Listed by the USPTO as HEFFINGTON, JOHN M
Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2145 2172 2177 2179
This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases
HEFFINGTON, JOHN M is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2145. The profile covers 438 resolved cases and reports an allowance rate of 40.0%. The median time to allowance is 1,863 days, while interviews correspond with a 30.4% lift. The combination indicates a demanding prosecution path, with interviews providing a potentially useful avenue for advancing difficult cases.
The represented companies are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates, Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, and Jefferson IP Law, LLP. Practitioners may develop layered fallback positions and use interviews to identify which technical distinctions can support a viable amendment.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17536390 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 17951656 | USER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING HANDWRITING CONTENT | Final Rejection | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18624429 | PORTABLE MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING MAPS AND DIRECTIONS | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 17878742 | Curated Media Library | Final Rejection | Apple Inc. |
| 18508092 | MULTI-VIEW AUDIO AND VIDEO INTERACTIVE PLAYBACK | Non-Final OA | Google LLC |
| 17925257 | File Application Method and Apparatus | Final Rejection | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 16754710 | Notification Handling Method and Electronic Device | Final Rejection | Huawei Technologies Co. , Ltd. |
| 17237252 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PART TRACKING USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES | Final Rejection | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. |
| 17233374 | USER EQUIPMENT REPORTING FOR UPDATING OF MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 17410387 | USING DATA REDUCTION TO ACCELERATE MACHINE LEARNING FOR NETWORKING | Final Rejection | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 17347205 | AUTOMATED FINE-TUNING AND DEPLOYMENT OF PRE-TRAINED DEEP LEARNING MODELS | Final Rejection | MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC. |
| 17644900 | SHIELDED SUPERCONDUCTING QUBIT WITH IMPROVED COHERENCE | Non-Final OA | International Business Machines Corporation |
| 17049032 | CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK | Final Rejection | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy40.0% of resolved applications examined by John M Heffington were allowed (438 resolved cases), compared with 52.6% across Art Unit 2145 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +30.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by John M Heffington took 1,863 days on average from filing to allowance.
John M Heffington examines applications in Art Unit 2145 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).
