USPTO Examiner NOEL LYDIA LOUIS FILS - Art Unit 2437

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19004413METHOD OF CONTROLLING REMOTE DATA BASED ON CONFIDENTIAL COMPUTING AND SYSTEM THEREOFDecember 2024August 2025Allow820NoNo
18438623CREDENTIALED WIRELESS FOB TO CONTROL POWER TOOL DEVICESFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1920YesNo
18528638DYNAMIC KEY EXCHANGE FOR MOVING TARGETDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18379867DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RESISTING DOWNGRADE ATTACKSOctober 2023January 2026Allow2720NoYes
18326442RESILIENT HIGH-BANDWIDTH STATE-TRANSITION COMPUTERMay 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18036023DATA FILE ENCRYPTION AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM AND DATA FILE ENCRYPTION AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHODMay 2023February 2026Allow3320NoNo
18113761PROVIDING NETWORK ACCESS VIA COMMUNAL DEVICEFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3050YesNo
18022612CONNECTION OF GUEST DEVICES TO A WIRELESS NETWORKFebruary 2023June 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18102516Methods and Systems for Determining the Authenticity of a ComponentJanuary 2023December 2025Abandon3520NoNo
18062987HANDS FREE INTERACTION SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2022August 2024Allow2130YesNo
17932938SYSTEMS FOR DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVACY PRESERVING AI WITH PRIVACY REGULATIONS WITHIN INTELLIGENCE PIPELINESSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810YesNo
17945330METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS PRIVILEGES LINKED TO PHYSICAL OBJECTS FOR OBTAINING GOODS AND/OR SERVICESSeptember 2022January 2025Abandon2810NoNo
17931517SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER CHARACTERISTIC DETERMINATION THROUGH CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENIZED DATASeptember 2022July 2025Allow3420YesNo
17802672INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17867115SECURE JUST-IN-TIME ACCELERATION FRAMEWORK AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2022March 2026Abandon4440NoNo
17836987Testing Network Communication Within a Zero Trust Security ModelJune 2022March 2025Allow3310YesNo
17748269METHOD OF SECURING AUTHENTICITY AND EVIDENTIARY STATUS OF VIDEO RECORDING, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM APPLYING THE METHODMay 2022March 2025Allow3420NoNo
17659079PRIVACY PRESERVING LOGGINGApril 2022January 2026Allow4630YesNo
17681369SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SECURE BLOCKCHAIN OPERATIONS IN DECENTRALIZED APPLICATIONS USING CRYPTOGRAPHY-BASED, STORAGE APPLICATIONS IN COMPUTER NETWORKSFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110YesNo
17551525XMSS MANAGEMENT TO ADDRESS RANDOMIZED HASHING AND FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDSDecember 2021September 2024Abandon3320YesNo
17521112Display Method and DeviceNovember 2021August 2025Abandon4530NoNo
17520966SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLURRING CONNECTION INFORMATION IN VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKSNovember 2021January 2024Allow2610NoNo
17520186Authentication Method, Apparatus, And SystemNovember 2021April 2025Abandon4140YesNo
17516336MULTIMEDIA CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLENovember 2021March 2025Abandon4140NoNo
17515013INTEGRATED WORKSPACE FILE SYSTEMOctober 2021April 2025Allow4131YesNo
17506535COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICEOctober 2021September 2025Abandon4750YesNo
17504610Protected High-Throughput Control SubfieldOctober 2021May 2024Allow3130YesNo
17483041VARIABLE AUTHENTICATION IDENTIFIER (AID) FOR ACCESS POINT (AP) PRIVACYSeptember 2021October 2025Allow4870YesNo
17463238FORWARDING DEVICE, KEY MANAGEMENT SERVER DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, FORWARDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTAugust 2021August 2025Allow4760YesNo
17463506MESSAGE DELIVERY IN CELLULAR ROAMING SCENARIOSAugust 2021September 2024Allow3730YesNo
17461878FORWARDING DEVICE, KEY MANAGEMENT SERVER DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, FORWARDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTAugust 2021August 2025Allow4870NoNo
17458628Identifying and distance-measuring remote devicesAugust 2021December 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17410889METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MT CALL RECOVERYAugust 2021January 2024Allow2930NoNo
17406059Wireless Fine Time Measurement AuthenticationAugust 2021December 2025Allow5220NoYes
17392436APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATIONAugust 2021November 2023Abandon2720YesNo
17391255ENABLERS FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORK CONTEXT STORAGE AND RESILIENCYAugust 2021November 2023Abandon2720NoNo
17372958Wireless Network Communication Method, Network Device, and TerminalJuly 2021March 2025Abandon4440YesNo
17367304Authentication and Authorization for Access to Soft and Hard AssetsJuly 2021August 2023Allow2610NoNo
17359448METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCALABLE HEAD END BASED AUTHENTICATIONJune 2021September 2024Allow3930YesNo
17355279USER AUTHENTICATIONJune 2021February 2024Allow3230YesNo
17353397QUANTUM AUTHENTICATION FOR WIRELESS USER EQUIPMENT (UE)June 2021August 2023Allow2610YesNo
17304286SENSITIVE DATA CLASSIFICATION IN NON-RELATIONAL DATABASESJune 2021October 2025Allow5250YesNo
17341910SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021July 2023Allow2510YesNo
17303778COMPUTING TASK TRANSFERS BETWEEN CELLULAR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICESJune 2021September 2024Allow3930YesNo
17339839DYNAMIC KEY EXCHANGE FOR MOVING TARGETJune 2021July 2023Allow2630YesNo
17294192Secure Handling of Hardware Activation CodesMay 2021July 2025Allow5040YesNo
17293074Security Parameter Negotiation in a Wireless Communication SystemMay 2021May 2024Abandon3720NoNo
17314382METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR SINGLE-USE AUTHENTICATION MESSAGESMay 2021February 2023Allow2120YesNo
17238328WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMApril 2021November 2024Allow4340YesNo
17226137THIRD PARTY REMOTE ACCESS POINT ON ENTERPRISE NETWORKApril 2021February 2024Abandon3430YesNo
17225964COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND/OR AUTHENTICATION SERVER USING SUBSCRIBER BIOMETRIC ATTRIBUTESApril 2021September 2024Abandon4250YesNo
17213195Cloud-Based Real-Time Vehicle Data SharingMarch 2021December 2024Abandon4540YesNo
17276487DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, AND DETECTION PROGRAMMarch 2021December 2025Abandon5750YesNo
17270605METHOD FOR UPDATING A SECRET DATA IN A CREDENTIAL CONTAINERFebruary 2021May 2024Allow3940NoNo
17180151SECURING USER EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIER FOR USE EXTERNAL TO COMMUNICATION NETWORKFebruary 2021December 2023Allow3440YesNo
17267830ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING AUTHENTICATION BY USING ACCESSORY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATING METHODFebruary 2021February 2024Allow3650YesNo
17146384THIRD PARTY CONTROL OF A USER EQUIPMENTJanuary 2021October 2025Allow5770YesNo
17142861SHARED CRYPTOGRAM GENERATION DURING MULTI-PARTY DIGITAL TOKEN PROCESSINGJanuary 2021June 2023Allow2910YesNo
17139278SATELLITE TERMINAL IP RADIO MOCA LINK SECURITYDecember 2020July 2023Allow3120YesNo
17123038METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MESSAGE VALIDATION IN FIFTH GENERATION (5G) COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSDecember 2020June 2023Allow3020YesNo
17121170KEY ROTATION ON A PUBLISH-SUBSCRIBE SYSTEMDecember 2020October 2022Allow2230YesNo
16973383ENCRYPTION DEVICE, A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EXCHANGING ENCRYPTED DATA IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORKDecember 2020October 2022Allow2200YesNo
17108236POST-QUANTUM CERTIFICATE BINDINGDecember 2020June 2023Allow3130YesNo
17087438PROTECTION OF A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN A SECURITY MODULE AND AN NFC CIRCUITNovember 2020March 2023Allow2910NoNo
17050863CREDENTIALED WIRELESS FOB TO CONTROL POWER TOOL DEVICESOctober 2020September 2023Allow3510YesNo
17070640PROVIDING NETWORK ACCESS VIA COMMUNAL DEVICEOctober 2020December 2022Allow2620YesNo
17025321DYNAMIC SCHEDULER FOR VERIFIED MOBILE DEVICE PREAUTHORIZED ACCESS POINT REQUESTSeptember 2020February 2023Abandon2910NoNo
16978606IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON WEARABLE DEVICESeptember 2020June 2022Allow2110NoNo
16978119WEARABLE DEVICE-BASED IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEMSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1810NoNo
16987669SYSTEM FOR SECURE DATA TRANSMISSION USING FULLY HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTIONAugust 2020August 2022Allow2500NoNo
16933501DEVICE MANAGEMENT ENFORCEMENT IN SECURE INSTALLATIONSJuly 2020June 2023Abandon3420YesNo
16925688METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURING AND UTILIZING A PERSONAL DATA STORE ON A MOBILE DEVICEJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16956848DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATION METHOD AND SYSTEMJune 2020November 2022Allow2920NoNo
16898326ROUTING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMJune 2020December 2023Allow4230YesNo
16767018PRIVACY-PRESERVING ANALYSIS DEVICE, PRIVACY-PRESERVING ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PRIVACY-PRESERVING ANALYSIS METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMay 2020July 2022Allow2520NoNo
16764516REPLAY PROTECTION FOR RESUME PROCEDUREMay 2020March 2023Allow3420YesNo
16651897Password Verification Method, Password Setting Method, and Mobile TerminalMarch 2020September 2023Allow4230YesNo
16821009INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2020July 2023Allow4020YesNo
16647329HANDS FREE INTERACTION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2020September 2022Allow3020YesNo
16638291Devices and Methods for Key Attestation with Multiple Device CertificatesFebruary 2020February 2022Allow2400NoNo
16736502METHOD FOR ISSUING AUTHORISATION TICKETS IN AN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMJanuary 2020November 2022Allow3410NoNo
16708630METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IOT DEVICE DIGITAL ASSET PERMISSION TRANSFER SYSTEM USING BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKDecember 2019September 2023Allow4540YesYes
16701501GLOBAL IDENTITY FOR USE IN A HYBRID CLOUD NETWORK ARCHITECTUREDecember 2019January 2023Allow3730YesNo
16699913Systems and Methods for Secure Management and Real-Time Diagnostics of Network DevicesDecember 2019April 2022Abandon2910NoNo
16695689SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTUM ONE-TIME PAD GENERATIONNovember 2019February 2022Allow2610YesNo
16689653OFFLINE AUTHENTICATION USING DATA-OVER-SOUNDNovember 2019November 2022Abandon3620YesNo
16663781USER STATE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MOTION, AND A USER ACCESS AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING SAMEOctober 2019May 2022Allow3120YesNo
16578747WIRELESS ACCESS CREDENTIAL SYSTEMSeptember 2019February 2022Allow2810YesNo
16566035SECURE CALLING CONVENTION SYSTEM AND METHODSSeptember 2019July 2024Allow5830NoNo
16492157SOUND WAVE COMMUNICATION PLATFORM, COMMUNICATION METHOD USING SOUND WAVE SIGNAL, AND DEVICE THEREFORSeptember 2019November 2022Abandon3810NoNo
16526791SECURITY PROTECTION FOR USER PLANE TRAFFICJuly 2019June 2022Abandon3510NoNo
16507776Systems and Methods for Managing User Identities in NetworksJuly 2019January 2023Allow4230YesNo
16465382ATTACHMENT OF A WIRELESS DEVICE TO A MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORMay 2019May 2024Allow6050YesNo
16401823SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PRODUCT AND PROVIDING VERIFIED PRODUCT INFORMATION AND CONSUMER REWARDSMay 2019October 2022Abandon4110NoNo
16255443SELF-CONTAINED SYSTEM FOR DE-IDENTIFYING UNSTRUCTURED DATA IN HEALTHCARE RECORDSJanuary 2019September 2022Allow4310NoNo
16309827SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT HAVING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION RECOGNITION FUNCTIONDecember 2018September 2022Abandon4510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NOEL, LYDIA LOUIS-FILS.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
3.7%
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 NOEL, LYDIA LOUIS-FILS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NOEL, LYDIA LOUIS-FILS works in Art Unit 2437 and has examined 77 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NOEL, LYDIA LOUIS-FILS's allowance rate of 71.4% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NOEL, LYDIA LOUIS-FILS receive 2.58 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NOEL, LYDIA LOUIS-FILS is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NOEL, LYDIA LOUIS-FILS. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 26.7% 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 17.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 20% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 72% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% 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, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 2% 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 14% 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 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • 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.

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.