Examiner Varndell Ross E

2674-VARNDELL-ROSS-E

Employment Information

Art Unit:2674 — Facsimile and static presentation processing
Group:2660-2670 — Image Analysis; Applications; pattern Recognition; Color and Compression; Enhancement and Transformation
Classes: 382 — Image analysis
375 — Pulse or digital communications
706 — Data processing: artificial intelligence
345 — Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems
370 — Multiplex communications
374 — Thermal measuring and testing
Phone:(571) 270-1922
Email:ross.varndell@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Elctrl Engrg
Service:15 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

16
3-Year Grant rate: 91% over 362 cases
Difficulty: Very Easy
Difficulty Percentile: 16th

With Examiner Varndell, you have a 91% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Varndell is a very easy examiner and in the 16th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Varndell, where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 2674

Examiner Varndell's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 2674 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Varndell 1.3
Art Unit 2674 1.3

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Varndell has granted 271 of 301 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 90%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Varndell has granted 60 of 61 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 98%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Varndell, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 9%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18356461 Automatic Image Variety Simulation For Improved Deep Learning Performance Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
19215170 Artificial Intelligence Based Signal Transformation Platform Patented View
17433084 Device And Method For Inspecting A Hair Sample Patented View
18370758 System And Method For Property Typicality Determination Patented View
18053348 Systems And Methods For Image Reconstruction Patented View
18341664 Child Seat Detection For A Seat Occupancy Classification System Patented View
18188618 Teacher Data Collecting Method And Collecting Device Patented View
18244840 Filtering Method And Apparatus, Computer-Readable Medium Patented View
18492351 Method And System For Visualization Of Heart Tissue At Risk Patented View
19103653 Relevance Factor Variation Autoencoder Architecture For Analyzing Cognitive Drawing Tests Patented View
18162498 Training Method Patented View
18639695 Behavior Recognition Method And Device Using Deep Learning Patented View
18019450 Method And System Of Multiple Facial Attributes Recognition Using Highly Efficient Neural Networks Patented View
18082930 Face Verification Method And Apparatus Patented View
17684191 Determining Biomarkers From Histopathology Slide Images Patented View
19206128 Intelligent Identification Method And System For Creeping Landslide Hazards Based On Wrapped Interferograms Patented View
18200822 Method And Device For Heading Estimation Abandoned View
17960303 Methods And Systems For Automated Three-Dimensional Object Detection And Extraction Patented View
19242011 Activity-Based Person Identification Using Biometric Disentanglement Patented View
18601971 Image Rotation Patented View
19025418 Small Target Detection Method Based On Improved Yolov8 Patented View
16359754 New Autonomous Electro-Optical System To Monitor In Real-Time The Full Spatial Motion (Rotation And Displacement) Of Civil Structures Patented View
17574139 Sequence Stabilization Of 3d Point Cloud Frames Using Motion Information Patented View
18165358 Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, And Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Patented View
19026529 Intelligent Fusion And Processing Method For Remote Sensing Products For Water Quality Monitoring Of Estuaries And Bays Patented View
18785841 Commodity Image Information Acquisition System, Method And Apparatus Patented View
18039479 Method And System For Optimizing Convolutional Residual Structure Of Neural Network, Device, And Medium Patented View
17593337 Method For Characterizing And Identifying Substances Patented View
19185713 Image Recognition Method, Device, Electronic Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
18744440 Machine-Learning-Based Detection Of Fake Videos Patented View
18058884 Cross Domain Segmentation With Uncertainty-Guided Curriculum Learning Patented View
17233807 Workflow Management For Labeling The Subject Anatomy Patented View
18888670 Microscopy System And Associated Methods Patented View
18674711 Systems, Methods, And Devices For Image-Based Plaque Analysis And Risk Determination Patented View
17217799 Model Based Dynamic Positional Correction For Digital Lithography Tools Patented View
17485349 Methods And Apparatus To Perform Dense Prediction Using Transformer Blocks Patented View
18862292 Asynchronously Updating Object Detections Within A Video Stream Patented View
18653425 Systems And Methods For Signal Digitization Patented View
17871536 Methods And Systems For Determining Building Internal Framework From External Imagery Patented View
17485736 Chroma Correction Of Inverse Gamut Mapping For Standard Dynamic Range To High Dynamic Range Image Conversion Patented View
17413759 Learned Model Generation Method, Learned Model, Surface Defect Inspection Method, Steel Manufacturing Method, Pass/fail Determination Method, Grade Determination Method, Surface Defect Determination Program, Pass/fail Determination Program, Determination System, And Steel Manufacturing Equipment Patented View
17573491 Image Processing Method And Apparatus, Electronic Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
17604647 Method For Detecting Glass-Ceramic Materials Patented View
17312204 Extraction And Comparison Of Actual And Target Surface Attribute Values Abandoned View
17402312 Methods And Systems For Obtaining Image Data Of A Vehicle For Automatic Damage Assessment Patented View
17947576 Methods And Systems For Automated Table Detection Within Documents Abandoned View
17616544 Highlight Recovery For Image Processing Pipeline Patented View
18421825 Detecting And Monitoring Unauthorized Uses Of Visual Content Patented View
18595099 Apparatus And System For Edge Tuning Patented View
18605847 Method For In-Situ Monitoring Of Full Cycle Of Spatter Formation, Ejection, And Falling In Laser Additive Manufacturing Patented View

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