USPTO Examiner HALL SHAUNA KAY N - Art Unit 3715

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18817726SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ADULT TOYS BASED ON GAME RELATED ACTIONSAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18762744VIDEO GAME SYSTEM WITH BIOFEEDBACKJuly 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18754394SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING USERS OF CLIENT APPLICATIONSJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18745870Thumb Actuated Gaming Controller and Methods of UseJune 2024November 2024Allow510YesNo
18742907SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING VIRTUAL CHARACTERS BASED ON COLOR WITHIN A GAME SPACEJune 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18740921LOCKING LINKSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18667136GAMING MACHINE WITH COLUMN SPECIFIC AWARDSMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18657257SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLUSION DETECTIONMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18637582GAZE-BASED COORDINATION OF VIRTUAL EFFECTS INDICATORSApril 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18637275EXTENDED REALITY TECHNIQUES IMPROVING SOCIAL INTERACTIONSApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18635930RESPAWN SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN VIDEO GAMESApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18618337PRE-AUTHORIZED CASINO CREDIT INSTRUMENTMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18601116CARDLESS LOGIN AT TABLE GAMESMarch 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18589748DEVICE INCLUDING PLURALITY OF MARKERSFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1720YesNo
18431845WEB BROWSER DERIVED CONTENT INCLUDING REAL-TIME VISUALIZATIONS IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL GAMING ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2024October 2024Allow920NoNo
18415332GAMING SYSTEMS, GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS WITH VOLATILITY CONTROL GAMESJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18408890GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REEL-SPIN GAME ENHANCEMENT FEATURESJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18409473GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REEL-SPIN GAME ENHANCEMENT FEATURESJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18405204SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARRANGING INTERFACE ELEMENTS BASED ON BROADCASTER EVENTSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110YesNo
18405077Open and Close Features for Game Controller BridgeJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1120YesNo
18402612APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A VITALS TARGETJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18398932SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING GAMEDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18543571ERGONOMIC GAME CONTROLLER AND SYSTEMDecember 2023December 2024Allow1120NoNo
18527309INTEGRATED DISPLAY DEVICE AND AUDIO SPEAKERDecember 2023October 2025Allow2200NoNo
18506054SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPLEMENTING A WAGERING GAMENovember 2023November 2024Allow1210YesNo
18494967Computerized Interactive Psychological Assessment Protocol - iPAPOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18488834PRE-AUTHORIZED CASINO CREDIT INSTRUMENTOctober 2023December 2023Allow200NoNo
18376184GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GAMING PAYOUTS BASED ON MATCHED GAME PLAY PREDICTIONSOctober 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18370739SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING AND INSTALLING A REEL STRIP TO A GAMING MACHINE REELSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2300NoNo
18369387EVENT WAGERING WITH GROUP AND/OR IN RUN OPTIONSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18242514SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE GAMBLING GAMESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18451789CUSTOM CHARACTER CREATION BASED ON BODY MOVEMENT AND USER INPUT DATAAugust 2023November 2025Allow2710NoNo
18449699Methods Implementing Doorbell Register/File Identification Table with High-Speed Data Communication Fabric for Cloud Gaming Data Storage and RetrievalAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18448510GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING WILD EXTRA SPOT INDICATOR FEATUREAugust 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18232529TAILORING IN-GAME DIALOGUE TO PLAYER ATTRIBUTESAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410YesNo
18232141LOCKING LINKSAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18360718NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A SERVER DEVICE AND A TERMINAL DEVICEJuly 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18359801SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING VIRTUAL CHARACTERS BASED ON COLOR WITHIN A GAME SPACEJuly 2023March 2024Allow800NoNo
18345076Location Based Restrictions On Networked GamingJune 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18341268PROGRAMMABLE ACTUATION FORCE INPUT FOR AN ACCESSORY AND METHODS THEREOFJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18337304Methods and Systems For Enabling Users To Experience Previously Hidden Information During A Playable Recreation Of A Video Game SessionJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18208159INDIRECT VIDEO GAME CONTEXT DETERMINATION BASED ON GAME I/OJune 2023September 2025Allow2710NoNo
18331445SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING USERS OF CLIENT APPLICATIONSJune 2023April 2024Allow1010YesNo
18331065CONTEXTUALLY AWARE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN VIDEO GAMESJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18328633SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP OF USER-GENERATED CONTENT WITHIN AN ONLINE GAMING PLATFORMJune 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18322914RECORDING GAME PLAY VIDEOMay 2023August 2025Allow2710YesNo
18322895IDENTIFYING GAME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTSMay 2023August 2025Allow2610YesNo
18322382SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE EMPLOYING EYE GAZE TRACKING SYSTEM TO ANIMATE REEL SYMBOLS AND GENERATE VIDEO CONTENTMay 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18321855CUSTOMIZABLE RUMBLE EFFECT IN GAMING ACCESSORYMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18196635APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC GAMINGMay 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18142561IN-GAME INFORMATION PLATFORMMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18307432GAMING MACHINE WITH COLUMN SPECIFIC AWARDSApril 2023March 2024Allow1010YesNo
18250270HAPTIC DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE FOR HAPTIC DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HAPTIC DEVICEApril 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18301665Estimating Pose for a Client Device Using a Pose Prior ModelApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18135036SCALED VR ENGAGEMENT AND VIEWS IN AN E-SPORTS EVENTApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18300386SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING BIOFEEDBACK INFORMATION TO A CELLULAR TELEPHONE AND FOR USING SUCH INFORMATIONApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18297140SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOY RECOGNITIONApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18296617FORCE WAVE DETERMINATION DEVICE, FORCE WAVE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND FORCE WAVE DETERMINATION PROGRAMApril 2023August 2025Allow2810NoNo
18296054TRANSLATION OF SIGN LANGUAGE IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTApril 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18130672ONLINE TOURNAMENT INTEGRATIONApril 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18184180ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE WITH SWITCHABLE GAMING STATESMarch 2023December 2023Allow910NoNo
18180570INPUT SYSTEMMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18180470PLAY SYSTEMS FOR AMBIENT SPACES WITH VIDEO CONTROLLERSMarch 2023March 2025Allow2500NoNo
18113439GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REEL-SPIN GAME ENHANCEMENT FEATURESFebruary 2023October 2023Allow700NoNo
18042393HAPTIC DEVICEFebruary 2023March 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18170655Analog Stick CalibrationFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18109293DETACHABLE SHAFT JOYSTICK AND REMOVAL AND STORAGE METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3100NoNo
18109647GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REEL-SPIN GAME ENHANCEMENT FEATURESFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18109286Gamepad lever and gamepadFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18108826GAMING MACHINE BUTTON DECK FILLERFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18165071SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARRANGING INTERFACE ELEMENTS BASED ON BROADCASTER EVENTSFebruary 2023November 2023Allow910YesNo
18018877ONLINE SOMATOSENSORY DANCE COMPETITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18102151CONTROLLER WITH REMOVABLE MODULAR INPUT CONTROL AND EXPANSION INTERFACEJanuary 2023November 2023Allow910NoNo
18102357CARD GAME MONITORING SYSTEMJanuary 2023April 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18102393CARD GAME MONITORING SYSTEMJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2930NoNo
18157220SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MICROPHONE INPUT DEVICE AND MICROPHONE ACCESSIBILITY FEATURESJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3120NoNo
18095387AVATAR GENERATION USING AN IMAGE OF A PERSON WITH MODIFIER DESCRIPTIONJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910YesNo
18147973FORCE FEEDBACK MODULEDecember 2022July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18090515FORCE FEEDBACK DEVICEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2600NoNo
18090295Game System with Gears and IndiciaDecember 2022February 2025Allow2600NoNo
18089786PRE-AUTHORIZED CASINO CREDIT INSTRUMENTDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
18146111RESPAWN SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN VIDEO GAMESDecember 2022December 2023Allow1110NoNo
18145376Playground Activity MeasuresDecember 2022October 2024Allow2200NoNo
18086608MONITORING A VIRTUAL ELEMENT IN A VIRTUAL GAMING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18084472Methods for game/application control using user foot gesturesDecember 2022November 2025Allow3511YesNo
18066255RECONSTRUCTION OF OCCLUDED REGIONS OF A FACE USING MACHINE LEARNINGDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910NoNo
18080991MULTILAYER CONTROLLERDecember 2022May 2023Allow500NoNo
18080216WEB BROWSER DERIVED CONTENT INCLUDING REAL-TIME VISUALIZATIONS IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL GAMING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2022February 2024Allow1411YesNo
18074379VIDEO MODIFICATION AND TRANSMISSION USING TOKENSDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310YesNo
17994952CONTROLLER WITH SENSOR-RICH CONTROLSNovember 2022October 2024Allow2330YesNo
17994480SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS PROXY GAMEPLAYNovember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
17991549GAME DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022March 2025Allow3800NoNo
17925236SYSTEM AMD METHOD FOR MONITORING, AGGREGATING AND LIMITING INDIVIDUAL USER CREDIT ACCOUNTS FOR WAGERING, ONLINE GAMING AND IGAMINGNovember 2022November 2025Allow3611NoNo
17985109METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL CHARACTER, TERMINAL, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTNovember 2022June 2025Allow3210YesNo
18052348SYMBOL ACCUMULATION SEQUENCE WITH ONE OR MORE DIFFERENT ENHANCEMENT FEATURESNovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
17997101VISUAL GUIDANCE-BASED MOBILE GAME SYSTEM AND MOBILE GAME RESPONSE METHODOctober 2022October 2025Allow3610NoNo
17971612COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM CONFIGURED TO TRANSLATING MOVEMENTS PERFORMED BY A PERSON ONTO A USER IN AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITYOctober 2022January 2025Allow2600NoNo
17970992Augmented Reality Experiences Based on Qualities of InteractionsOctober 2022January 2024Allow1420YesNo
17968545ACCUMULATION, COLLECTION AND REDEMPTION OF LIMITED DURATION PERSISTENT SYMBOLSOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
17967268TRUSTED GAMING TRANSACTIONS USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGYOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
19.0%
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
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
10.5%
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, 0.0% 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 HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N works in Art Unit 3715 and has examined 362 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N's allowance rate of 87.0% places them in the 66% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N receive 1.49 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 25% 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 HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 90% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N. This interview benefit is in the 55% 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, 35.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 64.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 76% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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, 42.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 61% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • 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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