USPTO Examiner ROWLAND STEVE - Art Unit 3715

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18763410SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-LEARNING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHARACTER SYSTEM FOR ENTERTAINMENT APPLICATIONSJuly 2024February 2025Allow801NoNo
18592391PROVIDING GAME CONTROLS THROUGH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACESFebruary 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18427513GAMING MACHINE, CONTROL METHOD FOR MACHINE, AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING GAMING MACHINES TO DISPLAY COMPUTER ANIMATED REEL GAMESJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18421755SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RICH PERSONALIZATION OF COMPUTER GAME EXPERIENCESJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1510YesNo
18410415METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING VIRTUAL SCENE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18402087HIDDEN SYMBOL TRACKING AS PART OF A PAYING COMBINATION SETJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1320NoNo
18540504METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PERSPECTIVE ROTATIONDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18530370SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BLACKJACK GAME HAVING ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR A PLAYERDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18526424SKILL RANGE INDICATION AND ADJUSTMENT IN A VIRTUAL SCENEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18517682COGNITIVE PLATFORM INCLUDING COMPUTERIZED ELEMENTSNovember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18515581Gaming Device Docking Station for Authorized Game PlayNovember 2023October 2024Allow1100NoNo
18516284Pump Operation Panel SimulatorNovember 2023June 2024Allow720NoNo
18514159TRACKING A MOVING SPORTS OBJECT IN VARIED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18498865RESIDUAL STRESS FEATURES IN ORGAN MODELSOctober 2023November 2024Allow1300NoNo
18384072Multi-Reel Nudge Skill-Based Redemption GameOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18493387TILE SELECTION AND AWARD DETERMINATION SEQUENCEOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18488995SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND EXERCISEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720NoNo
18377336USER REGISTRATIONOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18452617AI SPORTS BETTING ALGORITHMS ENGINEAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18227399IMMERSIVE REALITY ENABLED SECURITY GAMIFICATION ENVIRONMENTJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18216247NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GAME, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH MODIFICATION OF IDENTIFICATION IMAGES BASED ON CHANGE TO GAME PARAMETERJune 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18213531METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDETERMINED GAMES OF CHANCE USING SMART CARDS TO SECURELY DISTRIBUTE GAME OUTCOMEJune 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18340587SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING HAND COUNT TRANSFERS IN ELECTRONIC GAMING ENVIRONMENTSJune 2023October 2024Allow1610YesNo
18339413SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING HAND COUNT TRANSFERS IN ELECTRONIC GAMING ENVIRONMENTSJune 2023March 2025Allow2120YesNo
18337132PRE-SET AUDIO PROFILES FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER IN GAMING SYSTEMSJune 2023October 2024Allow1601NoNo
18210949AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF USER RESPONSE STATES BASED ON TRAVERSAL BEHAVIORJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18329638GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER IN GAMING SYSTEMSJune 2023November 2024Allow1711NoNo
18322533Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) With Front Facing Cameras for Transitioning Between Non-Transparent Modes and Transparent ModesMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18196320Gaming System with Feature Game Having Collectable Components for PrizesMay 2023March 2025Allow2211NoNo
18312297DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINESMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18135321AMUSEMENT DEVICES INCLUDING SIMULATED COURT GAMES OR ATHLETIC EVENTSApril 2023September 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18133158APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDICATING WHETHER A TARGET HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY A PROJECTILEApril 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18295622Video Game OverlayApril 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18193072GAME DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED SLIDE-OPERATION-DRIVEN USER INTERFACEMarch 2023February 2025Allow2330NoNo
18182866NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR PLAYING A GAME HAVING A PREDETERMINED ELEMENT SELECTED THEREINMarch 2023July 2024Allow1710NoNo
18117940GAME PLAYER CREATED OBJECT AND VIDEO GAME PLAYMarch 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18116443SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVISIONING CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENTSMarch 2023April 2024Allow1410NoNo
18176415Web-Based Game ControllerFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1320NoNo
18042607METHOD FOR INTERACTION IN GAME, DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18169018PUMP OPERATION PANEL SIMULATORFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18106529GAME LIVE AUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATIONFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2420NoNo
18105473COMPUTER SYSTEM, GAME SYSTEM, AND EXECUTION CONTROL METHODFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18099321POINT AND/OR MONEY BASED FANTASY GAMINGJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1220NoNo
18015458TOUCHLESS COMPUTER INTERFACESJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18152081GAMING DEVICE WITH FILLABLE SYMBOL POSITION PATTERNJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18093247MOBILE DEVICE FACILITATED REDEMPTION OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT TICKET VOUCHERSJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1300NoNo
18147354TRACKING A MOVING SPORTS OBJECT IN VARIED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSDecember 2022September 2023Allow810NoNo
18077336SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS GAMING WITH LOCATION DETERMINATIONDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18077527INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICEDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
18071615SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND EXERCISENovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17993262METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING VIRTUAL SCENE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFNovember 2022December 2023Allow1210YesNo
17990993TIERED GAMINGNovember 2022February 2025Allow2740NoNo
17990615COGNITIVE PLATFORM INCLUDING COMPUTERIZED ELEMENTSNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
18053209METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED GAMENovember 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17979495SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IN-GAME PRICING RELATIVE TO PLAYER STATISTICSNovember 2022August 2024Allow2230YesNo
18051239INDIVIDUAL METAMORPHIC LINKED JACKPOTSOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
18049566COMPOSITE METERS FOR ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINESOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610YesNo
18047740TILE SELECTION AND AWARD DETERMINATION SEQUENCEOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17962349TILE SELECTION AND AWARD DETERMINATION SEQUENCEOctober 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17960487SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING REAL-WORLD CONTENT IN A GAMEOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010YesNo
17960442METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTO-PLAYING PORTIONS OF A VIDEO GAMEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17957153GENERATING ADDITIONAL CONTENT ITEMS FOR PARALLEL-REALITY GAMES BASED ON GEO-LOCATION AND USAGE CHARACTERISTICSSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17954575METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AIMING MARKSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17950880LOW LATENCY DATAGRAM-RESPONSIVE COMPUTER NETWORK PROTOCOLSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17949831NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17948588SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING USER SENTIMENT FOR PLAYING A GAMESeptember 2022November 2024Allow2510NoNo
17946996HAND-HELD CONTROLLERSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3120NoNo
17945488INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010YesNo
17911767INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAME IMAGE DISTRIBUTING METHODSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310NoNo
17944070OBJECT PROMPTING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE IN VIRTUAL SCENE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17943805Method for card and lot selection based on measurements of movement, biometrics, or environmental dataSeptember 2022February 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17931211HAIR BRAIDING GAMESeptember 2022January 2024Allow1711YesNo
17902108CARD-BASED ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TABLE GAMESSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1120NoNo
17900763HOPSCOTCH TRAMPOLINEAugust 2022October 2024Allow2510NoNo
17904979TRIGGER DRIVING APPARATUS AND HAND-HELD TERMINAL HAVING SAID APPARATUSAugust 2022December 2024Allow2810NoNo
17895531METHOD FOR LIVE BROADCAST INTERACTION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17895222GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH PERSISTENCE FEATUREAugust 2022December 2024Allow2810NoNo
17894434DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD TO QUIT SMOKINGAugust 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17819523SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING BEACON IDENTIFIERS FOR SECURE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2022February 2024Allow1800NoNo
17884746Gaming Device Docking Station for Authorized Game PlayAugust 2022August 2023Allow1310YesNo
17883931Electronic Gaming MachineAugust 2022August 2023Allow1320YesNo
17882637NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610YesNo
17882604STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND GAME PROCESSING METHODAugust 2022September 2024Allow2610YesNo
17868607GAMING MACHINE AND DISPLAY LIFTING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH GAMING MACHINESJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17866653USER REGISTRATIONJuly 2022July 2023Allow1210NoNo
17864947DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF IN-GAME THEME PRESENTATION BASED ON CONTEXT OF GAME ACTIVITyJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17862914COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, GAME PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND GAME PROCESSING METHODJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610YesNo
17856807GAME CONTROLLERJuly 2022October 2024Allow2820NoNo
17847854SENSOR DATA IMPROVING WAGERING ODDSJune 2022September 2024Allow2730YesNo
17787385SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ITEM GENERATION SERVICE FOR GENERATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED DYNAMIC GAME ENVIRONMENTJune 2022April 2024Allow2200NoNo
17843346EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING REELSJune 2022December 2024Allow3020NoNo
17831872DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENTS IN MIXED-REALITY ENVIRONMENT BASED ON POSITIONAL ASSUMPTIONS AND CONFIGURATIONSJune 2022February 2023Allow800NoNo
17828926SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RICH PERSONALIZATION OF COMPUTER GAME EXPERIENCESMay 2022October 2023Allow1710NoNo
17828675Non-Player Character Artificial IntelligenceMay 2022December 2024Abandon3111NoNo
17826514METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED GAMEMay 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17748575HIDDEN SYMBOL TRACKING AS PART OF A PAYING COMBINATION SETMay 2022September 2023Allow1611NoNo
17745871SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING PERSONALIZED GAME EXPERIENCESMay 2022June 2023Allow1310NoNo
17746673VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022August 2023Allow1510YesNo
17738667SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING EXCHANGE OF TRADEABLE ITEMSMay 2022August 2023Allow1610NoNo
17737920SKILLFUL REGULATED MULTI-LEVEL CASINO GAMES AND GAMING MACHINES CONFIGURED TO ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION OF GAME STAGES, SCENARIOS, LEVELS AND AREASMay 2022May 2023Allow1210NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
54.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(18.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(81.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
19.6%
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, 18.2% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner ROWLAND, STEVE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROWLAND, STEVE works in Art Unit 3715 and has examined 489 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROWLAND, STEVE's allowance rate of 88.3% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ROWLAND, STEVE receive 1.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% 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 ROWLAND, STEVE is 20 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 +11.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROWLAND, STEVE. This interview benefit is in the 49% 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, 36.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 78% 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 78.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 95% 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, 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 70.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% 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, 60.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 77% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% 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 5.1% of allowed cases (in the 79% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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.

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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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.