Examiner Cuff Michael A

3715-CUFF-MICHAEL-A

Employment Information

Art Unit:3715 — Amusement devices: games
Group:3710 — Amusement and Education Devices
Classes: 463 — Amusement devices: games
473 — Games using tangible projectile
700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications
434 — Education and demonstration
273 — Amusement devices: games
386 — Motion video signal processing for recording or reproducing
Phone:(571) 272-6778
Email:michael.cuff@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:29 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

30
3-Year Grant rate: 86% over 354 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 30th

With Examiner Cuff, you have a 86% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Cuff is an easier examiner and in the 30th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Cuff, 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 3715

Examiner Cuff's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3715 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Cuff 1.1
Art Unit 3715 1.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Cuff has granted 236 of 279 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 85%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Cuff has granted 70 of 75 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 93%.

Interview Benefit

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

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18465467 Game Management Device, Game Management Method, And Program Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
17847751 Display Control System, Display Control Method, And Recording Medium Patented View
18243494 Golf Ball With Electrical Components Patented View
18548389 System And Method For Efficient Matching Of Players In Virtual Games Abandoned View
18250698 Data Processing Method And Apparatus, Device And Storage Medium Patented View
18305829 Systems And Methods For Promoting Games And Incentivization In Metaverses Patented View
18237698 Universal Mobile Game Controller Patented View
18193158 Automated Personalized Video Game Guidance System Patented View
18190301 Word Game System Patented View
17940634 Systems And Methods For Temporarily Ceding Control Over Unique Digital Articles For Player-Specified Tasks Patented View
18162065 Cross-Channel Blockchain And Non-Fungible Token Solutions Integrated In A Gaming System Patented View
18139355 Data Transmission Method And Apparatus, Electronic Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
18303695 Information Processing System, Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Having Stored Therein Information Processing Program, Information Processing Method, And Information Processing Apparatus Patented View
18030562 Information Processing Device And Report Creation Support Method Patented View
18323707 Method And Apparatus For Game Matching, Storage Medium, And Electronic Device Patented View
17864986 Computer-Implemented Method, Computer Program Product, And System For Brokering On-Demand Competitive Racing And Virtual Car Storage Patented View
18547122 Clustering Method Of Game Players Patented View
18140044 Methods And Apparatuses For Creating Team In Virtual Scene And Joining Team In Virtual Scene Patented View
17867577 Methods And System For Predicting Duration Of Multi-Player Game Session Patented View
18043584 Method And Apparatus For Controlling Role In Multi-Player Competition Game, And Electronic Device Patented View
18137152 Golf Teaching Method And Golf Teaching System Abandoned View
17874119 Reporting And Crowd-Sourced Review Whether Game Activity Is Appropriate For User Patented View
18144051 Virtual Organization Creation Method And Apparatus, Storage Medium, And Electronic Device Patented View
18047728 Keno Employing Initially Unmatched Drawn Spots Via Trigger Spots Patented View
17992618 Simulation System And Method Patented View
18016519 Gaming System Accompanied By Video Chat And Method Of Performing Gaming Session Patented View
18633237 System And Method For Hosting And Managing A Live Game Patented View
18137029 Method Of Displaying Shooting For Virtual Firearm, Apparatus, And Computer-Readable Storage Medium Patented View
18028074 Server Apparatus, Skill Value Derivation Method, And Information Processing Apparatus Patented View
18187266 Software Application Streaming System Abandoned View
17983322 Distribution Modeling For Electronic Sports Betting Abandoned View
17993233 Methods And Systems For Facilitating Rewarding Individuals Based On Fitness Challenges Abandoned View
18027972 Server Device And Event Data Processing Method Patented View
18631632 Attribute Value Restoration Method And Apparatus, Storage Medium, And Electronic Device Patented View
18303232 Systems And Methods For Intelligent Gaming Network Traffic Routing And Optimization Patented View
17819090 Systems, Methods, And Devices For Electronic Dynamic Award Assembly Patented View
19018074 Reactive Game Play Patented View
18626157 Online Software Video Capture And Replay System Patented View
17325776 Methods And Systems For Resource Management Patented View
18138150 Implementing An Html5-Based Motion Sensing Game Patented View
18191473 Program, Method, Electronic Device, And System For Game Involving Multi-Battle Patented View
17856264 Front Money As Gaming Establishment Account Overdraft Protection Patented View
18052372 Symbol Accumulation Sequence With One Or More Different Enhancement Features Patented View
17955078 Additional Awards Associated With Guaranteed Symbol Generations Patented View
18132856 Exchanging Positions Of Virtual Props Displayed With A Virtual Scene Patented View
17958117 Electronic Account Transfers In Casino Environments Patented View
18182239 Enabling A User To Play A Multiplayer Videogame Via A Single-Click Selection Of A Link Presented In A Social Media Platform Abandoned View
18484369 Internet Of Things Based Video Game Play Patented View
17808757 Information Storage Medium, Information Processing Device, And Method For Controlling Information Processing Device Patented View
18537120 Three Dimensional Object Tracking Using Combination Of Radar Data And Two Dimensional Image Data Patented View

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