USPTO Examiner KUDIRKA JOSEPH R - Art Unit 2114

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17133479METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT RANK AND DISPLAY LOG/EVENT MESSAGES AND TRANSACTIONSDecember 2020August 2022Allow2010YesNo
17133283INTELLIGENT AUTOMATIC SUPPORTDecember 2020March 2023Allow2720YesNo
17254456COMMUNICATION ECUDecember 2020July 2023Allow3000NoNo
17121854SYSTEM TESTING INFRASTRUCTURE WITH HIDDEN VARIABLE, HIDDEN ATTRIBUTE, AND HIDDEN VALUE DETECTIONDecember 2020May 2021Allow500YesNo
17121825SYSTEM TESTING INFRASTRUCTURE WITH HIDDEN VARIABLE, HIDDEN ATTRIBUTE, AND HIDDEN VALUE DETECTIONDecember 2020May 2021Allow510YesNo
17121911FAULT TOLERANCE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SERVERDecember 2020June 2021Allow600YesNo
17120512DISTRIBUTED DYNAMIC ARCHITECTURE FOR ERROR CORRECTIONDecember 2020October 2021Allow1000NoNo
17247447Rebuilding An Encoded Data Slice Utilizing Integrity Check ValuesDecember 2020July 2021Allow710NoNo
17118258SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODDecember 2020September 2021Allow1000YesNo
17110458MESSAGE-BASED PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSISDecember 2020November 2021Allow1210NoNo
17080239RESET ISOLATION FOR AN EMBEDDED SAFETY ISLAND IN A SYSTEM ON A CHIPOctober 2020July 2022Allow2120NoNo
17069215Event Root Cause Identification For Computing EnvironmentsOctober 2020August 2022Allow2210YesNo
17046412METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING COMMON CAUSE FAILURES OF SYSTEM COMPONENTSOctober 2020September 2022Allow2320YesNo
17026472DETERMINING SERVER ISSUES RELATED TO SOFTWARE VERSIONS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUESSeptember 2020September 2021Allow1200NoNo
17003457METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAULT COLLECTION AND REACTION IN SYSTEM-ON-CHIPAugust 2020January 2022Allow1700NoNo
16937836ANOMALY DETECTION BASED ON HIGHER-ORDER ANOMALY SCOREJuly 2020August 2021Allow1310NoNo
16937308Failed Storage Device Rebuild MethodJuly 2020August 2021Allow1300NoNo
16956850METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING TROUBLESHOOTING OF A COMPLEX SYSTEMJuly 2020March 2022Allow2110YesNo
16927298TESTING CLOUD APPLICATION INTEGRATIONS, DATA, AND PROTOCOLSJuly 2020December 2021Allow1710NoNo
16925585SYSTEM AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR FAILURE MODE IDENTIFICATIONJuly 2020March 2022Allow2000NoNo
16910660SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY RESOLVING HARDWARE FAILURES IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMJune 2020January 2022Allow1900NoNo
16957306INTERNET-OF-THINGS-ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2020February 2022Allow2010NoNo
16900912SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHECKPOINTING IN A FAULT TOLERANT SYSTEMJune 2020November 2021Allow1710NoNo
16892035Digital Backed Flash RefreshJune 2020December 2020Allow610YesNo
16884226METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING DATAMay 2020September 2021Allow1610NoNo
16880080ON-THE-FLY PIT SELECTION IN CLOUD DISASTER RECOVERYMay 2020August 2022Allow2710NoNo
16878880ROLLBACK FOR DEPENDENCY SERVICES IN CLOUD NATIVE ENVIRONMENTMay 2020April 2022Allow2210NoNo
16862616COGNITIVE CONTROL OF RUNTIME RESOURCE MONITORING SCOPEApril 2020June 2021Allow1420YesNo
16862413COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS INVOLVING AN ENGINE AND TOOLS FOR INCIDENT PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2020August 2021Allow1600YesNo
16759819DIAGNOSING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION VIA DIAGNOSTIC MODELINGApril 2020July 2022Allow2730YesNo
16860224ENRICHED HIGH FIDELITY METRICSApril 2020July 2021Allow1501YesNo
16858966FAILURE DETECTION FOR CENTRAL ELECTRONICS COMPLEX GROUP MANAGEMENTApril 2020October 2021Allow1710NoNo
16856133RAID-Based Globally Resource-shared Data Storage SystemApril 2020March 2021Allow1110NoNo
16848590CONTINUOUS VALUE DATA REDUNDANCYApril 2020July 2022Allow2740YesNo
16845891SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR INPUT/OUTPUT REQUESTS FOR STORAGE SYSTEMSApril 2020October 2021Allow1810NoNo
16834320SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING MANY-CORE PROCESSORSMarch 2020May 2022Allow2510YesNo
16833191SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERROR RECOVERYMarch 2020July 2021Allow1510YesNo
16828380EFFICIENT AND SELECTIVE SPARING OF BITS IN MEMORY SYSTEMSMarch 2020August 2021Allow1710YesNo
16823614IDENTIFYING AND CLUSTERING CALL STACKS ACROSS MULTIPLE MEMORY DUMPS WITH OUT-OF-MEMORY ERRORSMarch 2020March 2021Allow1200NoNo
16787333MONITORING THE OPERATION OF A PROCESSORFebruary 2020March 2021Allow1300NoNo
16751230METHOD FOR RISK-BASED TESTINGJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2230YesNo
16739191SYSTEM TO MANAGE ECONOMICS AND OPERATIONAL DYNAMICS OF IT SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN A MULTI-VENDOR SERVICE ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2020June 2021Allow1710YesNo
16734912Multi-Path Fault DetectionJanuary 2020April 2021Allow1600YesNo
16626836METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANCELLING A REDUNDANCY OF TWO OR MORE REDUNDANT MODULESDecember 2019September 2021Allow2120NoNo
16716277BEHAVIOR-DRIVEN DIE MANAGEMENT ON SOLID-STATE DRIVESDecember 2019February 2022Allow2600YesNo
16715831AUTOMATIC PART TESTINGDecember 2019March 2021Allow1510YesNo
16702095WORKFLOWS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATIONS MANAGEMENTDecember 2019July 2022Allow3110YesNo
16702096SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING ERRORS IN CALIBRATED DEVICESDecember 2019July 2021Allow2010NoNo
16700674AUTOMATICALLY RECONFIGURING A PERFORMANCE TEST ENVIRONMENTDecember 2019February 2021Allow1400YesNo
16692190Rebuilding An Encoded Data Slice Associated With Reconstruction Of A Data SegmentNovember 2019April 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16688798METHOD FOR RISK-BASED TESTINGNovember 2019April 2022Allow2940NoNo
16687218DETECTING AND RECOVERING FROM FATAL STORAGE ERRORSNovember 2019July 2021Allow2010YesNo
16672506METHOD, COMPUTER APPARATUS, AND USER INTERFACE FOR PERFORMING AUTOMATIC TEST UPON STORAGE DEVICESNovember 2019January 2021Allow1500YesNo
16669814CONTENT STREAM INTEGRITY AND REDUNDANCY SYSTEMOctober 2019December 2020Allow1410YesNo
16669714DISTRIBUTED DATA MONITORING DEVICEOctober 2019September 2020Allow1100YesNo
16665027EQUIPMENT FAILURE RISK DETECTION AND PREDICTION IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSOctober 2019January 2021Allow1510NoNo
16660262APPLICATION MIGRATION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2019April 2022Allow2910NoNo
16599142ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF NON-DETERMINISTIC PERFORMANCE ANOMALIESOctober 2019January 2022Allow2720NoNo
16597199DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF ANOMALY DETECTIONOctober 2019November 2021Allow2510YesNo
16587372METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPLICA PLACEMENT IN A LINKED NODE SYSTEMSeptember 2019June 2022Allow3310NoNo
16577343PROTOCOL FOR IMPROVING REBUILD TIMES OF REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT DISKSSeptember 2019October 2021Allow2520NoNo
16572404PLUGGABLE FAULT DETECTION TESTS FOR DATA PIPELINESSeptember 2019December 2020Allow1510NoNo
16571376COMPONENT LIFE CYCLE TEST CATEGORIZATION AND OPTIMIZATIONSeptember 2019April 2021Allow1910YesNo
16569856ERROR HANDLING ASSOCIATED WITH BOOT PROGRAM ALTERATIONSeptember 2019April 2021Allow1910NoNo
16565619DYNAMIC LOGGING AND PRIORITIZATION OF ERROR INCIDENT DATASeptember 2019January 2021Allow1600YesNo
16557766SMART FILE LEVEL RESTORE WITH RP4VMAugust 2019November 2020Allow1400NoNo
16488218MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF STORAGE SYSTEMAugust 2019March 2021Allow1810YesNo
16540794AUTOMATICALLY RECONFIGURING A PERFORMANCE TEST ENVIRONMENTAugust 2019October 2019Allow200YesNo
16536161ERROR HANDLING DURING ONBOARDING OF A SERVICEAugust 2019September 2020Allow1300NoNo
16529673HARDWARE AND DRIVER VALIDATIONAugust 2019April 2021Allow2110YesNo
16526586USER INTERFACE FOR MONITORING CRASHES OF A MOBILE APPLICATIONJuly 2019April 2021Allow2010YesNo
16520507BARRIERLESS SNAPSHOTSJuly 2019September 2021Allow2510NoNo
16458687FAILURE PREDICTIONJuly 2019October 2022Abandon3910YesNo
16457600REDUCING CROSS TALK AMONG CONNECTOR PINSJune 2019August 2021Allow2610NoNo
16457224SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CONTENT OVER A MULTICAST NETWORKJune 2019August 2020Allow1300YesNo
16443344METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MULTI-LEVEL DATA PROTECTION IN A STORAGE SYSTEMJune 2019August 2020Allow1400YesNo
16467550LOG ANALYSIS METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAMJune 2019July 2022Abandon3740YesNo
16430586METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAILURE DETECTION IN STORAGE SYSTEMJune 2019July 2020Allow1300YesNo
16429172SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING COMPATIBLE MODULESJune 2019May 2021Allow2320YesNo
16426426REMOTE RECOVERY AND SUPPORT USING CHAT MESSAGESMay 2019March 2022Allow3310YesNo
16420364METHOD FOR DETECTING AND RECOVERY FROM SOFT ERRORS IN A COMPUTING DEVICEMay 2019May 2022Allow3610NoNo
16417360SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WORKFLOW ERROR HANDLINGMay 2019March 2021Allow2110NoNo
16416107FAULT PREDICTION AND DETECTION USING TIME-BASED DISTRIBUTED DATAMay 2019February 2021Allow2110YesNo
16415789DEPENDENCY API CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT DASHBOARDMay 2019April 2022Allow3510NoNo
16413392System and Method to Prevent Endless Machine Check Error of Persistent Memory DevicesMay 2019June 2022Allow3710NoNo
16412864HARD DISK STATUS MONITORING SYSTEM AND HARD DISK STATUS MONITORING METHODMay 2019April 2022Allow3520NoNo
16399044DATA STORAGE SYSTEM WITH REPAIR OF VIRTUAL DATA BLOCKS OF INTERNAL FILE SYSTEMApril 2019February 2021Allow2110NoNo
16391704RESILIENT PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORKS FOR ITERATIVE COMPUTATIONS ON COMPUTER SYSTEMSApril 2019July 2020Allow1500YesNo
16390073SELF-VERIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM MEMORY MANAGEMENTApril 2019February 2021Allow2210YesNo
16387793RESILIENT PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORKS FOR ITERATIVE COMPUTATIONSApril 2019July 2020Allow1500YesNo
16387413PRESERVING DATA UPON A POWER SHUTDOWNApril 2019February 2021Allow2210NoNo
16385758MINIMALLY DISRUPTIVE DATA CAPTURE FOR SEGMENTED APPLICATIONSApril 2019September 2020Allow1800YesNo
16379677RECOVERING A FAILED CLUSTERED SYSTEM USING CONFIGURATION DATA FRAGMENTSApril 2019December 2020Allow2020NoNo
16369784SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAILURE DETECTION WITH ORCHESTRATION LAYERMarch 2019March 2021Allow2310NoNo
16355042CROSS-CORRELATION OF METRICS FOR ANOMALY ROOT CAUSE IDENTIFICATIONMarch 2019March 2022Allow3610YesNo
16353049STORAGE DEVICE HEALTH STATUS SYNCHRONIZATIONMarch 2019September 2020Allow1810YesNo
16299544RESET ISOLATION FOR AN EMBEDDED SAFETY ISLAND IN A SYSTEM ON A CHIPMarch 2019June 2020Allow1500NoNo
16294198SSD RESTART BASED ON OFF-TIME TRACKERMarch 2019February 2021Allow2310YesNo
16294291FAULT TREE ANALYSIS FOR TECHNICAL SYSTEMSMarch 2019December 2020Allow2110YesNo
16281327SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR INPUT/OUTPUT REQUESTS FOR STORAGE SYSTEMSFebruary 2019January 2020Allow1110YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
7
(70.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(30.0%)
Reversal Percentile
47.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 30.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(42.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(57.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
70.3%
Higher 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, 42.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R works in Art Unit 2114 and has examined 566 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R's allowance rate of 94.5% places them in the 83% 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 KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R receive 1.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 82% 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 57.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 84% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 25.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 29% 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 52.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 18.2% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 63.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 50% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 4.1% of allowed cases (in the 80% 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:

  • 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

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.

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