USPTO Examiner ZHAO BING - Art Unit 2151

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18673214METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING ON-CHIP MEMORY OF NEURAL PROCESSING UNITMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18534197TASK ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM IN A TRUSTLESS COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2023August 2024Allow910YesNo
18012701RESOURCE SCHEDULING BASED ON OPTIMAL PATH OF A RESOURCE LABEL FORESTDecember 2022June 2025Allow2900YesNo
18074440ANNOTATION OVERRIDE DETERMINATION FOR A NEURAL NETWORKDecember 2022April 2024Allow1710YesNo
18046050MANAGING COMPUTING WORKLOADS WITHIN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTOctober 2022April 2025Allow3000YesNo
17937241JOB ACCELERATION FOR WORKLOAD MANAGEMENTSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3300YesNo
17733284MEMORY-AWARE REQUEST PLACEMENT FOR VIRTUAL GPU ENABLED SYSTEMSApril 2022October 2024Allow3020YesNo
17727380SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOSCALING INSTANCE GROUPS OF COMPUTING PLATFORMSApril 2022September 2024Allow2910YesNo
17770669METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEMORY RESOURCES IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MEMORY RESOURCES, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMApril 2022October 2024Allow3000YesNo
17720474CONFIGURING STORAGE RESOURCES BASED ON SERVICE LEVELSApril 2022May 2025Allow3720YesNo
17716083LOADING MANAGEMENT HYPERVISORS FROM USER SPACEApril 2022March 2025Allow3610YesNo
17716087LOADING MANAGEMENT HYPERVISORS FROM A SYSTEM CONTROL PROCESSORApril 2022June 2025Allow3820YesNo
17678239AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN OF IDLE VIRTUAL MACHINESFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210YesNo
17666580UPDATE OF VIRTUAL MACHINES USING CLONESFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3300NoNo
17580488DEPLOYING VIRTUAL MACHINES IN A SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATA CENTERJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4020YesNo
17627925IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR ALLOCATION OF COMPUTING RESOURCES BASED ON A USAGE STATEJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4020YesNo
17538617METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING TASK PROCESSING ENTITY BASED ON ENTITY STATUS INFORMATION TABLESNovember 2021February 2025Allow3910NoNo
17455867DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING PERFORMANCE TUNING PARAMETERS IN A NETWORK SYSTEMNovember 2021April 2025Allow4110YesNo
17484574METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING STATE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR COMPOSED INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3810NoNo
17443918Managing Workload Execution Across Multiple Differing Information Handling Systems Utilizing Thermal ProfilesJuly 2021August 2024Allow3710NoNo
17365537METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNLOADING APPLICATION WHILE DISPLAYING APPLICATION INTERFACE THEREOF, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2021November 2024Allow4110YesNo
17132508METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF EMBEDDED PROCESSORSDecember 2020December 2024Allow4820YesNo
16923856PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENTJuly 2020November 2024Abandon5220YesNo
16908533PREDELIVERYING CONTAINER IMAGE LAYERS FOR FUTURE EXECUTION OF CONTAINER IMAGESJune 2020September 2024Allow5030YesNo
16740794Thread Scheduling Using Processing Engine InformationJanuary 2020June 2025Abandon6040NoYes
16228711DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME COMPUTING FRAMEWORK USING IN-STORAGE PROCESSING WITH TASK ASSIGNMENTDecember 2018January 2025Allow60100YesNo
15877045SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-PROCESS NAMESPACE SWITCHINGJanuary 2018March 2020Allow2600YesNo
15795393COGNITIVE LEARNING WORKFLOW EXECUTIONOctober 2017March 2020Allow2910YesNo
15721553TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT VIRTUAL MACHINES FROM MALICIOUS VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGERSSeptember 2017May 2020Allow3120YesNo
15402696REDUCED SAVE AND RESTORE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CALL-CLOBBERED REGISTERSJanuary 2017January 2020Allow3610YesNo
15259122USING CUSTOMER AND WORKLOAD PROFILING AND ANALYTICS TO DETERMINE, SCORE, AND REPORT PORTABILITY OF CUSTOMER AND TEST ENVIRONMENTS AND WORKLOADSSeptember 2016December 2019Allow4040YesNo
15259130USING WORKLOAD PROFILING AND ANALYTICS TO UNDERSTAND AND SCORE COMPLEXITY OF TEST ENVIRONMENTS AND WORKLOADSSeptember 2016January 2020Allow4140YesNo
14927053SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STENCIL AMPLIFICATIONOctober 2015November 2019Allow4830YesNo
14093441Resolving RCU-Scheduler DeadlocksNovember 2013November 2014Allow1210YesNo
14093448Sharing Reconfigurable Computing Devices Between WorkloadsNovember 2013December 2014Allow1210YesNo
14030366HANDLING INTERRUPT ACTIONS FOR INTER-THREAD COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2013October 2015Allow2410NoNo
14011806PROBABILISTIC OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE DISCOVERY, RESERVATION AND ASSIGNMENTAugust 2013June 2015Allow2200YesNo
13973086APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING RESTRICTION CONDITIONAugust 2013November 2015Allow2610YesNo
13793603REAL TIME MEASUREMENT OF I/O INTERRUPT DELAY TIMES BY HYPERVISOR FOR HOT SPOT ANALYSISMarch 2013April 2015Allow2520YesNo
13616210MODIFYING VIRTUAL UNIVERSE DISPLAY QUALITY OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS ACCORDING TO ENCODED VIRTUAL OBJECT SETTINGS AND FEE PAYMENT STATUSSeptember 2012October 2013Allow1310YesNo
13570711VIRTUAL PARTS HAVING CONFIGURATION POINTS AND VIRTUAL PORTS FOR VIRTUAL SOLUTION COMPOSITION AND DEPLOYMENTAugust 2012July 2013Allow1210YesNo
13569469COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING A VIRTUALIZATION MECHANISM THAT EXECUTES A JUDGMENT UPON RECEIVING A REQUEST FOR ACTIVATION OF A VIRTUAL COMPUTERAugust 2012October 2014Allow2630YesNo
13558503SCHEDULE VIRTUAL INTERFACE BY REQUESTING LOCKEN TOKENS DIFFERENTLY FROM A VIRTUAL INTERFACE CONTEXT DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF A SCHEDULING ELEMENTJuly 2012September 2013Allow1420YesNo
13557696Methods And Apparatus For Processing Load Balancing in Distributed Problem ProcessingJuly 2012July 2015Allow3610YesNo
13531799METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING LOAD BALANCING IN DISTRIBUTED PROBLEM PROCESSINGJune 2012July 2015Allow3710YesNo
13528599DYNAMIC PENDING JOB QUEUE LENGTH FOR JOB DISTRIBUTION WITHIN A GRID ENVIRONMENTJune 2012May 2015Allow3520YesNo
13482752DYNAMICALLY REDIRECTING A FILE DESCRIPTOR OF AN EXECUTING PROCESS BY ANOTHER PROCESS BY OPTIONALLY SUSPENDING THE EXECUTING PROCESSMay 2012November 2013Allow1810YesNo
13475003Resolving RCU-Scheduler DeadlocksMay 2012November 2014Allow3010YesNo
13468084Sharing Reconfigurable Computing Devices Between WorkloadsMay 2012December 2014Allow3110YesNo
13463350USING A SCORE-BASED TEMPLATE TO PROVIDE A VIRTUAL MACHINEMay 2012July 2013Allow1510YesNo
13434961AUTOMATED VIRTUAL MACHINE PLACEMENT PLANNING USING DIFFERENT PLACEMENT SOLUTIONS AT DIFFERENT HIERARCHICAL TREE LEVELSMarch 2012September 2014Allow3010YesNo
13403548MANAGING UTILIZATION OF PHYSICAL PROCESSORS OF A SHARED PROCESSOR POOL IN A VIRTUALIZED PROCESSOR ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2012January 2015Allow3410YesNo
13352270USING SMART OBJECTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE TO CONSERVE COMPUTING RESOURCESJanuary 2012July 2012Allow610YesNo
13352266USING SMART OBJECTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE TO CONSERVE COMPUTING RESOURCESJanuary 2012July 2012Allow610YesNo
13332791OPERATING METHODS FOR VIRTUAL MACHINE SERVER AND NODES BASED ON ROUND TRIP TIME (RTT) INFORMATION AND APPARATUSES THEREOFDecember 2011February 2015Allow3830YesNo
13245507DYNAMICALLY REDIRECTING A FILE DESCRIPTOR OF AN EXECUTING PROCESS BY ANOTHER PROCESS BY OPTIONALLY SUSPENDING THE EXECUTING PROCESSSeptember 2011February 2014Allow2910YesNo
12971891SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA-PARALLEL PROCESSINGDecember 2010September 2014Allow4511YesNo
12966660METHOD, DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT TO COMPENSATE FOR COUPLING OVERHEAD IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING OVERHEAD CALCULATOR FOR A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER SYSTEMDecember 2010August 2013Allow3210YesNo
12886643RELOCATING GUEST MACHINE USING PROXY TOOL HAVING MULTIPLE VIRTUAL MACHINES WHERE ONE VIRTUAL MACHINES PROVIDES HOST ROUTE FOR RELOCATIONSeptember 2010September 2013Allow3620YesNo
12874476SCHEDULE VIRTUAL INTERFACE ALLOWING RESYNCHRONIZATION REQUESTS FOR LOCK TOKENS BEFORE ATTACHMENT OF A SCHEDULING ELEMENT TRIGGERED BY AN UNLOCK REQUESTSeptember 2010September 2013Allow3620YesNo
12862214VIRTUAL MACHINE SYSTEM, RESTARTING METHOD OF VIRTUAL MACHINE AND SYSTEMAugust 2010July 2012Allow2310YesNo
12722241JOB-PROCESS SWAPPING BETWEEN MULTIPLE STORAGE DEVICES BASED ON THE MOST RECENTLY EXECUTED TYPE OF A PROCESS AND HISTORICAL EXECUTION COUNT AMONG PLURAL TYPES OF PROCESSESMarch 2010July 2013Allow4010YesNo
12651294Lock mechanism to reduce waiting of threads to access a shared resource by selectively granting access to a thread before an enqueued highest priority threadDecember 2009July 2013Allow4320YesNo
12631961EXECUTION CONTEXT ISOLATION IN A DRIVER EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT (DXE) WITH MARSHALING ARGUMENTS TO A COMMON LOCATION IN RESPONSE TO AN LPCDecember 2009May 2013Allow4120YesNo
12610224SYSTEM FOR EXECUTION CONTEXT ISOLATION IN RESPONSE TO INVOKING A BIOS KERNEL FUNCTION DURING A DRIVER EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT (DXE) PHASE OF BOOT-UP OF A COMPUTEROctober 2009May 2013Allow4220YesNo
12532017INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR MONITORING EVENT DELIVERY FROM PLURALITY OF MONITORING THREADSSeptember 2009August 2014Allow5930YesNo
12560500IMAGE PROCESSING APPAPRATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH EMULATION FUNCTION WHEN EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE IS ATTACHED, MANAGES PROCESSING OF JOBS AND SUB JOBS, AND RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2009October 2012Allow3710YesNo
12559254THREAD SYNCHRONIZATION VIA SELECTIVE MODIFICATION OF STORED STATES OF PENDING OPTIMISTICALLY BALANCED LOCK RELEASES HAVING PREVIOUS LOCK OWNER AND VALIDITY FLAGSeptember 2009November 2011Allow2600YesNo
12545834PARA-VIRTUALIZATION IN A NESTED VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT USING REDUCED NUMBER OF NESTED VM EXITSAugust 2009January 2013Allow4120YesNo
12476006VIRTUAL SOLUTION COMPOSITION AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2009May 2012Allow3610YesNo
12142028SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A TASK STARVATION INDICATION TO PREVENT STARVATIONS OF TASKS IN A MULTIPLE PROCESSING ENTITY SYSTEMJune 2008May 2014Allow6040YesNo
12125375EXECUTION ORDER MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE PROCESSES ON A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM BY ASSIGNING CONSTRAINED RESOURCES TO THE PROCESSES BASED ON RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS AND BUSINESS IMPACTSMay 2008January 2014Allow6060YesNo
12046603SYNCHRONOUS ADAPTION OF ASYNCHRONOUS MODULESMarch 2008February 2012Allow4810YesNo
11932319SMART VIRTUAL OBJECTS OF A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE INDEPENDENTLY SELECT DISPLAY QUALITY ADJUSTMENT SETTINGS TO CONSERVE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES SUPPORTING THE VIRTUAL UNIVERSEOctober 2007October 2011Allow4810YesNo
11866570SYSTEM FOR CREATING TASK RESOURCE QUERIES FOR CONCRETE RESOURCES USING ALIAS SELECTION FIELDS SPECIFYING FORMAL RESOURCES AND DORMAL RELATIONSHIPSOctober 2007July 2011Allow4500YesNo
11852039DETERMINING WHETHER TO RETAIN OR TERMINATE A THREAD BASED ON A MINIMUM NUMBER OF THREADS IN A THRED POOL AND A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF THREADS ALLOWED WAITING ON THE CHANNELSeptember 2007September 2011Allow4910YesNo
11836925SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ON IT-RESOURCES USING WEB SERVICESAugust 2007August 2011Allow4810YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
4.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
2.2%
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

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

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

Examiner ZHAO, BING - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ZHAO, BING works in Art Unit 2151 and has examined 76 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 97.4%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ZHAO, BING's allowance rate of 97.4% places them in the 92% 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 ZHAO, BING receive 1.58 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 41% 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 ZHAO, BING is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 16% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZHAO, BING. This interview benefit is in the 59% 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, 36.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% 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 23.8% 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 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 0% 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, 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 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 10% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.