USPTO Examiner CADORNA CHRISTOPHER PALACA - Art Unit 2444

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18767521NEEDS-MATCHING NAVIGATOR SYSTEMJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18740239VIRTUAL INTERACTION SESSION TO FACILITATE AUGMENTED REALITY BASED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE USERSJune 2024September 2025Allow1500YesNo
18585553VIRTUAL INTERACTION SESSION TO FACILITATE REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE USERSFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1710NoNo
18414779Smart Energy HubJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2010NoNo
18391153USING NETWORK TRAFFIC DATA TO IDENTIFY INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICESDecember 2023September 2025Allow2110YesNo
18512042Network Switch and Network Architecture for Heterogeneous Network Coupling and BackupNovember 2023February 2026Allow2710NoNo
18497055SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LLM-ASSISTED EMAIL AUTOMATIONOctober 2023March 2026Allow2830NoNo
18270333IPV6 ADDRESS CONFIGURATION METHOD AND ROUTING DEVICEJune 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18247586METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ENLARGING USAGE OF USER CATEGORY WITHIN A CORE NETWORKMarch 2023October 2025Allow3130YesNo
18176541OBTAINING LOCATION METADATA FOR NETWORK DEVICES USING AUGMENTED REALITYMarch 2023October 2025Allow3140YesNo
18169605Distributed Sensor Apparatus and Method using Tensor Decomposition for Application and Entity Profile IdentificationFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18157690Congestion Control Method and ApparatusJanuary 2023September 2025Abandon3220NoNo
17205694RECORDATION OF VIDEO CONFERENCE BASED ON BANDWIDTH ISSUE(S)March 2021November 2025Abandon5670NoNo
16510090PERSONALIZING A SOCIAL NETWORKING PROFILE PAGEJuly 2019May 2020Allow1000YesNo
16460076BANDWIDTH SHARINGJuly 2019May 2020Allow1000YesNo
16445753Inter-Service Data Transportation Through Data Fragmentation And Socket ReplicationJune 2019March 2021Allow2010NoNo
16284095MONITORING QUALITY OF A CONFERENCE CALL FOR MUTED PARTICIPANTS THERETOFebruary 2019September 2020Allow1810NoNo
16050537BANDWIDTH SHARINGJuly 2018April 2019Allow900YesNo
15848106BANDWIDTH SHARINGDecember 2017June 2018Allow600YesNo
15597274CHANNEL OWNERSHIP IN A PUBLISH-SUBSCRIBE SYSTEMMay 2017April 2018Allow1120YesNo
15081641SCHEDULING AND EXECUTION OF DAG-STRUCTURED COMPUTATION ON RDMA-CONNECTED CLUSTERSMarch 2016June 2016Allow300NoNo
14970202SCHEDULING AND EXECUTION OF DAG-STRUCTURED COMPUTATION ON RDMA-CONNECTED CLUSTERSDecember 2015June 2016Allow600NoNo
14838544MESSAGE ASSISTANT VIA SMART TEMPLATESAugust 2015January 2019Allow4120YesNo
14838933BANDWIDTH SHARINGAugust 2015October 2017Allow2610YesNo
14795031POLICY BASED MESSAGE CRYPTOGRAPHIC EXPIRYJuly 2015January 2020Allow5450YesNo
14717596RENEWING REGISTRATIONS FOR CLIENT APPLICATIONS INSTALLED ON DIFFERENT PROXIMATE CLIENT DEVICESMay 2015June 2019Allow4940NoNo
14639383CHANNEL OWNERSHIP IN A PUBLISH-SUBSCRIBE SYSTEMMarch 2015June 2017Allow2710NoNo
14487327DEPLOYING AND MODIFYING A SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE DEPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT MODELSeptember 2014March 2016Allow1820YesNo
14014722SCHEDULING AND EXECUTION OF DAG-STRUCTURED COMPUTATION ON RDMA-CONNECTED CLUSTERSAugust 2013December 2015Allow2700NoNo
14014389SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK ADDRESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IN FEDERATED CLOUD COMPUTING NETWORKSAugust 2013January 2017Allow4120NoNo
13869133Deploying and Modifying a Service-Oriented Architecture Deployment Environment ModelApril 2013March 2016Allow3520YesNo
13739359PERSONALIZING A SOCIAL NETWORKING PROFILE PAGEJanuary 2013May 2019Allow6050YesYes
13739418SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS)-ENABLED OPEN AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE (OPENADR) SERVER AND RELATED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2013February 2016Allow3720YesNo
13736243METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DISTRIBUTE DATA CENTER NETWORK TRAFFICJanuary 2013February 2016Allow3720YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CADORNA, CHRISTOPHER PALACA.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
6.5%
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 CADORNA, CHRISTOPHER PALACA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CADORNA, CHRISTOPHER PALACA works in Art Unit 2444 and has examined 22 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CADORNA, CHRISTOPHER PALACA's allowance rate of 95.5% places them in the 85% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CADORNA, CHRISTOPHER PALACA 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 CADORNA, CHRISTOPHER PALACA is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 72% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CADORNA, CHRISTOPHER PALACA. This interview benefit is in the 45% 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, 30.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 58% 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 80.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 96% 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.

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.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 15% 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:

  • 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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