USPTO Examiner PATEL MANGLESH M - Art Unit 3661

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18662382SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOTION CONTROL OF STEERABLE DEVICESMay 2024August 2025Allow1520NoNo
18621904MULTI-SENSOR COLLABORATIVE CALIBRATION SYSTEMMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18510770SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A STATE OF HEALTH OF A BATTERY SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLENovember 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18355661AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ROUTE THEREOFJuly 2023October 2025Allow2620NoNo
18270136MODULAR AUDIO ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH VEHICLE HEADRESTJune 2023August 2025Allow2610NoNo
18342784POWER FEED CONTROL DEVICE, POWER FEED CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023July 2025Allow2510NoNo
18341755PARTICLE ALGORITHM-BASED METHOD FOR UNDERWATER DETECTION AND OPERATION POSITIONING OF RESERVOIR DAM SYSTEMJune 2023November 2025Abandon2920NoNo
18192170AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF TEMPLATES FOR EXTRACTION OF DATA FROM ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTSMarch 2023September 2023Allow510NoNo
18127836METHOD FOR OPERATING A SOIL PROCESSING MACHINEMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18025083CONTROL AND/OR REGULATING SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINEMarch 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18175747Learning Constraints Over Beliefs in Autonomous Vehicle OperationsFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18169322OPTIMAL CONTROL STRATEGY FOR A DISTRIBUTED LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEM WITH BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECT CURRENT CONVERTERSFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810YesNo
18017452VEHICLE ACTIVE SUSPENSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3020NoNo
18098934FRUSTRATION SCORES FOR FLOWS, PAGE VIEWS, WEBPAGES, SESSIONS, AND WEBSITESJanuary 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18094756APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING A USER PROFILE BASED ON A USER FILEJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18151799Method for controlling an electropneumatic ABS brake system in a towing vehicle, function control device and towing vehicleJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18150391EMBEDDED MEETING EXTENSIONSJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18149271SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED WEB-BASED DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL AND OBJECT MANIPULATIONJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2340YesNo
18091294MODELLING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND DRIVING USAGE BEHAVIOR WITH VEHICLE-BASED CLUSTERINGDecember 2022November 2025Abandon3420NoNo
18087540LATENT VARIABLE DETERMINATION BY A DIFFUSION MODELDecember 2022August 2025Allow3120YesNo
18084820SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING WHETHER TEXT WILL BE PROPERLY RENDERED IN A TARGET AREA OF A USER INTERFACE AND/OR A GRAPHICS FILEDecember 2022November 2024Allow2330YesNo
18065463Collision Avoidance For Document Field PlacementDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18070629CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLENovember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
17994749AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022July 2025Allow3220NoNo
17776549PEDESTRIAN ROAD DATA CONSTRUCTION METHOD USING MOBILE DEVICE, AND SYSTEM THEREFORNovember 2022October 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17758904BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLENovember 2022October 2024Allow2710NoNo
17990260SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE COMFORT AND OPERATIONNovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
18054927METHODS FOR PLACE RECOMMENDATION IN THE SMART CITIES BASED ON INTERNET OF THINGS AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS THEREOFNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17980547Systems and Methods of Generating a WebsiteNovember 2022December 2024Allow2540YesNo
17977688WEBSITE CHANGE DETECTIONOctober 2022June 2023Allow710NoNo
17976043METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AN ACTIVITY OF A USEROctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17971252SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND AVOIDING CONFLICTS ALONG A CURRENT ROUTE OF A VEHICLEOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010YesNo
17968498Apparatus and Method for Controlling Autonomous Driving VehicleOctober 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
18046220SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PARKING GUIDANCE TO A VEHICLEOctober 2022April 2025Allow3020YesNo
17964024VisualizationOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17937673Adaptive Driving SystemOctober 2022March 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17958842CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLEOctober 2022April 2025Allow3020YesNo
17915100ROCKET LAUNCH ASSISTANCE DEVICE, ROCKET LAUNCH ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, ROCKET LAUNCH ASSISTANCE METHOD, SPACE INFORMATION RECORDER, SPACE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND MEGA-CONSTELLATION BUSINESS DEVICESeptember 2022December 2024Allow2610YesNo
17935307INTELLIGENT PRODUCT SEQUENCING FOR CATEGORY TREESSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1620YesNo
17947158CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC STOP OF VEHICLESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2920YesNo
17908985CONSTRUCTION MACHINESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17822018ROW POSITION MAPPING OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTAugust 2022February 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17893989ASSEMBLING AND EVALUATING AUTOMATED ASSISTANT RESPONSES FOR PRIVACY CONCERNSAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17888868TRANSFORMATION OF DATABASE ENTRIES FOR IMPROVED ASSOCIATION WITH RELATED CONTENT ITEMSAugust 2022May 2023Allow910YesNo
17817560VEHICLE CONTROL BASED ON A DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURED SIDESLIP LIMITAugust 2022March 2025Allow3220NoNo
17796045SIGN DETECTION DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE CONTROL DEVICE, AND SIGN DETECTION METHODJuly 2022August 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17815423METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED ACQUISITION PROTOCOLSJuly 2022February 2024Allow1910YesNo
17795583NOTIFYING DEVICEJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17868481METHOD OF DETERMINING TRAVELING STATE OF VEHICLEJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17812378USING A WEB ACCESSIBILITY PROFILE TO INTRODUCE BUNDLE DISPLAY CHANGESJuly 2022January 2024Allow1830NoNo
17811795SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING DISPLAY PARAMETERS FOR USERS WITH EPILEPSYJuly 2022November 2023Allow1620NoNo
17811774SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING DISPLAY PARAMETERS FOR USERS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTJuly 2022November 2024Abandon2850YesNo
17861736MULTI-ENTRY POINT NAVIGATION FOR USER INTERFACESJuly 2022September 2023Allow1420NoNo
17855671CONDITIONAL TRAJECTORY DETERMINATION BY A MACHINE LEARNED MODELJune 2022March 2025Allow3220YesNo
17790104INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMJune 2022August 2024Allow2630NoNo
17851573SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SPECIALIZED CONTROLLER TO REMOTELY PILOT AN UNMANNED VEHICLEJune 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17847813CONTROL DEVICEJune 2022June 2025Abandon3620YesNo
17848019PULL-OVER CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND PULL-OVER CONTROL METHODJune 2022October 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17842194ACCESSIBILITY PROFILE CUSTOMIZATIONJune 2022June 2024Allow2450YesNo
17838789TENANT NETWORK FOR REWRITING OF CODE INCLUDED IN A WEB PAGEJune 2022February 2024Allow2020YesNo
17831104METHOD FOR DETERMINING DRIVING STATUS OF VEHICLEJune 2022February 2025Allow3220YesNo
17745735SYSTEM AND METHOD INTEGRATING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS TO ENRICH DOCUMENTS IN A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMay 2022September 2023Allow1620NoNo
17745864SYSTEMS, METHODS AND USER INTERFACES IN A PATENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMay 2022May 2023Allow1210NoNo
17714789Systematic Approach Towards System Identification Based Yaw Rate Estimation With Low-Cost IMU+GPS UnitsApril 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17638857IN-VEHICLE NETWORK SYSTEMFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17635719VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICEFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17651177COORDINATED FAULT RESPONSE IN RECTIFIERS OF HYBRID AIRCRAFTFebruary 2022May 2025Abandon3920YesNo
17628893TRAIN OPERATION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17648181VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH FAILURE MODE ANALYSISJanuary 2022April 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17646845ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND DATA PROVIDING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022August 2023Allow2010NoNo
17557942METHOD OF DISPLAYING WEB PAGES AND BROWSER DISPLAY SYSTEMDecember 2021June 2023Allow1710YesNo
17552971MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT AND ADDRESS DOOR PROTRUDING FROM VEHICLEDecember 2021March 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17546179METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT ENGINEDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17615216NOTIFICATION OUPUT TIMING BASED ON WEIGHTED IMPORTANCE SCORESNovember 2021December 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17533052METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACTIVATING A DOOR LOCK IN A VEHICLENovember 2021June 2024Allow3110NoNo
17526850FOCUSED SCREEN DATA FIELD PRESENTATION FOR ENTRY OF DATA ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTRONIC FORM INTO A QUICK ENTRY SYSTEMNovember 2021August 2024Allow3330NoNo
17453428METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SAFETY DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, AND SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLENovember 2021March 2024Allow2810NoNo
17453417METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SAFETY DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, AND SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLENovember 2021March 2024Allow2810NoNo
17498581MACHINE LEARNING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROTECTION AND REDACTION OF PRIVACY INFORMATIONOctober 2021June 2023Allow2010NoNo
17495294SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING CONTENTOctober 2021November 2023Abandon2520YesNo
17488181METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND CHARACTERIZING PARKING EVENTS BASED ON SENSOR DATASeptember 2021September 2024Allow3610YesNo
17468996SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CODE VALIDATIONSeptember 2021May 2025Allow4460YesNo
17446761SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT TO SET UP A REQUEST FOR, GENERATE, RECEIVE AND SEND OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONSSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17429053ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING FURNITUREAugust 2021February 2025Allow4330NoNo
17429240POSITION/FORCE CONTROLLER, AND POSITION/FORCE CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021September 2024Allow3810NoNo
17392163MULTI-OBJECTIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SCHEDULER WITH CONFIGURABLE OBJECTIVE HIERARCHYAugust 2021June 2025Allow4730NoNo
17443852CONTROL DEVICE AND PROGRAMJuly 2021January 2025Abandon4220NoNo
17368485Systems And Methods For Tracking And Representing Data Science Model RunsJuly 2021July 2023Allow2410NoNo
17364574USER-CUSTOMIZED HOMEPAGE FOR WIDGETS CONFIGURED TO RETRIEVE AND DISPLAY DATA FROM DEFINED NETWORK LOCATIONSJune 2021March 2023Allow2020YesNo
17351054SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL TRAFFIC STOPSJune 2021March 2024Allow3310NoNo
17348898RETRIEVING SAVED CONTENT FOR A WEBSITEJune 2021November 2024Allow4160YesNo
17241436MACHINE-LEARNED OPERATING SYSTEM AND PROCESSORApril 2021May 2024Allow3710NoNo
17279818SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOTION CONTROL OF STEERABLE DEVICESMarch 2021February 2024Allow3510NoNo
17276747Battery-Operated Work MachineMarch 2021August 2024Allow4120NoNo
17189874SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO CONTENT ASSOCIATIONMarch 2021November 2023Allow3250YesNo
17272041ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANAGING UNLOADING OF A LOAD OF A FORESTRY MACHINEFebruary 2021November 2024Allow4420NoNo
17271955CONTROL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FORESTRY MACHINEFebruary 2021November 2024Allow4520NoNo
17271622METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE HAVING SUCH AN ARRANGEMENTFebruary 2021April 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17271633CONVEYANCE VEHICLE SYSTEMFebruary 2021February 2024Allow3510NoNo
17271426PATH PLANNING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UNMANNED DEVICEFebruary 2021February 2024Allow3510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PATEL, MANGLESH M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
16.7%
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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
82.6%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner PATEL, MANGLESH M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PATEL, MANGLESH M works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 54 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PATEL, MANGLESH M's allowance rate of 81.5% places them in the 53% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PATEL, MANGLESH M receive 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 56% 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 PATEL, MANGLESH M is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PATEL, MANGLESH M. This interview benefit is in the 47% 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, 26.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. 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, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 31% 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 37% 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 40% 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:

    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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