USPTO Examiner ZONG RUOLEI - Art Unit 2441

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18659109COMPLIANCE FOR CLOUD-BASED APPLICATIONS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS USING MACHINE LEARNINGMay 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18653290EDGE CLOUD RESOURCE ALLOCATION USING HINTS FROM NETWORK PROVIDERSMay 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18641826RESOURCE ALLOCATION DEVICE AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHODApril 2024June 2025Allow1400NoNo
18639209METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC AGENT RESOURCE ALLOCATIONApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18601178DYNAMICALLY RE-ALLOCATING COMPUTING RESOURCES WHILE MAINTAINING NETWORK CONNECTION(S)March 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18596642COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, SMART CONFERENCE ROOM SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM PRODUCTMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18597234IT Infrastructure Resource Discovery and Management For Distributed NetworkingMarch 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18592469SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING COMMUNICATION LOADS ACROSS COMPUTER NETWORKS BASED ON REAL-TIME CONFIRMATION OF NETWORK RESOURCE AVAILABILITYFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18583807CLOUD NODE ROUTINGFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18430734INTERNET OF THINGS TABLET DEVICE REGISTRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON REGISTRATION TEMPLATEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18415373METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT LAYER-2 FORWARDING BETWEEN VIRTUAL MACHINESJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18399146CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS FOR CONSUMPTION OF CONTENTDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18392521SELECTION OF AN EGRESS IP ADDRESS FOR EGRESS TRAFFIC OF A DISTRIBUTED CLOUD COMPUTING NETWORKDecember 2023December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18393476SECURE BI-DIRECTIONAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY SYSTEM BETWEEN PRIVATE NETWORKSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18533522MULTIPLE DATA CENTER COMPATIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF APPLICATIONS MATCHING A WILDCARD DOMAIN NAMEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18516664CUSTOMIZED DIGITAL AVATAR ACCESSORIESNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18515242SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC APPLIANCE CONFIGURATION AND OPERABILITYNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18562223INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICENovember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18508907SELF-SERVICE MANAGEMENT OF NETWORK ADDRESS ALLOCATIONS USING HIERARCHICAL ALLOCATION POOLSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1500NoNo
18508201STATE MANAGEMENT AND OBJECT STORAGE IN A DISTRIBUTED CLOUD COMPUTING NETWORKNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18387107METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPGRADING SITES OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORKNovember 2023December 2024Allow1300NoNo
18485922CONFIGURATION OF DATA CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A HOST AND A SHARED NETWORK ADAPTEROctober 2023February 2024Allow500NoNo
18483666SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING FIRMWARE UPDATES TO CONFERENCING DEVICESOctober 2023September 2024Allow1100NoNo
18483614SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATING RESOURCE DEPLOYMENTOctober 2023January 2025Allow1620YesNo
18378329AI/ML CHATBOT FOR NEGOTIATIONSOctober 2023February 2025Allow1710YesNo
18377446ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED GROUP SERVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF SAMEOctober 2023February 2025Allow1620YesNo
18377270Interactive Generation of Meeting TapestriesOctober 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18375780AUTOMATED OPT-IN CONVERSATION SYSTEMSOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18553381Subscription and notification methods, and entities configured for implementing these methodsSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18475805METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING APPLICATION USAGE ON A NETWORK WITH HEURISTICSSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1820NoNo
18373698SECURE BI-DIRECTIONAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY SYSTEM BETWEEN PRIVATE NETWORKSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1010YesNo
18472059SELF-LEARNING EGRESS TRAFFIC CONTROLLERSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310YesNo
18472050INTELLIGENT FIREWALL POLICY PROCESSORSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410YesNo
18470525SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESS EDGE SERVICE TRANSFERSeptember 2023May 2024Allow800NoNo
18370293PERSISTENT SUBGROUPS IN ONLINE MEETINGSSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18469142COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS GENERATING AND VALIDATING LOG RECORDSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110YesNo
18469435DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18241528CDN-BASED CLIENT MESSAGINGSeptember 2023May 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18238205Providing a system-generated response in a messaging sessionAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18237081OPERATING CONTAINERS IN EXISTING NETWORK NAMESPACES IN A SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORKAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18452541NETWORK CONTROL METHOD AND NETWORK INTERFACE CARDAugust 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
18547002LIVE BROADCAST METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18451078CLIENT TELEMETRY FRAMEWORK FOR VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE (VDI)August 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18277332METHOD FOR ANALYTICS DATA RETRIEVAL AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUSAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18366870SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING ABUSE OF TRAFFIC CATEGORIES AND NETWORK SLICES BY APPLICATIONSAugust 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18360013SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING VIDEO STREAM CONTENTJuly 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18274043Fair Hierarchical Quality of Service MarkingJuly 2023March 2025Allow1900NoNo
18223872SECURITY FUNCTION EXECUTION DEVICEJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110YesNo
18351458IMPACT PREDICTIONS BASED ON INCIDENT-RELATED DATAJuly 2023May 2025Allow2330YesNo
18216097REASSIGNING EXIT INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESSES IN A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SERVERJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18210316DETERMINING METRICS INCLUDING RESOURCE EXPENDITURES OF A DIGITAL SERVICEJune 2023November 2024Allow1720YesNo
18335197INLINE FILE DOWNLOAD CONTROLS IN REMOTE BROWSER ISOLATION SYSTEMJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18334194Systems and methods for providing secure Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) access from unmanaged devicesJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18328236Tunnel Management Method, Apparatus, and SystemJune 2023February 2025Allow2100NoNo
18325747SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TASKS BASED ON CHAT SESSIONS BETWEEN USERS OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENTMay 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18321397SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING A HIGHLY AVAILABLE MANAGED FAILOVER SERVICEMay 2023June 2024Allow1320NoNo
18143212DATA SHARING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18143411SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MESSAGE-BASED PACKETSMay 2023October 2024Allow1720YesNo
18310030System and Method to Standardize and Improve Implementation Efficiency of User Interface ContentMay 2023June 2024Allow1410NoNo
18141284METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DETERMINING AN INTERNAL TIME OF A TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORKING (TSN) NETWORK CARDApril 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18140871SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION, TRANSLATION, AND CATEGORIZATION OF VISUAL CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH MALICIOUS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONApril 2023April 2024Allow1110YesNo
18306661Dynamic Note Generation In Communication SessionsApril 2023November 2024Allow1830YesNo
18305095COMPLIANCE FOR CLOUD-BASED APPLICATIONS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS USING MACHINE LEARNINGApril 2023March 2024Allow1100NoNo
18136712Integrated Machine Learning Audiovisual Application for a Defined SubjectApril 2023July 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18302184SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONFIGURATION OF SCALABLE DATACENTERApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18298026EDGE CLOUD RESOURCE ALLOCATION USING HINTS FROM NETWORK PROVIDERSApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18122719INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2023June 2024Allow1520YesNo
18179314SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING COMMUNICATION LOADS ACROSS COMPUTER NETWORKS BASED ON REAL-TIME CONFIRMATION OF NETWORK RESOURCE AVAILABILITYMarch 2023November 2023Allow800NoNo
18021695COMMUNICATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18108541RDMA TRANSMIT FLOW SCHEDULING AND PACING SCHEME FOR CONGESTION MANAGEMENT IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE AI/ML NETWORKSFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1900NoNo
18040150METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING SITE COLLOCATIONFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1700NoNo
18162698SEGMENT QUALITY-GUIDED ADAPTIVE STREAM CREATIONJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1220YesNo
18157891MULTI-VERSION COMPATIBILITY FOR CONNECTIVITY PROTOCOLSJanuary 2023September 2023Allow800NoNo
18100167MEDIA ITEM ATTACHMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1850NoNo
18154939Route Advertisement Method and Related DeviceJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2820NoNo
18015914NETWORK APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2023March 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18013900MULTIMODAL DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MULTIMODAL DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2022March 2024Allow1510NoNo
18091363IDENTIFYING NETWORK ADDRESSES CONTACTED BY APPLICATIONS WITHOUT PLATFORM DOMAIN NAME RESOLUTIONDecember 2022September 2023Allow910YesNo
18090654GENERATION, CURATION, AND PRESENTATION OF MEDIA COLLECTIONSDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18088554EXPLICIT CONGESTION NOTIFICATION IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTDecember 2022August 2024Allow2000NoNo
18011913METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS DIRECTED TO ENABLERS FOR BLOCKCHAIN-ENABLED WIRELESS SYSTEMSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2830NoNo
18011659NETWORK SLICE ALLOCATION METHOD, TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022March 2024Allow1510NoNo
18066623SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING NODES IN CHANNEL BASED CHATBOTS USING NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDINGDecember 2022February 2024Allow1420NoNo
18010491POSTING LOCATION ORDINARINESS/EXTRAORDINARINESS DETERMINATION SYSTEMDecember 2022August 2023Allow800NoNo
18082109SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVISION OF EXPERT SERVICES OVER A NETWORK IN REAL TIMEDecember 2022January 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18010380User Plane Function Selection Based on Per Subscriber CPU and Memory Footprint for Packet InspectionDecember 2022April 2024Allow1620NoNo
18078897SECURE BI-DIRECTIONAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY SYSTEM BETWEEN PRIVATE NETWORKSDecember 2022July 2023Allow710YesNo
18075545APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BOOKMARK SHARINGDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18061656CLOUD NODE ROUTINGDecember 2022November 2023Allow1120NoNo
17994948METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR GENERATING CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT MESSAGESNovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17981941ELECTRONIC DEVICE FORMING NETWORK SLICE AND DATA SESSION, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMENovember 2022January 2024Allow1410YesNo
17980246SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOUR DIMENSIONAL NETWORK SESSION AUTHORIZATIONNovember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
17979598ANALYSIS SUPPORT METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSNovember 2022May 2025Allow3100NoNo
17974600TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING RESOURCES IN A STORAGE CLUSTER SYSTEMOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010YesNo
17973205METHOD OF OPERATING NETWORK-BASED STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING STORAGE SYSTEM USING THE SAME AND STORAGE MODULE PERFORMING THE SAMEOctober 2022May 2023Allow610NoNo
17967741DYNAMICALLY RE-ALLOCATING COMPUTING RESOURCES WHILE MAINTAINING NETWORK CONNECTION(S)October 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
17938742DETERMINING DATA LOSS FOR INTERNET TRAFFIC DATAOctober 2022September 2024Allow2300NoNo
17960519SHARED CHANNEL INVITATION PATHSOctober 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17958352CDN-BASED CLIENT MESSAGINGOctober 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17958087STATE MANAGEMENT AND OBJECT STORAGE IN A DISTRIBUTED CLOUD COMPUTING NETWORKSeptember 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
13
Examiner Affirmed
11
(84.6%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(15.4%)
Reversal Percentile
25.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 15.4% 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
34
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(23.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
26
(76.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
28.5%
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, 23.5% 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 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 ZONG, RUOLEI - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ZONG, RUOLEI works in Art Unit 2441 and has examined 978 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ZONG, RUOLEI's allowance rate of 87.6% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ZONG, RUOLEI receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 41% 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 ZONG, RUOLEI is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZONG, RUOLEI. This interview benefit is in the 48% 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, 35.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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 34.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 36.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 33% 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 61.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 47.6% 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, 43.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 87% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 16% 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:

  • 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.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.