USPTO Examiner PATEL NITIN C - Art Unit 2175

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18858056POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVER, AND POWER SUPPORT UNIT OF SERVEROctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18724468SYSTEM, METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING POWER CONSUMPTION, AND MEDIUMJune 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18423631METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TIMED FUNCTIONS IN A WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18473406PORTABLE PLAYBACK DEVICE POWER MANAGEMENTSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1500YesNo
18455008SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOOSE LOCK-STEP REDUNDANCY POWER MANAGEMENTAugust 2023December 2024Allow1500YesNo
18351248Dynamic Voltage Margin RecoveryJuly 2023September 2024Allow1400YesNo
18220285METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION OF SYSTEM BY SETTING CONTROLLER PARAMETERS BASED ON PHASESJuly 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18346380COMPILER DIRECTED FINE GRAINED POWER MANAGEMENTJuly 2023September 2024Allow1400YesNo
18312098PROCESSING METHOD AND PROCESSING DEVICEMay 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18139134METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED POWER CONTROL OF FLEXIBLE DATACENTERSApril 2023November 2024Allow1910YesNo
18190804METHOD FOR OBTAINING SWITCHING ANGLES FOR A POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTER, AND ASSOCIATED CONVERSION SYSTEMMarch 2023August 2024Allow1700YesNo
18187961DETECTING REDUNDANT POWER FEEDSMarch 2023December 2024Allow2110YesNo
18180778INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE ADAPTATION USING WORKLOAD PREDICTIONSMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010YesNo
18178584PORTABLE DEVICE FOR UNLOCKING VEHICLE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023July 2024Allow1700YesNo
18175532PAIRED PROCESSING UNIT ARCHITECTURE FOR IMPROVED MICROCONTROLLER PERFORMANCE IN MULTI-CORE PROCESSORFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18173536SELECTIVELY THROTTLING SUBSYSTEMS OF BATTERY-POWERED COMPUTING DEVICESFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2120NoNo
18110234MANAGING DELIVERY OF POWER TO PROCESSING ELEMENTSFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1710YesNo
18105761PERFORMANCE TUNING A COMPUTER SYSTEM IN SCALING DOMAINS BASED ON QUANTIFIED SCALABILITYFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1910YesNo
18006852OPERATIONAL CHANGE CONTROL ACTIONJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910YesNo
18156662APPLICATION PROCESSOR, MOBILE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF SELECTING A CLOCK SIGNAL FOR AN APPLICATION PROCESSORJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910YesNo
18154142SYSTEM, METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR CRYPTOCURRENCY MININGJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910YesNo
18074751INTELLIGENT EXPOSURE OF HARDWARE LATENCY STATISTICS WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR SYSTEMDecember 2022July 2024Allow2010YesNo
17849465DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN TRANSITJune 2022December 2024Allow3030YesNo
15899810INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO CHANGE A CONTROL RELATED TO POWER CONSUMPTIONFebruary 2018November 2019Allow2110NoNo
15817694METHOD FOR CHARGING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2017October 2019Allow2310NoNo
15700197POWER COUPLING DEVICE WITH DETECTION AND POWER ADJUSTMENT FUNCTIONSeptember 2017February 2019Allow1700NoNo
15632493DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURING TIME ZONES IN REAL-TIME USING PLURAL TIME ZONE LIBRARIESJune 2017July 2019Allow2520YesNo
15628687DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURING TIME ZONES IN REAL-TIME USING PLURAL TIME ZONE LIBRARIESJune 2017July 2019Allow2520YesNo
15475941METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYBRID FIRMWARE BOOTMarch 2017April 2019Allow2410NoNo
15468527PHASE LOCK LOOP BYPASS FOR BOARD-LEVEL TESTING OF SYSTEMSMarch 2017January 2019Allow2210YesNo
14864597SYSTEM FOR CORRELATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM AND HARDWARE TRACE EVENTSSeptember 2015May 2019Allow4410YesNo
12834595PRIMARY SIDE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR ULTRA-LOW IDLE POWER OPERATIONJuly 2010January 2011Allow710NoNo
12393002TIME-BASED STORAGE ACCESS AND METHOD OF POWER SAVINGS AND IMPROVED UTILIZATION THEREOFFebruary 2009January 2012Allow3510NoNo
12167938HYBRID PARALLEL/SERIAL BUS INTERFACEJuly 2008February 2010Allow2000YesNo
12147932USER IMPOSED POWER CONSTRAINTS ON WEB SERVER BASED ON USER PREFERENCESJune 2008November 2011Allow4110NoNo
12146780POWER SUPPLY WITH REMOTELY ADJUSTABLE OUTPUTJune 2008August 2011Allow3810YesNo
12140028FAULT TOLERANT TIME SYNCHRONIZATION MECHANISM IN A SCALEABLE MULTI-PROCESSOR COMPUTERJune 2008August 2010Allow2610YesNo
12036272POWER CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MOTHERBOARDFebruary 2008December 2010Allow3300NoNo
12035480SYSTEM FOR MODULATING SIGNALS OVER POWER LINES TO UNDERSTAND THE POWER DISTRIBUTION TREEFebruary 2008November 2010Allow3300NoNo
11960163DYNAMIC PROCESSOR RECONFIGURATION FOR LOW POWER WITHOUT REDUCING PERFORMANCE BASED ON WORKLOAD EXECUTION CHARACTERISTICSDecember 2007February 2011Allow3810NoNo
11924658METHOD FOR ENSURING SYNCHRONOUS PRESENTATION OF ADDITIONAL DATA WITH AUDIO DATAOctober 2007October 2009Allow2410YesNo
11896788LATENCY SIGNAL GENERATOR AND METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2007January 2011Allow4110NoNo
11840007BOOTING A COMPUTER USING A BOOT LIST WHEN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY ON THE COMPUTER DOES NOT CONTAIN THE BOOT LISTAugust 2007September 2010Allow3710YesNo
11779071SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING A FIRST POWER SUPPLY REGION AND A SECOND POWER SUPPLY REGION IN WHICH POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE CHANGESJuly 2007September 2009Allow2610NoNo
11778775SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONFIGURATION CHANGES IN A DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICEJuly 2007October 2009Allow2710YesNo
11767842GRANULARITY ON A PER PORT BASIS OF REQUEST-RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS OVER A NETWORKED COMPUTER SYSTEMJune 2007February 2008Allow810YesNo
11766090BOOTING APPARATUS FOR BOOTING A COMPUTER AND METHOD THEREFOR AND COMPUTER WITH A BOOTING APPARATUSJune 2007July 2010Allow3710NoNo
11790836CPU RUNAWAY DETERMINATION CIRCUIT AND CPU RUNAWAY DETERMINATION METHODApril 2007January 2010Allow3200NoNo
11678854POWER SUPPLY DEVICE CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER NECESSARY FOR ENTIRE SYSTEM OPERATIONFebruary 2007January 2010Allow3510NoNo
11655075MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM AND BOOT-UP METHOD OF SLAVE SYSTEMJanuary 2007March 2010Allow3810YesNo
11652922ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJanuary 2007July 2009Allow3100NoNo
11613549APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR BOOTING USING AN EXTERNAL DISK THROUGH A VIRTUAL SCSI CONNECTIONDecember 2006July 2009Allow3100NoNo
11586641COMPUTER HOST WITH BUS INTERFACE PROVIDING OUTPUT POWEROctober 2006August 2009Allow3310NoNo
11509036CURRENT FLATTENING AND CURRENT SENSING METHODS AND DEVICESAugust 2006January 2010Allow4111YesNo
11505913METHOD FOR CHARGING DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING TWO SEPARATE UNITSAugust 2006September 2009Allow3710YesNo
11493427METHODS FOR GENERATING A DELAYED CLOCK SIGNALJuly 2006June 2009Allow3510YesNo
11493422COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A DELAYED CLOCK SIGNALJuly 2006June 2009Allow3510YesNo
11483723BLADE SERVER EQUIPPED WITH HOT PLUG FUNCTIONJuly 2006March 2009Allow3300NoNo
11450301DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN A DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2006February 2009Allow3310NoNo
11407973MULTIPLE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF AC-DC POWER MODULES TO BE OPERATED BY CALCULATING POWER CONSUMPTION BASED UPON SYSTEM INFORMATIONApril 2006October 2008Allow3000NoNo
11404432APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING BETWEEN OPERATING MODES FOR A MULTI-CORE PROCESSORApril 2006March 2009Allow3510NoNo
10997620SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING UP PLURAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN AN ORDERLY MANNERNovember 2004May 2007Allow3010NoNo
10897345PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY INITIALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2004December 2006Allow2900NoNo
10860409NODELAY PER PORTJune 2004May 2007Allow3620NoNo
10839482UPDATABLE FIRMWARE HAVING BOOT AND/OR COMMUNICATION REDUNDANCYMay 2004October 2006Allow2900NoNo
10837423SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INITIALIZING HARDWARE COUPLED TO A COMPUTER SYSTEM BASED ON A BOARD SUPPORT PACKAGE (BSP)April 2004September 2006Allow2900NoNo
10757086A REMOTELY POWERABLE DEVICE WITH POWERABLITY INDICATOR FOR SELECTIVELY INDICATING A BACKWARD WIRED DEVICE CONDITION AND A REMOTELY POWERABLE DEVICE CONDITIONJanuary 2004October 2004Allow910NoNo
10756161DOCKING STATION FOR A WIRELESS MOUSE WITH CONTROL OF A COMPUTERJanuary 2004February 2007Allow3710NoNo
10731779INTERLEAVED DELAY LINE FOR PHASE LOCKED AND DELAY LOCKED LOOPSDecember 2003December 2004Allow1210NoNo
10731775SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE TIGHT LOCKING FOR DLL AND PLL WITH LARGE RANGE, AND DYNAMIC TRACKING OF PVT VARIATIONS USING INTERLEAVED DELAY LINESDecember 2003September 2004Allow910NoNo
10731679SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF DLL( DUAL LOCKED LOOP) AND PLL (PHASE LOCKED LOOP) TO PROVIDE TIGHT LOCKING WITH LARGE RANGE, AND DYNAMIC TRACKING OF PVT VARIATIONS USING INTERLEAVED DELAY LINESDecember 2003September 2004Allow910NoNo
10721592SKEW COMPENSATION FOR A MULTI-AGENT SHARED BUSNovember 2003April 2006Allow2900NoNo
10719801INITIALIZING SYSTEM MEMORYNovember 2003September 2006Allow3410YesNo
10646079BUS CLOCK FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT BASED ON DEVICE LOADAugust 2003November 2006Allow3910YesNo
10646099BUS CLOCK FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT BASED ON DEVICE BANDWIDTH CHARACTERISTICSAugust 2003July 2006Allow3510NoNo
10646078BUS CLOCK FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF AN APPLICATION PROGRAMAugust 2003August 2006Allow3610NoNo
10604328POWER DOWN PROCESSING ISLANDSJuly 2003June 2006Allow3500NoNo
10392764POWER SAVING IN A FLOATING POINT UNIT USING A MULTIPLIER AND ALIGNER BYPASSMarch 2003January 2006Allow3410NoNo
10329695CLOCK DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND METHOD IN COMPACT PCI BASED MULTI-PROCESSING SYSTEMDecember 2002April 2006Allow4020YesNo
10305916METHOD FOR REDUCING BIOS RESUME TIME FROM A SLEEPING STATENovember 2002April 2006Allow4020NoNo
10299063DATA TRANSFER CIRCUIT BETWEEN DIFFERENT CLOCK REGIONSNovember 2002April 2006Allow4120NoNo
10284827VIRTUAL PARTITIONOctober 2002November 2005Allow3610NoNo
10195458TRANSITION SIGNAL CONTROL UNIT AND DMA CONTROLLER AND TRANSITION SIGNAL CONTROL PROCESSOR USING TRANSITION SIGNAL CONTROL UNITJuly 2002February 2006Allow4311NoNo
10187217METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A VOLTAGE REGULATOR BASED ON CURRENT INFORMATIONJune 2002March 2006Allow4520YesNo
10090224METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING A DATA COMMUNICATIONS PORTMarch 2002May 2005Allow3800YesNo
10086831POWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT METHOD AND POWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2002January 2006Allow4620NoYes
10038942UNIVERSAL ASYNCHRONOUS BOUNDARY MODULEDecember 2001March 2005Allow3810NoNo
10033406METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLY VOLTAGES FOR A PROCESSORDecember 2001May 2005Allow4020YesNo
09990060HYBRID PARALLEL/SERIAL BUS INTERFACENovember 2001May 2005Allow4220YesNo
09968350ENABLING VIDEO BIOS AND DISPLAY DRIVERS TO LEVERAGE SYSTEM BIOS PLATFORM ABSTRACTSeptember 2001February 2005Allow4010YesNo
09960011TIME FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDICAL MONITORING SIGNALSSeptember 2001January 2004Allow2810NoNo
09910088METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BOOTING A HOST ADAPTER DEVICE DEVOID OF NONVOLATILE PROGRAM MEMORYJuly 2001November 2004Allow4010NoNo
09870965APPLICATION-LEVEL SOFTWARE WATCHDOG TIMERMay 2001October 2005Allow5340NoNo
09850228PLACEMENT AND ROUTING METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING CLOCK SKEW IN CLOCK DISTRIBUTION CIRCUITMay 2001August 2004Allow4010YesNo
09850803PROGRAMMABLE INTERFACE CONTROLLER SUITABLE FOR SPANNING CLOCK DOMAINSMay 2001July 2004Allow3910NoNo
09774631METHOD OF DETERMINING DATA TRANSFER SPEED IN DATA TRANSFER APPARATUSFebruary 2001February 2005Allow4820NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PATEL, NITIN C.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
96.1%
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

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

Examiner PATEL, NITIN C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PATEL, NITIN C works in Art Unit 2175 and has examined 93 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PATEL, NITIN C's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 98% 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 PATEL, NITIN C receive 0.94 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 10% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PATEL, NITIN C is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 35% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PATEL, NITIN C. This interview benefit is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 92% 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 77.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 93% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

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 31.2% of allowed cases (in the 100% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.