USPTO Examiner MODO RONALD T - Art Unit 2181

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17136618Address Translation Services BufferDecember 2020March 2023Allow2630YesNo
17103421Asymmetric High-Speed Interconnect Routing InterposerNovember 2020March 2022Allow1610YesNo
16951723TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE INTERCONNECT PROTOCOLS FOR A COMMON SET OF INTERCONNECT CONNECTORSNovember 2020September 2021Allow1000NoNo
17089215INTELLIGENT BLUETOOTH BEACON I/O EXPANSION SYSTEMNovember 2020March 2023Abandon2860YesNo
17089467INTELLIGENT BLUETOOTH BEACON I/O EXPANSION SYSTEMNovember 2020March 2021Allow410YesNo
17082487CONFIGURABLE INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFOctober 2020August 2022Allow2130YesNo
17048111DELEGATION OF UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS POWER AMONG MULTIPLE PORTSOctober 2020January 2022Allow1510NoNo
17046142Packet Processing Device and Packet Processing MethodOctober 2020May 2022Abandon2020YesNo
17038188REMOTE SHARING OF DIRECTLY CONNECTED STORAGESeptember 2020September 2022Allow2320YesNo
17032152APPARATUSES AND METHODS INCLUDING MEMORY COMMANDS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORIESSeptember 2020February 2022Allow1610NoNo
17040627CIRCUIT FOR A BUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CIRCUITSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1910YesNo
16982298USB C TYPE-BASED INPUT/OUTPUT EXPANSION BOX FOR POS DEVICESeptember 2020September 2021Allow1210NoNo
17007553COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING COMPLETION EARLY BETWEEN SERIALLY CONNECTED ELECTRONIC DEVICESAugust 2020February 2022Allow1810NoNo
17005749MAPPED REGISTER ACCESS BY MICROCONTROLLERSAugust 2020December 2021Allow1510YesNo
17004922DATA CONVERSION DEVICE AND DATA CONVERSION SYSTEMAugust 2020December 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16998113MOTHERBOARD AND SWITCHING SIGNAL SOURCE METHODAugust 2020October 2021Allow1410YesNo
16936078PRESENTATION OF DIRECT ACCESSED STORAGE UNDER A LOGICAL DRIVE MODELJuly 2020May 2022Allow2220YesNo
16931373ADAPTOR DEVICEJuly 2020November 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16915773INTELLIGENT BEACON I/O EXPANSION SYSTEMJune 2020November 2020Allow410YesNo
16755616TERMINAL, TERMINAL PERIPHERAL, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND SIGNAL SENDING AND RECEIVING METHODJune 2020April 2022Allow2420NoNo
16896122Computing System Framework And Method For Configuration ThereofJune 2020August 2023Allow3870YesNo
16866705USB HOST-TO-USB HOST CHIPMay 2020August 2021Allow1610YesNo
16844250ELECTRONIC SWITCHING DEVICEApril 2020September 2021Allow1711NoNo
16650340ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TYPE C USB INTERFACE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TYPE C USB INTERFACE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2020March 2021Allow1200YesNo
16804199POLICY-DRIVEN STORAGE IN A MICROSERVER COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2020December 2020Allow910YesNo
16804117DEDICATED DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY PATHS FOR MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM CONTROLLERFebruary 2020September 2021Allow1810YesNo
16803075SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OVERCOMING IN-BAND INTERRUPT STARVATION WITH DYNAMIC ADDRESS REMAPPINGFebruary 2020June 2021Allow1510NoNo
16803324STORAGE CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3620YesNo
16801714STORAGE DEVICE PROTOCOL DUAL PERSONALITYFebruary 2020May 2021Allow1510NoNo
16799839SERIAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE MASTERFebruary 2020December 2020Allow910NoNo
16773500SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR DVSEC FOR EFFICIENT PERIPHERAL MANAGEMENTJanuary 2020April 2021Allow1510YesNo
16740717METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCONNECTING LINK BETWEEN PCIE DEVICE AND HOSTJanuary 2020December 2022Allow3520YesNo
16686403SELECTIVE IMAGE CAPTURE BASED ON MULTI-MODAL SENSOR INPUTNovember 2019November 2021Abandon2430YesYes
16685090System-In-Package Architecture with Wireless Bus InterconnectNovember 2019February 2022Allow2730YesNo
16681466Double Data Rate (DDR) Radio Frequency (RF) Digitization Module for Software-Defined Radio (SDR)November 2019July 2021Allow2020NoNo
16675997BRIDGE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE INTERFACES ACCESS TO SUBSYSTEMNovember 2019July 2021Allow2020YesNo
16610922RECONFIGURABLE SERVER AND SERVER RACK WITH SAMENovember 2019April 2021Allow1710YesNo
16671617Sequentiality Characterization of Input/Output WorkloadsNovember 2019August 2021Allow2120YesNo
16662199SYSTEM FOR DETECTING COMPUTER STARTUP AND METHOD OF SYSTEMOctober 2019November 2021Allow2500NoNo
16660716ALTERNATIVE INTERRUPT REPORTING CHANNELS FOR MICROCONTROLLER ACCESS DEVICESOctober 2019March 2022Allow2940YesNo
16657474APPARATUSES AND METHODS INCLUDING MEMORY COMMANDS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORIESOctober 2019May 2020Allow700NoNo
16603297CONFIGURATION PARAMETER TRANSFEROctober 2019May 2021Allow1910YesNo
16529575INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING LANES INTERCHANGEABLE BETWEEN CLOCK AND DATA LANES IN CLOCK FORWARD INTERFACE RECEIVERAugust 2019February 2021Allow1910NoNo
16525833Sending Data From an Arrangement of Processor ModulesJuly 2019May 2020Allow900YesNo
16525187SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ACCESSING A STATE MACHINEJuly 2019February 2022Allow3040YesNo
16523091Asymmetric High-Speed Interconnect Routing InterposerJuly 2019August 2020Allow1300YesNo
16518818SUPPORTING PCI-e MESSAGE-SIGNALED INTERRUPTS IN COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH SHARED PERIPHERAL INTERRUPTSJuly 2019July 2020Allow1200YesNo
16515689CIRCUITRY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INTERRUPT PRIORITYJuly 2019June 2021Abandon2320YesNo
16439688MULTI-PROTOCOL DETERMINING METHOD BASED ON CAN BUSJune 2019October 2019Allow400YesNo
16438252PROCESS CONTROL DEVICE HAVING MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND LEGACY COMPATIBILITYJune 2019March 2022Allow3350YesNo
16438402TIME-BASED SECURE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2019September 2020Allow1510NoNo
16434487CONTROL METHODJune 2019July 2020Allow1320YesNo
16430617HYBRID BUS HUB CIRCUIT AND RELATED APPARATUSJune 2019July 2021Allow2530NoNo
16423077Providing Copies of Input-Output Memory Management Unit Registers to Guest Operating SystemsMay 2019September 2020Allow1610YesNo
16461277SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION AND/OR CONTROL OF SCALABLE, MODULAR NETWORK NODESMay 2019October 2020Allow1720YesNo
16404227INTELLIGENT BLUETOOTH BEACON I/O EXPANSION SYSTEMMay 2019October 2020Allow1730YesNo
16389040OFFLOADING DATA MOVEMENT FOR PACKET PROCESSING IN A NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLERApril 2019August 2020Allow1610YesNo
16384864ENABLING APPLICATION CONTROL PATH OVER A REMOTE DATA FACILITY LINKApril 2019March 2021Allow2330YesNo
16373649ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF EXTENDING PERIPHERAL DEVICEApril 2019March 2020Allow1100NoNo
16369277ARBITER BASED SERIALIZATION OF PROCESSOR SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INTERRUPT EVENTSMarch 2019March 2021Allow2440YesNo
16213842MUTUAL EXCLUSION IN A NON-COHERENT MEMORY HIERARCHYDecember 2018August 2019Allow810YesNo
16185374METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPLETING PENDING WRITE REQUESTS TO VOLATILE MEMORY PRIOR TO TRANSITIONING TO SELF-REFRESH MODENovember 2018January 2020Allow1420NoNo
16169389SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TCP OFFLOAD FOR NVME OVER TCP-IPOctober 2018October 2020Abandon2420NoNo
16168315REDIRECTING DATA TO IMPROVE PAGE LOCALITY IN A SCALABLE DATA FABRICOctober 2018April 2020Allow1810NoNo
16168039TIMER-BASED I/O COMPLETION POLLING FOR LOW LATENCY STORAGE DEVICEOctober 2018March 2020Allow1610YesNo
16167193CLOCK LINE DRIVING FOR SINGLE-CYCLE DATA OVER CLOCK SIGNALING AND PRE-EMPTION REQUEST IN A MULTI-DROP BUSOctober 2018November 2019Allow1200YesNo
16165607SENDING DATA OFF-CHIPOctober 2018September 2019Allow1100YesNo
16139830Non-invasive Method for Displaying and Monitoring Practical Data in ControllersSeptember 2018February 2020Allow1700YesNo
16124377CHIPSET AND SERVER SYSTEM USING THE SAMESeptember 2018September 2018Allow100YesNo
16058251APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A RECONFIGURABLE BIDIRECTIONAL FRONT-END INTERFACEAugust 2018May 2020Allow2121YesNo
16041777DYNAMIC I/O MONITORING AND TUNINGJuly 2018March 2020Allow2020YesNo
16041776I/O RECOVERY AND DIAGNOSTICSJuly 2018March 2020Allow2020YesNo
16037802GENERAL PURPOSE INPUT OUTPUT TRIGGERED INTERFACE MESSAGEJuly 2018February 2021Abandon3140NoNo
16034603HOST DEVICE WITH MULTI-PATH LAYER CONFIGURED FOR PER-PROCESS DATA REDUCTION CONTROLJuly 2018November 2019Allow1610NoNo
16035452APPARATUSES AND METHODS INCLUDING MEMORY COMMANDS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORIESJuly 2018June 2019Allow1100YesNo
16033141MULTI-MODE AND/OR MULTI-SPEED NON-VOLATILE MEMORY (NVM) EXPRESS (NVME) OVER FABRICS (NVME-OF) DEVICEJuly 2018January 2021Allow3130YesNo
16023724Interface Bus for Inter-Die Communication in a Multi-Chip Package Over High Density InterconnectsJune 2018March 2021Allow3200YesNo
15990772COMPUTING SYSTEM FRAMEWORK AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION THEREOFMay 2018February 2020Allow2020YesNo
15988857METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DUAL CODECS TO TRANSFER DIGITAL CONTENTMay 2018March 2022Abandon4620YesYes
15987863SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR DVSEC FOR EFFICIENT PERIPHERAL MANAGEMENTMay 2018September 2019Allow1610YesNo
15982210MEMORY ACCESS OPERATION SUSPEND/RESUMEMay 2018August 2019Allow1510YesNo
15980713REAL-TIME RESOURCE HANDLING IN RESOURCE RETRY QUEUEMay 2018May 2019Allow1200NoNo
15971124Information Handling System Mobile Adapter with Rotational Cable ManagementMay 2018August 2019Allow1510YesNo
15971099INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MOBILE ADAPTER WITH VIDEO AND COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT BOARDSMay 2018August 2019Allow1510YesNo
15970639HUB CIRCUIT FOR A DIMM HAVING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS THAT COMMUNICATE WITH A HOSTMay 2018December 2020Allow3130YesNo
15969304DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING NETWORKS AND SERVING DATA FROM THOSE NETWORKS TO COMPUTERSMay 2018July 2019Allow1510YesNo
15942385Multi-Protocol Dynamic Address AllocationMarch 2018September 2019Allow1710NoNo
15898969OPERATION OF A MULTI-SLICE PROCESSOR WITH SELECTIVE PRODUCER INSTRUCTION TYPESFebruary 2018July 2018Allow500YesNo
15898657OPERATION OF A MULTI-SLICE PROCESSOR WITH SELECTIVE PRODUCER INSTRUCTION TYPESFebruary 2018June 2018Allow400YesNo
15895856SENSORS GLOBAL BUSFebruary 2018August 2019Allow1820YesNo
15893871METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING MULTIPLE SAS EXPANDERS TO FORM A SINGLE COHESIVE SAS EXPANDERFebruary 2018November 2018Allow1010YesNo
15869256POLICY-DRIVEN STORAGE IN A MICROSERVER COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2018October 2019Allow2120YesNo
15843201MULTIPLE DEVICE PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS (PCIe) CARDDecember 2017May 2022Abandon5320YesNo
15836835FLEXCONNECT DISCONNECT DETECTIONDecember 2017November 2019Allow2440YesNo
15831404MULTIPURPOSE ADAPTER CARD AND INTEGRATION METHOD THEREFORDecember 2017June 2019Allow1800NoNo
15818788HUBNovember 2017February 2019Allow1500NoNo
15805098INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ADAPTABLE TO INTERCHANGE BETWEEN CLOCK AND DATA LANES FOR USE IN CLOCK FORWARD INTERFACE RECEIVERNovember 2017June 2019Allow2010NoNo
15721485METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AGGREGATING PACKET TRANSFER OVER A VIRTUAL BUS INTERFACESeptember 2017March 2019Allow1810YesNo
15714897MULTI-CHANNEL PERIPHERAL INTERCONNECT SUPPORTING SIMULTANEOUS VIDEO AND BUS PROTOCOLSSeptember 2017November 2017Allow200YesNo
15690539METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATION DEVICEAugust 2017August 2019Allow2330YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MODO, RONALD T.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
8
(72.7%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(27.3%)
Reversal Percentile
43.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.3% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
19
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(26.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(73.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
39.2%
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, 26.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MODO, RONALD T - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MODO, RONALD T works in Art Unit 2181 and has examined 372 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MODO, RONALD T's allowance rate of 82.3% places them in the 56% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MODO, RONALD T receive 1.61 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 28% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MODO, RONALD T is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MODO, RONALD T. This interview benefit is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 38.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 18.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 9.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 60% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 3.9% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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:

    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

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