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
17139157CODELESS DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONDecember 2020January 2023Allow2400YesNo
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
16885223SYNCHRONIZATION OF CUSTOMIZATIONS FOR ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSMay 2020December 2024Abandon5460YesNo
16884425METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MONITORING A DATA CHAINMay 2020September 2022Abandon2820NoNo
16865471NEURAL NETWORK IMAGE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, NEURAL NETWORK BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2020December 2022Allow3110NoNo
16865852Compilation MethodMay 2020February 2022Allow2220NoNo
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
16705448METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND PORTAL FOR ACCELERATING ASPECTS OF DATA ANALYTICS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENTDecember 2019January 2021Allow1300NoNo
16693123System And Methods for Patch ManagementNovember 2019June 2024Allow5560NoNo
16595794REUSABLE TEST CASES FOR IDENTIFIABLE PATTERNSOctober 2019April 2024Abandon5460YesNo
16590404APPLYING SECURITY MITIGATION MEASURES FOR STACK CORRUPTION EXPLOITATION IN INTERMEDIATE CODE FILESOctober 2019October 2021Allow2410NoNo
16549947PARSING SOURCE CODE INTO A LINEAR ARRAYAugust 2019June 2020Allow1000NoNo
16536711BUILDING A FEDERATED LEARNING FRAMEWORKAugust 2019June 2024Allow5850YesNo
16533327System and Method Implementing a Mock ServerAugust 2019January 2023Abandon4240YesNo
16531150SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TESTING OF APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE (API)August 2019July 2022Abandon3540NoNo
16527869SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE PEER DEPLOYMENT OF SOFTWARE TO NETWORKED DEVICESJuly 2019March 2022Abandon3120NoNo
16477493Method for Analysing the Rules of Changes Between the Levels of Use of Resources of a Computer SystemJuly 2019July 2024Abandon6060YesNo
16457772CONTROL OF SCHEDULING DEPENDENCIES BY A NEURAL NETWORK COMPILERJune 2019October 2021Abandon2820NoNo
16446326APPLICATION INSTRUMENTATION CODE EXTENSIONJune 2019November 2020Allow1710YesNo
16442325MANAGED ORCHESTRATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINE INSTANCE MIGRATIONJune 2019February 2021Abandon2020YesYes
16442331MANAGED ORCHESTRATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINE INSTANCE MIGRATIONJune 2019December 2021Abandon3050YesNo
16425878COMPUTER RESOURCE SCHEDULING USING GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKSMay 2019October 2024Abandon6040YesNo
16410158SOURCE CODE TRANSLATIONMay 2019April 2021Allow2320YesNo
16401665METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT ENVIRONMENT AWARE SOFTWARE DEFINED ENTERPRISE MULTI-APPLICATION PROTECTIONMay 2019August 2023Abandon5160NoNo
16386551Interactive And Dynamic Search Based Approach To Software Refactoring RecommendationsApril 2019September 2021Abandon2920YesNo
16385306Managing Test Coverage For A Software ApplicationApril 2019April 2022Allow3650YesNo
16385305NETWORK DEVICE PERFORMANCE METRICS DETERMINATIONApril 2019February 2023Allow4640NoNo
16384209METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING DEDICATED PROCESSING RESOURCESApril 2019March 2023Allow4720YesNo
16357658FIRMWARE OVER-THE-AIR ORCHESTRATION FOR IOT DEVICESMarch 2019February 2025Abandon6060YesYes
16281721Real-Time Version ControllerFebruary 2019June 2023Abandon5270YesNo
16277178COMPILATION METHODFebruary 2019March 2020Allow1300NoNo
16274305UPDATING FIRMWARE OF A MICROCONTROLLERFebruary 2019May 2021Allow2720NoNo
16272887APPLICATION FEATURE CHANGE DETECTIONFebruary 2019April 2023Abandon5040YesYes
16271519INTEGRATION OF WORKFLOW AND LOGICAL DATA OBJECTS USING VISUAL PROGRAMMINGFebruary 2019January 2021Allow2311YesNo
16266915COMPILE-TIME SCHEDULINGFebruary 2019January 2021Allow2320YesNo
16265402EFFICIENT HANDLING OF TRIGGER TRANSACTIONS IN A WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2019December 2020Allow2310YesNo
16264399PERFORMING CUSTOMIZED DATA COMPACTION FOR EFFICIENT PARALLEL DATA PROCESSING AMONGST A SET OF COMPUTING RESOURCESJanuary 2019May 2021Allow2720NoNo
16264356SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JUST-IN-TIME APPLICATION IMPLEMENTATIONJanuary 2019May 2025Allow6080YesYes
16259470AUTOMATIC FRAMEWORK TO CREATE QA TEST PASSJanuary 2019September 2022Allow4350NoNo
16259704AUTOMATED TEST CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2019April 2021Allow2730YesNo
16259454SOFTWARE COMPONENT DEFECT PREDICTION USING CLASSIFICATION MODELS THAT GENERATE HIERARCHICAL COMPONENT CLASSIFICATIONSJanuary 2019June 2022Allow4030YesNo
16304263HYPERCONVERGED SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH AN ORCHESTRATOR FOR INSTALLING AND COORDINATING CONTAINER PODS ON A CLUSTER OF CONTAINER HOSTSNovember 2018July 2021Abandon3220NoNo
16144780ASYNCHRONOUS SELF-PROVING TRANSACTIONSSeptember 2018June 2021Abandon3330NoNo
16144992METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SINGLE ENTITY BUFFER POOL MANAGEMENTSeptember 2018May 2023Allow5550YesNo
16141093REMEDYING BAD SERVICE FIXES HAVING SUBSEQUENT DEPENDENT FIXESSeptember 2018March 2022Allow4250YesNo
16141089CODE DEPENDENCY INFLUENCED BUG LOCALIZATIONSeptember 2018March 2021Allow2930YesNo
16138505INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FIRMWARE UPDATE METHODSeptember 2018November 2020Abandon2620YesNo
16136348AUTOMATED COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATION FOR SOFTWARE PURCHASES PRIOR TO PURCHASESeptember 2018October 2022Abandon4960YesNo
16036257AUTOMATIC UPDATING OF AN APPLICATION EXECUTING ON AN APPLICATION SERVERJuly 2018May 2022Allow4620NoYes
16034679COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATING WITH ANOTHER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMJuly 2018February 2021Allow3140YesNo
16033601PROGRAM PRODUCT, UPDATE METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSJuly 2018August 2020Abandon2520NoNo
16068782DETERMINING VISUAL TESTING COVERAGESJuly 2018January 2020Allow1810NoNo
16028700SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING CUSTOM HOOKS DURING PATCHING IN AN APPLICATION SERVER ENVIRONMENTJuly 2018October 2021Allow3930NoNo
16027491SOFTWARE PATCH ORDERINGJuly 2018January 2021Allow3030YesNo
16007689PARSING SOURCE CODE INTO A LINEAR ARRAYJune 2018May 2019Allow1110YesNo
15781929SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENTSJune 2018January 2020Abandon1920NoNo
15777834IN-VEHICLE UPDATING DEVICE, UPDATING SYSTEM, AND UPDATE PROCESSING PROGRAMMay 2018June 2020Abandon2520YesNo
15975666METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERMEDIATE REPRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONSMay 2018October 2020Abandon2980YesYes
15772991METHOD, DEVICE AND RELATED SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY REPAIRING APPLICATIONMay 2018October 2020Allow3030NoNo
15955160APPLICATION STATE MONITORINGApril 2018August 2021Allow4060YesNo
15953104TECHNOLOGIES FOR CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING INTEGRATION CONNECTORS IN A CLOUD SERVICE BROKERAGE SYSTEMApril 2018July 2020Abandon2720NoNo
15767252BYTECODE GENERATION FROM UML MODELSApril 2018September 2020Allow2940YesNo
15894062SOURCE CODE TRANSLATIONFebruary 2018January 2019Allow1100NoNo
15894096SOURCE CODE TRANSLATIONFebruary 2018January 2019Allow1100NoNo
15848557DUAL BOOT OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALLATION USING MULTIPLE REDUNDANT DRIVESDecember 2017October 2022Abandon5760YesNo
15849560DYNAMICALLY REPLACING A CALL TO A SOFTWARE LIBRARY WITH A CALL TO AN ACCELERATORDecember 2017February 2023Allow6040YesYes
15848056DEBUGGING METHODDecember 2017March 2021Allow3940YesYes
15846707METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND PORTAL USING SOFTWARE CONTAINERS FOR ACCELERATING ASPECTS OF DATA ANALYTICS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENTDecember 2017July 2019Allow1810YesNo
15842428SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICRO-SCHEDULER TESTING FRAMEWORKDecember 2017September 2020Allow3340YesNo
15835932ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUSDecember 2017October 2020Abandon3440NoNo
15818577DECOUPLING DYNAMIC PROGRAM ANALYSIS FROM EXECUTION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTSNovember 2017November 2018Allow1200NoNo
15677939String Logging in an Embedded SystemAugust 2017December 2021Allow5220NoYes
15675319DETECTING SCRIPTED OR OTHERWISE ANOMALOUS INTERACTIONS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMAugust 2017January 2022Allow5350YesYes
15672135AUTOMATION TESTING PLATFORM FOR FACILITATING AUTOMATIC TESTING OF AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) ENABLED APPLICATIONAugust 2017May 2021Abandon4550YesNo
15643631Method for Testing a Graphical Interface and Corresponding Test SystemJuly 2017September 2019Allow2710NoNo
15470784NEURAL NETWORK FOR PROGRAM SYNTHESISMarch 2017June 2020Allow3950YesNo
15469418METHOD AND STORAGE SYSTEM FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE IN A STORAGE SYSTEMMarch 2017July 2019Abandon2840NoNo
15469176PRODUCING AN INTERNAL REPRESENTATION OF A TYPE BASED ON THE TYPE'S SOURCE REPRESENTATIONMarch 2017June 2020Allow3840YesNo
15468495METHOD OF CONTROLLING AUTOMATION OF TESTING APPLICATIONS AND A SYSTEM THEREFORMarch 2017December 2019Allow3230NoNo
15467473CONTENT DRIVEN AUTOMATED UPGRADE OF RUNNING WEB APPLICATIONS IN ON-PREMISE ENVIRONMENTSMarch 2017June 2021Abandon5160YesNo
15413651FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED GLOBALIZATION ENABLEMENT ON DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONSJanuary 2017August 2019Allow3130YesNo
15280244METHODS FOR DETERMINING RESOURCE DEPENDENCY AND SYSTEMS THEREOFSeptember 2016February 2019Abandon2920YesNo
15196382TRANSLATION VERIFICATION TESTINGJune 2016July 2019Allow3720YesNo

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
20
Examiner Affirmed
15
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
39.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% 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
43
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(27.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
31
(72.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
42.4%
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, 27.9% 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 172 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WHEATON, BRADFORD F's allowance rate of 67.4% 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 4.09 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 96% 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 45 months. This places the examiner in the 14% 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 -4.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WHEATON, BRADFORD F. This interview benefit is in the 7% 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 12% 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 11.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 12% 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, 52.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 47% 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 54.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.8% 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, 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 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.
  • 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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.