USPTO Examiner STOYNOV STEFAN - Art Unit 2175

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18863255METHOD FOR POWERING ON SMART NETWORK INTERFACE CARDNovember 2024February 2025Allow300YesNo
18609884SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000YesNo
18597462SHALLOW HIBERNATE POWER STATEMarch 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18595161NEURAL NETWORK INFERENCE CIRCUIT EMPLOYING DYNAMIC MEMORY SLEEPMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18522071Heterogeneous Computing Systems and Methods for Clock SynchronizationNovember 2023June 2025Allow1820NoNo
18501586SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING BATTERY LIFE IN AN ELECTROMECHANICAL GUNNovember 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18500563SYSTEM ON CHIP CONTROLLING MEMORY POWER USING HANDSHAKE PROCESS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18488992WAKE-UP MECHANISM CONTROLLING METHOD, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18555478ACTIVATION OF INTEGRATED GRAPHICAL PROCESSING UNITSOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010YesNo
18476508CLOCK DRIVER, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING CLOCK DRIVER, AND MEMORY SYSTEMSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18475678DYNAMIC CURRENT SCALING OF A REGULATORSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18472169MULTI-NODE COMPUTING SYSTEMSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18458339SELECTIVE DEACTIVATION OF PREDICTION CIRCUITRYAugust 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18457485SINGLE CABLE OPTICAL DATA/POWER TRANSMISSION ETHERNET PORT ADAPTER SYSTEMAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910NoNo
18363462DYNAMIC POWER GRID FOR AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) GLASSESAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18360653SYSTEM CONTEXT-AWARE THIRD PARTY FIRMWARE SAFE ASSURANCE CONFIGURATIONJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18223813ARCHITECTURE-BASED POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A MEMORY DEVICEJuly 2023October 2024Allow1520NoNo
18352542Two-Phase Deployment-Initiated Wakeup Mechanism For Body-Mountable Electronic DeviceJuly 2023November 2024Allow1620YesNo
18342789POWER MANAGEMENT OF OUT-OF-BAND (OOB) PROCESSORS IN HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMSJune 2023April 2025Allow2201NoNo
18269841Energy-Saving Method for a Locking SystemJune 2023June 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18331156APPROXIMATING ENERGY USE OF SOFTWARE EXECUTING ON VIRTUAL MACHINESJune 2023April 2025Allow2301YesNo
18328342Electronic System, Corresponding Method of Operation and Electronic DeviceJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18203596MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF AND POWER MANAGEMENT MODULEMay 2023December 2024Allow1900NoNo
18325830PROCESSOR RESTART USING FIRMWARE BOOT FROM VOLATILE MEMORYMay 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18323945LOW POWER STATE STAGINGMay 2023September 2024Allow1621YesNo
18201749CHIP, SERIES POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER SERVERMay 2023October 2024Allow1700NoNo
18318038CIRCUIT WITH LOAD JUMP MITIGATIONMay 2023August 2024Allow1500YesNo
18312522SYSTEM AGNOSTIC AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM STATE MANAGEMENTMay 2023January 2025Allow2101YesNo
18140373CODE PATCHING FOR SYSTEM ON A CHIPApril 2023November 2024Allow1910YesNo
18139939ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING CLOCK MANAGEMENT BY USING CLOCK COUNTERS ALLOCATED AT DIFFERENT POWER DOMAINS AND ASSOCIATED METHODApril 2023January 2025Allow2111NoNo
18307518ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING CONTROLLER FOR SYSTEM BOOTING AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFApril 2023October 2024Allow1800NoNo
18250417Power Supply Control Method, System and Device for ServerApril 2023November 2024Allow1900YesNo
18249876HILITE: HIERARCHICAL AND LIGHTWEIGHT IMITATION LEARNING FOR POWER MANAGEMENT OF EMBEDDED SOCSApril 2023February 2025Allow2210YesNo
18134541POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL DEVICE APPLIED TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODApril 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18123931RECOVERING MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM DATA STORAGE DEVICESMarch 2023August 2024Allow1700NoNo
18183370PROCESSOR POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSMarch 2023April 2025Allow2520YesNo
18180462POWER GOVERNANCE OF PROCESSING UNITMarch 2023August 2024Allow1720YesYes
18043872Hardware-Based Save-and-Restore ControllerMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310YesNo
18172032SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PERIPHERAL DEVICE SETTINGS BASED UPON CONTEXT USING HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMSFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1910YesNo
18157080INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2010NoNo
18068183POWER MANAGEMENT OF A NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2620YesNo
18080582TECHNIQUE FOR IMPROVING POWER STATE TRANSITION LATENCY FOR COMPUTING DEVICEDecember 2022June 2025Allow3030YesNo
18074524Methods and Apparatus for Adaptive Power Profiling in A Baseband Processing SystemDecember 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
17928901Cloud Computing Power Allocation Method, User Terminal, Cloud Computing Power Platform and SystemNovember 2022September 2024Allow2100NoNo
17980859LOW-POWER COMPOSTING MONITORNovember 2022August 2024Allow2211YesNo
17961524DYNAMIC VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY SCALING FOR DISCRETE GRAPHICS SYSTEMSOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17948536Device for Low-power Acceleration Detection in a Telematics DeviceSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2701YesNo
17818670SYSTEM, METHOD AND/OR APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A POWER SIGNALAugust 2022April 2025Allow3230YesNo
17724811SYSTEM MANAGEMENT MODE (SMM) ERROR HANDLERApril 2022June 2025Allow3800NoNo
17708453Core Activation and Deactivation for a Multi-Core ProcessorMarch 2022December 2024Allow3250YesNo
17686976CORE STATUS MANAGEMENT AT POWER FAILUREMarch 2022March 2025Allow3700NoNo
17558564FINE-GRAINED BITCOIN ENGINE DEACTIVATION FOR YIELD RECOVERY, PERFORMANCE, AND/OR POWER MANAGEMENTDecember 2021February 2025Allow3700YesNo
17490290SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STABLE AND ELEVATED IDLE-MODE TEMPERATURE FOR ASSEMBLED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3800YesNo
17381270SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION AND TIME TRANSFER BETWEEN QUANTUM ORCHESTRATION PLATFORM ELEMENTSJuly 2021February 2025Allow4301NoNo
16800424Multi-Interface Transponder Device - Power ManagementFebruary 2020February 2025Abandon6020NoYes
16246303HARDWARE STRUCTURE OF A TRUSTED COMPUTER AND TRUSTED BOOTING METHOD FOR A COMPUTERJanuary 2019July 2020Allow1800YesNo
16158190TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ACTIVITY IN MULTICOMPONENT PLATFORMOctober 2018April 2020Allow1800NoNo
16156180RACK LEVEL SERVER BOOTOctober 2018February 2020Allow1600NoNo
15995673DETERMINATION OF A ZERO WATT STATE FOR IMPLEMENTATIONJune 2018May 2020Allow2320YesNo
15976273CONTROLLING SYSTEM CLOCKS IN VIRTUAL MACHINESMay 2018May 2019Allow1320NoNo
15976237CONTROLLING SYSTEM CLOCKS IN VIRTUAL MACHINESMay 2018May 2019Allow1320NoNo
15772253COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2018April 2020Allow2310NoNo
15934760MECHANISMS FOR BOOTING A COMPUTING DEVICE AND PROGRAMMABLE CIRCUITMarch 2018February 2020Allow2210YesNo
15909083WORKLOAD PREDICTION BASED CPU FREQUENCY SCALINGMarch 2018October 2019Allow1910YesNo
15575852APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEMNovember 2017October 2019Allow2310NoNo
15784149SYNCHRONIZING SETTINGS ASSOCIATED WITH VIRTUAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2017September 2019Allow2310NoNo
15697565STATIC IMAGE RAM DRIVESeptember 2017February 2019Allow1700NoNo
15516332DISREGARDING INPUT IN WAKE-ON-LAN BOOTMarch 2017February 2019Allow2300YesNo
15419293NO-OPERATION POWER STATE COMMANDJanuary 2017October 2018Allow2000NoNo
15420008DATACENTER POWER MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATIONSJanuary 2017May 2019Allow2720YesNo
15274789IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2016February 2019Allow2921YesNo
13660772INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING FREQUENCY DEPENDENT NOISE AVOIDANCEOctober 2012April 2013Allow610YesNo
13617132INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF BEING INSTRUCTED TO POWER OFF BY A COMMAND FROM EXTERNAL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2012April 2013Allow710NoNo
13400766MOTHERBOARD WITH VOLTAGE-STATE DISPLAY SYSTEMFebruary 2012March 2014Allow2500NoNo
13339284METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION INCLUDING OPTIMIZING C-STATE SELECTION UNDER VARIABLE WAKEUP RATESDecember 2011March 2014Allow2700YesNo
13080079METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINE EDGE CONTROL ON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT OUTPUTSApril 2011June 2013Allow2610NoNo
13048896PREBOOT EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT TEST DEVICE AND METHODMarch 2011May 2013Allow2600NoNo
13048232INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMarch 2011December 2012Allow2100NoNo
13036050POWER PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR POWER SUPPLYFebruary 2011June 2013Allow2800NoNo
13031622ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING POWER CONSUMPTION ADJUSTING FEATUREFebruary 2011June 2013Allow2710NoNo
13057023TRACING APPARATUS AND TRACING SYSTEMFebruary 2011March 2013Allow2600NoNo
12959160System, apparatus, and method for initiating a reboot of a personal computer system by pressing a button on an attached storage device and causing the operating system on the attached storage device to be bootedDecember 2010February 2014Allow3830YesNo
12857851METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SELECTING A RESOURCE BASED ON A MEASURE OF A PROCESSING COSTAugust 2010February 2014Allow4220NoNo
12838667APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION OF A DISPLAY, AND DISPLAY WITH LOW STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTIONJuly 2010July 2013Allow3620NoNo
12839333SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITJuly 2010March 2013Allow3220NoNo
12817907SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A NETWORKJune 2010December 2012Allow3010NoNo
12688214DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING AN OPERATING STATE OF A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM RUNNING UNDER A POWER CAPJanuary 2010September 2012Allow3210YesNo
12632797TURNING OFF CLOCK TO FLIP FLOPSDecember 2009August 2012Allow3210NoNo
12497714POWER SUPPLY CONVERTING CIRCUITJuly 2009January 2012Allow3110NoNo
12406833PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGEMarch 2009February 2013Allow4740NoNo
12405353POWER ADJUSTMENT BASED ON COMPLETION TIMES IN A PARALLEL COMPUTING SYSTEMMarch 2009October 2011Allow3110NoNo
12404599PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICEMarch 2009February 2012Allow3520NoNo
12346675DOMAIN CROSSING CIRCUIT OF A SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUSDecember 2008September 2011Allow3210NoNo
12210719COMPUTER APPARATUS, STORAGE APPARATUS, SYSTEM MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND HARD DISK UNIT POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLING METHODSeptember 2008September 2009Allow2001NoNo
12166182UPDATE IN-USE FLASH MEMORY WITHOUT EXTERNAL INTERFACESJuly 2008May 2011Allow3510YesNo
12069816REMOTE PROCESSOR REPROGRAMMINGFebruary 2008August 2011Allow4220YesNo
12004593METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ON-DEMAND POWER MANAGEMENTDecember 2007March 2010Allow2730YesNo
12004707METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ON-DEMAND POWER MANAGEMENTDecember 2007December 2009Allow2320NoNo
11872017METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING COMPONENT REMOVAL WHILE OPERATING IN A BATTERY BACKUP MODEOctober 2007January 2011Allow4010NoNo
11905643ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH NAND FLASH MEMORY STORING BOOT CODE AND HIGHLY RELIABLE BOOT UP METHODOctober 2007November 2010Allow3710YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
4.5%
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
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(40.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(60.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
63.1%
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, 40.0% 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 STOYNOV, STEFAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner STOYNOV, STEFAN works in Art Unit 2175 and has examined 153 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 98.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner STOYNOV, STEFAN's allowance rate of 98.0% places them in the 94% 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 STOYNOV, STEFAN receive 1.03 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% 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 STOYNOV, STEFAN is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by STOYNOV, STEFAN. This interview benefit is in the 23% 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, 43.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% 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 62.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 84% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 83.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 93% 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 22.9% of allowed cases (in the 99% 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 12.0% of allowed cases (in the 89% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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.
  • 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.

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