USPTO Examiner CORCORAN BRYNNE JOSEPHINE - Art Unit 2187

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17135265SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT MALICIOUS CAN CONTROLLER BEHAVIOR FROM ADVERSARIAL CLOCK CONTROLDecember 2020March 2024Allow3820YesYes
17122693APPLICATION AWARE GRACEFUL OVER CURRENT PROTECTION FOR MULTI-SOCKET PLATFORMSDecember 2020June 2024Allow4210YesNo
17110117ACCURATE LOAD CURRENT SENSING APPARATUS AND METHODDecember 2020March 2023Allow2810NoNo
17105605POWER ALLOCATING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ADAPTER THEREOFNovember 2020July 2023Allow3250YesNo
17052166SELECTIVE DEACTIVATION OF PROCESSING UNITS FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKSOctober 2020March 2023Allow2830NoNo
17069040SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGHLY GRANULAR POWER/THERMAL CONTROL IN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSOctober 2020December 2023Allow3860YesNo
17068788TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING COMPUTING DEVICE SLEEP STATESOctober 2020March 2023Abandon2940YesNo
17067586SUPPLYING DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING A SIGNAL AND/OR POWER TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE SUPPLIED WITH THE SIGNAL AND/OR POWEROctober 2020May 2023Abandon3120NoYes
17023096ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMESeptember 2020August 2021Allow1120YesNo
17003899SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN LOW POWER COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEMAugust 2020May 2022Allow2120YesNo
16996757CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOFAugust 2020November 2022Allow2710NoNo
16947432HIERARCHICAL POWER MANAGEMENT OF MEMORY FOR ARTIFICIAL REALITY SYSTEMSJuly 2020March 2024Allow4350YesNo
16930976Managing Power in an Integrated Circuit for High-Speed ActivationJuly 2020May 2023Allow3420YesNo
16927185POWER SOURCE EQUIPMENT WITH POWERING OVER ETHERNETJuly 2020September 2021Allow1410NoNo
16923310Performance Optimization Based on HMI PrioritiesJuly 2020September 2023Allow3820NoNo
16913576NOISE SHIELDING CIRCUIT AND CHIPJune 2020August 2022Allow2510YesNo
16904594OPERATING SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR MICROKERNEL GENERATIONS SUPPORTJune 2020July 2022Allow2510NoNo
16872951ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMay 2020June 2023Abandon3730NoNo
16852936SYSTEM AND METHOD OF POWER MODE MANAGEMENT FOR A PROCESSORApril 2020September 2021Allow1710NoNo
16826444POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE DETERMINATION DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2020June 2022Abandon2710NoNo
16827520DYNAMIC SHARING OF POWER AMONG USB TYPE-C POWER DELIVERY (USB-C/PD) PORTSMarch 2020March 2021Allow1120YesNo
16824388System and Method for Information Handling System Boot Status and Error Data Capture and AnalysisMarch 2020August 2021Allow1730YesNo
16821579SETTING A POWER MODE BASED ON A WORKLOAD LEVEL IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEMMarch 2020September 2023Abandon4240YesNo
16820458CONFIGURABLE MAPPING OF TIMER CHANNELS TO PROTECTION GROUPSMarch 2020July 2020Allow400YesNo
16814942INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLYMarch 2020December 2020Allow910YesNo
16803128BUDGETING TOOL FOR SMART DEVICESFebruary 2020September 2023Allow4240YesNo
16746342MODULAR POWER CONTROLLERJanuary 2020August 2023Allow4330YesNo
16737536SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMJanuary 2020March 2022Allow2610NoNo
16709984MEMORY MODULE AND MEMORY SYSTEM HAVING THE SAMEDecember 2019January 2023Abandon3720YesNo
16675590INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF STARTING UP AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSNovember 2019April 2022Allow3010NoNo
16671660POWER CONVERTER DEVICE HEALTH CHECK SYSTEMNovember 2019January 2022Allow2710NoNo
16670811INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH CHIP-LEVEL SERIAL POWER DOMAINS, AND CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING THE SAMEOctober 2019June 2024Abandon5560NoNo
16591294WAKE DETECTION AT CONTROLLER FOR PHYSICAL LAYER OF SINGLE PAIR ETHERNET NETWORK, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICESOctober 2019July 2023Abandon4640YesNo
16588777POWER TRANSISTOR DETECTION WITH SELF-PROTECTIONSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2710NoNo
16573236SERVER SYSTEM AND POWER-SAVING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2019February 2022Allow2920YesNo
16562363SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN LOW POWER COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEMSeptember 2019March 2021Allow1910YesNo
16561912PROVIDING A BOOTING KEY TO A REMOTE SYSTEMSeptember 2019September 2020Allow1300YesNo
16555181COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM WITH GROUND POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE COMPENSATIONAugust 2019September 2022Allow3730YesNo
16543533BOOT ROM UPDATE METHOD AND BOOT-UP METHOD OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMAugust 2019April 2023Allow4430YesNo
16523705METHOD FOR A NETWORK APPARATUS TO CONTROL POWER PROVISION TO A POWERED DEVICE CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK APPARATUS, NETWORK APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD, AND POWER SWITCHING MANAGEMENT MODULE OF THE NETWORK APPARATUSJuly 2019March 2021Allow2010NoNo
16522418Cross-Domain Power Control CircuitJuly 2019December 2021Allow2910NoNo
16519612SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATED BIOS-LEVEL EVENT LOGGINGJuly 2019September 2022Allow3720YesNo
16458568METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE SELECTION OF BOOT DEVICEJuly 2019June 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16456940ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2019June 2022Abandon3630YesNo
16473715MOBILE DEVICE USING CONSOLIDATED TRANSACTIONSJune 2019January 2023Abandon4220YesNo
16451260COMPUTE THROUGH POWER LOSS HARDWARE APPROACH FOR PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING NONVOLATILE LOGIC MEMORYJune 2019May 2021Allow2320YesNo
16402236SERVER SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR SERVER DEVICEMay 2019March 2022Abandon3540NoNo
16400134SYSTEM CIRCUIT BOARD, OPERATING METHOD FOR A SYSTEM CIRCUIT BOARD, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMMay 2019April 2022Allow3520NoNo
16391021NETWORK DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY METHODApril 2019January 2022Allow3320NoNo
16388067Systems And Methods For Separate Storage And Use Of System BIOS ComponentsApril 2019October 2022Allow4230NoNo
16370048SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SECURELY MAP UEFI ISCSI TARGET FOR OS BOOT USING SECURE M-SEARCH COMMAND OPTION IN UEFI DISCOVER PROTOCOLMarch 2019May 2021Allow2510YesNo
16369279TECHNOLOGIES FOR FILTERING MEMORY ACCESS TRANSACTIONS RECEIVED FROM ONE OR MORE ACCELERATORS VIA COHERENT ACCELERATOR LINKMarch 2019June 2023Abandon5140YesNo
16366819METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DYNAMICALLY LIMIT CURRENTMarch 2019February 2022Allow3520YesNo
16363961SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING OUTPUT BUFFERMarch 2019April 2021Allow2520NoNo
16360403ANALOG DRIVER WITH BUILT-IN WAVE SHAPINGMarch 2019September 2022Abandon4230NoYes
16355780Discovery and Matching of Internet of Things (IoT) Devices and Services Using a Secure Global RegistryMarch 2019March 2022Allow3630YesNo
16332293MIXED FOUR PAIR AND SINGLE PAIR CABLING ARCHITECTUREMarch 2019January 2024Abandon5850NoNo
16329649APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING DC POWER USING COMMUNICATION NETWORKSFebruary 2019June 2023Allow5240YesNo
16269285PROCESSOR COMPUTING POWER AND POWER FOR THERMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS OF A COMPUTING PLATFORMFebruary 2019July 2021Abandon2920NoNo
16263550Power Reuse in Power-Over-Ethernet SystemsJanuary 2019April 2022Abandon3820NoNo
16258355POWER STATE MANAGEMENT FOR LANES OF A COMMUNICATION PORTJanuary 2019June 2021Allow2910YesNo
16206019HARDWARE UNIT FOR CONTROLLING OPERATING FREQUENCY IN A PROCESSORNovember 2018July 2021Allow3220YesNo
16194512SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER DOWN MODE OF MEMORY DEVICENovember 2018October 2022Abandon4740YesNo
16194017ADJUSTING POWER CONSUMPTION LIMITS FOR PROCESSORS OF A SERVERNovember 2018October 2023Allow5920NoYes
16125678METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING TRANSIENTS IN DC-DC CONVERTERSSeptember 2018May 2020Allow2020YesNo
16107241BATTERY PACK CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2018May 2022Abandon4430YesNo
16024933MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHODJuly 2018February 2022Abandon4430NoNo
16024327METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE TEMPERATURE OF A NETWORKED DEVICEJune 2018September 2021Allow3830YesNo
15996372TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING COMPUTING DEVICE SLEEP STATESJune 2018October 2021Allow4140YesNo
15983596PROGRAMMABLE VBUS DISCHARGE IN USB POWER DELIVERYMay 2018November 2019Allow1830YesNo
15950882INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2018December 2021Allow4430YesNo
15941942PROCESSING METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICEMarch 2018April 2021Allow3630NoNo
15936660Power Supply ApparatusMarch 2018May 2021Allow3820NoNo
15761104APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN APPARATUSMarch 2018October 2020Abandon3110NoNo
15922579METERING GPU WORKLOAD WITH REAL TIME FEEDBACK TO MAINTAIN POWER CONSUMPTION BELOW A PREDETERMINED POWER BUDGETMarch 2018June 2021Allow3930NoNo
15913467Methods and Electronic Devices for Determining Context While Minimizing High-Power Sensor UsageMarch 2018February 2022Allow4740NoNo
15886313COMMUNICATING VIA A MAILBOX INTERFACE OF A PROCESSORFebruary 2018March 2020Allow2500NoNo
15749330DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING APPLICATION PROGRAMJanuary 2018January 2021Abandon3530NoNo
15746948ETHERNET BUS, CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR WAKING A CONTROLLER OF AN ETHERNET BUSJanuary 2018February 2020Allow2500NoNo
15876113DEVICE FOR MANAGING POWER SUPPLY AND METHOD THEREFORJanuary 2018August 2020Allow3120NoNo
15872375SELECTION OF POWER IN POWER OVER ETHERNET SYSTEMSJanuary 2018March 2020Allow2620YesNo
15856528QUALITY-DRIVEN DYNAMIC FREQUENCY SCALING FOR ENERGY OPTIMIZATION OF SMART CAMERA SYSTEMSDecember 2017April 2020Allow2710NoNo
15854575LIGHT-WEIGHT ON-CHIP SIGNAL MONITOR WITH INTEGRATED MEMORY MANAGEMENT AND DATA COLLECTIONDecember 2017December 2019Allow2300YesNo
15824026CLOCK RETIMING CIRCUITNovember 2017November 2019Allow2400NoNo
15824732AUTOMATED PERIPHERAL POWER MANAGEMENTNovember 2017December 2020Allow3740YesNo
15571417POWER OVER ETHERNET SYSTEMNovember 2017June 2022Allow5530YesNo
15785745PRECISION TIME STAMPING METHOD AND SYSTEMOctober 2017March 2021Allow4130YesNo
15720783TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING COMPUTING DEVICE SLEEP STATESSeptember 2017June 2020Allow3211YesNo
15686763INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLYAugust 2017November 2019Allow2710NoNo
15544919BOOTING USER DEVICES TO CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) IMAGESJuly 2017October 2020Allow3930YesYes
15654567ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEJuly 2017February 2020Allow3120YesNo
15653697Virtual Machine Power ManagementJuly 2017March 2022Allow5670YesNo
15649625POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY METHODJuly 2017December 2019Allow2920YesNo
15647985STORAGE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF ACTIVATING STORAGE DEVICE AND PROGRAMJuly 2017October 2019Allow2710YesNo
15647716SUBSAMPLING PHASE FREQUENCY DETECTOR FOR A DIVIDER-LESS PHASE-LOCKED LOOPJuly 2017May 2019Allow2300NoNo
15648153IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSJuly 2017October 2019Allow2710YesNo
15641102SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING USB POWER DELIVERYJuly 2017August 2019Allow2520YesNo
15629937INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, LOCATION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2017January 2019Abandon1910NoNo
15623706SECURE POWER OVER ETHERNET POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMJune 2017October 2020Abandon4040YesNo
15589748ROTATIONAL GRAPHICS SUB-SLICE AND EXECUTION UNIT POWER DOWN TO IMPROVE POWER PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCYMay 2017January 2020Allow3210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CORCORAN, BRYNNE JOSEPHINE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
72.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(44.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(55.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
72.9%
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, 44.4% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner CORCORAN, BRYNNE JOSEPHINE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CORCORAN, BRYNNE JOSEPHINE works in Art Unit 2187 and has examined 154 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CORCORAN, BRYNNE JOSEPHINE's allowance rate of 70.8% places them in the 35% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CORCORAN, BRYNNE JOSEPHINE receive 2.53 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 70% 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 CORCORAN, BRYNNE JOSEPHINE is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CORCORAN, BRYNNE JOSEPHINE. This interview benefit is in the 51% 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, 21.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% 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, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 82% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 64% 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, 60.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 61% 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 13% 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 15% 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:

  • 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.

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.

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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.