USPTO Examiner LYNCH SHARON S - Art Unit 2438

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19315444System and Method for Enforcing PII Segregation in a Distributed Data Processing System for Privacy-Preserving AI Corpus GenerationAugust 2025October 2025Allow200YesNo
18772687SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING DATAJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18770060Out-of-Band Quantum Key Distribution Using Cellular SMSJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18745677RESOLVING THE DISPARATE IMPACT OF SECURITY EXPLOITS TO RESOURCES WITHIN A RESOURCE GROUPJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18740575AUTOMATED DATA MASKING WITH FALSE POSITIVE DETECTION AND AVOIDANCEJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18677163Method for Authentication and Related DevicesMay 2024December 2025Allow1801YesNo
18670745SYSTEM AND METHOD USING IDENTITY NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN FOR IDENTITY VERIFICATION IN METAVERSE AND ONLINE SERVICESMay 2024October 2025Allow1700YesNo
18663050EFFICIENT PUBLICLY-VERIFIABLE ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOF SYSTEM WITH REDUCED PROOF SIZEMay 2024September 2025Allow1600NoNo
18638240ENCRYPTION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ENCRYPTION PROCESSING METHODApril 2024January 2026Allow2110YesNo
18620793RESOLVING THE DISPARATE IMPACT OF SECURITY EXPLOITS TO RESOURCES WITHIN A RESOURCE GROUPMarch 2024October 2025Allow1920YesNo
18584096KEY ESTABLISHMENT AND SECURE COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON SATELLITE-CONNECTED ENTROPY SOURCESFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510YesNo
18438294FIRST-PARTY APPLICATION DATA TRANSFERFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18422108MULTIFACTOR AUTHORIZATION ON ACCESSING HARDWARE RESOURCESJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510YesNo
18416883SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATING A DISPOSITION OF DIGITAL DISPUTE EVENTS IN A MACHINE LEARNING-BASED DIGITAL THREAT MITIGATION PLATFORMJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710YesNo
18517120METHOD OF VERIFICATIONNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18501733ANOMALY DETECTION IN COMPUTING SYSTEM EVENTSNovember 2023July 2025Allow2030YesNo
18554826A SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING BY A GNB A LOCATION INFORMATION, CORRESPONDING DECIPHERING SERVER AND GNSS CHIPSETOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2820NoNo
18553346CIPHER SYSTEM, ENCRYPTION APPARATUS, DECRYPTION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000YesNo
18465947AUTOMATED RESPONSIVE MESSAGE TO DETERMINE A SECURITY RISK OF A MESSAGE SENDERSeptember 2023November 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18280862SECURE KEY MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, WIDE AREA NETWORK AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SESSION KEYSSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2920YesNo
18462466ATTACK ANALYSIS DEVICE, ATTACK ANALYSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510YesNo
18548623METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING AND BLOCKING MALICIOUS ACTIONS IN OPERATING SYSTEMSeptember 2023December 2025Abandon2701NoNo
18459603SECURING IN-VEHICLE SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE WITH MAC GENERATE ALLOW LIST ENFORCEMENT IN HOST DEVICESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18447098APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMAugust 2023October 2025Allow2710YesNo
18365384CORRELATED RISK IN CYBERSECURITYAugust 2023November 2024Allow1610NoNo
18229930ENHANCED CRYPTOGRAPHIC HASH DIGESTS USING QUANTUM COMPUTINGAugust 2023May 2025Allow2100YesNo
18361801QUANTUM KEY DELIVERY SERVICE PLATFORMJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510YesNo
18271599METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SECURITY OF APPLICATION BY USING NAS MESSAGE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2023September 2025Allow2701YesNo
18216992SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTHENTICATION TO A PLURALITY OF DEVICESJune 2023February 2024Allow700YesNo
18312101System and Method for Bitcoin Mining with Reduced PowerMay 2023June 2024Allow1300NoNo
18034849INFORMATION CONCEALING CONTROL APPARATUS, INFORMATION CONCEALING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECONFIGURATION CONTROL APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECONFIGURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION CONCEALING SYSTEM, INFORMATION CONCEALING CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION RECONFIGURATION CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION CONCEALING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION RECONFIGURATION CONTROL PROGRAMMay 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18138251DETECTION OF SYNTHETIC TEXT IN EMAILS IN AN ORGANIZATION INBOUND EMAIL TRAFFICApril 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18299535SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED CUSTODY ACCESS TOKEN MANAGEMENTApril 2023December 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18193256ONLINE AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT USING DEVICE-BASED IDENTIFICATIONMarch 2023August 2025Allow2840YesNo
18114072SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC INTEGRATION OF USER-PROVIDED DATA WITH ONE-TIME-PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION CRYPTOGRAMFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2610YesNo
18104156METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ON-THE-FLY OUT OF BAND TEMPORARY KEY DERIVATION AND ASSIGNMENT FOR PAIRINGJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2801YesNo
18149082Mutually Distrusting EnclavesDecember 2022September 2023Allow910YesNo
18089746INFORMATION INTEGRITY IN BLOCKCHAIN AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIESDecember 2022November 2023Abandon1110NoNo
18145454TIME-BASED ENCRYPTION KEY DERIVATIONDecember 2022March 2025Allow2740YesNo
18079898METHOD FOR FORMING VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK PROVIDING VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK THROUGH SEALED KEY EXCHANGE BASED ON POST QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK PERFORMING SAMEDecember 2022August 2024Allow2000NoNo
18061855ESTABLISHING A SECURE COMMUNICATION LINKDecember 2022May 2024Allow1720YesNo
18059219ENCRYPTION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICESNovember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
17989494METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLVING DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTNovember 2022November 2025Allow3620YesNo
17989390Authentication MethodNovember 2022October 2024Allow2331YesNo
17987483SCALABLE SECURITY ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORAL EVENTSNovember 2022June 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17981830SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATING A DISPOSITION OF DIGITAL DISPUTE EVENTS IN A MACHINE LEARNING-BASED DIGITAL THREAT MITIGATION PLATFORMNovember 2022November 2023Allow1211YesNo
17978413CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHODNovember 2022February 2025Abandon2810NoNo
17975551ONLINE SIGNATURE SYSTEM, METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSOctober 2022March 2026Allow4021NoNo
17973890SOURCE DATA SECURED ON BLOCKCHAINSOctober 2022July 2024Allow2130YesNo
17973137SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIEM RULE SORTING AND CONDITIONAL EXECUTIONOctober 2022July 2024Allow2010YesNo
18048463NFT Minting Method And Apparatus With Digital Certificate-Based Role Authentication And NFT Role Verifying Method And ApparatusOctober 2022December 2024Abandon2601NoNo
17970000IN-VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUSOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110YesNo
17956471METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DISABLE SELECT PROCESSES FOR MALWARE PREVENTIONSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3420YesNo
17953175APPLICATIONS AS RESOURCE PRINCIPALS OR SERVICE PRINCIPALSSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910YesNo
17952864SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING USER CONTEXT AND BEHAVIOR FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A SECURE COMPUTER NETWORKSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2111YesNo
17821000METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING EVENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2022January 2026Allow4130YesNo
17820066MOBILE TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022April 2025Allow3220YesNo
17815976SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME CYBER INCIDENT DETECTION IN DATA SPARSE ENVIRONMENTS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEJuly 2022February 2025Allow3111YesNo
17869298Trusted Execution EnvironmentJuly 2022May 2025Allow3420YesNo
17813070Authenticating a virtual entity in a virtual environmentJuly 2022August 2024Allow2500YesNo
17857389Method, Device, and System for Application Key Generation and Management in a Communication Network for Encrypted Communication with Service ApplicationsJuly 2022February 2025Allow3121NoNo
17851609CLIENT PRIVACY PRESERVING SESSION RESUMPTIONJune 2022June 2023Allow1210YesNo
17805894AGGREGATE ANONYMOUS CREDENTIALS FOR DECENTRALIZED IDENTITY IN BLOCKCHAINJune 2022January 2026Allow4410NoNo
17735448THREAT MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2022June 2024Allow2620YesNo
17728990METHOD OF VERIFICATIONApril 2022February 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17717616Positive Enforcement Domain Name Service FirewallApril 2022January 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17702355SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR LOSSY BIOMETRIC REPRESENTATIONSMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810YesNo
17702361SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR LOSSY BIOMETRIC REPRESENTATIONSMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710YesNo
17702366SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR LOSSY BIOMETRIC REPRESENTATIONSMarch 2022April 2023Allow1300YesNo
17668367ADAPTIVE AUTHORIZATION WITH LOCAL ROUTE IDENTIFIERFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2810YesNo
17583561AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICEJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2720YesNo
17582369SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MALICIOUS CODE REPLACEMENTJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3720YesNo
17576115RUNTIME RISK ASSESSMENT TO PROTECT STORAGE SYSTEMS FROM DATA LOSSJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3401YesNo
17575709IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EXECUTING APPLICATION PROGRAMS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17575597AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION SERVER, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3120YesNo
17570218Indirect Service-To-Service Role Mapping Systems and MethodsJanuary 2022September 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17548422QUANTUM SAFE ENCLAVESDecember 2021January 2026Allow4940YesNo
17528730METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE IoT DEVICE ONBOARDING USING A BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKNovember 2021October 2023Allow2300YesNo
17520445IDENTIFYING APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE USE IN A BINARY CODENovember 2021July 2024Allow3210YesNo
17518636EDGE-COMPUTING-BASED ARCHITECTURES FOR MULTI-LAYERED FRAUD MITIGATIONNovember 2021April 2023Allow1800YesNo
17602166CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING HASH ALGORITHMOctober 2021January 2023Allow1520NoNo
17493577GENERATING AND ANALYZING NETWORK PROFILE DATAOctober 2021May 2024Allow3220YesYes
17448498PHYSICAL UPLINK CHANNEL HANDLING BASED ON CHANNEL SECURITYSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3720YesNo
17474709METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH AN ENTITYSeptember 2021August 2025Allow4731YesNo
17593044PHASE CODER-DECODER FOR QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION, AND CORRESPONDING CODEC APPARATUS AND SYSTEMSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17462614SECURING CORPORATE ASSETS IN THE HOMEAugust 2021April 2024Allow3110YesNo
17398999SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING IDS IN IAM/RESOURCE POLICIESAugust 2021May 2024Allow3410NoNo
17393504INTELLIGENT REQUEST ROUTING WITHIN SERVICE MESHAugust 2021February 2024Allow3110NoNo
17389247ABNORMALITY DETECTION IN LOG ENTRY COLLECTIONJuly 2021February 2024Allow3120YesNo
17374608METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING AN INTENT-BASED INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION SYSTEM USING CONTEXTUAL ATTRIBUTESJuly 2021December 2024Abandon4120NoNo
17310015VARIABLE DATA PROTECTIONJuly 2021November 2023Allow2810YesNo
17367000SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING DIVERSE LOCATION DATA FOR DATA SECURITYJuly 2021January 2024Allow3120YesNo
17366869SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FOR A BLOCKCHAIN LEDGERJuly 2021November 2021Allow400YesNo
17356356MESSAGING SERVER CREDENTIALS EXFILTRATION BASED MALWARE THREAT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATIONJune 2021December 2023Allow3011YesNo
17353490NETWORK NODE AUTHENTICATIONJune 2021March 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17347018MULTIFACTOR AUTHORIZATION ON ACCESSING HARDWARE RESOURCESJune 2021November 2023Allow2920YesNo
17335957ENTITLEMENT MANAGEMENT MESSAGE EPOCH AS AN EXTERNAL TRUSTED TIME SOURCEJune 2021January 2023Allow1900YesNo
17313728METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF SECURELY TRANSFERRING DATAMay 2021January 2023Allow2100YesNo
17243834FAST SECURE BOOTING METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2021December 2023Allow3120YesNo
17240461ONLINE MARKETPLACE OF PLUGINS FOR ENHANCING DIALOG SYSTEMSApril 2021August 2023Allow2820YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
7
(77.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(22.2%)
Reversal Percentile
35.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.2% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
17
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(35.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(64.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
58.1%
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, 35.3% 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 LYNCH, SHARON S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LYNCH, SHARON S works in Art Unit 2438 and has examined 420 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LYNCH, SHARON S's allowance rate of 78.3% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LYNCH, SHARON S receive 1.77 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% 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 LYNCH, SHARON S is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +55.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LYNCH, SHARON S. This interview benefit is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% 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 5.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 6% 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, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 31% 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 55.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.4% 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, 29.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 16% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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