USPTO Examiner FENSTERMACHER JASON B - Art Unit 3685

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18597680DYNAMIC MULTI-PATH TRANSFERSMarch 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18521415SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING AUTOMATIC COIN SELECTIONNovember 2023March 2024Allow400NoNo
17991118METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING SECURED DATANovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17891707SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR READER DEVICE REGISTRATION, USE AND MANAGEMENTAugust 2022June 2024Allow2210YesNo
17834802LOCATION-BASED DIGITAL ASSET INTERACTIONJune 2022February 2024Abandon2030YesNo
17824122DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT USING DISTRIBUTED LEDGERSMay 2022February 2023Abandon910NoNo
17726400TRANSACTION VALIDATION VIA BLOCKCHAIN, SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022May 2024Allow2520YesNo
17705543REHEARSAL NETWORK FOR GENERALIZED LEARNINGMarch 2022July 2023Allow1510NoNo
17654501SECURE ELECTRONIC PAYMENTMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810YesNo
17557482METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SECURE SERVICES USING A MOBILE DEVICEDecember 2021January 2024Allow2520YesNo
17516371MULTI-ASSET BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK PLATFORMNovember 2021October 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17504334CRYPTOGRAPHIC AND FIAT CURRENCY MECHANICSOctober 2021September 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17501329SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO MANAGE CRYPTOCURRENCY WALLETS HAVING COST BASIS TRACKING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2021May 2023Allow1910NoNo
17473721TRANSFER GATEWAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH PROLONGED VETTING OF NEW PARTICIPANTSSeptember 2021July 2022Abandon1010NoNo
17390233SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION OF A REMOTE TRANSACTIONJuly 2021August 2024Abandon3620YesNo
17333961PRIORITIZING SHARED BLOCKCHAIN DATA STORAGEMay 2021November 2021Allow610NoNo
17238027BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK INTERACTION CONTROLLERApril 2021January 2024Allow3330YesNo
17184255SELF-CONTROLLED DIGITAL AUTHORIZATION OVER COMMUNICATION NETWORKSFebruary 2021September 2023Allow3110YesNo
17170434System and Method of receiving direct cryptocurrency transactionsFebruary 2021July 2023Abandon2911NoNo
17161721SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PAYMENT DURING AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONJanuary 2021April 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17144413UTILIZING A MNEMONIC FOR COMMUNICATING SENSITIVE DATAJanuary 2021February 2024Allow3740YesNo
17089217MOBILE VOTING AND VOTING VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2020October 2022Allow2300YesNo
17085930TRANSACTION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON CENTRALIZED CLEARING AND BLOCKCHAIN RECORD KEEPINGOctober 2020December 2022Abandon2640YesNo
17086034PRIORITIZING SHARED BLOCKCHAIN DATA STORAGEOctober 2020January 2021Allow300NoNo
16881739Payment And Enforcement System For Electric Vehicle Charging StationsMay 2020September 2023Abandon4020YesNo
16855924BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SUBSCRIBER DATA PROTECTION AND ACCESSApril 2020June 2024Allow5030YesNo
16783098BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ELECTRONIC BILL CANCELLATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2020March 2022Abandon2540YesNo
16733030MECHANISMS FOR SECURING GOODS AT A POINT-OF-SALEJanuary 2020March 2024Abandon5050YesNo
16717665SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO MANAGE CRYPTOCURRENCY WALLETS HAVING COST BASIS TRACKING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2019June 2021Allow1810YesNo
16693035METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING AUTHORIZATION FACTOR POOLSNovember 2019May 2024Abandon5430YesNo
16613494Blockchain Network Interaction ControllerNovember 2019July 2023Allow4410YesNo
16681733ONE-TAP PAYMENT USING A CONTACTLESS CARDNovember 2019June 2022Allow3100YesNo
16660661RECOGNITION-BASED CONTENT MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2019August 2022Abandon3350NoYes
16658413RULE-BASED MESSAGING AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2019December 2021Abandon2630YesNo
16594516SYSTEM FOR SECURE ROUTING OF DATA TO VARIOUS NETWORKS FROM A PROCESS DATA NETWORKOctober 2019April 2022Allow3100YesNo
16568682METHODS OF PAYMENT TOKEN LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT ON A MOBILE DEVICESeptember 2019June 2024Abandon5740YesNo
16517395TRANSFER GATEWAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH PROLONGED VETTING OF NEW PARTICIPANTSJuly 2019October 2021Abandon2740YesNo
16451707HEALTHCARE TRANSACTION VALIDATION VIA BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2019February 2024Allow5641YesNo
16442754SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING VIRTUAL CURRENCY RELATED SERVICESJune 2019February 2023Allow4420YesNo
16442476SCALABLE, SECURE, EFFICIENT, AND ADAPTABLE DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL LEDGER TRANSACTION NETWORKJune 2019December 2022Abandon4330YesNo
16438323METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCORPORATING MARKETING IN USER AUTHENTICATIONJune 2019October 2022Allow4040YesNo
16428579SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARYING A FUNCTION TRIGGERED BY NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONMay 2019March 2021Allow2230YesNo
16410655HEALTHCARE TRANSACTION VALIDATION VIA BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2019May 2022Allow3610YesNo
16408103BLOCKCHAIN DATA PROCESSING METHODS, APPARATUSES, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMSMay 2019June 2021Allow2540YesNo
16397959CRYPTOCURRENCY GAME REWARDSApril 2019February 2024Allow5870YesNo
16373887System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Anonymizing TransactionsApril 2019April 2022Abandon3630YesNo
16365503TRANSACTION ASSISTANCE SYSTEMMarch 2019February 2024Abandon5960YesNo
16358668SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BILLING VIA A SYMBOLOGYMarch 2019February 2021Abandon2320NoNo
16265974ONE-TAP PAYMENT USING A CONTACTLESS CARDFebruary 2019October 2019Allow800YesNo
16262159PREVENTION OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT FORGERY THROUGH USE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AND BIOMETRICS BASED AUTHENTICATIONJanuary 2019June 2024Abandon6060YesNo
16261478CRYPTOGRAPHIC AND FIAT CURRENCY MECHANICSJanuary 2019June 2021Allow2840YesNo
16250454SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURING SENSITIVE DATAJanuary 2019November 2023Abandon5840NoNo
16239877Systems and Methods for Object ProcessingJanuary 2019April 2022Allow3910YesNo
16221038CRYPTOCURRENCY ADDRESS SECURITYDecember 2018July 2021Allow3140YesNo
16214788MOBILE VOTING AND VOTING VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2018July 2020Allow1900YesNo
16176307DETECTING CASHBACK AND OTHER RELATED REIMBURSEMENT FRAUDS USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGYOctober 2018September 2021Allow3530YesNo
16169344Accelerating Profile CreationOctober 2018November 2020Abandon2410NoNo
16164397METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMITTANCE VIA A SYMBOLOGYOctober 2018February 2021Abandon2820NoNo
16159356SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARSING AND DECRYPTING PAYLOADSOctober 2018May 2022Abandon4350NoNo
16092737A METHOD FOR SECURE PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION ON A BLOCKCHAINOctober 2018May 2022Allow4310YesNo
16134605EXPRESS VOTINGSeptember 2018December 2023Allow6050YesNo
16079446BLOCKCHAIN-BASED EXCHANGE WITH TOKENISATIONAugust 2018November 2022Allow5120YesNo
16108242REHEARSAL NETWORK FOR GENERALIZED LEARNINGAugust 2018January 2022Allow4110YesNo
16079088UNIVERSAL TOKENISATION SYSTEM FOR BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CRYPTOCURRENCIESAugust 2018February 2022Allow4211YesNo
16079089SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ASSET-RELATED ACTIONS VIA A BLOCK CHAINAugust 2018July 2022Allow4720YesNo
16079091BLOCKCHAIN-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL CONTENTAugust 2018December 2021Allow4010YesNo
16073619LIMITED OPERATIONAL LIFE PASSWORD FOR DIGITAL TRANSACTIONSJuly 2018December 2022Abandon5230NoNo
16012268MOBILE VOTING AND VOTING VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2018September 2018Allow300YesNo
16063562A DISTRIBUTED USER PROFILE IDENTITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR E-COMMERCE TRANSACTION SECURITYJune 2018January 2021Abandon3110NoNo
15997977PAYMENT INTERMEDIARY DEVICE USING DELEGATE TOKENIZATIONJune 2018July 2021Abandon3811NoNo
15996500System and Method for Dynamically Resolving an Issue Using Community InputJune 2018October 2020Abandon2910NoNo
15994714SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAMMING MODEL FOR SMART CONTRACTS WITHIN A DECENTRALIZED COMPUTER NETWORKMay 2018October 2018Allow410YesNo
15968666MANAGING COPYRIGHTS OF CONTENT FOR SHARING ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEMMay 2018March 2021Abandon3520YesNo
15958462PAYMENT SYSTEMApril 2018March 2022Allow4720YesNo
15908750CONFIGURATION FOR AUTHENTICATING A VIRTUAL ITEMFebruary 2018September 2023Allow6060YesNo
15880987Promotion Redemption And Payment GatewayJanuary 2018March 2023Allow6070YesNo
15870343Distributed Ledger System for Managing Smart Home DataJanuary 2018November 2021Abandon4640YesNo
15846115IN-STORE MOBILE PAYMENTDecember 2017January 2021Abandon3711NoNo
15831364SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURELY RECEIVING AND COUNTING VOTES IN AN ELECTIONDecember 2017October 2020Abandon3410NoNo
15699090EMV KERNEL FOR FASTER PROCESSINGSeptember 2017September 2022Allow6051NoNo
15678193SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PAYMENT DURING AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONAugust 2017October 2020Allow3810NoNo
15676959SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURELY RECEIVING AND COUNTING VOTES IN AN ELECTIONAugust 2017June 2020Abandon3401YesNo
15632731RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL AUTHORIZATION THROUGH THIRD PARTY SYSTEM INTEGRATIONJune 2017July 2022Abandon6050YesNo
15623655METHOD TO PREVENT OPERATING SYSTEM DIGITAL PRODUCT KEY ACTIVATION FAILURESJune 2017July 2022Abandon6040YesNo
15618508CRYPTOGRAPHIC CURRENCY FOR SECURITIES SETTLEMENTJune 2017July 2022Allow6041YesNo
15613943SECURE ELECTRONIC TOKENS IN AN ELECTRONIC TOKENING SYSTEMJune 2017December 2022Allow6051YesNo
15608429SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCELERATING ACCOUNT CREATIONMay 2017March 2019Abandon2110NoNo
15584075IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR LIVE HUMAN DETECTIONMay 2017April 2021Abandon4721YesNo
15492718HANDS-FREE TRANSACTIONSApril 2017June 2022Abandon6060YesNo
15483909MULTI-ASSET BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK PLATFORMApril 2017February 2021Allow4660YesNo
15482478APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SECURE ELEMENT TRANSACTIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF ASSETSApril 2017March 2021Allow4721NoNo
15448377METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LICENSE MANAGEMENT OF NETWORK ELEMENTSMarch 2017May 2021Abandon5021YesNo
15434942SELF-CONTROLLED DIGITAL AUTHORIZATION OVER COMMUNICATION NETWORKSFebruary 2017February 2021Allow4821NoNo
15416367SECURE ELECTRONIC PAYMENTJanuary 2017December 2021Allow5930YesNo
15325125METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING ACCESS TO WALLETS IN WHICH CRYPTO CURRENCIES ARE STOREDJanuary 2017November 2020Abandon4620NoNo
15400421UTILIZING A MNEMONIC FOR COMMUNICATING SENSITIVE DATAJanuary 2017June 2020Allow4120YesNo
15399167SIMPLIFIED AND SECURE EMPLOYMENT FORM COMPLETIONJanuary 2017October 2019Abandon3310NoNo
15383266TRACKING SHIPMENTS WITH A LOCAL AND REMOTE BLOCKCHAINDecember 2016June 2022Allow6070NoYes
15344083Payment Method and Apparatus and Payment Factor Processing Method and ApparatusNovember 2016March 2021Abandon5221NoNo
15277974CONFIGURING AN ONLINE ACCOUNT BASED ON A PUBLIC CRYPTOCURRENCY KEYSeptember 2016June 2020Abandon4411YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FENSTERMACHER, JASON B.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
6
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
16.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(21.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(78.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
25.2%
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, 21.4% 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 FENSTERMACHER, JASON B - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FENSTERMACHER, JASON B works in Art Unit 3685 and has examined 221 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 45.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 47 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FENSTERMACHER, JASON B's allowance rate of 45.2% places them in the 6% 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 FENSTERMACHER, JASON B receive 3.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 96% 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 FENSTERMACHER, JASON B is 47 months. This places the examiner in the 1% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +42.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FENSTERMACHER, JASON B. This interview benefit is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 13.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 4% 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 14.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 9% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 15% 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, 35.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 31% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 67% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 65% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.