USPTO Examiner WU TONY - Art Unit 2166

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17135658APPLICATION TEMPLATE FOR APPLICATION CONSISTENT BACKUP AND RESTORE OF DATABASE APPLICATIONS IN KUBERNETESDecember 2020April 2024Allow3930NoNo
17120565SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVENT JOURNAL DELIVERYDecember 2020July 2024Allow4330NoNo
16950843USER-DRIVEN RECOVERY OF LOST CONTENTNovember 2020December 2023Abandon3730NoNo
17099434COORDINATED DATA PROTECTION FOR MULTIPLE NETWORKING DEVICESNovember 2020January 2025Allow5030NoNo
17072961FAULT-TOLERANT UPLOADING OF DATA TO A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMOctober 2020July 2024Abandon4550YesNo
17024194SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEARCHING A MACHINING KNOWLEDGE DATABASESeptember 2020May 2025Allow5650NoYes
17024296DATA CENTER BACKUP AT THE EDGESeptember 2020April 2025Abandon5560NoNo
17019072BACKUP OF PARTITIONED DATABASE TABLESSeptember 2020November 2023Allow3810NoNo
17017962METHOD OF PROTECTING DATA IN HYBRID CLOUDSeptember 2020March 2023Abandon3020NoNo
16948297PROVENANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1840YesNo
16991507METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MANAGING TRACE RECORDAugust 2020May 2024Allow4540YesNo
16917834METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING SNAPVIEW BACKUPJune 2020November 2024Abandon5350YesNo
16917851METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BACKUPJune 2020October 2023Allow4030NoNo
16913925PROVENANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2020March 2023Abandon3220YesNo
16889257CONFIGURATION-FREE ALERT MONITORINGJune 2020May 2025Allow6060YesNo
16886435METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING INCREMENTAL BACKUPS OF FRAGMENTED USER DATAMay 2020November 2023Abandon4240NoNo
16886466METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING CONVERSATION SPECIFIC USER DATA BACKUPS OF LIMITED-ACCESS USER DATAMay 2020November 2023Abandon4240NoNo
16886410METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING USER DATA BACKUPS OF LIMITED-ACCESS USER DATAMay 2020October 2023Abandon4140NoNo
16870368CUSTOMER SPECIFIC BACKUP OBJECT SIZESMay 2020September 2023Abandon4140YesNo
16831324METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING INDEX OF STORAGE SYSTEMMarch 2020March 2024Abandon4740YesNo
16831691HIGHLY EFFICIENT NATIVE APPLICATION DATA PROTECTION FOR OFFICE 365March 2020January 2023Allow3420NoNo
16822515PRIORITIZING COMPUTER SYSTEM ISSUESMarch 2020January 2025Allow5850YesNo
16811626INDEXING FINGERPRINTSMarch 2020April 2022Allow2620YesNo
16805331BLOCKCHAIN-BASED TRANSACTION PROCESSINGFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1820NoNo
16794471METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BACKING UP DATAFebruary 2020June 2023Abandon4040NoNo
16792773METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR GARBAGE COLLECTIONFebruary 2020November 2024Allow5760YesNo
16789744UNINTERRUPTED BLOCK-BASED RESTORE OPERATION USING A READ-AHEAD BUFFERFebruary 2020November 2023Allow4540YesNo
16782101METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESUMING INTERRUPTED DATABASE BACKUP OPERATIONSFebruary 2020October 2023Abandon4440NoNo
16774339SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING BACKUP DATABASE FOR PROTECTING MESSAGES ON A CAN BUSJanuary 2020July 2022Allow2910NoNo
16634455DATA STREAM INTEGRITYJanuary 2020September 2024Abandon5640NoYes
16743242USING A PSEUDO-DISK DRIVER FOR INDEXING CONTENTS AND METADATA OF BLOCK-LEVEL BACKUP COPIES, INCLUDING BLOCK-LEVEL BACKUP COPIES OF VIRTUAL MACHINE DATA FILESJanuary 2020December 2022Abandon3520NoNo
16697544Incremental Snapshot Recovery From Remote Storage SystemNovember 2019February 2025Allow6070YesNo
16680753DIRECT-TO-CLOUD BACKUP WITH LOCAL VOLUME FAILOVERNovember 2019November 2024Allow6050YesNo
16665858SCALING SINGLE FILE SNAPSHOT PERFORMANCE ACROSS CLUSTERED SYSTEMOctober 2019May 2023Allow4230YesNo
16584512AIRCRAFT FAULT TROUBLESHOOTING SYSTEM USING SUPPLEMENTED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG DATASeptember 2019November 2024Abandon6090YesNo
16562160METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FULL RESTORE POINT CREATION USING INCREMENTAL BACKUPSSeptember 2019September 2024Abandon6060YesNo
16503411SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SNAPSHOTSJuly 2019June 2023Abandon4720NoNo
16418747SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DOMAIN NAMES OF A GROUP ENTITY USING ELECTRONIC ACTIVITIES AND SYSTEMS OF RECORDMay 2019December 2022Allow4350YesNo
16393611IDENTIFICATION OF LIFE EVENTS WITHIN SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATIONSApril 2019December 2024Abandon6070YesNo
16243402SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CASCADE ELIMINATION OF CANDIDATES IN SPATIAL RELATION OPERATIONSJanuary 2019June 2023Allow5350YesNo
16243348SEARCH INTERFACE FOR A CONSOLIDATED VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMJanuary 2019May 2021Abandon2810NoNo
16243011SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING POLICY TO ACHIEVE DATA SEGMENTATIONJanuary 2019January 2025Allow6080YesNo
16188926Method for Preloading Application, Storage Medium, and Terminal DeviceNovember 2018April 2023Abandon5360NoNo
16188394ONLINE REPUTATION MONITORING AND INTELLIGENCE GATHERINGNovember 2018July 2024Allow6080YesNo
16168637LOCK FREE DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTION COORDINATOR FOR IN-MEMORY DATABASE PARTICIPANTSOctober 2018October 2023Allow6060YesNo
16168257REDUCING STORAGE REQUIRED FOR AN INDEXING STRUCTURE THROUGH INDEX MERGINGOctober 2018October 2022Allow4840YesYes
16168622DETERMINATION OF BIORHYTHMS THROUGH VIDEO JOURNAL SERVICESOctober 2018December 2020Abandon2610NoNo
16054684OPTIMAL SOLUTION SEARCH METHOD, OPTIMAL SOLUTION SEARCH PROGRAM, AND OPTIMAL SOLUTION SEARCH APPARATUSAugust 2018December 2021Allow4040YesNo
16008258SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BACKUP AND RESTORE OF OBJECTS OVER CLOUD PLATFORMSJune 2018April 2022Abandon4640YesNo
16008315ITEM RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE ITEM RECOMMENDING METHODJune 2018July 2022Abandon4940YesNo
15979556SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEARNING-BASED GROUP TAGGINGMay 2018September 2021Abandon4080YesYes
15940419ENTITY IDENTIFIER CLUSTERINGMarch 2018March 2024Abandon6060YesNo
15940372CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION SOFTWARE TOOL FOR DATABASE TABLESMarch 2018August 2020Allow2910YesNo
15910498CHARACTERIZING FILES FOR SIMILARITY SEARCHINGMarch 2018August 2022Abandon5340YesNo
15864141DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2018March 2021Abandon3820NoNo
15864037SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF TRANSCEIVING DATA USING SYNCHRONIZATION-BASED ENCODINGJanuary 2018February 2022Abandon4930NoNo
15829573SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING ACCURACY OF PLACE DATA BASED ON CONTEXTDecember 2017May 2021Abandon4220NoNo
15826814DISTRIBUTED DATA CLASSIFICATIONNovember 2017February 2023Allow6050YesNo
15826775DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREIN DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM AND DATA PROCESSING METHODNovember 2017February 2022Abandon5140NoNo
15826695SMART DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING PERSON MODELSNovember 2017February 2021Abandon3920NoNo
15806223METHODS FOR EXPRESSION PROFILE CLASSIFICATIONNovember 2017June 2021Allow4320NoNo
15567381METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROSS DISCIPLINE DATA VALIDATION CHECKING IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SYSTEMOctober 2017August 2022Allow5850YesNo
15567468Pattern-based Data Collection for a Distributed Stream Data Processing SystemOctober 2017January 2022Abandon5140NoNo
15693029TIME-SERIES DATA STORAGE AND PROCESSING DATABASE SYSTEMAugust 2017January 2020Allow2900YesNo
15690821METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING QUERY SUGGESTIONSAugust 2017September 2023Abandon6070YesYes
15690894METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING DISTRIBUTED LOBSAugust 2017September 2023Allow6070YesNo
15690797REAL-TIME DOCUMENT FILTERING SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2017June 2022Allow5750YesNo
15675838CONTENT-BASED PREDICTIVE ORGANIZATION OF COLUMN FAMILIESAugust 2017June 2022Abandon5860YesNo
15663525DYNAMIC SORTING AND INFERENCE USING GESTURE BASED MACHINE LEARNINGJuly 2017December 2024Allow6090YesNo
15657074QUERY CAPABILITIES OF TOPOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS GRAPHSJuly 2017August 2020Abandon3720NoNo
15656995SCALABLE TOPOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS USING TOPOLOGICAL SUMMARIES OF SUBSETSJuly 2017April 2021Abandon4530NoNo
15521214INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CLASSIFICATION METHODApril 2017October 2021Allow5350YesNo
15521184DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM, DATA ANALYSIS METHOD, AND DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAMApril 2017June 2020Abandon3820NoNo
15445615INDEXING FINGERPRINTSFebruary 2017November 2019Allow3320NoNo
15397093EXTENSIBLE FILE SYSTEMJanuary 2017February 2018Allow1310YesNo
15390392DATA PROTECTION IN A LARGE-SCALE CLUSTER ENVIRONMENTDecember 2016August 2020Allow4430NoNo
15381251ECONOMIC VALUATION OF DATA ASSETSDecember 2016March 2021Allow5150YesNo
15381576INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA COMPARISON METHODDecember 2016May 2020Allow4120NoNo
15319753METHOD AND SERVER FOR CLASSIFYING QUERIESDecember 2016March 2023Allow6070YesYes
15177001SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING REPLICATION IN A DISTRIBUTED DATABASEJune 2016April 2021Allow5940YesNo
15142504DATA STREAM ANALYTICSApril 2016December 2022Allow6070YesNo
15142445Methods and Apparatus for a Semantic Multi-Database Data LakeApril 2016September 2020Allow5240YesNo
15142540ATTRIBUTE BIT-STATE MAPPERApril 2016January 2021Abandon5640YesNo
15142524READ-AFTER-WRITE CONSISTENCY FOR DERIVED NON-RELATIONAL DATAApril 2016July 2020Abandon5030YesNo
15028554METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVALApril 2016March 2021Abandon5960NoNo
15081663INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD AND SYSTEMMarch 2016March 2020Abandon6030NoNo
15021722CONTROLLER, WORKER TERMINAL, INFORMATION DELETION METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2016June 2020Abandon5140NoNo
15021695SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATIC ENTRY OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) DATA INTO A CRM DATABASE SYSTEMMarch 2016November 2021Allow6050YesNo
15068465SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR COLLABORATIVE EDITING OF COMMON OR RELATED COMPUTER BASED SOFTWARE OUTPUTMarch 2016July 2019Abandon4020NoNo
14976804Bookmarking Search ResultsDecember 2015December 2019Abandon4830YesNo
14976994DYNAMIC INTENT REGISTRYDecember 2015August 2019Abandon4320NoNo
14976919METHOD OF PROVIDING CONTENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PERFORMING THE METHODDecember 2015August 2021Abandon6060YesNo
14976638SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART ANALYTICS INTERFACEDecember 2015September 2022Abandon6060YesYes
14932906COMPOSITION ENGINENovember 2015January 2017Abandon1520NoNo
14932881SOCIAL CO-CREATION OF MUSICAL CONTENTNovember 2015August 2018Abandon3410NoNo
14923030SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING COMMON SUBSEQUENCESOctober 2015December 2020Abandon6040NoNo
14922444NON-UNIFORM MULTI-ROW TEXT FILE LOADINGOctober 2015October 2018Allow3520YesNo
14923330Notification TargetingOctober 2015November 2020Allow6040YesNo
14921726NETWORKED MEDIA PLAYER WITH SEARCHING CAPABILITIESOctober 2015August 2021Abandon6060YesNo
14921337SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING A SYMMETRICALLY ENCRYPTED DATABASE FOR CONJUNCTIVE KEYWORDSOctober 2015January 2019Allow3920NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
4.6%
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
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(42.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(57.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
70.5%
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, 42.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

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

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

Examiner WU, TONY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WU, TONY works in Art Unit 2166 and has examined 143 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 45.5%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 47 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WU, TONY's allowance rate of 45.5% places them in the 11% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WU, TONY receive 3.81 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 95% 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 WU, TONY is 47 months. This places the examiner in the 11% 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 +32.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WU, TONY. This interview benefit is in the 79% 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, 16.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 11.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 13% 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, 114.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 70% 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 0.0% 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 13% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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.