November 2024Allow4030YesNo
17232752APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICEApril 2021July 2024Allow3940YesNo
17226527SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING EQUIPMENT LIFETIMES AND GENERATING HISTORY REPORTS TO THE SAMEApril 2021November 2024Abandon4340YesNo
17193233OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE DEVELOPMENT TOOLMarch 2021November 2024Abandon4420YesNo
17185265SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING A CONSUMER DATA AGGREGATION PLATFORM FOR SEAMLESS PRODUCT RECALL AND CONSUMER ALERT MANAGEMENTFebruary 2021July 2025Allow5331YesNo
17132129ASSET HEALTH SCORE BASED ON DIGITAL TWIN RESOURCESDecember 2020February 2025Abandon5040YesNo
17121486SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING AND MANAGING A MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION ECOSYSTEMDecember 2020January 2025Allow4930YesNo
16960481HOME MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY METHODS AND SYSTEMSJuly 2020November 2024Abandon5230NoNo
16917363MICRO INSURANCE AND WARRANTY CATALOGING, DETECTION AND EVALUATION SYSTEMJune 2020June 2024Allow4860YesNo
15930433METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONMay 2020December 2025Abandon60100YesYes
16710282AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC TRADE MATCHING SYSTEMS AND METHODS SUPPORTING A NEGOTIATION FRAMEWORKDecember 2019October 2025Abandon6050YesYes
16616912APPROVAL WORKFLOW ENTRUSTING AND RE-ENTRUSTING METHODSNovember 2019August 2025Abandon6070NoNo
16413101REGULATORY CATEGORY ASSIGNMENT VIA MACHINE LEARNINGMay 2019May 2025Abandon6030YesYes
15862536SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN INTERACTIVE REPAIR FACILITYJanuary 2018November 2024Abandon6061NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WASAFF, JOHN S..

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
16.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
8.8%
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, 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.

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 WASAFF, JOHN S. - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WASAFF, JOHN S. works in Art Unit 3629 and has examined 22 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 31.8%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 48 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WASAFF, JOHN S.'s allowance rate of 31.8% places them in the 5% 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 WASAFF, JOHN S. receive 4.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 98% 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 WASAFF, JOHN S. is 48 months. This places the examiner in the 8% 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 +20.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WASAFF, JOHN S.. 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 8.6% 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 5.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 6% 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 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

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 38% 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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