USPTO Examiner CUFF MICHAEL A - Art Unit 3715

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18935203Reactive Game PlayNovember 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18633237SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOSTING AND MANAGING A LIVE GAMEApril 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18631632ATTRIBUTE VALUE RESTORATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2024May 2025Allow1410YesNo
18626157ONLINE SOFTWARE VIDEO CAPTURE AND REPLAY SYSTEMApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18612466HOLD AND SPIN FEATURE GAME WITH MYSTERY SYMBOLSMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18596218SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT AUTOMATIC ACCESS TO FUNDSMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18436840GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR REPLAYING REELSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18426342Game System, Information Processing Program and Information Processing MethodJanuary 2024December 2024Abandon1010NoNo
18396608SHOOTING GAME CONTROL METHOD AND GAME SYSTEMDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18537120THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT TRACKING USING COMBINATION OF RADAR DATA AND TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATADecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18537630SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING PRIZES OR AWARDS BASED ON A PLATFORMDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18533445CONTROLLER FOR A GAMES CONSOLEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18529877GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AWARDS BASED ON PLAYER SELECTED PERSISTENT GAME ELEMENTSDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18528151SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR BACK-BETTING PROGRESSIVE PRIZE POOLS IN A GAMING SYSTEMDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18527641AGGREGATE TAX LIABILITY IN WAGERINGDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18528109SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR BACK-BETTING PROGRESSIVE PRIZE POOLS IN A GAMING SYSTEMDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18484369INTERNET OF THINGS BASED VIDEO GAME PLAYOctober 2023February 2025Allow1710YesNo
18378519COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND COMPUTING PLATFORM FOR CENTRALLY MANAGING SKILL-BASED COMPETITIONSOctober 2023December 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18367951INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1200NoNo
18363354INFORMATION SYSTEM, SERVICE SERVER, MANAGEMENT SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
18363399DETECTING COLLUSION IN ONLINE GAMESAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18227834ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAMING OR AMUSEMENT CREDIT PURCHASESJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18225540SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A NETWORK-BASED VIDEO GAME APPLICATIONJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18218201MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18198926GENERAL GAMING ENGINEMay 2023September 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18144051VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION CREATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18312509Advanced Gaming and Virtual Reality Control Using RadarMay 2023June 2024Allow1320YesNo
18138150IMPLEMENTING AN HTML5-BASED MOTION SENSING GAMEApril 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18137029METHOD OF DISPLAYING SHOOTING FOR VIRTUAL FIREARM, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023June 2025Allow2600YesNo
18303232SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT GAMING NETWORK TRAFFIC ROUTING AND OPTIMIZATIONApril 2023April 2025Allow2400NoNo
18136509Universal Mobile Game ControllerApril 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18132856EXCHANGING POSITIONS OF VIRTUAL PROPS DISPLAYED WITH A VIRTUAL SCENEApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18297917TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM USING EMOTIONAL STATES OF USERApril 2023July 2024Allow1610NoNo
18191473PROGRAM, METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR GAME INVOLVING MULTI-BATTLEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18028074SERVER APPARATUS, SKILL VALUE DERIVATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710YesNo
18182239ENABLING A USER TO PLAY A MULTIPLAYER VIDEOGAME VIA A SINGLE-CLICK SELECTION OF A LINK PRESENTED IN A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMMarch 2023March 2025Allow2500NoNo
18170821SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAKING DIGITAL ARTICLES TO UPGRADE PLAYER TYPE IN AN ONLINE GAME SUPPORTING DIFFERENT PLAYER TYPESFebruary 2023September 2024Abandon1910NoNo
18168370ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN AWARD BASED UPON A PRIZE CATEGORY AND A PRIZE SUB-CATEGORYFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18018998INFORMATION SYSTEM, SERVICE SERVER, MANAGEMENT SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2023June 2023Allow501NoNo
18103002Travel of Virtual CharactersJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1410YesNo
18097508INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710YesNo
18154131TRANSFERRING AWARDS VIA OPTICAL MACHINE READABLE DATA REPRESENTATION IMAGESJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710NoNo
18094915SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALGORITHMICALLY ARRANGING CONTESTS IN A LOBBY INTERFACEJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1610YesNo
18089526METHOD FOR SHARING A PORTION OF GAMEPLAY OF A VIDEO GAMEDecember 2022April 2024Allow1510NoNo
18069784ADJUSTING INDIVIDUALIZED CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE TO USERS OF AN ONLINE GAME BASED ON USER GAMEPLAY INFORMATIONDecember 2022March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18083750Gaming Machines Having Portable Device Docking StationDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18083771SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOSTING AND MANAGING A LIVE GAMEDecember 2022December 2023Allow1200NoNo
17993451ATTRIBUTE VALUE RESTORATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2022January 2024Allow1310YesNo
17992618Simulation System and MethodNovember 2022March 2025Allow3900YesNo
17990465Games Awarding Prizes Displayed in Winning Symbol PositionsNovember 2022January 2024Allow1410NoNo
17990455COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND COMPUTING PLATFORM FOR CENTRALLY MANAGING SKILL-BASED COMPETITIONSNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
18052372SYMBOL ACCUMULATION SEQUENCE WITH ONE OR MORE DIFFERENT ENHANCEMENT FEATURESNovember 2022March 2025Allow2800YesNo
17979692THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT TRACKING USING COMBINATION OF RADAR DATA AND TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATANovember 2022September 2023Allow1100NoNo
18048337GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR REPLAYING REELSOctober 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
18047728KENO EMPLOYING INITIALLY UNMATCHED DRAWN SPOTS VIA TRIGGER SPOTSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17962465VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022February 2025Allow2810YesNo
17959176AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION AND REPORTING OF INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IN ONLINE APPLICATIONSOctober 2022June 2024Allow2120YesNo
17958117ELECTRONIC ACCOUNT TRANSFERS IN CASINO ENVIRONMENTSSeptember 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17955078ADDITIONAL AWARDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUARANTEED SYMBOL GENERATIONSSeptember 2022March 2025Allow2900YesNo
17945541SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND PREVENTING FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES IN DIGITAL ADVERTISINGSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3000NoNo
17820209SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ELECTRONIC GAMING INCLUDING AN UPGRADEABLE GAME OBJECTAugust 2022September 2024Allow2530YesNo
17819090SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ELECTRONIC DYNAMIC AWARD ASSEMBLYAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310YesNo
17817823System and Method of Generating and Providing Interactive Annotation Items Based on Triggering Events in a Video GameAugust 2022February 2024Allow1910NoNo
17878503COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND COMPUTING PLATFORM FOR CENTRALLY MANAGING SKILL-BASED COMPETITIONSAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17876896SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR DELIVERING A MULTIPLAYER GAMING EXPERIENCE IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMJuly 2022March 2023Allow810NoNo
17812962SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A FEATURE GAME WITH MULTIPLE GAME INSTANCESJuly 2022November 2023Allow1610NoNo
17865651AUTOMATIC WAGER METHODJuly 2022February 2024Allow1910NoNo
17810761HOLD AND SPIN FEATURE GAME WITH MYSTERY SYMBOLSJuly 2022December 2023Allow1810NoNo
17810488ONLINE SOFTWARE VIDEO CAPTURE AND REPLAY SYSTEMJuly 2022December 2023Allow1810NoNo
17856264FRONT MONEY AS GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT OVERDRAFT PROTECTIONJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310YesNo
17808757INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJune 2022March 2025Allow3210YesNo
17848233CONTEXTUALLY AWARE ACTIVE SOCIAL MATCHMAKINGJune 2022January 2024Allow1910YesNo
17787859EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATION APPARATUS, EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATION METHOD AND PROGRAMJune 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17840278Gaming Machine and Method for Progressive Pay Table Modification Over a Plurality of Game Rounds to Control Probabilities for Winning JackpotsJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17828890SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAKING DIGITAL ARTICLES TO UPGRADE PLAYER TYPE IN AN ONLINE GAME SUPPORTING DIFFERENT PLAYER TYPESMay 2022October 2022Allow410NoNo
17828971eSPORTS SPECTATOR ONBOARDINGMay 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17828707ADAPTIVE DIFFICULTY CALIBRATION FOR SKILLS-BASED ACTIVITIES IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTSMay 2022July 2024Allow2600NoNo
17750175METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SPECIAL EFFECT IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022April 2024Allow2300NoNo
17661115TRACKING QUANTITIES OF WINNING SYMBOLS FOR TRIGGERING ADDITIONAL SYMBOL EVALUATIONSApril 2022May 2024Allow2400NoNo
17729807SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT AUTOMATIC ACCESS TO FUNDSApril 2022December 2023Allow2010YesNo
17724989SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GAMEPLAY USING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACEApril 2022March 2025Abandon3511NoNo
17658458LOTTERY TICKET HAVING CONNECTED SYMBOL SET FEATUREApril 2022June 2024Allow2630YesNo
17657458DETERMINATION OF A PARAMETER SETTING BASED ON A CALIBRATION RELATIONSHIP FOR AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMMarch 2022June 2024Allow2710YesNo
17709500GENERATION OF VIRTUAL ELEMENTS AND QUEUE THEREOF IN A FITNESS-BASED GAMEMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510YesNo
17707181FANTASY SPORTS TEAM LEAGUEMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510YesNo
17764780Server Architecture and Method for Implementing Online Multi-Player GamesMarch 2022January 2024Allow2200NoNo
17706330SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING PRIZES OR AWARDS BASED ON A PLATFORMMarch 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17696365MACHINE LEARNING BASED GAMING PLATFORM MESSAGING RISK MANAGEMENTMarch 2022June 2024Allow2711NoNo
17686377SHOOTING GAME CONTROL METHOD AND GAME SYSTEMMarch 2022September 2023Allow1910NoNo
17685066SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SELLER REPUTATIONMarch 2022March 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17672040DIFFERENTIATED AGGREGATION MECHANISM FOR AWARD PROVISIONINGFebruary 2022April 2023Allow1410NoNo
17429293INTRA-VEHICLE GAMESFebruary 2022January 2025Allow4210NoNo
17646915GAMING EXPERT CONNECTION FOR GAMING ASSISTANCEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17551261SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOSTING AND MANAGING A LIVE GAMEDecember 2021December 2023Allow2510YesNo
17545703Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium And Video Game Processing SystemDecember 2021September 2023Allow2100NoNo
17542220INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021June 2023Allow1800NoNo
17535910METHODOLOGY FOR EQUALIZING SYSTEMIC LATENCIES IN TELEVISION RECEPTION IN CONNECTION WITH GAMES OF SKILL PLAYED IN CONNECTION WITH LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAMMINGNovember 2021September 2023Allow2210NoNo
17514962SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND USING PROOF OF IN-GAME PARTICIPATION BY UNIQUE DIGITAL ARTICLESOctober 2021February 2024Allow2810NoNo
17506787CAPTURING CONTENT IN A MOBILE COMPUTING PLATFORMOctober 2021August 2024Allow3310NoNo
17507299SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING COMPILED SHADERSOctober 2021March 2024Abandon2810YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
17.5%
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
2
(22.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(77.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
26.6%
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, 22.2% 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 CUFF, MICHAEL A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CUFF, MICHAEL A works in Art Unit 3715 and has examined 379 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CUFF, MICHAEL A's allowance rate of 88.9% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CUFF, MICHAEL A receive 1.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CUFF, MICHAEL A is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CUFF, MICHAEL A. This interview benefit is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 52% 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 43% 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 32.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 25% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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:

    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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