USPTO Examiner AHMED SABA - Art Unit 2154

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18739144NATURAL AUDIO UNDERSTANDING FOR MONITORING SECURITY RECORDINGSJune 2024September 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18651368METHOD AND COMPUTER DEVICE FOR MERGING MULTI-FORMAT FILES INTO ONE OFD FILEApril 2024September 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18411498SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURE NETWORKED DATA EXCHANGEJanuary 2024February 2026Abandon2510NoNo
18507155COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSNovember 2023February 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18376291SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING JSON FILESOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2940YesNo
18249458SORTING METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023August 2025Abandon2820NoNo
18245116Event Organizer SystemMarch 2023February 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18104763SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING-BASED QUERY CONTEXT GENERATION AND QUERY RESPONSE HANDLINGFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1420YesNo
18065569DATA READ METHOD, DATA UPDATE METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTDecember 2022June 2024Allow1810YesNo
17966910METHOD OF RETRIEVING DATA AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA RETRIEVAL PROGRAMOctober 2022May 2024Abandon1910NoNo
17945572SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPRESSION PARSER, INVOKER AND TRANSFORMATION OF DATASeptember 2022October 2024Allow2520NoNo
17902183PIPELINE FOR DOCUMENT SCORINGSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310YesNo
17854833METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING DYNAMIC CONTENT TYPESJune 2022August 2024Allow2640YesNo
17847051Search Method, Apparatus, Electronic Device, Storage Medium and Program ProductJune 2022July 2024Allow2420NoNo
17831473MULTI-PHASE TRAINING OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR SEARCH RESULTS RANKINGJune 2022August 2025Abandon3840YesNo
17777219SEARCH APPARATUS, SEARCH METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022November 2024Allow3020YesNo
17769150MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2022May 2025Abandon3720YesNo
17702028PLATFORM FOR COLLOBARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC RECORDSMarch 2022December 2023Abandon2030NoNo
17699421AI-BASED RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022September 2024Allow3040YesNo
17690247COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND DATA RETRIEVAL SUPPORT METHODMarch 2022April 2024Abandon2520NoNo
17690183RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR TUNING PARAMETERS TO GENERATE DATA ANALYTICS MODEL AND METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020NoNo
17686896SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ONE OR MORE EMBEDDINGS OF ONE OR MORE ENTITIESMarch 2022August 2023Abandon1710NoNo
17672141DYNAMIC FILTER AND PROJECTION PUSH DOWNFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1910YesNo
17635203METHOD FOR GENERATING A COHERENT REPRESENTATION FOR AT LEAST TWO LOG FILESFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2620NoNo
17650390REFLECTING METADATA ANNOTATED IN CRAWLED DOCUMENTS TO ORIGINAL DATA SOURCESFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3120YesNo
17668358TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNED MODEL TO DETERMINE RELEVANCE OF ITEMS TO A QUERY USING DIFFERENT SETS OF TRAINING DATA FROM A COMMON DOMAINFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3220YesNo
17666965THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL CONFIGURATOR METHODFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2520NoNo
17589778AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF ALTERNATIVE PATHS FOR A PROCESS FLOW USING MACHINE LEARNINGJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2920YesNo
17580546SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICRO-CODED SEARCHING PLATFORMJanuary 2022August 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17576720SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUERY ENGINE ANALYSISJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2510YesNo
17572668MEASURING RELEVANCE OF DATASETS TO A DATA SCIENCE MODELJanuary 2022December 2023Allow2320YesNo
17564783GLOBAL CONFIDENCE CLASSIFIER FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL IN CONTACT CENTERSDecember 2021August 2024Allow3130YesNo
17558875UNIFIED SEARCH FOR DUAL DOMAINSDecember 2021July 2024Allow3130YesNo
17547516ASSOCIATING ARTICLES TO CORRESPONDING EVENTSDecember 2021July 2024Allow3230YesNo
17548427METRIC DATA PROCESSING AND STORAGEDecember 2021August 2024Allow3330YesNo
17529983METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING SETTLEMENT DEMANDS FOR SUBROGATION CLAIMS USING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGERNovember 2021August 2025Abandon4540YesYes
17526927PRUNING DATA SEGMENTS STORED IN CLOUD STORAGE TO RECLAIM CLOUD STORAGE SPACENovember 2021February 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17526622FILE INGESTION IN A MULTI-TENANT CLOUD ENVIRONMENTNovember 2021August 2024Allow3340YesNo
17519561SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTION OF A FIRST RECORD OBJECT FOR ASSOCIATION WITH SECOND RECORD OBJECTS BASED ON CONNECTION PROFILESNovember 2021April 2023Allow1720NoNo
17515137QUANTIZATION OF DATA STREAMS OF INSTRUMENTED SOFTWARE AND HANDLING OF DELAYED OR LATE DATAOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210YesNo
17513580CHANGE BLOCK TRACKING IN CLOUD ORCHESTRATION SYSTEMSOctober 2021June 2024Allow3220NoYes
17508853SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING SAVED TIMEOctober 2021March 2024Allow2930YesYes
17451799SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURE NETWORKED DATA EXCHANGEOctober 2021September 2023Allow2320NoNo
17502133STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEOctober 2021December 2024Abandon3840NoNo
17496615MULTI-TENANT, METADATA-DRIVEN RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMOctober 2021August 2023Allow2320YesNo
17490883ROAD SIGN INFORMATION PRESENTATIONSeptember 2021November 2024Abandon3740YesNo
17478947CREATING A TRAINED DATABASESeptember 2021May 2023Abandon2010NoNo
17469104LINKING, DEPLOYING, AND EXECUTING DISTRIBUTED ANALYTICS WITH DISTRIBUTED DATASETSSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3540YesNo
17395759DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REDACTING UNSTRUCTURED DATA FROM A DATA SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTAugust 2021May 2022Allow910YesNo
17393083ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) BASED DATA PROCESSINGAugust 2021December 2023Allow2920YesYes
17380516Predictively Presenting Search CapabilitiesJuly 2021September 2023Allow2620YesYes
17377250Systems and Methods for Intelligent Automatic Filing of Documents in a Content Management SystemJuly 2021August 2023Allow2510YesNo
17360894CONTENT IMPORTING WITH DISCOVERY IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTJune 2021July 2023Allow2510YesNo
17339684METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALTERING ACCESS RIGHTS SET ON DIGITAL DOCUMENTS BASED ON TEMPORAL EVENTSJune 2021December 2023Abandon3020NoNo
17303610CONTINUOUS DATA PROTECTION IN CLOUD USING STREAMSJune 2021January 2026Abandon5660NoNo
17337086DEDUPLICATING DATA INTEGRITY CHECKS ACROSS SYSTEMSJune 2021April 2024Allow3430YesNo
17324850METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING FILESMay 2021September 2024Abandon4050YesNo
17321138SYNTHESIZING MULTI-OPERATOR DATA TRANSFORMATION PIPELINESMay 2021September 2023Allow2820NoNo
17302876Context-Independent Conversational FlowMay 2021February 2024Allow3310YesNo
17243167SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEARCH INTENTApril 2021June 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17235285AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING DATA OFFLOADING METHODS USING DATA BUCKETING AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUESApril 2021June 2023Allow2620YesNo
17234598SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEB CONTENT INSPECTIONApril 2021August 2024Allow4030YesNo
17232714DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DESCRIPTIONS TO COMMUNICATION DEVICES USING MACHINE LEARNING GENERATED TEMPLATESApril 2021July 2023Allow2720YesNo
17216065SELF-SUPERVISION IN TABLE QUESTION ANSWERINGMarch 2021September 2024Allow4150YesNo
17212052SELF ADJUSTING DASHBOARDS FOR LOG AND ALERT DATAMarch 2021May 2024Abandon3730YesNo
17207844INFORMATION PUSH METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2021March 2023Allow2430YesNo
17188774DOCUMENT SEARCH AND ANALYSIS TOOLMarch 2021March 2024Allow3730YesNo
17183881METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A CUSTOMIZABLE RULES ENGINE MODULEFebruary 2021October 2024Allow4310NoNo
17163334Audio and Visual Asset Matching Platform Using Dynamic Modifying of an Ordered ArrayJanuary 2021September 2023Allow3220NoNo
17157233PREDICTIVE RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR DISTRIBUTED QUERY EXECUTIONJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3260YesNo
17142776METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING DETERMINATION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A PAIR OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTSJanuary 2021July 2024Allow4330NoNo
17142811METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING CLASSIFICATION OF PORTIONS OF A REGULATORY DOCUMENT USING MULTIPLE CLASSIFICATION CODESJanuary 2021July 2024Allow4330YesNo
17139149METHOD FOR PLAYING AUDIO, DEVICE, TERMINAL, SERVER AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020December 2023Abandon3520NoNo
17136819CORRUPTED STORAGE PORTION RECOVERY IN A MEMORY DEVICEDecember 2020April 2024Allow3930YesNo
17122940SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURE NETWORKED DATA EXCHANGEDecember 2020June 2021Allow610YesNo
17062641Presenting Search And Comparison ResultsOctober 2020August 2023Abandon3420YesNo
17060737STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY CONTROLLEROctober 2020January 2024Allow4030YesYes
17034753System and Method for Creating a Consistent Personalized Web Experience Across Multiple Platforms and ChannelsSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2810NoNo
17029591DATA DEDUPLICATION PARAMETER COMPUTATIONSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2820YesYes
17028805METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING CANDIDATES FOR VISUAL ROLESSeptember 2020March 2024Allow4230YesNo
17025097AI TO AI COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2020August 2024Allow4740YesNo
17023590STORING LEGAL HOLD DATA IN CLOUD DATA STORAGE UNITSSeptember 2020September 2024Allow4840YesNo
17015453GEOLOCATION USING REVERSE DOMAIN NAME SERVER INFORMATIONSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2920YesNo
16944015TRANSACTION COMMIT PROTOCOL WITH RECOVERABLE COMMIT IDENTIFIERJuly 2020September 2023Allow3720YesYes
16941447SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUALIZING COMPUTER VISION GENERATED TAGS USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSINGJuly 2020May 2023Allow3320YesNo
16933532STREAM SELECTION FOR MULTI-STREAM STORAGE DEVICESJuly 2020August 2023Abandon3720NoNo
16927626RANK QUERY RESULTS FOR RELEVANCE UTILIZING EXTERNAL CONTEXTJuly 2020June 2023Allow3530YesNo
16921309MERGE TREE MODIFICATIONS FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONSJuly 2020May 2023Abandon3420NoNo
16921371MERGE TREE GARBAGE METRICSJuly 2020May 2023Abandon3420NoNo
16885287INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAMMay 2020February 2024Abandon4520NoNo
16877452SEARCH INFRASTRUCTUREMay 2020October 2022Allow2910YesNo
16869298BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DATA MIGRATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2020December 2021Abandon1930YesNo
16856920KVS TREEApril 2020March 2023Abandon3520YesNo
16853642INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMApril 2020January 2024Abandon4520NoNo
16791450SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION PROCESSING AND GEOCODING OPTIMIZATIONFebruary 2020July 2023Allow4130YesNo
16638234SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINING DATASETSFebruary 2020October 2022Allow3210NoNo
16711815Method for Processing and Displaying Real-Time Social Data on MapDecember 2019February 2024Abandon5030YesNo
16615830SAMPLE WEIGHT SETTING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2019September 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16588009GLOBAL DATA DEDUPLICATION ACROSS MULTIPLE DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEMSSeptember 2019July 2023Allow4630NoNo
16578780PIPELINE FOR DOCUMENT SCORINGSeptember 2019July 2022Allow3410NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
15
Examiner Affirmed
3
(20.0%)
Examiner Reversed
12
(80.0%)
Reversal Percentile
90.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 80.0% 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
48
Allowed After Appeal Filing
32
(66.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(33.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
91.4%
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, 66.7% 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 AHMED, SABA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AHMED, SABA works in Art Unit 2154 and has examined 267 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AHMED, SABA's allowance rate of 68.2% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by AHMED, SABA receive 3.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 89% 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 AHMED, SABA is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 21% 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 +22.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AHMED, SABA. 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, 21.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 27% 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 26.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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, 92.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 47.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 12% 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 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.

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