USPTO Examiner MCNALLY MICHAEL S - Art Unit 2432

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18672460ASYNCHRONOUS SUPERVISION FOR SOVEREIGN CLOUD PLATFORMSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18668741SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTITY VERIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATIONMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18667367NETWORK SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND PROCESSING METHODMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18639267SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DATA SOVEREIGNTY SAFEGUARDS IN A DISTRIBUTED SERVICES NETWORK ARCHITECTUREApril 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18636918SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVACY-PRESERVING INVENTORY MATCHING WITH SECURITY AGAINST MALICIOUS ADVERSARIESApril 2024December 2024Allow810NoNo
18630298SECURE MEDIA STREAMING COMMUNICATION VIA USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOLApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18594483DELEGATED DOCUMENT SENDING AND MANAGEMENTMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18593139HIPAA COMPLIANT DISTRIBUTED DATAMarch 2024November 2024Allow810YesNo
18582388PERMISSION-BASED CONTROL OF INTERFACING COMPONENTS WITH A MEDICAL DEVICEFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18427582APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERSISTENT DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENTJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18539956SECURE PAIRING OF DEVICESDecember 2023February 2025Allow1420NoNo
18537156MANUFACTURER USAGE DESCRIPTION (MUD) EXTENSIONS FOR SECURE ACCESS SERVICE EDGE (SASE) SERVICESDecember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
18525185PRIVACY PRESERVING USER GROUP EXPANSIONNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18522507METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT DISTRIBUTED USER INFORMATION FOR MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND SEARCH TERMSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1420NoNo
18389417AUTOMATIC ENCRYPTION FOR CLOUD-NATIVE WORKLOADSNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010YesNo
18383723QUANTUM KEY DELIVERY SYSTEM, QUANTUM KEY DELIVERY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18489498INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM EXECUTING ENCRYPTION PROCESSING AND DECRYPTION PROCESSING AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18367404METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INCREASING ENTROPY OF A BLOCKCHAIN USING BLINDED OUTCOME DIVERSIFICATIONSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1320NoNo
18234593TECHNIQUES FOR SHARED PRIVATE DATA OBJECTS IN A TRUSTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18229855METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING DATA RETENTION POLICIES IN A COMPUTING PLATFORMAugust 2023January 2025Allow1730YesNo
18229834METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING DATA RETENTION POLICIES IN A COMPUTING PLATFORMAugust 2023June 2024Allow1020YesNo
18229642METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING DATA RETENTION POLICIES IN A COMPUTING PLATFORMAugust 2023May 2024Allow1020YesNo
18227098SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING CONVERSION OF POLICY RULES TO SPREADSHEETS WHILE MAINTAINING DATA SECURITYJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18349500LOOP ARRAY MAPPING METHOD OF SHARED BALANCE OPERATOR BASED ON RECONFIGURABLE CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMJuly 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18340517Zero trust policy engine for controlling access to network applicationsJune 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18319149SECURITY REDUNDANCYMay 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18310457SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DATA SOVEREIGNTY SAFEGUARDS IN A DISTRIBUTED SERVICES NETWORK ARCHITECTUREMay 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18139871INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY AND SECURITY PARAMETER INDEX SUMMARIZATION AND DATA ROUTINGApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18305320EVENT COMMUNICATION AND VERIFICATION THROUGH A BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKApril 2023February 2024Allow910YesNo
18192060METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT DISTRIBUTED USER INFORMATION FOR MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND SEARCH TERMSMarch 2023August 2023Allow510NoNo
18123506AI GOVERNANCE USING TAMPER PROOF MODEL METRICSMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18179984SECURE MEDIA STREAMING COMMUNICATION VIA USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOLMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18024515PROGRAM PROTECTION APPARATUS, PROGRAM PROTECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM PROTECTION PROGRAMMarch 2023May 2025Allow2620NoNo
18020626OBFUSCATION DEVICE, OBFUSCATION METHOD, AND OBFUSCATION PROGRAMFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410YesNo
18164987TRUSTWORTHY DATA EXCHANGE USING DISTRIBUTED DATABASESFebruary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18154263Method, Apparatus, System, Device, and Storage Medium for Implementing Terminal VerificationJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18149218SECURE PAIRING OF DEVICESJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1020NoNo
18148884NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN WATERMARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2022March 2025Allow2600NoNo
18147752SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMEDIATING POISONED TRAINING DATA USED TO TRAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELSDecember 2022January 2025Allow2400NoNo
18012910SECURITY COMPONENT AND METHOD OF OPERATIONDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
18065551USER-DEFINED NETWORK CONNECTORS BETWEEN SERVERLESS FUNCTIONS AND ISOLATED CLOUD RESOURCESDecember 2022December 2024Allow2400NoNo
17991405METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, AND DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022November 2024Allow3510NoNo
18057337Storage Device For Performing Access Authority Control And Operating Method ThereofNovember 2022February 2025Allow2710YesNo
17980676QUARANTINING INFORMATION IN BACKUP LOCATIONSNovember 2022February 2025Allow2710YesNo
17971218INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM EXECUTING ENCRYPTION PROCESSING AND DECRYPTION PROCESSING AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022July 2023Allow900NoNo
17968011CLUSTER-WISE LICENSE INFORMATION REPLICATIONOctober 2022April 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17962939DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISION OF AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINEOctober 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17936405System and Method for Decreasing the Number of Fingerprints in Digital Fingerprint LibrarySeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210YesNo
17907398METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING FUSION COVERT CHANNELSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2400NoNo
17914526Method and device for supplying a terminal of a first user with a biometric signature of a second userSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17947668METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT DISTRIBUTED USER INFORMATION FOR MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND SEARCH TERMSSeptember 2022May 2023Allow810YesNo
17932342BLOCKCHAIN JOINING FOR A LIMITED PROCESSING CAPABILITY DEVICE AND DEVICE ACCESS SECURITYSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310NoNo
17930330SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDPOINT CONTEXT-DRIVEN, DYNAMIC WORKSPACESSeptember 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17820377METHOD FOR INTEGRATING BLOCKCHAIN NODE COMPLIANCE DATA WITHIN BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTION DATAAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17799945SECURE DATA MANAGEMENTAugust 2022December 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17886832ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC ADAPTED SECURITY ANALYSIS OF NETWORK RESOURCE COMPONENTSAugust 2022December 2024Allow2810NoNo
17817555SECURE EXECUTION GUEST OWNER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLSAugust 2022March 2023Allow810YesNo
17881493OBTAINING DEVICE POSTURE OF A THIRD PARTY MANAGED DEVICEAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17878074ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17878085CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A LATTICE-BASED CRYPTOGRAPHY OPERATIONAugust 2022August 2023Allow1310YesNo
17875196USING A TRANSMISSION PROFILE TO PROVIDE AVAILABILITY AND SECURITY OPTIONS FOR COMMUNICATING DATAJuly 2022March 2025Allow3111NoNo
17873707Hardware authentication deviceJuly 2022March 2025Allow3220NoNo
17814720PRE-PERSONALIZED SECURE ELEMENT AND EMBEDDED PERSONALIZATIONJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17814366AUTOMATED ROLE MANAGEMENT FOR RESOURCE ACCESSING CODEJuly 2022June 2023Allow1110NoNo
17868431SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTITY VERIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATIONJuly 2022April 2024Allow2100NoNo
17867259DETECTING RANSOMWAREJuly 2022December 2023Allow1720YesNo
17791806SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR GENERATING PSEUDO RANDOM NUMBERSJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17809711REMOTE SOFTWARE USAGE MONITORING AND ENTITLEMENT ANALYSISJune 2022February 2023Allow810NoNo
17850613SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DATA SOVEREIGNTY SAFEGUARDS IN A DISTRIBUTED SERVICES NETWORK ARCHITECTUREJune 2022March 2023Allow810NoNo
17848633TECHNIQUES FOR PROTECTING A COMPUTER-BASED CLASSIFIERJune 2022August 2024Allow2610NoNo
17842440System and Method for Performing Secure Key ExchangeJune 2022September 2024Allow2720YesNo
17806877METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING DATA RETENTION POLICIES IN A COMPUTING PLATFORMJune 2022May 2023Allow1110NoNo
17837695PROCESSOR WITH A HASH CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHM AND DATA PROCESSING THEREOFJune 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17836714SECURITY PRIVILEGE ESCALATION EXPLOIT DETECTION AND MITIGATIONJune 2022February 2023Allow910NoNo
17827137GENERATING INVESTIGATION TIMELINE DISPLAYS INCLUDING USER-SELECTED SCREENSHOTSMay 2022December 2022Allow710NoNo
17826429METHOD FOR PROVISIONING KEYS IN A NETWORK OF CONNECTED OBJECTSMay 2022August 2024Allow2610NoNo
17750614DE-CENTRALIZED AUTHENTICATION IN A NETWORK SYSTEMMay 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17745777VERIFYING, MONITORING, AND TOKENIZING DIGITAL ASSETS AS PROOF OF OWNERSHIP AND VALUATION OF THE DIGITAL ASSETSMay 2022August 2024Allow2710YesNo
17738385PERMISSION-BASED CONTROL OF INTERFACING COMPONENTS WITH A MEDICAL DEVICEMay 2022November 2023Allow1820NoNo
17661636ACCESS CONTROLLED GRAPH QUERY SPANNINGMay 2022February 2023Allow910YesNo
17772174DEVICE FOR PREVENTING AND BLOCKING POSTING OF HARMFUL CONTENTApril 2022April 2025Abandon3630YesNo
17729065SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOFTWARE TELEMETRY PIPELINE AGENTApril 2022September 2024Allow2910YesNo
17727998COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR LEGACY INTEGRATION AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING SAMEApril 2022May 2023Allow1310NoNo
17727801METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRIVACY PROTECTION AND USER INTERACTIONApril 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17660287METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING DATA RETENTION POLICIES IN A COMPUTING PLATFORMApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17656561SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOFTWARE LICENSE MANAGEMENT USING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGERMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110NoNo
17701820METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PERMISSION OF APPLICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAMEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17700583Method and System for Access Authorization Using Flows and Circulation on GraphsMarch 2022December 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17655774AUTHENTICATION SERVICE FOR USE WITH INDENTITY PROVIDERSMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17699941SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOOKING UP AN IP ADDRESS IN AN IP ADDRESS SPACEMarch 2022February 2024Allow2300NoNo
17699414AGGREGATING SECURITY EVENTSMarch 2022May 2024Allow2610YesNo
17699830PROCESSOR HARDWARE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR LATTICE BASED CRYPTOGRAPHYMarch 2022June 2023Allow1400NoNo
17695265MULTITENANT NETWORK ORCHESTRATIONMarch 2022December 2024Allow3311YesNo
17677584TECHNIQUES FOR SHARED PRIVATE DATA OBJECTS IN A TRUSTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2022May 2023Allow1510NoNo
17636831DETECTION OF A NETLIST VERSION IN A SECURITY CHIPFebruary 2022August 2023Allow1810NoNo
17669959SOFTWARE FEATURES LICENSING AND ACTIVATION PROCEDUREFebruary 2022June 2023Allow1610NoNo
17588772SEGMENTATION OF DATA IN HYBRID CLOUDJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4010YesNo
17587983DELEGATED DOCUMENT SENDING AND MANAGEMENTJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2200NoNo
17649115SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVACY-PRESERVING INVENTORY MATCHING WITH SECURITY AGAINST MALICIOUS ADVERSARIESJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2400NoNo
17581125APPLICATION-BASED NETWORK SECURITYJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1310YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
5.5%
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
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(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

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 MCNALLY, MICHAEL S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MCNALLY, MICHAEL S works in Art Unit 2432 and has examined 441 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MCNALLY, MICHAEL S's allowance rate of 95.5% places them in the 87% 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 MCNALLY, MICHAEL S receive 1.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% 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 MCNALLY, MICHAEL S is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCNALLY, MICHAEL S. This interview benefit is in the 29% 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, 39.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 89% 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 54.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 76% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 35.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 67% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 49% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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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