USPTO Examiner BODDEN EVRAL E - Art Unit 2193

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18646239SMART THERMOSTAT AND A THERMOSTAT ADAPTER WITH INTEGRATED SAFETY INTERLOCK FOR INSTALLATION AND DIAGNOSTICS OF AN IN-FLOOR HEATING SYSTEMApril 2024November 2025Allow1810YesNo
18642378DRIVER GENERATION DEVICE AND DRIVER GENERATION METHODApril 2024March 2026Allow2300NoNo
18416078AUTOMATED SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENTJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18412044IN SERVICE SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR STANDALONE NETWORK DEVICESJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2100NoNo
18401437EXECUTION OF TRANSPORT SOFTWARE UPDATEDecember 2023September 2025Allow2130NoNo
18394130UTILIZING LOCATION-BASED REPOSITORY MIRRORS FOR DEVICE UPGRADESDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610YesNo
18571919AUTHENTICATION SCHEME FOR PROVIDING SOFTWARE UPDATES TO AN UPDATE AGENTDecember 2023February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18505653SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE EXECUTABLESNovember 2023February 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18387092CENTER, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18498111File Upload ValidationOctober 2023December 2025Allow2510NoNo
18484602EXECUTION OF REMOTE CONFIGURATION FILES AT CONTROL NODESOctober 2023March 2026Allow2930YesNo
18378346METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING APPLICATION INSTALLED IN CONTAINER ENVIRONMENT AND COMPUTING DEVICE THEREFOROctober 2023January 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18479558EMBEDDED OPTIMIZER FOR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSOctober 2023March 2026Allow2920NoNo
18553146ADVANCED APPLICATION OF MODEL OPERATIONS IN ENERGYSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2720YesNo
18468714SECURE TRANSPORT SOFTWARE UPDATESeptember 2023November 2025Allow2640YesYes
18448432HARDWARE SECURITY MODULE FIRMWARE UPDATEAugust 2023July 2025Allow2301NoNo
18353587Systems and Methods for Simulating Over-The-Air Software Updates for VehiclesJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710YesNo
18217658AUTOMOTIVE OTA UPDATE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFORJuly 2023December 2025Allow3020YesNo
18345433UNIFIED VIRTUALIZED AND CONTAINERIZED CI/CD CHAINJune 2023February 2026Allow3120YesNo
18267127TEST METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE BASED ON EXCEL FILE LOADINGJune 2023August 2025Allow2610NoNo
18204691PREDICTING CODE COVERAGE WITHOUT EXECUTIONJune 2023August 2025Allow2600NoNo
18202625Forward-style Gradient GeMMsMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18322933SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTINGMay 2023September 2025Allow2710YesNo
18199446Vehicle Software Update System and Method ThereofMay 2023January 2026Allow3200NoNo
18198638LIVE UPGRADE OPTIMIZATIONS TO REDUCE DOWNTIMEMay 2023March 2026Allow3420YesNo
18139455Custom Patching Automation with Machine Learning IntegrationApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18302690DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTION OF A WORKLOAD PROCESSING PIPELINE ON A COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTUREApril 2023July 2024Allow1510YesNo
18122277DERIVING MANY IDIOMATIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE INTERFACESMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18121214Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Operating Dynamic Shadow Testing EnvironmentsMarch 2023November 2023Allow810YesNo
18180443ROLL BACK OF DATA DELTA UPDATESMarch 2023May 2024Allow1420YesNo
18111330Networked Universal Code Package ProviderFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3530YesNo
18169814Detecting and resolving video and audio errors in a metaverse applicationFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3020NoNo
18097829Method of, and a System for, Drilling to a Position Relative to a Geological BoundaryJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1420NoNo
18150722Providing and Using Different Update Times for a ResourceJanuary 2023September 2023Allow910NoNo
18147399SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL CONFIGURATIONS OF CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC DEPLOYMENTS OF SETS OF ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSDecember 2022July 2023Allow610NoNo
18012028METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RETRIEVING OUTPUT ON FORM FIELDS FROM USER INTERFACEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3120NoNo
18066749Automated Developer Governance SystemDecember 2022March 2026Allow3950YesNo
18079392METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSTANTIATING AND TRANSPARENTLY MIGRATING EXECUTING CONTAINERIZED PROCESSESDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
18063664DEPLOYMENT OF A MULTI-TECHNOLOGY-STACK APPLICATIONDecember 2022April 2024Allow1600YesNo
18071362END-POINT CONFIGURATION AND HARDENING FOR IOT DEVICESNovember 2022December 2023Allow1210NoNo
18058662AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FINDING VULNERABILITIES IN A PROGRAM USING FUZZINGNovember 2022April 2024Allow1700NoNo
18057416IDENTIFYING SOFTWARE INTERDEPENDENCIES USING LINE-OF-CODE BEHAVIOR AND RELATION MODELSNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17985662CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FOR IOT DEVICESNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17979735SYSTEMS, ARTICLES, AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE DEVICES HAVING SECONDARY POWER SOURCES IN LINKS OF A BAND FOR PROVIDING SECONDARY POWER IN ADDITION TO A PRIMARY POWER SOURCENovember 2022October 2023Allow1200NoNo
17969375CONFIGURING NODES FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTE TASKSOctober 2022February 2023Allow410NoNo
17959962NETWORK DEPTH-MINIMIZING QUANTUM COMPILEROctober 2022October 2025Allow3710YesNo
17937480INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2022October 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17903733CLUSTERED DATABASE RECONFIGURATION SYSTEM FOR TIME-VARYING WORKLOADSSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210YesNo
17897759PULL REQUEST REVIEW BASED ON EVENT-TRACE STREAMSAugust 2022September 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17821582COMPUTER-BASED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENTAugust 2022August 2024Allow2420YesNo
17872559SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT, FOR USAGE BY CONSUMERS OF ENERGY FROM ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF SAMEJuly 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17814666METHOD FOR MANAGING FUNCTION BASED ON ENGINE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MEDIUMJuly 2022June 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17811200ROLL BACK OF DATA DELTA UPDATESJuly 2022December 2022Allow510NoNo
17858590DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTION OF A WORKLOAD PROCESSING PIPELINE ON A COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTUREJuly 2022December 2022Allow600NoNo
17705033MACHINE MEDIATED REQUIREMENT MANAGEMENT IN A SOFTWARE TRIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2022August 2023Allow1700NoNo
17695849SOFTWARE UPGRADE SYSTEM, SOFTWARE UPGRADE METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2022January 2024Allow2210NoNo
17694840System and Method for Phased Software Update DeploymentMarch 2022October 2023Allow1910NoNo
17588400ENVIRONMENT ESTABLISHMENT FOR A PROGRAM IN A SERVER SYSTEMJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2830YesNo
17586653SECURE TRANSPORT SOFTWARE UPDATEJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1620YesNo
17575765INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT BASED ON CODE CHANGEJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2830NoNo
17648058DEVICE, DEVICE INITIALISATION AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A DELTA UPDATE OF EXECUTABLE CODE ON A DEVICEJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1800YesNo
17568902System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Operating Dynamic Shadow Testing EnvironmentsJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1210NoNo
17564087PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE ONLINEDecember 2021May 2024Allow2810NoNo
17548166SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL CONFIGURATIONS OF CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC DEPLOYMENTS OF SETS OF ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSDecember 2021September 2022Allow1010NoNo
17545342LOCK-LEASE MANAGEMENT OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE, DEPLOYMENT, AND OPTIMIZATION OPERATIONS USING EFFECTIVE APPLICATION AVAILABILITYDecember 2021April 2023Allow1600YesNo
17541991OTA MASTER, UPDATE CONTROL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND VEHICLEDecember 2021September 2025Allow4670YesNo
17536830DYNAMIC RING STRUCTURE FOR DEPLOYMENT POLICIES FOR IMPROVED RELIABILITY OF CLOUD SERVICENovember 2021June 2023Allow1810YesNo
17536784SYSTEMS AND/OR METHODS FOR FACILITATING SOFTWARE-BASED DEPLOYMENTS INTO POTENTIALLY COMPLEX HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSNovember 2021July 2023Allow1910NoNo
17528770CENTER, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2021August 2023Allow2110NoNo
17452462APPLYING A FIRMWARE UPDATE BASED ON POWER REQUIREMENTOctober 2021October 2023Allow2410NoNo
17509289THREAT DETECTION AND SECURITY FOR EDGE DEVICESOctober 2021March 2023Allow1610NoNo
17495562SECURITY DOMINION OF COMPUTING DEVICEOctober 2021May 2024Allow3120NoYes
17447980DISTRIBUTED DATASET DISTILLATION FOR EFFICIENT BOOTSTRAPPING OF OPERATIONAL STATES CLASSIFICATION MODELSSeptember 2021February 2026Allow5310NoNo
17439228SIMULATION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3120YesNo
17469964IDENTIFYING SOFTWARE INTERDEPENDENCIES USING LINE-OF-CODE BEHAVIOR AND RELATION MODELSSeptember 2021October 2022Allow1330YesNo
17459702SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A MOBILE DEVICE WITH REMOTE OR PROXY ACCESS TO MERCHANT APPS AND/OR AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION ON MERCHANT APPS BASED ON LOCATION PARAMETERSAugust 2021November 2023Allow2701YesNo
17409406DYNAMIC MULTI-STREAM DEPLOYMENT PLANNERAugust 2021May 2024Abandon3340YesNo
17406667SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APP DISCOVERY, INSTALLATION, AND USAGEAugust 2021November 2023Allow2720NoYes
17403486CONFIGURING NODES FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTE TASKSAugust 2021September 2022Allow1310NoNo
17392890ROLL BACK OF DATA DELTA UPDATESAugust 2021April 2022Allow810YesNo
17357179METHODS, BLOCKCHAIN NODES AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR DEPLOYING SMART CONTRACTJune 2021August 2022Allow1430YesNo
17353763SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL CONFIGURATIONS OF CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC DEPLOYMENTS OF SETS OF ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSJune 2021October 2021Allow400NoNo
17341854MANAGING DEPLOYMENTS OF SOFTWARE PROGRAMS TO DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSJune 2021October 2023Allow2810NoNo
17330565SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING A SOFTWARE APPLICATIONMay 2021April 2023Allow2310NoNo
17306075STATIC AND RUNTIME ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER PROGRAM ECOSYSTEMSMay 2021August 2022Allow1610NoNo
17194481CENTER DEVICE, REPROGRAMMING DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND REPROGRAMMING DATA DISTRIBUTION PLAN CREATION PROGRAM PRODUCTMarch 2021August 2023Allow2910YesNo
17192559METHOD OF DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE TO A PLURALITY OF METERSMarch 2021February 2024Allow3620YesNo
17186990VALIDATION OF PAYLOAD FOR DEPLOYMENT TO A TARGET ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3520YesNo
17175984Device Management ToolFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3550YesNo
17174507Methods and Systems for Managing Agile DevelopmentFebruary 2021May 2022Allow1510NoNo
17169677APPLET PACKAGE SENDING METHOD AND DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMFebruary 2021October 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17165207METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CODE MAINTENANCEFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3640NoYes
17164082MULTI-SIGNATURE VALIDATION OF DEPLOYMENT ARTIFACTSFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3650YesNo
17157965DATA PROCESSING METHOD BASED ON INTELLIGENT CONTRACT, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2021April 2023Allow2710YesNo
17157702System and Method for Runtime Capsule Firmware Update with Low-Latency Software SMIsJanuary 2021March 2024Allow3720NoNo
17155553ROLL BACK OF DATA DELTA UPDATESJanuary 2021May 2021Allow310NoNo
17143640IDENTIFYING SOFTWARE INTERDEPENDENCIES USING LINE-OF-CODE BEHAVIOR AND RELATION MODELSJanuary 2021June 2021Allow610NoNo
17251888EFFICIENT FIRMWARE UPDATESDecember 2020May 2023Allow2930NoYes
17110243SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC NETWORK TRAFFIC MANIPULATIONDecember 2020February 2024Allow3960NoNo
17108859SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PARTICULAR COMPUTER PLATFORM ASSOCIATED WITH POTENTIAL ALTERED OR FALSIFIED EXECUTION OF COPY OF SOFTWAREDecember 2020June 2022Abandon1810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BODDEN, EVRAL E.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
1
(25.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(75.0%)
Reversal Percentile
89.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 75.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
32
Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(62.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(37.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
90.2%
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, 62.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 BODDEN, EVRAL E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BODDEN, EVRAL E works in Art Unit 2193 and has examined 329 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BODDEN, EVRAL E's allowance rate of 90.6% places them in the 74% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BODDEN, EVRAL E receive 2.37 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% 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 BODDEN, EVRAL E is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BODDEN, EVRAL E. This interview benefit is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% 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 24.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 32% 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, 150.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 89% 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 87.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 58.6% 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, 32.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 69% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 64% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.
  • 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.

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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.