USPTO Examiner WEI ZENGPU - Art Unit 2192

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17137054SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER-CONTROLLED DEPLOYMENT OF SOFTWARE UPDATESDecember 2020May 2023Allow2920YesNo
16952721MAPPING OF TEST CASES TO TEST DATA FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE TESTINGNovember 2020August 2022Allow2110YesNo
17083202METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PACKAGING AND DEPLOYMENT OF APPLICATIONS IN A MULTITENANT PLATFORMOctober 2020July 2022Allow2110YesNo
17081963Resolution of Data Flow Errors Using the Lineage of Detected Error ConditionsOctober 2020November 2021Allow1200YesNo
17073501ANALYZING SOFTWARE TEST FAILURES USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING AND MACHINE LEARNINGOctober 2020October 2021Allow1200YesNo
17062769SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING A MONITORING DEVICEOctober 2020November 2021Allow1320YesNo
17038512TRACKING HISTORY OF FIRMWARE PROGRAM UPDATESSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2220YesNo
17038969SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBER AND PROJECT UPDATES USING A NETWORKED PROJECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2020May 2022Allow1940YesNo
17042395AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE ON INDUSTRIAL DEVICESSeptember 2020July 2023Abandon3440NoNo
17020289SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING VIRTUAL MACHINESSeptember 2020September 2021Allow1200YesNo
17001669GUIDED APPLICATION ROLLBACK AND MIGRATIONAugust 2020August 2022Allow2430YesNo
16971909METHOD FOR PERFORMING A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN A CONTROL UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE DESIGNED ACCORDINGLYAugust 2020February 2022Allow1720YesNo
16947357METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERSISTENT HELPERS FOR FUNCTIONS AS A SERVICE (FAAS) IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2020February 2021Allow720YesNo
16926497SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE OF MEDICAL DEVICES WHILE MINIMIZING CLINICAL IMPACTJuly 2020September 2023Allow3850YesNo
16911722Test System and Test MethodJune 2020March 2022Abandon2010NoNo
16907568Generating a Pseudo-Code from a Text Summarization Based on a Convolutional Neural NetworkJune 2020June 2022Allow2410YesNo
16897457Software Production Load and Software Test Load Synchronization Feedback SystemJune 2020December 2021Allow1810YesNo
16891863OBJECT-ORIENTED MACHINE LEARNING GOVERNANCEJune 2020May 2023Allow3611YesNo
16884784MANIFEST AND PAYLOAD DELIVERYMay 2020June 2023Abandon3730NoNo
16870461METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTION OF TEST CASES AMONG DIFFERENT TESTING PLATFORMSMay 2020June 2023Abandon3720NoNo
16867061PERFORMANCE SENSITIVE STORAGE SYSTEM UPGRADEMay 2020August 2024Abandon5160YesNo
16864355HORIZONTAL LEARNING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING ASSOCIATION RULESMay 2020June 2023Abandon3710NoNo
16860445DEVICE DECISION TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE UPDATEApril 2020January 2022Allow2020YesYes
16856897VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE UPGRADE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICEApril 2020February 2023Allow3430YesNo
16842191USING BIG CODE TO CONSTRUCT CODE CONDITIONAL TRUTH TABLESApril 2020October 2021Allow1910YesNo
16840194SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DEPLOYMENTSApril 2020April 2021Allow1300YesNo
16839111REMOTE UPDATES OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINEApril 2020April 2022Allow2410YesNo
16832862SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO AUTO DOWNLOAD APPLICATIONS FROM A WEBSITE BASED ON USER CONTEXTMarch 2020February 2022Allow2220YesNo
16826703Systems and Methods for Failsafe Firmware UpgradesMarch 2020April 2022Allow2540YesNo
16821439SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMarch 2020December 2022Allow3310YesNo
16818007Multiprocessor Programming Toolkit for Design ReuseMarch 2020July 2021Allow1610YesNo
16816760SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT SUPPORT PRODUCTION MANAGEMENTMarch 2020September 2021Allow1810YesNo
16792840PROJECTOR AND PROJECTOR FIRMWARE UPDATING METHODFebruary 2020November 2021Allow2120YesNo
16751258DISPLAY DEVICE AND FIRMWARE UPDATING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3010NoNo
16747531CAPTURE AND SEARCH OF VIRTUAL MACHINE APPLICATION PROPERTIES USING LOG ANALYSIS TECHNIQUESJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2520YesNo
16668109COGNITIVE EXPECTED PROGRAM CODE INSTALLATION RESULT ASSESSMENTOctober 2019April 2021Allow1810YesNo
16665075Intelligent Assistant for Automating Recommendations for Analytics ProgramsOctober 2019April 2022Allow3030YesNo
16603618CONTROL APPARATUS, PROGRAM UPDATE SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM UPDATE METHODOctober 2019August 2022Allow3410NoNo
16566981CODE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CODE MANAGEMENT METHODSeptember 2019March 2021Allow1810YesNo
16566916SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY SAMPLING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE EXECUTION TRACES BASED ON CLUSTERINGSeptember 2019February 2022Allow2930YesNo
16550765Automated Database Upgrade for a Multi-Tenant Identity Cloud ServiceAugust 2019January 2023Allow4160YesNo
16548653TESTER AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST USING RELEVANCE SCORESAugust 2019August 2021Allow2320YesNo
16542870ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC GENERATION OF DEPENDENCY LIBRARIES ASSOCIATED WITH DISPARATE FRAMEWORKSAugust 2019November 2022Abandon3940NoNo
16538990CONTEXT INFORMATION BASED ON TYPE OF ROUTINE BEING CALLEDAugust 2019January 2021Allow1710YesNo
16538265LATENCY REDUCTION IN FEEDBACK-BASED SYSTEM PERFORMANCE DETERMINATIONAugust 2019January 2023Abandon4150YesNo
16537444Resolution of Data Flow Errors Using the Lineage of Detected Error ConditionsAugust 2019July 2020Allow1100YesNo
16528014COMMAND RESULT CACHING FOR BUILDING APPLICATION CONTAINER IMAGESJuly 2019August 2022Allow3710NoNo
16524381DYNAMIC TRACER MESSAGE LOGGING BASED ON BOTTLENECK DETECTIONJuly 2019January 2021Allow1810YesNo
16522712CORRELATING CLASS LOADER OBJECTS ACROSS EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2019April 2021Allow2120YesNo
16522166Data Configuration Method and Data Configuration ApparatusJuly 2019June 2021Allow2320YesNo
16455486METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE RUNTIME PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE EXECUTING ON A HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMJune 2019December 2022Abandon4140YesNo
16449644CALIBRATABLE LOG PROJECTION AND ERROR REMEDIATION SYSTEMJune 2019May 2020Allow1120YesNo
16440751CUSTOMIZABLE TEST SET SELECTION USING CODE FLOW TREESJune 2019June 2022Allow3640YesNo
16432381INDIVIDUAL DEVIATION ANALYSIS BY WARNING PATTERN DETECTIONJune 2019May 2021Allow2320YesNo
16466288DETERMINATION APPARATUS, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND DETERMINATION PROGRAMJune 2019May 2022Abandon3640YesNo
16429055METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING SOFTWARE FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON NATURAL LANGUAGE INPUTJune 2019October 2021Allow2820YesNo
16425748METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PACKAGING AND DEPLOYMENT OF APPLICATIONS IN A MULTITENANT PLATFORMMay 2019March 2021Allow2220YesNo
16417259SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT RESTRUCTURING OF AUTOMATION TEST BEDSMay 2019May 2022Abandon3640YesNo
16405692SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREMENTALLY AND DYNAMICALLY UPDATING FIRMWAREMay 2019March 2022Abandon3440YesNo
16402942AUTOMATED FIRMWARE UPDATE MANAGEMENT ON HUGE BIG-DATA CLUSTERSMay 2019November 2020Allow1820YesNo
16401635PROVENANCE-BASED REUSE OF SOFTWARE CODEMay 2019May 2022Allow3750YesNo
16399481ASSESSMENT OF THE BENEFIT OF POST-INLINING PROGRAM TRANSFORMATION IN INLINING DECISIONSApril 2019July 2021Allow2730YesNo
16399799Generic Integrated Development Environment Extension Tool for Design SystemsApril 2019April 2022Allow3630YesNo
16345753VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND PROGRAM UPDATE SYSTEMApril 2019September 2020Allow1710YesNo
16391266INTELLIGENT PROCESSING OF DISTRIBUTED BREAKPOINTSApril 2019August 2020Allow1610YesNo
16380805COMPUTER UPDATE AND ERROR CORRECTIONApril 2019May 2021Allow2530YesNo
16378881PORTABILITY ANALYZERApril 2019July 2020Allow1510YesNo
16375751GENERATING REPRESENTATIVE MICROBENCHMARKSApril 2019March 2021Allow2430YesNo
16371052ENABLING ACCESS TO BACKEND CODE THAT DEFINES CUSTOM BACKEND FEATURE(S) WITHOUT ENABLING ACCESS TO HOST CODE THAT HOSTS THE BACKEND CODEMarch 2019January 2023Allow4660YesNo
16370935METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT AND ANNOTATE BACKEDGES IN A DATAFLOW GRAPHMarch 2019July 2020Allow1610YesNo
16332130AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND PROCESSING A TRACE STREAM INDICATIVE OF INSTRUCTION EXECUTION BY PROCESSING CIRCUITRYMarch 2019September 2022Allow4220YesYes
16294351POLICY-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATION TRAFFIC FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO CLOUD-BASED APPLICATIONSMarch 2019April 2021Allow2540YesNo
16277595PLATFORM CLASS CREATIONFebruary 2019May 2020Allow1510YesNo
16273742METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PACKAGING AND DEPLOYMENT OF APPLICATIONS IN A MULTITENANT PLATFORMFebruary 2019August 2020Allow1920YesNo
16265543DEVELOPMENT METHOD FOR DEVELOPING A PROGRAM AND CORRESPONDING DEVELOPMENT DEVICEFebruary 2019January 2022Allow3540YesNo
16321257DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GUI FOR CONTROLLING EXTERNAL DEVICEJanuary 2019March 2022Allow3740YesNo
16246382SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION READINESS VERIFICATION AND MONITORINGJanuary 2019July 2021Allow3040YesNo
16244784Curated Image Management in a FaaS InfrastructureJanuary 2019April 2021Allow2740YesNo
16226438SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING VIRTUAL MACHINESDecember 2018June 2020Allow1820YesNo
16305702USB-BASED METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPGRADING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSNovember 2018December 2022Abandon4840NoNo
16181091SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL BUSINESS APPLICATIONSNovember 2018August 2020Abandon2110NoNo
16165894CLONING APPLICATION INSTANCES DEPLOYED ON MAINFRAME COMPUTING SYSTEMSOctober 2018November 2020Abandon2520NoNo
16163959CONTEXT INFORMATION BASED ON TYPE OF ROUTINE BEING CALLEDOctober 2018September 2019Allow1100YesNo
16047668OBJECT-ORIENTED REGRESSION-CANDIDATE FILTERJuly 2018April 2023Allow5770YesYes
16046735APPLICATION UPDATE METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2018October 2020Allow2730YesNo
15778443USER TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER, AND APPLICATION EXECUTION METHOD THEREOFMay 2018February 2021Allow3340YesNo
15955785SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CATEGORIZING TEST CASES FOR MODEL BASED TESTINGApril 2018August 2019Allow1600YesNo
15872421Multiprocessor Programming Toolkit for Design ReuseJanuary 2018November 2019Allow2210YesNo
15852452MANAGING INTERFACES FOR SUB-GRAPHSDecember 2017January 2019Allow1300NoNo
15848543AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEMDecember 2017August 2021Abandon4440NoNo
15848438INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTDecember 2017January 2020Abandon2510NoNo
15847312REDUCING MEMORY USAGE IN SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSDecember 2017January 2021Allow3750YesNo
15846748SIMPLIFYING DATA MAPPING IN COMPLEX FLOWS BY DEFINING SCHEMAS AT CONVERGENCE POINTS IN A WORKFLOWDecember 2017December 2022Allow6050YesYes
15845939ENHANCED TECHNIQUES FOR UPDATING SOFTWAREDecember 2017August 2019Allow2010YesNo
15843553HYBRID TESTING AUTOMATION ENGINEDecember 2017October 2019Allow2210YesNo
15837327TOOL FOR ENTERPRISE-WIDE SOFTWARE MONITORINGDecember 2017January 2021Abandon3740NoNo
15833350SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAILSAFE FIRMWARE UPGRADESDecember 2017November 2019Allow2320YesNo
15799133CONTEXT INFORMATION BASED ON TYPE OF ROUTINE BEING CALLEDOctober 2017May 2019Allow1810YesNo
15727097DYNAMIC TRACER MESSAGE LOGGING BASED ON BOTTLENECK DETECTIONOctober 2017April 2019Allow1910YesNo
15726441MOBILE APPLICATION UPDATE MANAGEROctober 2017May 2019Allow1910YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
3
(60.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(40.0%)
Reversal Percentile
61.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.0% 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
18
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(38.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(61.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
64.1%
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, 38.9% 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 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 WEI, ZENGPU - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WEI, ZENGPU works in Art Unit 2192 and has examined 158 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WEI, ZENGPU's allowance rate of 73.4% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WEI, ZENGPU receive 2.99 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WEI, ZENGPU is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +67.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEI, ZENGPU. This interview benefit is in the 98% 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, 20.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 12.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 14% 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, 125.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 84% 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 76.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 56.2% 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, 44.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 0.0% 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 16% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • 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.
  • 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.