USPTO Examiner STIEBRITZ NOAH WILLIAM - Art Unit 3658

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18667771High-Accuracy Tactile Pose Estimation for Electronic Connector AssemblyMay 2024February 2026Allow2110YesNo
18615415LOAD HANDLING SYSTEM AND LOAD HANDLING METHODMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110YesNo
18526939OPERATION FOR A ROBOTIC WORK TOOLDecember 2023March 2026Allow2820NoNo
18566332METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTIC ARM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18375557SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DEFINING MISSIONS TO ROBOTS WITH DIFFERENT NAVIGATION CAPABILITIESOctober 2023January 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18474790CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ARTICLE TRANSPORTATION BASED ON MOBILE ROBOTSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2410NoNo
18361334VEHICLE WITH SWITCHABLE FORWARD AND BACKWARD CONFIGURATIONS, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAMJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610YesNo
18352547COLLABORATIVE SAFETY AWARENESS FOR ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS ENABLED BY AUGMENTED REALITY AND OTHER LOCATION-BASED TECHNOLOGIESJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18254735Steerable Eversion Robot System and Method of Operating the Steerable Eversion Robot SystemMay 2023November 2025Allow3011NoNo
18248216CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHODApril 2023October 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18178564VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR LANE CHANGE OF HOST VEHICLEMarch 2023March 2026Allow3630NoNo
18177180VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHODMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3420YesNo
18112599ROBOTIC IMAGING SYSTEM WITH VELOCITY-BASED COLLISION AVOIDANCE MODEFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18164229Robotic Wire Contact Manipulation and Pose Estimation SystemFebruary 2023July 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17581574INCREASING STRENGTH OF A ROBOTIC STRUCTURE USING SWARM ROBOT(S)January 2022July 2025Allow4210NoNo
17558605RISK-BASED ROBOT SYSTEM CONFIGURATORDecember 2021January 2026Abandon4920YesNo
17557053INTEGRITY AND SAFETY CHECKING FOR ROBOTSDecember 2021January 2026Abandon4820YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM works in Art Unit 3658 and has examined 2 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 0.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 49 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM's allowance rate of 0.0% places them in the 1% 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 STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM receive 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% 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 STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM is 49 months. This places the examiner in the 7% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 37% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

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.
  • 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

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