USPTO Examiner BIAGINI CHRISTOPHER D - Art Unit 2445

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18948086METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMATION OF FIELD REPLACEABLE UNITSNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18883740METHOD FOR FACILITATING CONVEYING OF A DATA FRAME IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18841914METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING WIRELESS RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY IN MULTI-DOMAIN DEPLOYMENTSAugust 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18815376BURST DETECTION FOR ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF COMMUNICATION NETWORK SOFT FAILURESAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18765933OFFLOADING A WORKLOAD IN A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTJuly 2024September 2025Allow1400NoNo
18721851METHOD FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN VEHICLESJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18739481UPDATING ACCESS POINTS OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORKJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18732740Computing Cluster for Providing Virtual Markers Based Upon Network ConnectivityJune 2024January 2026Allow1900NoNo
18677212METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATING RETRY-AFTER HEADER FIELD VALUES TO CONSUMER NETWORK FUNCTIONS (NFs) VIA SERVICE COMMUNICATION PROXIES (SCPs)May 2024July 2025Allow1400NoNo
18645656Systems and methods for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) based application segmentationApril 2024January 2026Allow2110NoNo
18642921SYNTHETIC INFRASTRUCTURE TOPOLOGIES FOR GRAPH WORKLOAD PLACEMENT SIMULATIONSApril 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18702869ADAPTIVE PREDICTION OF TIME HORIZON FOR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORApril 2024September 2025Allow1710YesNo
18616699Tag-Based Packet Capture and QueryMarch 2024July 2025Allow1600NoNo
18685218METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW ENTRYFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18411299Tree-Based Network Architecture for Accelerating Machine Learning Collective OperationsJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1910YesNo
18389226Apparatus, System and Methods For Managing Private Content Delivery In Association With a ShipmentNovember 2023March 2026Allow2830YesNo
18467178INSTANT ACCESS OF A LARGE VIRTUAL MACHINE USING A SECOND VIRTUAL DISK IN A METADATA FILE MANAGERSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2900NoNo
18466541RELATIVE QUALITY OF SERVICE ADAPTATION OF BI-DIRECTIONAL MULTI-MODE TRAFFICSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810YesNo
18463944NETWORK DISCOVERY METHODSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2320YesNo
18224933COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND METHOD FOR ROUTING DATA MESSAGES ON NETWORKS HAVING DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLSJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710YesNo
18273246USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND METHODSJuly 2023December 2025Allow2910NoNo
18260650INFORMATION CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18258317MANAGING EDCA PARAMETERS WITH LOW LATENCY RELIABLE TRAFFICJune 2023January 2026Allow3111NoNo
18039877NETWORK INTERFACE SUPPORTING TIME SENSITIVE NETWORKS AND MACsec PROTECTIONJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18131717METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME OPTIMIZATION OF COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED APPLICATION OPERATIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUESApril 2023June 2025Allow2620YesNo
18182380IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND IMAGE RECEIVING APPARATUSMarch 2023November 2025Allow3210NoNo
18042370MANAGING NOTIFICATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORKFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3530NoNo
18041397METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DATA PROCESSING, STORAGE MEDIUMS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18006710Agentless Topology AnalysisJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18097655Systems and methods to speed up data stream processingJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3210NoNo
18048557SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TEST CASE GENERATION BASED ON QUEUING CURVE ANALYSISOctober 2022August 2025Allow3410YesNo
17779736Distributed Deep Learning SystemMay 2022June 2025Allow3600NoNo
17761524CONTROLLING OF NETWORK FUNCTIONS WITH DYNAMIC UPDATE CAPABILITY BASED ON SUPPORTED SERVICES AND USAGE CONDITIONS OF NETWORK FUNCTIONSMarch 2022August 2025Abandon4140NoNo
17575814Quantum Dot Energized Heterogeneous Multi-Sensor with Edge Fulgurated Decision AccomplisherJanuary 2022October 2025Allow4510YesNo
17604764SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND HANDLING OVERLAPPING ADDRESSES BASED ON PRIORITYOctober 2021July 2025Allow4530NoNo
16808837CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN) MESSAGE SCANNER FOR A WINTER SERVICE VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF SCANNING A CAN MESSAGEMarch 2020February 2021Allow1200NoNo
16739490METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A DATA FILE OVER A DATA NETWORKJanuary 2020February 2021Abandon1310NoNo
16439513Image to Logo Hyperlink ConverterJune 2019January 2021Abandon1910YesNo
16429032Polyhedral structures and network topologies for high performance computingJune 2019June 2021Abandon2501NoNo
16421332AUTOMATED DISCOVERY OF MANUAL CONFIGURATION CHANGESMay 2019January 2021Allow2010YesNo
16416691SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ALWAYS-ON IMMERSIVE VIDEO PORTALMay 2019June 2021Abandon2510NoNo
16378385STREAMING DECISION IN THE CLOUDApril 2019September 2020Allow1710YesNo
16374829SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING NETWORK RESOURCES TO IMPROVE DATA-TRANSMISSION QUALITYApril 2019January 2021Allow2220YesNo
16370943ONLINE APPLICATION TO CENTRALIZE, CREATE, TRACK, MANAGE AND FACILITATE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS FOR JOB SEEKERSMarch 2019March 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16356941Accessing protected web resources using cloud paywall systemMarch 2019March 2021Abandon2410NoNo
16311763METHODS IDENTIFYING VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS, CONTROLLERS, AND VEHICLESDecember 2018April 2021Allow2830YesNo
16226596System and Method for Expediting a Sale Offer ProcessingDecember 2018February 2021Abandon2610YesNo
16210498Rideshare Safety SystemDecember 2018January 2021Abandon2510NoNo
16176182Insurance Plan Rating and Ranking SystemOctober 2018January 2021Abandon2610NoNo
16164199INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODOctober 2018February 2021Allow2840YesNo
16116261METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISCOVERING, CHARACTERIZING AND PROJECTING CONSUMPTION BEHAVIORS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS IN FACE-TO-FACE GROUP INTERACTIONS AND ASSIGNING CONSUMER INFLUENCE SCORES TO INDIVIDUALSAugust 2018December 2020Abandon2701NoNo
16019470Equality network mobile app or equal economy processJune 2018June 2021Abandon3620NoNo
15950200METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT TERRAIN IDENTIFICATION, VEHICLE-MOUNTED TERMINAL AND VEHICLEApril 2018April 2021Abandon3620YesNo
15917341Virally connected network of people as a means to recover encrypted data should the encryption key become lostMarch 2018September 2020Allow3011YesNo
15896085Transactions Across Blockchain NetworksFebruary 2018November 2020Abandon3311NoNo
15888498PACKET VALIDATION IN VIRTUAL NETWORK INTERFACE ARCHITECTUREFebruary 2018October 2020Allow3220YesNo
15873338WINTER SERVICE VEHICLE AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A SPREADING RATE FOR SPREADING DE-ICING MATERIAL ON ROADSJanuary 2018December 2020Abandon3520YesNo
15867781MECHANISM FOR EXECUTING SERVER DISCOVERYJanuary 2018March 2021Abandon3830NoNo
15855716OPERATOR FUSION MANAGEMENT IN A STREAM COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2017April 2018Allow300NoNo
15840444DISTRIBUTED FILE TRANSFER WITH HIGH PERFORMANCEDecember 2017February 2018Allow200NoNo
15555115System, Apparatus and Method for Load BalancingSeptember 2017October 2020Allow3830YesNo
15554863INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODAugust 2017December 2020Allow3940NoNo
15554515INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR SELECTION OF A TARGET USERAugust 2017July 2020Allow3530NoNo
15664395SCREEN SHARE RECONSTITUTIONJuly 2017March 2018Allow710YesNo
15655820Authoring System for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to Develop a Computer-Based Question and Answer (QA) system for their Instructional MaterialsJuly 2017October 2020Abandon3920YesNo
15535184METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REPERCUSSION-FREE CAPTURE OF DATAJune 2017March 2020Allow3320YesNo
15613183Automatic Requirement Verification Engine and AnalyticsJune 2017September 2020Allow3911YesNo
15345653MULTIPLE CLOUD SERVICES DELIVERY BY A CLOUD EXCHANGENovember 2016January 2018Allow1410YesNo
15216114CONNECTION GATEWAY FOR COMMUNICATING MONITORING AND CONTROL INFORMATION BETWEEN A REMOTELY LOCATED MOBILE DEVICE AND PREMISES DEVICES/APPLIANCES ON A PREMISES NETWORKJuly 2016October 2017Abandon1520NoNo
15215905SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN A NETWORK OF MOVING THINGSJuly 2016August 2018Allow3140NoNo
15104126Information Processing Device and Information Processing SystemJune 2016January 2021Abandon5560YesYes
15103877DISTRIBUTED DEPLOYMENT BASED ON RATING VALUESJune 2016April 2018Allow2200NoNo
15134388METHOD FOR MIGRATING SERVICE OF DATA CENTER, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMApril 2016December 2016Allow810NoNo
14913577METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING TRAFFIC BY USING PLURALITY OF NETWORK INTERFACES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2016April 2021Abandon6080YesNo
15001766MULTI-CLOUD, MULTI-SERVICE DATA MODELJanuary 2016March 2018Allow2520YesNo
15001822MULTIPLE CLOUD SERVICES DELIVERY BY A CLOUD EXCHANGEJanuary 2016January 2018Allow2420YesNo
14989835System and Method for Policy-Based Geolocation Services for Virtual ServersJanuary 2016August 2017Allow2030YesNo
14984312METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL DATACENTERSDecember 2015August 2020Allow5550NoYes
14973423Method and System for Transmitting a Data File Over a Data NetworkDecember 2015October 2017Abandon2210NoNo
14874793PERSONAL HANDHELD WEB SERVER AND STORAGE DEVICEOctober 2015September 2018Abandon3520NoNo
14874519GENERALIZED PROXY ARCHITECTURE TO PROVIDE REMOTE ACCESS TO AN APPLICATION FRAMEWORKOctober 2015February 2018Allow3710NoNo
14874959ASSIGNING NETWORK ADDRESSES TO POSSIBLE NETWORK PORTS TO FULLEST EXTENT TO WHICH ADDRESSES CAN BE ASSIGNED TO PORTSOctober 2015June 2018Allow3320YesNo
14846647Just-in-Time Distributed Video CacheSeptember 2015June 2017Allow2210NoNo
14811907NEGATIVE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF TUNNELED ENCAPSULATED MEDIAJuly 2015July 2017Allow2310YesNo
14811954REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL MANAGEMENTJuly 2015April 2018Allow3320YesNo
14812175CACHE CONTROL DEVICE AND CACHE CONTROL METHODJuly 2015May 2018Abandon3311NoNo
14739033REQUEST PROCESSING ACCORDING TO DEGRADATION MONITORINGJune 2015December 2017Allow3020YesNo
14738966ALLOCATING AND MANAGING CLOUD COMPUTING RESOURCES FOR DISASTER RECOVERYJune 2015December 2017Allow3020YesNo
14739054SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A COLLECTIVE DATA TRANSFER RATE OF A PLURALITY OF EDGE DEVICESJune 2015October 2017Allow2810NoNo
14738682RESERVED NETWORK DEVICE CAPACITYJune 2015April 2018Allow3520YesYes
14731725BLOCKING A SELECTED PORT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF AN APPLICATIONJune 2015September 2017Allow2710NoNo
14626456METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING AN INTERACTIVE NETWORK SESSIONFebruary 2015July 2018Allow4110YesNo
14542019SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING DATA ACROSS MULTIPLE NETWORK ARCHITECTURESNovember 2014November 2015Allow1210YesNo
14536784SYSTEM FOR REMOTE ACCESS OF A USER PREMISESNovember 2014February 2018Allow3930NoNo
14487055Sharing of Repository Data for Non-Alias IdentitiesSeptember 2014January 2018Abandon4020NoNo
14473013Adaptive Communication AnonymizationAugust 2014September 2016Allow2530YesNo
14467122ADAPTABLE NETWORK SERVICE ACCESS THROUGH DYNAMIC REQUEST ROUTINGAugust 2014June 2017Allow3410NoNo
14462414SERVICE DISCOVERY ACROSS DIFFERENT NETWORKSAugust 2014April 2017Allow3220YesYes
14331155AUTOMATED COLLABORATION FOR PEER-TO-PEER ELECTRONIC DEVICESJuly 2014July 2017Allow3610YesNo
14322911ELECTRONIC MESSAGE FORWARDINGJuly 2014July 2017Abandon3710NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
53
Examiner Affirmed
40
(75.5%)
Examiner Reversed
13
(24.5%)
Reversal Percentile
37.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 24.5% 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
79
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(17.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
65
(82.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.5%
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, 17.7% 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 BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D works in Art Unit 2445 and has examined 341 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 58.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 47 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D's allowance rate of 58.4% places them in the 19% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D receive 3.26 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 91% 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 BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D is 47 months. This places the examiner in the 9% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +32.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D. This interview benefit is in the 80% 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, 16.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 12.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 12% 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, 18.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 26% 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 38.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 18.2% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 43.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% 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 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.