USPTO Examiner SONG HOSUK - Art Unit 2435

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18807245METHOD FOR IMPROVED BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATIONAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18805460WATERMARK EMBEDDING METHOD BASED ON SERVICE INVOCATION DATAAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18798404METHOD FOR DATA ACQUISITION, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18760439System and Method for Securing and Facilitating Access to a Digital LegacyJuly 2024May 2025Allow1020NoNo
18751008Methods for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) Aided Cooperative Directional SecurityJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18732644ZERO-WATERMARKING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BIM DATA, AND MEDIUMJune 2024October 2024Allow410NoNo
18678016ENHANCING HYBRID TRADITIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS WITH LIQUID NEURAL NETWORK UNITS FOR CYBER SECURITY AND OFFENSE PROTECTIONMay 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18677279SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL THREAT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION USING T-DIGEST SCORE DISTRIBUTION REPRESENTATIONS AND PERCENTILE-BASED THREAT SCORING IN A DIGITAL THREAT MITIGATION PLATFORMMay 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18634793MULTI FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONApril 2024December 2024Allow810NoNo
18623417SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROVABLE END-TO-END GUARANTEES ON COMMODITY HETEROGENEOUS INTERCONNECTED COMPUTING PLATFORMSApril 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18597627SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR SECURED NONVOLATILE MEMORIESMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18409613Secure Element as a Digital PocketJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18402378SUBSCRIPTION-BASED MALWARE DETECTIONJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18535390METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING USER CONTENTDecember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18530022POLICY-BASED IP ADDRESS ALLOCATIONDecember 2023July 2024Allow810NoNo
18510537VERIFYING THE PROVENANCE OF A DIGITAL OBJECT USING WATERMARKING AND EMBEDDINGSNovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18387899RESOURCE PROCESSING TERMINAL DEVICE WITH ENHANCED SECURE RESOURCE TRANSMISSIONS BASED ON IMAGE CAPTURENovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18497355THREAT MODEL CHAINING AND ATTACK SIMULATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720NoNo
18383694SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROACTIVE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS ASSOCIATED WITH INFORMATION RESOURCESOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18242874EVENT DRIVEN ROUTE CONTROLSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18241973Non-Entanglement Physical Shared Ad-Hoc Randomness (NEPSAR)September 2023March 2024Allow610YesNo
18460526SMART DE-IDENTIFICATION USING DATE JITTERINGSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18239507SECURE CONFIGURATION OF A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SERVERAugust 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18453927MULTI-SERVICES APPLICATION GATEWAY AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAMEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18235776CYBER THREAT INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CYBER THREAT INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CYBER THREAT INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18231131LOGIN METHODOLOGYAugust 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18365017DATA STORAGE DEVICE BACKUPAugust 2023April 2025Allow2010NoNo
18360244CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURE DYNAMIC THIRD PARTY RESOURCESJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18354622Accessing a Cloud-Based ServiceJuly 2023June 2025Allow2310NoNo
18222227SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DNS MISUSE DETECTIONJuly 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
18219710ANTI-TAMPERING DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PHYSICAL ATTACKJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18347740METHOD FOR WATERMARKING A MACHINE LEARNING MODELJuly 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18218467PUBLIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18346235CHAOTIC-BASED ENCRYPTIONJuly 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18345829NETWORK TRAFFIC OBFUSCATIONJune 2023May 2025Allow2310YesNo
18216033MONITORING AND DETECTION OF FRAUDULENT OR UNAUTHORIZED USE IN TELEPHONE CONFERENCING SYSTEMS OR VOICE NETWORKSJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18339395MANAGING REGISTRY ACCESS ON A COMPUTER DEVICEJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18206191APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED EMAIL AND PASSWORD CREATION AND CURATION ACROSS MULTIPLE WEBSITESJune 2023October 2024Allow1620NoNo
18328530DYNAMIC AND TRANSPARENT APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE (API) ENDPOINT HOST REDIRECTIONJune 2023June 2025Allow2510YesNo
18327472VERIFYING INTEGRITY OF CONTROLLER SOFTWARE UPDATESJune 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18325923Systems and Methods for Securing Applications Executed on Communication SystemsMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18325842SECURE AND ZERO KNOWLEDGE DATA SHARING FOR CLOUD APPLICATIONSMay 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18202440IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING DISPARATE GROUP IMPACT IN DIFFERENTIAL-PRIVACY MACHINE-LEARNED MODELSMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18202474PROVIDING ACCESS TO A HARDWARE RESOURCE BASED ON A CANARY VALUEMay 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18195858INTERRUPTING RECEIPT OF SENSITIVE INFORMATIONMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18142743PROVENANCE FOR REPURPOSING OF ARTIST-SPECIFIC ASSETS USING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTs)May 2023March 2025Allow2210YesNo
18034258OBTAINING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO A NETWORK FUNCTION IN LAWFUL INTERCEPTIONApril 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18248901LAWFUL INTERCEPTION IN NETWORK SLICESApril 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18297320MASKING SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN RECORDS OF FILTERED ACCESSES TO UNSTRUCTURED DATAApril 2023May 2024Allow1410YesNo
18130613Compression TechniqueApril 2023February 2025Allow2320YesNo
18117232QUANTUM NEURAL NETWORKMarch 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18178181SECURITY LOCK SOLUTION USING THE USB-C OPENINGMarch 2023July 2023Allow510YesNo
18114936LEVERAGING GENETICS AND FEATURE ENGINEERING TO BOOST PLACEMENT PREDICTABILITY FOR SEED PRODUCT SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION BY FIELDFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18102215SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING IMMUTABLE RECORDSJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1520NoNo
18102292SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROACTIVE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS ASSOCIATED WITH INFORMATION RESOURCESJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18158285ADDITIONAL SECURITY RANGING FOR BLE USING CO-LOCATED Wi-Fi DEVICESJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18098681Accessing a Cloud-Based ServiceJanuary 2023April 2023Allow310NoNo
18146221READ-ONLY MODE FOR VIRTUAL TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (TPM) DEVICESDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
18069615COMPUTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE CONTENT ISOLATIONDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
18064217MANAGING ACCESS TO TAPE CARTRIDGES AT A TAPE ARCHIVAL SERVICE PROVIDERDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510YesNo
18064190Neural Network Training With Decreased Memory Consumption And Processor UtilizationDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18058841DATA SHARING WITH FEDERATED ACCESS PERMISSIONSNovember 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
17992940QUANTUM BLOCK-CHAINED AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION PASSING THROUGH P2P NETWORKSNovember 2022November 2024Allow2410NoNo
17987729MULTI-REPRESENTATIONAL LEARNING MODELS FOR STATIC ANALYSIS OF SOURCE CODENovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17984804APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MINTING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTS) FROM USER-SPECIFIC PRODUCTS AND DATANovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
18050125RANSOMWARE DETECTION IN A DEDUPLICATION STORAGE SYSTEMOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
17973990EXPOSING CRYPTOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS OF PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS (PCIE) DEVICE CONTROLLER FIRMWAREOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
18048928ATTACK SURFACE IDENTIFICATIONOctober 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo
17968847ZERO-TRUST REMOTE REPLICATIONOctober 2022May 2025Allow3120YesNo
17968839EVENT DRIVEN ROUTE CONTROLOctober 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17965937Distributed Content Uploading and ValidationOctober 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17916194SECURE NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS THAT LIMIT INFORMATION ACCESSSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310YesNo
17945315TECHNIQUES FOR CONFIGURING PHYSICAL LAYER SIGNATURE FEEDBACK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310NoNo
17931733DECRYPTION KEY GENERATION AND RECOVERYSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910YesNo
17940785ROW HAMMER INTERRUPTS TO THE OPERATING SYSTEMSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2610NoNo
17940083Quantum Key Distribution Network Security SurvivabilitySeptember 2022October 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17905344TRUSTED DATA PROVENANCEAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610NoNo
17897626AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION WITH REMOTELY MANAGED USER DIRECTORIESAugust 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17883575METHOD FOR ASSESSING INDIVIDUAL VULNERABILITY TO PREDATORY INTERNET ATTACKSAugust 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17817669SECURING DIGITAL DATA BY AUTOMATIC MECHANISM INCAPACITATING DATA STORAGE DEVICEAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610NoNo
17877994IMAGE ENCRYPTION METHOD BASED ON IMPROVED CLASS BOOSTING SCHEMEJuly 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17872854SUBSCRIPTION-BASED MALWARE DETECTIONJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17869835INTEGRATED METHOD FOR UPLOADING DATA ON A BLOCKCHAINJuly 2022November 2024Allow2810NoNo
17793430METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SHARING OF TRAVEL HISTORY OF TRAVELERS IN AIRPORTSJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17792393METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE FOR SECURITY OF WEB-BROWSER-BASED CONTENTJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17790572SECURE COMPUTATION SYSTEM, SECURE COMPUTATION SERVER APPARATUS, SECURE COMPUTATION METHOD, AND SECURE COMPUTATION PROGRAMJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17788623Medical System and Authority Management Method ThereforJune 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17847353Security Content Delivery Based on Tagged PersonasJune 2022October 2024Allow2810NoNo
17788354METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL ATTESTATIONJune 2022December 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17807918OBFUSCATION OF INPUT DATA PROVIDED TO A TRANSACTION DEVICEJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17787403PRIVACY-PRESERVING DELIVERY OF ACTIVATION CODES FOR PSEUDONYM CERTIFICATESJune 2022July 2024Allow2510YesNo
17835552SECURITY INCIDENT DETECTION BASED ON HISTORIAN CONFIGURATION DATA COLLECTED OVER TIMEJune 2022July 2024Allow2510YesNo
17783081INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, THREAT INFORMATION EVALUATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJune 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17831848METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING A RANKING SCORE USING ATTACK VOLUME TO FIND OPTIMAL CONFIGURATIONSJune 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17825304Wireless threat detection device, system, and methods to detect signals in wideband RF systems and localize related time and frequency information based on deep learningMay 2022June 2023Allow1310NoNo
17749274SECURE ACCESS SERVICE EDGE FUNCTION WITH CONFIGURED METRIC COLLECTION INTELLIGENCEMay 2022August 2024Allow2710YesNo
17746173PREDICTIVE MODELING FOR ANTI-MALWARE SOLUTIONSMay 2022March 2023Allow1010NoNo
17736053MANAGING REGISTRY ACCESS ON A COMPUTER DEVICEMay 2022April 2023Allow1110NoNo
17731012MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022May 2023Allow1310NoNo
17730592SMART DE-IDENTIFICATION USING DATE JITTERINGApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
5.6%
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
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(36.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(63.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
57.0%
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, 36.4% 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 SONG, HOSUK - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SONG, HOSUK works in Art Unit 2435 and has examined 1,390 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.1%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SONG, HOSUK's allowance rate of 95.1% places them in the 86% 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 SONG, HOSUK receive 1.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% 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 SONG, HOSUK is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SONG, HOSUK. 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, 43.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 95% 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 85.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 97% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 90.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.4% 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, 40.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 3.1% 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 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.