Listed by the USPTO as THOMAS, ERIC M
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3714 3715
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
THOMAS, ERIC M is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 3714. The record contains 751 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 69.9%, and a median of 1289 days to allowance. The reported interview lift is 14.7%.
Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, Aristocrat Technologies Inc., and Sony Group Corporation are the listed companies. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., Novel IP, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC. The allowance figure indicates that applicants should develop a deliberate claim and response strategy, while the median timing calls for advance attention to prosecution duration. The interview measure is positive and supports considering an interview when clarification may help move the case forward.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18990623 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18394716 | FITNESS AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18566556 | VIRTUAL CHARACTER CONTROL METHOD, AND TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 18241013 | STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | Non-Final OA | NINTENDO CO., LTD. |
| 19034488 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATIVE CONTENT CRAFTING AND GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CONTENT CRAFTING | Non-Final OA | Sony Interactive Entertainment INC. |
| 18527191 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CHAT TRANSLATION | Non-Final OA | Sony Interactive Entertainment INC. |
| 18463704 | Game Scene Recommendation With AI-Driven Modification | Non-Final OA | Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC |
| 18231679 | DYNAMIC MODERATION BASED ON SPEECH PATTERNS | Final Rejection | SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 19039788 | TRAVEL TIME PROVIDING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18626510 | STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME SYSTEM USED IN SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD | Final Rejection | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. |
| 19045090 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING VIRTUAL ITEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 18751152 | HOT ZONE ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | Final Rejection | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 18739499 | Virtual Scene Synchronization and Display | Non-Final OA | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 18371974 | VIRTUAL PROP TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | Final Rejection | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 18371977 | PROMPT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING VIRTUAL REWARD RESOURCE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 17885297 | VIRTUAL RESOURCE DISPLAY METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS | Final Rejection | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 19086894 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN EXPANDED PLURALITY OF ACTIVE SYMBOLS ON A MECHANICAL REEL | Non-Final OA | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited |
| 19049947 | LOW-COMPLEXITY REEL SYMBOL REPLACEMENT STRATEGY WITH CLUSTERING | Non-Final OA | Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. |
| 18750556 | ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING A BONUS GAME WITH MULTIPLE METAMORPHIC GAME ENHANCEMENTS | Final Rejection | Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. |
| 18657693 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TABLE GAME USING A SPECIAL DECK OF CARDS AND A CONVENTIONAL DECK OF CARDS | Final Rejection | Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. |
| 18549598 | INFORMATION SENDING METHOD, INFORMATION SENDING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DEVICE | Non-Final OA | NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD. |
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Build Your Strategy69.9% of resolved applications examined by Eric M Thomas were allowed (751 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3714 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +14.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Eric M Thomas took 1,289 days on average from filing to allowance.
Eric M Thomas examines applications in Art Unit 3714 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
