USPTO Examiner FOLEY SHON G - Art Unit 3668

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18622756SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING A MOVABLE NOTCH FILTER IN FLIGHT CONTROL OF EVTOL AIRCRAFTMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18539186UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ASSISTED TASK OFFLOADING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD BASED ON SERVICE CACHINGDecember 2023April 2024Allow410NoNo
18522311AIR-GROUND JOINT TRAJECTORY PLANNING AND OFFLOADING SCHEDULING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED MULTIPLE OBJECTIVESNovember 2023February 2024Allow200NoNo
18460668CHAMELEON-EYES GIMBAL SYSTEM (CAMEO GIMBAL SYSTEM) AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAMESeptember 2023June 2024Allow1020NoNo
18455331METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING A FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH AN EXTERNAL DEVICEAugust 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
18352910GENERATING DYNAMIC CHECKLISTS FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONSJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310YesNo
18216677SYSTEM HAVING GESTURE SENSORJune 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18209603THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS AND THEIR FORMATIONJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18251023Method of Detecting Sensor Malfunction, Control System, Automated Guided Vehicle and Mobile RobotApril 2023October 2023Allow610NoNo
18303059BATTERY POWER SYSTEMApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18119500Roof-Top Autonomous Vehicle Control SystemMarch 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18180110Data Monitoring Method and MediumMarch 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18167316INTELLIGENT SCHEDULING TABLE GENERATION METHOD BASED ON MULTI-SOURCE DATA ANALYSIS OF BUSESFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18104994VERIFICATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ADS-B RECEIVER OPERABILITYFebruary 2023September 2023Allow710YesNo
18094012SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF LAG FOR A PILOT INTERVENTIONJanuary 2023June 2023Allow510YesNo
18061462SPHERICAL FIELD OF VIEW (FOV) MULTIPLE PAYLOADS GIMBAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAMEDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
17981011SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENTNovember 2022July 2023Allow810YesNo
18046009Portable Flight Navigation Tool Adapted to Assist Pilots in Compliance with International Flight Procedures and NavigationOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17943651MULTI-SENSOR QUALITY INFERENCE AND CONTROL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSESSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17939521AERIAL VEHICLES WITH MACHINE VISIONSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2430NoNo
17908250SIMULATION OF CONTROL DEVICE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A CONTROL DEVICE TO BE TESTED AND AT LEAST ONE FURTHER CONTROL DEVICEAugust 2022August 2023Allow1110YesNo
17897581CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17890596SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF A VEHICLEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2820YesNo
17885084SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AERIAL VEHICLE MANAGEMENTAugust 2022August 2023Allow1210YesNo
17871980OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE OPERATION UNDER THE CARBON NEUTRALITY TARGETJuly 2022March 2023Allow820YesNo
17843962METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR PREDICTING PARACHUTING TIME IN CASE OF SUDDEN FAILUREJune 2022October 2022Allow410YesNo
17824382APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RESOURCE REMAINING DATUM OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTMay 2022December 2023Allow1830YesNo
17732595SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED SENSE AND AVOID SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTApril 2022April 2023Allow1130YesNo
17659187DYNAMIC PRIVACY-SENSITIVE OPERATING MODESApril 2022July 2023Allow1510YesNo
17768028Automatic Working System, Automatic Walking Device, and Method for Controlling Same, and Computer-Readable Storage MediumApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17658500CONTROL DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMApril 2022October 2024Allow3000NoNo
17766687METHOD FOR DETERMINING RELIABILITY OF RECEIVED DATAApril 2022January 2025Allow3420NoNo
17707416COORDINATED VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMMarch 2022January 2025Allow3310YesNo
17654748METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PUSHING A MESSAGEMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17692553MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MICRO MOBILITY VEHICLEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17590637ACQUISITION OF FLIGHT PATH, GENERATION OF FLIGHT PIPE, AND DETERMINATION OF FLIGHT PATHFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2811NoNo
17578640HOST AIRCRAFT WITH MOBILE DEVICE-BASED SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING FLIGHT DATAJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2610YesNo
17579159SYSTEM AND METHODS TO NEUTRALIZE AN ATTACKING UAV BASED ON ACOUSTIC FEATURESJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1110NoNo
17574082AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH RESIDUAL ERROR CONTAINMENTJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3310NoNo
17625001DIRECT CURRENT LOAD RESPONSE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE, AND A DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIC APPLIANCEJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2810YesNo
17564748SYSTEM FOR FLIGHT PLAN GENERATION OF AN ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING (eVTOL) AIRCRAFT AND A METHOD FOR ITS USEDecember 2021February 2023Allow1440YesNo
17562113SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF LAG FOR A PILOT INTERVENTIONDecember 2021October 2022Allow1020YesNo
17645935DYNAMIC AIRCRAFT ROUTINGDecember 2021December 2023Allow2320YesNo
17551053AERIAL VEHICLE NETWORK TRAFFIC CONTROLDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810YesNo
17550320METHOD OF OPERATION YIELDING EXTENDED RANGE FOR SINGLE PILOT AIRCRAFT AND SYSTEMS USEFUL IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITHDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410NoNo
17528702Controlled AC power plug with an actuatorNovember 2021October 2024Allow3510NoNo
17528679Controlled AC power plug with a sensorNovember 2021October 2024Allow3510NoNo
17524327SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTNovember 2021November 2022Allow1320YesNo
17601965VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DAMAGE TO A VEHICLEOctober 2021February 2024Allow2820NoNo
17494188SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL USING DEPOLARIZATION RATIO OF RETURN SIGNALOctober 2021August 2023Allow2220YesNo
17486112WIRELESS PROCESS VARIABLE TRANSMITTER WITH BATTERY POWER SOURCESeptember 2021August 2024Allow3510NoNo
17475649SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DISTANCE IN NAVIGATION OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTSeptember 2021October 2022Allow1330YesNo
17436594Method and Device for Compensating for a Thermally Induced Change in Position on a Numerically Controlled Machine ToolSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3920NoNo
17407949SELF-DRIVING TECHNOLOGY-BASED RESOURCE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2021October 2024Allow3810NoNo
17384733CONTROL SYSTEMS AND PREDICTION METHODS FOR IT COOLING PERFORMANCE IN CONTAINMENTJuly 2021January 2024Allow2900NoNo
17373807Method for Simulation of Operating/Component Conditions of Plants, Especially Power PlantsJuly 2021June 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17360368METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING FUEL USAGE AND DATAJune 2021January 2023Allow1810NoNo
17338203SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PLANNINGJune 2021September 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17303418CLOUD SERVICE INTEGRATION WITH ONBOARD VEHICLE SYSTEMMay 2021November 2024Allow4110YesNo
17302691METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A DRIVELINEMay 2021May 2024Allow3601NoNo
17308836HVAC FUNCTIONALITY RESTORATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2021February 2023Allow2110YesNo
17245425GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMMUNICATION DATA MANAGEMENT FUNCTION COMMUNICATING VIA AIRCRAFT WIRELESS GATEWAYApril 2021February 2024Allow3320YesNo
17236672ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN THE CONFIGURATION OF AN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT, RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAMApril 2021February 2024Allow3410NoNo
17226135METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODIFYING A FLIGHT PLAN BASED ON FOCUS BOOM DETECTIONApril 2021February 2023Allow2310NoNo
17226147METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING A TIME AND A LOCATION FOR TRANSITIONS OF A VEHICLEApril 2021April 2023Allow2410NoNo
17224445FLIGHT RISK ANALYSIS SYSTEMApril 2021January 2024Allow3320YesNo
17220334SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW VISIBILITY GUIDANCE AND TAXI ROUTINGApril 2021April 2024Allow3610NoNo
17300148Systems for monitoring pharmaceutical manufacturing processesMarch 2021January 2025Abandon4640NoNo
17212664SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC CONTROLMarch 2021January 2023Allow2110YesNo
17209702METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORIES AND EXECUTING THEM IN THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTMarch 2021March 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17207010SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOR PRESENTING AN RTA WAYPOINT WITH ASSOCIATED TIME CONSTRAINTSMarch 2021February 2023Allow2310NoNo
17201676SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF VIBRATION ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFTMarch 2021March 2023Allow2410NoNo
17200837METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR MANAGING RISKS AND ALERTSMarch 2021July 2023Allow2820YesNo
17191368SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING ANALYTIC RULES TO EQUIPMENT BASED UPON BUILDING DATAMarch 2021May 2023Allow2710YesNo
17190571TRAJECTORY PLANNING METHOD AND TRAJECTORY PLANNING ALGORITHM FOR AN AERIAL VEHICLEMarch 2021July 2023Allow2920NoNo
17187613GENERATING DYNAMIC CHECKLISTS FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONSFebruary 2021April 2023Allow2620YesNo
17270518APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AIRSPACEFebruary 2021December 2023Abandon3310NoNo
17181149SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE OPERATOR AND DISPATCHER INTERFACINGFebruary 2021July 2023Allow2920YesNo
17177034ASSIGNED SPACING TO VISUAL SEPARATION AUTO TRANSITIONFebruary 2021March 2023Allow2410NoNo
17173903FLIGHT PLANNING OPERATIONS USING CONNECTED DATAFebruary 2021November 2022Allow2110YesNo
17170600SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING AN AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORYFebruary 2021December 2023Allow3410NoNo
17170534AIRCRAFT GROUND TRAVEL MONITORING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED COCKPIT HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEMFebruary 2021April 2023Allow2620NoNo
17169495Intelligent PID control methodFebruary 2021April 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17169433SMART BUOYANCY IN AQUACULTUREFebruary 2021May 2024Allow3911YesNo
17168379CONTROL AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLEFebruary 2021March 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17168975METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VANTAGE VIEW ASSISTANCEFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2810NoNo
17266554METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING FLIGHT INFORMATIONFebruary 2021February 2024Allow3620NoNo
17266571FLIGHT PATH CONFIGURATION METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2021August 2024Allow4210NoNo
17266557METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING FLIGHT PATHFebruary 2021August 2024Allow4210NoNo
17167864SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL USING DEPOLARIZATION RATIO OF RETURN SIGNALFebruary 2021June 2021Allow510YesNo
17159253SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING OWNSHIP CLEARANCE AND TIMING BY MODELLING CONTROLLER PILOT CONVERSATIONSJanuary 2021December 2022Allow2310NoNo
17152106APPARATUS HAVING GESTURE SENSORJanuary 2021April 2023Allow2720NoNo
17261170AIR RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2021September 2023Allow3210NoNo
17259087Flight Path Calculation System, Flight Path Calculation Program, and Unmanned Aircraft Path Control MethodJanuary 2021November 2023Allow3410NoNo
17140066DATABASE SYSTEM TO ORGANIZE SELECTABLE ITEMS FOR USERS RELATED TO ROUTE PLANNINGJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3110NoNo
17256164EVENT PREDICTION USING STATE-SPACE MAPPING DURING DRILLING OPERATIONSDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
17127504VARIABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMSDecember 2020January 2023Allow2410YesNo
17117296METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR MILD HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLEDecember 2020March 2024Allow3910NoNo
17117340EXPOSURE-TIME-BASED COST FUNCTION FOR ROUTE PLANNINGDecember 2020January 2023Allow2510YesNo
17115963METHOD FOR DUAL-MOTOR CONTROL ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE BASED ON ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC PROGRAMMINGDecember 2020December 2023Allow3610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FOLEY, SHON G.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
77.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
54.5%
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, 33.3% 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 FOLEY, SHON G - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FOLEY, SHON G works in Art Unit 3668 and has examined 214 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FOLEY, SHON G's allowance rate of 80.8% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FOLEY, SHON G receive 2.06 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by FOLEY, SHON G is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FOLEY, SHON G. This interview benefit is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 36% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 41.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 22.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 42.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 6% 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 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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    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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