USPTO Examiner TORRES JOSEPH D - Art Unit 2112

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18771859SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICESJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18767906STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING A HOST THAT MANAGES PHYSICAL DATA LOCATIONS OF A STORAGE DEVICEJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18763594METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK (LDPC) CODINGJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18674278ACCELERATING LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK DECODING VIA SCHEDULING, AND RELATED DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMSMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18673228HARDWARE BASED STATUS COLLECTOR ACCELERATION ENGINE FOR MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM OPERATIONSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18668028LIST DECODING OF POLARIZATION-ADJUSTED CONVOLUTIONAL CODESMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18658754INTERLEAVED CODEWORD TRANSMISSION FOR A MEMORY DEVICEMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18656339CONFIGURABLE DATA PATH FOR MEMORY MODULESMay 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18640394SAMPLE-LEVEL ERROR-CORRECTING CODEApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18625417DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND MITIGATING SILENT DATA CORRUPTIONS VIA ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE-FREQUENCY SCALINGApril 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18608652MEMORY SYSTEM FAILURE DETECTION AND SELF RECOVERY OF MEMORY DICEMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18608627ITERATIVE DECODING TECHNIQUE FOR CORRECTING DRAM DEVICE FAILURESMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18438380METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING ERROR CORRECTING CODE (ECC) FUNCTION OF FPGA ON-CHIP BLOCK RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (BRAM)February 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18433756SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATING FEC PROCESSING PER APPLICATION PROBE CLASSFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18429127BIT INTERLEAVER FOR LOW-DENSITY PARITY CHECK CODEWORD HAVING LENGTH OF 64800 AND CODE RATE OF 7/15 AND QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING, AND BIT INTERLEAVING METHOD USING SAMEJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18419393LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK ENCODER HAVING LENGTH OF 64800 AND CODE RATE OF 7/15, AND LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK ENCODING METHOD USING THE SAMEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18415439QUANTUM DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18407498APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING QUANTUM LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK CODEJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1601NoNo
18577217NON-LINEAR ENCODING AND DECODING FOR RELIABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1601NoNo
18396102FAST COMBINED CHASE AND GMD DECODING OF GENERALIZED REED-SOLOMON CODESDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810YesNo
18540595ERROR CORRECTION BASED ON ASYMMETRIC RATIODecember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18537459METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POLAR CODE ENCODING AND DECODINGDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18533745SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEALTH ANALYSIS OF A MODELED SOFTWARE SYSTEMDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18527902YIELD IMPROVEMENTS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY STACKED NEURAL NETWORK ACCELERATORSDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310YesNo
18512678PROBABALISTIC AMPLIFICATION AND ATTENUATION OF QUANTUM ERRORS USING A SINGLE DATASETNovember 2023June 2025Allow1910YesNo
18511690ACCELERATION OF S-POLAR ECC THROUGHPUT BY SCHEDULERNovember 2023October 2024Allow1111YesNo
18498832INTEGRATION OF COMPRESSION ALGORITHMS WITH ERROR CORRECTION CODESOctober 2023March 2025Allow1701NoNo
18383813Partial Speed Changes To Improve In-Order TransferOctober 2023August 2024Allow901NoNo
18493579PMD-TO-TC-MAC INTERFACE WITH 2-STAGE FEC PROTECTIONOctober 2023January 2025Abandon1520NoNo
18482964ANALOG ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN ANALOG IN-MEMORY CROSSBARSOctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18286009STREAMING MEDIA COMMUNICATION WITH FORWARD ERROR CORRECTIONOctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18480261ENCODING AND DECODING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-MODE CODINGOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010YesNo
18467959MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY DEVICE TEST METHOD, AND TEST SYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1600NoNo
18449647STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING A HOST THAT MANAGES PHYSICAL DATA LOCATIONS OF A STORAGE DEVICEAugust 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
18449118Memory Controller With Error Detection And Retry Modes Of OperationAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18449479Methods And Apparatus For Selectively Extracting And Loading Register StatesAugust 2023March 2025Allow1931YesNo
18364421MODULATOR AND MODULATION METHOD USING NON-UNIFORM 16-SYMBOL SIGNAL CONSTELLATION FOR LOW-DENSITY PARITY CHECK CODEWORD HAVING 4/15 CODE RATEAugust 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18355332ENCODER AND DECODER OF FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION (FEC) CODECJuly 2023November 2024Allow1620NoNo
18218294ERROR CORRECTION CODE DECODER, STORAGE CONTROLLER AND STORAGE DEVICEJuly 2023December 2024Allow1700NoNo
18213907Interface circuit and memory controllerJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18258782NEGATIVE ACKNOWLEDGMENT TRANSMISSIONS DURING PHYSICAL LAYER ISSUESJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18335804Diagnostic DeviceJune 2023September 2024Allow1501NoNo
18209542METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACTIONS OF TESTBENCH COMPONENTS WITHIN A TEST ENVIRONMENTJune 2023August 2024Allow1401NoNo
18208795METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING PACKETSJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18330955LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK ENCODER HAVING LENGTH OF 16200 AND CODE RATE OF 3/15, AND LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK ENCODING METHOD USING THE SAMEJune 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18330669SYNDROME CALCULATION FOR ERROR DETECTION AND ERROR CORRECTIONJune 2023February 2024Allow800NoNo
18330142Qualitative Communication Using Adaptive Network Coding with a Sliding WindowJune 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18329377PARALLEL DECODING FOR QUANTUM ERROR CORRECTING CODESJune 2023August 2024Allow1400NoNo
18327765METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPACTLY DESCRIBING LIFTED LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK (LDPC) CODESJune 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18323729Asynchronous Data Replication in a Storage NetworkMay 2023August 2024Allow1520NoNo
18254377READ-WRITE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEPS SOFT DECODING ESTIMATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2023June 2024Allow1200NoNo
18253147INTERLEAVER FOR CONSTELLATION SHAPINGMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18316531NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICEMay 2023November 2023Allow600NoNo
18143288SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERIALIZED COMMUNICATIONMay 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18143343METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK (LDPC) CODEMay 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18309278BIT INTERLEAVER FOR LOW-DENSITY PARITY CHECK CODEWORD HAVING LENGTH OF 64800 AND CODE RATE OF 7/15 AND QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING, AND BIT INTERLEAVING METHOD USING SAMEApril 2023November 2023Allow600NoNo
18134690DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING CODEWORDSApril 2023January 2025Allow2121YesNo
18125188COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION APPARATUS, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION METHODMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18123232BIT ERROR RATE ESTIMATION AND CLASSIFICATION IN NAND FLASH MEMORYMarch 2023March 2024Allow1200NoNo
18123238SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISTRIBUTED PARITY CALCULATION OFFLOADINGMarch 2023June 2025Allow2720YesNo
18177207CONCATENATED ERROR CORRECTING CODESMarch 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18112406ADAPTING FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION (FEC) OR LINK PARAMETERS FOR IMPROVED POST-FEC PERFORMANCEFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18170725CHANNEL CODING METHOD, PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2021NoNo
18170467BUILT-IN TESTING IN MODULAR SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DEVICEFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2440NoNo
18169769SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICESFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1400NoNo
18021037DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, DECODER, NETWORK DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1800NoNo
18159486INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING CONSTANT-0 FLIP FLOPS RECONFIGURED TO PROVIDE OBSERVABLE AND CONTROLLABLE TEST POINTSJanuary 2023September 2024Allow1921NoNo
18154924DATA WRITING METHOD, TEST METHOD, WRITING APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1900NoNo
18094986FLASH MEMORY SCHEME CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING DEBUG INFORMATION AND TRANSMITTING DEBUG INFORMATION BACK TO FLASH MEMORY CONTROLLER WITHOUT MAKING MEMORY CELL ARRAY GENERATING ERRORSJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2001NoNo
18004843DUPLICATION OF PACKETS ASSOCIATED WITH DIRECTIONAL RANGESJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1800NoNo
18094398DATA CODING DEVICE, MEMORY CONTROLLER, AND STORAGE DEVICEJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2020NoNo
18091174OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY SYSTEM, MEMORY SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2022January 2025Allow2420NoNo
17430129ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, ENCODING DEVICE, AND DECODING DEVICEDecember 2022July 2024Allow3501NoNo
18066012System, Method, and Computer Program Product for End-To-End CRC Overhead HidingDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010NoNo
18065813CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ECC FAULT DETECTIONDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18079738SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECODING CODEWORDS IN A SAME PAGE WITH HISTORICAL DECODING INFORMATIONDecember 2022November 2023Allow1110NoNo
18064043HIERARCHICAL PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION USING CLUSTERING AND NEAR-TERM QUANTUM COMPUTERSDecember 2022August 2023Allow811YesNo
18076304ELECTROFORMING PROCESS USING AN INVERSION-INVARIANT LINEAR ECC, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICEDecember 2022March 2024Allow1601NoNo
18075226TRANSMITTER AND SHORTENING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022April 2024Allow1611NoNo
18072650DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND MITIGATING SILENT DATA CORRUPTIONS VIA ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE-FREQUENCY SCALINGNovember 2022December 2023Allow1300NoNo
17928349CHARACTERIZATION OF TIME-CORRELATED QUANTUM ERRORS THROUGH ENTANGLEMENTNovember 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
17984430ERROR CORRECTION CIRCUIT, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND ERROR CORRECTION METHODNovember 2022September 2024Allow2221YesNo
18053986SAMPLE-LEVEL ERROR-CORRECTING CODENovember 2022January 2024Allow1400NoNo
17983431ENCODER CIRCUIT, DECODER CIRCUIT, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD FOR MULTILEVEL CODINGNovember 2022May 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17979998COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2022July 2024Allow2011NoNo
17976085MEMORY SYSTEMOctober 2022May 2023Allow710NoNo
17921136VIRTUAL MACHINE TESTING OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES USING PHYSICAL DOMAIN PERFORMANCE SIGNATURESOctober 2022June 2024Allow2011NoNo
17969763DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMOctober 2022September 2023Allow1100NoNo
17968249ADVANCED ULTRA LOW POWER ERROR CORRECTING CODE ENCODERS AND DECODERSOctober 2022October 2023Allow1201NoNo
17961410APPLICATION OF LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK CODES WITH CODEWORD SEGMENTATIONOctober 2022May 2024Allow2020NoYes
17917532MULTI-STAGE BURST DETECTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSOctober 2022October 2024Allow2420NoNo
17957974ASYMMETRIC BIT ERRORS IN LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK CODES FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICESSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1200NoNo
17952370STORAGE DEVICE THAT USES A HOST MEMORY BUFFER AND A MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2022August 2023Allow1100NoNo
17934250Method of Testing a Stacked Integrated Circuit DeviceSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1700NoNo
17949130PARTIAL SPEED CHANGES TO IMPROVE IN-ORDER TRANSFERSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1001NoNo
17933195MEMORY CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF ACCESSING FLASH MEMORYSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1510NoNo
17932734MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY MODULE INCLUDING THE MEMORY DEVICE, AND OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY CONTROLLERSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2221YesNo
17906511CHECKSUM ADDITION METHOD, CHECKSUM ADDITION DEVICE, AND SENSOR SYSTEMSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1910NoNo
17945110ENCODER AND FLASH MEMORY CONTROLLERSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1520NoNo
17906447LIST DECODING OF POLARIZATION-ADJUSTED CONVOLUTIONAL CODESSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1001NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TORRES, JOSEPH D.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
29
Examiner Affirmed
18
(62.1%)
Examiner Reversed
11
(37.9%)
Reversal Percentile
58.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 37.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
117
Allowed After Appeal Filing
36
(30.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
81
(69.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
44.2%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 30.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner TORRES, JOSEPH D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TORRES, JOSEPH D works in Art Unit 2112 and has examined 1,344 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TORRES, JOSEPH D's allowance rate of 82.6% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by TORRES, JOSEPH D receive 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by TORRES, JOSEPH D is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TORRES, JOSEPH D. This interview benefit is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 23.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 34.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 59.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 72.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 43.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 37.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 87% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 16.0% of allowed cases (in the 91% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.