USPTO Examiner GIDDINS NELSON S - Art Unit 2437

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18696398PORT MANAGEMENT METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18374188DETECTING MALICIOUS SCRIPTS IN A WEB PAGESeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18368609COMPUTER INTERFACES AND AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS FOR SECURELY LINKING AND TRANSFERRING CONTENT BETWEEN ONLINE ACCOUNTSSeptember 2023November 2023Allow210NoNo
18215924LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FINGERPRINTINGJune 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18338909CERTIFICATE REVOCATION CHECK PROXY SERVICEJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18333242DATA ACCESS AND FIREWALL TUNNELING USING A CUSTOM SOCKET FACTORYJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18199413DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2023May 2024Allow1210YesNo
18312024SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATAMay 2023June 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18143498MULTIFACTOR IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION VIA CUMULATIVE DYNAMIC CONTEXTUAL IDENTITYMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18305695AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18135574SECURITY KEY FOR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONSApril 2023August 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18296679PARTITIONED PLATFORM SECURITY MECHANISMApril 2023January 2024Allow920NoNo
18296137SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPGRADING AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMSApril 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18120146METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCED V2X RECEIVER PROCESSING LOAD USING NETWORK BASED APPLICATION LAYER MESSAGE PROCESSINGMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18086592SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2022June 2023Allow600NoNo
18061506ZERO TRUST MANAGEMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION DEVICESDecember 2022August 2024Allow2100NoNo
18072860COMPUTER INTERFACES AND AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS FOR SECURELY LINKING AND TRANSFERRING CONTENT BETWEEN ONLINE ACCOUNTSDecember 2022June 2023Allow620YesNo
18057114FIRMWARE PASSWORD MANAGEMENTNovember 2022October 2023Allow1020NoNo
17978297DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMNovember 2022February 2023Allow400NoNo
17970147SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATAOctober 2022May 2023Allow610NoNo
18046182Partial Task Processing with Data Slice ErrorsOctober 2022January 2023Allow400NoNo
17942630NATIVE MOBILE APPLICATION EXPERIENCES ON HYBRID MOBILE APPLICATIONSSeptember 2022May 2024Allow2100NoNo
17823922CERTIFICATE REVOCATION CHECK PROXY SERVICEAugust 2022March 2023Allow610NoNo
17823928CLIENT SIDE CERTIFICATE REVOCATION SERVICEAugust 2022December 2022Allow310YesNo
17822480APPLYING TRUSTED BACKUP CONFIGURATION TO A NODEAugust 2022April 2024Allow1900NoNo
17816148ROBUST STATE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR STATEFUL HASH-BASED SIGNATURESJuly 2022April 2023Allow910NoNo
17811683SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURELY PROCESSING CONTENTJuly 2022June 2023Allow1110YesNo
17862134MASKED GATE LOGIC FOR RESISTANCE TO POWER ANALYSISJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17830673SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION BASED ON SECURE TOKENIZATIONJune 2022February 2024Allow2100NoNo
17826810MODIFYING APPLICATION FUNCTION BASED ON LOGIN ATTEMPT CONFIDENCE SCOREMay 2022January 2023Allow810NoNo
17826804MODIFYING APPLICATION FUNCTION BASED ON LOGIN ATTEMPT CONFIDENCE SCOREMay 2022March 2023Allow1010NoNo
17751074Centralized Server Management For Current Monitoring For SecurityMay 2022May 2023Allow1210YesNo
17741000Streamlined Delivery of Video ContentMay 2022November 2023Allow1820NoNo
17726424AUTHENTICATING A DEVICE USING A REMOTE HOSTApril 2022August 2023Allow1510NoNo
17717675DATA ACCESS AND FIREWALL TUNNELING USING A CUSTOM SOCKET FACTORYApril 2022January 2023Allow1010NoNo
17657490ULTRASAFE LOGINMarch 2022November 2023Allow1920NoNo
17706446MULTIFACTOR IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION VIA CUMULATIVE DYNAMIC CONTEXTUAL IDENTITYMarch 2022January 2023Allow1010NoNo
17754140GENERATION AND VERIFICATION OF A TEMPORARY AUTHENTICATION VALUE FOR USE IN A SECURE TRANSMISSIONMarch 2022October 2023Allow1910NoNo
17656135APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CLAIM MANAGEMENT DEVICE LOCKOUTMarch 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17695678METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCED V2X RECEIVER PROCESSING LOAD USING NETWORK BASED APPLICATION LAYER MESSAGE PROCESSINGMarch 2022January 2023Allow1010NoNo
17683348METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING TERMINALSFebruary 2022May 2022Allow200NoNo
17677852PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2310NoNo
17649658MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION VIA MIXED REALITYFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1420NoNo
17586594SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA THEREINJanuary 2022November 2022Allow910NoNo
17571357DETECTING MALWARE VIA SCANNING FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATED FUNCTION POINTERS IN MEMORYJanuary 2022October 2022Allow910NoNo
17549184TIMED UNLOCKING AND LOCKING OF HARDWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIESDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17534818BLOCKCHAIN FOR ACCESS CONTROLNovember 2021December 2023Allow2400NoNo
17534727GRAPH-BASED ANOMALY DETECTION FOR CYBERSECURITYNovember 2021November 2023Allow2410NoNo
17534729NETWORK SECURITY APPARATUS, NETWORK SECURITY SYSTEM, AND NETWORK SECURITY METHODNovember 2021October 2023Allow2300NoNo
17534086SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPGRADING AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMSNovember 2021January 2023Allow1310YesNo
17610416USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION APPARATUSNovember 2021February 2024Allow2710NoNo
17520041CLIENT SIDE CERTIFICATE REVOCATION SERVICENovember 2021August 2022Allow1020NoNo
17515489CERTIFICATE REVOCATION CHECK PROXY SERVICEOctober 2021August 2022Allow920NoNo
17508860SECURE TRANSFER OF SERVICE IDENTITY FOR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSOctober 2021November 2022Allow1300NoNo
17508927LOCKABLE DEVICE VALIDATION FOR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSOctober 2021July 2023Allow2000NoNo
17451829MULTIPLE PHYSICAL REQUEST INTERFACES FOR SECURITY PROCESSORSOctober 2021May 2024Allow3100NoNo
17505973SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC-BASED COMPUTING INTERFACE MISCONFIGURATION DETECTIONOctober 2021February 2024Allow2810NoNo
17506377KEYS FOR ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTOGRAPHYOctober 2021July 2023Allow2100NoNo
17499934SECURITY METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCKING OF MEDIATORS BETWEEN CONSOLE PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND HOSTSOctober 2021April 2023Allow1800NoNo
17440302ANALYSIS SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3010NoNo
17447694METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING INDUSTRIAL DEVICESSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2400NoNo
17447628METHOD FOR REAL-TIME REDACTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION FROM AUDIO STREAMSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2400NoNo
17466721AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2021August 2023Allow2310NoNo
17463812DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS USING MICROTRANSPONDERSSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2910YesNo
17405344CLIENT DEVICE BASED MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE DEVICES WITH SINGLE USER ACCOUNTAugust 2021November 2023Allow2720NoNo
17431486VERIFYING DEVICE AND APPLICATION INTEGRITYAugust 2021September 2023Allow2510NoNo
17396927Current Monitor for SecurityAugust 2021June 2023Allow2210YesNo
17443979SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BOOTING USING HSM INTEGRATED CHAIN OF TRUST CERTIFICATESJuly 2021May 2023Allow2100NoNo
17385705READER DEVICE WITH SENSOR STREAMING DATA AND METHODSJuly 2021September 2023Allow2610NoNo
17382052SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATIONJuly 2021September 2022Allow1400NoNo
17379537SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PERFORM DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION USING MULTIPLE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATIONJuly 2021March 2024Allow3220NoNo
17378699Secure Query Processing on Graph StoresJuly 2021April 2024Allow3310YesNo
17372688SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE CONTROL IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTUREJuly 2021June 2023Allow2320NoNo
17371911VIRTUAL SECURITY GUARDJuly 2021December 2023Abandon2920NoNo
17370943AUTHENTICATION OF COMPUTER DEVICES WITHOUT PASSWORD STORAGEJuly 2021March 2023Allow2000NoNo
17420571VISUALIZING FIREWALL-PERMITTED NETWORK PATHS FOR ASSESSING SECURITY OF NETWORK CONFIGURATIONJuly 2021September 2023Allow2600NoNo
17305234SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IDENTITY PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENTJuly 2021June 2023Allow2320NoNo
17359930ACTIVE CONTROL OF COMMUNICATIONS BUS FOR CYBER-ATTACK MITIGATIONJune 2021April 2024Allow3330NoNo
17355302PLATFORM FRAMEWORK SECURITY STATE MANAGEMENTJune 2021May 2023Allow2300NoNo
17355378PARTITIONED PLATFORM SECURITY MECHANISMJune 2021February 2023Allow2000NoNo
17351379COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEMJune 2021April 2023Allow2220NoNo
17348094VIRTUAL TRANSPONDER UTILIZING INBAND TELEMETRYJune 2021July 2022Allow1310NoNo
17343951USER AUTHENTICATION VIA TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONJune 2021June 2024Allow3610YesNo
17337513VAULT PASSWORD CONTROLLER FOR REMOTE RESOURCE ACCESS AUTHENTICATIONJune 2021August 2023Allow2600NoNo
17334375CUSTOMER-CONTROLLED AUTHENTICATIONMay 2021May 2023Allow2410YesNo
17334186OBJECT AUTHENTICATIONMay 2021January 2024Allow3110NoNo
17328353SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPLINK HIGH EFFICIENCY LOCATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORKMay 2021March 2023Allow2100NoNo
17244114SELECTIVE PRIVACY FILTERING FOR ONLINE CONFERENCESApril 2021June 2024Allow3710YesNo
17288995APPARATUS AND METHODApril 2021January 2024Allow3310NoNo
17237698COMPUTING APPARATUS CONFIGURABLE FOR SECURED BOOTApril 2021July 2023Allow2610YesNo
17224013AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2021January 2023Allow2200YesNo
17250973SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL SIDE-CHANNEL ANALYSIS AND MALWARE DETECTIONApril 2021July 2023Allow2810NoNo
17216415Communication Method, Communications Apparatus, Server, and SystemMarch 2021January 2024Allow3410NoNo
17212249SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSOLIDATED AUTHENTICATION FOR MODERN WORKSPACESMarch 2021December 2022Allow2100NoNo
17209682METHOD FOR MANAGING, EVALUATING AND IMPROVING IDENTITY GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATIONMarch 2021August 2023Allow2910NoNo
17205230METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALWARE USING MEMORY MAPMarch 2021January 2023Allow2110NoNo
17197288NETWORK SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A VIRTUAL NETWORK, AND PROGRAMMarch 2021April 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17188526SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR GUIDING A RESPONSE TO A CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTMarch 2021April 2023Allow2620YesNo
17188047SECURE PROVISIONG OF BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER IDENTITY OF A PLATFORMMarch 2021August 2022Allow1800NoNo
17267335PROVISIONING OF VLAN IDs IN 5G SYSTEMSFebruary 2021August 2023Allow3000NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
6
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
6.3%
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
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(12.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(87.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
15.3%
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, 12.5% 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 GIDDINS, NELSON S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GIDDINS, NELSON S works in Art Unit 2437 and has examined 484 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GIDDINS, NELSON S's allowance rate of 86.4% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GIDDINS, NELSON S receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GIDDINS, NELSON S is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GIDDINS, NELSON S. This interview benefit is in the 40% 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, 33.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% 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 34.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% 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, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 82% 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 12.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 8% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 18% 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:

  • 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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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.