USPTO Examiner MUI WEI YUN - Art Unit 2191

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18626094API ABSTRACTION FOR GRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMSApril 2024February 2026Allow2200NoNo
18142573METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENTMay 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18107932ANALYZING TELEMETRY DATA TO TRACK PROGRESS THROUGH AN EXPERIENCE LIFECYCLE AND PROVIDE INTELLIGENT LIFECYCLE-BASED INFORMATION FOR COMPUTING SOLUTIONSFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500YesNo
18165793CREATION AND EXECUTION OF CUSTOMISED CODE FOR A DATA PROCESSING PLATFORMFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500YesNo
18017883PARALLEL PROGRAM SCALABILITY BOTTLENECK DETECTION METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICEJanuary 2023July 2023Allow500YesNo
18157028ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM EMPLOYING GRAPH CONVOLUTIONAL NETWORKS FOR ANALYZING MULTI-ENTITY-TYPE MULTI-RELATIONAL DATAJanuary 2023July 2023Allow600YesNo
18097121Bootstrapping Profile-Guided Compilation and VerificationJanuary 2023September 2025Abandon3240YesNo
18093737SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DEVICE FINGERPRINTING AND AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT OF SOFTWARE IN A COMPUTING NETWORK USING A PEER-TO-PEER APPROACHJanuary 2023April 2023Allow300YesNo
18145455GRAPHICAL AND TEXT BASED CO-DESIGN EDITOR FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION PROJECTSDecember 2022April 2023Allow300YesNo
18046686METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SUPPORTING BLOCK CODINGOctober 2022February 2023Allow400YesNo
17961449AI-Based Method and System for Testing ChatbotsOctober 2022April 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17692604TEST CASE GENERATION FROM REQUIREMENTSMarch 2022October 2025Allow4350NoNo
17622960ITERATIVE METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN APPROXIMATE ZONE OCCUPIED BY THE COMPUTER CODE OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM CORE IN A MEMORYDecember 2021June 2023Allow1800YesNo
17643622APPLICATION IMPLEMENTATION AND BUFFER ALLOCATION FOR A DATA PROCESSING ENGINE ARRAYDecember 2021March 2023Allow1600YesNo
17538355IDENTIFYING MICROSERVICES FOR A MONOLITH APPLICATION THROUGH STATIC CODE ANALYSISNovember 2021May 2023Allow1810YesNo
17524821KEYBOARD ACCESSIBLE WEB PAGE EMBEDDED INTERACTIVE ELEMENTNovember 2021April 2023Allow1700YesNo
17492871SOFTWARE UPDATE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROXY MANAGED HARDWARE DEVICES OF A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTOctober 2021April 2025Abandon4240NoNo
17343673Method and System for Arbitrary-Granularity Execution Clone DetectionJune 2021April 2023Allow2210NoNo
17135817PRODUCING IDIOMATIC SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION FOR MANY PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES FROM A COMMON SPECIFICATIONDecember 2020March 2022Abandon1420NoNo
17253709UPDATE CONTROL DEVICE, UPDATE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND UPDATE CONTROL METHODDecember 2020April 2023Allow2810YesNo
14833961Integrated Circuit Device That Includes A Secure Element And A Wireless Component For Transmitting Protected Data Over A Local Point-To-Point Wireless Communication ConnectionAugust 2015February 2016Abandon600NoNo
14307624FRAMEWORK TO ACCOMMODATE TEST PLAN CHANGES WITHOUT AFFECTING OR INTERRUPTING TEST EXECUTIONJune 2014January 2016Abandon1910NoNo
14189868EFFECTIVE INSTALLATION OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE PRODUCTFebruary 2014May 2016Abandon2720NoNo
13959488KEYWORD BASED SOFTWARE TESTING SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2013January 2014Abandon600NoNo
13821218METHOD FOR UPGRADING SOFTWARE USING LOSSLESS COMPRESSION SCHEMES SUCH AS RUN-LENGH ENCODINGMarch 2013April 2016Abandon3830NoNo
12877707Debugger for Multicore SystemSeptember 2010July 2011Abandon1000NoNo
12803402Code generation through metadata programming for mobile devices and web platforms to ease access to web servicesJune 2010December 2013Abandon4110NoNo
12760623METHOD OF MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO SIMPLIFY THE PROGRAMMING OF SOFTWAREApril 2010December 2013Abandon4410NoNo
12625601PATCH APPLICATION APPARATUS AND PATCH APPLICATION METHODNovember 2009April 2014Abandon5340NoNo
12510810Common Debugger Method and SystemJuly 2009December 2012Allow4010YesNo
12510410System and Method for Scalable Handling of Debug InformationJuly 2009September 2013Abandon5010NoNo
12472499FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTION PROCESSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2009December 2011Abandon3110NoNo
12136914PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS OF SAFETY CONTROLLERJune 2008September 2013Abandon6020NoNo
11743039ROBUST SOFTWARE LIBRARY WRAPPER METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2007August 2011Abandon5110YesNo
11679296Application FrameworkFebruary 2007November 2012Abandon6010NoNo
11670099METHOD FOR PERSISTING OR TRANSFERRING AN XCODES EXECUTION PLAN IN A SELF-CONTAINED, PLATFORM INDEPENDENT FORMATFebruary 2007January 2013Abandon6020NoNo
11628012Split stage call sequence restoration methodNovember 2006August 2011Abandon5620NoYes
11554602Modeless Watch Window in an Iconic Programming SystemOctober 2006December 2009Abandon3700NoNo
11534929METHOD, SYSTEM AND MEMORY FOR REPLACING A MODULESeptember 2006April 2008Abandon1800NoNo
11462734METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING TRANSLATABILITY OF NON-TEXTUAL RESOURCESAugust 2006November 2014Abandon6020NoYes
11493320System and method for multi-threaded resolver with deadlock detectionJuly 2006July 2010Abandon4810NoNo
11477840Methods and systems for modifying software applications to implement memory allocationJune 2006April 2008Abandon2200NoNo
11434005Methods and apparatus for control configuration using live dataMay 2006October 2008Abandon2900NoNo
11379390SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH COMPUTER CODEApril 2006February 2011Abandon5820YesNo
11368692Method of generating optimised stack codeMarch 2006October 2010Abandon5520NoNo
11330682Apparatus and method for profiling based on call stack depthJanuary 2006August 2010Abandon5510NoNo
11252183Apparatus and method for live loading of control applications in a process control environmentOctober 2005September 2011Abandon6040NoNo
11218418Methods and apparatuses to maintain multiple execution contextsSeptember 2005October 2007Abandon2600NoNo
11053612MEMORY OUTPUT TIMING CONTROL CIRCUIT WITH MERGED FUNCTIONSFebruary 2005March 2006Allow1300NoNo
10456382METHOD FOR SELF-ORGANIZING SOFTWAREJune 2003March 2005Allow2220NoNo
10440665SMALL MEMORY FOOTPRINT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING APPLICATIONS WITHIN A SINGLE VIRTUAL MACHINEMay 2003April 2005Allow2310NoNo
10365494COOPERATIVE SOFTWARE APPLICATION ARCHITECTUREFebruary 2003August 2004Allow1800NoNo
10301894LITTLE OFFSET IN MULTICYCLE EVENT MAINTAINING CYCLE ACCURATE TRACING OF STOP EVENTSNovember 2002May 2005Allow3000NoNo
10292795METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER BASED TESTING USING A NON-DETERMINISTIC EXAM EXTENSIBLE LANGUAGE (XXL) PROTOCOLNovember 2002March 2005Allow2800NoNo
10291594GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING RESOURCE BUNDLES FOR INTERNATIONALIZATIONNovember 2002March 2005Allow2800NoNo
10291129ACOUSTIC SENSOR ARRAY FOR NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASENovember 2002May 2005Allow3000NoNo
10192596Method and apparatus for approximate generation of source code cross-reference informationJuly 2002August 2005Abandon3710NoNo
10147598SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVER INSTALLATIONMay 2002September 2005Allow4010NoNo
10097067ELIMINATING COLD REGISTER STORE/RESTORES WITHIN HOT FUNCTION PROLOG/EPILOGSMarch 2002September 2005Allow4310YesNo
10082795ITERATIVE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT WITH PRIORITIZED BUILD RULESFebruary 2002April 2005Allow3700NoNo
10059254SOFTWARE BUILDING SUPPORT SYSTEMJanuary 2002July 2005Allow4210NoNo
10059595REMOTE ELECTRONIC FILE BUILDERJanuary 2002June 2005Allow4010YesNo
10015855Development environment for building software applications that mimics the target environmentDecember 2001August 2008Abandon6030YesYes
10010057METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING CLASS INITIALIZATION BARRIERS FROM SHARED COMPILED METHODSDecember 2001September 2005Allow4530NoNo
10007037MVC (MODEL-VIEW-CONTROLLER) BASED MULTI-MODAL AUTHORING TOOL AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTDecember 2001August 2005Allow4420YesNo
10002480COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED PROCESS FOR REPRESENTING SOFTWARE SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS AND FOR GENERATING EXECUTABLE COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND COMPUTER SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS FROM SOFTWARE SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONSNovember 2001September 2005Allow4610NoNo
10012921Object file server (OFS)October 2001September 2005Abandon4710NoNo
09981291AUTOMATIC INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITECTURE GENERATIONOctober 2001May 2005Allow4310NoNo
09969094RETARGETABLE COMPILING SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2001May 2005Allow4310NoNo
09931965SYSTEM AND USER INTERFACE FOR GENERATION AND PROCESSING OF SOFTWARE APPLICATION INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSAugust 2001June 2005Allow4620NoYes
09923990Documentation generatorAugust 2001April 2005Abandon4410NoNo
09919743TWO TIER CLUSTERS FOR REPRESENTATION OF OBJECTS IN JAVA PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2001May 2005Allow4620YesNo
09912390Malware infection suppressionJuly 2001June 2005Abandon4720NoNo
09896374METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TESTING SOFTWARE, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF MODELING USER BEHAVIORJune 2001September 2005Allow5120NoNo
09884597SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION OF SYNCHRONOUS MEMORY BARRIERSJune 2001March 2005Allow4520NoYes
09860644COMMAND CONVERSION INTERFACE BETWEEN IMAGE PROVIDER AND IMAGE REQUESTORMay 2001July 2005Allow5020YesNo
09855386TECHNIQUES FOR MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY OF A SOFTWARE CORE MODULE AND AN INTERACTING MODULEMay 2001June 2005Allow4920YesNo
09848291AUDITING DATA USING OBSERVABLE AND OBSERVER OBJECTSMay 2001September 2005Allow5320YesNo
09845636USER CONFIGURABLE OPERATING SYSTEMApril 2001August 2005Allow5110YesNo
09841759METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REWRITING BYTECODES TO MINIMIZE RUNTIME CHECKSApril 2001August 2005Allow5120YesYes
09801951METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY INSERTING MODIFICATIONS FOR IDENTIFIED PROGRAMSMarch 2001September 2005Allow5530YesNo
09800597A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING AND UTILIZING COMPONENTS IN COMPONENT OBJECT SYSTEMSMarch 2001March 2004Allow3620NoNo
09774685COMPILER FOR PARALLEL COMPUTERFebruary 2001September 2005Allow5630NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MUI, WEI YUN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
5.5%
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
7
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(42.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(57.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
70.6%
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, 42.9% 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 MUI, WEI YUN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MUI, WEI YUN works in Art Unit 2191 and has examined 71 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 52.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MUI, WEI YUN's allowance rate of 52.1% places them in the 14% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MUI, WEI YUN receive 1.30 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 18% 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 MUI, WEI YUN is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +43.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MUI, WEI YUN. This interview benefit is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 63% 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 41.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 63% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. 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, 90.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 88% 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 23.9% 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 5.4% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.
  • 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.

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.