USPTO Examiner SWIFT CHARLES M - Art Unit 2196

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18817035METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATIONAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18627375SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF COMPUTE RESOURCES VIA A MACHINE LEARNING-INFORMED FEEDBACK SEQUENCEApril 2024September 2024Allow610YesNo
18624288ADAPTIVE CPU USAGE MECHANISM FOR NETWORKING SYSTEM IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTApril 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18597070SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO/AUDIO PRODUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE TO OPTIMIZE UNUSED CAPACITYMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18412105EXECUTION OF AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS IN AN ON-DEMAND NETWORK CODE EXECUTION SYSTEMJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18574436Vehicle, Computing System, Operating Method of Computing System and Computer ProgramDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810YesNo
18544348HIGHLY EFFICIENT INEXACT COMPUTING STORAGE DEVICEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18517830COMPUTATIONAL GRAPH CRITICAL SECTIONSNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18516173Asynchronous Object Manager In A Network Routing EnvironmentNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18514981ALLOCATING COMPUTING RESOURCES BASED ON USER INTENTNovember 2023August 2024Allow900YesNo
18508155ARCHITECTURE FOR MANAGING I/O AND STORAGE FOR A VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENTNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18240499ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO NBMP STANDARDAugust 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18227849TECHNIQUES FOR CONTAINER SCHEDULING IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18227079TRADE PLATFORM WITH REINFORCEMENT LEARNING NETWORK AND MATCHING ENGINEJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18355056STREAM-BASED JOB PROCESSINGJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18353694SCALABLE VIRTUAL MACHINE OPERATION INSIDE TRUST DOMAINS WITHIN THE TRUST DOMAIN ARCHITECTUREJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610NoNo
18340281SCHEDULING MULTIPLE PROCESSES WITH VARYING DELAY SENSITIVITYJune 2023October 2024Allow1610YesNo
18210566CLUSTER JOB SUBMISSIONJune 2023September 2024Allow1510YesNo
18197824EXTRACTION OF SIDE CHANNEL INFORMATION FROM MULTITHREADED PROCESSORS BASED ON PROCESSOR RESOURCE CONTENTIONMay 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18142670APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TASK ALLOCATIONMay 2023March 2024Allow1130YesNo
18194059SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TRANSACTION-BASED PROCESS MANAGEMENTMarch 2023May 2024Allow1410YesNo
18162704MEMORY DEALLOCATION ACROSS A TRUST BOUNDARYJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1610NoNo
18158366Methods for User Interface Generation and Application ModificationJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1110NoNo
18091544USER-AWARE REQUEST PROCESSING IN APPLICATION SERVICESDecember 2022March 2024Allow1420YesNo
18061459Methods and User Interface Generation and Application ModificationDecember 2022February 2024Allow1510NoNo
17956060EXTENSIBLE SCHEMES AND SCHEME SIGNALING FOR CLOUD BASED PROCESSINGSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17878401Data Processing Method and Computer DeviceAugust 2022January 2025Allow2930YesNo
17874658METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WORKLOAD SCHEDULINGJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510NoNo
17871317COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION ADVISOR FOR ELASTIC CLOUD DATABASESJuly 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17813448VIRTUAL MACHINE OPERATION MANAGEMENT IN COMPUTING DEVICESJuly 2022February 2024Allow1920YesNo
17863823METHOD FOR SELECTING AND CONTROLLING SECOND WORK PROCESS DURING FIRST WORK PROCESS IN MULTITASKING MOBILE TERMINALJuly 2022May 2024Allow2220NoNo
17862983SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFERENCE GENERATION THROUGH DYNAMIC REASSIGNMENT OF INFERENCE MODEL PORTIONSJuly 2022July 2025Allow3600NoNo
17810162SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC TASK SCHEDULING AND RESCHEDULING USING HETEROGENEOUS MULTI-AGENT FLEETJune 2022June 2025Allow3610NoNo
17840150METHOD FOR COORDINATING INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE WITH HOSTED APPLICATIONS/VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTIONS (VNFs)June 2022September 2023Allow1510NoNo
17718419DISTRIBUTED CONTROL PLANE FOR HANDLING WORKER NODE FAILURES OF A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE ARCHITECTUREApril 2022January 2025Allow3410YesNo
17714247WORKFLOW OPTIMIZATIONApril 2022September 2023Allow1710YesNo
17705176ARCHITECTURE FOR MANAGING I/O AND STORAGE FOR A VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENTMarch 2022August 2023Allow1610YesNo
17697051EFFICIENCY-ADJUSTED HARDWARE RESOURCE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT A WORKLOAD PLACEMENT DECISIONMarch 2022May 2025Allow3820YesNo
17695607COMBINED SECURITY AND VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED APPLICATIONMarch 2022February 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17695466DEVICE MANAGEMENT BASED ON DEGRADATION AND WORKLOADMarch 2022May 2025Allow3820NoNo
17688560Lifecycle Management of VNFC Software ModulesMarch 2022May 2023Allow1410YesNo
17680355MULTIPLE READER/WRITER MODE FOR CONTAINERS IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3410NoNo
17680725ADJUSTING THE SIZE OF A RESOURCE POOL FOR A VIRTUAL MACHINE BASED ON EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIRTUAL MACHINEFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3730YesNo
17674187MANAGING CUSTOM WORKFLOWS FOR DOMAIN OBJECTS DEFINED WITHIN MICROSERVICESFebruary 2022September 2022Allow710YesNo
17632301SOFTWARE UPDATING APPARATUS, SOFTWARE UPDATING METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3320YesNo
17644731SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN USER INTERFACES IN A DOMAIN DRIVEN DESIGN MICROSERVICE ARCHITECTUREDecember 2021June 2025Allow4230NoNo
17539893Asynchronous Object Manager In A Network Routing EnvironmentDecember 2021June 2023Allow1810YesNo
17536018SCHEDULING SYSTEM FOR COMPUTATIONAL WORK ON HETEROGENEOUS HARDWARENovember 2021September 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17533223COMPUTATIONAL GRAPH CRITICAL SECTIONSNovember 2021August 2023Allow2110NoNo
17525300Hardware Accelerator Service AggregationNovember 2021April 2025Allow4130YesYes
17454132SOFTWARE DEFINED ANOMALY DETECTION FOR WORKLOADSNovember 2021December 2024Allow3720NoNo
17521592TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC SELECTION OF EDGE AND LOCAL ACCELERATOR RESOURCESNovember 2021September 2023Allow2210YesNo
17520161CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MULTIPLE VIRTUAL MACHINESNovember 2021October 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17511994REMOVING SOFTWARE OPERATORS FROM DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2021July 2024Allow3210YesNo
17505820SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WORKLOAD PLACEMENT BASED ON SUBGRAPH SIMILARITYOctober 2021October 2024Allow3620NoNo
17504062AUTOMATIC LOCALIZATION OF ACCELERATION IN EDGE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2021May 2023Allow1910YesNo
17594026INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2021January 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17482962SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA PROCESSING UNIT AWARE WORKLOAD MIGRATION IN A VIRTUALIZED DATACENTER ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4120NoNo
17448216PROCESSOR BASED LOGIC SIMULATION ACCELERATION AND EMULATION SYSTEMSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3410NoNo
17479887TECHNIQUES FOR CONTAINER SCHEDULING IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2010YesNo
17469482CORRELATION OF THREAD INTENSITY AND HEAP USAGE TO IDENTIFY HEAP-HOARDING STACK TRACESSeptember 2021February 2023Allow1710NoNo
17458030SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INFINIBAND SR-IOV vSWITCH ARCHITECTURE FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTAugust 2021April 2023Allow2010YesNo
17411045EXECUTION OF CODE IN SYSTEM MEMORYAugust 2021April 2024Allow3110YesNo
17404786SCALABLE VIRTUAL MACHINE OPERATION INSIDE TRUST DOMAINS WITHIN THE TRUST DOMAIN ARCHITECTUREAugust 2021April 2023Allow2010NoNo
17402621COMPUTING RESOURCE SHARING SYSTEM AND COMPUTING RESOURCE SHARING METHODAugust 2021November 2023Allow2710YesNo
17401825SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DESKTOP ANALYTICS TRIGGERSAugust 2021April 2023Allow2010YesNo
17444609ALLOCATING COMPUTING RESOURCES BASED ON USER INTENTAugust 2021August 2023Allow2420NoNo
17444157IMPLEMENTATION OF A DATA PROCESSING PIPELINE USING ASSIGNABLE RESOURCES AND PRE-CONFIGURED RESOURCESJuly 2021October 2024Allow3930YesNo
17427338ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING LIFE CYCLE OF PLURALITY OF APPLICATIONS EXECUTED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2021March 2024Abandon3120NoNo
17385848SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGEMENTJuly 2021April 2023Allow2110NoNo
17424978METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION LIST BY ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2021June 2024Abandon3530NoNo
17383257EDGE FUNCTION BURSTINGJuly 2021November 2024Allow4040NoNo
17382416DYNAMICALLY REDISTRIBUTING I/O JOBS AMONG OPERATING SYSTEM THREADSJuly 2021April 2024Allow3320YesNo
17380240TRADE PLATFORM WITH REINFORCEMENT LEARNING NETWORK AND MATCHING ENGINEJuly 2021March 2023Allow1910NoNo
17380750SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF PERFORMANCE IMPACT UPON A HYPERVISOR IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENTJuly 2021June 2024Allow3510NoNo
17374980HIGHLY EFFICIENT INEXACT COMPUTING STORAGE DEVICEJuly 2021August 2023Allow2520YesNo
17370762METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR GOVERNANCE OF VIRTUAL COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCESJuly 2021March 2025Abandon4450NoNo
17365898TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRE-CONFIGURING ACCELERATORS BY PREDICTING BIT-STREAMSJuly 2021October 2023Abandon2820NoNo
17305143SCALING UP COMPUTING RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS FOR EXECUTION OF CONTAINERIZED APPLICATIONSJune 2021January 2024Allow3020YesNo
17305145SCALING DOWN COMPUTING RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS FOR EXECUTION OF CONTAINERIZED APPLICATIONSJune 2021January 2024Allow3120YesNo
17358625CONNECTION-BASED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL DESKTOP INSTANCESJune 2021April 2024Allow3340YesNo
17417855SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SERVICEJune 2021July 2024Allow3740NoNo
17356258Rebalancing In A Fleet Of Storage Systems Using Data ScienceJune 2021May 2024Allow3530YesNo
17355355SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A TRANSACTIONAL TIMELOCK MECHANISM IN A DISTRIBUTED LEDGERJune 2021September 2024Allow3920NoNo
17354962Systems and Methods for Integrating Third Party Services with a Digital AssistantJune 2021December 2021Allow610YesNo
17350239ADAPTIVE CPU USAGE MECHANISM FOR NETWORKING SYSTEM IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTJune 2021November 2023Allow2920NoNo
17414834DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SUPPORT APPARATUS, DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAMJune 2021July 2024Allow3720YesNo
17345453Server Classification Using Machine Learning TechniquesJune 2021March 2025Allow4640YesNo
17338377TECHNIQUES FOR EFFICIENTLY SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE PROGRAM THREADSJune 2021December 2024Allow4230NoNo
17338493AUTOMATIC DEPENDENCY CONFIGURATION FOR MANAGED SERVICESJune 2021January 2025Allow4430NoNo
17338532POWER AWARE LOAD PLACEMENT FOR SUB-LINEUPSJune 2021March 2024Allow3310YesNo
17298980SECURE DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATION OF A VIRTUAL PLATFORM SYSTEMJune 2021October 2024Allow4130YesNo
17309183METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ARRANGING SCHEDULE FOR COMPUTING TASK TO SERVER ON BASIS OF TASK DEPENDENCYMay 2021February 2024Allow3310NoNo
17244085DEPLOYING DYNAMIC APPLICATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACCORDING TO METADATA ASSIGNED BY CONTENTApril 2021January 2024Allow3330YesNo
17235206VIRTUAL MODE EXECUTION MANAGERApril 2021June 2024Allow3820YesYes
17284533METHOD OF PROVIDING SESSION CONTAINER MOUNTED WITH PLURALITY OF LIBRARIES REQUESTED BY USERApril 2021August 2021Allow400NoNo
17218425CIRCUITRY AND METHODMarch 2021January 2024Allow3430NoNo
17216489Configuring DevOps Pipelines Across Domains And ThresholdsMarch 2021September 2023Abandon2920NoNo
17212898Configuring DevOps Pipelines Using Access Controlled Gates And ThresholdsMarch 2021September 2023Abandon3020NoNo
17212852Configuring DevOps Pipelines Using Drag And Drop TechniquesMarch 2021January 2024Allow3430YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
17
Examiner Affirmed
14
(82.4%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(17.6%)
Reversal Percentile
28.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 17.6% 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
53
Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(35.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
34
(64.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
56.2%
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, 35.8% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner SWIFT, CHARLES M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SWIFT, CHARLES M works in Art Unit 2196 and has examined 798 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SWIFT, CHARLES M's allowance rate of 83.0% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SWIFT, CHARLES M receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 73% 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 SWIFT, CHARLES M is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SWIFT, CHARLES M. This interview benefit is in the 66% 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, 32.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 62% 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 16.6% 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, 62.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% 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 72.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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, 35.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 31% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 72% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% 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:

  • 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.

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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