Examiner Hoel Matthew D

3715-HOEL-MATTHEW-D

Employment Information

Art Unit:3715 — Amusement devices: games
Group:3710 — Amusement and Education Devices
Classes: 463 — Amusement devices: games
273 — Amusement devices: games
700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications
473 — Games using tangible projectile
434 — Education and demonstration
705 — Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination
Phone:(571) 272-5961
Email:matthew.hoel@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Elctrl Engrg
Service:21 years
Grade:GS-12

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

21
3-Year Grant rate: 89% over 219 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 21st

With Examiner Hoel, you have a 89% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Hoel is an easier examiner and in the 21st percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Hoel, 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 Hoel's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3715 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Hoel 1.0
Art Unit 3715 1.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Hoel has granted 175 of 197 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 89%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Hoel has granted 21 of 22 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 95%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Hoel, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 7%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18414447 Gaming Device, System And Method For Radial-Orbital Payline Mechanism Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18508050 System For Customizing In-Game Character Animations By Players Patented View
18025975 Image Prediction Method, Electronic Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
17989506 Image Processing Method And Apparatus, Computer Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
17770867 Fishing Simulation Apparatus And Method Patented View
18052357 Symbol Accumulation Sequence With One Or More Different Enhancement Features Patented View
18589029 Motion Capture Data Fitting System Abandoned View
18444338 Financial Gaming Passport For Cashless Mobile Gaming Abandoned View
17956404 Game Asset Optimization Over Network At Optimizer Server Abandoned View
18492300 Systems And Methods For Improved Collision Detection In Video Games Patented View
18054976 Information Processing Apparatus, Recording Medium, And Usage Object Creating Method Patented View
18641024 Output Production Abandoned View
18458115 Mobile Phone Control Handle Assembly Patented View
17979810 Digital Platform For Evaluating Betting Odds Abandoned View
18468761 Gaming Machine Using Multiple Triggers To Determine An Award From A Subset Of Displayed Awards Patented View
18116023 Storage Medium, Information Processing System, Information Processing Apparatus, And Game Processing Method Patented View
18344137 Computer-Readable Non-Transitory Storage Medium, Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing System, And Information Processing Method Patented View
18323947 Storage Medium, Information Processing System, And Game Processing Method Patented View
18321506 Computer-Readable Non-Transitory Storage Medium, Information Processing System, And Information Processing Method Patented View
18643895 Storage Medium Storing Game Program, Game Apparatus, Game System, And Game Processing Method Patented View
17954614 Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Based Skill Tracking And Non-Fungible Token (Nft) Based Skill Representation Patented View
17986725 Virtual Object Control Method And Apparatus, Terminal, Storage Medium, And Program Product Patented View
17985807 Enabling Financial Transactions For Electronic Gaming Machines Patented View
18371257 Inspection System And Management System Patented View
17981320 Virtual Object Control Method And Apparatus, Device, Storage Medium, And Program Product Patented View
17976696 Virtual Prop Control Method And Apparatus, Computer Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
17962848 Method For Interactive Plot Jumping, Method For Displaying Interactive Plot Interface, Apparatus, And Device Patented View
17140880 Systems And Methods For Streaming Interactive Applications Patented View
18072632 Cloud Gaming Processing Method, Apparatus, And Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
17666468 Enabling Financial Transactions For Electronic Gaming Machines Patented View
17963141 Virtual Object Control Method And Apparatus, Device, Storage Medium, And Program Product Patented View
17980443 Mark Processing Method And Apparatus, Computer Device, Storage Medium, And Program Product Patented View
17989623 Virtual Object Control Method And Apparatus, Device, Storage Medium, And Program Product Patented View
17589854 Systems And Methods For Determining A Type Of Material Of An Object In A Real-World Environment Patented View
17668789 Method And Apparatus For Using Virtual Prop, Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
17375811 System And Method For Wagering On Virtual Elements Overlaying A Sports Betting Field Patented View
18096413 System And Method For Precise Positioning With Touchscreen Gestures Patented View
18243022 Method And Apparatus For Operating Virtual Prop In Virtual Environment, Device And Readable Medium Patented View
18623160 Sound Source Determining Method And Apparatus, And Storage Medium Patented View
18217902 Synchronized Gaming And Programming Abandoned View
17878218 Storage Medium, Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing System, And Game Processing Method Patented View
17963137 Screen Generation Method And Apparatus, Computer Device, Storage Medium And Program Product Patented View
17828941 Virtual Object Control Method And Apparatus, Computer Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
17972573 Game Controller Patented View
17962572 Content Generation System And Method Abandoned View
18593304 Systems And Methods For Generating Virtual Encounters In Virtual Games Patented View
18220747 Systems, Methods, And Media For Implementing Internet-Based Wagering Patented View
18455097 System And Method For Providing Targeted Recommendations To Segments Of Users Of A Virtual Space Patented View
18235599 Gaming Devices Using Subsymbol Bonus Feature Patented View
17907945 Combat Control Method For Game Object, Computer Readable Storage Medium, And Intelligent Terminal Patented View

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