USPTO Examiner ROSSITER SEAN D - Art Unit 2133

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18745603UNIFIED ADDRESS TRANSLATION FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICESJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18649129MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM DYNAMIC QOS POOLApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18626506COMPRESSING TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER (TLB) TAGS USING A TLB METADATA BUFFER IN PROCESSOR-BASED DEVICESApril 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18625096Techniques for managing writes in nonvolatile memoryApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18619190APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MAP INFORMATION IN MEMORY SYSTEMMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18615760MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM COMMAND FENCINGMarch 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18610888Maintenance Operations in a DRAMMarch 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18608871RESOURCE ISOLATION IN COMPUTATIONAL STORAGE DEVICESMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18583457System and Method for Large Memory Transaction (LMT) StoresFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1200NoNo
18581404SUSPEND PARAMETER DETERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1610YesNo
18406687DYNAMIC READ RETRY VOLTAGE SEQUENCES IN A MEMORY SUBSYSTEMJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1500NoNo
18399332SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CACHE FILLSDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710YesNo
18397186MEMORY OPERATION METHOD, MEMORY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2023July 2025Allow1810NoNo
18396041MEMORY CONTROLLER, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY SYSTEMDecember 2023April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18392086OFFSET-BASED MEMORY MANAGEMENT FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND PROGRAMMABLE NETWORK DEVICESDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18523905MULTI-CLUSTER SYSTEM AND MULTI-CLUSTER SYSTEM CONTROL METHODNovember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18519528Storage Utilization Determinations in Cloud-Based Storage SystemsNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18496499Time-Independent Scheduling of Storage OperationsOctober 2023May 2024Allow600NoNo
18378103MANAGING POWER LOSS IN A MEMORY DEVICEOctober 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18374757LAST LEVEL CACHE HIERARCHY IN CHIPLET BASED PROCESSORSSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1901NoNo
18476997MEMORY MAPPING FOR MEMORY, MEMORY MODULES, AND NON-VOLATILE MEMORYSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18283901MNEMONIC PHRASE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1200YesNo
18464630SEQUENTIAL DATA OPTIMIZED SUB-REGIONS IN STORAGE DEVICESSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18454253NON-VOLATILE MEMORY BITMAP FOR GARBAGE COLLECTIONAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110YesNo
18232060PROTOCOL FOR SOLID STATE DRIVE WITH HIGH QUALITY OF SERVICEAugust 2023April 2025Allow2110YesNo
18228028DIRECT-ATTACHED STORAGE DEVICE SOFTWARE RAID CONTROL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2023January 2025Allow1800NoNo
18360369WRITING DATA TO A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18359819NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WITH SECURE ERASEJuly 2023April 2025Allow2010YesNo
18357762OPTIMIZED POWER UP IN STORAGE MEMORY DEVICESJuly 2023December 2024Allow1700NoNo
18222099Methods and Systems for Managing Race Conditions During Usage of a Remote Storage Location Cache in a Networked Storage SystemJuly 2023March 2024Allow800NoNo
18349356METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING READ AND WRITE OPERATIONS IN CELLS OF A NAND MEMORYJuly 2023May 2025Allow2220YesNo
18343355METHOD FOR MANAGING STORAGE SYSTEM, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTJune 2023April 2025Allow2220YesNo
18214821LOCK-FREE READ ACCESS TO VECTOR DATA STRUCTURESJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18267975MEMORY SYSTEM WHICH ORDERS DATA FETCHING FROM A LATCH CIRCUIT DURING EXECUTION OF A READ OPERATIONJune 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18336355METHOD OF OPERATING STORAGE DEVICE USING PROGRAM SUSPENSION CONTROL AND STORAGE DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAMEJune 2023February 2025Allow2010YesNo
18336015MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD FOR MULTI-PLANE PROGRAM THEREOFJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18335420MEMORY SYSTEM, METHOD, AND CONTROL CIRCUITJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18327067MEMORY COMPRISING MEMORY CONTROLLER CONFIGURED TO DETERMINE A LOGICAL ADDRESS OF A TARGET ZONE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE MEMORY CONTROLLERJune 2023July 2024Allow1320NoNo
18201608ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)/MACHINE LEARNING (ML) TENSOR PROCESSORMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18321896PROACTIVE DATA PLACEMENT IN HIGH DENSITY STORAGE BY A HYBRID NON-VOLATILE STORAGE CONTROLLERMay 2023July 2024Allow1410YesNo
18200249SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A STORAGE SYSTEMMay 2023August 2024Allow1510YesNo
18321490UNIFIED ADDRESS TRANSLATION FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICESMay 2023February 2024Allow901NoNo
18313382APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MAP INFORMATION IN MEMORY SYSTEMMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18142942BALLOONING FOR MULTI-TIERED POOLED MEMORYMay 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18141007STORAGE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFORApril 2023January 2025Allow2020YesNo
18136096Memory Migration and Page Fault AvoidanceApril 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18190241Calculating Storage Utilization For Distinct Types Of DataMarch 2023April 2024Allow1330YesNo
18190176PREFETCH OF MICROSERVICES FOR INCOMING REQUESTSMarch 2023August 2024Allow1700NoNo
18190147PERFORMANCE MATCH METHOD OF MEMORY, MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROL CIRCUIT UNITMarch 2023September 2024Allow1820NoNo
18116586REACTIVE DEEP-FROZEN ADAPTIVE REPLACEMENT CACHE AND DRIVE INTERFACEMarch 2023January 2025Allow2320NoNo
18175468MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1800NoNo
18172761SOFTWARE-HARDWARE COMBINATION METHOD FOR INTERNAL MAPPING ADDRESS QUERY OF ZONED NAMESPACEFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18168573DECODING METHOD, MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROL CIRCUIT UNITFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2110NoNo
18168871COMPRESSING TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER (TLB) TAGS USING A TLB METADATA BUFFER IN PROCESSOR-BASED DEVICESFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1500NoNo
18103857MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM DATA MIGRATIONJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18097024TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING WRITES IN NONVOLATILE MEMORYJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18094121MEMORY BALLOONING RELATED MEMORY ALLOCATION TECHNIQUES FOR EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTSJanuary 2023August 2024Allow2010NoNo
18090916Adaptive Scheduling of Memory and Processing-in-Memory RequestsDecember 2022July 2024Allow1900NoNo
18147950DATA READ METHOD, DATA WRITE METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMDecember 2022April 2024Allow1600NoNo
18147936MEMORY INITIALIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMDecember 2022December 2024Allow2320NoNo
18070132METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT MEMORY ACCESSNovember 2022August 2024Allow2010NoNo
17993736METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECT MEMORY ACCESSNovember 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
18055079STORAGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODNovember 2022July 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17985515System Resource Management Using Time-Independent SchedulingNovember 2022June 2023Allow710YesNo
18054249HOST PERFORMANCE BOOSTER L2P HANDOFFNovember 2022February 2024Allow1500NoNo
18053685MEMORY SYSTEM FOR BINDING DATA TO A MEMORY NAMESPACENovember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
17968049CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURE FOR RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, SERVICEABILITY ACCESSOctober 2022August 2024Allow2210YesNo
17960196DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR WRITING STATE INFORMATION IN DATA STORE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR WRITING STATE INFORMATION IN DATA STOREOctober 2022January 2024Allow1620NoNo
17960523MEMORY MAPPING FOR MEMORY, MEMORY MODULES, AND NON-VOLATILE MEMORYOctober 2022May 2023Allow710YesNo
17958594Data Storage Device That Detects and Releases Bottlenecks In HardwareOctober 2022August 2024Allow2201NoNo
17936954Determining Storage Capacity Utilization Based On Deduplicated DataSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1020YesNo
17936484Dataset Space ReclamationSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1220YesNo
17945769INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT METHOD INCLUDING STORAGE NODES CONNECTED BY NETWORKSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1810NoNo
17942725Timed Data Transfer between a Host System and a Memory Sub-SystemSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1830NoNo
17940502DISAGGREGATION COMPUTING SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1710NoNo
17899137SEQUENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTIONAugust 2022April 2024Allow1900NoNo
17898333MEMORY BLOCK ERASE PROTOCOLAugust 2022April 2024Allow2020YesNo
17888982TECHNIQUES FOR PRIORITY INFORMATIONAugust 2022November 2024Allow2720NoNo
17886112SPLIT CACHE FOR ADDRESS MAPPING DATAAugust 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17884441RESUMING WRITE OPERATIONS AFTER SUSPENSIONAugust 2022January 2024Allow1800NoNo
17884429SUSPENDING OPERATIONS OF A MEMORY SYSTEMAugust 2022May 2024Allow2220NoNo
17879426METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING TO ENCODING-HISTORY INFORMATIONAugust 2022February 2024Allow1900NoNo
17878253Storage System and Method for Using Read and Write Buffers in a MemoryAugust 2022April 2023Allow900NoNo
17864001MEMORY PAGE FAULT HANDLING FOR NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICES IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENTJuly 2022September 2024Allow2620YesNo
17860999COMMAND BATCHING FOR A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEMJuly 2022April 2023Allow1010NoNo
17859963LOGICAL-TO-PHYSICAL MAPPINGJuly 2022December 2022Allow600NoNo
17850423Key-To-Physical Table Optimization For Key Value Data Storage DevicesJune 2022January 2024Allow1900NoNo
17842981SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICESJune 2022August 2023Allow1400NoNo
17805908EFFICIENT METHOD TO DYNAMICALLY SELECT A PROTECTION DURATION FOR RETENTION LOCKING DEDUPLICATED OBJECTSJune 2022July 2023Allow1300NoNo
17832755APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MAP INFORMATION IN MEMORY SYSTEMJune 2022January 2023Allow700NoNo
17829207Maintenance Operations in a DRAMMay 2022November 2023Allow1830YesNo
17750279Back Up Data Across Cloud Trust Zone Apparatuses, Processes and SystemsMay 2022January 2024Allow2000NoNo
17733070Sizing Resources For A Replication TargetApril 2022August 2023Allow1610YesNo
17731517LOAD SHARING OF COPY WORKLOADS IN DEVICE CLUSTERSApril 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17711581USER PROCESS IDENTIFIER BASED ADDRESS TRANSLATIONApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17710675CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC ACTIVATION OF FUNCTIONALITY IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2022October 2023Allow1830NoNo
17710572ALGORITHMIC TCAM WITH STORAGE ACTIVITY-BASED READMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810YesNo
17704889SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR PERSISTENT CACHE FLUSHINGMarch 2022February 2024Allow2310NoNo
17702217SEQUENTIAL DATA OPTIMIZED SUB-REGIONS IN STORAGE DEVICESMarch 2022May 2023Allow1310NoNo
17698424MAINTAINING DATA CONSISTENCY IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM THAT USES HYBRID WEAR LEVELING OPERATIONSMarch 2022September 2023Allow1820YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
7
Examiner Affirmed
4
(57.1%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(42.9%)
Reversal Percentile
64.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.9% 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
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(31.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(68.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
45.3%
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, 31.2% 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 ROSSITER, SEAN D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROSSITER, SEAN D works in Art Unit 2133 and has examined 693 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.9%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROSSITER, SEAN D's allowance rate of 94.9% places them in the 85% 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 ROSSITER, SEAN D receive 1.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% 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 ROSSITER, SEAN D is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 91% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROSSITER, SEAN D. This interview benefit is in the 14% 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, 38.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% 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 37.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 28% 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 56.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 22.2% 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, 54.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 68% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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 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:

  • 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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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.