Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17251665 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF UNMANNED LOGISTICS VEHICLE | December 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17107395 | Method and System for Controlling and Diagnosing a Climate Control System | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17056136 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH IMAGE DATA | November 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17081554 | Systems and Methods for Transferring Routes Between Material Handling Vehicles | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17078543 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAMERA-LIDAR FUSED OBJECT DETECTION WITH LIDAR-TO-IMAGE DETECTION MATCHING | October 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17073646 | DRIVING CONSCIOUSNESS ESTIMATION DEVICE | October 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17047850 | ELECTROMECHANICAL OR ELECTROMAGNETIC WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME, BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS BRAKING OF A VEHICLE | October 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066394 | AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17061010 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS AND/OR PEOPLE | October 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17044613 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE | October 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17036024 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NAVIGATING IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT | September 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17025506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE INTERFACE INTEGRATED WITH A RESTAURANT POINT OF SALE SYSTEM AND WITH A CLOUD-ACCESSIBLE DATA CENTER FOR QUERYING A DATABASE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION | September 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17011996 | MAPPING OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TO REMOTE SUPPORT AGENTS | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17006445 | Providing Payment Account Information Associated with a Digital Wallet Account to a User at a Merchant Point of Sale Device | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17001377 | SITE LOCAL SERVERS FOR VEHICLE MANAGEMENT | August 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16987297 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LOW BATTERY MANAGEMENT | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16918036 | ANOMALY DETECTION ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, IN-VEHICLE NETWORK SYSTEM, AND ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16910554 | System and Methods for Controlling State Transitions Using a Vehicle Controller | June 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16896114 | IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING DEVICE, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING IMAGING DEVICE | June 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16889334 | VEHICLE OPERATION WITH INTERCHANGEABLE DRIVE MODULES | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16883253 | STABILIZED REAL TIME TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION FOR HYBRID ENERGY MANAGEMENT UTILIZING CONNECTED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES | May 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16882161 | WEIGHT BASED ITEM MOVEMENT MONITORING | May 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16879442 | EARLY WARNING AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE | May 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16878532 | INPUT SIGNAL MANAGEMENT FOR VEHICLE PARK-ASSIST | May 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16872447 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT ENGINES | May 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16870083 | TRAJECTORY CLASSIFICATION | May 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16760088 | VEHICLE HAVING A WHEEL-SELECTIVE DRIVE TORQUE ASSEMBLY AND ARTICULATED JOINT, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE | April 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16850945 | METHOD OF ASSISTING WITH THE DRIVING OF VEHICLES CARRIED OUT BY ASSOCIATED SYSTEM INCLUDING SENSORS INSTALLED ALONG SECTIONS OF ROAD | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16844004 | AUTONOMOUS MOVING BODY FOR MOVING BETWEEN FLOORS USING AN ELEVATOR,CONTROL PROGRAM OF AUTONOMOUS MOVING BODY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS MOVING BODY, AND SYSTEM SERVER FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS MOVING BODY FROM REMOTE PLACE | April 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16841804 | TRAVEL MODEL GENERATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE IN TRAVEL MODEL GENERATION SYSTEM, AND PROCESSING METHOD | April 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16834974 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSOR CALIBRATION | March 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16651139 | ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION UPDATE APPARATUS, ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION UPDATE METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR UPDATING INFORMATION REGARDING AN OBSTACLE IN A SPACE | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829122 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16823253 | SAFETY INTEGRATED SHARED VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHODS | March 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16819076 | GENERATING TRAINING DATA USING SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTS AND TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR VEHICLE GUIDANCE | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16645853 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE BASED ON A VALIDITY OF A PLANNING MAP | March 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16812162 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MOVING AGENT | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16643897 | INTEGRATED URBAN MOBILITY SYSTEM | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16806378 | DRIVER OFFSET REQUEST FOR AUTOMATED LANE FOLLOWING | March 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 16780451 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING USER OFFERINGS RESPONSIVE TO TELEMATICS DATA | February 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16780191 | POWER MODING FOR REDUCTION OF VEHICLE POWER CONSUMPTION | February 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16778609 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SLEEP MAINTENANCE MOTION | January 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16635789 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE INTENTION OF A USER OF A VEHICLE TO BRAKE OR ACCELERATE | January 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15929209 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR SERVING FOOD AND DRINK AT APPROPRIATE TIMES | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16748730 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16747898 | TIRE FORCE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND TIRE FORCE ESTIMATION METHOD | January 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16738453 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEARNING DRIVER PREFERENCE AND ADAPTING LANE CENTERING CONTROLS TO DRIVER BEHAVIOR | January 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16725506 | VEHICLE INCLUDING INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION TO DRIVER | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16723175 | SITE LOCAL SERVERS FOR VEHICLE MANAGEMENT | December 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16721435 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING VEHICLE OPERATION BASED ON REMOTE INTERVENTION | December 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16719609 | PREDICTING YIELDING LIKELIHOOD FOR AN AGENT | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16719165 | VEHICLE CONTROL AND TRIP PLANNING SYSTEM | December 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16717364 | MOBILE OBJECT SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES A COMMODITY OR SERVICE | December 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622300 | GENERATING POINT OF INTEREST COPY BASED ON NEURAL NETWORK MODEL | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16712429 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING RIDE STABILITY OF AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16710590 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO PREDICT DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING RESOURCES | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16708824 | Asset Tracking System | December 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16708727 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE TO GENERATE A NAVIGATION COMMAND FOR A VEHICLE | December 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16709633 | FORMALLY SAFE SYMBOLIC REINFORCEMENT LEARNING ON VISUAL INPUTS | December 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16707813 | NAVIGATION AIDS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS IN A GPS-DENIED ENVIRONMENT | December 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16707408 | Scenic Route-Based Navigation Directions | December 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16701247 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | December 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16701058 | METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING LOCATION OF CHARGING STATION AND MOVING ROBOT PERFORMING THE SAME | December 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16699015 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE COLLISION PREVENTION | November 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16617321 | Data Fusion System | November 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16614210 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WAREHOUSE ZONING | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16679512 | COORDINATION OF MINING AND CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES VIA SCRIPTING CONTROL | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16659040 | DYNAMIC MODEL WITH LEARNING BASED LOCALIZATION CORRECTION SYSTEM | October 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16604576 | Method for Controlling Motion of Robot Based on Map Prediction | October 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16604096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL A TARGET OBJECT BASED ON A TRAVELING STATE OF A PERIPHERAL OBJECT | October 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16595126 | MERGING EVENTS IN INTERACTIVE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS | October 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16588757 | DRONE AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM | September 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16578775 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A GUIDANCE ROUTE BASED ON A LIST OF GOODS | September 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16576091 | AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16565858 | METHOD OF AND SERVER FOR PRESENTING POINTS OF INTEREST TO USER ON MAP | September 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16557389 | CENTRAL CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM | August 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16554966 | METHOD OF VEHICLE LOCALIZATION USING PASSIVE ROADWAY DETECTION DURING A MINIMUM RISK MANEUVER | August 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16489316 | METHOD OF REDEFINING POSITION OF ROBOT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOT OF IMPLEMENTING THEREOF | August 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16547859 | METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH EGO MOTION INFORMATION ESTIMATION | August 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16538476 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING A GIFT USING AN INFORMATION STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | August 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16535270 | ENHANCED TRANSPORTATION ROUTING FOR COMMUNICATION WITH DEVICES OF VEHICLES AND PASSENGERS | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16522783 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANIFOLDS LEARNING OF AIRLINE NETWORK DATA | July 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16521330 | Driver Behavior Based Propulsion Control Strategy Using Artificial Intelligence | July 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16459020 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF POLLING WITH LINKED POST-VOTE ACTIONS | July 2019 | March 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16442908 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | June 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16440009 | AIR CONDITIONER CUT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | June 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16439243 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRAVEL TIME USING SPATIO-TEMPORAL MODEL AND APPARATUS THEREOF | June 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16439698 | GLOBAL PLANE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER GENERATION AND APPLICATIONS | June 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16429348 | DRIVING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE | June 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16424960 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN RESPONSE TO A FAULT CONDITION | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16463817 | ITEM TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD COMBINING STORAGE WITH PICKING | May 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16463556 | INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM FOR ROUTE PROPOSITION BASED ON EMOTION INFORMATION | May 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16463021 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC | May 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16461311 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING AND REORGANIZATION OF A VEHICLE PLATOON IN A SMART CITY | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16401933 | OPERATING MODES USING A BRAKING SYSTEM FOR AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE | May 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16400874 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING RISK PROFILES BASED ON PREVIOUSLY DETECTED VEHICLE EVENTS TO QUANTIFY PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE OPERATORS | May 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16399272 | ENHANCED USABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF VEHICLE ONBOARD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE | April 2019 | August 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16395827 | REGENERATIVE BRAKING CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE | April 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16394058 | SENSOR MOUNTING HEIGHT ESTIMATION USING LOAD SENSORS | April 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16394044 | STABILIZATION GRID FOR SENSORS MOUNTED ON INFRASTRUCTURE | April 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner REFAI, RAMSEY.
With a 23.1% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 25.0% 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.
⚠ 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 REFAI, RAMSEY works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 197 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner REFAI, RAMSEY's allowance rate of 79.2% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by REFAI, RAMSEY receive 1.66 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by REFAI, RAMSEY is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -4.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by REFAI, RAMSEY. This interview benefit is in the 7% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 20.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 12.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
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 18% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 38.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 12.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 64.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 68% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% 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 41% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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