USPTO Examiner ARMSTRONG JONATHAN D - Art Unit 3645

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18805373METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACOUSTIC INDOOR POSITIONING BASED ON CDMAAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18640556ENHANCED RESOLUTION SPLIT APERTURE USING BEAM SEGMENTATIONApril 2024December 2025Allow2000YesNo
18631673SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING A TRANSDUCERApril 2024June 2025Allow1421YesNo
18626614SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCALING AND THRESHOLDING PARAMETRIZATION OF SHEAR NOISE ATTENUATIONApril 2024February 2026Allow2320YesNo
18426977ULTRASOUND COEXISTENCE IN A MULTI TRANSDUCER FETAL MONITORING SYSTEMJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2510YesNo
18570668CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2023March 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18516741ROUTING PROTOCOL METHOD FOR UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC SENSOR NETWORKS BASED ON LAYERING AND SOURCE LOCATION PRIVACYNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18289927ULTRASONIC MAPPING SYSTEMNovember 2023January 2026Abandon2610NoNo
18486162ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD, IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, FOR DETERMINING WHETHER OBJECT IS NEAROctober 2023February 2026Allow2820YesNo
18475564OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND OBJECT DETECTION METHODSeptember 2023February 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18236972SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CALIBRATION OF A HYDROPHONE LINE ARRAY IN A WATER-FILLED TANKAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410YesNo
18209460SONIC POLE POSITION TRIANGULATION IN A LIGHTING SYSTEMJune 2023October 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18253052PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MAPPING USING COMPRESSIVE SENSINGMay 2023March 2026Allow3420NoNo
18251967Improved location of an acoustic sourceMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18034034RECEIVING DEVICE FOR ACOUSTIC WAVESApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18133681SMART WALKING STICKApril 2023October 2024Abandon1840NoNo
18299414FREQUENCY STEERED SONAR ARRAY ORIENTATIONApril 2023December 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18128718METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING LOW LEVEL CONFIGURATION DATA FROM HIGH LEVEL CONFIGURATION DATA AT A PROBE CONNECTOR OF AN ULTRASOUND PROBEMarch 2023August 2025Allow2810YesNo
18184104Wireless Ultrasonic Transducer ApparatusMarch 2023November 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18044185Time-Aligned Plane Wave Compounding of Ultrasound DataMarch 2023April 2025Allow2500NoNo
18098277ACOUSTIC DETECTION OF CARGO MASS CHANGEJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18004642OBJECT DETECTION DEVICEJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18150174METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SEISMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBSURFACE FORMATIONSJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18067721CAPACITIVE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND TRANSDUCER ARRAYDecember 2022April 2025Allow2801NoNo
17988656ULTRASONIC GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR REPELLING MOSQUITO IN VEHICLE USING THE SAMENovember 2022September 2025Allow3430YesNo
18054911INTELLIGENT DEVICE, INTELLIGENT SPEAKER, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMENovember 2022October 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17962511REVERSE TIME MIGRATION IMAGING METHOD FOR CASED-HOLE STRUCTURE BASED ON ULTRASONIC PITCH-CATCH MEASUREMENTOctober 2022March 2025Allow3020NoNo
17938075EQUALIZATION FOR MATRIX BASED LINE IMAGERS FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMSOctober 2022September 2025Abandon3650YesNo
17950373METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A SET OF SIGNALS RECEIVED BY A TRANSDUCER ELEMENTSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3530YesNo
17939269FISH FINDER SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1710NoNo
17908729SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING DATA ACQUISITION OPERATIONS IN SEISMIC SURVEYSSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3131YesNo
17894217ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17874895MULTI-PERSPECTIVE ENSONIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17813063VARIABLE RESONANCE FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC WAVE EMISSION AND/OR DETECTION DEVICEJuly 2022November 2024Allow2830YesNo
17859409FILTER DEVICEJuly 2022July 2025Abandon3720YesNo
17853106OPTOMECHANICAL ULTRASOUND DETECTOR AND PERFORMING ULTRASOUND IMAGINGJune 2022January 2026Allow4330NoNo
17789440METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A QUANTITY REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUND ENERGYJune 2022November 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17837738ULTRASONIC SENSOR, PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODJune 2022October 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17834309OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD AND OBJECT DETECTION DEVICEJune 2022April 2024Allow2220YesNo
17735245ACOUSTIC FINGERPRINTINGMay 2022July 2024Allow2730YesNo
17731742DIRECTIONAL ACOUSTIC SENSORApril 2022April 2025Allow3531YesNo
17729040SONAR TRANSDUCER HAVING A GYROSCOPEApril 2022December 2024Abandon3240YesNo
17723320LADDER-TYPE FILTER AND MULTIPLEXERApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17767855DEVICES AND METHODS FOR 3D POSITION DETERMINATIONApril 2022September 2024Allow3011NoNo
17710697APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING ULTRASOUND DEVICESMarch 2022July 2024Allow2821YesNo
17698125PROCESSING CIRCUITRY, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ELECTRICAL POWER CONSUMPTION IN AN ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROBE BASED ON INTERLACED DATA ACQUISITION AND RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMMarch 2022November 2024Allow3240YesYes
17697712CROSS-COMPONENT RESPONSE INTERPOLATION FOR COAXIALLY ORIENTED ANTENNAS IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TOOLMarch 2022December 2023Allow2120YesNo
17760799ULTRASONIC SYSTEM AND IMAGING ULTRASONIC METHODMarch 2022November 2024Allow3200NoNo
17753669METHOD FOR ELEVATION ANGLE ESTIMATION BASED ON AN ULTRASOUND SENSORMarch 2022May 2025Allow3920YesNo
17692101RANGE-FINDING METHOD, RANGE-FINDING APPARATUS, RANGE-FINDING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022June 2023Abandon1520NoNo
17686045CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS (CMUTS) HAVING NON-UNIFORM PEDESTALSMarch 2022December 2024Allow3411NoNo
17685991MICROMACHINED ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER WITH PEDESTALMarch 2022August 2024Allow2901NoNo
17638173SPATIAL POSITION CALCULATION DEVICEFebruary 2022September 2023Abandon1920NoNo
17675390CALIBRATION OF MULTIPLE APERTURE ULTRASOUND PROBESFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3020NoNo
17590947APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO COMPOUND SIGNALS OF RESPECTIVE RECEIVED ULTRASONIC FREQUENCIES TO GENERATE AN OUTPUT ULTRASONIC IMAGEFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3421YesYes
17631929METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-INVASIVELY CHARACTERISING A HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM USING ULTRASOUNDFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3610NoNo
17586656ULTRASOUND DEVICE CIRCUITRY INCLUDING PHASE-LOCKED LOOP CIRCUITRY AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAMEJanuary 2022January 2024Abandon2401NoNo
17626657ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17569202OBJECT DETECTION DEVICEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2520YesNo
17551206PIEZOELECTRIC FILMDecember 2021November 2023Allow2300NoNo
17539790UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC RANGING AND LOCALIZATIONDecember 2021November 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17457139ACOUSTIC DISTANCE RANGING SYSTEMDecember 2021July 2024Allow3130YesNo
17536504Method for Determining a Geometry of an Ear Canal or a Portion of an Ear of a PersonNovember 2021October 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17533445SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING DOWNHOLE FIBER-OPTIC WELL MEASUREMENTSNovember 2021October 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17512418METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY LOCATE OBSTRUCTIONS AND LEAKS IN CONVEYANCE PIPEOctober 2021December 2024Allow3841YesNo
17505145Nonlinear Mixing of Sound Beams for Focal Point DeterminationOctober 2021July 2024Abandon3330YesNo
17603435ACOUSTIC CHANNEL IDENTIFICATION IN WELLBORE COMMUNICATION DEVICESOctober 2021July 2024Allow3320YesNo
17448766MEASURING DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO DEVICESSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3340YesNo
17481872METHOD FOR POSITIONING UNDERWATER GLIDER BASED ON VIRTUAL TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL OF SINGLE BEACONSeptember 2021May 2023Allow2010NoNo
17474650METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPENSATING DEPTH-DEPENDENT ATTENUATION IN ULTRASONIC SIGNAL DATASeptember 2021December 2025Allow5140YesYes
17409497Methods and Systems for Location-Based Audio MessagingAugust 2021February 2025Allow4150YesNo
17413917SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR ACOUSTIC MOTION TRACKINGJune 2021February 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17341931SYNTHETIC LENSES FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMSJune 2021July 2025Abandon5040YesNo
17306712ELECTRONIC OPHTHALMIC LENS FOR MEASURING DISTANCE USING ULTRASOUND TIME-OF-FLIGHTMay 2021August 2023Allow2710NoNo
17229916TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ADDITION CIRCUITApril 2021June 2024Allow3811NoNo
17197730METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING THICKNESS OF DEEP RESERVOIRSMarch 2021November 2025Abandon5660YesNo
17197451TESTING APPARATUS, TESTING METHOD, AND PHANTOMMarch 2021February 2024Allow3621YesNo
17187097SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DISTANCE USING ACOUSTIC SIGNALFebruary 2021September 2024Allow4360YesNo
17265971BEAMFORMING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUSFebruary 2021February 2023Allow2511NoNo
17156058EQUALIZATION FOR MATRIX BASED LINE IMAGERS FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMSJanuary 2021July 2022Allow1821YesNo
17148066TEST DEVICE FOR TESTING A DISTANCE SENSOR OPERATING WITH ULTRASONIC WAVESJanuary 2021February 2024Allow3730YesNo
17131033SMALL APERTURE ACOUSTIC VELOCITY SENSORDecember 2020August 2023Allow3210NoNo
17118762FREQUENCY STEERED SONAR ARRAY ORIENTATIONDecember 2020August 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17056759SPARSE OPTIMIZATION METHOD BASED ON CROSS-SHAPED THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING SONAR ARRAYNovember 2020September 2023Allow3310NoNo
17096477Ultrasonic Ranging State Management for Unmanned Aerial VehiclesNovember 2020January 2024Allow3830YesNo
17053928SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SPARSE ORTHOGONAL DIVERGING WAVE ULTRASOUND IMAGINGNovember 2020September 2023Allow3410YesNo
17021775REDUCING OR ELIMINATING TRANSDUCER REVERBERATIONSeptember 2020January 2026Allow6040YesYes
17017831ACOUSTIC METAMATERIAL AND SYSTEMS FOR EDGE DETECTIONSeptember 2020March 2023Allow3110YesNo
17015937Ultrasound Transducer And Method Of ManufacturingSeptember 2020February 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17007237Measurement Method of Ultrasonic Wave Using Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic TransducerAugust 2020July 2023Abandon3510NoNo
16968837DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHODAugust 2020November 2023Abandon3920NoNo
16988728UNDERWATER DETECTION APPARATUS AND UNDERWATER DETECTION METHODAugust 2020January 2024Abandon4231YesNo
16959121SONIC POLE POSITION TRIANGULATION IN A LIGHTING SYSTEMJune 2020October 2023Abandon3910NoNo
16909973ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERJune 2020February 2024Abandon4421NoNo
16837980ULTRASONIC RANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ROBOT USING THE SAMEApril 2020February 2024Abandon4720YesNo
16649546SEISMIC SENSORMarch 2020November 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16646766ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE, ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND TRANSMISSION DEVICEMarch 2020June 2022Allow2810NoNo
16815421ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY HAVING LOW VISCOSITY KERF FILL MATERIALMarch 2020March 2024Abandon4811NoNo
16641234MODEL-BASED IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHODFebruary 2020July 2021Allow1710NoNo
16790184SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION UNITFebruary 2020August 2023Allow4330YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
19
Examiner Affirmed
12
(63.2%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(36.8%)
Reversal Percentile
58.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 36.8% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
66
Allowed After Appeal Filing
23
(34.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
43
(65.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
57.4%
Higher 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, 34.8% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D works in Art Unit 3645 and has examined 383 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 51.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D's allowance rate of 51.4% places them in the 13% 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 ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D receive 2.85 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 83% 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 ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D 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.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D. This interview benefit is in the 8% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 15.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 12% 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 20.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 25% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 70.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 36% 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 5.1% of allowed cases (in the 81% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.