USPTO Examiner PATEL NIMESH G - Art Unit 2187

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17114883METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020September 2022Allow2110NoNo
17113184PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN ACCESS PROTOCOL SWITCHING FOR A LOGICAL STORAGE DEVICEDecember 2020February 2023Allow2730YesNo
16952229SIDEBAND SIGNALING IN A PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT (PCI) EXPRESS (PCIE) LINKNovember 2020September 2022Allow2230YesNo
17085740HIGH THROUGHPUT CIRCUIT ARCHITECTURE FOR HARDWARE ACCELERATIONOctober 2020March 2022Allow1610YesNo
17081555DETERMINISTIC DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF INTERCONNECTS WITHIN PROGRAMMABLE NETWORK-BASED DEVICESOctober 2020October 2022Allow2320YesNo
17060328USB TYPE-C SIGNAL INTERFACE CIRCUITOctober 2020April 2022Allow1810NoNo
17043476POWER MODE SWITCHINGSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2220NoNo
17035059Smartphone-Based Radar System for Determining User Intention in a Lower-Power ModeSeptember 2020November 2021Allow1410YesNo
17042145MESSAGES BASED ON INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE SIGNALS TO VIRTUAL COMPUTERSSeptember 2020August 2023Allow3530YesYes
17033728APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR A CONFIGURABLE ACCELERATOR HAVING DATAFLOW EXECUTION CIRCUITSSeptember 2020May 2024Allow4310NoNo
17007247ORDERED DELIVERY OF DATA PACKETS BASED ON TYPE OF PATH INFORMATION IN EACH PACKETAugust 2020March 2022Allow1810NoNo
17004914DATA AND POWER ADAPTER FOR HOSPITAL ASSISTANCE CALLSAugust 2020May 2023Allow3340YesNo
16993620Streaming On Diverse TransportsAugust 2020September 2021Allow1410NoNo
16928954INTELLIGENT WIDE PORT PHY USAGEJuly 2020May 2022Allow2210NoNo
16960149METHOD FOR RECEIVING POWER FROM OTHER EXTERNAL DEVICE CONNECTED TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ON BASIS OF DISCONNECTION OF EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT IS SUPPLYING POWER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SAMEJuly 2020April 2022Allow2230NoNo
16913438Port Controller with Real-Time Fault DetectionJune 2020October 2021Allow1600NoNo
16908242SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAULT DETECTION AND PROTECTION ON VCONN SUPPLY AND CONFIGURATION CHANNEL LINE IN USB INTERFACEJune 2020October 2021Allow1600NoNo
16908011Method for Application Processing, Storage Medium, and Electronic DeviceJune 2020June 2022Allow2410NoNo
16898603APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PROVIDE A THERMAL PARAMETER REPORT FOR A MULTI-CHIP PACKAGEJune 2020September 2022Allow2721NoNo
16894605POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD OF INTELLIGENT LOCK, INTELLIGENT LOCK SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2020September 2022Abandon2710NoNo
16886157SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL CONTROL OF AN INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCE USING THERMOELECTRIC EFFECTMay 2020June 2022Allow2510NoNo
15931086METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING A CONVERGED COMPUTATION AND STORAGE NODE IN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMMay 2020May 2022Allow2410YesNo
16854960ELECTRONIC PART, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, AND VEHICLEApril 2020January 2022Allow2110NoNo
16840759DATA ENCODING ON A SERIAL BUSApril 2020December 2021Allow2110NoNo
16652092DATA STRUCTURE FOR THE TRANSFER OF DATA FROM A FIELDBUS NETWORK INTO A CLOUDMarch 2020June 2021Allow1510NoNo
16831617Networked Computer with Multiple Embedded RingsMarch 2020April 2023Allow3710NoNo
16830142NOC RELAXED WRITE ORDER SCHEMEMarch 2020March 2023Allow3620YesNo
16829163LEGACY-COMPATIBLE 8-BIT ADDRESSING ON RFFE BUS FOR INCREASED DEVICE CONNECTIONSMarch 2020December 2021Allow2010NoNo
16828839SYSTEM METHOD FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION TO STORAGE DEVICESMarch 2020November 2021Allow2010YesNo
16642203TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING PROCESSOR PERFORMANCE STATESFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1710NoNo
16790431ACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENTFebruary 2020July 2022Allow2910NoNo
16790662Scalable High-Bandwidth ConnectivityFebruary 2020January 2022Abandon2310NoNo
16776834DYNAMIC SCALING OF A VIRTUAL STORAGE SYSTEMJanuary 2020June 2023Allow4030YesNo
16734844SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2020May 2022Allow2830YesNo
16733911POWER MANAGEMENT FOR MEMORY DEVICEJanuary 2020December 2021Allow2410YesNo
16732338METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DYNAMIC THROTTLING CONTROL WITH AID OF CONFIGURATION SETTINGJanuary 2020March 2022Allow2610NoNo
16722408PARALLEL ITERATOR FOR MACHINE LEARNING FRAMEWORKSDecember 2019September 2021Allow2010NoNo
16719904MEMORY DEVICE LOW POWER MODEDecember 2019September 2022Allow3321NoNo
16713989MEMORY MODULE WITH COMPUTATION CAPABILITYDecember 2019September 2021Allow2120NoNo
16709506CALIBRATION PROTOCOL FOR COMMAND AND ADDRESS BUS VOLTAGE REFERENCE IN LOW-SWING SINGLE-ENDED SIGNALINGDecember 2019February 2022Allow2620NoNo
16612200METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROLLER AS A BUS PARTICIPANT IN A BUS NETWORK DURING A SUB-NETWORK OPERATION OF THE BUS NETWORK, CONTROLLER, AND MOTOR VEHICLENovember 2019June 2021Allow2010NoNo
16593972ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INSTALLED WITH NON-VOLATILE MEMORY EXPRESS SOLID STATE DISKOctober 2019May 2022Abandon3240NoNo
16543334DASHBOARD WITH PUSH MODEL FOR RECEIVING SENSOR DATAAugust 2019July 2021Allow2310YesNo
16541557METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE POWER OF DEEP LEARNING ACCELERATOR SYSTEMSAugust 2019January 2022Allow2900NoNo
16482445BLOCKING SYSTEMS FROM RESPONDING TO BUS MASTERING CAPABLE DEVICESJuly 2019September 2021Allow2620YesNo
16481888SHUTDOWN SEQUENCE OF THIN CLIENTSJuly 2019July 2022Abandon3640YesNo
16481386INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJuly 2019June 2022Allow3410NoNo
16480872Method for Reducing Power Consumption of Electronic Device, and ApparatusJuly 2019November 2022Allow4031YesNo
16447995STORAGE DEVICE INITIATING MAINTENANCE OPERATION ACTIVELY WITHOUT INSTRUCTION OF HOST AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2019July 2021Allow2510YesNo
16429110HOST MULTIPATH LAYER NOTIFICATION AND PATH SWITCHOVER FOLLOWING NODE FAILUREJune 2019April 2022Allow3510NoNo
16414210APPLICATION PRELOADING METHOD AND DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND TERMINALMay 2019July 2022Allow3810NoNo
16365535CROSS-THREADED MEMORY SYSTEMMarch 2019August 2021Allow2820YesNo
16024047METHODS AND APPARATUS TO UTILIZE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM BOOTJune 2018September 2022Allow5050NoNo
16017887METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTERRUPT IN PORTABLE TERMINALJune 2018March 2022Abandon4470YesYes
16015090USING AN I/O PROXY DEVICE TO FILTER I/O MESSAGES IN A COMPUTER SYSTEMJune 2018September 2021Allow3840YesNo
16062882MEMRISTOR CROSSBAR ARRAYS TO ACTIVATE PROCESSORSJune 2018October 2022Allow5210NoNo
15981176POWER SUPPLYMay 2018October 2021Abandon4140YesNo
15876314MEMORY ACCESS SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSJanuary 2018July 2021Allow4150YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
3.1%
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

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 2187 and has examined 58 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PATEL, NIMESH G's allowance rate of 89.7% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PATEL, NIMESH G receive 1.84 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 40% 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 PATEL, NIMESH G is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -4.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PATEL, NIMESH G. This interview benefit is in the 7% 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, 31.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 67% 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 13.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 72% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 89% 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 2% 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 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:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • 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.

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.