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
18896346PROJECTILE PARTY GAMESeptember 2024August 2025Allow1120NoNo
18883190GENERATING SYSTEM OF CLUB EXERCISE DATA BASED ON INTEGRAL MARKER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18763410SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-LEARNING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHARACTER SYSTEM FOR ENTERTAINMENT APPLICATIONSJuly 2024February 2025Allow801NoNo
18638836SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS GAMING WITH LOCATION DETERMINATIONApril 2024September 2025Allow1710NoNo
18638287NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR OMITTING PORTIONS OF A COMPUTER GAME BASED ON PLAYER OPERATIONSApril 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18635896APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDICATING WHETHER A TARGET HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY A PROJECTILEApril 2024August 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18629235IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2024August 2025Allow1610NoNo
18618594SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING BEACON IDENTIFIERS FOR SECURE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONSMarch 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18696306METHOD FOR PROVIDING DART GAME IMAGEMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18614217TARGET VIRTUAL OBJECT DETERMINATIONMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18602412PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2024July 2025Allow1610NoNo
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
18403399SELECTIVE REDEMPTION OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT TICKET VOUCHERSJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2340YesNo
18402087HIDDEN SYMBOL TRACKING AS PART OF A PAYING COMBINATION SETJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1320NoNo
18540504METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PERSPECTIVE ROTATIONDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18536386APPARATUS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXERCISE RECOMMENDATION BY ANALYZING DATA COLLECTED BY POSTURE MEASUREMENT SENSOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18530370SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BLACKJACK GAME HAVING ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR A PLAYERDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18530187VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023August 2025Allow2020YesNo
18526424SKILL RANGE INDICATION AND ADJUSTMENT IN A VIRTUAL SCENEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18566442A GRIP ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2023January 2026Abandon2610NoNo
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
18491056VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUSOctober 2023November 2025Allow2430YesNo
18488995SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND EXERCISEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720NoNo
18377336USER REGISTRATIONOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18480396CARD-BASED ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TABLE GAMESOctober 2023June 2025Allow2120YesNo
18373858SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOSTING A REAL-TIME SPORTS CONTESTSeptember 2023February 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18281712SYSTEM FOR TRAINING IN CBRN RISKS AND THREATSSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18549763Device and Method for Shifting a Fluid within a Fluid Device Channel, Use of the Device, and Tactile DisplaySeptember 2023December 2025Allow2700NoNo
18240665STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME SYSTEM, GAME APPARATUS, AND GAME PROCESSING METHODAugust 2023July 2025Allow2300NoNo
18548493METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-GAME INFORMATION INTERACTION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18237538Word game with player-driven letter rearrangementAugust 2023January 2026Abandon2910NoNo
18452617AI SPORTS BETTING ALGORITHMS ENGINEAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18264433METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCASTING SIGNAL IN GAME, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18227399IMMERSIVE REALITY ENABLED SECURITY GAMIFICATION ENVIRONMENTJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18359117NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110YesNo
18353075FLEET CONTROLLER MANAGEMENT FOR A DYNAMIC GAMING ENVIRONMENTJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18219699MAKEUP RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FOR A SMART COSMETIC DEVICE SYSTEMJuly 2023March 2026Allow3210YesNo
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
18343090GAME MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023October 2025Allow2810YesNo
18213868GENERATIVE NARRATIVE GAME EXPERIENCE WITH PLAYER FEEDBACKJune 2023December 2025Allow2910YesNo
18213730VIRTUAL PICTURE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTJune 2023August 2025Allow2610NoNo
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
18339329METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED GAMEJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18339346CONTENT PREPARATION DEVICES AND METHODSJune 2023February 2026Allow3220NoNo
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
18330504METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN ACTION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTJune 2023September 2025Allow2710NoNo
18329638GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER IN GAMING SYSTEMSJune 2023November 2024Allow1711NoNo
18327975SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHODJune 2023August 2025Allow2710NoNo
18327334INITIATING JOINT GAMING APPLICATIONSJune 2023December 2025Allow3110YesNo
18322533Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) With Front Facing Cameras for Transitioning Between Non-Transparent Modes and Transparent ModesMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18322031VIRTUAL WORLD SOUND-PROMPTING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023August 2025Allow2710YesNo
18319940SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND PLAYING A VOLUMETRIC SCRABBLE GAMEMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18196320Gaming System with Feature Game Having Collectable Components for PrizesMay 2023March 2025Allow2211NoNo
18252539METHOD FOR PROCESSING GAME INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18312297DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINESMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18139375Apparatus and Method for Recursive Use of Articles in Performance of ActivitiesApril 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18302333USER INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023August 2025Allow2810YesNo
18135321AMUSEMENT DEVICES INCLUDING SIMULATED COURT GAMES OR ATHLETIC EVENTSApril 2023September 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18300832ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CHIP INDICATORApril 2023August 2025Allow2810NoNo
18133686METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR RENDERING A GAMEPLAY SEQUENCE IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE OF A COMPUTER DEVICEApril 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
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
18193625SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING FEEDBACK SIGNATURES ON A SECOND SCREEN DEVICE TO CONVEY OCCURRENCES OF EVENTS IN CONNECTION WITH A VIDEO GAMEMarch 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18187397METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING TEACHING VIDEO TASK, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PRODUCTMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18183743PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEMMarch 2023August 2025Allow2910YesNo
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
18023859LEARNING DEVICE, ESTIMATION DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND LEARNING PROGRAMFebruary 2023October 2025Abandon3210NoNo
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
18154239NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
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
18077527INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICEDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
18077336SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS GAMING WITH LOCATION DETERMINATIONDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18071615SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND EXERCISENovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
18071220LEARNING VIA A VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCENovember 2022March 2026Abandon4010NoNo
17993262METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING VIRTUAL SCENE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFNovember 2022December 2023Allow1210YesNo
17990993TIERED GAMINGNovember 2022February 2025Allow2740NoNo
17990615COGNITIVE PLATFORM INCLUDING COMPUTERIZED ELEMENTSNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo

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
4
Examiner Affirmed
3
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
41.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(16.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(83.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.3%
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, 16.7% 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 ROWLAND, STEVE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROWLAND, STEVE works in Art Unit 3715 and has examined 370 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROWLAND, STEVE's allowance rate of 86.5% 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 1.52 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% 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 21 months. This places the examiner in the 92% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROWLAND, STEVE. This interview benefit is in the 45% 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, 36.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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 74.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% 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 45% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% 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 6.2% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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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