USPTO Examiner TANG KENNETH - Art Unit 2197

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18889946APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREASING SECURITY OF A VIRTUAL MACHINESeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18749419RESOURCE ALLOCATION OPTIMIZATION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEJune 2024December 2024Allow610YesNo
18667008FRAMEWORK FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE BLOCKCHAINSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18710850SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18641999METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS CONVERTED FROM SINGLE TRANSACTION IN PROCESSOR, AND PROCESSOR FOR PERFORMING SAMEApril 2024October 2024Allow510YesNo
18425985SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REQUEST ISOLATIONJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18544263PROVISIONING OF NODE BASED ON DOWNSIZING OR MIGRATIONDecember 2023March 2025Allow1520YesNo
18515027Critical Section Speedup Using Help-Enabled LocksNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18504744GUEST CLUSTER DEPLOYED AS VIRTUAL EXTENSION OF MANAGEMENT CLUSTER IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEMNovember 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18500070DATA PROCESSING UNIT FOR STREAM PROCESSINGNovember 2023March 2025Allow1620YesNo
18339923DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE FOR PERSISTENT SERVICES IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEMJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18316209INTEGRATING VIRTUALIZATION AND HOST NETWORKINGMay 2023December 2024Allow1910NoNo
18295678SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF DATA PLANE VIRTUAL MACHINESApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18111331MANAGING CONTAINERS ACROSS MULTIPLE OPERATING SYSTEMSFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2740YesNo
18166728FAST DEVICE DISCOVERY FOR VIRTUAL MACHINESFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1820YesNo
18091263TASK SCHEDULING FOR MACHINE-LEARNING WORKLOADSDecember 2022January 2025Allow2530YesNo
17697338CONFLICT DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) DEVICE SCHEDULINGMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17654427METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUNCTION CALL AND VARIABLE ACCESS BASED RELAXED BACKWARD SLICINGMarch 2022October 2024Allow3200YesNo
17691519WEIGHTED AVAILING OF CLOUD RESOURCESMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610YesNo
17637840Resource Scheduling Method, Apparatus and SystemFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17670661VIRTUALIZING HARDWARE COMPONENTS THAT IMPLEMENT Al APPLICATIONSFebruary 2022February 2024Abandon2430NoNo
17649543RESOURCE TUNING WITH USAGE FORECASTINGJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3710YesNo
17589686SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VM RECOVERY ON S3 COMPATIBLE OBJECT STORAGEJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3820YesNo
17537624Migrating Workloads To A Preferred EnvironmentNovember 2021October 2024Allow3550YesNo
17533304REALTIME INDUCTIVE APPLICATION DISCOVERY BASED ON DELTA FLOW CHANGES WITHIN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSNovember 2021February 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17531778SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE RELEASE OF APPLICATION PROGRAM IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTSNovember 2021December 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17529854TASK SCHEDULING METHOD, AND COMPUTING DEVICE AND APPLICATION PROCESSOR USING THE SAMENovember 2021March 2025Allow3920YesNo
17510184Systems and Methods for a Process Checklist GeneratorOctober 2021October 2024Allow3510YesNo
17508225UPDATING VIRTUAL IMAGES OF COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2021April 2025Allow4210NoNo
17506017Risk Assessment of a Container BuildOctober 2021January 2025Allow3900NoNo
17505367RESOURCE AVAILABILITY-BASED WORKFLOW EXECUTION TIMING DETERMINATIONOctober 2021June 2025Allow4430YesNo
17357693Application-Aware Management of a Storage SystemJune 2021October 2024Allow3920YesNo
17333975Autonomous Vehicle Operated with Safety AugmentationMay 2021April 2024Allow3410YesNo
17195187COMPUTING TASK SCHEDULING IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM UTILIZING EFFICIENT ATTRIBUTED PRIORITY QUEUESMarch 2021July 2024Allow4111YesNo
17178983CROSS-CONTAINER DELEGATIONFebruary 2021September 2024Allow4320YesNo
17144896MULTI-SCALE EXPONENTIAL-SMOOTHING FORECASTER FOR TIME SERIES DATAJanuary 2021February 2025Allow4920YesNo
17130657VIRTUALIZATION FOR AUDIO CAPTUREDecember 2020May 2025Abandon5260YesNo
17102401Mobile Mini-cloud system enabling user subscription to cloud serviceNovember 2020June 2024Allow4310YesNo
17100548DATA BUFFERING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2020July 2024Allow4330YesNo
16121552SYSTEM RESOURCE COMPONENT UTILIZATIONSeptember 2018May 2019Allow810YesNo
16056670SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TEMPERATURE-AWARE TASK SCHEDULINGAugust 2018December 2019Allow1620YesNo
15985111METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING AN APPLICATION BEING EXECUTED IN A PORTABLE TERMINALMay 2018April 2020Allow2340YesNo
15872039Systems and methods for efficiently expediting execution of tasks in isolated environmentsJanuary 2018February 2020Allow2510NoNo
15829806FLOW MANAGEMENT AND FLOW MODELING IN NETWORK CLOUDSDecember 2017January 2020Allow2510YesNo
15827546INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR EXECUTING DOCUMENT READING PROCESSINGNovember 2017December 2019Allow2520YesNo
15825343THRESHOLDING TASK CONTROL BLOCKS FOR STAGING AND DESTAGINGNovember 2017June 2019Allow1810NoNo
15811718RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR UNTRUSTED PROGRAMSNovember 2017April 2018Allow510NoNo
15259207SMART REDUCE TASK SCHEDULERSeptember 2016March 2019Allow3020YesNo
15219071SUPPORT OF NON-TRIVIAL SCHEDULING POLICIES ALONG WITH TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIESJuly 2016April 2019Allow3230NoNo
15219055SUPPORT OF NON-TRIVIAL SCHEDULING POLICIES ALONG WITH TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIESJuly 2016June 2019Allow3530NoNo
15161407APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING MAINTENANCE PROCESSING ON COMPUTERS COUPLED VIA A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MESH OR TORUS CONNECTION IN A NETWORKMay 2016March 2019Allow3330NoNo
15158544AUTOMATED WORKLOAD ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION PROCESSMay 2016December 2018Allow3120NoNo
15088606OPTIMIZATION OF PARALLEL PROCESSING USING WATERFALL REPRESENTATIONSApril 2016April 2018Allow2410YesNo
14917621ALLOCATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINES TO PHYSICAL MACHINES THROUGH DOMINANT RESOURCE ASSISTED HEURISTICSMarch 2016April 2018Allow2510NoNo
14961650SINGLETON COORDINATION IN AN ACTOR-BASED SYSTEMDecember 2015July 2017Allow1900NoNo
14948277SELECTING PROCESSOR MICRO-THREADING MODENovember 2015May 2017Allow1810YesNo
14937999SYSTEM RESOURCE COMPONENT UTILIZATIONNovember 2015June 2018Allow3121YesNo
14938011Selecting Processor Micro-Threading ModeNovember 2015May 2017Allow1810YesNo
14869159ACCELERATOR FUNCTIONALITY MANAGEMENT IN A COHERENT COMPUTING SYSTEMSeptember 2015May 2017Allow1920NoNo
14836516ACCELERATOR FUNCTIONALITY MANAGEMENT IN A COHERENT COMPUTING SYSTEMAugust 2015March 2017Allow1910NoNo
14833181SCALING PAST THE JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE THREAD LIMITAugust 2015April 2017Allow1910YesNo
14827398INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM MIGRATION METHODAugust 2015May 2017Allow2110NoNo
14827344DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE HARDWARE QUEUES FOR DISPATCHING JOBS TO A PLURALITY OF HARDWARE ACCELERATION ENGINESAugust 2015March 2017Allow1910NoNo
14655407RESOURCE CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATIONJune 2015April 2017Allow2210NoNo
14717691PREFERENTIAL ALLOCATION OF PROCESSORS FOR STATESAVE IN A STORAGE CONTROLLERMay 2015May 2017Allow2410YesNo
14438783VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATIONApril 2015March 2017Allow2200NoNo
14249782AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING A CAPACITY OF A RESOURCEApril 2014April 2016Allow2400NoNo
14196406INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, JOB SCHEDULING METHOD, AND JOB SCHEDULING PROGRAMMarch 2014September 2015Allow1900YesNo
14171634VIRTUAL MACHINE-GUEST DRIVEN STATE RESTORING BY HYPERVISORFebruary 2014November 2015Allow2210YesNo
14030953SUPPORT OF NON-TRIVIAL SCHEDULING POLICIES ALONG WITH TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIESSeptember 2013May 2016Allow3210NoNo
13912397INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJune 2013February 2016Allow3220YesNo
13908379GENERATING, AT LEAST IN PART, AT LEAST ONE PACKET INDICATING, AT LEAST IN PART, AT LEAST ONE COMMAND AND/OR ISSUING, AT LEAST IN PART, AT LEAST ONE RESULT OF EXECUTION, AT LEAST IN PART, OF THE AT LEAST ONE COMMANDJune 2013September 2015Allow2710NoNo
13908609COMPUTER, VIRTUALIZATION MECHANISM, AND SCHEDULING METHODJune 2013August 2015Allow2710NoNo
13900948DYNAMIC RUN TIME ALLOCATION OF DISTRIBUTED JOBS WITH APPLICATION SPECIFIC METRICSMay 2013June 2016Allow3720YesNo
13874066CONCURRENT HYPERVISOR REPLACEMENTApril 2013September 2015Allow2810NoNo
13866027MANAGING OPERATION REQUESTS USING DIFFERENT RESOURCESApril 2013December 2016Allow4320NoNo
13851748LOCK RESOLUTION FOR DISTRIBUTED DURABLE INSTANCESMarch 2013January 2016Allow3410NoNo
13709222DYNAMIC RUN TIME ALLOCATION OF DISTRIBUTED JOBS WITH APPLICATION SPECIFIC METRICSDecember 2012April 2015Allow2810NoNo
13670806AUTOMATED AND OPTIMAL DEACTIVATION OF SERVICE TO ENABLE EFFECTIVE RESOURCE REUSABILITYNovember 2012April 2015Allow2910YesNo
13669968Adaptive Auto-Pipelining for Stream Processing ApplicationsNovember 2012March 2015Allow2910YesNo
13666185IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONNECTABLE TO MULTIPLE HOSTS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING JOBS OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSNovember 2012October 2015Allow3520YesNo
13649160INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR DATA TRANSFEROctober 2012June 2015Allow3220NoNo
13625375MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR SYSTEM, COMPUTER PRODUCT, AND CONTROL METHODSeptember 2012November 2015Allow3820NoNo
13604255SELECTABLE EVENT REPORTING FOR HIGHLY VIRTUALIZED PARTITIONED SYSTEMSSeptember 2012August 2014Allow2310YesNo
13603643SECURE RECURSIVE VIRTUALIZATIONSeptember 2012March 2015Allow3010YesNo
13395102METHOD FOR THE REAL-TIME ORDERING OF A SET OF NONCYCLICAL MULTI-FRAME TASKSJuly 2012January 2014Allow2300NoNo
13550223EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREADS AND BUFFER MANAGEMENT THEREOFJuly 2012October 2015Allow3930NoNo
13545262THREAD MANAGEMENT IN PARALLEL PROCESSESJuly 2012November 2014Allow2810YesNo
13528006OPTIMIZING PROVISIONING WORKFLOWS IN CLOUD COMPUTINGJune 2012September 2015Allow3910YesNo
13459812Logical Partition Defragmentation within a Data Processing SystemApril 2012April 2014Allow2320YesNo
13445051CONTROLLING DEPTH AND LATENCY OF EXIT OF A VIRTUAL PROCESSOR'S IDLE STATE IN A POWER MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTApril 2012December 2014Allow3210YesNo
13439203Apportioning Summarized Metrics Based on Unsummarized Metrics in a Computing SystemApril 2012June 2014Allow2710YesNo
13427057Performing An Allreduce Operation Using Shared MemoryMarch 2012January 2014Allow2210NoNo
13423181DYNAMIC NETWORK ADAPTER QUEUE PAIR ALLOCATIONMarch 2012September 2013Allow1810YesNo
13355611THREAD SCHEDULING ON MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEMSJanuary 2012May 2014Allow2820NoNo
13345424COMPUTER SCHEDULING PRODUCT AND APPARATUS THEREFORJanuary 2012March 2014Allow2610YesNo
13323914DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE HARDWARE QUEUES FOR DISPATCHING JOBS TO A PLURALITY OF HARDWARE ACCELERATION ENGINESDecember 2011June 2016Allow5441YesNo
13285713Staggering Execution of Scheduled Tasks Based on Behavioral InformationOctober 2011July 2014Allow3310YesNo
13273468FRAMEWORK FOR DOMAIN-SPECIFIC RUN-TIME ENVIRONMENT ACCELERATION USING VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGYOctober 2011January 2014Allow2820YesNo
13250865SPECULATIVE TASK READING IN A TRAFFIC MANAGER OF A NETWORK PROCESSORSeptember 2011June 2014Allow3310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TANG, KENNETH.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
5.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

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
77.1%
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

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 TANG, KENNETH - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TANG, KENNETH works in Art Unit 2197 and has examined 130 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.9%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TANG, KENNETH's allowance rate of 96.9% places them in the 90% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by TANG, KENNETH receive 1.52 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 38% 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 TANG, KENNETH is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TANG, KENNETH. This interview benefit is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 38.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 56.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 43% 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 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 83% 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 11% 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 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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.