USPTO Examiner CHEIN ALLEN C - Art Unit 3687

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17050413SELF-SERVICE VENDING DEVICE CONTROL METHODMay 2021July 2024Abandon4510NoNo
17252370A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TRACKING OF ITEM/SDecember 2020July 2023Abandon3120NoNo
17093094METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING FROM A SELECTED PAYMENT METHOD INTO AN INSTALLMENT LOAN FOR ONE OR MORE FINALIZED TRANSACTIONSNovember 2020August 2024Abandon4630YesNo
17092112SMART DATA CABLE FOR POINT OF SALE SYSTEMSNovember 2020May 2021Allow710YesNo
17085702DETECTING REPLENISHMENT EVENTS AND GENERATING ORDER RECOMMENDATIONSOctober 2020December 2022Allow2610YesNo
17068870COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING METHODOctober 2020June 2023Abandon3220NoNo
17064446SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSACTION DETECTION AND TRANSACTION INDICATOR MECHANISMS FOR CARDS AND DEVICESOctober 2020August 2024Abandon4640NoNo
17016132ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PICKING INFORMATION OF ITEM AND METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2020May 2021Allow800NoNo
17011761SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PREPARATION, HANDLING, PACKAGING, AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS AND VERIFYING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY IN NETWORK ORDER DELIVERYSeptember 2020December 2022Abandon2810YesNo
17003072AUTOMATIC DESIGN SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZED PRODUCT AND CLOUD-BASED DESIGN SYSTEM USING AUTOMATIC DESIGN SYSTEMAugust 2020May 2023Abandon3310NoNo
16966660MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION METHOD BASED ON WORKSTATION GROUP DIVISIONJuly 2020April 2023Abandon3220YesNo
16938359INVENTORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODSJuly 2020October 2022Allow2710YesNo
16937462SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ORGANIZING DATABASESJuly 2020June 2023Abandon3520NoNo
16904172REFRIGERATOR INVENTORY DEVICEJune 2020July 2023Allow3740NoNo
16901098SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MANAGING PREPARATION AND PACKAGING OF FOOD AND/OR BEVERAGE PRODUCTS FOR A PRECISE DELIVERY TIMEJune 2020April 2022Allow2200YesNo
16885990ITEM COLLECTION GUIDANCE SYSTEMMay 2020July 2023Allow3720NoNo
16864527SHOPPING LIST CREATOR AND OPTIMIZERMay 2020October 2023Abandon4130YesNo
16795402POINT OF SALE SYSTEMFebruary 2020July 2023Allow4140YesNo
16773771ELECTRONIC RECEIPT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC RECEIPT MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND PROGRAM THEREFORJanuary 2020March 2022Allow2500NoNo
16735227CHARGING MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE, CHARGING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND CHARGING METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEJanuary 2020December 2022Abandon3610NoNo
16734183NETWORKED SYSTEM INCLUDING A RECOGNITION ENGINE FOR IDENTIFYING PRODUCTS WITHIN AN IMAGE CAPTURED USING A TERMINAL DEVICEJanuary 2020October 2022Abandon3310YesNo
16723670REAL-TIME BILL OF MATERIALS FOR A VEHICLEDecember 2019April 2024Allow5250YesNo
16712038SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF EXPENSE NOTEDecember 2019October 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16673947FOOD INVENTORY SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2019July 2022Allow3220YesNo
16667495INVENTORY TRACKING AND MANAGEMENTOctober 2019December 2022Allow3830YesNo
16667859COMMERCE AUTOMATION FOR A FUELING STATIONOctober 2019January 2022Allow2700YesNo
16659279DELIVERY OF INFORMATION SERVICES TO PERSONAL DEVICESOctober 2019April 2022Allow3001YesNo
16655602SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING USER IDENTITIES IN NETWORKED COMPUTER SYSTEMSOctober 2019July 2022Allow3310YesNo
16583742ANONYMOUS INVENTORY TRACKING SYSTEMSeptember 2019October 2022Allow3720YesNo
16570994POWER TO THE BOX SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2019February 2022Allow2910YesNo
16569678SYSTEMSeptember 2019February 2024Abandon5390YesNo
16561226Methods and Apparatus for Monitoring and Control of Electronic DevicesSeptember 2019August 2023Abandon4850YesNo
16551130POINT-OF-SALE INTEGRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAMEAugust 2019December 2021Allow2800YesNo
16547780System and Method for Remote Display of Scratch-Off Lottery Tickets Prior to SaleAugust 2019July 2021Allow2201YesNo
16547101SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING INVOICE MANAGEMENT USING ENHANCED ANALYTICAL INSIGHTAugust 2019June 2022Allow3400YesNo
16522919SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING STOWING LOCATION RECOMMENDATIONJuly 2019June 2021Allow2330YesNo
16506061INTELLIGENT PART NUMBERING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2019November 2021Allow2800NoNo
16451066COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TAKING OVER PROCESSING BY THE SAMEJune 2019October 2021Allow2800NoNo
16445579SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATING MONITORING OF THE CONTENTS OF A CONTAINERJune 2019April 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16416908MANAGEMENT SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMMay 2019July 2023Abandon5040YesNo
16376124METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING PROVISIONING OF AUDIT DATA RELATED TO ENERGY CONSUMPTION, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER QUALITY, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND AIR EMISSIONS USING BLOCKCHAINApril 2019June 2022Abandon3810NoNo
16273871SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AUGMENT ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS WITH EXTERNALLY PRODUCED METADATA TO IMPROVE PROCESSINGFebruary 2019February 2022Allow3610YesNo
16265341SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED RECEIPT AND BILL COLLECTION, AGGREGATION, AND PROCESSINGFebruary 2019September 2022Abandon4320YesNo
16237594SPLIT TRANSACTION PHYSICAL PAYMENT INSTRUMENTDecember 2018October 2021Allow3310YesNo
16234944WIRELESS READING SYSTEM, SHOPPING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH THE SAME, WIRELESS READING METHOD AND SHOPPING ASSISTANCE METHODDecember 2018August 2021Allow3210YesNo
16208155ELECTRONIC DATA SEGMENTATION SYSTEMDecember 2018October 2023Abandon5960YesNo
16179316SELF CHECKOUT WITH SECURITY CHECKS BASED ON CATEGORIZED ITEMSNovember 2018August 2021Allow3320YesNo
16161001ADAPTIVELY INTERACTIVE KIOSKS FOR RETAIL OUTLETSOctober 2018June 2021Abandon3220YesNo
16146973Activation of Payment Card via Interaction with Payment ReaderSeptember 2018June 2019Allow810YesNo
16147152Intelligent Management of Authorization RequestsSeptember 2018May 2021Allow3210YesNo
16113365Methods and Apparatus for Monitoring and Control of Electronic DevicesAugust 2018September 2020Allow2500NoNo
16110984SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BILLING AND PROFESSIONAL COMPANIES AND FIRMS RELATING TO BUDGETS AND MONTHLY BILLSAugust 2018June 2022Allow4540YesNo
16110077CONSUMER OPERATED KIOSKS FOR PURCHASING ITEMS ONLINE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2018February 2021Abandon3010NoNo
16058142SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATING MONITORING OF THE CONTENTS OF A CONTAINERAugust 2018May 2019Allow1010YesNo
16039702SHIPPING ACCURACYJuly 2018February 2021Abandon3110NoNo
16039286PAYMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEJuly 2018February 2021Abandon3120NoNo
15982728SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A COMPROMISED ACCOUNTMay 2018July 2020Allow2610NoNo
15970468SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MANAGING PREPARATION AND PACKAGING OF FOOD AND/OR BEVERAGE PRODUCTS FOR A PRECISE DELIVERY TIMEMay 2018March 2020Allow2200NoNo
15969378ONLINE SHOPPING PLATFORM HAVING APPLICATION PROGRAM TO PERFORM POS SYSTEMMay 2018June 2021Abandon3820NoNo
15966949SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING INVOICE MANAGEMENT USING ENHANCED ANALYTICAL INSIGHTApril 2018April 2019Allow1110YesNo
15958631MANAGING RESOURCE REQUESTS THAT EXCEED RESERVED RESOURCE CAPACITYApril 2018January 2022Allow4540YesNo
15956557Personnel Management System and Method Using Distributed BeaconsApril 2018November 2020Abandon3110NoNo
15945526METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING IDENTITY CONFIDENCE DATABASEApril 2018February 2020Allow2200NoNo
15942273MULTI-DEVICE POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE CUSTOMER-FACING DEVICESMarch 2018October 2020Allow3060YesNo
15936633COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING METHODMarch 2018February 2021Abandon3520NoNo
15925335MANAGEMENT TRACKING IDENTIFIER FORMAT, PROCESSING, AND DATA ASSOCIATIONSMarch 2018May 2021Allow3810YesNo
15895574TECHNIQUES FOR SECURE MOBILE PAYMENTFebruary 2018February 2021Allow3620NoNo
15876097ENHANCED ON-DEMAND SERVICE FUNCTIONALITY IMPLEMENTED IN CASINO GAMING NETWORKSJanuary 2018May 2021Allow4030YesNo
15849179SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INVENTORY MONITORINGDecember 2017March 2022Allow5170YesNo
15831149REAL-TIME DELEGATED APPROVAL OF INITIATED DATA EXCHANGES BY NETWORK-CONNECTED DEVICESDecember 2017May 2021Allow4230NoNo
15808793SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING ROUGH DIAMONDSNovember 2017September 2023Allow6080YesNo
15568207INVENTORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODSOctober 2017March 2020Allow2910YesNo
15725921METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PROMOTIONAL DISPLAY AND INFORMATION GATHERINGOctober 2017March 2021Abandon4260NoNo
15563397MULTI-PROTOCOL DATA TRANSFERSeptember 2017August 2021Allow4641YesNo
15719410SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATING AND PRESENTING FINANCIAL INFORMATIONSeptember 2017March 2024Abandon6080YesYes
15559935MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING OFFLINE TRANSACTION NOTIFICATION FUNCTION AND NOTIFICATION METHODSeptember 2017January 2020Allow2810NoNo
15559119METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC TIME RECORDALSeptember 2017March 2020Abandon3010NoNo
15697145COIN Operated Digital Payments HubSeptember 2017September 2021Allow4860YesNo
15688270METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVISIONING AND UTILIZING AN AGGREGATED SOFT CARD ON A MOBILE DEVICEAugust 2017July 2019Allow2300NoNo
15685989SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MONITORING OF THE CONTENTS OF A CONTAINERAugust 2017May 2018Allow910NoNo
15548937METHOD FOR TRIGGERING ADDITIONAL ACTIONS CARRIED OUT BY AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE COOPERATING WITH A PERIPHERALAugust 2017April 2020Allow3220YesNo
15611219GENERATING AN ONLINE STOREFRONTJune 2017September 2021Allow5141YesNo
15596619ELECTRONIC RECEIPT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC RECEIPT MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND PROGRAM THEREFORMay 2017November 2020Abandon4220YesNo
15495160ENHANCED USER INTERFACE FOR CREATING INTERACTIVE LAYOUTSApril 2017August 2017Allow400NoNo
15489536INVENTORY TRACKING AND MANAGEMENTApril 2017August 2020Abandon4010NoNo
15428512Method and System for Making Electronic PaymentsFebruary 2017January 2020Allow3510NoNo
15412796PROXIMITY-BASED TRANSACTION DEVICE SELECTIONJanuary 2017January 2020Allow3610YesNo
15412586AUTOMATED DATABASE ANALYSIS TO DETECT MALFEASANCEJanuary 2017January 2021Abandon4820YesNo
15378306SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MANAGING PREPARATION AND PACKAGING OF FOOD AND/OR BEVERAGE PRODUCTS FOR A PRECISE DELIVERY TIMEDecember 2016March 2018Allow1520YesNo
15372727METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A HEALTH CARE ACCOUNT-RECEIVABLES BOND FUNDDecember 2016January 2020Abandon3710NoNo
15315056Apparatus and Method for Aggregating Like Products for Customer Product OrdersNovember 2016February 2021Abandon5140YesNo
15282244FLEXIBLE AND PRIORITIZED MULTI-PURSE TABLES FOR MULTI-ACCOUNT BENEFIT PLAN MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSINGSeptember 2016July 2021Allow5740YesNo
15254057COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TAKING OVER PROCESSING BY THE SAMESeptember 2016February 2019Allow3000NoNo
15225984SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALLY PROCESSING A FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONAugust 2016March 2020Allow4430YesNo
15217750Reverse Payment FlowJuly 2016August 2020Abandon4920YesNo
15038472METHOD FOR INPUTTING HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTING DATA FOR DOUBLE-ENTRY BOOKKEEPING AND HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTING SYSTEM USING SAMEMay 2016October 2019Abandon4110NoNo
15160626PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING POINT-OF-SALE DEVICE WITH A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER AND ASSOCIATED METHODSMay 2016December 2021Allow6070YesNo
15157085SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING WEALTH OPTIMIZATIONMay 2016October 2019Abandon4110NoNo
15144538Big Tree Method and System for Capturing TransactionsMay 2016May 2021Abandon6030YesYes
15078811DOCUMENT AND IMAGE PROCESSINGMarch 2016January 2021Abandon5730NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHEIN, ALLEN C.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
8
(72.7%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(27.3%)
Reversal Percentile
44.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.3% 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
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(18.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(81.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
24.4%
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, 18.8% 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 CHEIN, ALLEN C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHEIN, ALLEN C works in Art Unit 3687 and has examined 181 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 51.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHEIN, ALLEN C's allowance rate of 51.4% places them in the 15% 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 CHEIN, ALLEN C receive 2.85 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 79% 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 CHEIN, ALLEN C is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 22% 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 +28.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHEIN, ALLEN C. This interview benefit is in the 75% 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, 12.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 9% 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 15.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 18% 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 35.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 64.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% 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 45% 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.
  • 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.