USPTO Examiner BROWN LUIS A - Art Unit 3682

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17124856VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHODDecember 2020December 2021Allow1220NoNo
17253238MANAGING IMPRESSIONS OF AN ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGNDecember 2020September 2023Abandon3340NoNo
17116871APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION PROMOTIONSDecember 2020October 2022Allow2220YesNo
17101638MOBILE INTERSTITIAL ADSNovember 2020September 2023Abandon3440NoNo
17101681SINGLE CONVERSION ADVERTISEMENTSNovember 2020January 2022Allow1410NoNo
17098142PERSONALIZED PRODUCT SERVICENovember 2020November 2021Allow1311YesNo
17096591TIME-DEPENDENT DEMOGRAPHICS FOR DIGITAL BILLBOARDSNovember 2020July 2021Allow800NoNo
17080733GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY DETERMINATION SERVICEOctober 2020June 2021Allow700NoNo
17078227SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POINT-OF-SALE-BASED OFFER REDEMPTIONOctober 2020January 2022Allow1400YesNo
17076546SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAYMENT METHOD SELECTIONOctober 2020March 2022Allow1720YesNo
17066259COGNITIVE COMPUTING FOR GENERATING TARGETED OFFERS TO INACTIVE ACCOUNT HOLDERSOctober 2020March 2022Abandon1820NoNo
17060413SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING PERSON TO PERSON TRANSACTIONS USING REWARD POINTSOctober 2020May 2023Allow3140YesNo
17017860System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Predicting Payment Transactions Using a Machine Learning Technique Based on Merchant Categories and Transaction Time DataSeptember 2020October 2022Allow2530YesNo
16999286CONCURRENT BROWSING INTERFACE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON USER ATTRIBUTESAugust 2020May 2022Allow2130YesNo
16988258SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTERIZED ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTY PLAYLISTAugust 2020June 2022Allow2311NoNo
16965966REAL-TIME FULLY AUTOMATED INCENTIVE-TO-NEEDS MATCHING AND DELIVERYJuly 2020June 2022Allow2330NoNo
16965176Computer Implemented System and Method for Cashless and Cardless TransactionsJuly 2020May 2022Abandon2210NoNo
16935803SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELDING ASSET IDENTIFICATIONJuly 2020February 2023Allow3020YesNo
16960725METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS IN COMMUNICATION MEDIA, METHOD FOR DEVELOPING OPTIMIZED MEDIA PLANS AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING OPTIMIZED MEDIAJuly 2020January 2022Allow1920NoNo
16911327USING COGNITIVE COMPUTING TO PROVIDE TARGETED OFFERS FOR PREFERRED PRODUCTS TO A USER VIA A MOBILE DEVICEJune 2020December 2021Allow1720NoNo
16900075Inferring Interactions with AdvertisersJune 2020May 2021Allow1100NoNo
16895787Methods and Apparatus for Automatically Servicing Item Data RequestsJune 2020December 2022Allow3030YesNo
16863961USING COGNITIVE COMPUTING TO PROVIDE TARGETED OFFERS FOR PREFERRED PRODUCTS TO A USER VIA A MOBILE DEVICEApril 2020April 2022Abandon2420NoNo
16849088MEDIA ENGAGEMENT VERIFICATION IN TRANSIT SYSTEMSApril 2020December 2022Allow3230YesNo
16823370ADVANCED SEARCH ENGINE FOR BUSINESSMarch 2020October 2021Abandon1920NoNo
16822730CONTEXTUAL PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2020July 2023Allow4040NoNo
16821393SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO RECOMMEND BENEFIT TYPES OF BENEFIT ITEMS TO OFFER WITHIN A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORMMarch 2020February 2023Allow3511YesNo
16818585SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION AND USE OF SPATIAL AND GEOGRAPHY BASED METRICS IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMSMarch 2020October 2021Allow1910NoNo
16813471METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECONDARY CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND FRAUD PREVENTIONMarch 2020January 2023Allow3520YesYes
16809228SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING REFERRALS AMONG A PLURALITY OF MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORKMarch 2020April 2020Allow200NoNo
16806700SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING SEARCH RESULTS WITH REAL-TIME CONTENT AND INPUT FROM BRANDSMarch 2020April 2021Allow1410NoNo
16806662SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A TARGETED COMMUNICATION BASED ON LIFE EVENTSMarch 2020June 2022Allow2840YesNo
16804132INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEFebruary 2020February 2023Abandon3610NoNo
16802848ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY METHODFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2440YesNo
16641957SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING PROMOTIONAL SAMPLE PRODUCTFebruary 2020December 2020Allow900NoNo
16787779SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING REMARKETING LISTSFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1810YesNo
16786914SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING QUALIFIED AUDIENCES WITH RELEVANT MEDIA ADVERTISING THROUGH IP MEDIA ZONESFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3840NoNo
16778740INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2430YesNo
16748259LINE ITEM-BASED AUDIENCE EXTENSIONJanuary 2020April 2022Allow2710NoNo
16745946AUDIENCE-BASED OPTIMIZATION OF COMMUNICATION MEDIAJanuary 2020December 2022Allow3511YesNo
16740274System and Method for Presenting Information on a Mobile DeviceJanuary 2020February 2023Abandon3720NoNo
16717018SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE CONTENT IN STANDALONE MULTI-TENANCY ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2019September 2022Allow3310NoNo
16710642SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO GENERATE A SOCIAL GRAPH AND DETERMINE PRODUCT AND OTHER OFFERINGS BASED ON CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE SOCIAL GRAPHDecember 2019November 2022Abandon3540YesNo
16709888PAYMENT APPLICATION AND METHODDecember 2019March 2023Abandon4030NoNo
16707233LOCATION RETARGETING SYSTEM FOR ONLINE ADVERTISINGDecember 2019February 2022Allow2630YesNo
16706643SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTION AND RECORDING OF REALIZATION ACTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONTENT RENDERINGDecember 2019November 2022Allow3550YesNo
16618468CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHARGING METHOD FOR RENTED UNIT FOR SUBSTRATE-RELATED OPERATION MACHINEDecember 2019September 2021Allow2100NoNo
16698580SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGGREGATING TRANSACTIONS AND OPTIMIZATION DATA RELATED TO ENERGY AND ENERGY CREDITSNovember 2019December 2022Allow3610YesNo
16690870Systems and methods for suggesting creative types for online content items to an advertiserNovember 2019December 2021Abandon2420YesNo
16688690SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TO PREDICT A COMMUNICATION OPT OUT EVENTNovember 2019April 2021Allow1700NoNo
16682031APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION PROMOTIONSNovember 2019September 2020Allow1000NoNo
16682733ONE-TIME ABSTRACTION CODING FOR RESOURCE DEPLOYMENTNovember 2019November 2021Allow2420YesNo
16661511RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING CASCADED MACHINE LEARNING MODELSOctober 2019August 2022Allow3420YesNo
16600697REWARD POINT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, REWARD POINT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND REWARD POINT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2019August 2022Allow3420NoNo
16538345METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE CORRECTED ONLINE AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT DATAAugust 2019December 2022Allow4130YesNo
16520937Mobile Device Enablement of Universal Prepaid CardsJuly 2019September 2022Abandon3850NoNo
16519066DYNAMICALLY FINANCED CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNJuly 2019February 2022Allow3120YesNo
16452642BOUNDARY-SPECIFIC ELECTRONIC OFFERSJune 2019April 2022Allow3440YesNo
16447815NOTIFICATION FOR PRE-ANNOUNCED DISCOUNT OFFERJune 2019December 2020Allow1810YesNo
16442607Beacon Based Campaign ManagementJune 2019December 2020Allow1810NoNo
16409063DYNAMIC REGULATION OF ITEM AND SERVICE LEASESJune 2019January 2022Abandon3201NoNo
16430742CONCEPT-LEVEL USER INTENT PROFILE EXTRACTION AND APPLICATIONSJune 2019September 2020Allow1500NoNo
16417222DISCOUNT OFFER WITH TIME PERIOD DEFINED BY USER IMPRESSIONMay 2019March 2021Allow2210YesNo
16411758SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMUNERATION IN EXCHANGE FOR PARTICIPATION IN QUALIFYING EVENTSMay 2019September 2020Allow1600YesNo
16399721SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CHECKOUT EXPERIENCE BASED ON MERCHANT CRITERIAApril 2019February 2022Allow3440YesNo
16368010AUDIENCE-BASED OPTIMIZATION OF COMMUNICATION MEDIAMarch 2019September 2019Allow501YesNo
16298986SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERNET SEARCHINGMarch 2019January 2020Allow1010NoNo
16297404SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING-BASED PREDICTIVE ORDER GENERATIONMarch 2019May 2022Allow3850YesNo
16285889SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY VERIFICATIONFebruary 2019April 2021Allow2500NoNo
16276898LOCAL BUSINESS ACCESS USING GEOFENCEFebruary 2019September 2021Allow3120YesNo
16274855METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING TREATMENT FOR VISITORS TO ONLINE ENTERPRISE CHANNELSFebruary 2019March 2021Allow2500YesNo
16268619SYSTEM FOR PEER-TO-PEER ADVERTISINGFebruary 2019May 2021Abandon2710NoNo
16321948RENTAL VEHICLE OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2019July 2021Allow3010YesNo
16258767LOCATION RETARGETING SYSTEM FOR ONLINE ADVERTISINGJanuary 2019July 2019Allow600YesNo
16258476COMMERCIALIZING USER PATTERNS VIA BLOCKCHAINJanuary 2019October 2021Allow3330YesNo
16253488TRAINING A CUSTOMER SERVICE SYSTEMJanuary 2019June 2021Allow2910NoNo
16215590AUTO ADAPTIVE ANOMALY DETECTION SYSTEM FOR STREAMSDecember 2018July 2019Allow700YesNo
16196135AUTOMATIC REWARDS AND BENEFITS OPTIMIZATIONNovember 2018January 2021Allow2650YesNo
16194973OPTIMIZING AND PREDICTING CAMPAIGN ATTRIBUTESNovember 2018July 2021Allow3210YesNo
16192565AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL ENTITIES FOR CONTENT DELIVERYNovember 2018December 2021Abandon3720YesNo
16190830SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A TRUSTED IDENTITY BROKER SOLUTION TO PROTECT CUSTOMER IDENTITYNovember 2018June 2021Allow3120NoNo
16180679SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A DIGITAL PROMOTION BASED UPON GEOGRAPHIC DESTINATION DETERMINED FROM A RIDE-SHARING APPLICATION AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2018March 2021Allow2830YesNo
16172209Systems and Methods for Preserving PrivacyOctober 2018October 2020Allow2320NoNo
16167703Generating Collaborative Orderings of Information Pertaining to Products to Present to Target UsersOctober 2018March 2021Allow2920YesNo
16110086SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTION AND RECORDING OF REALIZATION ACTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONTENT RENDERINGAugust 2018August 2019Allow1100YesNo
16051067DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMJuly 2018December 2020Allow2830NoNo
16048462Inferring Interactions with AdvertisersJuly 2018March 2020Allow2010NoNo
16034641INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJuly 2018December 2020Allow2930NoNo
16023354SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROOF OF VIEW VIA BLOCKCHAINJune 2018February 2021Allow3120YesNo
16020869CO-PROMOTIONS BASED ON MEASURED PHYSICAL SPACE PARAMETERSJune 2018December 2020Abandon3010NoNo
16016412GENERATION OF INCREMENTAL BIDDING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC ADVERTISEMENTSJune 2018April 2021Allow3410NoNo
16006480SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSACTION PROCESSINGJune 2018September 2020Abandon2711NoNo
15989483SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS-BASED ADVERTISEMENTSMay 2018September 2020Allow2710YesNo
15976445AUTOMATIC BID GENERATIONMay 2018January 2021Abandon3320NoNo
15972975SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING USERS ACROSS A PLURALITY OF MEDIA PLATFORMSMay 2018February 2021Allow3310YesNo
15770889INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMApril 2018August 2023Abandon6080NoNo
15958630MOBILE INTERSTITIAL ADSApril 2018July 2020Allow2730YesNo
15956227MOBILE INTERSTITIAL ADSApril 2018November 2019Allow1910YesNo
15941631ADVERTISING INCENTIVESMarch 2018July 2020Abandon2810NoNo
15903199SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COGNITIVE CUSTOMER INTERACTIONFebruary 2018July 2020Allow2910NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BROWN, LUIS A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
8
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
55.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
27
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(29.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(70.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
46.1%
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, 29.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner BROWN, LUIS A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BROWN, LUIS A works in Art Unit 3682 and has examined 262 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BROWN, LUIS A's allowance rate of 67.6% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BROWN, LUIS A receive 3.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BROWN, LUIS A is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BROWN, LUIS A. This interview benefit is in the 74% 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, 15.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 23.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 36.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 36% 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 58.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 17.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 80% 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 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 44% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.

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.