USPTO Examiner SLACHTA DOUGLAS M - Art Unit 2193

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19320770CONTEXT-AWARE CODE GENERATION USING SYNTAX TREE MODIFICATION AND LEVEL-OF-DETAIL PROCESSINGSeptember 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19080750AUTOMATICALLY VARYING SYSTEM CLOCKS TO SIMULATE TEST ENVIRONMENTS FOR APPLICATION TRIGGERS GENERATED USING MACHINE LEARNINGMarch 2025September 2025Allow610YesNo
19017310Systems and Methods for Review and Merger of Textual Notation Files of Complex Hardware Systems Model in Post-Cloud Engineering Data Management InfrastructureJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1120NoNo
18950256VERSION CONTROL SYSTEMNovember 2024October 2025Allow1100NoNo
18845712METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPATIBILITY OF SDK WITH ACCESS APPLICATIONNovember 2024May 2025Allow800NoNo
18820979DETERMINISTIC REPLAY OF RECORDED USER INTERACTION AND EXECUTED EVENTSAugust 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18780717Creation of a performance-optimized image of a serverJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010YesNo
18748002AUTOMATICALLY VARYING SYSTEM CLOCKS TO SIMULATE TEST ENVIRONMENTS FOR APPLICATION TRIGGERS GENERATED USING MACHINE LEARNINGJune 2024December 2024Allow610YesNo
18648118VISUAL TESTING ISSUE REPRODUCTION BASED ON COMMUNICATION OF AUTOMATED WORKFLOWApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18642641AUTO-REGRESSIVE NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS WITH A SOFT ATTENTION MECHANISM USING SUPPORT DATA PATCHESApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18433574DEVELOPMENT TEST AUTOMATION FRAMEWORKFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18420515APPLICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE TEMPLATE MANAGEMENT TO EASILY CREATE SECURE APPLICATIONS FOR ENTERPRISESJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310YesNo
18417496SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON-DEMAND DEPLOYMENT OF PRE-CONFIGURED CONTAINERSJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2100NoNo
18580299CONFIGURATION OF AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLESJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18403394INTELLIGENT FILE STASHING AND UNSTASHINGJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2100NoNo
18536483AUTOMATIC CORRECTNESS VALIDATION OF DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSDecember 2023July 2025Allow1920NoNo
18505796METHOD AND APPARATUS TO EXTEND IMMUTABLE DATANovember 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18494378RISK ANALYSIS OF TEST FAILURES THAT OCCURRED DURING A TESTING PHASE OF A CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION PIPELINEOctober 2023February 2026Allow2710NoNo
18381935SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING PRODUCTION INSIGHTS IN GENERATIVE AI MODELSOctober 2023December 2023Allow200NoNo
18483675SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RISK AWARENESS USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUESOctober 2023September 2025Allow2320YesNo
18377736AUTOMATED GENERATION OF SEMANTIC SOFTWARE VERSIONS FOR APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACESOctober 2023October 2025Allow2410YesNo
18377307Computer Model Management SystemOctober 2023January 2026Allow2830YesNo
18481641SHRINKING DELTA FILES BASED ON FUNCTION ANALYSISOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18377023GUI Generation SystemOctober 2023August 2024Allow1110YesNo
18477051SELECTIVE TRIGGERING OF CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION, CONTINUOUS DELIVERY (CI/CD) PIPELINESSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2610YesNo
18475518Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Analysis For Identifying Potential Vulnerabilities Inserted Into SoftwareSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18372340METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE AS A VIRTUAL CONTROL DEVICE ON A SIMULATOR, AND CORRESPONDING SIMULATORSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18282486Software Composition Analysis on Target Source CodeSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1820NoNo
18465575SYMBOL-MATCHING BETWEEN SOFTWARE VERSIONSSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18237199SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING ADVANCED COMPUTATION MODELS FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING FOR CODE CHANGE SCHEDULING CONFLICTSAugust 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18451324SECURE AND SEAMLESS INJECTION OF SECRETS BASED ON EXECUTION DEBUGGINGAugust 2023March 2026Allow3110NoNo
18232679IMPLEMENTING CHANGES MADE TO SOURCE CODE OF RELOADABLE TYPES AT RUNTIMEAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18360440System and Method For Large Volume Design, Build, and TestJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18225746SEPARATING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES INTO CONTAINERS TO FACILITATE SAFETY ASSURANCEJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710YesNo
18357375SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING USAGE OF UNDERMAINTAINED OPEN-SOURCE PACKAGES AND VERSIONSJuly 2023August 2025Allow2410YesNo
18273282METHOD FOR PROVIDING RECOVERY OF MODULAR SOFTWARE ARCHITECTUREJuly 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18224129CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2023October 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18354594SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SLOT MACHINE GAME DEVELOPMENT UTILIZING PROGRAMMING RELATED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GAME DESIGN SYSTEMSJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18354505SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SLOT MACHINE GAME DEVELOPMENT UTILIZING SPECIALIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GAME DESIGN SYSTEMSJuly 2023January 2025Allow1810NoNo
18354605SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SLOT MACHINE GAME DEVELOPMENT UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GAME PERFORMANCE DATA ANALYTICS SYSTEMSJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18345015VERSION CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2023July 2024Allow1310YesNo
18214966BUSINESS EVENT AUGMENTERJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18211858SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING STABLE DEPLOYMENTS TO MAINFRAME ENVIRONMENTSJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18333116TOKENIZED MOBILE DEVICE UPDATE SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18201724SYSTEMS USING COMPUTATION GRAPHS FOR FLOW SOLVERSMay 2023February 2025Allow2120NoNo
18252942MODEL CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18036817Computer and Method for Selecting Correction Part of SoftwareMay 2023August 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18313490Engineering Station and Method for Diagnosing a User ProgramMay 2023November 2024Allow1800NoNo
18309341DEEP LEARNING MODEL INFERENCE FOR DYNAMIC INPUT SHAPESApril 2023November 2024Allow1900NoNo
18250554FILE UPDATE METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023December 2025Allow3220NoNo
18307654AUTOMATED UPDATE NOTIFICATION OF TASKS TOOLApril 2023January 2025Allow2100NoNo
18306291SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING WITNESS SLEDSApril 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18304336SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING DEPLOYMENT DETAILS OF AN APPLICATIONApril 2023November 2025Abandon3120NoNo
18302138Dynamic response generation based on an anomaly associated with a software applicationApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18300955CONTROL OF STORAGE ALIASING VIA AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL DEPENDENCES DURING PROGRAM COMPILATIONApril 2023September 2025Allow2920YesNo
18297414DETECTING ANOMALIES USING REAL-TIME CONTROLLER PROCESSING ACTIVITYApril 2023April 2025Abandon2420YesNo
18029127METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUALIZED VEHICLE STRUCTURE-BASED SYSTEMMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18183515OPTIMIZING NEURAL NETWORK STRUCTURES FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMSMarch 2023April 2024Allow1311NoNo
18110873AUTOMATED PROGRAM REPAIR USING STACK TRACES AND BACK TRANSLATIONSFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18161425APPLICATION MODULE VERSION MANAGEMENTJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1520YesNo
18094230PIPELINE RELEASE VALIDATIONJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1620NoNo
18010014CODE CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022May 2025Allow2920NoNo
18009967SOFTWARE UPDATE GATEWAY AND METHOD FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE OF IOT DEVICEDecember 2022April 2024Allow1600NoNo
17993335HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL RECORDER OF A ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION WORKFLOW DESIGNER APPLICATIONNovember 2022February 2026Allow3920YesNo
17992179SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL PLUG-INNovember 2022February 2026Allow3820YesNo
18056660SYSTEM, DEVICE AND/OR METHOD FOR UPDATING VEHICLE SUBSYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSNovember 2022June 2024Allow1900NoNo
18056287ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) MODEL DEPENDENCY HANDLING IN HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMSNovember 2022November 2025Allow3620YesNo
18054013Creation of a performance-optimized image of a serverNovember 2022June 2024Allow1910YesNo
18054001AUTOMATED DEVELOPER CONFIGURATION TOOLNovember 2022December 2024Allow2500NoNo
18048756SYMBOL-MATCHING BETWEEN SOFTWARE VERSIONSOctober 2022June 2023Allow810YesNo
17964237Machine Learning Model for Determining Software Defect CriticalityOctober 2022August 2024Allow2320YesNo
17964349METADATA COMPARISON OF APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) PAYLOADSOctober 2022July 2024Allow2210YesNo
17964409INVERSION PROCESS FOR RULES FRAMEWORKOctober 2022July 2025Allow3320YesNo
17959612PAUSING AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE UPDATES OF VIRTUAL MACHINESOctober 2022November 2024Allow2510NoNo
17952671CODE MAINTENANCE SYSTEMSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2110YesNo
17945376CONDITIONING AUTOREGRESSIVE LANGUAGE MODEL TO IMPROVE CODE MIGRATIONSeptember 2022January 2023Allow400NoNo
17930248MODULAR SOFTWARE APPLICATION CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENTSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17903496TRANSFORMATION TEMPLATES TO AUTOMATE ASPECTS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMINGSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17899509Quantum Random Self-Modifiable ComputerAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17898949SOFTWARE BILL OF MATERIALS HANDSHAKE FOR CLOUD-BASED CODE EXECUTIONAugust 2022February 2025Allow2920YesNo
17896677SOFTWARE VERSION ROLLBACK METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMAugust 2022July 2025Allow3430NoNo
17820723HOT UPDATES TO CONTROLLER SOFTWARE USING TOOL CHAINAugust 2022January 2023Allow500NoNo
17887542System and Method for Real-Time Configuration AnalysisAugust 2022July 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17888466BUILD PROCESS SECURITY FRAMEWORKAugust 2022July 2025Allow3510NoNo
17885672BUILDING A PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES DATA STRUCTUREAugust 2022December 2022Allow400NoNo
17868789METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A MOBILE POINT-OF-SALES APPLICATIONJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17868912DEVELOPMENT TEST AUTOMATION FRAMEWORKJuly 2022December 2023Allow1700NoNo
17863667Virtual-Reality Artificial-Intelligence Multi-User Distributed Real-Time Test EnvironmentJuly 2022October 2023Allow1500NoNo
17864381NATURAL LANGUAGE CODE AND COMMENT COMPLETION GENERATORJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320YesNo
17863727OPTIMIZED DEPLOYMENT OF UPDATES ACROSS COMPUTING SYSTEMS CONNECTED TO A WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN)July 2022June 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17862458VERSION CONTROL SYSTEMJuly 2022August 2023Allow1420NoNo
17848566SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE IMPACT OF SOURCE CODE MODIFICATION BASED ON HISTORICAL SOURCE CODE MODIFICATIONSJune 2022June 2024Allow2430YesNo
17839510DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC UPGRADE FUNCTION AND AUTOMATIC UPGRADE METHOD OF DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMJune 2022June 2024Allow2510NoNo
17833778APPLICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE TEMPLATE MANAGEMENT TO EASILY CREATE SECURE APPLICATIONS FOR ENTERPRISESJune 2022October 2023Allow1600NoNo
17833721METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC WINDOWS TRAFFIC IN EMULATION SYSTEMSJune 2022October 2024Allow2820YesNo
17826918PROVIDING ACCESS TO HISTORICAL METADATA FOR SOFTWARE REPOSITORIESMay 2022April 2024Allow2310YesNo
17664858SPLITTING VECTOR PROCESSING LOOPS WITH AN UNKNOWN TRIP COUNTMay 2022August 2024Allow2710YesNo
17746725METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED CROSS-BROWSER USER INTERFACE TESTINGMay 2022July 2024Allow2610NoNo
17745303DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UPDATE OF VEHICLEMay 2022March 2024Allow2210NoNo
17663439CENTER, OTA MASTER, METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND VEHICLEMay 2022August 2024Allow2720YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SLACHTA, DOUGLAS M.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
78.6%
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, 50.0% 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

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SLACHTA, DOUGLAS M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SLACHTA, DOUGLAS M works in Art Unit 2193 and has examined 293 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SLACHTA, DOUGLAS M's allowance rate of 82.3% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SLACHTA, DOUGLAS M receive 1.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% 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 SLACHTA, DOUGLAS M is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SLACHTA, DOUGLAS M. This interview benefit is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 58% 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 22.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 28% 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.

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, 50.0% 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, 38.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 27% 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 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:

  • 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.