USPTO Examiner ALSIP MICHAEL - Art Unit 2139

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19088950SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA STORAGE, TRANSFER, SYNCHRONIZATION, AND SECURITY USING AUTOMATED MODEL MONITORING AND TRAINING WITH A LOAD-ADAPTIVE CACHEMarch 2025December 2025Allow920NoNo
19060781SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASYMMETRIC DATA COMPRESSION USING DUAL CODEBOOKSFebruary 2025October 2025Allow820NoNo
18913556SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR BANDWIDTH-EFFICIENT DATA ENCODINGOctober 2024December 2025Allow1410NoNo
18904106SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING HIGH-SPEED INTRACHIP COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2024November 2025Allow1410NoNo
18886191VALIDITY MAPPING TECHNIQUESSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18883268Fabric Data Rate Limiting Proportional to Electrical Current Threshold ViolationsSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18773999SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CODEBOOK MANAGEMENT BASED ON DATA SOURCE GROUPINGJuly 2024October 2025Allow1510NoNo
18714587CACHE MEMORY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CACHE MEMORY CONTROL METHODMay 2024October 2025Allow1720NoNo
18673255Adaptive Data Storage ManagementMay 2024February 2026Allow2120YesNo
18609303CHOOSING AMONG STORAGE OPTIMIZATIONS WHEN STORING CANDIDATE DATAMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18499215A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SYSTEM MULTILOADING AND VIRTUALIZATION USING CODEBOOK ENCODING OF DATA STREAMS AND PROCESS CALLSNovember 2023November 2025Allow2420NoNo
18367921SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IN A MEMORY DEVICESeptember 2023December 2025Allow2710NoNo
18340637MODULAR DATA STORAGE SYSTEM WITH DATA RESILIENCYJune 2023October 2025Allow2820NoYes
18308035METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING DEDUPE, COMPRESSION, LOGICAL VOLUME CRYPTO-ERASURE, AND PHYSICAL VOLUME CRYPTO-ERASURE ON A STORAGE ARRAYApril 2023September 2025Allow2901NoNo
18167096SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COMPACTION AND SECURITY USING MULTIPLE ENCODING ALGORITHMS WITH PRE-CODING AND COMPLEXITY ESTIMATIONFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3320NoNo
18106399INCREASING DATA PERFORMANCE BY TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN STORAGE TIERS USING WORKLOAD CHARACTERISTICSFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3320YesYes
18148799MEMORY SYSTEMS AND OPERATION METHODS THEREOF TO IMPROVE WEAR LEVELING OF A MEMORY DEVICEDecember 2022February 2026Allow3730YesNo
18067665DETERMINING LOGICAL STABILIZER INSTRUMENT FOR STABILIZER CIRCUITDecember 2022January 2026Allow3710YesNo
18078199METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING DEEP NEURAL NETWORK OPERATIONDecember 2022December 2025Allow3710YesNo
17977519ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM SIGNAL CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCTOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910YesNo
17962768METHOD OF OPERATING MEMORY-BASED DEVICEOctober 2022February 2026Allow4020NoNo
17796841METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CONCEPTION OF A COMPUTATIONAL MEMORY CIRCUITAugust 2022February 2026Allow4350YesNo
17498771MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE, AND MEMORY CONTROL CIRCUIT UNITOctober 2021January 2026Allow5180YesNo
16659911OPTIMIZING TIMING FOR DATA MIGRATION FROM OLD GENERATION TAPES TO NEW GENERATION TAPESOctober 2019January 2021Allow1500NoNo
16297330DATA RECOVERY OPERATIONS, SUCH AS RECOVERY FROM MODIFIED NETWORK DATA MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL DATAMarch 2019December 2020Allow2130YesNo
16290503PROCESSING DATA ACCESS REQUESTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A STORAGE UNIT MEMORY PRESSURE LEVELMarch 2019January 2021Allow2310YesNo
16257440METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR METADATA TAG INHERITANCE BETWEEN MULTIPLE FILE SYSTEMS WITHIN A STORAGE SYSTEMJanuary 2019March 2021Allow2530NoNo
16257466METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR METADATA TAG INHERITANCE FOR DATA TIERINGJanuary 2019March 2021Allow2530NoNo
16257425METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR METADATA TAG INHERITANCE FOR DATA BACKUPJanuary 2019March 2021Allow2530NoNo
16202326DYNAMIC WRITE-BACK TO NON-VOLATILE MEMORYNovember 2018June 2021Allow3150YesNo
15943079MEMORY REDUCTION FOR NEURAL NETWORKS WITH FIXED STRUCTURESApril 2018May 2020Allow2520YesNo
15895597POINT-IN-TIME COPY WITH TARGET WRITE OPTIMIZATIONFebruary 2018February 2020Allow2410NoNo
15672425TECHNOLOGIES FOR POSITION-INDEPENDENT PERSISTENT MEMORY POINTERSAugust 2017January 2018Allow500NoNo
15627404METHOD FOR PERFORMING REPLICATION CONTROL IN STORAGE SYSTEM WITH AID OF RELATIONSHIP TREE WITHIN DATABASE, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSJune 2017May 2019Allow2310NoNo
15461262ITERATOR REGISTER FOR STRUCTURED MEMORYMarch 2017September 2017Allow600NoNo
15443907ITERATOR REGISTER FOR STRUCTURED MEMORYFebruary 2017November 2017Allow910NoNo
15419272DATA RECOVERY OPERATIONS, SUCH AS RECOVERY FROM MODIFIED NETWORK DATA MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL DATAJanuary 2017December 2018Allow2230NoNo
15121136DATA STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING MULTIPLE MEMORY MODULES AND CIRCUITRY TO MANAGE COMMUNICATION AMONG THE MULTIPLE MEMORY MODULESAugust 2016March 2019Allow3140YesNo
14939063MEMORY MAPPING FOR OBJECT-BASED STORAGE DEVICESNovember 2015September 2017Allow2210YesNo
14751454TECHNOLOGIES FOR POSITION-INDEPENDENT PERSISTENT MEMORY POINTERSJune 2015May 2017Allow2300NoNo
14261589SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CONTROL COMPONENT AND METHOD THEREFORApril 2014April 2016Allow2310NoNo
14220888SUB-LUN INPUT/OUTPUT PROFILING FOR SSD DEVICESMarch 2014October 2016Allow3150NoNo
14220960SUB-LUN INPUT/OUTPUT PROFILING FOR SSD DEVICESMarch 2014August 2016Abandon2950NoNo
14169674METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE TIER INFORMATIONJanuary 2014April 2017Allow3930NoNo
14158899SOLID-STATE STORAGE MANAGEMENTJanuary 2014August 2017Allow4370YesNo
13790709MANAGING HIGH SPEED MEMORYMarch 2013July 2014Allow1620NoNo
13750811SYSTEMS WITH PROGRAMMABLE HETEROGENEOUS MEMORY CONTROLLERS FOR MAIN MEMORYJanuary 2013January 2014Allow1110NoNo
13648009APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE STORAGE AS CACHE FOR HIGH-CAPACITY, NON-VOLATILE STORAGEOctober 2012October 2016Allow4870YesNo
13619424SOLID-STATE DEVICE MANAGEMENTSeptember 2012May 2017Allow5680YesNo
13367567COMMUNICATING CHUNKS BETWEEN DEVICESFebruary 2012September 2016Allow5520NoYes
13357465APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DESTAGING CACHED DATAJanuary 2012August 2016Allow5411YesNo
13336385SOLID-STATE STORAGE MANAGEMENTDecember 2011April 2017Allow6070YesNo
13241625DATA RECOVERY OPERATIONS, SUCH AS RECOVERY FROM MODIFIED NETWORK DATA MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL DATASeptember 2011September 2015Allow4811NoNo
13192412SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL PARTITION MONITORINGJuly 2011November 2015Allow5240YesNo
13088211APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DESTAGING CACHED DATAApril 2011April 2015Allow4811YesNo
12842958ITERATOR REGISTER FOR STRUCTURED MEMORYJuly 2010November 2016Allow6061YesNo
12774643DISK DRIVE USING NON-VOLATILE CACHE WHEN GARBAGE COLLECTING LOG STRUCTURED WRITESMay 2010October 2016Allow6040YesYes
11943441METHOD FOR MANAGING METRICS TABLE PER VIRTUAL PORT IN A LOGICALLY PARTITIONED DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMNovember 2007September 2008Allow1010NoNo
11838852DATA DISPLACEMENT BYPASS SYSTEMAugust 2007May 2010Allow3300NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ALSIP, MICHAEL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
92.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
96.2%
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, 100.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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

Examiner ALSIP, MICHAEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ALSIP, MICHAEL works in Art Unit 2139 and has examined 37 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 97.3%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ALSIP, MICHAEL's allowance rate of 97.3% places them in the 88% 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 ALSIP, MICHAEL receive 2.84 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ALSIP, MICHAEL is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 78% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALSIP, MICHAEL. This interview benefit is in the 29% 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, 22.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 19.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. 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, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 10% 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 11% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.

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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.