Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19002714 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM | December 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18972582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING PRACTICE TESTS USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18370447 | LABORATORY ZEBRAFISH AUTISM BEHAVIORAL MODEL APPARATUS | September 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449508 | INTERACTIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | August 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212150 | ANATOMICAL MODEL AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL TRAINING | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18250336 | TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOUND DIRECTIONAL DISCRIMINATION ABILITY | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108466 | BRAILLE WRITING DEVICE | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18104179 | VIRTUAL MEETING COACHING WITH DYNAMICALLY EXTRACTED CONTENT | January 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18090263 | ADAPTIVE INTEGRATED, AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS AND HEARING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND RELATED METHODS | December 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084899 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING DRIVER SAFETY USING UPLIFT MODELING | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17895180 | Game using Latin prefixes and verb stems. | August 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868861 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC, ACTIVE, G-FORCE AND FLIGHT SIMULATOR | July 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17792809 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED PLATFORM TO OPTIMIZE SKILL TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE | July 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17792894 | CONFIRMATION DEVICE, CONFIRMATION SYSTEM, CONFIRMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | July 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16558046 | CHINESE CHARACTER STRUCTURING MEMBER, SYSTEM OF MORTISE AND TENON JOINT STRUCTURES OF CHINESE CHARACTERS FORMED BY CHINESE CHARACTER STRUCTURING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHINESE CHARACTERS | August 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16056649 | Method and Apparatus for Personal Awareness and Growth | August 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16009466 | Performance-Based Testing System and Method Employing Emulation and Virtualization | June 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15905355 | SURGICAL IMPLEMENT TRAINING PROCESS | February 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15285930 | BRAILLE READING USING FINGERPRINT SCANNER AND VARYING VIBRATION FREQUENCIES | October 2016 | July 2019 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15272903 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for a Crowd Source-Bootstrapped Spoken Dialog System | September 2016 | November 2019 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14993492 | TAEKWONDO POOMSAE TRAINING SYSTEM | January 2016 | April 2017 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14980955 | FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING DICTIONARY SYSTEM | December 2015 | January 2021 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14976596 | Interactive Cognitive-Multisensory Interface Apparatus and Methods for Assessing, Profiling, Training, and Improving Performance of Athletes and other Populations | December 2015 | June 2019 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14892186 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSISTING PERSONS, PRODUCT PROVIDERS AND/OR SERVICE PROVIDERS | November 2015 | June 2019 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14943927 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO BE LEARNED | November 2015 | October 2018 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14481631 | METHOD OF MEASURING ABDOMINAL THRUSTS FOR CLINICAL USE AND TRAINING | September 2014 | June 2015 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14335845 | PLATFORM AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED INSTRUCTION ENGINE IMPLEMENTED SKILL-IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM THROUGH CLOUD COMPUTING | July 2014 | March 2019 | Allow | 56 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14122511 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING CROWD-SOURCED EXAMINATION MARKING | November 2013 | July 2017 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14083405 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING GAME-RELATED INCENTIVES TO SALES PROFESSIONALS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT | November 2013 | July 2014 | Allow | 7 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14082055 | MONITORING AND MOTIVATING HEALTH HABITS | November 2013 | September 2017 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13989536 | DETECTION AND FEEDBACK OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH EXECUTIVE FUNCTION | September 2013 | July 2016 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13945681 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING CONTROL POINTS TO MANAGE A USER TO A DESIRED STATE | July 2013 | August 2017 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13902825 | SYSTEM FOR PROMOTING TRAVEL EDUCATION | May 2013 | May 2018 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13780838 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EEG-BASED TASK MANAGEMENT | February 2013 | June 2016 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13548220 | INTEGRATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | July 2012 | March 2016 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13520884 | PRODUCT SPECIFIC LEARNING INTERFACE PRESENTING INTEGRATED MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ON PRODUCT USAGE AND SERVICE | July 2012 | August 2016 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13336716 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLANT MANAGEMENT BY AUGMENTATION REALITY | December 2011 | July 2014 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 11468250 | Performance-Based Testing System and Method Employing Emulation and Virtualization | August 2006 | March 2018 | Allow | 60 | 10 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HONG, THOMAS J.
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner HONG, THOMAS J works in Art Unit 3729 and has examined 24 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.
Examiner HONG, THOMAS J's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 100% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by HONG, THOMAS J receive 2.50 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HONG, THOMAS J is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HONG, THOMAS J. This interview benefit is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 73% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 33.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 49% 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'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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 46% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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