USPTO Examiner CALLAHAN PAUL E - Art Unit 2437

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18738764CYBER-SECURITY PRESENCE MONITORING AND ASSESSMENTJune 2024August 2025Allow1410NoNo
18656486ROBUST ENCODING OF MACHINE READABLE INFORMATION IN HOST OBJECTS AND BIOMETRICS, AND ASSOCIATED DECODING AND AUTHENTICATIONMay 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18633880Detecting and Preventing Installation and Execution of Malicious Browser ExtensionsApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18442722STORAGE SYSTEM AND MALICIOUS PROGRAM DETECTION METHODFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2310NoNo
18533615SYSTEM OF MANAGING DATA ACROSS DISPARATE BLOCKCHAINSDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18526452SECURITY THREAT MITIGATION FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODELSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18515895Vertically Integrated Automatic Threat Level Determination For Containers And Hosts In A Containerization EnvironmentNovember 2023May 2025Allow1810NoNo
18462849COMPUTER AUGMENTED THREAT EVALUATIONSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18240345DIRECTED GRAPH TRANSFORMERSAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18232336METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOGIC CELL-BASED PUF GENERATORSAugust 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
18360624DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF DATA WITH CONTEXT-BASED PROCESSINGJuly 2023October 2024Allow1400NoNo
18216200INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMJune 2023October 2025Allow2800NoNo
18304231SELECTIVE IMPORT/EXPORT ADDRESS TABLE FILTERINGApril 2023October 2023Allow600NoNo
18135205INTELLIGENT DEVICE WIPES FOR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENTApril 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18132950CYBER THREAT INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CYBER THREAT INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CYBER THREAT INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMApril 2023August 2025Allow2810NoNo
18130340SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE DATA SECURITYApril 2023May 2024Allow1320YesNo
18043463IoT Device and IoT Device Authorization MethodFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2100NoNo
18163681DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ADVERSARIAL PATCHES FOR A MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3220NoNo
18152804CORRELATIONS BETWEEN PRIVATE NETWORK ADDRESSES AND ASSIGNED NETWORK ADDRESSESJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3610NoNo
18150774APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3430YesNo
18146687SUPPLY CHAIN ATTESTATION TRANSPARENCY AND AUTHORIZATIONDecember 2022September 2025Allow3310NoNo
18054357METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DYNAMIC TRUST SCORE DETERMINATIONS FOR AUTHENTICATION ACTION REQUESTSNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210YesNo
18051671SUPPORTING SECURE WORKSPACES IN HETEROGENOUS ENVIRONMENTSNovember 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17970786ENROLLMENT AND SHARING OF DEVICES AND NETWORK-BASED SERVICES VIA ON-PREMISES NETWORK ACCESS POINTOctober 2022January 2025Allow2700NoNo
17965692Spectrally Multiplexed Single-Photon EmitterOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
17934640SECURITY THREAT DETECTION USING COLLABORATIVE INTELLIGENCESeptember 2022October 2024Allow2500NoNo
17933317FEDERATED PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII) SERVICESeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17940085SECURE ACCESS KIOSK AND NETWORKSeptember 2022April 2023Allow700NoNo
17903548AUTOMATED SHARING OF REMOTE DEVICES BY MULTIPLE USERS USING A FILE SYSTEMSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810YesNo
17629741SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-PARTY DASHBOARDSJune 2022October 2024Allow3310NoNo
17664009Automated Interpreted Application Control For WorkloadsMay 2022May 2025Allow3620NoNo
17736741SILENT VOICE OVER IP DENIAL OF SERVICE - REPETITIVE CALL SETUP AND HANG UP FROM AN ATTACKERMay 2022July 2025Allow3930YesNo
17716583HYBRID DEPLOYMENT OF EPHEMERAL SCANNERSApril 2022December 2022Allow810NoNo
17694448NETWORK PORTION RISK ASSESSMENTMarch 2022June 2025Allow3930YesNo
17654107BLOCKCHAIN ENHANCED IDENTITY ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610YesNo
17673142AUTOMATED DETECTION OF MALICIOUS PACKAGES IN A SOFTWARE REPOSITORYFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2610NoNo
17588212COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENABLE COMPLEX FUNCTIONALITY ON A BLOCKCHAIN WHILE PRESERVING SECURITY-BASED RESTRICTIONS ON SCRIPT SIZE AND OPCODE LIMITSJanuary 2022January 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17570223SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING CODE FOR MALICIOUS BEHAVIOR ANALYSISJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17624579TRAINING DEVICE, DETECTION SYSTEM, TRAINING METHOD, AND TRAINING PROGRAMJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3530NoNo
17545716LIVENESS GUARANTEES IN SECURE ENCLAVES USING HEALTH TICKETSDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810NoNo
17519526METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATICALLY MITIGATING VULNERABILITIES IN SOURCE CODENovember 2021July 2024Allow3200NoNo
17516290SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEOBFUSCATION OF EXECUTABLE CODENovember 2021September 2024Allow3410NoNo
17516307SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNPACKING PROTECTED DATA FROM OBFUSCATED CODENovember 2021August 2023Allow2110NoNo
17487578SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTONOMOUSLY IMPLEMENTING FIREWALL RULESSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3820YesNo
17593800ADAPTIVE COMPUTER SECURITYSeptember 2021May 2022Allow710NoNo
17481393METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMILARITY SEARCHING ENCRYPTED DATA STRINGSSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3200NoNo
17458966Vertically Integrated Automatic Threat Level Determination for Containers and Hosts in a Containerization EnvironmentAugust 2021September 2023Allow2510NoNo
17408865ROBUST ENCODING OF MACHINE READABLE INFORMATION IN HOST OBJECTS AND BIOMETRICS, AND ASSOCIATED DECODING AND AUTHENTICATIONAugust 2021August 2023Allow2400NoNo
17398102OBTAINING INFORMATION FOR SECURITY CONFIGURATIONAugust 2021March 2023Allow1910NoNo
17394210METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR USING DYNAMIC PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE TO SEND AND RECEIVE ENCRYPTED MESSAGESAugust 2021March 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17393248Processors with Security Levels Adjustable per ApplicationsAugust 2021September 2024Allow3740NoNo
17420735METHOD FOR CREATING AVATARS FOR PROTECTING SENSITIVE DATAJuly 2021March 2024Allow3210NoNo
17419067EXECUTING CONTAINERS DURING IDLE STATESJune 2021March 2024Allow3300NoNo
17357981Reconstructing a Dataset After Detection of a Network Security Threat in a NetworkJune 2021February 2024Allow3110NoNo
17302097SYSTEM OF MANAGING DATA ACROSS DISPARATE BLOCKCHAINSApril 2021September 2023Allow2910YesNo
17239511DETECTING MALWARE CAMPAIGNS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE TIME SERIES OF TELEMETRY DATAApril 2021March 2024Allow3500NoNo
17216215STATEFUL MICROSERVICE-AWARE INTRUSION DETECTIONMarch 2021March 2023Allow2400NoNo
17201140PROGRAMMATIC CONTROL CHANNEL FOR AUTOMATED DATA DISTRIBUTIONMarch 2021August 2024Allow4120NoNo
17200000SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE DATAMarch 2021July 2024Allow4010YesNo
17188909COMPUTER AUGMENTED THREAT EVALUATIONMarch 2021April 2023Allow2600NoNo
17184502SIGNATURELESS DETECTION OF MALICIOUS MS OFFICE DOCUMENTS CONTAINING EMBEDDED OLE OBJECTSFebruary 2021January 2022Allow1120YesNo
17163723CYBER-SECURITY PRESENCE MONITORING AND ASSESSMENTFebruary 2021February 2024Allow3610YesNo
17143636Detecting and Preventing Installation and Execution of Malicious Browser ExtensionsJanuary 2021January 2024Allow3710NoNo
17130318SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT AND NEUTRALIZE MALWARE INFECTED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSDecember 2020May 2023Allow2910NoNo
17119348MODULE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS ACTIVITIES IN A STORAGE DEVICEDecember 2020February 2021Allow200NoNo
17107816METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOGIC CELL-BASED PUF GENERATORSNovember 2020June 2023Allow3110NoNo
16953375SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFICATION OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF CROWD SOURCING USERSNovember 2020June 2023Allow3110NoNo
17081126Noisy Instructions for Side-Channel Attack MitigationOctober 2020December 2022Allow2600NoNo
17034177Protecting devices from remote code execution attacksSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1910NoNo
17035633METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AUTHORIZATION FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2020May 2024Allow4320NoNo
17028016METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A PROTECTED RESOURCESeptember 2020October 2023Allow3710NoNo
17026634MALICIOUS FILES DETECTION AND DISARMINGSeptember 2020September 2023Abandon3610NoNo
17007830ANTI-SPOOFING TECHNIQUES FOR OVERLAY NETWORKSAugust 2020February 2023Allow3010NoNo
17003458DETECTION FAILURE MONITORING SYSTEMAugust 2020January 2023Allow2910NoNo
16967741CREATION DEVICE, CREATION SYSTEM, CREATION METHOD, AND CREATION PROGRAMAugust 2020August 2023Allow3600NoNo
16965931METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR 3D GRAPHICAL AUTHENTICATION ON ELECTRONIC DEVICESJuly 2020May 2022Abandon2210NoNo
16965950ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING MALICIOUS CODE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2020January 2023Allow3010NoNo
16933482DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF DATA WITH CONTEXT-BASED PROCESSINGJuly 2020April 2023Allow3320YesNo
16923169AUTOMATIC INTEGRITY VULNERABILITY DETECTION IN AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTJuly 2020May 2023Allow3410YesNo
16913224SUPPORT FOR INCREASED NUMBER OF CONCURRENT KEYS WITHIN MULTI-KEY CRYPTOGRAPHIC ENGINEJune 2020August 2022Allow2510NoNo
16890738METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTITY CREATION, VERIFICATION AND MANAGEMENTJune 2020April 2022Allow2210NoNo
16886794DETECTION OF HARMFUL PROCESS INTENT IN AN INTENT-BASED PRODUCTION PROCESSMay 2020March 2022Allow2110NoNo
16835166RESOURCE UTILIZATION-BASED MALICIOUS TASK DETECTION IN AN ON-DEMAND CODE EXECUTION SYSTEMMarch 2020May 2023Allow3810NoNo
16829219REMOTE MEMORY DIAGNOSTICSMarch 2020January 2021Allow920NoNo
16819612ROBUST ENCODING OF MACHINE READABLE INFORMATION IN HOST OBJECTS AND BIOMETRICS, AND ASSOCIATED DECODING AND AUTHENTICATIONMarch 2020March 2021Allow1210NoNo
16819186METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATICALLY MITIGATING VULNERABILITIES IN SOURCE CODEMarch 2020August 2021Allow1710NoNo
16797425DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFORFebruary 2020May 2021Allow1520NoNo
16783561SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS FOR ENABLING NON-3GPP OFFLOAD IN 3GPPFebruary 2020February 2022Allow2430NoNo
16778989ENCRYPTED DATA EXCHANGEJanuary 2020August 2020Allow710YesNo
16776047METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER AUTHENTICATION BASED ON FEATURE INFORMATIONJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1100YesNo
16775031PROTECTING FROM AUTOMATIC RECONNECTION WITH WI-FI ACCESS POINTS HAVING BAD REPUTATIONSJanuary 2020January 2023Allow3510YesNo
16728471Cognitive analysis of security data with signal flow-based graph explorationDecember 2019April 2021Allow1510NoNo
16698328SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE DATA SECURITYNovember 2019February 2023Allow3810NoNo
16683816SELECTIVE IMPORT/EXPORT ADDRESS TABLE FILTERINGNovember 2019November 2022Allow3600NoNo
16678904ENHANCING MEMORY SAFE PROGRAMMING USING A PAGE FRAME TAG MECHANISMNovember 2019March 2022Allow2910NoNo
16663232AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND DEVICE THROUGH FACE RECOGNITIONOctober 2019March 2021Allow1610NoNo
16599599METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER AUTHENTICATION BASED ON FEATURE INFORMATIONOctober 2019November 2020Allow1310NoNo
16583023NETWORK PORTION RISK ASSESSMENTSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2830YesNo
16550836Distribution and Recovery of a User SecretAugust 2019March 2021Allow1810YesNo
16546944SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT AND NEUTRALIZE MALWARE INFECTED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2019September 2020Allow1310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CALLAHAN, PAUL E.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
20
Examiner Affirmed
13
(65.0%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(35.0%)
Reversal Percentile
56.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
54
Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(29.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
38
(70.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
44.6%
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, 29.6% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner CALLAHAN, PAUL E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CALLAHAN, PAUL E works in Art Unit 2437 and has examined 572 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CALLAHAN, PAUL E's allowance rate of 82.0% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CALLAHAN, PAUL E receive 2.37 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% 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 CALLAHAN, PAUL E is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CALLAHAN, PAUL E. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 26.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 45.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 69% 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, 43.5% 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 65.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 34.2% 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, 46.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 41% 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 10.1% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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:

  • 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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.