USPTO Examiner TRAN DALENA - Art Unit 3664

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18409333METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT, ROBOT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710NoNo
18541639SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING MULTIPLE ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY SYSTEMSDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18541958CONTROL METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18239735DETERMINING AND UTILIZING CORRECTIONS TO ROBOT ACTIONSAugust 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18447295PART MODELING FOR PATH GENERATION TO GUIDE ROBOTIC END EFFECTORAugust 2023October 2023Allow200NoNo
18230199METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SELECTING GRASP POSTURE OF DUAL-ARM ROBOTAugust 2023January 2024Allow510NoNo
18228353TRANSFORMABLE SWARM ROBOTS FOR PIPE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCEJuly 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo
18213293SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING AN ANATOMYJune 2023March 2024Allow900NoNo
18211862AUTONOMOUS OBJECT RELOCATION ROBOTJune 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18330438SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A TOOL POSITION AND ORIENTATIONJune 2023February 2024Allow800NoNo
18136215SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR GRASPING OBJECTSApril 2023August 2023Allow400NoNo
18120775SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFINING ROBOTIC DEVICESMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18173749DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED MOTION OF A TOOLFebruary 2023June 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18155806METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT, ROBOT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1000NoNo
18152277SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION USING ROBOTS WITH DEFORMABLE SENSORSJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1110YesNo
18092157HAPTIC PHOTOGRAMMETRY IN ROBOTS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAMEDecember 2022April 2023Allow410NoNo
18064682Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspection SystemDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410NoNo
17923378LAWN MOWER PROVIDED WITH A DIVIDER PLATE DIVIDING AN ENCLOSED SPACE INTO AN UPPER SPACE AND A CUTTING SPACENovember 2022March 2024Allow1700NoNo
17881357MOBILE ROBOT AND STABILIZATION METHOD FOR THE MOBILE ROBOTAugust 2022June 2024Allow2300NoNo
17880225INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17794536ROBOT ARM MECHANISMJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17863649DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLEJuly 2022May 2024Allow2200NoNo
17863673SUPERIMPOSED-IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2022July 2023Allow1200NoNo
17772774METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE FORCE OF A PNEUMATIC ACTUATING DEVICEApril 2022February 2024Allow2200NoNo
17730600CONTROL DEVICE FOR PROTECTING POWER STORAGE DEVICEApril 2022May 2024Allow2500NoNo
17766931Collaborative device with optimised controlApril 2022October 2023Allow1810NoNo
17651547ROBOTIC HAND CONTROLLERFebruary 2022April 2023Allow1410NoNo
17587946Method for Precise, Intuitive Positioning of Robotic Welding MachineJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2700NoNo
17586135PLURALITY OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAMEJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2010NoNo
17626157TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM AND TRAVELING VEHICLE CONTROL METHODJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1400NoNo
17570578Robotic Datacenter AssemblyJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2700NoNo
17569742SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOT DYNAMICS FOR SAFETY-CRITICAL APPLICATIONSJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1910NoNo
17567583ROBOT COORDINATION IN A SHARED WORKSPACEJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17622947TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM AND TRAVELING VEHICLE CONTROL METHODDecember 2021June 2023Allow1710NoNo
17555536Method for Shortening Waiting Time for Human-Robot Interaction, Device and Storage MediumDecember 2021March 2022Allow300NoNo
17549240VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110YesNo
17526258Control System Architecture And Distributed Human-Machine Interface For Robot ControlNovember 2021September 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17523016ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMNovember 2021November 2023Allow2410NoNo
17520175DETERMINING AND UTILIZING CORRECTIONS TO ROBOT ACTIONSNovember 2021May 2023Allow1910NoNo
17504261CUSTOMIZED CONFIGURATION FOR AN EXOSKELETON CONTROLLEROctober 2021April 2023Allow1810NoNo
17450735ROBOTIC HAND CONTROLLEROctober 2021December 2021Allow200NoNo
17448950VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS A VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAMETERS PREFERRED BY AN IDENTIFIED DRIVERSeptember 2021December 2022Allow1410NoNo
17412065METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING WAYPOINTS FOR IMAGING SHELVES WITHIN A STOREAugust 2021April 2023Allow1900NoNo
17431305A METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLEAugust 2021June 2024Allow3410NoNo
17403145MOVING BODYAugust 2021December 2023Allow2800NoNo
17389243SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A TOOL POSITION AND ORIENTATIONJuly 2021March 2023Allow1900NoNo
17425257GENERATING A ROBOT CONTROL POLICY FROM DEMONSTRATIONSJuly 2021April 2022Allow910NoNo
17381224TEACHING CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEMJuly 2021September 2023Allow2610NoNo
17305957Device And Method For Controlled Motion Of A ToolJuly 2021February 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17365280System And Method For Manipulating An AnatomyJuly 2021March 2023Allow2100NoNo
17359541SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SURGICAL PRACTICEJune 2021November 2023Allow2810NoNo
17357592METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FIXTURELESS ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE PLATFORMJune 2021November 2022Allow1611NoNo
17415140GUIDE ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, GUIDANCE SYSTEM USING SAME, AND GUIDE ROBOT CONTROL METHODJune 2021November 2023Allow2910NoNo
17415159GUIDE ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, GUIDANCE SYSTEM USING SAME, AND GUIDE ROBOT CONTROL METHODJune 2021June 2023Allow2410NoNo
17344892LIGHT WEIGHT AND REAL TIME SLAM FOR ROBOTSJune 2021June 2023Allow2410NoNo
17338406SELF-MOVEMENT ROBOT, MAP INVOKING METHOD, AND COMBINED ROBOTJune 2021January 2023Allow2010NoNo
17303347METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING AN OPERATING PARAMETER OF A FORAGE HARVESTERMay 2021April 2024Allow3410NoNo
17315640NAVIGATION APPARATUS, NAVIGATION PARAMETER CALCULATION METHOD, AND MEDIUMMay 2021August 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17313207Outdoor Robotic Work Tool Comprising an Environmental Detection SystemMay 2021July 2021Allow200NoNo
17306859END EFFECTOR MEASURING MODULE AND END EFFECTOR MONITORING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEMay 2021May 2023Allow2500NoNo
17289991CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINEApril 2021December 2023Allow3110NoNo
17236958SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND CONTROL OF SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMApril 2021October 2023Allow3010NoNo
17301896WORK VEHICLE WITH AUXILIARY WORK TOOL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PROPULSION OF WORK VEHICLE HAVING AUXILIARY WORK TOOLApril 2021January 2024Allow3310NoNo
17301710ROBOTIC HAND CONTROLLERApril 2021August 2021Allow410YesNo
17301567SIMULTANEOUS MAPPED VIEW OF HISTORICAL AND REALTIME GEOSPATIAL AND NON-GEOSPATIAL DATAApril 2021November 2023Allow3110NoNo
17219432UNLOCKING AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE VIA A MOUNTED DEVICEMarch 2021November 2023Allow3200NoNo
17217901BIKE LOCK AS COMMUNICATION HUB FOR AN ELECTRIC BICYCLEMarch 2021April 2024Allow3710NoNo
17216440SECURITY SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLESMarch 2021April 2024Allow3710NoNo
17216152SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A PAYLOAD OF AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINEMarch 2021September 2023Allow3000NoNo
17274570TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT ROBOT, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2021May 2023Allow2600NoNo
17194130SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING, CONTROLLING, AND DISPLAYING FIELD OPERATIONSMarch 2021February 2023Allow2310NoNo
17176850SUPPLEMENTARY METROLOGY POSITION COORDINATES DETERMINATION SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ALIGNMENT SENSOR FOR USE WITH A ROBOTFebruary 2021May 2023Allow2700NoNo
17167237AUTOMATED STRUCTURE WITH PRE-ESTABLISHED ARM POSITIONS IN A TELEOPERATED MEDICAL SYSTEMFebruary 2021January 2023Allow2400NoNo
17166901Vehicle Damping ControlFebruary 2021April 2023Allow2620NoNo
17147818COOPERATIVE GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2021February 2023Allow2510NoNo
17135797COOPERATIVE ROBOTIC ARM SYSTEM AND HOMING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2020February 2023Allow2500NoNo
17131411CONTROL DEVICE FOR MOBILE BODYDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
17122750OPEN ROOF ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMEDecember 2020February 2024Allow3810NoNo
17122471Intelligent Preconditioning for High Voltage Electric Vehicle BatteriesDecember 2020November 2023Allow3510YesNo
17116736MONITORING REAL-TIME DATA OF A ROBOTIC MANIPULATORDecember 2020September 2022Allow2100NoNo
17114457Combining Sensor Output Data to Prevent Unsafe Operation of an ExoskeletonDecember 2020July 2023Allow3110NoNo
17112539MOBILE MANIPULATION IN HUMAN ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2020May 2023Allow3010YesNo
17110428SUPPORTING APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMING A ROBOT OPERATIONDecember 2020June 2023Allow3110NoNo
17109911CUSTOMIZED CONFIGURATION FOR AN EXOSKELETON CONTROLLERDecember 2020January 2021Allow200NoNo
17104211Control Method for Robot SystemNovember 2020January 2023Allow2510NoNo
17104724Teaching Apparatus, Robot System, And Teaching ProgramNovember 2020October 2022Allow2310NoNo
17056163ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS AND ROBOT CONTROL METHODNovember 2020July 2023Allow3210NoNo
17088964ROBOT SYSTEMNovember 2020August 2022Allow2100NoNo
17085129Method for Operating a Turbo MachineOctober 2020January 2023Allow2710NoNo
17083278SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PERSONALIZED DESTINATION RECOMMENDATIONSOctober 2020January 2021Allow200NoNo
17082181Systems And Methods For Gas Detection Within VehiclesOctober 2020January 2023Allow2710NoNo
17080213METHOD FOR EXTENDING END USER PROGRAMMING OF AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT WITH THIRD PARTY CONTRIBUTIONSOctober 2020January 2024Allow3820NoNo
17048471Robot, Action Detection Server, and Action Detection SystemOctober 2020November 2023Abandon3610NoNo
17071424SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFINING ROBOTIC DEVICESOctober 2020December 2022Allow2610NoNo
17065880ROBOT SYSTEMOctober 2020June 2022Allow2000NoNo
17040168COLLABORATIVE ROBOT SYSTEMSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2110NoNo
16982884Maintaining and Generating Digital Road MapsSeptember 2020April 2024Abandon4310NoNo
16982237CONTROL DEVICE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLESeptember 2020August 2023Allow3500NoNo
16981406NOTIFICATION CONTROL DEVICE AND NOTIFICATION CONTROL METHODSeptember 2020June 2023Allow3310YesNo
17012158HYBRID VEHICLESeptember 2020August 2022Allow2310NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
16.0%
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
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(9.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(90.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
10.7%
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, 9.1% 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

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 TRAN, DALENA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TRAN, DALENA works in Art Unit 3664 and has examined 933 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TRAN, DALENA's allowance rate of 86.6% 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 TRAN, DALENA receive 1.21 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 21% 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 TRAN, DALENA is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TRAN, DALENA. This interview benefit is in the 50% 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 79% 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 69.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 80.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 26.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 18% 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 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 80% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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.
  • 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

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