USPTO Examiner HARRIS CHRISTOPHER C - Art Unit 2432

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18669379Generative Artificial Intelligence Model Output ObfuscationMay 2024August 2024Allow300YesNo
18689281ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TRUSTED APPLICATION CALLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMMarch 2024November 2024Allow800YesNo
18441918Machine Learning Model Adversarial Attack MonitoringFebruary 2024May 2024Allow300YesNo
18529621System and Method for Ransomware Early Detection Using a Security Appliance As Default Gateway With Point-To-Point Links Between EndpointsDecember 2023April 2024Allow410NoNo
18525832SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CONNECTED COMPUTING RESOURCE AND EVENT/ACTIVITY IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE USING NEAR EXISTENTIAL OR EXISTENTIAL BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION OF HUMANSNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18388763PRIVACY PRESERVING CUSTOM EMBEDDINGSNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900YesNo
18505005Scanning and Detecting Threats in Machine Learning ModelsNovember 2023February 2024Allow310NoNo
18386807Security Context Handling in 5G During Idle ModeNovember 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18482073PRIVACY POLICY RATING SYSTEMOctober 2023February 2025Allow1720YesNo
18375833COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING AND ELECTRONIC RECORDSOctober 2023August 2024Allow1110YesNo
18548332MACHINE LEARNING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING FILE RISK USING CONTENT DISARM AND RECONSTRUCTION ANALYSISAugust 2023June 2024Allow1000YesNo
18235836SIGNING LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROMPTS TO PREVENT UNINTENDED RESPONSEAugust 2023May 2025Allow2100NoNo
18349848System and Method To Enforce User-Based Policies In Cloud-Gateway While Accessing Protected Non-Web Resources Connected To InternetJuly 2023January 2024Allow710YesNo
18333285REMOTING APPLICATION ACROSS A NETWORK USING DRAW COMMANDS WITH AN ISOLATOR APPLICATIONJune 2023January 2024Allow800YesNo
18194028FRAUDULENT USER IDENTIFIER DETECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELSMarch 2023September 2023Allow501YesNo
18181324POST-QUANTUM-RESISTANT CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM AND METHODSMarch 2023September 2024Allow1800NoNo
18177396Antimalware Systems and Methods Using Optimal Triggering of Artificial Intelligence ModulesMarch 2023April 2025Allow2600NoNo
18115341MODULE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SYSTEMS OF A HOST DEVICE FOR SECURITY EXPLOITATIONSFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1000NoNo
18096873METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MODEL MANIPULATION THROUGH EXPLANATION POISONINGJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2300NoNo
18011083ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT SIGNATURESDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
18064177System and Method for Utilizing DHCP Relay to Police DHCP Address Assignment in Ransomware Protected NetworkDecember 2022October 2023Allow1110NoNo
18008916CROSS CERTIFICATION METHOD AND CERTIFYING DEVICE FOR PROVIDING THE METHODDecember 2022September 2024Allow2200NoNo
18074651Firewall System With Application Identifier Based RulesDecember 2022March 2024Allow1510NoNo
17928193OPERATION BEHAVIOR MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022May 2023Allow600YesNo
17989591SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING OF ATTACK PATHS CHOKE POINTS IN A DIRECTORY SERVICES ENVIRONMENTNovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
17986691SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING SECURE DATANovember 2022December 2023Allow1300YesNo
17977629SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER FEEDBACKOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010YesNo
18050508COMBINED STRUCTURE AND IMPORT BEHAVIOR SIGNATURES BASED MALWARE LEARNING AND DETECTIONOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
17973607SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING NETWORK RESOURCESOctober 2022January 2024Allow1500YesNo
17918940INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022May 2025Allow3120YesNo
17917262SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONAL INFORMATION-BASED SPEECH INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVICEOctober 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17937895SECURE DEVICE ASSOCIATION USING AUDIO TRANSMISSIONSOctober 2022September 2024Allow2300NoNo
17823730ASSET DISCOVERY ENGINE WITH DEEP VULNERABILITIES SCANNERAugust 2022June 2024Allow2200NoNo
17882436DYNAMIC PROTECTION OF WEB FORMSAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17760200METHOD OF OPERATING A COMPUTER-CONTROLLED DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING A SECURE DATA COMMUNICATION IN A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM OF A PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTAugust 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17817422METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING STRONG MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION, ENCRYPTION, AND INTEGRITY FOR CONSTRAINT DEVICES WITHOUT SECURE STORAGE AND PKI SUPPORTAugust 2022July 2024Allow2300NoNo
17870317Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Handling Data Records Using an Application Programming Interface (API) and Directory Management SystemJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17864526SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING DIAGNOSTIC DATA COLLECTION USING DATA CONTROLJuly 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17852777ADAPTIVE CYBERSECURITY FOR VEHICLESJune 2022June 2023Allow1110YesNo
17844596APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING CONSENSUS NODE INFORMATION IN BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKJune 2022August 2024Allow2610NoNo
17750737Signature quality evaluationMay 2022June 2025Allow3620YesNo
17663333SECURITY DEVICEMay 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17773558CONSENSUS METHOD FOR BLOCKCHAIN, CONSENSUS NODE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17725178PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION FAILURE PROTECTION AND PREDICTIONApril 2022August 2024Allow2801YesNo
17658340IMAGE STEGANOGRAPHY DETECTIONApril 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17711586METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WORKFLOW ATTESTATIONApril 2022March 2025Allow3520YesNo
17711613RISK DRIVEN PLANNING AND SIMULATION FOR A COMPUTER NETWORKApril 2022February 2025Allow3420YesNo
17651443ELECTRONIC DEVICE, LIBRARY, AND PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3310NoNo
17585638SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING ATTRIBUTES OF USERS OF ONLINE SYSTEMSJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17564913CYBERSECURITY FOR CONFIGURATION AND SOFTWARE UPDATES OF VEHICLE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE BASED ON FLEET LEVEL INFORMATIONDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17560743ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17560360TRANSIENT SIDE-CHANNEL AWARE ARCHITECTURE FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMPUTINGDecember 2021March 2024Allow2700NoNo
17560542ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SHARING ID AND PASSWORD, METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF, AND SERVERDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410YesNo
17432627SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORM-BASED SERVICEOctober 2021June 2024Allow3410NoNo
17496055INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROTECTIONS AGAINST REMOVAL AND ORACLE-GUIDED ATTACKSOctober 2021March 2024Allow2900NoNo
17473370SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING OF ATTACK PATHS CHOKE POINTS IN A DIRECTORY SERVICES ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2021August 2022Allow1120YesNo
17464847MICRO-FIREWALLS IN A MICROSERVICE MESH ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2021January 2022Allow400YesNo
17398776SECURITY TOOLAugust 2021January 2024Allow2910NoNo
17390297Security Context Handling in 5G During Idle ModeJuly 2021August 2023Allow2500YesNo
17387615System and Method For Determining Endpoint Compatibility with Subnet Prefix of All-Ones for Lateral Propagation Prevention of RansomwareJuly 2021November 2021Allow400YesNo
17373832MULTIPLE DATA STORE AUTHENTICATIONJuly 2021August 2023Allow2500NoNo
17358758ADAPTIVE CYBERSECURITY FOR VEHICLESJune 2021April 2022Allow920NoNo
17351441IMAGE STEGANOGRAPHY DETECTIONJune 2021March 2022Allow911YesNo
17335564Cloud-native global file system with constant-time rekeyingJune 2021April 2024Allow3510NoNo
17237150ENHANCING SECURITY USING ANOMALY DETECTIONApril 2021April 2024Allow3510NoNo
17212399NETWORK ACTIVITY IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION BASED ON CHARACTERISTIC ACTIVE DIRECTORY (AD) EVENT SEGMENTSMarch 2021January 2025Allow4620YesNo
17211423RULE-BASED CONTROL OF COMMUNICATION DEVICESMarch 2021November 2024Abandon4410NoNo
17202569METHODS, MEDIA, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS PROGRAM EXECUTIONSMarch 2021May 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17198984MULTIPLE DATA STORE AUTHENTICATIONMarch 2021June 2021Allow300YesNo
17183257AUTHENTICATION THROUGH SECURE SHARING OF DIGITAL SECRETS PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED BETWEEN DEVICESFebruary 2021December 2023Allow3310NoNo
17180799SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONFebruary 2021July 2024Allow4110YesNo
17144789SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING OF ATTACK PATHS IN A DIRECTORY SERVICES ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2021April 2021Allow310NoNo
17118735System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Managing Computational Cluster Access to Multiple DomainsDecember 2020April 2024Allow4040YesNo
17109194ROGUE BASE STATION ROUTER DETECTION WITH STATISTICAL ALGORITHMSDecember 2020May 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17107263COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING AND ELECTRONIC RECORDSNovember 2020July 2023Allow3100YesNo
17064319MITIGATION OF RANSOMWAREOctober 2020November 2023Allow3710YesNo
17044433VEHICLE-MOUNTED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DETERMINATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMOctober 2020August 2024Allow4611NoNo
17018192CODE SIGNING METHOD AND SYSTEMSeptember 2020March 2023Allow3010YesNo
16978772External Terminal Protection Device and Protection SystemSeptember 2020November 2020Allow200NoNo
16936622Cloud-native global file system with constant-time rekeyingJuly 2020January 2021Allow610NoNo
16932568PRIVACY POLICY RATING SYSTEMJuly 2020June 2023Allow3400NoNo
16910861ASSESSING RISK ASSOCIATED WITH FIREWALL RULESJune 2020May 2023Allow3500YesNo
16879387OPERATING A SECURITY ZONE ON AN AIR-GAPPED ENDPOINTMay 2020September 2023Abandon4010NoNo
15930951METHODS, MEDIA AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS PROGRAM EXECUTIONSMay 2020September 2023Abandon4010NoNo
16865133TRUSTED EXECUTION OF AN EXECUTABLE OBJECT ON A LOCAL DEVICEMay 2020December 2023Allow4310YesNo
16864102METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ACCELERATE SECURITY THREAT INVESTIGATIONApril 2020January 2023Allow3220YesNo
16860208SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE DATA TRANSPORTApril 2020February 2023Allow3400YesNo
16855912AUTHENTICATED ACCESS AND AGGREGATION DATABASE PLATFORMApril 2020April 2024Allow4810NoNo
16806875BLOCKCHAIN-TYPE DATA STORAGEMarch 2020May 2020Allow300YesNo
16800734IDENTIFYING COMPUTER BEHAVIOR USING VISUAL DATA ORGANIZATION AND GRAPHSFebruary 2020November 2023Allow4510YesNo
16641603SAMPLE DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, SAMPLE DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMFebruary 2020July 2023Allow4010YesNo
16792512SCALING OF ADAPTIVE CRYPTO SERVICES WITHIN THE CLOUDFebruary 2020May 2021Allow1500YesNo
16781854REMOTING APPLICATION ACROSS A NETWORK USING DRAW COMMANDS WITH AN ISOLATOR APPLICATIONFebruary 2020April 2022Allow2610NoNo
16776868Dynamic rules engine in a cloud-based sandboxJanuary 2020August 2023Allow4210NoNo
16751261INTERACTIVE INTERFACES AND DATA STRUCTURES REPRESENTING PHYSICAL AND/OR VISUAL INFORMATION USING SMART PINSJanuary 2020January 2024Allow4810YesNo
16741576MANAGING THE DISPLAY OF HIDDEN PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE CODE TO AUTHORIZED LICENSED USERSJanuary 2020September 2020Allow900YesNo
16628263CALL STACK ACQUISITION DEVICE, CALL STACK ACQUISITION METHOD, AND CALL STACK ACQUISITION PROGRAMJanuary 2020August 2021Allow1900NoNo
16731291MALWARE DETECTION BY A SANDBOX SERVICE BY UTILIZING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATIONDecember 2019March 2022Abandon2610NoNo
16719811SERVICE OBJECT ALLOCATIONDecember 2019June 2020Allow610YesNo
16714281Security Context Handling in 5G During Idle ModeDecember 2019April 2021Allow1610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
2.7%
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C works in Art Unit 2432 and has examined 223 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C's allowance rate of 88.8% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C receive 1.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C. This interview benefit is in the 49% 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, 35.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 75% 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 10.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 5% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 21.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 12% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 12% 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 15% 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.

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