USPTO Examiner MILLER ALAN S - Art Unit 3683

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18584074COUNTING MACHINE FOR DATA AND CONFIDENTIAL PERSONALIZATION OF PROPRIETARY ENTITY RATINGS VIA MINKOWSKI-DISTANCE SEMI-SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNINGFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610YesNo
18525120METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PROJECT FLOW, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18490510SYSTEM FOR MANAGING RESOURCES AND SCHEDULING, AND RELATED METHOD AND SOFTWAREOctober 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18461405USER INTERFACE FOR RECURRING TRANSACTION MANAGEMENTSeptember 2023May 2024Allow800NoNo
18232622Titanium Task-Engine SystemAugust 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18232162Time-Based Decomposition for Supply Chain Optimization ProblemAugust 2023March 2024Allow710NoNo
18361607SYSTEM FOR MANAGING RESOURCES AND SCHEDULING, AND RELATED METHOD AND SOFTWAREJuly 2023September 2023Allow200YesNo
18217873ASSISTED ANALYTICSJuly 2023November 2023Allow510NoNo
18207350Garnering Interest on Potential Listing in a Photo or VideoJune 2023April 2024Allow1010YesNo
18328551METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE RATINGS INFORMATION FOR ONLINE MEDIA PRESENTATIONSJune 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18326812SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PRIORITIZATION MODELS AND PREDICTING WORKFLOW PRIORITIZATIONSMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18202901INTELLECTUAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023July 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18202677APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A PROCESS ENHANCEMENTMay 2023October 2023Allow510YesNo
18316967SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAVEL OPTIMIZATIONMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18312235SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING DESIGN, WORKFLOWS, PERFORMANCE, AND CONFIGURATIONS BASED ON DESIGN ELEMENTSMay 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18141876Business DesignerMay 2023February 2024Allow910NoNo
18140036SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED RISK ANALYSISApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18137707System and Method for Automatic Parameter Tuning of Campaign Planning with Hierarchical Linear Programming ObjectivesApril 2023December 2023Allow810NoNo
18296048Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring Using Machine Learning and Processed Training DataApril 2023February 2024Allow1110YesNo
18193142ENABLING SPONTANEOUS SOCIAL ENCOUNTERS IN ONLINE OR REMOTE WORKING ENVIRONMENTSMarch 2023November 2023Allow710NoNo
18114603System and Method of Schedule Optimization for Long-Range Staff PlanningFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18105717Time-Based Decomposition for Supply Chain Optimization ProblemFebruary 2023July 2023Allow510NoNo
18154105SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEXT-TO-SPEECH AUDIO PROCESSING AND AUDIO TRANSDUCTIONJanuary 2023July 2023Allow610YesNo
18065753COGNITIVE-DEFINED NETWORK MANAGEMENTDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18065474COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED EVALUATION OF PROCESS WORKFLOWSDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18078752AUTOMATIC TROUBLESHOOTING OF CLUSTERED APPLICATION INFRASTRUCTUREDecember 2022August 2023Allow810YesNo
17992405PREDICTIVE METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL UNKNOWN SWEET SPOTSNovember 2022June 2023Allow710NoNo
18056826SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUBLIC HOUSING EVALUATIONNovember 2022August 2023Allow910YesNo
17951833NETWORK-BASED WORK ASSIGNMENT PLATFORMSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17873018APPOINTMENT OPTIMIZATION ENGINEJuly 2022April 2023Allow900NoNo
17813180SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING IDENTIFICATIONS OF SIGNIFICANT ATTRIBUTES OF UNIQUE ITEMSJuly 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17811162METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING BUSINESS DEALSJuly 2022April 2023Allow910NoNo
17856792HIERARCHICAL PERMISSIONS MODEL FOR CASE MANAGEMENTJuly 2022June 2023Allow1110NoNo
17855398METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE RATINGS INFORMATION FOR ONLINE MEDIA PRESENTATIONSJune 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17808454DYNAMIC NEXT OPERATION DETERMINATION FOR WORKFLOWSJune 2022February 2024Allow1910YesNo
17827940System and Method of Schedule Optimization for Long-Range Staff PlanningMay 2022February 2023Allow800NoNo
17751542Titanium Task-Engine SystemMay 2022May 2023Allow1210NoNo
17747927CRISIS-RECOVERY DATA ANALYTICS ENGINE IN A DATA ANALYTICS SYSTEMMay 2022April 2024Allow2310YesNo
17744105SYSTEM FOR APPLYING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE IN REAL-TIME TO AFFECT COURSE CORRECTIONS AND INFLUENCE OUTCOMESMay 2022April 2024Allow2320NoNo
17743551SYSTEM FOR APPLYING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE IN REAL-TIME TO AFFECT COURSE CORRECTIONS AND INFLUENCE OUTCOMESMay 2022April 2024Allow2320NoNo
17744439SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ANALYZING SOCIAL MEDIA TO PREDICT THE CHURN PROPENSITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR COMMUNITY OF CUSTOMERSMay 2022September 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17741838SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISITATION MANAGEMENT IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTMay 2022August 2023Allow1510NoNo
17739861Time-Based Decomposition for Supply Chain Optimization ProblemMay 2022January 2023Allow810NoNo
17730441Work Support Apparatus and Work Support MethodApril 2022August 2023Allow1600NoNo
17728808System and Method for Automatic Parameter Tuning of Campaign Planning with Hierarchical Linear Programming ObjectivesApril 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17717312SYSTEM FOR APPLYING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE IN REAL-TIME TO AFFECT COURSE CORRECTIONS AND INFLUENCE OUTCOMESApril 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17716206TRAINING AN AVATAR TO ASSIST A USER IN CAREER ADVANCEMENTApril 2022September 2022Allow510YesNo
17712623VEHICLE MEETINGSApril 2022January 2024Allow2210YesNo
17711314APPLICATION RECOMMENDATION ENGINEApril 2022April 2023Allow1310YesNo
17709655SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PRODUCT IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17710712DOCUMENT WORKFLOWS IN A DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17707779METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENTLY MANAGING FACILITIESMarch 2022February 2024Allow2310YesNo
17656692SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR A PROJECT MANAGEMENT PORTALMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210NoNo
17706434SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE VALUE OF CHANNELSMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110NoNo
17705075SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PRIORITIZATION MODELS AND PREDICTING WORKFLOW PRIORITIZATIONSMarch 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17700381AUTOMATIC LOGIN LINK FOR TARGETED USERS WITHOUT PREVIOUS ACCOUNT CREATIONMarch 2022July 2023Allow1610NoNo
17691414SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANKING RECOMMENDATIONSMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510YesNo
17691166INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, WORK PLANNING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022April 2024Allow2520NoNo
17653078WELL COMPLETION OPERATIONS INTELLIGENT ADVISORY BASED ON DIMENSION EMBEDDINGMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17676830SMART-TAG BASED WORK PROCESSING DEVICE AND WORK PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17636102RAPID OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS APPLICATION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3020YesNo
17671280METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONICALLY MONITORING AND RECORDING A PROCESS IN A CLEAN SPACEFebruary 2022April 2023Allow1410NoNo
17671485METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE ORGANIZED SCHEDULING OF TASKSFebruary 2022December 2022Allow1020NoNo
17670839SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED RISK ANALYSISFebruary 2022January 2023Allow1100NoNo
17631996METHOD OF OPTIMIZING AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSFebruary 2022December 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17589444SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WORKFLOW VISUALIZATION IN A MULTI-TENANT MANAGEMENT PLATFORMJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17586700DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO TOOL MATCHING METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENTJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2110YesNo
17574594SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A LOCAL AREA SHOPPING NETWORKJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2510NoNo
17625086METHOD FOR CREATING A STORE ON AN ONLINE RETAIL PLATFORMJanuary 2022May 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17569355Garnering Interest on Potential Listing in a Photo or VideoJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1410YesNo
17567710METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE POPULATION REACH FROM DIFFERENT MARGINAL RATINGS AND/OR UNIONS OF MARGINAL RATINGS BASED ON IMPRESSION DATAJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1310NoNo
17556475VIRTUALIZATION OF WORKFLOW ASSETSDecember 2021July 2023Allow1920NoNo
17618563ROLE-SPECIFIC PROCESS COMPLIANCE ALERT SYSTEMDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17549742SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND PRESENTATION OF ADVISOR-RELATED DATADecember 2021March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17546236ADAPTIVE DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION AND MARKETING DATA TRACKINGDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17546117SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING PRODUCT MOVEMENT INFORMATION AND GENERATING COMPLIANCE PROFILESDecember 2021March 2023Allow1500NoNo
17544702Ad Hoc Group Management Within A Collaboration Project Sharing WorkflowDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510YesNo
17543248NFC-ENABLED APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFDecember 2021February 2023Allow1410NoNo
17539805SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING PRODUCT MOVEMENT INFORMATION AND GENERATING COMPLIANCE PROFILESDecember 2021February 2023Allow1510NoNo
17517417METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS WITH RESPONDENT DIRECTED BREEDINGNovember 2021September 2022Allow1100NoNo
17608467METHOD FOR CHECKING WORKPIECES, CHECKING FACILITY AND TREATMENT FACILITYNovember 2021October 2023Allow2310YesNo
17452632DATA CONSOLIDATION ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND DATA CONSOLIDATION ANALYSIS METHODOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210NoNo
17507890LIFECYCLE FRAGMENT AND DYNAMIC DISCOVERY OF LIFECYCLE FRAGMENT AT RUNTIMEOctober 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17507424PREDICTIVE DATA OBJECTSOctober 2021March 2023Allow1610YesNo
17504896ASSISTED ANALYTICSOctober 2021March 2023Allow2510YesNo
17504803VISITOR MONITORING AND SECURITYOctober 2021December 2023Allow2610YesNo
17604283METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING USER INTERACTION INFORMATIONOctober 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17498971AUGMENTED REALITY TASK FLOW OPTIMIZATION SYSTEMSOctober 2021April 2023Allow1810NoNo
17485367Behavioral Profiling with Actionable Feedback Methodologies and SystemsSeptember 2021September 2024Abandon3621NoNo
17481008LEGAL EVENT BOOKINGSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2720NoNo
17440789WORK ASSIST DEVICESeptember 2021August 2023Allow2310YesNo
17447917PROVISIONING AN ESCROW USER ACCOUNT FOR TRACKING LEARNING PROGRESS OF AN END USER OF A CLOUD COMPUTING PLATFORM WHILE INTERACTING WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING ENTITIES OF THE CLOUD COMPUTING PLATFORM THAT REPRESENT CONTENT OF AN EXTERNAL LEARNING APPLICATIONSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2810YesNo
17447739OPERATING STATE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, OPERATING STATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND OPERATING STATE MANAGEMENT METHODSeptember 2021April 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17459828RISK ASSESSMENT APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODSAugust 2021March 2023Allow1810YesNo
17408696PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PREDICTING PERFORMANCE OF A PRODUCTION PLANAugust 2021September 2023Allow2510YesNo
17407602COGNITIVE-DEFINED NETWORK MANAGEMENTAugust 2021September 2022Allow1300NoNo
17406973ADAPTIVE TASK COMMUNICATION BASED ON AUTOMATED LEARNING AND CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF USER ACTIVITYAugust 2021August 2022Allow1100NoNo
17400478INTELLECTUAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021April 2023Allow2010NoNo
17398026AUTOMATED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE GENERATION METHOD FOR MODULAR PLANTSAugust 2021June 2023Allow2210NoNo
17396899METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PRODUCTION CAPACITY BOUNDARIESAugust 2021May 2023Allow2210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MILLER, ALAN S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
18
Examiner Affirmed
17
(94.4%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(5.6%)
Reversal Percentile
20.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 5.6% 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
23
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(8.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(91.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
10.4%
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, 8.7% 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 MILLER, ALAN S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MILLER, ALAN S works in Art Unit 3683 and has examined 482 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MILLER, ALAN S's allowance rate of 84.2% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MILLER, ALAN S receive 1.44 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MILLER, ALAN S is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MILLER, ALAN S. This interview benefit is in the 55% 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, 29.7% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 28.6% 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, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% 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 28.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 14.3% 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, 40.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 41% 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 36% 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 37% 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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