USPTO Examiner MALHOTRA SANJEEV - Art Unit 3691

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18791707Heppner Lockhart AltC™ - Computer-Implemented Integrated System to Generate a Score to Demonstrate the Concentration Effect of an Additional Investment to a Portfolio of Alternative AssetsAugust 2024February 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18643506STORAGE MEDIUM FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SYSTEMApril 2024December 2025Abandon2010YesNo
18586971COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION AND VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS AND METHODS THEREOFFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910NoNo
18443604INSTANT FUNDS AVAILABLITY RISK ASSESSMENT AND REAL-TIME FRAUD ALERT SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18427808ENHANCING TRANSACTIONS WITH LOCATION-BASED INSIGHTS ON PAYMENT MODESJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2410YesNo
18521151FAULT DETERMINATION OF BLOCKCHAIN SUBROGATION CLAIMSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1400YesNo
18209539PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR INDICATING DOCUMENTS FOR A LIFE BASED PRODUCTJune 2023December 2024Abandon1810NoNo
18039523BLOCKCHAINMay 2023March 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18323605SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE USER VERIFICATION IN A SHARED USER ENVIRONMENT VIA A DEVICE-SPECIFIC DISPLAYMay 2023September 2024Allow1610YesNo
18199004PAYMENT METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMMay 2023September 2025Abandon2820NoNo
18318520AUTOMATED INTERACTION WITH BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONSMay 2023September 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18195393FACILITY EVALUATION APPARATUS AND FACILITY EVALUATION METHODMay 2023September 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18313717System and Method for Displaying Trading DataMay 2023July 2024Allow1400YesNo
18246873INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMarch 2023September 2025Abandon3020NoNo
18127649PAYMENT INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2023January 2025Allow2220YesNo
18174392INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023October 2025Abandon3240YesNo
18110069METHOD AND SERVER DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN (NFT) ROUND-BY-ROUND ELIMINATION TOURNAMENTSFebruary 2023February 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18161228METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A TASKJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1820YesNo
18147632SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING MODEL BASED ON THE VEHICLE DRIVING MODEL BECOMING STATISTICALLY INCORRECTDecember 2022March 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18068163COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION AND VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS AND METHODS THEREOFDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
18052041SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE USER VERIFICATION IN A SHARED USER ENVIRONMENT VIA A DEVICE-SPECIFIC DISPLAYNovember 2022July 2024Allow2120YesNo
17972147Heppner Silk AltQuote™ - Online Computer-Implemented Integrated System for Providing Alternative Asset Peer-Group Based ValuationsOctober 2022December 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17972139Heppner Lockhart AltC? - Computer-Implemented Integrated System to Generate a Score to Demonstrate the Concentration Effect of an Additional Investment to a Portfolio of Alternative AssetsOctober 2022August 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17972091Heppner Hicks ValueAlt? - Computer-Implemented Integrated Alternative Asset Valuation System for Factoring the Probability of LossOctober 2022November 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17972104Heppner Bowersock Hill AlphaAlt? - Computer-Implemented Integrated System for Forecasting Expected Returns within Private Market SegmentsOctober 2022November 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17965724SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATION OF AN INTERFACE FOR UPLOAD AND REMOTE ACCEPTANCE OF A DATA FILEOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3230NoNo
17963293FAULT DETERMINATION OF BLOCKCHAIN SUBROGATION CLAIMSOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010YesNo
17958629ATM LEVERAGING EDGE DEVICES FOR ROUND-TRIP DATA ROUTINGOctober 2022June 2024Allow2110NoNo
17949559BLOCKCHAIN DISTRIBUTION OF TOURNAMENT REWARDSSeptember 2022September 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17894758VIRTUAL ASSISTANT TRANSFERSAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3440YesNo
17888346METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTENDING INSTALLMENT OPTIONSAugust 2022August 2025Abandon3640YesNo
17887840Distributed Credit Control with Centralized AllocationAugust 2022March 2024Allow1920YesNo
17815404UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022February 2025Allow3130YesNo
17852547PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR INDICATING DOCUMENTS FOR A LIFE BASED PRODUCTJune 2022October 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17843342IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2022October 2024Allow2810NoNo
17841544NON-FACE-TO-FACE SECONDHAND TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2022June 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17832796SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT REQUESTJune 2022February 2025Allow3230YesNo
17826792TRANSACTION TRACKING SYSTEMMay 2022October 2024Abandon2920NoNo
17747526ENTITY-BASED CONTROLS FOR VALUE TRANSFER CARDSMay 2022November 2025Abandon4230YesYes
17739746SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR OBTAINING AND SELECTING CONTRACTOR BIDS FOR A BUILDING-SPECIFIC REPAIR PROJECTMay 2022March 2024Abandon2201NoNo
17739026DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL ASSET TRANSFERS BASED ON AUTHENTICATIONMay 2022May 2024Allow2410YesNo
17733894SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GIFT PACKAGE OF A PREPAID CARD AND A WEARABLE DEVICEApril 2022January 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17658624ENHANCED IMAGE TRANSACTION PROCESSING SOLUTION AND ARCHITECTUREApril 2022September 2025Allow4150YesNo
17708961TIP COLLECTION FUNCTION FOR A CONFIGURABLE PARTICIPANT-INPUT PORTALMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3120YesNo
17702516ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAMMarch 2022July 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17700632SCRIBBLE TEXT PAYMENT TECHNOLOGYMarch 2022September 2024Abandon3040YesNo
17700113DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR LARGE SCALE ELECTRONIC PROCESSINGMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710YesNo
17695099TOUCHLESS TRANSACTION METHOD, TOUCHLESS TRANSACTION SYSTEM, TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION APPARATUSMarch 2022August 2025Abandon4150YesNo
17687159Method and Systems for Enhancing Modeling for Credit Risk ScoresMarch 2022October 2023Allow2020YesNo
17640427A WORKSTATION FOR INTERNET TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN NON-BUSINESS USERSMarch 2022January 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17678538System and Method for Displaying Trading DataFebruary 2022February 2023Allow1100YesNo
17675087PROXIMITY-BASED DEVICE PAIRING SYSTEM VIA ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION FOR SECURE RESOURCE TRANSFERFebruary 2022January 2025Abandon3540YesNo
17671978SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINKING TRANSACTION DEVICESFebruary 2022December 2025Abandon4660YesNo
17570192SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE USER VERIFICATION IN A SHARED USER ENVIRONMENT VIA A DEVICE-SPECIFIC DISPLAYJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1400YesNo
17563220COMPUTER SYSTEMDecember 2021June 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17546842Method, Apparatus and Interface for Transaction TogglingDecember 2021August 2023Abandon2010YesNo
17611198ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATE SWAP METHOD AND SYSTEMNovember 2021September 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17513411EXCLUDING TRANSACTIONS FROM RELATED USERS IN TRANSACTION BASED AUTHENTICATIONOctober 2021March 2025Abandon4140YesNo
17511377TECHNIQUES FOR UTILIZING A PREDICTIVE MODEL TO CACHE PROCESSING DATAOctober 2021March 2024Abandon2930YesNo
17451524GREY MARKET ORDERS DETECTIONOctober 2021July 2025Abandon4560YesNo
17449730SYSTEM AND USER INTERFACE OF A USER DEVICE FOR MANAGING TOKENS ASSOCIATED WITH A USEROctober 2021September 2023Allow2330YesNo
17469105SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING AND PRESERVING EVIDENCE DATA CORRESPONDING TO AN INCIDENTSeptember 2021March 2024Abandon3030NoNo
17467769GENERATION AND PROVISIONING OF DIGITAL TOKENS BASED ON DYNAMICALLY OBTAINED CONTEXTUAL DATASeptember 2021March 2024Allow3030YesNo
17400327System for Credit Card, Debit Card, and Voting Fraud PreventionAugust 2021July 2023Abandon2310YesNo
17385617SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME TRICKLE PAYMENTSJuly 2021October 2024Allow3950YesNo
17377570DIGITAL PROJECT BASED COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTSJuly 2021May 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17368930Method and Apparatus for Facilitating Financial Transactions Backed by Crypto AssetsJuly 2021July 2025Abandon4940YesYes
17362511Real Time Selection of Payment AccountJune 2021July 2024Abandon3740NoNo
17354949GENERATING OBFUSCATED IDENTIFICATION TEMPLATES FOR TRANSACTION VERIFICATIONJune 2021March 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17353755METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A FLIGHT TASKJune 2021September 2022Allow1500YesNo
17353177ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AUTOMATIC WI-FI CONNECTION WITH ENHANCED SECURITY METHOD WHEN MAKING ELECTRONIC WALLET PAYMENTJune 2021September 2022Allow1500YesNo
17346178FRAUD AS A SERVICEJune 2021August 2022Allow1400YesNo
17311768SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS INDIRECT TRANSACTIONSJune 2021March 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17323324KEYLESS ACCESS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLESMay 2021July 2022Allow1400NoNo
17226626INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2021December 2022Allow2010YesNo
17218855METHOD FOR PREDICTING BUSINESS INCOME FROM USER TRANSACTION DATAMarch 2021October 2022Allow1910YesNo
17201409COMMUNITY DEFINED SPACESMarch 2021December 2023Abandon3340YesNo
17190166RECOMMENDATION ENGINE FOR COST OF A CLAIMMarch 2021January 2023Allow2220YesNo
17168024FAULT DETERMINATION OF BLOCKCHAIN SUBROGATION CLAIMSFebruary 2021August 2022Allow1810YesNo
17167349DEFAULT SHARING BETWEEN FREQUENTLY USED LINE OF BUSINESS PRODUCTSFebruary 2021September 2022Allow1910YesNo
17152886METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTION REQUESTSJanuary 2021April 2022Allow1500YesNo
17064323USING SIMULATED CONSUMER PROFILES TO FORM CALIBRATION DATA FOR MODELSOctober 2020August 2022Allow2210YesNo
17039231AUTOMATED VEHICLE REPAIR ESTIMATION BY AGGREGATE ENSEMBLING OF MULTIPLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONSSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2420YesNo
17015109METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-MACHINE COLLABORATIVE FARMINGSeptember 2020June 2024Allow4550YesNo
17010188COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION AND VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS AND METHODS THEREOFSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2400YesNo
16971588Security Measures in Relation to Data Tags and Contactless CardsAugust 2020August 2022Abandon2410NoNo
16995454SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MANAGING A DATA ATTRIBUTE CONDITION TRIGGER MATRIXAugust 2020April 2023Abandon3230YesNo
16942679SENSOR-BASED INTELLIGENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE FAULT IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTIONJuly 2020February 2023Abandon3150YesNo
16920888MONEY TRANSFER SMART PHONE METHODS AND SYSTEMSJuly 2020August 2023Allow3740YesNo
16918981PROVIDING HISTORY-BASED DATA PROCESSINGJuly 2020October 2024Abandon5230YesNo
16768072VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT HAVING A HIERARCHY OF PRIORITY FACTORSMay 2020July 2022Allow2621YesNo
16867110COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR AUTOMATED ACTIVITY VERIFICATION BASED ON OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION MODELS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMay 2020October 2023Allow4150YesNo
16857551Method, Apparatus and Interface for Transaction TogglingApril 2020September 2021Allow1600YesNo
16849416System and Method for Displaying Trading DataApril 2020November 2021Allow1910YesNo
16841267AIRCRAFT FUEL OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICSApril 2020July 2021Allow1600YesNo
16823822EXPLAINABLE COMPLEX MODELMarch 2020October 2022Allow3120YesNo
16820326AUTONOMOUS FLEET SERVICE MANAGEMENTMarch 2020February 2022Allow2320YesNo
16645174CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND MOBILE OBJECTMarch 2020July 2022Allow2820NoNo
16796264SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A CONDITION PROMPTING AN UPDATE TO AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING MODELFebruary 2020April 2022Allow2610YesNo
16796289SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING MODEL BASED ON THE VEHICLE DRIVING MODEL BECOMING STATISTICALLY INCORRECTFebruary 2020September 2022Allow3120YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
9
(81.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(18.2%)
Reversal Percentile
30.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 18.2% 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
37
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(37.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
23
(62.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
62.5%
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, 37.8% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner MALHOTRA, SANJEEV - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MALHOTRA, SANJEEV works in Art Unit 3691 and has examined 205 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 61.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MALHOTRA, SANJEEV's allowance rate of 61.0% places them in the 21% 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 MALHOTRA, SANJEEV receive 2.90 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 84% 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 MALHOTRA, SANJEEV is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +53.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MALHOTRA, SANJEEV. This interview benefit is in the 94% 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, 18.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 19% 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 21.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 26% 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, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 68.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 54.2% 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, 40.0% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 41% 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.
  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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.

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