USPTO Examiner LI ALBERT - Art Unit 2113

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19142130HOT SWAP ERROR REPORTING METHOD, PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2025March 2026Allow800YesNo
18927482DEBUG AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS FOR NON-REMOVABLE MEMORY SUB-SYSTEMSOctober 2024March 2026Allow1610NoNo
18769156SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR ANOMALY DETECTION PIPELINE WITH FEW-SHOT LANGUAGE MODELSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18677444METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING STORAGE MEDIUM FAILURE AND SOLID STATE DRIVEMay 2024November 2025Allow1810NoNo
18639364METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING GEO-REDUNDANT CLOUD SERVERS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSApril 2024October 2025Allow1810YesNo
18633334Delayed Log Write of Input/Outputs Using Persistent MemoryApril 2024October 2025Allow1920NoNo
18695706REMEDIATION ACTION INITIATION RESPONSIVE TO STORAGE CONTROL FEATURE DISABLINGMarch 2024January 2026Allow2220NoNo
18613031SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-SYSTEM DETECTION AND RECOVERY OF A BIT CORRUPTION EVENTMarch 2024September 2025Allow1810YesNo
18590755RESET TECHNIQUES FOR PROTOCOL LAYERS OF A MEMORY SYSTEMFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18388391FAULT INTERFACE ARCHITECTURE IN SAFETY-RELEVANT SYSTEMSNovember 2023August 2025Allow2110NoNo
18372227MANAGING SERVERS USING POWER TRANSMISSION CIRCUITSSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2110YesNo
18342615HIGH PERFORMANCE TRACE OFFLOAD CIRCUIT ARCHITECTUREJune 2023July 2025Allow2410YesNo
18249892Dynamic CPU Allocation on FailoverApril 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
17534386STORAGE NODE FAILURE DETECTION BASED ON REGISTER VALUES FOR AN ALL FLASH ARRAY SERVERNovember 2021July 2023Allow2000YesNo
17469348METHOD, EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DYNAMIC STORAGE RECOVERY RATESeptember 2021June 2023Allow2100YesNo
17465722ANTI-ENTROPY-BASED METADATA RECOVERY IN A STRONGLY CONSISTENT DISTRIBUTED DATA STORAGE SYSTEMSeptember 2021May 2023Allow2100NoNo
17386653DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAILURE IN MCUJuly 2021August 2023Allow2510YesNo
17355851Method For Failure Detection And Role Selection In A Network Of Redundant ProcessesJune 2021May 2023Allow2310YesNo
17354401IN-APP FAILURE INTELLIGENT DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSISJune 2021March 2023Allow2110YesNo
17345276MEMORY MODULE AND OPERATING METHODJune 2021January 2023Allow1920YesNo
17342098SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-DEMAND WARM STANDBY DISASTER RECOVERYJune 2021January 2022Allow800YesNo
17306896MEMORY STORAGE APPARATUS WITH PROTECTION OF COMMAND DATA IN A HOST BUFFER IN RESPONSE TO A SYSTEM ABNORMALITYMay 2021January 2023Allow2110NoNo
17238831CONTROL DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEMApril 2021September 2022Abandon1720NoNo
17232210FAILOVER MANAGEMENT FOR BATCH JOBSApril 2021November 2022Allow1910YesNo
17230110METHOD OF COLLECTING ERROR LOGSApril 2021November 2021Allow710YesNo
17228967MCU-INDEPENDENT PRIMARY-SECONDARY PMIC SEQUENCING AND CENTRALIZED FAULT MANAGEMENTApril 2021July 2022Allow1510YesNo
17219746RE-ALIGNING DATA REPLICATION CONFIGURATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA SERVING ENTITIES OF A CROSS-SITE STORAGE SOLUTION AFTER A FAILOVER EVENTMarch 2021May 2022Allow1300YesNo
17188073MITIGATING AND AUTOMATING BACKUP FAILURE RECOVERIES IN DATA PROTECTION POLICIESMarch 2021March 2022Allow1310NoNo
17180512VIRTUAL MACHINE CONFIGURATION UPDATE TECHNIQUE IN A DISASTER RECOVERY ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2021December 2022Allow2210YesNo
17169067DETECTING AND REPORTING RANDOM RESET FAULTS FOR FUNCTIONAL SAFETY AND OTHER HIGH RELIABILITY APPLICATIONSFebruary 2021July 2021Allow500NoNo
17158504DATABASE RECOVERY BASED ON WORKLOAD PRIORITIESJanuary 2021May 2022Allow1520YesNo
17156613ALL FLASH ARRAY SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2021August 2021Allow700YesNo
17150698SCSI COMMAND SET FOR ERROR HISTORY LOGGING IN A MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2021February 2023Allow2520YesNo
17106004IDENTIFYING FAULT DOMAINS FOR DELTA COMPONENTS OF A DISTRIBUTED DATA OBJECTNovember 2020April 2022Allow1710YesNo
17052986RECOVERY FROM CORRUPTIONNovember 2020October 2022Allow2420YesNo
17035815Layer Control Unit Instruction Addressing Safety Mechanism In An Artificial Neural Network ProcessorSeptember 2020June 2021Allow900YesNo
17042974FAILURE SHIELDSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2130YesNo
17019676TRANSACTION RECOVERYSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2010YesNo
16994373RECONFIGURING AN ADDRESSING MECHANISM FOR A SYSTEM ON CHIP TO BYPASS A DEFECTIVE BRANCH UNITAugust 2020August 2021Allow1200YesNo
16990770FALLBACK ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR REDUNDANCY DURING SYSTEM FAILOVERAugust 2020September 2022Allow2610YesNo
16920005SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RESYNCING DATA IN ERASURE-CODED OBJECTS WITH MULTIPLE FAILURESJuly 2020July 2021Allow1300NoNo
16910694TRUE ZERO RTO: PLANNED FAILOVERJune 2020June 2023Allow3630NoNo
16872606Internal Watchdog Two Stage ExtensionMay 2020February 2022Allow2120NoNo
15930326SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPIDLY TRANSFERRING AND RECOVERING LARGE DATA SETSMay 2020July 2022Allow2610YesNo
16855837NETWORK STORAGE FAILOVER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODSApril 2020June 2021Allow1400YesNo
16851279INTELLIGENT ACCESS TO A STORAGE DEVICEApril 2020October 2021Allow1810YesNo
16836556PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM WITH DIFFERENT HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE CONTROLLER BACKUPMarch 2020April 2023Allow3730YesNo
16816756SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM UPON SYSTEM CRASHMarch 2020April 2021Allow1400YesNo
16811500METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL HOT REDUNDANCYMarch 2020August 2021Allow1710NoNo
16810947METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A PROACTIVE COPY OPERATION FOR A SPARE PERSISTENT STORAGEMarch 2020July 2021Allow1610NoNo
16805149METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING BACKUP SCHEDULESFebruary 2020December 2022Allow3430NoNo
16784926MEDIA MANAGEMENT LOGGER FOR A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEMFebruary 2020September 2021Allow1920YesNo
16750539REDUCING SERVICE DISRUPTIONS IN A MICRO-SERVICE ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3120YesNo
16743643DYNAMIC RECLAMATION OF STORAGE STRIPESJanuary 2020January 2022Allow2500YesNo
16710825USER-BASED RECOVERY POINT OBJECTIVES FOR DISASTER RECOVERYDecember 2019May 2021Allow1710NoNo
16694528SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-DEMAND WARM STANDBY DISASTER RECOVERYNovember 2019March 2021Allow1500YesNo
16680556INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSNovember 2019September 2021Allow2210YesNo
16607296RECONFIGURATION CONTROL DEVICEOctober 2019May 2022Allow3010YesNo
16606765MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING EXECUTION TRACE BUFFERSOctober 2019May 2022Allow3010YesNo
16601690CONNECTIVITY-AWARE WITNESS FOR ACTIVE-ACTIVE STORAGEOctober 2019August 2021Allow2220YesNo
16568105ADJUSTMENT OF SAFE DATA COMMIT SCAN BASED ON OPERATIONAL VERIFICATION OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORYSeptember 2019April 2022Allow3110YesNo
16513665UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DOCKING APPARATUS AND ERROR DETECTING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2019September 2021Abandon2610NoNo
16454694DIAGNOSTICS FOR HIGH-AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS AND DEVICESJune 2019January 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16405465CLOUD TO CLOUD DISASTER RECOVERYMay 2019May 2022Allow3630YesNo
16402309METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKPOINT AND RESTART FOR DISTRIBUTED BACKUP STORAGE DEVICESMay 2019March 2023Abandon4650YesNo
16402320CLUSTER OF PROCESSING ELEMENTS HAVING SPLIT MODE AND LOCK MODEMay 2019November 2021Allow3020NoNo
16399028DATA STORAGE SYSTEM WITH REPAIR OF MID-LEVEL MAPPING BLOCKS OF INTERNAL FILE SYSTEMApril 2019January 2021Allow2100YesNo
16398250CONTEXT-BASED DISASTER RECOVERYApril 2019February 2022Allow3430YesNo
16395363Processor RepairApril 2019May 2021Allow2510YesNo
16394929Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) Signaling for Crash Event NotificationApril 2019June 2021Allow2620YesNo
16393701APPLICATION FAULT DETECTION AND FORECASTINGApril 2019September 2021Allow2920YesNo
16393358RAID SCHEMA FOR PROVIDING METADATA PROTECTION IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEMApril 2019March 2021Allow2310YesNo
16389949Method and Apparatus for Restoring Data after Power Failure for An Open-Channel Solid State DriveApril 2019June 2021Abandon2610NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner LI, ALBERT - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LI, ALBERT works in Art Unit 2113 and has examined 60 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.7%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LI, ALBERT's allowance rate of 91.7% places them in the 77% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LI, ALBERT receive 1.22 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 15% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LI, ALBERT is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 90% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LI, ALBERT. This interview benefit is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 38.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 62.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 8% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 9% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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

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