USPTO Examiner WHEATON BRADFORD F - Art Unit 2193

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18753718SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING PRODUCTION INSIGHTS IN GENERATIVE AI MODELSJune 2024December 2025Allow1830YesNo
18414858AUGMENTING INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS WITH AUXILIARY DATASJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2240YesNo
18277334TEST CODE GENERATOR, TEST CODE GENERATION METHOD, AND, TEST CODE GENERATION PROGRAMAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18316781COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATING WITH ANOTHER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMay 2023March 2026Allow3440NoNo
18132319DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING PIPELINES THAT USE MACHINE LEARNINGApril 2023June 2025Abandon2710YesNo
18185806Computer-Implemented System and Method for Monitoring the Functionality of an Automated Driving FunctionMarch 2023October 2025Allow3130NoNo
18118635IDENTIFICATION OF EMBEDDED BROWSERS IN APPLICATION FOR AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TESTINGMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410YesNo
18178482SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE A DEVICE APPLICATION WITH MODULAR BUILDING BLOCKSMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3430NoNo
18114267OBJECT-ORIENTED INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-CODE PLATFORM (OOIACP)February 2023April 2024Allow1410NoNo
18172398Identifying Software Modifications Associated With Software Performance DegradationFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3620YesNo
18092692OBJECT-ORIENTED INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-CODE PLATFORM (OOIACP)January 2023April 2025Allow2700NoNo
18090824DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FRAMEWORK FOR CODELESS DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210YesNo
18090536METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FOR DAS-BASED CUSTOM FUNCTION EXPANSION, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022August 2023Allow710NoNo
18011377HIDING AND UNHIDING JAVA CARD APPLET INSTANCESDecember 2022December 2025Allow3620NoNo
18083709INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR CLOUD-BASED COMMUNICATION PLATFORMSDecember 2022January 2026Allow3740YesNo
18064826SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AN EXTENDED SMART CARD APPLICATION FILE FROM MULTIPLE SMART CARD APPLICATION FILESDecember 2022December 2025Allow3640YesNo
18077144AUTOSUGGESTION OF INVOLVED CODE PATHS BASED ON BUG TRACKING DATADecember 2022December 2025Abandon3640YesNo
17922087OPERATING SYSTEM UPGRADE METHOD, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17975482SECURE TESTING OF ATTACHMENT FUNCTIONALITY OF OBJECTSOctober 2022May 2025Abandon3120YesNo
18049884IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMOctober 2022May 2025Abandon3030NoNo
17920476USER-CUSTOMIZED WEB-BASED SYSTEM PROGRAM CREATING SYSTEMOctober 2022April 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17956678Customer Driven Service Development and IntegrationSeptember 2022March 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17914823RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMSeptember 2022February 2026Abandon4040YesNo
17935589SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING REBOOTLESS FIRMWARE UPDATESSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3230NoNo
17952963VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND UPDATING METHOD OF VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2022August 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17949211METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING AND LEVERAGING A KNOWLEDGE FABRIC TO IMPROVE SOFTWARE DELIVERY LIFECYCLE (SDLC) PRODUCTIVITYSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3730NoNo
17949702SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARESeptember 2022December 2025Allow3930YesNo
17947004Machine Learning with Dynamic Bytecode TransformationSeptember 2022September 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17911356Systems and Methods of Delegated Analytic CollectionSeptember 2022March 2026Abandon4240YesNo
17929267SOFTWARE COMPONENT DEFECT PREDICTION USING CLASSIFICATION MODELS THAT GENERATE HIERARCHICAL COMPONENT CLASSIFICATIONSSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1910YesNo
17820017IDENTIFICATION OF CALLBACK FROM 2D APP TO RENDER 3D MODEL USING 3D APPAugust 2022April 2025Allow3230NoNo
17879407TEST SUPPORT METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSAugust 2022May 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17879043VEHICLE UPDATE SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3330NoNo
17879026APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING OTA UPDATE FOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022December 2025Abandon4140NoNo
17878658Unified Desktop Computing SystemAugust 2022October 2025Abandon3930YesNo
17848078VISUALIZATION METHOD FOR SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND APPARATUSJune 2022November 2025Abandon4140NoNo
17846752INSTRUCTION UPDATESJune 2022January 2025Abandon3120YesNo
17840577APPLICATION TO CONTAINER CONVERSION AND MIGRATIONJune 2022March 2025Allow3340YesYes
17780303SOFTWARE PLACEMENT SYSTEM, SOFTWARE PLACEMENT DEVICE, SOFTWARE PLACEMENT METHOD, BASE COMPUTER AND PROGRAMMay 2022June 2025Abandon3640YesNo
17777441VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMMay 2022October 2024Abandon2920NoNo
17735656TOOLCAST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMay 2022November 2025Allow4350YesNo
17728471Machine Learning Methods And Systems For Application Program Interface ManagementApril 2022February 2025Allow3420YesNo
17709683PROFILINGMarch 2022November 2023Allow1910NoNo
17552068APPLYING SECURITY MITIGATION MEASURES FOR STACK CORRUPTION EXPLOITATION IN INTERMEDIATE CODE FILESDecember 2021September 2025Allow4530YesNo
17456257STACK EXECUTION DETECTION IN A SANDBOX ENVIRONMENTNovember 2021July 2023Allow1930YesNo
17419440DEEP LEARNING ALGORITHM COMPILING METHOD, DEVICE, AND RELATED PRODUCTNovember 2021September 2023Allow2600NoNo
17484504CROSS-LANGUAGE COMPILATION METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17476708Object-Oriented Infrastructure-as-Code Platform (OOIACP)September 2021January 2023Allow1600NoNo
17475596SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE PEER DEPLOYMENT OF SOFTWARE TO NETWORKED DEVICESSeptember 2021June 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17380292Complex, Dynamic Routing for Nested Runtime Micro Front EndsJuly 2021February 2024Allow3130YesNo
17370670ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED INTELLIGENT PROGRAMMING ASSISTANCEJuly 2021January 2024Allow3010YesNo
17363745METHODS, BLOCKCHAIN NODES, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR EXECUTING SMART CONTRACTJune 2021August 2022Abandon1420YesNo
17355976METHODS, BLOCKCHAIN NODES AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR EXECUTING SMART CONTRACTSJune 2021July 2022Allow1320YesNo
17341550WEB-BASED ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION DESIGNER SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATIONS FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES, SESSIONS, AND CONTAINERSJune 2021August 2023Allow2620NoYes
17341534WEB-BASED ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION DESIGNER SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATIONS FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES, SESSIONS, AND CONTAINERSJune 2021September 2025Allow5140NoYes
17340603WEB-BASED ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION DESIGNER SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATIONS FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES, SESSIONS, AND CONTAINERSJune 2021April 2024Allow3430NoYes
17320986COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATING WITH ANOTHER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMay 2021February 2023Allow2100NoNo
17308834ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INFUSED ESTIMATION AND WHAT-IF ANALYSIS SYSTEMMay 2021April 2024Abandon3540YesNo
17245511CONTROL FLOW INTEGRITY ENFORCEMENT AT SCALEApril 2021May 2025Allow4940YesYes
17202747TECHNIQUES FOR NATIVELY INTERPRETING LOGIC ACROSS DISPARATE PLATFORMSMarch 2021August 2023Allow2920YesNo
17192765UNWINDING PROGRAM CALL STACKS FOR PERFORMANCE PROFILINGMarch 2021March 2023Allow2510YesNo
17173465DIGITAL ENGINEERING PLATFORM CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT FUTURE SPACE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITIONFebruary 2021October 2022Allow2010YesNo
17160246SOURCE QUALITY CHECK SERVICEJanuary 2021April 2023Allow2620NoNo
17154003DATA CONTROL-ORIENTED SMART CONTRACT STATIC ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEMJanuary 2021April 2021Allow200NoNo
17151776Method and Apparatus for Generating Simulated Test IO OperationsJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3020NoNo
17145393Swarm ManagementJanuary 2021December 2025Allow5921NoYes
17139157CODELESS DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONDecember 2020January 2023Allow2400YesNo
17133015METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING OF A CONTAINER IMAGEDecember 2020July 2025Abandon5530YesNo
17114898Systems And Methods For Micro-Scheduler Testing FrameworkDecember 2020September 2022Allow2120NoNo
16949741WORKFLOW PATCHINGNovember 2020November 2023Allow3640NoNo
17082250SELECTIVE INJECTION OF GC SAFEPOINTS FOR JNI INVOCATIONSOctober 2020October 2024Allow4850YesNo
17030245MANAGED ORCHESTRATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINE INSTANCE MIGRATIONSeptember 2020August 2024Abandon4760YesNo
17024745APPLICATION MIGRATION USING COST-AWARE CODE DEPENDENCY GRAPHSeptember 2020May 2023Allow3250YesNo
17023560GENERATION OF EQUIVALENT MICROSERVICES TO REPLACE EXISTING OBJECT-ORIENTED APPLICATIONSeptember 2020October 2022Allow2520YesNo
17013557Automatic Control IdentificationSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2830YesNo
17003476Deep Neural Networks Compiler for a Trace-Based AcceleratorAugust 2020August 2023Allow3620NoNo
16987032METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL OPERATION PATH, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020December 2024Abandon5340NoNo
16985647SECURING SOFTWARE INSTALLATION THROUGH DEEP GRAPH LEARNINGAugust 2020January 2022Allow1700NoNo
16926366SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY SIMULATING LOAD TO AN APPLICATION UNDER TESTJuly 2020January 2023Allow3020YesNo
16913756SYSTEM TO ANALYZE AND ENHANCE SOFTWARE BASED ON GRAPH ATTENTION NETWORKSJune 2020December 2022Allow3020YesNo
16897263COMPUTING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE DESIGN TESTING AUDITABILITY, INCLUDING FOR CRITICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, FUNCTIONAL SAFETY, AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE COMPONENT CERTIFICATIONJune 2020January 2023Allow3120YesNo
16889451TECHNOLOGIES FOR CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING INTEGRATION CONNECTORS IN A CLOUD SERVICE BROKERAGE SYSTEMJune 2020April 2023Allow3540NoNo
16886578COMPUTING PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FOR SPANS IN A MICROSERVICES-BASED ARCHITECTUREMay 2020March 2026Allow6080YesNo
16885223SYNCHRONIZATION OF CUSTOMIZATIONS FOR ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSMay 2020December 2024Abandon5460YesNo
16884425METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MONITORING A DATA CHAINMay 2020September 2022Abandon2820NoNo
16865852Compilation MethodMay 2020February 2022Allow2220NoNo
16865471NEURAL NETWORK IMAGE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, NEURAL NETWORK BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2020December 2022Allow3110NoNo
16838113PAUSE AND RESUME IN DATABASE SYSTEM WORKLOAD CAPTURE AND REPLAYApril 2020March 2023Allow3520NoNo
16833088SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY LOGGING APPLICATION DATAMarch 2020March 2025Abandon5960YesNo
16813138DELTA IMAGE UPDATEMarch 2020December 2021Abandon2110NoNo
16798474SYSTEM AND METHOD TO EXTRACT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS FROM NATURAL LANGUAGEFebruary 2020November 2022Abandon3210NoNo
16730600RELATIONAL LOGIC INTEGRATIONDecember 2019October 2021Allow2120NoNo
16726128PROCESSOR CONTROLLED PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE MODIFICATIONDecember 2019March 2026Allow6071YesNo
16705448METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND PORTAL FOR ACCELERATING ASPECTS OF DATA ANALYTICS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENTDecember 2019January 2021Allow1300NoNo
16693123System And Methods for Patch ManagementNovember 2019June 2024Allow5560NoNo
16671142Granular or Partial Locking Within an ApplicationOctober 2019February 2025Abandon6080YesYes
16595794REUSABLE TEST CASES FOR IDENTIFIABLE PATTERNSOctober 2019April 2024Abandon5460YesNo
16590404APPLYING SECURITY MITIGATION MEASURES FOR STACK CORRUPTION EXPLOITATION IN INTERMEDIATE CODE FILESOctober 2019October 2021Allow2410NoNo
16589945SNAPSHOT FOR COMPILER OPTIMIZATIONOctober 2019September 2025Abandon60120YesNo
16549947PARSING SOURCE CODE INTO A LINEAR ARRAYAugust 2019June 2020Allow1000NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WHEATON, BRADFORD F.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
21
Examiner Affirmed
16
(76.2%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(23.8%)
Reversal Percentile
37.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
51
Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(31.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
35
(68.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
48.1%
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, 31.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner WHEATON, BRADFORD F - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WHEATON, BRADFORD F works in Art Unit 2193 and has examined 201 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WHEATON, BRADFORD F's allowance rate of 68.7% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WHEATON, BRADFORD F receive 3.98 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 97% 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 WHEATON, BRADFORD F is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 21% 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 -6.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WHEATON, BRADFORD F. This interview benefit is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 14.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 10% 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 11.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 11% 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, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 24.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 61.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

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:

  • 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.
  • 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.

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.