USPTO Examiner DAGNEW SABA - Art Unit 3682

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17133050SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE FEEDBACK FOR A MULTI-ARM BANDIT ALGORITHMDecember 2020March 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17130495Click-Through Prediction for Targeted ContentDecember 2020February 2023Abandon2620YesNo
16770687METHOD FOR PROVIDING TEXT-READING BASED REWARD-TYPE ADVERTISEMENT SERVICE AND USER TERMINAL FOR EXECUTING SAMEDecember 2020December 2022Allow3020NoNo
17116766SELF-OPTIMIZING SYSTEM FOR PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISINGDecember 2020May 2023Allow3030YesNo
17107106SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL PROMOTION BASED UPON COMPLETED TASKS WITHIN A GROUP CHAT AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2020October 2022Allow2320YesNo
17105003ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEMENT DEVICE MANAGING ADVERTISEMENT PROVIDED VIA PLATFORM SERVER AND OPERATION METHOD OF ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEMENT DEVICENovember 2020February 2024Allow3940NoNo
16952038SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR MANAGING DATA CONTENT CAMPAIGN ON SOCIAL NETWORKSNovember 2020August 2022Allow2120NoNo
16951640SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION SENSING TO FACILITATE BEST PRICING OPTIONSNovember 2020April 2022Allow1720NoNo
17085680DIGITAL CHANNEL PERSONALIZATION BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND MACHINE LEARNING (ML)October 2020February 2024Allow4050YesNo
17082607DYNAMIC CARPOOL DISCOUNT DETERMINATION ON RIDESHARING PLATFORMSOctober 2020May 2022Abandon1910YesNo
17074377TRANSACTION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VENDORS AND PROMOTERSOctober 2020April 2024Allow4141NoNo
17064676CACHING GEOLOCATED OFFERSOctober 2020November 2022Abandon2520YesNo
17045922CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR STOCHASTIC ITEM-PROVIDING SYSTEMOctober 2020September 2023Allow3640YesNo
17062298REWARD PROVISION DEVICE, REWARD PROVISION METHOD, AND PROGRAMOctober 2020June 2022Allow2120YesNo
17041673INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2830NoNo
17031267SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A PREDICTIVE ITINERARYSeptember 2020November 2023Allow3740YesNo
17031665OPTIMIZATIONS FOR MACHINE LEARNING DATA PROCESSING PIPELINESeptember 2020September 2023Allow3620NoNo
17029433UPSIDE-DOWN REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGSeptember 2020June 2024Abandon4520NoYes
17026388ADJUSTING PARAMETERS IN AN ADAPTIVE SYSTEMSeptember 2020April 2023Allow3120YesNo
16982730INCENTIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2020February 2022Abandon1710NoNo
17024281MARKETING CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2020February 2022Abandon1710NoNo
17014204METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE VERTICAL FEDERATED LEARNINGSeptember 2020July 2023Allow3420NoNo
17015050METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS PLATFORM MONITORING AND CUSTOMER TARGETINGSeptember 2020June 2023Allow3320NoYes
17008227TRANSMEDIA STORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2020August 2023Allow3560NoNo
17008246TRANSMEDIA STORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2020November 2022Allow2640YesNo
17006964OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2020March 2023Allow3010NoNo
17008235TRANSMEDIA STORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2020December 2023Allow3970NoNo
16947917SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF TARGETED CONTENT BETWEEN MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICESAugust 2020January 2022Abandon1710NoNo
16999768COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPTIMIZING SELECTION OF MEDIA UNITSAugust 2020June 2023Abandon3440YesNo
16999848Message-transmittal strategy optimizationAugust 2020March 2023Allow3140YesNo
16998529REST STOP RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMAugust 2020April 2024Allow4440YesNo
16996477AUTOCLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEAugust 2020February 2023Allow3010YesNo
16993881SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PLATFORM FOR GENERATING A REAL-TIME BET WIN PROBABILITYAugust 2020February 2023Allow3010YesNo
16991777TARGETING MEDIA DELIVERY TO A MOBILE AUDIENCEAugust 2020August 2022Allow2430NoNo
16984785APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED MESSAGE TARGETINGAugust 2020December 2021Allow1610NoNo
16944976SUBSTANTIALLY REAL TIME CASH BACK SETTLEMENTJuly 2020July 2022Abandon2320YesNo
16939707INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECOMMENDATION CONTROL METHODJuly 2020June 2023Allow3420NoNo
16960918DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEMJuly 2020June 2021Allow1100NoNo
16923509MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAMJuly 2020February 2024Allow4320NoNo
16923007SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROBABILISTICALLY FORECASTING HEALTH OF HARDWARE IN A LARGE-SCALE SYSTEMJuly 2020October 2023Allow3930NoNo
16912392PAYMENT METHOD USING ONE-TIME PAYMENT SECURITY CODE BASED ON COLOR PIXEL CODEJune 2020October 2022Allow2820NoNo
16901703APPARATUS AND METHODS OF UNSUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO IDENTIFY SEASONALITY AND PREDICTING SEASONALLY-INFLUENCED METRIC VALUESJune 2020November 2023Abandon4120NoNo
16897765UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO RECOMMEND TRAVEL OFFER PACKAGES RELATING TO A TRAVEL EXPERIENCEJune 2020October 2021Allow1610YesNo
16767574METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ISSUING/PRESENTING A COUPON BASED ON AN INTERNET PLATFORMMay 2020April 2022Abandon2320YesNo
16879107System and Method for Predicting an Anticipated TransactionMay 2020April 2023Allow3540YesYes
16876565CLICK-THROUGH PREDICTION FOR TARGETED CONTENTMay 2020October 2021Allow1710YesNo
16859895SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR SURVEYING ADVERTISEMENTS IN MOBILE APPLICATIONSApril 2020March 2021Allow1100NoNo
16855043SYSTEMS, METHODS AND PROGRAMMED PRODUCTS FOR DYNAMICALLY TRACKING DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE OF DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENTS IN ELECTRONIC DIGITAL DISPLAYSApril 2020March 2021Allow1100NoNo
16854972APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING CONTENT DISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADVERTISING PERFORMANCEApril 2020March 2022Allow2330YesNo
16854019RESTRICTED USE CONSUMER COUPON AND METHOD USING SAMEApril 2020January 2022Abandon2120NoNo
16854841TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLEMENTING ADVERTISEMENT AUCTIONS ON CLIENT DEVICESApril 2020January 2022Allow2120YesNo
16843538SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AIRCRAFT SAFETYApril 2020July 2023Allow3920NoYes
16838509INCREASING SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE USING MACHINE-LEARNING RELEVANCE TECHNIQUESApril 2020October 2021Allow1910YesNo
16833229METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING IN IMMERSIVE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTSMarch 2020August 2021Allow1610NoNo
16826952DRESSING ESTIMATION DEVICE AND CONTROLLERMarch 2020January 2024Allow4520NoNo
16811111SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR AUTHENTICATION OF REWARDS INFORMATIONMarch 2020August 2022Allow3040YesNo
16806673METHOD AND SYSTEM TO GENERATE PLACEMENT DATA OF ROAD SIGNSMarch 2020April 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16800463REINFORCEMENT LEARNING THROUGH A DOUBLE ACTOR CRITIC ALGORITHMFebruary 2020June 2023Allow3920NoNo
16799080SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ADVERTISEMENT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ADVERTISEMENTFebruary 2020May 2021Allow1410NoNo
16638778Recurrent Gaussian Mixture Model For Sensor State Estimation In Condition MonitoringFebruary 2020July 2023Abandon4120NoNo
16785468MEANINGFULLY EXPLAINING BLACK-BOX MACHINE LEARNING MODELSFebruary 2020December 2022Allow3420NoNo
16752361SYSTEM FOR PRIORITY PRESENTATION INTEGRATION ON THIRD PARTY SYSTEMS FOR LIMITING RESOURCE DISBURSEMENTJanuary 2020November 2020Allow1000NoNo
16752309THIRD PARTY ACTIVITY PERFORMANCE CROSS ENTITY INTEGRATIONJanuary 2020December 2020Allow1110NoNo
16729640System and Method for Probabilistic Matching of Multiple Event Logs to Single Real-World Ad Serve EventDecember 2019June 2022Allow3010NoNo
16726573METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CONTEXT-AWARE SIMILARITYDecember 2019August 2021Allow1920NoNo
16722467METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONICALLY PROVIDING ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADVERTISEMENTDecember 2019July 2022Allow3140YesNo
16622028METHOD FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LOYALTY IDENTIFIERS, METHOD FOR THE PROCESSING OF LOYALTY DATA, CORRESPONDING SERVER, TRANSACTION DEVICE AND PROGRAMSDecember 2019December 2021Abandon2520YesNo
16708040Providing User Specific Information for ServicesDecember 2019April 2023Allow4030NoYes
16702697SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE FEEDBACK FOR A MULTI-ARM BANDIT ALGORITHMDecember 2019September 2020Allow1010YesNo
16685545ADAPTIVELY EMBEDDING VISUAL ADVERTISING CONTENT INTO MEDIA CONTENTNovember 2019February 2021Allow1510YesNo
16679587Bulk Processing of Textual Search Engine QueriesNovember 2019June 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16670543GRAPH DATA STRUCTURE FOR USING INTER-FEATURE DEPENDENCIES IN MACHINE-LEARNINGOctober 2019August 2023Allow4630YesNo
16668696METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED GENERATION OF PERSONALIZED MESSAGESOctober 2019December 2021Allow2620YesNo
16667722HYPERDIMENSIONAL SIMULTANEOUS BELIEF FUSION USING TENSORSOctober 2019February 2023Allow3920YesNo
16658003ANALYZING THE ADVERTISEMENT BIDDING-CHAINOctober 2019April 2021Abandon1810YesNo
16591998DISTRIBUTING AND UPDATING ADVERTISEMENTOctober 2019April 2021Allow1850NoNo
16587348FUEL DEAL ADVERTISEMENTSSeptember 2019January 2021Allow1520NoNo
16574670RETAIL DIGITAL SIGNAGE AND AUTOMATIC PROMOTION SYSTEMSeptember 2019March 2022Allow3030YesYes
16573529SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT AD-BASED ROUTINGSeptember 2019September 2022Allow3640YesYes
16572044INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2019December 2021Allow2730NoNo
16563643BATTERY INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEMSeptember 2019May 2022Abandon3240NoNo
16562271COORDINATION SYSTEM FOR EVENTS WITH CUSTOMIZABLE ADVERTISEMENT SPACESeptember 2019October 2021Abandon2520NoNo
16559488TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING SIGNAL USING CHANNEL GAIN INFORMATIONSeptember 2019November 2022Abandon3820NoNo
16552531APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED MESSAGE TARGETINGAugust 2019December 2020Allow1610NoNo
16544007ANALYZING EFFECTS OF ADVERTISINGAugust 2019June 2021Abandon2220YesNo
16457454MACHINE-LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO SUGGEST TARGETING CRITERIA FOR CONTENT DELIVERY CAMPAIGNSJune 2019December 2022Abandon4140YesNo
16451431MULTIDIMENSIONAL PRIVACY CONTROLJune 2019June 2021Abandon2410NoNo
16442221Data Structure ToolJune 2019July 2022Allow3710NoNo
16438855CONTENT PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATIONJune 2019September 2021Allow2730NoNo
16397554System and Method for Securely Training and Using a ModelApril 2019October 2023Allow5450YesYes
16394257System and Method for Rewarding Customers who Invite Other Customers to a BusinessApril 2019February 2021Allow2210NoNo
16370560RECOMMENDING UNIQUE PRODUCT INVENTORYMarch 2019February 2022Allow3520YesNo
16370846AUTOMATED PLAYER SPONSORSHIP SYSTEMMarch 2019November 2020Allow2010YesNo
16363459SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDEEMING A REWARDMarch 2019May 2021Allow2630YesNo
16335279POWER EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, POWER EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND POWER EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMarch 2019June 2021Abandon2720NoNo
16287600OPTIMAL TRANSACTION ITEM GROUP PROCESSINGFebruary 2019March 2021Allow2520NoNo
16283247METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE USER BEHAVIOR MONITORINGFebruary 2019May 2021Abandon2620NoNo
16274518BEHAVIORAL CONTENT DISCOVERYFebruary 2019May 2021Allow2740YesYes
16272645METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A CENTRALIZED GATEWAY PROCESSING CENTER FOR THE REGISTRATION AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING OF CARD LINKED SERVICES CONNECTED TO DEBIT TRANSACTIONSFebruary 2019December 2021Abandon3430NoNo
16271392INTELLIGENT CREDIT CARD UTILIZATION APPLICATIONFebruary 2019February 2021Abandon2520NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
32
Examiner Affirmed
27
(84.4%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(15.6%)
Reversal Percentile
27.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 15.6% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
75
Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(25.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
56
(74.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
38.0%
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, 25.3% 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 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 DAGNEW, SABA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DAGNEW, SABA works in Art Unit 3682 and has examined 290 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 43.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DAGNEW, SABA's allowance rate of 43.4% places them in the 10% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by DAGNEW, SABA receive 3.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 90% 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 DAGNEW, SABA is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DAGNEW, SABA. This interview benefit is in the 57% 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, 13.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 10% 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 13.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 39.4% 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, 49.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.