USPTO Examiner MARC MCDIEUNEL - Art Unit 3664

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18432754SURGICAL ROBOT ARMFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18401450POWERED LIFT ENABLE AND DISABLE SWITCHDecember 2023May 2024Allow500YesNo
18527203AUTONOMOUS TRAVERSE TIRE CHANGING BOT, AUTONOMOUS TIRE CHANGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREFORDecember 2023May 2024Allow510NoNo
18384859MULTI-JOINT TYPE SURGICAL DEVICEOctober 2023January 2024Allow300YesNo
18550505MULTILAYERED RAIL GUIDE VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR USE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PLANTING IN PLANT FACTORY, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2023December 2023Allow300NoNo
18238929DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPEED OF A VEHICLE USING A POSITIONAL INFORMATION DEVICEAugust 2023February 2024Allow510NoNo
18351710CLOUD COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CLUSTERS OF REMOTE DEVICESJuly 2023May 2024Allow1000NoNo
18351462Sole with Sole Component Stabilizers for RobotsJuly 2023November 2023Allow410NoNo
18348758MANIPULATING BOXES USING A ZONED GRIPPERJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18217700CONDITIONAL INSERTION OF CHANGED TRAFFIC DATA INTO THE PREVIOUS TRAFFIC FRAMEJuly 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18341699ROUTING BASED ON DETECTED STOPSJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18213275MECHANICAL ARM TYPE MEASURING ROBOT DEVICE AND APPLICATION METHODJune 2023August 2023Allow200NoNo
18338988METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTIC SINGLE-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC ACCESSJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18324168NON-SINGULAR FINITE-TIME CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC POSITIONING OF UNMANNED BOAT WITH PRESCRIBED PERFORMANCEMay 2023August 2023Allow300NoNo
18318962SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING AN END-EFFECTOR ON A SURGICAL ROBOTMay 2023April 2024Allow1110YesNo
18143897Age Verified Device ActivationMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18308477MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SYSTEMApril 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18137926USER-ASSISTED ROBOTIC CONTROL SYSTEMSApril 2023April 2024Allow1200NoNo
18135630USER-INSTALLABLE PART INSTALLATION DETECTION TECHNIQUESApril 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18131959TREE CLIMBING ROBOTApril 2023February 2024Allow1130YesNo
18129366SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR A BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTMarch 2023September 2023Allow610YesNo
18044191A WATERCRAFT VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANOEUVRING THE VEHICLEMarch 2023July 2023Allow400NoNo
18117182ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEM HAVING THE SAMEMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110YesNo
18174949REMOTE VEHICLE IMMOBILIZERFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18172290METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTIC SINGLE-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC ACCESSFebruary 2023May 2023Allow300NoNo
18104881SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVACY MANAGEMENT IN AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTFebruary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18158810ROBOTIC SURGICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODSJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18157049Rollover Prevention ApparatusJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18095069Cooperation Among Mobile Robots Using 5G/6G CommunicationsJanuary 2023May 2023Allow510NoNo
18091422INTERVENTIONAL ROBOT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD AND READABLE-STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFDecember 2022April 2023Allow300NoNo
18081822Enhanced performance inertial measurement unit (IMU) system and method for error, offset, or drift correction or preventionDecember 2022November 2023Allow1110NoNo
18078150SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING A TASK WITH AN UNMANNED VEHICLEDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18073026COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELE-OPERATED SURGERY SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2022April 2024Allow1620NoNo
17983479OBJECT SEPARATINGNovember 2022May 2023Allow710NoNo
17970596AUTO CLEAN MACHINE, CLIFF DETERMINING METHOD AND SURFACE TYPE DETERMINING METHODOctober 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17965182SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING MULTIPLE END USERSOctober 2022January 2024Allow1520NoNo
17961292VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS VIA WIRELESS ACCESS VEHICULAR ENVIRONMENTOctober 2022September 2023Allow1220NoNo
17937465ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING DESIGNATED ITEMSOctober 2022January 2023Allow420YesNo
17933719AUTONOMOUS TRAVERSE TIRE CHANGING BOT, AUTONOMOUS TIRE CHANGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1110YesNo
17947330APPARATUS TO DISPENSE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS WITH ONE OR MORE USER SENSORSSeptember 2022December 2022Allow310NoNo
17900727Teleoperated Robotic System with Impact Responsive Force FeedbackAugust 2022March 2023Allow710NoNo
17899864Autonomous Navigation and Collaboration of Mobile Robots in 5G/6GAugust 2022December 2022Allow310YesNo
17897289APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PERSONAL GROOMING APPLIANCE OR HOUSEHOLD CLEANING APPLIANCEAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17820255APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY VAULTAugust 2022August 2023Allow1210NoNo
17884554SPREADER TOOL FOR SPREADING VISCOUS MATERIAL ONTO THE EDGE OF A WIND TURBINE BLADEAugust 2022May 2023Allow910NoNo
17877794Sole with Various Compliant Regions for RobotsJuly 2022January 2023Allow610YesNo
17864169Device and method for consumable item delivery by a mobile robotJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17857443Sensorized Robotic Gripping DeviceJuly 2022December 2023Allow1720NoNo
17854717SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED FLIGHT PLAN REPORTING IN AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTJune 2022June 2023Allow1110YesNo
17838932METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ALERTS TO A CONNECTED VEHICLE DRIVER VIA CONDITION DETECTION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSJune 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17837677SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAILWAY ASSET MANAGEMENTJune 2022April 2023Allow1010NoNo
17752975TOOL MEMORY-BASED SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR ROBOTIC SURGERYMay 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17824137METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOVING CABLE-MOUNTED OBJECTS USING ROBOTIC MOUNTSMay 2022June 2023Allow1310YesNo
17745670SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ACCOMPLISH A PHYSICAL PROCESSMay 2022April 2024Allow2300NoNo
17723258ROBOTIC MULTI-GRIPPER ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR GRIPPING AND HOLDING OBJECTSApril 2022May 2023Allow1310YesNo
17767082HUMAN-ROBOT GUIDING SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL OBJECTS DETECTION IN UNSTRUCTURED AND NOISY ENVIRONMENT BY INTEGRATED LASER AND VISIONApril 2022November 2023Allow1910NoNo
17714187ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING DESIGNATED ITEMSApril 2022September 2022Allow510YesNo
17690197SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC LEARNING AND EXECUTION OF SKILLSMarch 2022October 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17684489SOFT-RIGID ROBOTIC JOINTS CONTROLLED BY DEEP REINFORCEMENT-LEARNINGMarch 2022March 2024Allow2500NoNo
17683048CLOUD COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CLUSTERS OF REMOTE DEVICESFebruary 2022April 2023Allow1310NoNo
17638391WORK VEHICLEFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2400NoNo
17679279APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING STATE OF SUBSTRATEFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2200NoNo
17676117SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC ARM ALIGNMENT AND DOCKINGFebruary 2022June 2023Allow1610YesNo
17632506ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE ROBOTFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2800NoNo
17587568NOISE REDUCTION IN ROBOT HUMAN COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1810NoNo
17588001Method for Teaching Torch Orientation for Robotic WeldingJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2720YesNo
17584796ROBOT AND MOVABLE DEVICE CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING SURFACE TYPEJanuary 2022April 2023Allow1510NoNo
17571489COLLABORATIVE WORKFLOW FOR LABORER AND ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE WIRE PULLING IN CONSTRUCTION SITESJanuary 2022July 2022Allow610YesNo
17646164Manipulating Boxes Using A Zoned GripperDecember 2021April 2023Allow1610NoNo
17562320SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING AN END-EFFECTOR ON A SURGICAL ROBOTDecember 2021February 2023Allow1300NoNo
17622227CABLE TRENCH INSPECTION ROBOTDecember 2021June 2023Allow1700YesNo
17645691MOVING ROBOT AND OPERATING METHOD FOR THE SAMEDecember 2021April 2023Allow1510NoNo
17546596AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOFDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010NoNo
17617599METHOD AND AUTOMATED MOTION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A COMPONENT HANDLERDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910NoNo
17546826ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOFDecember 2021January 2024Allow2500NoNo
17542936HIGH ACCURACY MOLDED NAVIGATION ARRAYS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSDecember 2021January 2024Allow2610NoNo
17457753AUTONOMOUS ROBUST ASSEMBLY PLANNINGDecember 2021January 2024Allow2500NoNo
17615111SPATIO-TEMPORAL DP METHOD BASED ON SHIP TRAJECTORY CHARACTERISTIC POINT EXTRACTIONNovember 2021October 2023Allow2200YesNo
17613958CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMNovember 2021December 2023Allow2500NoNo
17526454SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ACTIVE EXOSKELETON WITH LOCAL BATTERYNovember 2021April 2023Allow1720YesNo
17595134APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE WITH A VEHICLENovember 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17609446TWO-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM ROPE-DRIVEN FINGER FORCE FEEDBACK DEVICENovember 2021December 2022Allow1400NoNo
17608849TEACHING SYSTEMNovember 2021March 2024Allow2910YesNo
17594892FUNCTIONALITY LIMITING SYSTEM FOR A MOTORIZED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR LIMITING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF A MOTORIZED VEHICLENovember 2021February 2024Allow2800NoNo
17517490ROBOT EMBEDDED VISION APPARATUSNovember 2021December 2022Allow1410YesNo
17607891METHOD, ROBOT AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTING WITH ACTORS OR ITEM RECIPIENTSOctober 2021September 2023Allow2310NoNo
17515124SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLIGHT CONTROL IN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTOctober 2021February 2023Allow1510YesNo
17607623MULTI-ARM ROBOT FOR REALIZING CONVERSION BETWEEN SITTING AND LYING POSTURE OF PATIENTS AND CARRYING PATIENTS TO DIFFERENT POSITIONSOctober 2021March 2023Allow1700NoNo
17606773A LOGISTIC DEVICEOctober 2021November 2023Allow2400NoNo
17594667ROTATIONAL MONITORING SYSTEM OF AT LEAST ONE AXLE FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE OR TRAINOctober 2021October 2023Allow2400NoNo
17510366ROBOT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMEOctober 2021March 2023Allow1600NoNo
17507848APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY VAULTOctober 2021May 2022Allow710NoNo
17451355METHOD, APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ELEVATION SURROUNDING FLIGHT CONTROLOctober 2021June 2023Allow2010NoNo
17451278COLLABORATIVE ROBOT NETWORK WITH HYBRID ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PLANT MANAGEMENT METHODSOctober 2021April 2023Allow1800NoNo
17504130SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC LEARNING AND EXECUTION OF SKILLSOctober 2021December 2021Allow200NoNo
17498253SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SEAMLESS CONSUMPTION OF AUTOMATIONSOctober 2021October 2022Allow1200NoNo
17594248VOICE CONTROL OF VEHICLE SYSTEMSOctober 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17495125USER-ASSISTED ROBOTIC CONTROL SYSTEMSOctober 2021January 2023Allow1500NoNo
17492762TIME-BASED ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDING AREA DEFINITIONSOctober 2021April 2023Allow1810NoNo
17449382NAUTICAL DRIFT MANAGING DEVICE AND NAUTICAL DRIFT MANAGING METHODSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3210YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
9.3%
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

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MARC, MCDIEUNEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MARC, MCDIEUNEL works in Art Unit 3664 and has examined 511 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MARC, MCDIEUNEL's allowance rate of 87.3% places them in the 66% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MARC, MCDIEUNEL receive 0.94 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 7% 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 MARC, MCDIEUNEL is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MARC, MCDIEUNEL. This interview benefit is in the 49% 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, 36.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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 75.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 24.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 12% 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 6.3% of allowed cases (in the 88% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 3.1% of allowed cases (in the 74% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.

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