USPTO Examiner FAN JOHN - Art Unit 2441

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18755121Systems and Methods for Providing Push-to-Talk Session Participants Control of a Push-to-Talk SessionJune 2024December 2025Allow1700YesNo
18619894SINGLE WIRE SERIAL COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SINGLE WIRE SERIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024August 2025Allow1700NoNo
18614311PROGRAMMABLE PROCESSING OF NETWORK PROTOCOL PACKETSMarch 2024August 2025Allow1700NoNo
18588146OBSERVABLE FEATURE CONFIGURATION DELIVERYFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2310NoNo
18416143OBSERVABILITY DATA TRACE SAMPLING BASED ON INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESSJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18401878SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE TREATMENT OF NETWORK TRAFFIC FOR DIFFERENT USER INTERFACE ELEMENTSJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2110YesNo
17911566DYNAMIC APPLICATION OF SCHEMA FRAMEWORK FOR INVENTORY MANAGEMENTDecember 2023June 2025Allow3300NoNo
18539572AI MODEL BASED DEPLOYMENT OF AN AI MODELDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18526018METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEMORY FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORKDecember 2023January 2026Allow2610NoNo
18521809SELF-HEALING AND DISTRIBUTED PROXY DEPLOYMENT UTILIZING A DECENTRALIZED NETWORK AND REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGNovember 2023December 2025Allow2410YesNo
18561865REDUCING SYSTEM DEGRADATION CAUSED BY MANIPULATIVE NETWORK FUNCTIONSNovember 2023April 2025Abandon1701YesNo
18507944Dynamic Per-Link Proxying of Traffic Between Interconnects of Devices in a FabricNovember 2023November 2025Allow2410YesNo
18489314INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN SYSTEM AND INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN METHODOctober 2023January 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18379250System and Method for a Unified Interface to Networked Web ServicesOctober 2023May 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18375883ALIAS VERIFICATIONOctober 2023April 2025Allow1900NoNo
18478166SERVICE LEVEL ENFORCEMENT IN DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM USING DATA PACKAGE INJECTIONSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18477340RESOURCE RESERVATION PROTOCOL WITH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PATH COMPUTATION ACROSS INTERMEDIATE SYSTEM - INTERMEDIATE SYSTEM FLOOD REFLECTOR CLUSTERSSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1200YesNo
18373444DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DATA PATHWAY BETWEEN A CLIENT DEVICE AND A PROVIDER SYSTEMSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18472104SMART LOG SHIPPING IN A HETEROGENOUS CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2430YesNo
18281749DATA ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM, DEVICE AND MEDIUMSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18459961INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2220YesNo
18456694DYNAMIC SWITCHING OF COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS FOR OVER-THE-AIR VEHICLE UPDATESAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810YesNo
18452105PATH PRIORITIZATION FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS ALLOCATION ENTITYAugust 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18450760METHOD FOR MANAGING PERSISTENT GROUP INFORMATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023April 2025Allow2020YesNo
18449615DEDICATED CLOUD REGIONS AT CUSTOMER PREMISESAugust 2023August 2025Allow2420YesNo
18232321INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND DEVICEAugust 2023December 2025Allow2830NoNo
18264922DATA ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023January 2026Allow2930YesNo
18215703PROXY AUTOMATIONS FOR MULTI-TENANT INFRASTRUCTURESJune 2023January 2025Allow1920NoYes
18268011TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK ALARM MANAGEMENTJune 2023October 2024Allow1610YesNo
18257653METHOD TO DROP PACKETS THAT ARE IRRELEVANT TO SUBSCRIBERS IN MOBILE APPLICATIONSJune 2023October 2025Allow2820NoNo
18305298MAC ADDRESS ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2023October 2025Abandon3020NoNo
18300155TROUBLESHOOTING TRIGGERApril 2023March 2025Allow2320NoNo
18185499FLOW CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310NoNo
18184925IP MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) ORIGINATED BRANDED CALLINGMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710YesNo
18167713System, method, utility, and governance for distributed data routing over the InternetFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1200NoNo
18158939DETECTION OF OVERLAPPING SUBNETS IN A NETWORKJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910YesNo
18095647CLIENT COOKIE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1810YesNo
18068556DYNAMIC ESTABLISHMENT AND TERMINATION OF VPN TUNNELS BETWEEN SPOKESDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910YesNo
18008275CONGESTION CONTROL METHOD, CONGESTION CONTROL DEVICE, CONGESTION CONTROL PROGRAMDecember 2022February 2025Allow2710YesNo
18007750MESSAGE ID DECODING METHODDecember 2022October 2024Allow2300NoNo
17969090COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS IN MEDIA SYSTEMSOctober 2022November 2024Allow2520YesNo
18046752SYSTEM PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE FOR A CONSTRAINED DEVICEOctober 2022September 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17899783VEHICLE DCM ROUTING MANAGEMENTAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17895937DISPLAY METHOD AND DEVICEAugust 2022June 2024Allow2210YesNo
17791955TRAFFIC APPLICATION IF JUDGMENT APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAMJuly 2022September 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17857890CLOUD-BASED COMPOSABLE DATA LAYERJuly 2022October 2023Allow1600YesNo
17850329ABSTRACTING GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION TO A SQUARE BLOCK OF PRE-DEFINED SIZEJune 2022November 2024Allow2920YesNo
17662125VIRTUAL MEETING MANAGEMENTMay 2022May 2025Allow3630YesNo
17720190MANAGING NETWORK CONNECTED DEVICESApril 2022July 2024Allow2710YesNo
17711706METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INCREASING NETWORK DATA SPEED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2022June 2025Allow3810YesNo
17655078ISOLATED PHYSICAL NETWORKS FOR NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATIONMarch 2022December 2024Allow3430YesNo
17572348ADAPTIVE TEMPORAL RESOURCE BINDING BASED ON SPECULATIVE PIPELINE INTERDEPENDENCYJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3320YesNo
17542410ACCESSIBLE APPLICATION CLUSTER TOPOLOGYDecember 2021January 2025Abandon3830NoNo
17540203COMMUNICATIONS METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING AND/OR PREVENTING MESSAGE PROCESSING FAULTSDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17487527METADATA INTEGRATIONSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2610NoNo
17448564SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING A SLICE INFRASTRUCTURESeptember 2021February 2024Allow2920YesNo
17473317EXTERNALLY APPLYING INTERNAL NETWORK DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM (DNS) POLICIESSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3720NoNo
17468257DISTRIBUTED DATA GRID ROUTING FOR CLUSTERS MANAGED USING CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SERVICESSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2820YesNo
17445206Asset Error Remediation for Continuous Operations in a Heterogeneous Distributed Computing EnvironmentAugust 2021December 2024Allow4010YesNo
17403805EDGE DATAPATH USING USER SPACE NETWORK STACKAugust 2021November 2023Allow2720NoYes
17399628COMMUNICATION INTERFACE FOR WEARABLE DEVICESAugust 2021December 2023Allow2820YesNo
17388259QOE-BASED CATV NETWORK CAPACITY PLANNING AND UPGRADE SYSTEMJuly 2021July 2025Abandon4830NoYes
17356846INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021December 2023Allow3030YesNo
17324015DYNAMIC PORT ALLOCATIONS IN CARRIER GRADE NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION NETWORKSMay 2021October 2023Allow2930NoNo
17307747NETWORK ATTACHED MPI PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE IN SMARTNICSMay 2021April 2024Allow3530YesNo
17225145MULTI-GROUP COLLABORATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODSApril 2021June 2024Allow3830YesNo
17163058MASS ELECTRONIC MAIL SENDING SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE PUBLIC SENDING NETWORK ADDRESSESJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3220YesNo
17161579SCALABLE REQUEST AUTHORIZATIONJanuary 2021July 2024Allow4240NoYes
17158427POWER SUPPLY POWERLINE NETWORKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3020YesNo
17119623Data Usage Analysis and ReportingDecember 2020January 2024Allow3730NoNo
17081095METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SUMMARY OF URL FOR URL CLUSTERINGOctober 2020January 2025Abandon5140NoNo
17008582TRANSACTIONS OVER LIVE MEDIAAugust 2020February 2024Allow4140YesYes
16985309POWER DISTRIBUTION POWERLINE NETWORKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2020August 2023Allow3630YesNo
16946519NETWORK PERFORMANCE MONITORING USING AN ACTIVE MEASUREMENT PROTOCOL AND RELAY MECHANISMJune 2020September 2023Allow3940YesNo
16881575SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A UNIFIED INTERFACE TO NETWORKED WEBSERVICESMay 2020November 2023Abandon4230YesNo
16851850AUTONOMOUS SERVICING OF NETWORK DEVICESApril 2020May 2024Allow4930YesNo
16804534OBJECT ATTRIBUTION DERIVATION VIA CROWD-SOURCED OPTICAL SENSORSFebruary 2020December 2024Allow5780YesYes
16699247PROVIDING CONTENT REVIEWS BASED ON AI/ML OUTPUTNovember 2019November 2023Allow4720YesNo
16545772FACILITATING BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH AN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICEAugust 2019March 2023Allow4340YesNo
16543710Virtual Zones for Open Systems Interconnection Layer 4 Through Layer 7 Services in a Cloud Computing SystemAugust 2019July 2023Allow4740YesNo
16458624Transparent inline content inspection and modification in a TCP sessionJuly 2019January 2025Allow6080YesYes
16457676ROBOT, SERVER, AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION METHODJune 2019August 2023Allow5020YesNo
15080063WEB COLLABORATION PRESENTER SHARING STATUS INDICATORMarch 2016June 2023Allow6080YesYes
14635139METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR IMPLICIT RELATIONSHIP DISCOVERY BASED ON CUMULATIVE CO-TEMPORAL ACTIVITYMarch 2015March 2017Allow2400YesNo
14519611CHAT INTERFACE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMPARING FREE TIME BETWEEN INSTANT MESSAGE CHAT MEMBERSOctober 2014April 2017Allow2910YesNo
13927933PRODUCER SYSTEM SELECTIONJune 2013July 2017Allow4940YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
93.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.5%
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, 25.0% 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 FAN, JOHN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FAN, JOHN works in Art Unit 2441 and has examined 34 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FAN, JOHN's allowance rate of 88.2% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FAN, JOHN receive 3.06 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 88% 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 FAN, JOHN is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +25.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FAN, JOHN. This interview benefit is in the 73% 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, 31.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 62% 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 16.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 19% 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 85.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 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.
  • 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.

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.