USPTO Examiner VAUGHAN MICHAEL R - Art Unit 2431

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18950601WEBSOCKET CONNECTIONS SUPPORTING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2024March 2026Allow1500NoNo
18912673ANTIHACKER DIGITAL TAMPER SWITCH TO TRACK CARGO BEING TRANSPORTEDOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18912417BLOCKCHAIN-BASED INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS DATA MANAGEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18787747BLOCKCHAIN FOLDINGJuly 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18760297SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MULTI-STAGE PROVISIONING AND MULTI-TENANT OPERATION FOR A SECURITY CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18674271STRUCTURE-BASED ACCESS CONTROLMay 2024July 2025Allow1310YesNo
18673015CENTRALIZED EVENT DETECTIONMay 2024August 2025Allow1410YesNo
18665954DISTRIBUTED PRIVACY-PRESERVING COMPUTING ON PROTECTED DATAMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18655597AUTOMATIC RULE GENERATION FOR MALICIOUS INDICATORS BASED ON HISTORICAL DATAMay 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18707796Methods and associated computer systems for ensuring the integrity of dataMay 2024August 2025Allow1510YesNo
18637170SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRESPONDENCE FRAUD DETECTIONApril 2024January 2026Allow2110YesNo
18629254SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE ACCESS CONTROLApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18592137ENDPOINT-ASSISTED INSPECTION OF ENCRYPTED NETWORK TRAFFICFebruary 2024May 2024Allow200YesNo
18587346AI-Based Vehicle Cybersecurity with 5G/6G Sub-Network TopologyFebruary 2024November 2024Allow911NoNo
18583496SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MODELS DATABASEFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18437206Secure Web Gateway Visibility Into Certificate-pinned ApplicationsFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2310YesNo
18425252VERIFICATION METHOD, SERVER, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2210NoNo
18416439ENDPOINT-ASSISTED INSPECTION OF ENCRYPTED NETWORK TRAFFICJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18409412DEVICE VISIBILITY AND SCANNING INCLUDING NETWORK SEGMENTSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520YesNo
18401314MOBILE APPLICATION AUTHENTICATION INFRASTRUCTUREDecember 2023March 2025Allow1520YesNo
18398434ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING EVALUATION OF ENCRYPTED MESSAGES AND METHODS THEREOFDecember 2023October 2025Allow2210NoNo
18395745SCAN CHAIN SECURITY CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023July 2025Allow1800NoNo
18572088COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING DATA ANONYMIZATIONDecember 2023June 2024Allow600NoNo
18545960COMPLEX NETWORK ATTACK DETECTION METHOD BASED ON CROSS-HOST ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR RECOGNITIONDecember 2023April 2024Allow410NoNo
18543244RESOURCE-MONITORING TELEMETRY IN A ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2023September 2025Allow2110YesNo
18542848VALIDATED TELEMETRY IN A ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18541546ADAPTABLE TELEMETRY ORCHESTRATION IN ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2023January 2026Allow2620YesNo
18541456ADAPTABLE TELEMETRY IN ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610YesNo
18533397VIRTUAL GATEWAY PROXYDecember 2023March 2026Allow2710YesNo
18527258SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE IDENTIFICATION CONNECTED TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENDecember 2023July 2024Allow800YesNo
18515410ADAPTIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOKEN VERIFICATIONNovember 2023June 2024Allow700YesNo
18387633METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEDICAL PATIENT DATA COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENTNovember 2023April 2024Allow610YesNo
18495939PREVENTING DATA AND HARDWARE LOSS IN PRE-PROVISIONED DEVICESOctober 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18494462BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ADMISSION PROCESSES FOR PROTECTED ENTITIESOctober 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18486089SPONSOR DELEGATION FOR MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720YesNo
18553704POLICIES RELATED TO NON-PUBLIC NETWORKSOctober 2023December 2025Allow2611YesNo
18369214CONTENT ENCRYPTION AND IN-PLACE DECRYPTION USING VISUALLY ENCODED CIPHERTEXTSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2200NoNo
18239102METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CLOUD SECURITY OPERATIONSAugust 2023December 2025Allow2810NoNo
18278264SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PRIVILEGES IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMAugust 2023January 2026Allow2901NoNo
18230801Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for Cache Device Based Remote Data Retrieval from Computing DevicesAugust 2023May 2025Allow2100NoNo
18363222TRUST SCORING VISUALIZATION IN A ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTAugust 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18363258SYSTEM-METRICS BASED TRUST SCORING IN A ZERO-TRUST COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTAugust 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18226351SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MULTI-STAGE PROVISIONING AND MULTI-TENANT OPERATION FOR A SECURITY CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2023March 2024Allow700YesNo
18356934BLOCKCHAIN FOLDINGJuly 2023March 2024Allow800NoNo
18222915METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PROVIDING VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION USING A CENTRALIZED OR DISTRIBUTED LEDGERJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110YesNo
18343361GRANTING ACCESS TO RESOURCES OF A DATABASEJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18214217STRUCTURE-BASED ACCESS CONTROLJune 2023January 2024Allow700YesNo
18335053DISTRIBUTED PRIVACY-PRESERVING COMPUTING ON PROTECTED DATAJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18331211COMPOSITE ADVERSARIAL ATTACK MODEL TRAINING FOR NEURAL NETWORKSJune 2023February 2026Allow3200YesNo
18206399SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE LABEL SCAN BASED ZERO TOUCH DEVICE ONBOARDING AND DEVICE DIRCTORY SERVICEJune 2023August 2023Allow200NoNo
18038709METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE-BASED MALWARE DETECTION, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED ENDPOINT DETECTION AND RESPONSE SYSTEM USING SAMEMay 2023June 2025Allow2510YesNo
18196712USING MULTIMODAL MODEL CONSISTENCY TO DETECT ADVERSARIAL ATTACKSMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18140626CONTENT ENCRYPTION AND IN-PLACE DECRYPTION USING VISUALLY ENCODED CIPHERTEXTApril 2023April 2025Allow2400YesNo
18309259SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SECURITY MODELSApril 2023February 2026Allow3410NoNo
18309273SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SECURITY MODELS THROUGH SCENARIO GENERATION AND EVALUATIONApril 2023December 2025Allow3210NoNo
18301501USER AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTAINERSApril 2023February 2025Allow2200NoNo
18194689SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREDENTIALING OF NON LOCAL REQUESTORS IN DECOUPLED SYSTEMS UTILIZING A DOMAIN LOCAL AUTHENTICATORApril 2023October 2023Allow700YesNo
18190870SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOKENIZATION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII)March 2023January 2025Allow2130YesNo
18044865METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING POLARIZATION DISTORTION OF FARADAY ROTATING MIRROR IN PLUG-AND-PLAY QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMMarch 2023January 2025Allow2201YesNo
17907768Blockchain method and system, electronic device, and computer-readable storage mediumMarch 2023September 2025Allow3611YesNo
18175218CORRELATING FIREWALL AND ZERO TRUST DATA TO MONITOR REMOTE AND HYBRID WORKER SESSIONSFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3220YesNo
18173831SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT-BASED ONLOOKER MITIGATIONFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2510YesNo
18113919TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE USER AUTHENTICATION FOR A NEAR-EYE DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2023July 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18173826SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUAL ACTIVATION OF ONLOOKER DETECTIONFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3120YesNo
18173823SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDICATING ONLOOKER VULNERABILITYFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3020YesNo
18042320METHOD FOR DATA MANIPULATION DETECTION OF NUMERICAL DATA VALUESFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2000NoNo
18170624MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS USING DISTRIBUTED CRYPTOGRAPHIC BLOCKCHAIN ESTABLISHING TRUST CONTROLFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1901YesNo
18168607SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING, RECORDING, STORING, AND TRANSMITTING IMAGES IN RESPONSE TO ONLOOKER DETECTION EVENTS IN HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMSFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710YesNo
17622965SECURITY-BY-DESIGN METHODOLOGY USING EVIDENCE-BASED SECURITY APPROACHFebruary 2023March 2026Allow5030NoNo
18165373SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ONLOOKER DETECTION IN HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMSFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3220YesNo
18104939SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE ACCESS CONTROLFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18102450METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEDICAL PATIENT DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE PARTIESJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1220YesNo
18096882CENTRALIZED EVENT DETECTIONJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210YesNo
18089549SELF-ENCRYPTING KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2022November 2024Allow2330YesNo
18083324SHIM BASED SECURE MODULE ACCESSDecember 2022October 2024Allow2200NoNo
18066570SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE IDENTIFICATION CONNECTED TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENDecember 2022August 2023Allow800YesNo
18066100ADAPTIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOKEN VERIFICATIONDecember 2022July 2023Allow700NoNo
18073979METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEDICAL PATIENT DATA COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENTDecember 2022January 2024Allow1320YesNo
17988664DISTRIBUTED PRIVACY-PRESERVING COMPUTING ON PROTECTED DATANovember 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17976663Cryptographic Mediation of Communication Channels for Software ApplicationsOctober 2022October 2025Allow3510YesNo
17962769STRUCTURE-BASED ACCESS CONTROLOctober 2022March 2023Allow500NoNo
17958154SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE POLICIES IN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE SYSTEMSSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3000YesNo
17937441DELEGATED FINE-GRAINED ACCESS CONTROL FOR DATA LAKESSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2800NoNo
17945189UTILIZING A CONTINGENT ACTION TOKENSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2500YesNo
17942054METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEDICAL PATIENT DATA COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENTSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17887037DETECTION OF PHISHING WEBSITES USING MACHINE LEARNINGAugust 2022July 2025Allow3520YesNo
17816226BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ADMISSION PROCESSES FOR PROTECTED ENTITIESJuly 2022July 2023Allow1200NoNo
17812692SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE IDENTIFICATION CONNECTED TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENJuly 2022September 2022Allow200NoNo
17812701SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE IDENTIFICATION CONNECTED TO CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENJuly 2022February 2023Allow700YesNo
17848587SECURE OVER-THE-AIR FIRMWARE UPGRADEJune 2022June 2024Allow2401YesNo
17847356SECURING METRICS FOR A PODJune 2022February 2025Allow3210YesNo
17749886METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURED DATA VALIDATIONMay 2022June 2023Allow1300NoNo
17734123FLOW-BASED SECURE PACKET FORWARDINGMay 2022June 2025Allow3720NoNo
17722131ENDPOINT-ASSISTED INSPECTION OF ENCRYPTED NETWORK TRAFFICApril 2022October 2023Allow1820YesNo
17720821AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMApril 2022September 2025Allow4140NoNo
17715055CONTENT ENCRYPTION AND IN-PLACE DECRYPTION USING VISUALLY ENCODED CIPHERTEXTApril 2022January 2023Allow1000YesNo
17710056DATA SHARING USING ALIAS OBJECTSMarch 2022May 2023Allow1330YesNo
17704771TAGLESS IMPLICIT INTEGRITY WITH MULTI-PERSPECTIVE PATTERN SEARCHMarch 2022April 2024Allow2400NoNo
17697744DATA SHARING USING ALIAS OBJECTSMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510YesNo
17696009AUTHENTICATING A DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK OF AN AUTOMATION INSTALLATIONMarch 2022July 2024Allow2810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
19
Examiner Affirmed
13
(68.4%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(31.6%)
Reversal Percentile
48.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 31.6% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
55
Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(34.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
36
(65.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
56.9%
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, 34.5% 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 VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R works in Art Unit 2431 and has examined 855 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R's allowance rate of 80.6% 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 VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% 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 VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +29.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VAUGHAN, MICHAEL R. This interview benefit is in the 78% 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, 28.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 52% 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 23.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 29.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 31% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 31.6% 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, 30.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 3.6% of allowed cases (in the 82% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 59% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • 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.
  • 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.