Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18645515 | AUTOMATED VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18583396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE BASED ON STEERING ANGLE DATA IN VEHICLES | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436454 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING AUTONOMOUS RETREAT TRAVEL OPERATION | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18407211 | MOBILE TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING ITEMS AND SERVICES | January 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18567517 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF VEHICLE POSE ESTIMATION | December 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531087 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FUSING KINEMATICS DATA FOR A PLURALITY OF VEHICLES | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18519694 | INFORMATION CONTROL DEVICE USING INFORMATION DETECTED BY VEHICLE AND MOBILE DEVICE | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18503834 | Using abnormalities with user and electronic parking brake data for vehicle control | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384281 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE INCLUDING OPERATION DETECTOR | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18473891 | VEHICLE AND INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING WITH FAULT-BASED OPERATIONAL REQUESTS | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283126 | DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE OBJECT | September 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18369868 | Range And Range Rate Estimation For Stepped Frequency Waveform With Constant Pulse Repetition Period | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368337 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPECIFICATION OF AN OPTION-IN-VEHICLE | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461514 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING OBJECT DETECTION UNIT FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459535 | HYBRID VEHICLE RAPID CATALYST EXHAUST COOLING | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18457750 | ALERTING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS OF AUTOMATED VEHICLE ACTIONS | August 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18232214 | DIVISION LINE RECOGNITION APPARATUS | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18446547 | SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262954 | IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD HAVING A FIRST AND SECOND PROCESSING UNIT FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211846 | AIR BLOWING SYSTEM THAT CHANGES AIR BLOWING TIME PERIOD BASED ON INFORMATION ON HOW EASILY OCCUPANT RECOVERS FROM MOTION SICKNESS | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18200254 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING POINTS OF INTEREST ON MAPS | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18144680 | PLANNING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR REVERSING VEHICLES | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18309206 | DOMAIN ISOLATION IN AN AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18034165 | AUTONOMOUSLY GUIDING VEHICLES USING VEHICLES-CENTERED OCCUPANCY GRID INCLUDING COLLECTED INFORMATION ABOUT ROAD USERS | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190851 | System and Method for Controlling Motion of an Ego Vehicle | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18189925 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROJECTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SURFACE TO A TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) SURFACE FOR USE IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18187546 | PLANNING SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | March 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18186357 | COMMUNICATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE (AV) WITH HUMAN FOR UNDESIRABLE AV BEHAVIOR | March 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026894 | LOADING WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM HAVING A FIRST POSITION CALCULATOR, A POSTURE DETECTOR AND A SECOND POSITION CALCULATOR | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18122536 | VEHICLE FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF AIRBAG MODULES AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18183547 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILDING AND MANAGING A TRAIN CONSIST USING A PHASE ARRAY POWERED WIRELESS GATEWAY | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18180573 | CHARGING STATION WITH MARKER, CHARGING STATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETURNING TO STATION AND LAWNMOWING ROBOT WITH IMAGE COLLECTION APPARATUS | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18116337 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CHANGING LANE AT BRANCH SECTION | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18175493 | SYSTEM FOR MAPPING TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC LIGHT CYCLE TIMES | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171848 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING MAP ERRORS | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18167251 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM MOUNTED ON A VEHICLE AND INCLUDING CONNECTED DASHBOARD CAMERA, IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT, MICROPHONE, AND SPEAKER, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18103936 | OBJECT DETECTION USING SIMILARITY DETERMINATIONS FOR SENSOR OBSERVATIONS | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18101855 | DYNAMIC AIR DATA PROBE PROGNOSTICS HEALTH MONITORING COORDINATOR | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18158924 | Target Identification and Classification Vehicle System and Storage Medium Storing Program | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18096707 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREDICTING BATTERY STATE OF HEALTH | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18089040 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM CALCULATING REMAINING LIFE OF BATTERY | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18085788 | METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING A TIME BETWEEN A CONTROLLER AND AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18080883 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECTS IN A SPACE | December 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18058286 | VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18057791 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | November 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990003 | Redundant Electronic Control System and Device | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17987052 | Wear Prognosis Method And Maintenance Method | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17986260 | TRACKING OBJECT PATH IN MAP PRIOR LAYER | November 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17982181 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION PARKING SUPPORT DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17947561 | EMERGENCY VEHICLE DETECTION AND RESPONSE | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17909000 | DEVICE, ROADSIDE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING IMAGE DATA OF A ROAD FROM A PASSING VEHICLE | September 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17929335 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED ROUTE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON ADVERTISING | September 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FACILITATING TRAVEL OF AN ELECTRIC OFF-ROAD VEHICLE ON AN UNCHARTED ROUTE | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17801339 | TRAVEL PATH GENERATION DEVICE WITH WEIGHTING FOR MULTIPLE BIRD'S-EYE AND AUTONOMOUS PATH COMPONENTS | August 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17891725 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED LANE CHANGING | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17889076 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM INCLUDING BLOCKING VEHICLE START-UP AND ALTERING VEHICLE CONTROL | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17887050 | DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INCIDENTS AND UNUSUAL CONDITIONS | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17886066 | COURSE PREDICTION DEVICE FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE IN VEHICLES | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17882523 | COORDINATING VEHICLE ACCESS TO POWER DISPENSERS AT A CHARGING STATION | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17880649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STOPPED VEHICLE DRIVER ALERT | August 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17809108 | ROAD SHOULDER EVACUATION RUNNING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17806976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LOW-HEIGHT OBJECTS IN A ROADWAY | June 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 43 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17782235 | Updating Map Data With User-Generated Image Data | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17756560 | AUTOMOBILE BRAKE CONTROL METHOD BASED ON AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17755395 | REMOTE TARGET VEHICLE TRACKING IN A REGION SURROUNDING A MOTOR VEHICLE | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17726275 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF A SEAT OF A MOTORIZED MOBILE SYSTEM | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17724525 | MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION CONTROL USING MAP INFORMATION AND MARINE VESSEL INCLUDING THE SAME | April 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17769784 | OVERTURNING-RISK PRESENTATION DEVICE AND OVERTURNING-RISK PRESENTATION METHOD | April 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723094 | Method for Online Direct Estimation and Compensation of Flux and Torque Errors in Electric Drives | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17721643 | DISCERNING FAULT FOR RULE VIOLATIONS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES FOR DATA PROCESSING | April 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17754929 | Sensor Assembly for a Vehicle and Multi-Circuit Braking System Having Redundant Control and Rotation Rate Information Communication | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17719072 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SOFTWARE INTERACTIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITHIN CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17754507 | ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE THEREOF INCLUDING DISTRIBUTION OF LIFT IN A WING | April 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17699924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A COMPROMISED OR DAMAGED SECTION OF A CONDUCTIVE BODY EXTENDING ALONG A ROUTE | March 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17674387 | GENERIC ACTUATOR WITH CUSTOMIZED LOCAL FEEDBACK | February 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17635628 | CONTROLLER PROVIDING LINEAR FLUIDIC CONTROL RESPONSES TO VEHICLE MANOUEUVRE INPUTS | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17632472 | MONITORING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND ASSOCIATED MONITORING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT BY COMPARING AN IMAGE OF INTEREST FROM A VIDEO STREAM TO A LIBRARY OF SIGNATURES | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17648980 | Automated Vehicle Scan Tool Initialization | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17564443 | ADAPTIVE FORWARD-LOOKING BIOMASS CONVERSION AND MACHINE CONTROL DURING CROP HARVESTING OPERATIONS | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17548065 | VEHICLE LANE CHANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS | December 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17531483 | ITERATIVE METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE MOVEMENT OF A MATERIAL BODY BY GENERATING A FILTERED MOVEMENT GRID | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17521897 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM STABILIZING BEHAVIOR OF A VEHICLE MOVING TO A ROAD EDGE TO BE STOPPED | November 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17452822 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING STRUCTURED TRAJECTORIES FROM GEOSPATIAL OBSERVATIONS | October 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17470894 | AUTONOMOUS REFUSE CONTAINER REPLACEMENT SYSTEM | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17464237 | SMART RESCUE SYSTEM COORDINATED WITH AN INTERACTIVE APPLICATION | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17458541 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LANDING OF MOBILE UNIT USING HUMAN FLOW DATA | August 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17402733 | PEANUT DIGGER-SHAKER CONTROL SYSTEM | August 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17379126 | DYNAMICALLY MODIFIABLE MAP | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17143540 | MODULAR SENSOR BAY FOR A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | January 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16973635 | CONTROL DEVICE, LOADING MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD TO DETERMINE A TARGET AZIMUTH DIRECTION | December 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17055584 | DRIVER PREDICTIVE MENTAL RESPONSE PROFILE AND APPLICATION TO AUTOMATED VEHICLE BRAIN INTERFACE CONTROL | November 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17096303 | NAVIGATION BASED ON TRAFFIC LIGHT CYCLE PREDICTION | November 2020 | August 2025 | Allow | 57 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 17071346 | PRIORITIZATION AND GUIDANCE OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TO A DETERMINED SERVICE PROVIDER | October 2020 | December 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17031288 | Automated Swarming Vehicle Test Environment | September 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 57 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16968244 | CONTROL DEVICE OF A RIDEABLE MOBILE BODY INCLUDING SPEED LIMITING UNIT FOR LIMITING TARGET SPEED OF THE RIDEABLE MOBILE BODY ACCORDING TO POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH VIRTUAL WALL | August 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16932994 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GUIDING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE VEHICLES WITHIN A LOGISTIC FACILITY | July 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 55 | 9 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16722323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES DURING A TRIP | December 2019 | September 2024 | Allow | 57 | 7 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16714967 | PREVENTION, DETECTION AND HANDLING OF THE TIRE BLOWOUTS ON AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS | December 2019 | November 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15951832 | VEHICLE PROXIMITY CONDITION DETECTION AND HAPTIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEM | April 2018 | March 2019 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15796554 | DRIVABLE WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | October 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WHITTINGTON, JESS G.
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.
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.
⚠ 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 WHITTINGTON, JESS G works in Art Unit 3666 and has examined 51 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner WHITTINGTON, JESS G's allowance rate of 88.2% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WHITTINGTON, JESS G receive 2.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WHITTINGTON, JESS G is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WHITTINGTON, JESS G. This interview benefit is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 25.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% 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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