USPTO Examiner N'DURE AMIE MERCEDES - Art Unit 3645

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18743522SONAR SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTED BEAMJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18640205SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA OF AUTOMATIC NETWORK SLICING OF UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RESOURCESApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18697947METHOD OF OPTIMIZING SEISMIC ACQUISITIONApril 2024August 2024Allow500NoNo
18412670Systems and Methods for Integrating Spatial Audio into Point CloudsJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18396629ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18503416METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AZIMUTHAL SUMMING OF ULTRASOUND DATANovember 2023July 2024Allow800YesNo
18492288Elastic Wave Stress Tensor Double-Dot Product Seismic Imaging Method and DeviceOctober 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18244497DEVICE INTERCONNECTION METHODS AND SYSTEM, VEHICULAR DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18446877NAVIGATION-COMMUNICATION-INTEGRATED METAMATERIAL SONAR FOR UNDERWATER VEHICLESAugust 2023January 2024Allow500NoNo
18276495IDENTIFYING INTERFERENCE IN RECEIVED ECHO SIGNALS FROM A GROUP OF SENSORSAugust 2023June 2025Allow2200NoNo
18366057VISUAL SONIC CONDUIT LOCATORAugust 2023February 2024Allow601NoNo
18360463UTILIZATION OF MICROPHONE ULTRASONIC RESPONSEJuly 2023June 2025Allow2310NoNo
18357368ULTRASONIC SENSORJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18271553ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERJuly 2023June 2025Allow2310YesNo
18260292BROADCAST-TYPE UNDERWATER NAVIGATION POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18215328OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEMJune 2023April 2025Allow2210YesNo
18341097SONAR SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTED BEAMJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18255793METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING HEIGHTS OF OBJECTS BY MEANS OF ULTRASONIC SENSOR TECHNOLOGYJune 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18037159ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ARRAY DEVICEMay 2023May 2025Allow2400NoNo
18253119Detecting and Determining Relevant Variables of an Object by Means of Ultrasonic SensorsMay 2023December 2024Allow1900NoNo
18198221ULTRASOUND IMAGE APPARATUS AND LIQUID INFILTRATION PREVENTION METHOD INTO BONDED WAFERMay 2023May 2025Allow2400NoNo
18251517DRONE GEOPHONE INSTALLATION ARRANGEMENTMay 2023February 2024Allow910YesNo
18306998METHOD, SYSTEM AND TERMINAL FOR WIDE-AREA ACOUSTIC INDOOR POSITIONING BASED ON RF ENHANCEMENTApril 2023August 2023Allow410NoNo
18305335METHOD FOR LOCATING AND FINDING ITEMS BASED ON ACOUSTIC SIGNALApril 2023October 2023Allow610NoNo
18250086ULTRASONIC TRANSCEIVER AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAMEApril 2023January 2025Allow2000NoNo
18029104UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON FILTER BANK JOINT SUB-CARRIER MULTIDIMENSIONAL INDEX MODULATION AND METHOD THEREOFMarch 2023September 2024Allow1800NoNo
18192349PERFORMANCE OF A TIME OF FLIGHT (ToF) LASER RANGE FINDING SYSTEM USING ACOUSTIC-BASED DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL (DoA)March 2023November 2024Allow2030NoNo
18190437OBJECT HEIGHT ESTIMATION USING ULTRASONIC SENSORSMarch 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18184822SONIC INITIATION OF DEVICE INTERACTIVITYMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710YesNo
18166808EVAPORATIVE COOLING FOR TRANSDUCER ARRAYFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1110NoNo
18165188METHOD FOR EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF FOURIER ANTI-LEAKAGE SEISMIC DATA INTERPOLATIONFebruary 2023May 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18104972NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUSFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2300YesNo
18161168SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA OF AUTOMATIC NETWORK SLICING OF UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RESOURCESJanuary 2023October 2023Allow900NoNo
18103060ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT SENSOR FOR UNDER-DISPLAY APPLICATIONSJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1720NoNo
18098114METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2023June 2023Allow500NoNo
18060430ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2022October 2023Allow1000NoNo
18060376SENSOR FUSION USING ULTRASONIC SENSORS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONSNovember 2022February 2025Allow2610YesNo
18060444SENSOR FUSION USING ULTRASONIC SENSORS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONSNovember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
17992661RANGING DEVICE, RANGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2022December 2023Allow1300NoNo
18057259Acoustic-Based Face Anti-Spoofing System and MethodNovember 2022November 2024Allow2400NoNo
17987304ULTRASONIC CLIFF DETECTION AND DEPTH ESTIMATION USING TILTED SENSORSNovember 2022November 2024Allow2400NoNo
17987151ULTRASONIC DIRECT ECHO PATH REDUCTIONNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17979974SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2022June 2024Allow1900NoNo
18051350METHOD FOR EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF FOURIER ANTI-LEAKAGE SEISMIC DATA INTERPOLATIONOctober 2022June 2025Allow3120NoNo
17975426PRESSURE SENSOR AND OPTICAL INFORMATION READEROctober 2022January 2025Allow2600NoNo
17938599ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND SENSOR ATTACHMENTOctober 2022November 2024Allow2510YesNo
17938191DUAL-CHANNEL ACOUSTIC DISTANCE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT AND METHODOctober 2022October 2023Allow1200NoNo
17956669Helical Wave EncodingSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1300NoNo
17936515THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICESeptember 2022April 2024Allow1800NoNo
17954726METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR A FASTENER HAVING A WIRELESS MONITORING SYSTEMSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2200NoNo
17933977ULTRASONIC SENSOR CONTROL DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC SENSORSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1900NoNo
17932955ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC SENSOR, OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND OBJECT DETECTION PROGRAMSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1800NoNo
17902467ACOUSTIC LENS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFSeptember 2022November 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17908562METHOD AND DEVICE OF NONLINEAR PARAMETRIC INFLUENCE ON BIOLOGICAL OBJECTSSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17895671WAVEFORM GENERATOR USING A WAVEFORM CODING SCHEME FOR BOTH LONG STATES AND TOGGLE STATESAugust 2022September 2023Allow1300NoNo
17893872Seismic Pressure and Acceleration MeasurementAugust 2022August 2023Allow1210NoNo
17821497MOTION-COMPENSATED DISTANCE SENSING WITH CONCURRENT UP-CHIRP DOWN-CHIRP WAVEFORMSAugust 2022March 2024Allow1810NoNo
17891346LIVE DOWN SONAR VIEWAugust 2022October 2023Allow1400NoNo
17889336System and Method for Monitoring and Detecting an Illegal Sump Pump in a Sewer SystemAugust 2022October 2024Allow2600NoNo
17879158SONIC CONDUIT TRACER SYSTEMAugust 2022March 2023Allow820NoNo
17876778METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING MANY-TO-ONE CONCURRENT TRANSMISSION MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) PROTOCOL FOR UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC NETWORKSJuly 2022August 2023Allow1210NoNo
17793352DEPOINTABLE PARAMETRIC ECHOSOUNDER, AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A PORTION OF THE SUB-BOTTOM OF A SUBAQUATIC ENVIRONMENTJuly 2022November 2024Allow2820NoNo
17791446SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH EAR-WORN DEVICESJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17807492OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTING METHOD, AND OBJECT DETECTING PROGRAMJune 2022January 2024Allow1900NoNo
17807305OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND OBJECT DETECTION PROGRAMJune 2022January 2024Allow1900NoNo
17784873CONTACT DETECTION BY MEANS OF AN ULTRASONIC SENSOR SYSTEMJune 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17806283SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA OF AUTOMATIC NETWORK SLICING OF UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RESOURCESJune 2022September 2022Allow300NoNo
17780746SONAR AQUATIC IMAGER FOR MEASURING AQUATIC DISTURBANCESMay 2022September 2024Allow2801YesNo
17826788SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT OF PIPE OBSTRUCTIONSMay 2022February 2023Allow800NoNo
17664368DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NOISE OF EXTERNAL MEASUREMENT SENSOR OF MOBILITYMay 2022March 2023Allow1000NoNo
17778119ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHODMay 2022August 2024Allow2700NoNo
17747398ULTRASOUND TRANSMITTER WITH LOW DISTORTION AND CONCURRENT RECEIVEMay 2022July 2024Allow2500NoNo
17663944CONTAINER FOR LAUNCHING SONAR BUOYSMay 2022January 2024Allow2000NoNo
17747053Ultrasonic Navigation SystemMay 2022June 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17776205SONAR DEVICEMay 2022May 2024Allow2510NoNo
17774408SOUND SOURCE IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON ARRAY MEASUREMENT AND SPARSE PRIOR INFORMATIONMay 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17731571METHOD OF CONDITIONING SEISMIC DATA FOR FIRST-BREAK PICKING USING NONLINEAR BEAMFORMINGApril 2022December 2023Allow1900NoNo
17722111Ultrasound Imaging System Having Near-Infrared/Infrared DetectionApril 2022December 2024Allow3220YesNo
17709747LOW-COMPUTATION UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC WAKE-UP METHOD BASED ON MULTI-CARRIER SIGNALSMarch 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17764672METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING AN OBJECT, IN PARTICULAR IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF A MOTOR VEHICLEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3020YesNo
17763709METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION IN WATER TREATMENT PLANTS OR MEDICAL APPLIANCESMarch 2022January 2024Allow2200NoNo
17656596RATIO METRIC POSITION SENSOR AND CONTROL SYSTEMMarch 2022July 2024Allow2720YesNo
17763689SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY AN ENTITY USING A 3D LAYOUTMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020YesNo
17701969ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTERMarch 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17701988ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEMarch 2022April 2025Allow3720NoNo
17691492ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTERMarch 2022May 2024Allow2700NoNo
17653528RANGING DEVICEMarch 2022May 2025Allow3911NoNo
17639728SONAR SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17639412COMPUTATIONAL NOISE COMPENSATION FOR ULTRASONIC SENSOR SYSTEMSMarch 2022March 2024Allow2510NoNo
17682937MULTILEVEL BIPOLAR PULSERFebruary 2022May 2023Allow1510NoNo
17675609GRAPHICAL ULTRASONIC MODULE AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1600NoNo
17651427Method for Tomographic Imaging of Object Reflectivity under Inhomogeneous Background MediaFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2200NoNo
17667869OPTICAL SEISMIC SURVEYING SYSTEMFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2100NoNo
17666791OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND MOVABLE BODY CONTROL DEVICEFebruary 2022August 2023Allow1900NoNo
17649870VEHICLE COLLISION DETERMINATION APPARATUSFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2400NoNo
17591138DEVICE FOR SUPERSCATTERING ACOUSTIC WAVESFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2611NoNo
17590201UNDERWATER WORK SYSTEMFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2410NoNo
17588191Systems and Methods For The Localization Of Objects Buried In The SeabedJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2100NoNo
17630806MEASURING DEVICE COMPRISING A CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBRE AND A MEASURING EQUIPMENT FOR INSTRUMENTATION OF AN AERONAUTICAL SYSTEM, AND AN AERONAUTICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A MEASURING DEVICEJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2610YesNo
17578632UNDERWATER ULTRASONIC DEVICEJanuary 2022September 2024Abandon3220NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
6
(60.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(40.0%)
Reversal Percentile
62.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.0% 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
44
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(31.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
30
(68.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
46.3%
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, 31.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES works in Art Unit 3645 and has examined 584 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES's allowance rate of 81.8% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES receive 1.73 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 17% 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 +8.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES. This interview benefit is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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, 109.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 78% 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 76.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 48.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 58% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 55% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 48% 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:

  • 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.

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