USPTO Examiner BODDEN EVRAL E - Art Unit 2197

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18882056AUTOMATING SOFTWARE APPLICATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18651009Custom Patching Automation with Machine Learning IntegrationApril 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18611587SYSTEM FOR MODULATING AN NAVIGATION GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE DURING MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLEMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18443743SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APP DISCOVERY, INSTALLATION, AND USAGEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18444188System and Method for Phased Software Update DeploymentFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18391377CREDENTIAL-CHANGING PLUGIN FOR IOT DEVICESDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310YesNo
18535229SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT, FOR USAGE BY CONSUMERS OF ENERGY FROM ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF SAMEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18515228METHOD OF PERFORMING FULL FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE ON EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RELATED EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023August 2025Allow2100NoNo
18493100IDENTIFYING SOFTWARE INTERDEPENDENCIES USING LINE-OF-CODE BEHAVIOR AND RELATION MODELSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720NoNo
18468768System and method for dynamic switching between an old version and a new version of a software codeSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18235463ACCELERATED APPLICATION START USING ESTIMATED PLAY DURATIONAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410YesNo
18446845SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING A SOFTWARE APPLICATIONAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210YesNo
18446227HOTPATCH METHOD FOR VULNERABILITIES IN EMBEDDED IOT DEVICESAugust 2023May 2025Allow2100NoNo
18361071System and method for upgrading non-permitted operating systems on standalone computing systemsJuly 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18356758UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH INTEGRATION POINTSJuly 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18353047SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DEVICE FINGERPRINTING AND AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT OF SOFTWARE IN A COMPUTING NETWORK USING A PEER-TO-PEER APPROACHJuly 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18342390METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE CLOUDSJune 2023June 2025Abandon2320NoNo
18010189Method and Device for Installing ProgramJune 2023August 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18210301Method for updating encrypted firmwareJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18209538PRE-UPGRADE CHECK BASED UPGRADE OF APPLICATIONSJune 2023June 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18130322CONFIGURING NODES FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTE TASKSApril 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18027007METHOD FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE BY CONFIRMING HARDWARE VERSION INFORMATIONMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210YesNo
18114708Identifying Execution Environments for Deploying Network FunctionsFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2030YesNo
18172854STATIC ANALYSIS FOR CLOUD INTEGRATION FLOWS USING MACHINE LEARNINGFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18167406SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARIANT TESTING AT SCALEFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18106766METHOD FOR PATCHING CODE LOCATED IN ONE TIME PROGRAMMABLE MEMORYFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2110NoNo
18100941Data Center Environment Architecture Including a Continuous Scheduler for Generating a Continuous Execution Plan When Performing Test Automation OrchestrationJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2210NoNo
18099703Smart Microservice Testing Based on Centrality PrioritizationJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2310NoNo
18156550FIELD UPGRADE OF MULTIPLE FIRMWARE INSTANCESJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2210NoNo
18098402APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING NEURAL NETWORK APPLICATIONSJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2110NoNo
18064198Automate Load Test Scenario Based On Mapping With Real-Time Data MonitoringDecember 2022May 2025Allow2920NoNo
17994536AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION TRIGGER EVENTSNovember 2022December 2024Allow2520YesNo
17945158PREDICTING AND MINIMIZING QUANTUM DECOHERENCE IN QUANTUM COMPUTER SYSTEMSSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210YesNo
17901949VEHICLE DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CENTER DEVICE, DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2620YesNo
17798880PROGRAM GENERATION APPARATUS, PROGRAM GENERATION METHOD AND PROGRAMAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3120NoNo
17880865SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING .NET FRAMEWORK BASED APPLICATIONS TO MODERN FRAMEWORKSAugust 2022September 2025Allow3710NoNo
17876192HYBRID CLOUD PACKAGE BUILD ARCHITECTUREJuly 2022August 2024Allow2420YesNo
17871508INTENT-BASED CHAOS LEVEL CREATION TO VARIABLY TEST ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2022November 2024Allow2820YesNo
17758360LOCATION DETERMINING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTINGJuly 2022November 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17857461THREAT MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022January 2025Allow3140NoNo
17808393COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHODJune 2022May 2025Abandon3540YesNo
17664154DYNAMIC PLUGIN MANAGEMENT FOR SYSTEM HEALTHMay 2022January 2025Abandon3230YesYes
17746151OTA DIFFERENTIAL UPGRADE METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MASTER-SLAVE ARCHITECTUREMay 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17736760SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECLARATIVE DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF INTENT-BASED SERVICESMay 2022February 2025Allow3310NoNo
17725116METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING RUNBOOKS FOR DETECTED EVENTSApril 2022December 2024Allow3220YesNo
17702647CHANGING PROGRAM BEHAVIOR AT RUNTIMEMarch 2022December 2024Allow3210YesNo
17689171OTA MASTER, UPDATE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022May 2025Abandon3840NoNo
17671941COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHODFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3510NoNo
17579099METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR SENSOR-BASED APPLICATION DEPLOYMENTJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3410NoNo
17578820TECHNOLOGIES FOR OVER-THE-AIR UPDATES FOR TELEMATICS SYSTEMSJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210YesNo
17561327AUTOMATIC MODIFICATION OF REPOSITORY FILESDecember 2021July 2024Abandon3140YesNo
17453721MAINTAINING COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS USING OPERATOR WITH DYNAMICALLY UPDATABLE STATENovember 2021October 2024Allow3520YesNo
17484455MECHANISM FOR SECURE AND RESILIENT CONFIGURATION UPGRADESSeptember 2021July 2025Allow4610NoNo
17229497COMPILER FOR IMPLEMENTING NEURAL NETWORK ACCELERATORApril 2021October 2024Allow4210YesNo
17133462FIRMWARE UPDATE TECHNOLOGIESDecember 2020July 2024Allow4310YesNo
16896281ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJune 2020December 2024Allow5450YesNo
16846693Subtask Assignment for an Artificial Intelligence TaskApril 2020September 2024Allow5340YesNo
15785940LATE-STAGE SOFTWARE FEATURE REDUCTION TOOL FOR SECURITY AND PERFORMANCEOctober 2017July 2018Allow920YesNo
15662928DEBUGGING FOR SQL STATEMENTJuly 2017July 2018Allow1220NoNo
15444711FIRMWARE DEBUG TRACE CAPTUREFebruary 2017July 2018Allow1710NoNo
15440509SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING A SOFTWARE APPLICATIONFebruary 2017September 2018Allow1900NoNo
15441115SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONVERTING A CURRENT JAVA PROJECT TO A MAVEN PROJECTFebruary 2017August 2018Allow1710NoNo
15398579TESTING SOFTWARE CODE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2017December 2017Allow1100NoNo
15398176SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CODE FROM EXECUTABLE MODELS WITH FLOATING POINT DATAJanuary 2017July 2018Allow1810YesNo
15371812APPLICATION TESTING ON A BLOCKCHAINDecember 2016November 2017Allow1100NoNo
15261327VERIFICATION OF COMPLEX SOFTWARE CODE USING A MODULARIZED ARCHITECTURESeptember 2016January 2018Allow1610YesNo
15260247AUTOMATED QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING OF BROWSER-BASED APPLICATIONSSeptember 2016November 2017Allow1510NoNo
15254074BRANCH TRACE COMPRESSIONSeptember 2016August 2018Allow2420YesNo
15230077METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANOMALY DETECTIONAugust 2016April 2018Allow2020NoNo
15222460SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING VULNERABLE INTERLEAVINGS IN WEB APPLICATIONS AT COMPILE TIMEJuly 2016May 2018Allow2220YesNo
15218562SPECIFYING USER DEFINED OR TRANSLATOR DEFINITIONS TO USE TO INTERPRET MNEMONICS IN A COMPUTER PROGRAMJuly 2016July 2018Allow2410YesNo
15209551SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING A SOFTWARE APPLICATIONJuly 2016November 2016Allow400NoNo
15189761METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING FUNCTIONAL TEST CASES FOR SOFTWARE SYSTEMSJune 2016September 2018Allow2610NoNo
15130837BIOSEQUENCE-BASED APPROACH TO ANALYZING BINARIESApril 2016September 2018Allow2910NoNo
15090596Automatic Code TransformationApril 2016February 2017Allow1110NoNo
15079662INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE TEST SCRIPTS AND CODE REQUIREMENTSMarch 2016January 2017Allow1010YesNo
14962374DEPLOYMENT OF DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2015June 2018Allow3140YesNo
14961328MULTI-DATA ANALYSIS BASED PROACTIVE DEFECT DETECTION AND RESOLUTIONDecember 2015June 2017Allow1800YesNo
14957233SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONFIGURATIONDecember 2015October 2017Allow2320NoNo
14949137Linking Customized External Widgets to Dashboard DataNovember 2015June 2017Allow1920YesNo
14930375Similarity Scoring Of ProgramsNovember 2015January 2018Allow2610NoNo
14884467METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING REAL-TIME RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT PLATFORMSOctober 2015May 2018Abandon3140NoNo
14882033CUSTOMIZABLE SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH SCALABLE WORKFLOWOctober 2015December 2016Allow1420YesNo
14882026MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE UTILITIESOctober 2015March 2018Abandon2910NoNo
14880268SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT, FOR USAGE BY CONSUMERS OF ENERGY FROM ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF SAMEOctober 2015April 2018Allow3010YesNo
14877469COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING WITH A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY OF INDEPENDENTLY-CONTROLLABLE THERMAL ZONESOctober 2015April 2018Allow3010YesNo
14875470WATER HEATER DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2015August 2018Allow3420NoNo
14804586SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING A SOFTWARE APPLICATIONJuly 2015March 2016Allow800NoNo
14739469CENTRALIZED SYSTEM FOR SOFTWARE UPDATING VEHICLE COMPONENTSJune 2015September 2017Allow2740NoNo
14440742PLANT ENGINEERING SYSTEMMay 2015December 2017Abandon3110NoNo
14697800METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING CONTROL SOFTWARE OF A CONTROLLED SYSTEMApril 2015November 2016Allow1920NoNo
14682655IMPLEMENTATION-EMBEDDED AND RUNTIME-RELEVANT BUSINESS PROCESS MODELINGApril 2015May 2018Abandon3710NoNo
14657602LIGHT APP OFFLINE UPDATING METHOD, DEVICE AND TERMINALMarch 2015April 2017Allow2540YesNo
14632325METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HARDENING OF CFG FLATTENINGFebruary 2015December 2016Abandon2120NoNo
14613066SYSTEM AND METHOD TO QUANTIFY DIGITAL DATA SHARING IN A MULTI-THREADED EXECUTIONFebruary 2015August 2016Allow1910YesNo
14604973VARIABLE INFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTWARE PROGRAMJanuary 2015April 2017Allow2700YesNo
14595901BINARY PROGRAM INSTRUMENTATION AND DEBUGGINGJanuary 2015July 2017Abandon3010NoNo
14592248MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, CHECK PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICEJanuary 2015September 2018Abandon4530NoNo
14583616TRUSTED BINARY TRANSLATIONDecember 2014June 2017Allow3040YesNo
14547752PRESSURE CONTROL METHOD FOR PROCESS CHAMBER AND PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR PROCESS CHAMBERNovember 2014December 2017Allow3710NoNo

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
12
Examiner Affirmed
9
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
38.9%
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
30
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
52.0%
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, 33.3% 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 BODDEN, EVRAL E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BODDEN, EVRAL E works in Art Unit 2197 and has examined 213 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 51.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 50 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BODDEN, EVRAL E's allowance rate of 51.2% places them in the 13% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BODDEN, EVRAL E receive 3.35 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 92% 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 BODDEN, EVRAL E is 50 months. This places the examiner in the 5% 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 +31.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BODDEN, EVRAL E. This interview benefit is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 12.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 8% 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 14.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 16% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 55.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 53.3% 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, 42.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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.