USPTO Examiner RANDAZZO THOMAS - Art Unit 3655

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18964303SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR DYNAMIC REBALANCING OF MULTI-RACK STORAGENovember 2024February 2025Allow310YesNo
18773843TRAY TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND TRANSFER SYSTEMJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18761968PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PROCESSING OF A VARIETY OF OBJECTSJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100NoNo
18742315METHOD FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE CHEMICAL PLANT(S)June 2024January 2025Allow710YesNo
18731461AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE IMPROVEMENTSJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18666455AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18661296SURGICAL TRAY EFFICIENCY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODSMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18656681SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING A LINEAR GANTRY SYSTEMMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18650649APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A ROBOTIC LOAD HANDLING DEVICEApril 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo
18650950AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM COMPRISING CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION MEANS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING A CONTAINER OR A VEHICLEApril 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18649455AUTOMATED PRODUCT UNLOADING, HANDLING, AND DISTRIBUTIONApril 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18624211METHOD FOR TURNING A RAILS-MOUNTED LIFT-ROBOTApril 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18605722METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION SETUP AND USER PREFERENCESMarch 2024March 2025Allow1200NoNo
18604140DELIVERY SYSTEMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18595268AUTOMATED-SERVICE RETAIL SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18588965PACKAGE HANDLING AND SORTING SYSTEMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18427025SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING AN AUTO-SHUTTLE SYSTEMJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18421521MODULAR STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1100NoNo
18421450Parcel and Article Sorting System and MethodJanuary 2024July 2024Allow510NoNo
18416605GRIPPER AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR A PICKING DEVICEJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1000NoNo
18409511HIGH-SPEED AND HIGH-PRECISION RFID DETECTION TUNNEL MACHINE AND WORKING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2024June 2024Allow510NoNo
18403479SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PRODUCTION LINE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATIONJanuary 2024March 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18397893FACILITY LAYOUTDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18396837CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ITEM VERIFICATIONDecember 2023October 2024Allow1000NoNo
18393351SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORDER PROCESSINGDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18393302AUTOMATED RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18572647SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PICKING FLATPACK ARTICLESDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18545141AUTOMATED STORAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM CONNECTION AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18526261SHAPE INFORMATION GENERATION APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, LOADING/UNLOADING APPARATUS, LOGISTICS SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHODDecember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18514538Robotic System Having ShuttleNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18510521POST-DETECTION REFINEMENT BASED ON EDGES AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CORNERSNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18505777AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18385360ROBOTIC TATTOOING SYSTEMS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIESOctober 2023September 2024Allow1000YesNo
18033184BATTERY SWAPPING CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023March 2024Allow1100YesNo
18485686CONVEYOR SYSTEM, MOTOR ROLLER CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVEYOR SYSTEMOctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18376651SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CROSS-DOCK OPERATIONSOctober 2023December 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18375644Material Handling Apparatus with Vehicle Track for Reducing Vehicle DamageOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18375742Storage Systems and Methods for Robotic PickingOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610YesNo
18374933SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SINGULATION OF OBJECTS FOR PROCESSING USING OBJECT MOVEMENT REDISTRIBUTIONSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910YesNo
18372239SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS, INCLUDING AUTOMATED LINEAR PROCESSING STATIONSSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18369477SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS, INCLUDING AUTOMATED RE-CIRCULATING PROCESSING STATIONSSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18467303VERSATILE CRATE STORAGE LOCATIONS IN A ROBOTIC-BASED STORAGE SYSTEMSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1100NoNo
18367792PHARMACEUTICAL ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18462102METHOD FOR OPERATING A BIN STORAGE SYSTEM AND ROBOT VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING STORAGE BINSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1100NoNo
18237280SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME VALIDATION OF CONTAINER LOADING AND POSITIONING DATAAugust 2023May 2024Allow900NoNo
18366430DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING METHODS TO REDUCE SORTING OF MAILINGS TO PRODUCE GROUPED MAILINGSAugust 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18226680SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT STORAGE AND RETRIEVALJuly 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18351782CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED CARRIERSJuly 2023May 2024Allow1000NoNo
18219708AUTOMATIC BAGGAGE-PACKING DEVICE FOR URBAN TERMINALS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEJuly 2023October 2023Allow410NoNo
18344350Parcel and Article Sorting System and MethodJune 2023December 2023Allow610NoNo
18214759SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PROCESSING OF A VARIETY OF OBJECTS EMPLOYING MOTION PLANNINGJune 2023June 2024Allow1100NoNo
18269002MULTI-LEVEL TOTE CACHE STORAGE AND SEQUENCING FOR IMPROVED PICKER PERFORMANCEJune 2023June 2024Allow1200NoNo
18337894ROBOTIC PROCESSING SYSTEMJune 2023November 2024Allow1710NoNo
18337596AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOFJune 2023April 2024Allow1000NoNo
18207971SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS, INCLUDING AUTOMATED RADIAL PROCESSING STATIONSJune 2023August 2024Allow1510YesNo
18327994ROBOTIC PICKING SYSTEMS AND DEVICESJune 2023June 2024Allow1200NoNo
18326403STORAGE SYSTEMMay 2023June 2024Allow1310YesNo
18144133SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORDER PROCESSINGMay 2023August 2023Allow300NoNo
18143388PERSONNEL LOCATION MONITORINGMay 2023March 2024Allow1020YesNo
18310210GROUP SHOPPINGMay 2023September 2024Allow1610NoNo
18308730AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE IMPROVEMENTSApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18308006SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACCUMULATION CONVEYORApril 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18299660ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH PIECE-LOSS MANAGEMENT MECHANISMApril 2023September 2024Allow1720NoNo
18131030METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING OR RETRIEVING ITEMSApril 2023October 2024Abandon1910NoNo
18190786MAIL ROUTING SYSTEM UTILIZING PRINTED INDICIA-CONTAINING MAILING ADDRESSESMarch 2023May 2024Allow1410NoNo
18125611METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORTING DEVICESMarch 2023February 2024Allow1100NoNo
18114799STORAGE DEVICE FOR STORING TRANSPORT UNITSFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1710NoNo
18167918PARCEL AND ARTICLE SORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH DESTINATION CONTAINER REMOVALFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2020NoNo
18167412STORAGE SYSTEMS, METHODS AND CONTAINERSFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1510YesNo
18161980APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR THE AUTOMATED RETRIEVAL AND TRANSPORT OF ARTICLESJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1710NoNo
18157826TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED RECEIVING TUNNELJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1500NoNo
18092340Doubles End-Effector for Robotic HarvestingJanuary 2023September 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17991336SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING, RETRIEVING AND PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING STACKABLE SEMICIRCULAR TOWERSNovember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17990396ROBOTIC TATTOOING SYSTEMS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIESNovember 2022December 2023Allow1300NoNo
17996564OVERHEAD CARRIER AND OVERHEAD CARRYING SYSTEMOctober 2022June 2025Allow3200NoNo
17967336MAIL HANDLING AUTOMATION AND MONITORING SYSTEMSOctober 2022September 2024Allow2320YesNo
17954804DEPLOYABLE MOBILE TRANSPORTERS FOR EASY PLANT RECONFIGURATIONSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1710NoNo
17953275ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC PACKING MECHANISMSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1820NoNo
17950786SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS, INCLUDING AUTOMATED MOBILE MATRIX CARRIERSSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2820YesNo
17949936ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND PROCESSING A VARIETY OF OBJECTSSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310YesNo
17949092ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR PALLETIZING PACKAGES USING REAL-TIME PLACEMENT SIMULATIONSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1610NoNo
17932785WAREHOUSING SYSTEMSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1700NoNo
17930519Parcel and Article Sorting System and MethodSeptember 2022June 2023Allow930NoNo
17896809DISTRIBUTING ITEMS USING MULTIMODAL DELIVERY SYSTEMSAugust 2022January 2024Allow1700NoNo
17887454DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND DISPERSING SILICON WAFERSAugust 2022June 2023Allow1000NoNo
17882669SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING A ZONE GANTRY SYSTEMAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010YesNo
17874337SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS, INCLUDING AUTOMATED PROCESSINGJuly 2022June 2024Allow2310YesNo
17872130VACUUM CUP DAMAGE DETECTION SYSTEMJuly 2022May 2025Allow3400NoNo
17871360METHOD FOR TURNING A ROBOT IN AN ARRAY OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL RACK-BASED TRACKSJuly 2022February 2024Allow1910YesNo
17867199SURGICAL TRAY EFFICIENCY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODSJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17864737Material Handling Apparatus with Vehicle Track for Reducing Vehicle DamageJuly 2022July 2023Allow1200NoNo
17857060Automated storage systemJuly 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17852002SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC PROCESSING OF OBJECTSJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17850347ROBOT FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO BOXESJune 2022January 2024Abandon1910NoNo
17843666PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PROCESSING OF A VARIETY OF OBJECTSJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17807701METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION SETUP AND USER PREFERENCESJune 2022November 2023Allow1700NoNo
17840123SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS, INCLUDING AUTOMATED MOBILE MATRIX BINSJune 2022February 2024Allow2010NoNo
17806379POST-DETECTION REFINEMENT BASED ON EDGES AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CORNERSJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17838009METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORTING DEVICESJune 2022March 2023Allow910YesNo
17838021METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORTING DEVICESJune 2022March 2023Allow910YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RANDAZZO, THOMAS.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
15.6%
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
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.3%
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, 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 RANDAZZO, THOMAS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RANDAZZO, THOMAS works in Art Unit 3655 and has examined 374 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RANDAZZO, THOMAS's allowance rate of 96.0% places them in the 88% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RANDAZZO, THOMAS receive 0.99 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RANDAZZO, THOMAS is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RANDAZZO, THOMAS. This interview benefit is in the 21% 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, 42.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 61.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 15% 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, 18.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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 9.5% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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.