USPTO Examiner SU SARAH - Art Unit 2431

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19301754TRUSTWORTHINESS OF A VIDEO DATA STREAMAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19270384ITERATIVELY TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR CONFIGURATIONS OF APPLICATION PROTECTIONJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19224202SMART JUST-IN-TIME PRIVILEGE MANAGEMENTMay 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
19203661SYSTEMS AND METHODS CONFIGURED FOR AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNING A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER TO A DETECTED DEVICEMay 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19088017METHOD FOR AUTOMATED AND SECURE MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE ON A PLURALITY OF COMPUTER TERMINALS WITH REAL-TIME MONITORING AND NOTIFICATIONSMarch 2025October 2025Allow720NoNo
19080998CPE Prediction Using Banner-Prompted AI/ML ModelingMarch 2025September 2025Allow610YesNo
19052665COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR NETWORK CHARACTERIZATION AND MANAGEMENT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFFebruary 2025May 2025Allow310NoNo
18880904DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS THREAT RESPONSE AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTJanuary 2025September 2025Allow910NoNo
18988185COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR NETWORK CHARACTERIZATION AND MANAGEMENT BASED ON RISK SCORE ANALYSIS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18977324DETECTION ENGINE HAVING RISK-BASED SEVERITY ALERTSDecember 2024October 2025Allow1020NoNo
18903573RISK SCORING OF CLOUD PERMISSION ASSIGNMENTS USING SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNINGOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18888941TECHNIQUE AND METHOD FOR DETECTION AND DISPLAY OF THE CYBERSECURITY RISK CONTEXT OF A CLOUD ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18887390SYSTEM FOR REDUCING FALSE ALERTS FROM NETWORK DETECTION AND RESPONSE TOOLSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1800NoNo
18829914REMOTE ATTESTATION IN NETWORKSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18828830DATA PROTECTION FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TRAINED ON CLIENT DATASeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18812503COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR NETWORK CHARACTERIZATION AND MANAGEMENT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18795592AUTOMATED DISCOVERY AND EVALUATION OF VULNERABILITY HOTSPOTS IN COMPUTER NETWORKSAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18834858METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED SECURITY IN FEDERATED LEARNING MACHINE LEARNING OPERATIONS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORKJuly 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18785813COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR NETWORK CHARACTERIZATION AND MANAGEMENT BASED ON RISK SCORE ANALYSIS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18750328ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROTECTION FOR SIDE CHANNELS IN DATA PROTECTION TO THE CLOUDJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18742234SECURITY MODEL UTILIZING MULTI-CHANNEL DATA WITH VULNERABILITY REMEDIATION CIRCUITRYJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18742430CONFERENCE SECURITY FOR USER GROUPSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18672749SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CYBERSECURITY RISKS IN MANAGED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELSMay 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18669528CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURES FOR MULTI-CONTEXTUAL RISK QUANTIFICATIONMay 2024September 2024Allow400NoNo
18667464SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY PROCESS ANALYSISMay 2024October 2024Allow510NoNo
18659239METHOD FOR OBTAINING SECURITY CLASSIFICATION RESULT AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18656657CVE LABELING FOR EXPLOITS USING PROOF-OF-CONCEPT AND LLMMay 2024October 2025Allow1800NoNo
18649633UNIVERSAL AUTHENTICATOR APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING HOST SERVICESApril 2024September 2024Allow410YesNo
18641798RANSOMWARE ATTACK ONSET DETECTIONApril 2024August 2025Allow1610NoNo
18622676SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED RISK-BASED NETWORK SECURITY FOCUSMarch 2024November 2024Allow800YesNo
18618684TECHNIQUE AND METHOD FOR DETECTION AND DISPLAY OF THE CYBERSECURITY RISK CONTEXT OF A CLOUD ENVIRONMENTMarch 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18609300AUTOMATED PRIORITIZATION OF CYBER RISK TO DIGITAL IDENTITIESMarch 2024August 2025Allow1700NoNo
18604262AUTOMATED VULNERABILITY EXCEPTION PROCESSMarch 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18600442Attack Path and Graph Creation Based on User and System ProfilingMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18595625IDENTIFYING LEGITIMATE WEBSITES TO REMOVE FALSE POSITIVES FROM DOMAIN DISCOVERY ANALYSISMarch 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18584670SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CYBERSECURITY RISKS IN MANAGED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELSFebruary 2024May 2024Allow210NoNo
18685322COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ANALYSIS METHOD FOR IMPACT OF SECURITY RISKFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18435762TECHNIQUES FOR CYBERSECURITY RISK-BASED FIREWALL CONFIGURATIONFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18424119PREDICTING ONLINE ELECTRONIC ATTACKS BASED ON OTHER ATTACKSJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2510YesNo
18409361SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PROTECTION GAP IN CYBERSECURITYJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2610NoNo
18399225REAL-TIME MITIGATIVE SECURITY ARCHITECTUREDecember 2023May 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18545761BEHAVIOR-BASED ASSET CLASSIFICATIONSDecember 2023January 2026Allow2510YesNo
18544071MULTI-LAYER APPLICATION SECURITY GRAPH FOR CLOUD-NATIVE APPLICATIONS USING RUNTIME APPLICATION TELEMETRY COLLECTED IN REAL-TIMEDecember 2023August 2025Allow2000NoNo
18510913Cyber Vulnerability Assessment Tool Threat Assessment HeuristicNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18385731MALICIOUS HOMOGLYPHIC DOMAIN NAME GENERATION AND ASSOCIATED CYBER SECURITY APPLICATIONSOctober 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18498898TECHNIQUE AND METHOD FOR DETECTION AND DISPLAY OF THE CYBERSECURITY RISK CONTEXT OF A CLOUD ENVIRONMENTOctober 2023February 2024Allow400NoNo
18498030SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS THREAT-INFORMED EXPOSURE MANAGEMENTOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18485881PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTABLE DATA TRANSMISSIONOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210YesNo
18475012REAL-TIME MITIGATIVE SECURITY ARCHITECTURESeptember 2023December 2023Allow210YesNo
18371963SECURITY MODEL UTILIZING MULTI-CHANNEL DATASeptember 2023June 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18370610CONNECTION DESTINATION MALIGNANCY DETERMINATION SYSTEM, CONNECTION DESTINATION MALIGNANCY DETERMINATION PROGRAM, AND CONNECTION DESTINATION MALIGNANCY DETERMINATION METHODSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2710NoNo
18470229INHERITING SECURITY RISKS FOR CLOUD ENTITIES IN A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2610YesNo
18469159TECHNIQUES FOR CYBERSECURITY RISK-BASED FIREWALL CONFIGURATIONSeptember 2023January 2024Allow410YesNo
18464382METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREDENTIAL HANDLINGSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2420NoNo
18464106TLS POLICY ENFORCEMENT AT A TUNNEL GATEWAYSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1620YesNo
18279858SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR DETERMINING A VULNERABILITY OF A NETWORK NODEAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18455965AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT OF DECOY PRODUCTION NETWORKSAugust 2023September 2025Allow2540YesNo
18447983AUTHENTICATION BASED ON PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONSAugust 2023April 2025Allow2010NoNo
18364828METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL TIME ZERO TRUST SECURITY IN A SHARED RESOURCE NETWORKAugust 2023February 2026Allow3120NoNo
18356446SOFTWARE BILL OF MATERIALS AND VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT VIA DEEP PACKET INSPECTIONJuly 2023July 2025Allow2410YesNo
18352848SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING DATA COMMUNICATIONJuly 2023July 2025Allow2400NoNo
18352455ZERO TRUST CONTINUOUS RISK FEEDBACKJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18259335METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED FRAUD RISK DETECTION IN A MONITORED SYSTEMJune 2023October 2025Allow2810YesNo
18213183SECURITY MODEL UTILIZING MULTI-CHANNEL DATA WITH RISK-ENTITY FACING CYBERSECURITY ALERT ENGINE AND PORTALJune 2023June 2024Allow1200NoNo
18206168NETWORK SECURITY ASSESSMENT BASED UPON IDENTIFICATION OF AN ADVERSARYJune 2023February 2026Allow3220YesNo
18328013System and Method for Network Penetration TestingJune 2023November 2025Allow2920NoNo
18203111PROVIDING OBFUSCATED RESULTS TO A NETWORK SCANNERMay 2023May 2025Allow2300NoNo
18202405System, Method, and Computer Program Product for User Network Activity Anomaly DetectionMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18202860SECURITY MODEL UTILIZING MULTI-CHANNEL DATAMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18201373Managed Activation of Licensed Software for Resources in Peered NetworksMay 2023April 2025Allow2200NoNo
18313883CYBERSECURITY SYSTEM FOR SERVICES OF INTERWORKING WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSMay 2023June 2024Allow1310NoNo
18310486ON-PREMISES NETWORK TRAFFIC MONITORING VIA SECURITY AGENT CONFIGURED PORT MIRRORING OF ROUTER DEVICEMay 2023August 2025Allow2710YesNo
18310337AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT OF DECOY PRODUCTION NETWORKSMay 2023August 2023Allow310NoNo
18305898System and Method for Surfacing Cyber-Security Threats with a Self-Learning Recommendation EngineApril 2023April 2025Allow2400NoNo
18137719THREAT ACTIVITY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS DRIVEN ADAPTATION OF A CONTROL SPECIFICATIONApril 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18191503VULNERABILITY SCANNING OF A REMOTE FILE SYSTEMMarch 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18184922SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS THREAT-INFORMED EXPOSURE MANAGEMENTMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18177981Securing Access to Confidential Data Using a Blockchain LedgerMarch 2023April 2024Allow1410NoNo
18178264MODELING CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS AND OPERATION EFFECTIVENESSMarch 2023March 2025Allow2500NoNo
18112090ADAPTIVE PROTECTION MECHANISMS LOOPFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110YesNo
18158314SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO DETECT AND BLOCK THE DISTRIBUTION OF MALICIOUS CONTENT THAT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AN ENTITYJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2000NoNo
18150577SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS ON DARK WEB FORUMS TO PREDICT ENTERPRISE CYBER INCIDENTSJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2600NoNo
18013772SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATION OF CYBERATTACKS WITH EXECUTION CONFIRMATIONDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18145222RANSOMWARE ATTACK ONSET DETECTIONDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18077260METHOD OF DESIGNING ONE-WAY COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEM IN QAP-BASED HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTIONDecember 2022January 2025Allow2500NoNo
18077476INTEGRATING DATA PRIVACY INTEGRATION PROTOCOLS ACROSS SYSTEM LANDSCAPESDecember 2022February 2025Allow2600NoNo
18073289APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ORGANIZATION DIGITAL SECURITYDecember 2022September 2023Allow1010YesNo
17992180IDENTIFYING LEGITIMATE WEBSITES TO REMOVE FALSE POSITIVES FROM DOMAIN DISCOVERY ANALYSISNovember 2022December 2023Allow1310NoNo
17991126AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING VULNERABILITY REGRESSIONSNovember 2022January 2024Allow1410YesNo
17988128Defending Against Volumetric AttacksNovember 2022May 2025Allow2910NoNo
17986861SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF LEVEL OF SECURITY TO APPLY TO A GROUP BEFORE DISPLAY OF USER DATANovember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
17924571CONTROL DEVICE AND PROGRAM VERIFICATION METHODNovember 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
17966791System and Method for Computation of Ransomware SusceptibilityOctober 2022January 2024Allow1610NoNo
17964227SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING ACCESS ANOMALIES USING NETWORK GRAPHSOctober 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17961053CONTENT PROTECTION SYSTEMOctober 2022July 2025Allow3311YesNo
17937821SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC AUTHENTICATIONOctober 2022May 2025Allow3120YesNo
17958579CLOUD-BASED ORCHESTRATION OF INCIDENT RESPONSE USING MULTI-FEED SECURITY EVENT CLASSIFICATIONSOctober 2022November 2023Allow1310YesNo
17914298MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER AUTHENTICATION ON PASSWORD BASED SYSTEMSSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17950270MULTIPLE SOURCED CLASSIFICATIONSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310YesNo
17946932MALICIOUS HOMOGLYPHIC DOMAIN NAME GENERATION AND ASSOCIATED CYBER SECURITY APPLICATIONSSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1010YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
26
Examiner Affirmed
19
(73.1%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(26.9%)
Reversal Percentile
42.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 26.9% 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
48
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(27.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
35
(72.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
39.4%
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, 27.1% 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 SU, SARAH - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SU, SARAH works in Art Unit 2431 and has examined 665 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SU, SARAH's allowance rate of 80.9% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SU, SARAH receive 1.85 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% 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 SU, SARAH is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SU, SARAH. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 30.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% 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 36.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 42.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 39% 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 50.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 29.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 39.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% 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 3.9% of allowed cases (in the 83% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 18.2% of allowed cases (in the 93% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.