USPTO Examiner MANIWANG JOSEPH R - Art Unit 2441

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19185504CLOUD NATIVE OBSERVABILITY MIGRATION AND ASSESSMENTApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
18835262METHODS FOR HANDLING PACKET FILTERS FOR INTERWORKING BETWEEN A SERVICE BASED ARCHITECTURE, SBA, NETWORK AND AN EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM, EPS, NETWORK AS WELL AS CORRESPONDING DEVICESAugust 2024March 2026Allow1900NoNo
18832264CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAMJuly 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo
18756753AUTO-HEALING CONTROL IN CONSIDERATION OF TYPE OF NETWORK PROBLEMJune 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18749349METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATING AND USING NETWORK FUNCTION (NF) SET IDENTIFIERS IN HIERARCHICAL NF REPOSITORY FUNCTION (NRF) DEPLOYMENTSJune 2024February 2026Allow2000NoNo
18680629DETECTING CLOUD SERVICE CONNECTIVITY ISSUES THROUGH ANALYSIS OF TENANT NETWORK TRAFFIC SIGNALSMay 2024February 2026Allow2000NoNo
18680298APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING QUALITY OF SERVICE VIA AN EXPLORATION OF CONFIGURATION OPTIONSMay 2024October 2025Allow1700NoNo
18672409INFLUENCER WATCH PARTYMay 2024August 2025Allow1500NoNo
18661132DYNAMIC INFORMATION PROVISIONING IN COMBAT CLOUD ENVIRONMENTSMay 2024September 2025Allow1600NoNo
18708158IMPLEMENTING TRAFFIC CATEGORY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKMay 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18640538Zoning Configuration and Model for an Internet Protocol Storage FabricApril 2024September 2025Allow1700NoNo
18639694PROVIDING DYNAMIC USER-BEHAVIOR-AWARE POLICIES IN SOFTWARE DEFINED WIDE AREA NETWORKSApril 2024September 2025Allow1700NoNo
18634404METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTING BETWEEN VERTICAL APPLICATION LAYER AND SERVICE ENABLER ARCHITECTURE LAYERApril 2024July 2025Allow1600NoNo
18697465VIRTUAL RESOURCE INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, ORCHESTRATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024July 2025Allow1500NoNo
18616868METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK ANALYSISMarch 2024December 2025Allow2010NoNo
18612204DETECTION OF LAG MISCONFIGURATIONMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18693259IMPLEMENTING A POLICY-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR O-CLOUD RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ORCHESTRATION SERVICES IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKMarch 2024August 2025Allow1700NoNo
18692769FEDERATED LEARNING GROUP PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND FUNCTIONAL ENTITYMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18607396Pervasive Realtime FrameworkMarch 2024January 2026Allow2330NoNo
18603141COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2024August 2025Allow1710NoNo
18590268I/O Request Processing Method, Apparatus, and System, Device, and Storage MediumFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2200NoNo
18588666QOE OPTIMIZED ELASTIC CLOUD NETWORKSFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910YesNo
18581151UE-Initiated In-Band Policy Activation for Flow-Based PoliciesFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110YesNo
18443257NETWORK LOAD BALANCING BASED ON DEVICE TYPE OR HISTORYFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2110NoNo
18441134POLICY TAGS FOR 5G NETWORK FUNCTION INCONSISTENCY DETECTION AND RECONCILIATIONFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18435772NODE FOR RUNNING CONTAINER GROUP, AND CONTAINER GROUP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2420YesNo
18430939Multi-Topology Routing in Next Generation IoT NetworksFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2300NoNo
18292951MANAGEMENT DEVICE, INSPECTION METHOD, AND INSPECTION PROGRAMJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18292560METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING NETWORK SLICE ADMISSION CONTROL FUNCTIONJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1710NoNo
18422470SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ASSET IMPORTANCE IN SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENTJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18422801VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION PROOF OF TRANSITJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1400NoNo
18421480TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICE CLUSTER MANAGEMENT USING MACHINE LEARNINGJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2320NoNo
18417855Switching Between Network Layers For ReplicationJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1810YesNo
18579253SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORK (TSN) IMPLEMENTATION OF NETWORK SLICINGJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2100NoNo
18408772CREDIT-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT SERVICE MESSAGINGJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18405759CELL SITES MONITORING AND/OR MANAGEMENT IN 5G RADIO-ACCESS NETWORKSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18401540DYNAMIC RESOURCE CONFIGURATION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROLDecember 2023January 2026Allow2401NoNo
18397939Automatic Generation of Network Access PoliciesDecember 2023February 2025Allow1400NoNo
18397944SCALABLE AUTONOMOUS STORAGE NETWORKSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1400NoNo
18397672ADAPTIVE LOCATION-BASED SD-WAN POLICIESDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18540783NETWORK COLLECTIVE OFFLOADING COST MANAGEMENTDecember 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18529354CAPABILITY EXPOSURE FOR SERVICE INSTANTIATIONDecember 2023January 2026Allow2520NoNo
18527108AUTOMATED COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT AND MIGRATION ASSET SHAPE GENERATIONDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410NoNo
18524971ORCHESTRATION INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING COMPLEX COMPOUND DISCOVERY PIPELINES ACROSS COMPUTER NETWORKSNovember 2023April 2025Allow1700NoNo
18523445Systems and Methods for Enforcement Readiness VerificationNovember 2023April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18508414NETWORK MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING SOFTWARE AGENTSNovember 2023September 2025Allow2210NoNo
18505478Virtual Channel Buffer BypassNovember 2023April 2025Allow1700YesNo
18381433INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18381077INCORPORATING INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) DATA INTO CHATBOT TEXT ENTRY DATAOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010YesNo
18487348COMPUTER NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING AND DIAGNOSTICS USING METADATAOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18483360Continuous Replication Of Storage Data During Physical RelocationOctober 2023March 2026Allow2920YesNo
18376848MANAGING CUSTOM RESOURCES BETWEEN A CONTROLLER AND WORKER NODES IN A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEMOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18284695CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND CONTROL PROGRAMSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1720NoNo
18374557AUTHENTICATION/AUTHORIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR A PROCESS CONTROL OR AUTOMATION SYSTEMSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2230YesNo
18371859ADVANCED STORAGE OPERATIONS FOR WAN OPTIMIZATIONSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1600NoNo
18471521PROACTIVE PERFORMANCE SUPERVISION OF MULTITENANT CLOUD DB USING HIERARCHICAL TRIAGE & COMPARATIVE APPROACH MAINTAINING THE DATA PRIVACY AND ISOLATIONSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1500NoNo
18550660CENTRAL NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENTSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1820YesNo
18367211PERSONALIZED SERVICE SCHEDULINGSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18463727Route Processing Method and Network DeviceSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1400NoNo
18460382DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1710YesNo
18456219MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMAugust 2023September 2025Abandon2530NoNo
18456266SELF-HEALING SD-WAN CONTROLLERS AND NETWORKSAugust 2023September 2024Allow1300NoNo
18238187PEER-TO-PEER DATA MESSAGE MATCHINGAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18278729METHOD FOR SCHEDULING TSN FLOWS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND CENTRAL NETWORK CONFIGURATION ENTITYAugust 2023November 2024Allow1510NoNo
18237672TIERED UPDATING OF CONFIGURATION DATA IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKAugust 2023October 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18237017Cloud-based resource discovery system and methodAugust 2023March 2025Allow1900NoNo
18236770STATE CONTAINER SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2023March 2024Allow700YesNo
18277889TEST FRAME GENERATIONAugust 2023June 2024Allow1000NoNo
18449866ASSIGNMENTS OF IOT DEVICE TYPESAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18264987GUARD TIME CALCULATION APPARATUS, GUARD TIME CALCULATION METHOD AND PROGRAMAugust 2023June 2025Abandon2211NoNo
18275319TRAFFIC SCHEDULING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023November 2024Allow1510NoNo
18358756Global Internet Protocol Management System (GIMS) For Monitoring Network Devices for Fault ManagementJuly 2023November 2025Abandon2830NoYes
18358362AUTOMATIC POLL GENERATION BASED ON USER COMMUNICATIONSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210YesNo
18223223CONTEXT ANALYSIS ENGINE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INCIDENTSJuly 2023April 2024Allow910YesNo
18223395Securing Access of a Process Control or Automation SystemJuly 2023October 2024Allow1520YesNo
18354474Group Coordinator SelectionJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18271347Propagating Placement and Isolation Constraints to Network Slice ConstituentsJuly 2023July 2024Allow1200NoNo
18218732OPTIMZING SYNTHETIC TESTS ACROSS CLOUD, ENTERPRISE, AND USER AGENTSJuly 2023November 2025Allow2910YesNo
18345107SYSTEM AND METHOD ENABLING INTERACTIVE SERVICES IN ALARM SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18215508CLOUD NATIVE OBSERVABILITY MIGRATION AND ASSESSMENTJune 2023December 2024Allow1830YesNo
18339642SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING CARE RECEIVERS TO LIVE SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLYJune 2023September 2024Allow1520YesNo
18327029NETWORK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING, ROUTING AND/OR GATEWAYING DATAMay 2023August 2025Allow2640NoNo
18254285Methods and Devices for Anomaly DetectionMay 2023October 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18322599Pervasive Realtime FrameworkMay 2023October 2024Allow1720NoNo
18254238INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NODE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18200547SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A DISTRIBUTED CLOUD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR GENERATING INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACES OF THE STATE OF A MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENT OVER TIMEMay 2023November 2024Allow1820NoNo
18320944CAPACITY-AWARE LOCAL REPAIR OF TUNNELS IN WIDE AREA NETWORKSMay 2023June 2025Allow2510YesNo
18317688METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DEPLOY WORKLOAD DOMAINS IN VIRTUAL SERVER RACKSMay 2023October 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18314987INFLUENCER WATCH PARTYMay 2023February 2024Allow910YesNo
18313131NETWORK POLICY VALIDATIONMay 2023May 2024Allow1210YesNo
18143527METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING MULTIPLE CLOUD PLATFORMS WITH DIAGRAMING TOOLSMay 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18310131Segment Routing SRv6 S-BFD and ping replies having deterministic reply pathMay 2023November 2024Allow1800NoNo
18308872METHOD AND DEVICE WITH NETWORK TOPOLOGY FORMATIONApril 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18140431SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TRAFFIC STEERING THROUGH A SERVICE FUNCTION CHAINApril 2023May 2024Allow1210YesNo
18308600MULTI-HOST LINK AGGREGATION FOR ACTIVE-ACTIVE CLUSTERApril 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18307103CONFIGURABLE QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVIDER PIPELINEApril 2023June 2024Allow1410YesNo
18306512SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING UPGRADES TO SAAS APPLICATIONS IN A LIVE CLOUD ENVIRONMENTApril 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18306433DEVICE PROVISIONING WITH A NETWORK PROFILEApril 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18305461ADAPTIVE LOCATION-BASED SD-WAN POLICIESApril 2023October 2023Allow500YesNo
18030659DATA FLOW CONTROL IN A NETWORKApril 2023August 2024Allow1620YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MANIWANG, JOSEPH R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
6.4%
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
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(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 MANIWANG, JOSEPH R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MANIWANG, JOSEPH R works in Art Unit 2441 and has examined 407 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MANIWANG, JOSEPH R's allowance rate of 87.0% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MANIWANG, JOSEPH R receive 1.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MANIWANG, JOSEPH R is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MANIWANG, JOSEPH R. This interview benefit is in the 53% 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, 33.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 71% 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 52.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 31.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.

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.