USPTO Examiner JEN MINGJEN - Art Unit 3664

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17123908GEOLOGICAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT USING SIGNATURES FOR HYDROCARBON EXPLORATIONDecember 2020July 2023Allow3100NoNo
17251831AIRCRAFT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAMEDecember 2020April 2022Allow1600NoNo
17110205ROBOTIC SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROLLERDecember 2020March 2022Allow1600YesNo
15734456STEERING CONTROL DEVICE AND STEERING CONTROL METHODDecember 2020August 2023Allow3200NoNo
17107233INFINITE ROBOT PERSONALITIESNovember 2020January 2024Abandon3830NoNo
17102649DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREFORNovember 2020July 2023Allow3100NoNo
17103301METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTIVE HYPOTHESIS ESTIMATION OF MULTI-VEHICLE TRAFFIC FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGNovember 2020September 2022Allow2200NoNo
17096971PROGRAM GENERATION DEVICE CONFIGURED TO GENERATE OPERATION PROGRAM INCLUDING OPERATION SYMBOL OF ROBOT APPARATUSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2200NoNo
17097463METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A ROTORCRAFT WITH ASSISTANCE IN TAKING OFFNovember 2020May 2023Allow3000NoNo
17054973LOAD DRIVING DEVICENovember 2020January 2023Allow2600NoNo
17053323ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR FOR SETTING A COLLECTIVE OFFSET FOR A HELICOPTER ON A BLADE-SPECIFIC BASISNovember 2020May 2023Allow3000NoNo
17088776AUTONOMOUS FLUID MANAGEMENT USING FLUID DIGITAL TWINSNovember 2020February 2024Allow3940YesNo
17051485VACUUM CLEANER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAMEOctober 2020July 2023Allow3300NoNo
17083900NONLINEAR FLY-BY-WIRE AIRCRAFT CONTROLOctober 2020May 2022Allow1800NoNo
17051025AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOROctober 2020August 2022Allow2210NoNo
17079057OCCUPANCY MAP UPDATES BASED ON SENSOR DATA COLLECTED BY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2020September 2023Allow3440YesNo
17071881APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING BUILD OF OCCUPANT SITTING IN SEAT WITHIN VEHICLE CABINOctober 2020October 2023Allow3620YesNo
17060491LIFETIME ESTIMATION DEVICE FOR ROBOTOctober 2020July 2022Allow2200NoNo
16948573ROBOT JOINT SPACE GRAPH PATH PLANNING AND MOVE EXECUTIONSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2100NoNo
17018162METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR POSITIONING A CAMERA OF A SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO CAPTURE IMAGES INSIDE A BODY CAVITY OF A PATIENT DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURESeptember 2020January 2024Allow4040YesNo
17004183HANDLING APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2020August 2022Allow2400NoNo
16991510METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING IMAGE CLASSIFICATION FOR OBJECT RECOGNITIONAugust 2020August 2022Allow2400NoNo
16987399Automated Vehicle Control Distributed Network Apparatuses and MethodsAugust 2020October 2022Allow2710NoNo
16986143DETERMINING VEHICLE INTEGRITY BASED ON OBSERVED BEHAVIOR DURING PREDETERMINED MANIPULATIONSAugust 2020June 2022Allow2200NoNo
16944645SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING EDGE-COMPUTING DEPLOYMENT IN DIVERSE TERRAINSJuly 2020October 2022Allow2700NoNo
16963314ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2020August 2022Allow2510NoNo
16927377DRIVING MECHANISM, ROBOT APPARATUS MEASUREMENT METHOD, ROBOT APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHODJuly 2020July 2023Allow3640YesNo
16923367ENHANCED VEHICLE OPERATIONJuly 2020June 2023Allow3510NoNo
16919725CONTROL SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A ROBOTJuly 2020August 2022Allow2500NoNo
16908038ADAPTIVE PREDICTOR APPARATUS AND METHODSJune 2020January 2022Allow1900NoNo
16899993APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEJune 2020June 2024Abandon4850YesNo
16896083SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE USING VIRTUAL BOUNDARIESJune 2020July 2022Allow2510YesNo
16891926SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC ARM ALIGNMENT AND DOCKINGJune 2020March 2024Allow4540YesNo
16889611Managing Service Requirements and Ride Request Fulfillment Across a Fleet of Collectively Managed VehiclesJune 2020March 2022Allow2200NoNo
16889747AGENT BEHAVIOR MODEL FOR SIMULATION CONTROLJune 2020February 2022Allow2110YesNo
16883461CAMERA AND ROBOT SYSTEMMay 2020June 2023Allow3720NoNo
16877365Rotorcraft Fly-by-Wire Go-Around ModeMay 2020June 2022Allow2500NoNo
16872825METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING TILT ANGLE OF MAIN ROTOR ON BASIS OF PITCH ATTITUDE CONTROL SIGNAL LOW-SPEED FLIGHT STATE, AND VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFTMay 2020June 2023Allow3710YesNo
16867926VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEMMay 2020February 2022Allow2100YesNo
16857207INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2020June 2022Allow2610NoNo
16857500ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A MOBILE ROBOT, METHOD FOR RECHARGING A BATTERY OF SUCH MOBILE ROBOT, AND MOBILE ROBOT DOCKING STATIONApril 2020June 2021Allow1400NoNo
16854639METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTER-BASED DETERMINING OF PRESENCE OF DYNAMIC OBJECTSApril 2020March 2022Allow2300NoNo
16757332PROBABILISTIC OBJECT MODELS FOR ROBUST, REPEATABLE PICK-AND-PLACEApril 2020July 2023Allow3930NoNo
16840784VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEApril 2020February 2022Allow2200YesNo
16650968RAPID PASSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TARGET VEHICLEMarch 2020May 2023Abandon3830NoNo
16649792AUTOMATIC WALKING ROBOT AND BELT DRIVE SYSTEMMarch 2020May 2022Allow2500NoNo
16649745STABILITY AND COMMAND AUGMENTATION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT, AND STABILIZATION AND CONTROL METHOD OF AN AIRCRAFTMarch 2020June 2022Allow2710NoNo
16794680INPUT DEVICE ASSEMBLIES FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMSFebruary 2020April 2022Allow2640YesNo
16787144Virtual Wall Mapping for Aerial Vehicle NavigationFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2730YesNo
16786260SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT ROLL OPERATIONSFebruary 2020November 2021Allow2100NoNo
16633665ON-VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, TRAVELING SPEED CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3120YesNo
16633955Parallel-Series Connection Walking Robot and Construction Method ThereofJanuary 2020June 2022Allow2800NoNo
16749291ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH A ROBOT ARM SUCTION CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFJanuary 2020June 2023Allow4040YesNo
16748272SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDEPENDENT PITCH CONTROL OF ROTOR BLADES OF ROTOR ASSEMBLY TO ACHIEVE DIRECTIONAL CONTROLJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2210YesNo
16631404DYNAMIC PATH FOR END EFFECTOR CONTROLJanuary 2020April 2024Allow5140YesNo
16732652MOBILE ROBOT, MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND MOVEMENT CONTROL METHODJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2220NoNo
16730121DATA COHERENCY ALGORITHM TO ACHIEVE BIT-FOR-BIT TRANSMISSIONDecember 2019September 2021Allow2100YesNo
16728753VEHICLE SPEED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2019December 2022Allow3530NoYes
16705315ROBOT SYSTEM AND COUPLING METHODDecember 2019September 2021Allow2100NoNo
16619301METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING AN AIRCRAFT BY IMPROVED DIRECT LIFT CONTROLDecember 2019October 2021Allow2210NoNo
16689812METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE EFFECTIVENESS VIA FORCED OSCILLATIONNovember 2019November 2021Allow2400NoNo
16688129OPTIMIZATION OF OBSERVER ROBOT LOCATIONSNovember 2019October 2021Allow2340YesNo
16614802MEDICAL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE OF MEDICAL SUPPORT ARM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF MEDICAL SUPPORT ARMNovember 2019December 2022Allow3700NoNo
16614510SPEED REDUCER ANGULAR TRANSMISSION ERROR IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND SPEED REDUCER ANGULAR TRANSMISSION ERROR IDENTIFICATION METHODNovember 2019July 2021Allow2000NoNo
16681049ROBOT SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS IMAGE OF VIRTUAL OBJECT IN SUPERIMPOSED FASHION ON REAL IMAGE OF ROBOTNovember 2019January 2022Allow2730YesNo
16674670END EFFECTORS IN ROBOTIC SYSTEMSNovember 2019January 2022Abandon2710NoNo
16673504DISPLAYING NEXT ACTION OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLENovember 2019May 2023Allow4220YesNo
16670582SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFTOctober 2019December 2021Allow2500NoNo
16598106Tactile SensorOctober 2019June 2022Allow3200NoNo
16570522ACTION PREDICTION NETWORKS FOR ROBOTIC GRASPINGSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2810YesNo
16567131METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING AN EGO POSITIONSeptember 2019July 2021Allow2200YesNo
16552140AIRCRAFT MOVABLE CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2019February 2023Abandon4220NoNo
16551589ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAugust 2019April 2023Abandon4310NoNo
16538950VISION-BASED ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2019October 2022Abandon3840YesNo
16482853Offboard Trajectories for Difficult SituationsAugust 2019November 2021Allow2710NoNo
16508530PREDICTIVE ROBOTIC OBSTACLE DETECTIONJuly 2019September 2021Allow2610NoNo
16502205CUTTING UNIT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A CUTTING UNITJuly 2019July 2022Allow3610YesNo
16471633MACHINING ROBOT AND MACHINING METHODJune 2019January 2022Allow3120NoNo
16443893METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT MOVEMENT AND ROBOTJune 2019February 2023Abandon4440NoNo
16434626SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBOTIC, COMPACT, MOBILE BEVERAGE STATIONJune 2019July 2022Allow3710NoNo
16412921OPERATION DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2019August 2021Allow2710NoNo
16406626ONLINE UTILITY-DRIVEN SPATIALLY-REFERENCED DATA COLLECTOR FOR CLASSIFICATIONMay 2019January 2022Allow3210NoNo
16395875SERVO, CONTROL METHOD, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEApril 2019October 2021Allow2910YesNo
16391317ROBOT DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND ROBOT SYSTEMApril 2019February 2022Allow3440YesNo
16343599MOBILE ROBOT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEApril 2019July 2021Allow2700NoNo
16382864SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS MOPPING OF A FLOOR SURFACEApril 2019April 2022Allow3620YesNo
16340546ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEM COMPRISING SAMEApril 2019October 2021Allow3010NoNo
16324918METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF ENCODER, AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2019September 2021Allow3110NoNo
16320590METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN END ELEMENT OF A MACHINE TOOL, AND A MACHINE TOOLJanuary 2019July 2022Allow4130YesNo
16256642Robot ControlJanuary 2019November 2021Allow3420YesNo
16250856ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS USING SENSORIZED BRAKE PADSJanuary 2019May 2021Allow2840YesNo
16317440CONTROLLER CONTROLLED INSTRUMENT PRELOAD MECHANISMJanuary 2019September 2022Allow4440YesNo
16233734VEHICLE SUSPENSION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODSDecember 2018March 2022Allow3940YesNo
16232034SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DRIVING PATH IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGDecember 2018June 2022Abandon4120NoNo
16303096SELF-MOVING ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND COMBINED ROBOT COMPRISING SELF-MOVING ROBOTNovember 2018December 2021Allow3720NoNo
16190077WATCHING ROBOTNovember 2018March 2022Abandon4020NoNo
16188666TECHNOLOGIES FOR ROUTE NAVIGATION SHARING IN A COMMUNITY CLOUDNovember 2018March 2022Allow4050YesNo
16095831AIRCRAFT PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONICALLY GEARED ELEVATOROctober 2018September 2021Allow3510YesNo
16163745CONTROL APPARATUS, ROBOT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2018February 2022Allow4030NoNo
16132162ROBOT INTERACTION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2018November 2018Allow200NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
1
(25.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(75.0%)
Reversal Percentile
89.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 75.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
37
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(32.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
25
(67.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
50.8%
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, 32.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner JEN, MINGJEN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner JEN, MINGJEN works in Art Unit 3664 and has examined 626 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner JEN, MINGJEN's allowance rate of 84.0% places them in the 60% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by JEN, MINGJEN receive 1.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 20% 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 JEN, MINGJEN is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JEN, MINGJEN. This interview benefit is in the 44% 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, 34.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 17.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 22% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 90.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 87.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 51.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 45.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 37% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% 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:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.