USPTO Examiner PATEL NIMESH G - Art Unit 2176

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18878995ASYNCHRONOUS FIFO READ/WRITE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2024June 2025Allow510NoNo
18878641METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING PERIPHERAL CONFIGURATION OF SERVER, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYING OUT PERIPHERAL SILKSCREEN, AND SERVERDecember 2024June 2025Allow510NoNo
18799394Sleep/Wake-Up Method, System, and ApparatusAugust 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18749130HIGHLY SCALABLE ACCELERATORJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18697441METHOD, CIRCUIT AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING POWER SUPPLY OF PCIE CARD, AND MEDIUMMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18434429MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATIONS OF THE SAMEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18428959POWER AWARE THERMAL MITIGATION FRAMEWORKJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2210NoNo
18414920ON-CHIP INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520NoNo
18402908DYNAMICALLY SHUTTING DOWN COMPONENTS BASED ON OPERATIONJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2210NoNo
18538760Message Personalization for an Electromechanical DeviceDecember 2023February 2026Allow2620YesNo
18569143IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310NoNo
18521515ADAPTIVE POWER SAVE MODE FOR A TOUCH CONTROLLERNovember 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18511801CXL FABRIC EXTENSIONSNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18506917CONNECTION HUB WITH INTEGRATED SWITCH FOR PRIVATE AND NON-PRIVATE MODESNovember 2023December 2024Abandon1410YesNo
18502551SYSTEM ON CHIP AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2023July 2025Allow2110YesNo
18385121SYSTEM METHOD FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION TO STORAGE DEVICESOctober 2023July 2025Allow2030YesNo
18491948PERFORMANCE-BASED SCALING OF A VIRTUAL STORAGE SYSTEMOctober 2023August 2025Allow2230YesNo
18476836SCALABLE AND CONFIGURABLE NON-TRANSPARENT BRIDGESSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2300NoNo
18459753SPANNED VIRTUAL DISK INITIALIZATION WITH DYNAMIC NUMBER OF STORAGE CONTROLLERSSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2200NoNo
18457711SINGLE CABLE OPTICAL DATA/POWER TRANSMISSION POWERED DEVICE SYSTEMAugust 2023September 2025Allow2410YesNo
18238275NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING OPTICAL NETWORK, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SYSTEMAugust 2023February 2026Abandon2920NoNo
18226274Bridge device and method for transferring command and data between a host device and a data storage deviceJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18359523MANAGING POWER DURING RESETS OF DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMSJuly 2023September 2025Allow2520NoNo
18220286METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION OF SYSTEM BY SETTING CONTROLLER PARAMETERS BASED ON TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCEJuly 2023November 2025Abandon2820NoNo
18218834Data Storage With Optimized Boot Files LoadingJuly 2023February 2025Allow2010YesNo
18347298INSERTION DELAY AND AREA TRADEOFF FOR BUFFERING SOLUTION SELECTION IN CLOCK TREE SYNTHESISJuly 2023May 2025Allow2300NoNo
18342818SYSTEM SHUTDOWN BASED ON TUNED SHUTDOWN INTERVALSJune 2023April 2025Allow2200NoNo
18133971BOOT INITIALIZATION WITHOUT HOME NODE INVOLVEMENTApril 2023July 2025Allow2710YesNo
18298119SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL DATA POLLING SYSTEMS AND EVENT-BASED FIELD DEVICESApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18128829POWER SOURCE SELECTION SYSTEMSMarch 2023November 2024Allow2020YesNo
18192051BOOTABLE SYSTEM IMAGE DELTA GENERATORMarch 2023February 2026Allow3420YesNo
18174985Die-to-die Dynamic Clock and Power GatingFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2120YesNo
18172394Method and Apparatus for Monitoring a PCIe NTBFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2610YesNo
18109742DATA BUS WIDTH CONFIGURABLE INTERCONNECTION CIRCUITRYFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710YesNo
18096993POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2000NoNo
18145013DATA DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND RELATED COMPUTING SYSTEMDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010NoNo
18067999INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH STORAGE UNIT STORING SWAP FILE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFORDecember 2022October 2024Allow2210NoNo
18008398CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER CONSUMPTION UPPER LIMIT OF SERVER, AND RELATED COMPONENTDecember 2022December 2024Allow2510NoNo
18056790SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2022February 2025Allow2710YesNo
17973793IDENTITY-BASED VERIFICATION OF SOFTWARE CODE LAYERSOctober 2022September 2024Allow2300NoNo
17961598COMBINING PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERFACE EXPRESS PARTIAL STORE COMMANDS ALONG CACHE LINE BOUNDARIESOctober 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17937143RETRY REGULATOR FOR TRANSACTIONS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUITSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2300NoNo
17956195SYSTEM ON CHIP AND APPLICATION PROCESSORSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2220YesNo
17900931CXL PERSISTENT MEMORY MODULE LINK TOPOLOGYSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3340YesNo
17823415Bus Training with Interconnected DiceAugust 2022October 2024Allow2510YesNo
17823423Bus Training with Interconnected DiceAugust 2022October 2024Allow2510YesNo
17821826CONTEXTUAL NOISE SUPPRESSION AND ACOUSTIC CONTEXT AWARENESS (ACA) DURING A COLLABORATION SESSION IN A HETEROGENOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMAugust 2022September 2025Allow3750YesNo
17799081HALO: A HARDWARE-AGNOSTIC ACCELERATOR ORCHESTRATION SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK FOR HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING SYSTEMSAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3330YesNo
17558945SYSTEM, METHOD, APPARATUS AND ARCHITECTURE FOR DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING DEVICE FABRICSDecember 2021July 2025Allow4310NoNo
17559984Providing Platform Management Profiles to Platform Management Drivers on Electronic DevicesDecember 2021November 2024Allow3420YesNo
17554400MEMORY MODULE WITH COMPUTATION CAPABILITYDecember 2021October 2024Allow3450YesNo
17540909CROSS-THREADED MEMORY SYSTEMDecember 2021November 2025Allow4850NoYes
17509948NON-VOLATILE MEMORY STORAGE AND INTERFACEOctober 2021February 2025Abandon4060YesNo
17508767DECLARATIVE PROVISIONING OF STORAGEOctober 2021November 2024Allow3730YesNo
17477470CLUSTER IDENTIFIER REMAPPING FOR ASYMMETRIC TOPOLOGIESSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3900NoNo
17475246Access to Wireless Networks Based on Presence at a Physical LocationSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4540YesNo
17404747COORDINATION OF PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY (PRF) CODES IN LASER-GUIDED APPLICATIONSAugust 2021January 2025Allow4120YesNo
17359321PEER-TO-PEER LINK SHARING FOR UPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS FROM XPUS TO A HOST PROCESSORJune 2021September 2024Allow3900NoNo
17359334Power Limits for Virtual Partitions in a ProcessorJune 2021November 2025Allow5320YesNo
17217385METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT INSTRUMENTS FOR MODULAR ENERGY SYSTEMMarch 2021July 2025Allow5231NoNo
17270098ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPUTING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ENGINEER STATION, AND INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMFebruary 2021March 2025Allow4931YesNo
17032020TECHNOLOGY FOR TRANSFERRING IOMMU OWNERSHIP TO A NEW VERSION OF SYSTEM SOFTWARESeptember 2020December 2024Abandon5120YesNo
16996112SYSTEM POWER MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-PORT I/O HYBRID SYSTEMSAugust 2020October 2024Allow5030YesNo
14732693UTILIZATION-AWARE LOW-OVERHEAD LINK-WIDTH MODULATION FOR POWER REDUCTION IN INTERCONNECTSJune 2015January 2016Allow710NoNo
14504752INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HOT PLUGOctober 2014February 2017Allow2920NoNo
14501388PCI FUNCTION MEASUREMENT BLOCK ENHANCEMENTSSeptember 2014June 2016Allow2120YesNo
14456434COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH POWER REQUIREMENT EVALUATIONAugust 2014January 2016Allow1720NoNo
14101492INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODDecember 2013January 2016Allow2520NoNo
14073838DYNAMIC DATA COLLECTION COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ADAPTER FUNCTIONSNovember 2013August 2016Allow3310NoNo
14070293DATA PROCESSING APPARATUSNovember 2013February 2017Allow3920YesNo
14031069DYNAMIC AGENT REPLACEMENT WITHIN A CLOUD NETWORKSeptember 2013August 2016Allow3420YesNo
13684628POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS INTERFACENovember 2012May 2015Allow3010NoNo
13618172ACHIEVING DETERMINISTIC EXECUTION OF TIME CRITICAL CODE SECTIONS IN MULTI-CORE SYSTEMSSeptember 2012October 2015Allow3710NoNo
13538463Method and Apparatus For Bus Lock AssistanceJune 2012August 2016Allow4920YesNo
13537837EMBEDDED CONTROL CHANNEL FOR HIGH SPEED SERIAL INTERCONNECTJune 2012August 2015Allow3810NoNo
13536852UTILIZATION-AWARE LOW-OVERHEAD LINK-WIDTH MODULATION FOR POWER REDUCTION IN INTERCONNECTSJune 2012February 2015Allow3110NoNo
13101215ACCELERATOR ENGINE EMULATION OVER AN INTERCONNECT LINKMay 2011January 2015Allow4430NoNo
12433044System and Method for Power Over Ethernet Power Mode Policy and Network ManagementApril 2009March 2015Allow6050YesNo
11613845Reducing System Power Consumption Due to USB Host ControllersDecember 2006November 2016Allow6090YesYes
11500250HOST CONTROLLER INCLUDING A DISCONNECTION DETECTION CIRCUITAugust 2006February 2010Allow4230NoNo
10636707TIME-OUT CONTROL APPARATUS, TERMINAL UNIT, TIME-OUT CONTROL SYSTEM AND TIME-OUT PROCEDUREAugust 2003November 2007Allow5110NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
5.0%
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
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
3.2%
Lower 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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner PATEL, NIMESH G - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PATEL, NIMESH G works in Art Unit 2176 and has examined 33 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.9%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PATEL, NIMESH G's allowance rate of 93.9% places them in the 82% 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, NIMESH G receive 2.48 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PATEL, NIMESH G is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 26% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -12.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PATEL, NIMESH G. This interview benefit is in the 2% 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, 36.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 84% 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 33.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 49% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 53% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 200.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 98% 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 3.0% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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 14% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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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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.