USPTO Examiner CURRAN J MITCHELL - Art Unit 2161

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18951159CALIBRATED LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS FOR MULTI-LABEL CLASSIFICATIONSNovember 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18584048METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-REGISTERING PRE-REGISTERED IDENTITY INFORMATION IN NEW IDENTITY RECOGNITION SYSTEMFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620NoNo
18572808SECURE EQUI-JOIN APPARATUS, SECURE EQUI-JOIN METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2023August 2025Allow1900NoNo
18561937INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMNovember 2023October 2025Abandon2320NoNo
18238584SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC INGESTION OF DATA USING A RATE-LIMITED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACEAugust 2023August 2024Abandon1210NoNo
18362899GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR A MATCHING TOOLJuly 2023January 2025Allow1730YesNo
18221684SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR TAXONOMY-BASED CLASSIFICATION OF UNLABELED STRUCTURED DATASETSJuly 2023December 2024Allow1740YesNo
18332222SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MAINTAINING DATAQUALITY BY CALIBRATING A THRESHOLD FOR A DEFINED METRIC ACCORDINGTO A CONVOLUTED MOVING AVERAGE MODELJune 2023January 2025Abandon1930YesNo
18108659SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PROFILE SEGMENTATION USING SMALL TEXT VARIATIONSFebruary 2023August 2023Allow600NoNo
17971993GRAPH DATABASE QUERY PAGINATIONOctober 2022December 2023Abandon1410NoNo
17958980ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING DATABASE EXTRACTION, TRANSFORMATION, AND ANALYSISOctober 2022June 2025Allow3350YesNo
17915267DATA MIGRATIONSeptember 2022September 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17952063DATA ENRICHMENT AND MATCHINGSeptember 2022May 2025Abandon3140YesNo
17874884Preserving Enterprise Artifacts Using Digital Twin Technology And Intelligent Smart ContractsJuly 2022February 2025Allow3120NoNo
17835909SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENTERPRISE PROCESS CONSTRUCTIONJune 2022December 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17661594SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FILTERING TOPICS USING PARTS OF SPEECH TAGGINGMay 2022September 2024Abandon2820YesNo
17721248DYNAMIC RESOLUTION ESTIMATION IN METRIC TIME SERIES DATAApril 2022February 2024Allow2210YesNo
17648322COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY FOR PERFORMING DATA TRANSFORMATION USING VISUALIZATION DIAGRAMSJanuary 2022May 2024Abandon2820YesNo
17563288Parallel Stream Processing of Change Data CaptureDecember 2021May 2024Allow2830YesNo
17614418DATA PROCESSING METHOD, PLATFORM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2021January 2024Allow2610NoNo
17455899MACHINE LEARNING INTERMITTENT DATA DROPOUT MITIGATIONNovember 2021November 2023Allow2420YesNo
17503530STORAGE STRUCTURE OF DATA OBJECT, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING AND DYNAMICALLY MANAGING DATA OBJECT ON COMPUTER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2021June 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17449752DATA ANNOTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021January 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17394146SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARING AND SELECTIVELY MERGING DATABASE RECORDSAugust 2021February 2025Allow4250YesNo
17444395VARIABLE DENSITY-BASED CLUSTERING ON DATA STREAMSAugust 2021December 2022Allow1710YesNo
17360250ON-DEVICE GENERATION AND PERSONALIZATION OF ZERO-PREFIX SUGGESTION(S) AND USE THEREOFJune 2021September 2025Abandon5140YesNo
17330046EFFICIENT, IN-MEMORY, RELATIONAL REPRESENTATION FOR HETEROGENEOUS GRAPHSMay 2021March 2025Allow4660YesNo
17173342REDUCING CHARACTER SET CONVERSIONFebruary 2021August 2023Allow3120YesNo
17166894DETERMINING A COLLECTION OF DATA VISUALIZATIONSFebruary 2021March 2025Allow5040YesYes
17153712DATABASE STREAMING FOR AUTOMATED PROCESSESJanuary 2021November 2024Abandon4660YesNo
17252853Pipeline Data ProcessingDecember 2020March 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17096166BUILT-IN ANALYTICS FOR DATABASE MANAGEMENTNovember 2020November 2023Allow3640YesNo
17023283EFFICIENT RETRIEVAL OF TOP SIMILARITY REPRESENTATIONSSeptember 2020June 2024Allow4540YesNo
16938807OPTIMIZED STORAGE OF METADATA SEPARATE FROM TIME SERIES DATAJuly 2020January 2025Allow5470YesNo
16730950DATA CONTENT GOVERNANCE FOR PRESENTATION LAYER SYNCHRONIZATION FOR A VERSION CONTROLLED UNDERLYING DATA MODELDecember 2019June 2023Allow4230YesNo
16398499SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS DATA PROTECTIONApril 2019May 2022Allow3720YesNo
16345443SEMANTIC SEARCH AND RULE METHODS FOR A DISTRIBUTED DATA SYSTEMApril 2019December 2022Allow4340YesNo
16301673SMART TRENDER FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMSNovember 2018December 2023Allow6060YesNo
15645093WORKER THREAD PROCESSINGJuly 2017March 2023Allow6050YesYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CURRAN, J MITCHELL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
92.6%
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
96.3%
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, 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 CURRAN, J MITCHELL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CURRAN, J MITCHELL works in Art Unit 2161 and has examined 21 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CURRAN, J MITCHELL's allowance rate of 76.2% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CURRAN, J MITCHELL receive 3.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 93% 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 CURRAN, J MITCHELL is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 18% 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 +63.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CURRAN, J MITCHELL. This interview benefit is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% 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 5.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 6% 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 6% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 133.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% 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 11% 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 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.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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.
  • 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.