USPTO Examiner MITCHELL NATHAN A - Art Unit 3687

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17127815OPTIMIZATION OF PROVIDING TECHNICAL SERVICESDecember 2020February 2024Abandon3840NoNo
17253327FOOD MONITORING ASSEMBLY AND METHODDecember 2020September 2024Abandon4520NoNo
17123896CASH BALANCE CHECK SYSTEM, METHOD CARRIED OUT BY CASH BALANCE CHECK SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2020October 2022Abandon2220NoNo
17091613POINT OF SALE (POS) DEVICE FOR CURRENCY CONTROLNovember 2020June 2022Allow1930NoNo
17044119METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING SHELFSeptember 2020December 2022Allow2620NoNo
17043242INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1820NoNo
17027383Tracking Device Search Party ManagementSeptember 2020July 2021Allow1010NoNo
16976324MATERIAL ASSIGNMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER DEVICE READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020June 2023Abandon3440YesNo
16971972REGISTRATION APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020March 2023Abandon3140NoNo
16995437METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR MULTIPLE DEVICE PROFILES FOR A DEVICEAugust 2020November 2021Allow1510YesNo
16992228SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-CHECKOUT, SCAN PORTAL, AND PAY STATION ENVIRONMENTSAugust 2020June 2021Allow1110NoNo
16988437MERCHANT DEVICES AND COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS INVOLVING COMPONENTS FOR MANAGING CASH TRANSACTIONS AT CASH-ONLY RETAIL LOCATIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2020April 2022Allow2010YesNo
16986883STORE SYSTEMAugust 2020December 2021Allow1610NoNo
16968032AUTOMATIC VENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020July 2022Allow2410NoNo
16965990METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSISTING A PURCHASE AT A PHYSICAL POINT OF SALEJuly 2020May 2021Allow1010NoNo
16931171TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJuly 2020October 2022Abandon2720NoNo
16917648Robotic Fulfillment System Carton Release LogicJune 2020February 2024Allow4440YesNo
16898407ROUTE AUDITING FOR PHYSICAL INTERNET CONTAINER ROUTINGJune 2020July 2022Allow2510NoNo
16891214PRODUCT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT METHOD BY PRODUCT MANAGEMENT APPARATUSJune 2020August 2021Allow1410NoNo
16886024Dashboard Interface, Platform, and Environment for Automated Negotiation, Benchmarking, Compliance, and AuditingMay 2020November 2021Allow1710NoNo
16885829SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING MULTIPLE RFID DEVICES TO IMPLEMENT IN-STORE POINT-OF-SALE BUY-ZONES AND RELATED ARTICLES OF MANUFACTUREMay 2020August 2021Allow1410NoNo
16875476Systems, Methods, and Media for Managing Inventory Associated With a FacilityMay 2020February 2021Allow920YesNo
16854577OBJECT ITEM DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2020December 2021Allow2010NoNo
16839686DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL FIBER SENSING FOR SMART CITY APPLICATIONSApril 2020November 2022Abandon3210NoNo
16835669PROCESSING DATA USING MULTIPLE NEURAL NETWORKSMarch 2020June 2023Abandon3920YesNo
16803955BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SERVICE SOURCE TRACING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2020July 2020Allow410NoNo
16793945Point of Sale TransactionsFebruary 2020October 2021Allow2010NoNo
16783340SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK-BASED MULTI-LOCATION INVENTORY MANAGEMENTFebruary 2020July 2022Abandon2910NoNo
16752950OPERATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE INVOLVING WIRELESS TOKENSJanuary 2020May 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16743106SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARD-HANDLING BY POINT OF SALE DEVICESJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3110NoNo
16729013REGISTRATION APPARATUS, A METHOD FOR REGISTERING COMMODITY INFORMATION, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2019October 2021Allow2210NoNo
16725507ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMDecember 2019October 2022Allow3300NoNo
16718623SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A WASTE CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA FROM A WASTE CONTAINERDecember 2019November 2022Allow3530YesNo
16705992INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODDecember 2019December 2021Abandon2420NoNo
16705041PACKAGE LOCATION BEACONDecember 2019October 2021Allow2200NoNo
16697408METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURE PRODUCT TRACKING DATA STORAGE AND VERIFICATIONNovember 2019November 2022Allow3510YesNo
16692019E-Commerce Delivery Address upon Checkout Based On Trusted Contacts and Estimated Delivery TimesNovember 2019March 2022Allow2810YesNo
16690940COMMODITY REGISTRATION APPARATUS AND METHODNovember 2019May 2021Allow1810NoNo
16689984POINT OF SALE SYSTEM AND COMMODITY ACCOUNTING PROCESSING METHODNovember 2019June 2021Abandon1910NoNo
16686207CLOUD BASED SELF CHECKOUT SYSTEMNovember 2019January 2022Abandon2620YesNo
16678098VISUAL PICKING FOR SINGLE PICK AND SINGLE PACK WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENTNovember 2019November 2022Abandon3710NoNo
16606925LATCHING INTERFACEOctober 2019July 2022Allow3310YesNo
16656979OPERATING MODES FOR A POINT OF SALE PERIPHERAL DEVICEOctober 2019June 2022Allow3230YesNo
16599716SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUSOctober 2019December 2021Abandon2620NoNo
16577784PROCESSING PLATFORMSeptember 2019February 2022Abandon2920NoNo
16578016TRANSACTION AUDITING USING TOKEN EXTRACTION AND MODEL MATCHINGSeptember 2019November 2021Allow2620NoNo
16571577CONTROLLING METHOD OF UNATTENDED RETAIL STORE AND DEVICE THEREOF, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2019March 2023Abandon4220NoNo
16570792SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR READER DEVICE REGISTRATION, USE, AND MANAGEMENTSeptember 2019August 2021Allow2310NoNo
16494147MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2019June 2022Abandon3330NoNo
16490398COMMODITY MONITORING DEVICE, COMMODITY MONITORING SYSTEM, OUTPUT DESTINATION DEVICE, COMMODITY MONITORING METHOD, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAMAugust 2019October 2021Allow2620NoNo
16489301AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT SYSTEMAugust 2019June 2022Abandon3310NoNo
16487243LOGISTICS DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND SYSTEMAugust 2019March 2023Abandon4340NoNo
16535767ITEM SHIPPING SCREENING AND VALIDATIONAugust 2019January 2022Allow3020YesNo
16533949Account Identifier Digitization AbstractionAugust 2019December 2021Allow2910NoNo
16531911CONTEXT AWARE PREDICTIVE ACTIVITY EVALUATIONAugust 2019April 2021Allow2010NoNo
16529853COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION TERMINALAugust 2019January 2023Abandon4210NoNo
16528818CHECKOUT SYSTEMAugust 2019June 2021Abandon2210NoNo
16525984METHOD OF EXPEDITIOUSLY PROVIDING BOTTLES OF WATER AT A TEMPERATURE AND DESTINATION TO BE DETERMINEDJuly 2019March 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16525287METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING USER INTERFACES TO PROMPT USERS TO PERFORM AN ACTIVITY IN A SOFTWARE APPLICATION BASED ON TRANSACTION TIME ANALYSISJuly 2019October 2023Allow5140YesNo
16513515Updating Conflicting EntriesJuly 2019August 2023Allow4930NoNo
16509641REGISTRATION SETTLEMENT APPARATUSJuly 2019February 2022Abandon3120NoNo
16460228Enabling High-power UE TransmissionJuly 2019June 2022Allow3620NoNo
16451705Display with Integrated CamerasJune 2019June 2022Allow3510NoNo
16452075METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING ACTIVE AND INACTIVE MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION IN A DEVICE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR A LIMITED TIME PERIODJune 2019October 2020Allow1610NoNo
16444002SHORT RANGE WIRELESS TRANSLATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDS-FREE FARE VALIDATIONJune 2019February 2022Allow3220NoNo
16438990SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANAGING PERPETUAL INVENTORYJune 2019February 2021Allow2010NoNo
16420274ACCOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFORMay 2019November 2021Abandon3020NoNo
16412314DETERMINING THAT A CLIENT DEVICE PRESENTS IN A SITE USING FREQUENT CLIENT MOBILITY PATTERNSMay 2019April 2021Allow2310NoNo
16398241CONSUMABLE USAGE SENSORS AND APPLICATIONS TO FACILITATE AUTOMATED REPLENISHMENT OF CONSUMABLES VIA AN ADAPTIVE DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMApril 2019August 2022Allow4040NoNo
16385432SPECTRUM SHARING BETWEEN PRIMARY USERS AND CO-EXISTENCE GROUPS OF SECONDARY USERSApril 2019August 2021Allow2820NoNo
16370305RETURN FRAUD PREVENTIONMarch 2019March 2021Allow2420YesNo
16370015SCANNER BARMarch 2019July 2021Allow2730YesNo
16370383PRICE VERIFICATION AT A POINT OF SALE SYSTEMMarch 2019March 2021Allow2420YesNo
16337663Attendance Consistency Management System and Attendance Consistency Management MethodMarch 2019March 2021Abandon2410NoNo
16366736METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING STOCK ROOM BIN AUDITS AT RETAIL SALES FACILITIESMarch 2019April 2021Allow2520NoNo
16366925GAS USE TIME LIMIT PUSHING METHOD BASED ON COMPOUND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) AND IOT SYSTEMMarch 2019July 2022Abandon4040NoNo
16501125SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2019October 2021Abandon3120NoNo
16363599METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNICATION PATHS FOR COMMUNICATION NODESMarch 2019May 2021Allow2610YesNo
16357119INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2019December 2021Allow3320YesNo
16355500SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DIRECT EXCHANGEMarch 2019July 2021Allow2810YesNo
16352937SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING DATA PROCESSING OF ARTICLEMarch 2019October 2021Abandon3120NoNo
16298526LOG-IN CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF LOG-IN CONTROL APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION TERMINALMarch 2019June 2021Allow2710NoNo
16296228Tracking Device Search Party ManagementMarch 2019August 2020Allow1810NoNo
16282500DELIVERY SYSTEMFebruary 2019October 2022Abandon4320NoNo
16281251METHOD FOR MONITORING AND TRACKING IDENTIFIED MATERIALS IN FILLABLE RECEPTACLESFebruary 2019May 2021Abandon2710NoNo
16278900SMART DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING STORAGE SPACE AND RETRIEVAL TIMEFebruary 2019August 2022Allow4220NoNo
16263739Vehicle Sensing and Access Control for On-Demand ServicesJanuary 2019October 2020Allow2110YesNo
16244517SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A REISSUE PROBABILITY SCORE FOR A TRANSACTION EVIDENCEJanuary 2019January 2021Abandon2510YesNo
16242445MOBILE STOREFRONT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2019February 2021Allow2510NoNo
16239908Mobile Phone as a One-Way Recorded Transmitter Over a Cellular NetworkJanuary 2019November 2020Allow2210NoNo
16239357SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE A LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICEJanuary 2019March 2021Abandon2601NoNo
16236710INSTANT SUPPORT AGENT CALL SETUP AND CALL CONNECTION APPLICATIONDecember 2018June 2021Allow2920NoNo
16227960SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS OF PIN PADSDecember 2018December 2021Allow3540YesNo
16227682SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED DINING CHECKS AND INDIVIDUALIZED PAYMENT BY ASSOCIATING DEVICE WITH DINING SESSIONDecember 2018October 2020Allow2210NoNo
16211515STOCK LEVEL INDICATION APPARATUS AND METHODDecember 2018February 2021Abandon2610NoNo
16203900DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVACUATION TASK MANAGEMENTNovember 2018February 2022Allow3910NoNo
16197657DUAL BAND MOBILE POINT-OF-SALE TERMINALNovember 2018June 2021Allow3130NoNo
16197682ADAPTIVE DUAL BAND MOBILE POINT-OF-SALE TERMINALNovember 2018June 2021Allow3130NoNo
16093836Delivery Plan Making System and Delivery Plan Making MethodOctober 2018July 2021Allow3430YesNo
16154823METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR MULTIPLE DEVICE PROFILES FOR A DEVICEOctober 2018May 2020Allow1910NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
98.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
55.4%
Higher 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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner MITCHELL, NATHAN A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MITCHELL, NATHAN A works in Art Unit 3687 and has examined 212 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MITCHELL, NATHAN A's allowance rate of 70.8% places them in the 35% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MITCHELL, NATHAN A receive 1.96 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% 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 MITCHELL, NATHAN A is 28 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 +19.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MITCHELL, NATHAN A. This interview benefit is in the 61% 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, 24.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 39% 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 37.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 46% 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 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 47.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 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 4.0% of allowed cases (in the 79% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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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