USPTO Examiner LIDDLE JAY TRENT - Art Unit 3715

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18648885SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CHARACTERS FOR A GAMEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18625772MIXED REALITY GOLF COMPETITIONS INVOLVING REAL AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTSApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18583476MULTI-LEVEL LIGHTING SYSTEMFebruary 2024November 2024Allow900YesNo
18443396GAME OF CHANCE PROCESSING APPARATUSFebruary 2024June 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18439343SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES FOR A VIRTUAL GAMEFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18418216VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18391250TRACKING IN-GAME EVENTS AND GENERATING EVENT REPORTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GAMING APPLICATIONSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18527995MIXED REALITY COMPETITIONS INVOLVING REAL AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18528029SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE/ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE COMPONENT BEZEL LIGHTING TO INDICATE DIFFERENT WIRELESS CONNECTION STATUSESDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18519445VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM, VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHODNovember 2023May 2025Allow1720YesNo
18507532TRANSACTION SEQUENCES INCLUDING A LINKED DEAL WITHIN AN INITIAL DEALNovember 2023April 2025Abandon1710YesNo
18388252SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF PLAYERS AT SPORTING EVENTS USING TRAJECTORY PREDICTIONSNovember 2023February 2024Allow410NoNo
18386473METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF VIRTUAL OBJECT, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18491434GAMING WITH EARPIECE 3D AUDIOOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18490117GAME PERFORMANCE PREDICTION FROM REAL-WORLD PERFORMANCE DATAOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18368580COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PERIPHERAL INPUT DEVICESeptember 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18223866VIRTUALIZED MAGNETIC PLAYER CARDJuly 2023March 2024Allow810NoNo
18337342GAMING TRACKING AND RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMJune 2023May 2024Allow1110YesNo
18204849VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTJune 2023June 2025Allow2500YesNo
18327684NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GAME, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJune 2023November 2024Abandon1810YesNo
18317578AUTOMATED BALL EXCHANGE AND SELECTION FOR ROULETTE GAME CYCLE OPTIMIZATIONMay 2023February 2025Allow2100NoNo
18143131GAME OF CHANCE PROCESSING APPARATUSMay 2023July 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18301530BASKETBALL TRAINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USEApril 2023April 2025Allow2400YesNo
18163097SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATED IN-GAME ACCESS BASED ON COLLECTIONS OF UNIQUE DIGITAL ARTICLESFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1510NoNo
18161832DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF SPLIT CONTROL IN A VIDEO GAMEJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1720NoNo
18153048METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROMPTING THAT VIRTUAL OBJECT IS ATTACKED, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1920NoNo
18148714NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND GAME PROCESSING METHODDecember 2022July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18089410METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA PROCESSING BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATIONDecember 2022April 2024Allow1640NoNo
18069175MULTI-LEVEL LIGHTING SYSTEMDecember 2022November 2023Allow1110NoNo
18068812UNDEDICATED LOBBY SERVERSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2700NoNo
18081778CROSS-CHANNEL BLOCKCHAIN AND METAVERSE INTEGRATION SOLUTIONS FOR GAMING SYSTEMSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
17979732GAME PACKET DELIVERY METHOD AND GAME PACKET DELIVERY SYSTEMNovember 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17978938Electronic Gaming Machine with Base Games and Upgraded Free Feature Games with Multiple Versions DisplayedNovember 2022December 2023Allow1310NoNo
17964592VIDEO GAMING SYSTEMOctober 2022March 2023Allow500YesNo
17962860CLOUD GAMING SYSTEMOctober 2022October 2023Allow1220YesNo
17961187SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING A MODIFICATION MICROSERVICE TO A GAME INSTANCEOctober 2022February 2025Allow2800YesNo
17944563Alignment System For Proper Setting Of Game BoardsSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3300YesNo
17941494MIXED REALITY COMPETITIONS INVOLVING REAL AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTSSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210YesNo
17894053SUPER-FUNGIBLE TOKENS FOR GAMINGAugust 2022November 2024Allow2700NoNo
17894082AUTOMATED CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310YesNo
17890558CLOUD APPLICATION-BASED RESOURCE TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010YesNo
17883446METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL CHARACTER, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010YesNo
17882720Processing Apparatus, Program, And MethodAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17882639STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM, GAME APPARATUS, GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME PROCESSING METHODAugust 2022September 2024Allow2610YesNo
17879706PHYSICS ENGINE USING DEPTH INFORMATIONAugust 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17879618MULTI-USER CROSS-DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION OF METAVERSE INSTANTIATIONAugust 2022April 2025Allow3330YesNo
17871518STRUCTURE OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PLACEMENT FOR THE PS5 CONSOLEJuly 2022December 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17871743METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING ABILITY OF VIRTUAL OBJECT, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610YesNo
17759023GAME SPECIAL EFFECT GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17866366DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2022March 2024Allow2000NoNo
17863870ELECTRONIC-SPORTS MOBILE TOURNAMENT STREAMING PLATFORMJuly 2022May 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17856403TRANSPOSING VIRTUAL CONTENT BETWEEN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2022June 2023Allow1120YesNo
17849853WAGER MATRIX WITH MULTIPLE BETTING PARAMETERSJune 2022May 2025Abandon3550NoNo
17788645CONTROLLER FOR VIRTUAL ARMORED VEHICLESJune 2022November 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17808280WATER RIDE ATTRACTION INCORPORATING INTERACTIVE GAME PLAYJune 2022June 2024Allow2420YesNo
17843036VIRTUALIZED MAGNETIC PLAYER CARDJune 2022April 2023Allow1010NoNo
17747699FEATURE ESTIMATION OF A CRICKET GAMEMay 2022June 2024Allow2410YesNo
17747711STUMP DEVICE FOR FEATURE ESTIMATION OF CRICKET GAMESMay 2022June 2024Allow2510NoNo
17745369SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE GAMEPLAYMay 2022March 2025Allow3440YesNo
17740473METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING OBJECTMay 2022August 2024Allow2730YesNo
17662755Live Prediction of Player Performances in TennisMay 2022February 2025Allow3440YesNo
17739402REAL TIME INTERCONNECTED GAME CONTEXT AND DATA SHARING PLUGIN FRAMEWORKMay 2022September 2023Allow1600NoNo
17738776SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE THAT SUPPORTS LISTING A UNIQUE DIGITAL ARTICLE IN MULTIPLE CURRENCIESMay 2022February 2024Allow2110NoNo
17737516GAMING WITH EARPIECE 3D AUDIOMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17736955VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022November 2023Allow1800NoNo
17734886Spoiler Block ServiceMay 2022March 2024Allow2320YesNo
17713728NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SYSTEMApril 2022July 2024Allow2810NoNo
17712037BROWSER-BASED CLOUD GAMINGApril 2022July 2024Allow2750NoNo
17709170SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHALLENGES BETWEEN UNIQUE DIGITAL ARTICLES BASED ON REAL-WORLD INFORMATIONMarch 2022September 2022Allow600YesNo
17703021VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM, VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHODMarch 2022August 2023Allow1720YesNo
17695357SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED EVALUATION AND UPDATING OF GOLF SCORE INDICESMarch 2022August 2024Allow2920YesNo
17690216GAME PERFORMANCE PREDICTION FROM REAL-WORLD PERFORMANCE DATAMarch 2022July 2023Allow1600YesNo
17673341VIRTUAL PROP CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3630YesNo
17588136CENTRALIZED MOBILE WAGERING AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2710YesNo
17581988GAME SYSTEM, GAME METHOD, AND GAME PROGRAMJanuary 2022September 2022Allow800YesNo
17581180METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING VIRTUAL PROP, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3230YesNo
17578283TRANSFERRING TARGET SYMBOLS BETWEEN WINDOWS OF ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICEJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2840YesNo
17570358PROGRAMMABLE TOY BOARD GAME SYSTEMJanuary 2022August 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17562623SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE/ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE COMPONENT BEZEL LIGHTING TO INDICATE DIFFERENT WIRELESS CONNECTION STATUSESDecember 2021September 2023Allow2030YesNo
17622646GAME PROGRAM, GAME METHOD, AND INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICEDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010YesNo
17536900COMPUTER SYSTEM AND GAMING MOUSENovember 2021July 2023Allow1900YesNo
17456456DETECTING META-ENVIRONMENT CHANGESNovember 2021August 2024Allow3350YesYes
17533910SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHALLENGES BETWEEN UNIQUE DIGITAL ARTICLES BASED ON REAL-WORLD INFORMATIONNovember 2021February 2022Allow300NoNo
17530382VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2021December 2024Allow3730YesNo
17530109TECHNIQUES FOR MODIFYING NETWORK APPLICATIONSNovember 2021November 2023Allow2410YesNo
17530329FEATURE SIMILARITY SCORING OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR AUGMENTED REALITY GAMEPLAYNovember 2021December 2023Allow2500NoNo
17518365FOOTPRINTS IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTSNovember 2021December 2023Allow2520NoNo
17510931SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE THAT SUPPORTS LISTING A UNIQUE DIGITAL ARTICLE IN MULTIPLE CURRENCIESOctober 2021March 2022Allow510NoNo
17481422INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2021February 2023Allow1610NoNo
17474936GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO A MOBILE DEVICESeptember 2021September 2022Allow1200YesNo
17436114METHOD FOR CHANGING GAME PARAMETERSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2410NoNo
17461684SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATED IN-GAME ACCESS BASED ON COLLECTIONS OF UNIQUE DIGITAL ARTICLESAugust 2021October 2022Allow1310NoNo
17404139SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CHARACTERS FOR A VIRTUAL GAMEAugust 2021December 2023Allow2820NoNo
17404144SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES FOR A VIRTUAL GAMEAugust 2021September 2023Allow2510YesNo
17431011METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING COLLECTION OF DATA TO DETECT AN OCCURANCE IN A LIVE EVENTAugust 2021June 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17402421INTERACTION BASED SKILL MEASUREMENT FOR PLAYERS OF A VIDEO GAMEAugust 2021July 2024Allow3530YesNo
17399373MOBILE LEADERBOARDAugust 2021April 2025Abandon4450YesNo
17400033METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF VIRTUAL OBJECT, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021August 2023Allow2400YesNo
17045931System and Method for Advertising Via Electronic GamingAugust 2021December 2023Abandon3910NoNo
17373388MULTI-LEVEL LIGHTING SYSTEMJuly 2021September 2022Allow1510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LIDDLE, JAY TRENT.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
11
(91.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(8.3%)
Reversal Percentile
21.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 8.3% 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
31
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(22.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
24
(77.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
27.1%
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, 22.6% 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 LIDDLE, JAY TRENT - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LIDDLE, JAY TRENT works in Art Unit 3715 and has examined 286 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LIDDLE, JAY TRENT's allowance rate of 79.0% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LIDDLE, JAY TRENT receive 2.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% 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 LIDDLE, JAY TRENT is 25 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 +16.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LIDDLE, JAY TRENT. 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, 23.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% 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 19.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 16% 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, 62.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% 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 55.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 46.7% 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, 62.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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 38% 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:

  • 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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