USPTO Examiner AGUILERA TODD - Art Unit 2192

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18907354DYNAMICALLY VALIDATING AI APPLICATIONS FOR COMPLIANCEOctober 2024November 2025Abandon1320YesNo
18732246CODEBASE BEHAVIORAL MODEL USER INTERFACEJune 2024January 2026Abandon1920YesNo
18312826TESTING FRAMEWORK WITH DYNAMIC APPLICABILITY MANAGEMENTMay 2023October 2025Allow3010YesNo
18309570SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING TEST COMBINATIONS OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FEATURES FOR FEATURE VALIDATIONApril 2023December 2025Allow3210YesNo
18121910CONTROLLING INSTALLATION OF DRIVERS BASED ON HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS PRESENT ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSETSMarch 2023December 2025Allow3310YesNo
18175414DEFERRED CREATION OF REMOTE DEBUGGING SESSIONSFebruary 2023December 2025Abandon3420NoNo
18166610SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR A VENDOR-AGNOSTIC FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED VALIDATION OF APPLICATIONSFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3330YesNo
18096191OPTIMIZING COMPONENTS FOR MULTI-CLOUD APPLICATIONS WITH DEEP LEARNING MODELSJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3630YesNo
18089082SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRONTEND WEB APPLICATION CREATION FOR A CLOUD COMPUTING PLATFORMDecember 2022February 2026Allow3730YesNo
17854375CONFIGURATION-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING TRANSIENT DATA IN COMPLEX SYSTEMSJune 2022October 2025Allow3920YesNo
17741023AUTOMATIC SENSING AND ADJUSTMENT OF A BED SYSTEMMay 2022January 2026Abandon4420YesYes
17695134AUTOMATIC METAMORPHIC TESTINGMarch 2022October 2025Allow4330YesNo
17635300PATCH RELEASE METHOD, SERVER, AND TERMINAL DEVICEFebruary 2022March 2026Allow4960YesNo
17545577REDUCING TIME TO TEST CYCLE FIRST FAILDecember 2021February 2025Abandon3950NoNo
17032556COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TEST AUTOMATION OF AN APPLICATION UNDER TESTSeptember 2020November 2025Abandon6090YesYes
16774019COMPILER AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR DELETING SPILL INSTRUCTIONSJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1210NoNo
16457906METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING COMPUTER PROGRAM UPDATES UTILIZING A TRAINED MODELJune 2019January 2021Allow1910NoNo
16241180SELECTIVE STACK TRACE GENERATION DURING JAVA EXCEPTION HANDLINGJanuary 2019February 2021Allow2510YesNo
15920037AUTOMATION OF WATER FLOW IN NETWORKSMarch 2018November 2019Allow2010YesNo
15865477FILTER TRACE BASED ON FUNCTION LEVELJanuary 2018June 2020Allow2930YesNo
15840338COGNITIVE REDUNDANT CODING CORPUS DETERMINATION SYSTEMDecember 2017March 2019Allow1520YesNo
15804522COGNITIVE REDUNDANT CODING CORPUS DETERMINATION SYSTEMNovember 2017March 2019Allow1620YesNo
15626414SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN INSTALLER TO A PRINTING APPARATUS VIA A PRINTING APPARATUS URIJune 2017July 2020Allow3740YesNo
15047161CONDITIONAL BRANCH INSTRUCTION COMPACTION FOR REGIONAL CODE SIZE REDUCTIONFebruary 2016June 2018Allow2850YesNo
14872363PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION CONTROL AND QUALITY CONTROLOctober 2015August 2020Allow5950YesNo
14859365SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR COMPUTING INTERPROCEDURAL DOMINATORSSeptember 2015March 2017Allow1810YesNo
14726376CODE CACHING SYSTEMMay 2015August 2017Allow2760YesNo
14709845SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING SOFTWAREMay 2015March 2018Allow3470YesNo
14699193UNIFIED PROCESSING TEST STRUCTUREApril 2015September 2017Allow2940YesNo
14693564COLLATING AND INTELLIGENTLY SEQUENCING INSTALLATION DOCUMENTATIONApril 2015January 2016Allow910YesNo
14683789REGISTER LIVENESS ANALYSIS FOR SIMD ARCHITECTURESApril 2015February 2016Allow1010YesNo
14539234SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING SOFTWARENovember 2014March 2018Allow4080YesNo
14456631SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS WITH FACTORY INTERFACE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLSAugust 2014October 2018Allow5140YesNo
14313358RELOCATION OF INSTRUCTIONS THAT USE RELATIVE ADDRESSINGJune 2014February 2016Allow1910YesNo
14300280System and Method for Providing Customized Resources on a Handheld Electronic DeviceJune 2014July 2016Allow2520YesNo
14353468SYSTEM FOR SHOWING IMAGE HAVING GAME FUNCTIONApril 2014May 2017Allow3720YesNo
14225914TERMINAL, TERMINAL SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR UPDATING A TERMINAL USING MULTIPLE MANAGEMENT DEVICESMarch 2014May 2016Allow2620YesNo
13955017SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR COMPUTING INTERPROCEDURAL DOMINATORSJuly 2013June 2015Allow2310YesNo
13954519SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREMENTAL COMPILATION AT RUNTIME USING RELAXED GUARDSJuly 2013August 2015Allow2510YesNo
13709721DISTRIBUTED MODEL COMPILATIONDecember 2012July 2015Allow3130YesNo
13352721PROVIDING PERFORMANCE TUNED VERSIONS OF COMPILED CODE TO A CPU IN A SYSTEM OF HETEROGENEOUS CORESJanuary 2012June 2015Allow4130YesNo
13329295DETERMINING OPTIMAL UPDATE FREQUENCY FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATION UPDATESDecember 2011March 2019Allow6060YesYes
13074723AUTOMATED SELECTION OF QUALITY CONTROL TESTS TO RUN ON A SOFTWARE APPLICATIONMarch 2011September 2015Allow5430YesNo
12030143METHOD, APPARATUS AND SOFTWARE FOR MANAGING THE GENERATION OF PROCESS EVENTS BY A SOFTWARE PROCESSFebruary 2008February 2017Allow6040YesYes
11867157TEST PATTERN GENERATION APPARATUS AND TEST PATTERN GENERATION METHODOctober 2007December 2011Abandon5010NoNo
11816530System and Method for Revising an Electronic DraftAugust 2007March 2012Abandon5520YesNo
11838247Code Obfuscation By Reference LinkingAugust 2007August 2011Abandon4810NoNo
11888970LEGACY APPLICATION DECOMMISSIONING FRAMEWORKAugust 2007October 2011Allow5010YesNo
11711860System and method for implementing mandatory access control in a computer, and applications thereofFebruary 2007October 2011Abandon5610NoNo
11678162Template-Based BIOS Component CreationFebruary 2007July 2016Allow6080YesNo
11709268OPERATING STATUS MONITORING PROGRAM, METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2007November 2011Allow5620NoNo
11626357SIMPLIFYING ROLLBACK TO PRIOR VERSIONS OF PATCHES USED TO FIX ERRORS IN PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWAREJanuary 2007September 2011Allow5620YesNo
11615347System, Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Memory Footprint ReductionDecember 2006February 2016Allow6070YesNo
11615569METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE LOGIC CONTROL AND INTERFACE COMMUNICATIONDecember 2006May 2011Abandon5210NoNo
11555851Method, Computer Program Product, And System For Automatic Software Provisioning Based On Learning History And Competency LevelNovember 2006October 2011Abandon5920NoNo
11556057C/C++ LANGUAGE EXTENSIONS FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITNovember 2006October 2011Abandon5920NoNo
11584048Compiling device, list vector area assignment optimization method, and computer-readable recording medium having compiler program recorded thereonOctober 2006April 2011Abandon5410YesNo
11526361Method and system for customization of software applicationSeptember 2006July 2011Abandon5820NoNo
11467540Code Aggregation and SharingAugust 2006March 2011Abandon5510NoNo
11462052SEARCHING METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A FUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH A MEMORY BLOCKAugust 2006February 2011Abandon5510NoNo
11460541METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING CULTURE-SENSITIVE CONTROLS FOR GLOBAL APPLICATIONSJuly 2006January 2011Abandon5310NoNo
11494142Localized, incremental single static assignment updateJuly 2006October 2011Abandon6020NoYes
11478668BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL DEBUGGERJune 2006October 2010Allow5210YesNo
11382551GENERATING DOCUMENTATION FROM TASK EXECUTIONMay 2006July 2011Abandon6020NoNo
11390659Accelerating the testing and validation of new firmware componentsMarch 2006April 2011Abandon6020NoNo
11372956Method and apparatus for testing softwareMarch 2006October 2010Abandon5510NoNo
11370859Program translation method and program translation apparatusMarch 2006January 2011Abandon5820NoNo
11368537Methods and systems for development of software for complex systemsMarch 2006December 2010Abandon5820NoNo
11348746METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING AREA OPERATOR DEFINITION INSTRUCTION STATEMENTS WITHIN CONTROL FLOW STRUCTURESFebruary 2006May 2010Allow5110NoNo
11333064Methods and apparatus for patching software in accordance with instituted patching policiesJanuary 2006July 2010Abandon5410NoNo
11331546Method and apparatus for translating an application programming interface (API) callJanuary 2006December 2010Abandon5920NoNo
11331548Method and an apparatus for translating programming language codeJanuary 2006November 2010Abandon5820YesNo
11321857VIRTUAL RAS REPOSITORYDecember 2005December 2011Allow6030YesNo
11321542USE OF RAS PROFILE TO INTEGRATE AN APPLICATION INTO A TEMPLATABLE SOLUTIONDecember 2005August 2011Allow6030YesNo
11321460SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING IN-LINE SYNCHRONIZATION PRIMITIVES IN BINARY APPLICATIONSDecember 2005October 2011Allow6030YesNo
11314145Suspending memory analyzing of a program performed by a runtime memory analysis systemDecember 2005August 2010Abandon5620NoNo
11314662Architecture to simplify development of out of box experience (OOBE) modulesDecember 2005February 2010Abandon5010NoNo
11313363Method for offering and refreshing digital content on fixed image platformsDecember 2005February 2010Abandon5010NoNo
11303753Software customization frameworkDecember 2005February 2010Abandon5010NoNo
11304143PROFILE-DRIVEN LOCK HANDLINGDecember 2005March 2011Allow6020NoNo
11303675Partitioning of non-volatile memories for vectorizationDecember 2005February 2011Abandon6030NoNo
11291542USER/PROCESS RUNTIME SYSTEM TRACEDecember 2005March 2011Allow6030YesYes
11292052LOCALIZABLE OBJECT PATTERNDecember 2005December 2010Allow6020YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner AGUILERA, TODD.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(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
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(16.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(83.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
19.6%
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, 16.7% 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 AGUILERA, TODD - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AGUILERA, TODD works in Art Unit 2192 and has examined 70 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 60.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 53 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AGUILERA, TODD's allowance rate of 60.0% places them in the 20% 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 AGUILERA, TODD receive 2.53 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% 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 AGUILERA, TODD is 53 months. This places the examiner in the 3% 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 +73.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AGUILERA, TODD. This interview benefit is in the 99% 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, 24.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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 16.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 17% 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, 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. 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, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 91% 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 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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 4.8% of allowed cases (in the 80% 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 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.
  • 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.

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