USPTO Examiner HUDSON MARLA LAVETTE - Art Unit 3694

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18629106CONTROL METHOD, CONTROLLER, DATA STRUCTURE, AND POWER TRANSACTION SYSTEMApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18457864INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMAugust 2023March 2025Allow1900NoNo
18331220SECURE MODAL BASED DIGITAL INSTALLMENTSJune 2023August 2024Allow1400NoNo
18206190CONTROL METHOD, CONTROLLER, DATA STRUCTURE, AND POWER TRANSACTION SYSTEMJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18115729BUSINESS TO BUSINESS CREDIT FACILITY PROVISIONING AND PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATIC LIGHTWEIGHT MODULE AS A PAYMENT OPTION AT CHECKOUTFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1420YesNo
18157570SECURE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FUELING STATION COMPONENTSJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2630YesNo
18060724SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESERVING A REPLACEMENT RENTAL VEHICLEDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
17982003DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION ALGORITHM TO ALLOCATE RESOURCESNovember 2022May 2024Allow1810NoNo
17969441SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING A PROPENSITY OF A USER TO INSTALL NON-INSTALLED APPLICATIONSOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17967000REAL-TIME DIGITAL CASH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17960481MACHINE LEARNING BASED PERSONALIZED ETHICAL INTEREST AND SENSITIVITY PROFILE GENERATION FOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3340YesNo
17936481Method and System for Automatically Detecting Use of an Alarm SystemSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1610YesNo
17954848ENHANCED DATA SECURITY AND PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1920YesNo
17890903SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING MODELS BASED ON METADATAAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910YesNo
17886676PIPELINED CREDIT CHECKINGAugust 2022November 2024Allow2711YesNo
17882528Level Playing Field Lending ModelAugust 2022July 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17858683CROSS-SYSTEM INTEGRATION PLATFORMJuly 2022April 2024Allow2110YesNo
17808937VISUALIZING INVESTMENT CHANGES USING AUGMENTED REALITYJune 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17833934SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME SCREENING OF A DISABILITY INSURANCE APPLICANTJune 2022May 2025Abandon3650YesNo
17662680LOAN REFINANCING AND/OR CONSOLIDATION TOOLMay 2022January 2025Allow3230YesNo
17717517TRANSACTION VALIDATION IN THIRD-PARTY COMPUTER SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTSApril 2022June 2025Abandon3840YesNo
17763063CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING FINANCIAL INFORMATIONMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17566932SYSTEMS AND METHODS GENERATING ELECTRONIC TOKENS IN RESPONSE TO USER LOCATIONDecember 2021June 2023Allow1710NoNo
17645291REALTIME ACCESS AND CONTROL OF SECURE REGULATED DATADecember 2021September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17553263Classical and Quantum Computing Methods for Pricing for Account-level UncertaintyDecember 2021April 2024Allow2820NoNo
17547552Process Orchestration and Dynamic Data Acquisition SystemDecember 2021September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17534546SYSTEMS, METHODS AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ALLOCATION TO MAXIMIZE INSURANCE OR MAXIMIZE INTEREST FOR CLIENT ACCOUNTSNovember 2021April 2024Allow2930YesNo
17532110CONTROL METHOD, CONTROLLER, DATA STRUCTURE, AND POWER TRANSACTION SYSTEMNovember 2021March 2023Allow1500NoNo
17530573BUSINESS TO BUSINESS CREDIT FACILITY PROVISIONING AND PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATIC LIGHTWEIGHT MODULE AS A PAYMENT OPTION AT CHECKOUTNovember 2021April 2024Allow2920YesNo
17505134Optimization and Prioritization of Account Directed Distributions in an Asset Management SystemOctober 2021October 2023Allow2410NoNo
17499855LIMITED USE TEMPORARY CREDIT ACCOUNTOctober 2021March 2023Allow1710NoNo
17471689REAL-TIME MONITORINGSeptember 2021January 2025Abandon4040YesNo
17447060METHOD FOR EVALUATING RISK MEASURES FOR PORTFOLIO AND PORTFOLIO EVALUATING DEVICESeptember 2021December 2023Abandon2830NoNo
17466244SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A FINANCIAL MARKET SNAPSHOTSeptember 2021April 2024Abandon3130NoNo
17465542SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESERVING A REPLACEMENT RENTAL VEHICLESeptember 2021February 2023Allow1710YesNo
17411632SERVICES FOR ENTITY TRUST CONVEYANCESAugust 2021July 2022Allow1100NoNo
17405131SYSTEM FOR INCREASING BETTING LEVEL OF PROFITABILITY AND METHODS OF USEAugust 2021June 2022Allow1000NoNo
17389447SECURE MODAL BASED DIGITAL INSTALLMENTSJuly 2021March 2023Allow1910YesNo
17379670Systems and Methods for Settling Chargeback RequestsJuly 2021June 2022Allow1100NoNo
17370471VISUALIZING INVESTMENT CHANGES USING AUGMENTED REALITYJuly 2021June 2022Allow1100NoNo
17353366ACH TRANSACTION AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2021June 2022Allow1200NoNo
17343313Method and System for Automatically Detecting Use of an Alarm SystemJune 2021August 2022Allow1410YesNo
17339405Computer-Implemented Private Fund Structure for a Hybrid Investment StrategyJune 2021September 2022Abandon1610NoNo
17332192DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION ALGORITHM TO ALLOCATE RESOURCESMay 2021September 2022Allow1610NoNo
17243490SYSTEMS AND METHODS GENERATING ELECTRONIC TOKENS IN RESPONSE TO USER LOCATIONApril 2021November 2021Allow700NoNo
17219629SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PRODUCT ROADMAP INVESTMENT DECISIONS AND RISK ASSESSMENTMarch 2021March 2023Allow2420YesNo
17209551SMART NODE TO NODE PAYMENT SYSTEMSMarch 2021February 2022Allow1110NoNo
17200222VIRTUAL PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEMMarch 2021January 2022Allow1010NoNo
17266031ENHANCED DATA SECURITY AND PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2021August 2022Allow1810YesNo
17254752METHOD FOR AUTOMATING CREDIT OPERATIONS USING A PERSONAL USER DEVICEDecember 2020July 2022Abandon1920NoNo
17123354Investment Fund Investors Shareholder Advocacy MechanismDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2830NoNo
17252488SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENTSDecember 2020August 2023Allow3221YesNo
17085733METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORD MEDIUM FOR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSACTION IN SHARED ACCOUNTOctober 2020April 2023Abandon3040YesNo
16985726SECURE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FUELING STATION COMPONENTSAugust 2020September 2022Allow2610YesNo
16924317SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME SCREENING OF A DISABILITY INSURANCE APPLICANTJuly 2020February 2022Allow2010NoNo
16793800SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR GOAL DEVELOPMENTFebruary 2020January 2021Allow1110YesNo
16597487Debit-Based Installment FinancingOctober 2019June 2024Abandon5630YesYes
16589510SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN IMPLEMENTING FIXED CURRENCY CONVERSION IN NETWORK TRAFFICOctober 2019August 2022Abandon3420YesNo
16588513ELECTRONIC TRADE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2019November 2022Abandon3820NoNo
16581785STOCK PRICE ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2019December 2022Abandon3930NoNo
16579127ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT RETIREMENT INCOME PLANNERSeptember 2019September 2022Abandon3620NoNo
16578262BUSINESS TO BUSINESS CREDIT FACILITY PROVISIONING AND PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC LIGHTWEIGHT MODULE AS A PAYMENT OPTION AT CHECKOUTSeptember 2019April 2022Abandon3120NoNo
16574994AUTOMATICALLY SPECIFYING ALTERNATIVE SERVICES FOR SETTLING ELECTRONIC PAYMENTSSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2810NoNo
16520983SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT SUBSIDENCE RISK ANALYSIS USING GIS DATAJuly 2019October 2021Abandon2610NoNo
16514611METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND NETWORKS FOR AUTHENTICATION BASED ON PHYSICAL CONDITION OF A MOBILE DEVICEJuly 2019July 2021Allow2410NoNo
16511890REAL-TIME DIGITAL CASH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONJuly 2019June 2022Allow3521YesYes
16509612SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING AND PRICING MUNICIPAL BOND OFFERINGSJuly 2019June 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16434762SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SETTLING CHARGEBACK REQUESTSJune 2019March 2021Allow2110YesNo
16424617Method and System for Automatically Detecting Use of an Alarm SystemMay 2019April 2021Allow2320YesNo
16421468INTEGRATED OBJECT-CENTRIC SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM (OSDS) CONTAINERSMay 2019March 2022Allow3400NoNo
16368203REALTIME FINANCIAL TRANSACTION APPROVALMarch 2019January 2022Allow3440NoNo
16295919REAL-TIME MONITORINGMarch 2019June 2021Allow2720YesNo
16295958CUSTOMIZED MESSAGES BASED ON INTERNAL DATAMarch 2019September 2022Abandon4340YesNo
16287300CONTROL METHOD, CONTROLLER, DATA STRUCTURE, AND POWER TRANSACTION SYSTEMFebruary 2019August 2021Allow3010NoNo
16269431New Issue Identification Database SystemFebruary 2019December 2021Allow3421NoNo
16194651CARD VOUCHER USE SYSTEM, METHOD, DEVICE AND SERVERNovember 2018December 2021Allow3721YesNo
16035253METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING A FINANCIAL MARKET SNAPSHOTJuly 2018February 2021Allow3120YesNo
16029523SERVICES FOR ENTITY TRUST CONVEYANCESJuly 2018May 2021Allow3420YesNo
16026489SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESERVING A REPLACEMENT RENTAL VEHICLEJuly 2018May 2021Allow3430YesNo
16067246METHOD OF PROCESSING CARD NUMBER DATA AND DEVICEJune 2018October 2020Allow2810YesNo
15990593MULTI-LEVEL PAYOUTS USING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER, SMART CONTRACTS, OR A COMBINATION THEREOFMay 2018November 2020Abandon2910NoNo
15987601DYNAMIC FUNNELING OF CUSTOMERS TO DIFFERENT RATE PLANSMay 2018February 2022Abandon4530NoNo
15778536MULTI-SCHEME PAYMENT MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEMMay 2018July 2021Abandon3820NoNo
15983919TEXT SAVINGSMay 2018April 2021Allow3530YesNo
15982496FINANCIAL FRAUD DETECTION USING USER GROUP BEHAVIOR ANALYSISMay 2018February 2021Abandon3320YesNo
15979433SYSTEM FOR INCREASING BETTING LEVEL OF PROFITABILITY AND METHODS OF USEMay 2018May 2021Allow3630YesNo
15773124SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONSMay 2018January 2021Abandon3220NoNo
15939463METHOD FOR PROVIDING PAYMENT SERVICE HAVING PLUG-IN SERVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFORMarch 2018September 2021Allow4220NoNo
15578225DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2017September 2020Abandon3320NoNo
15806113ACH TRANSACTION AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2017February 2021Allow3940YesNo
15804878SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DEVICES USED IN FRAUDULENT OR UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTIONSNovember 2017February 2022Allow5150YesYes
15804843SYSTEMS AND METHODS GENERATING ELECTRONIC TOKENS IN RESPONSE TO USER LOCATIONNovember 2017December 2020Allow3840YesNo
15797602SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE APPLICATION OF DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS FOR NETWORK PAYMENTS AS FINANCIAL EXCHANGE SETTLEMENT AND RECONCILIATIONOctober 2017February 2021Allow4040YesNo
15788538LIMITED USE TEMPORARY CREDIT ACCOUNTOctober 2017October 2021Abandon4830NoYes
15785702USER INTERFACES FOR A TAX RETURN APPLICATIONOctober 2017March 2021Allow4150YesNo
15784551TARGETED SECURITY TRADE INVITATIONSOctober 2017January 2022Abandon5140YesYes
15566915METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSACTION SECURITYOctober 2017August 2020Abandon3410NoNo
15783082REAL-TIME BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY EVALUATIONOctober 2017December 2020Abandon3840YesNo
15730586RISK ASSESSMENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2017July 2021Abandon4540YesNo
15726876Method and System for Facilitating Mobile Payment for ProductsOctober 2017November 2020Abandon3740YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
4
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
17.2%
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
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
52.0%
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 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 HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE works in Art Unit 3694 and has examined 114 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE's allowance rate of 63.2% places them in the 16% 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 HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HUDSON, MARLA LAVETTE. This interview benefit is in the 65% 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, 22.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 20% 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 24.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 24% 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, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 47% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 15% 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 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, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 28% 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 37% 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 2.8% of allowed cases (in the 70% 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.
  • 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.

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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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.