USPTO Examiner COULTER KENNETH R - Art Unit 2445

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18934310SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT AN EXCHANGE MESSAGING POLICYNovember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18742301AUTOMATED SERVICE ENROLLMENT IN A MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18731061DOMAIN NAME RESOLUTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM BASED ON CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18674314NODE STATE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18612509UTILIZING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL TO GENERATE AN AUTOMATED COMMUNICATION FLOWMarch 2024August 2024Allow500NoNo
18599479SELECTION OF CDN AND ACCESS NETWORK ON THE USER DEVICE FROM AMONG MULTIPLE ACCESS NETWORKS AND CDNSMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18435473SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT AN EXCHANGE MESSAGING POLICYFebruary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18420165SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA DELIVERY IN COOPERATIVE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONSJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18413895PRIVATE SERVICE ENDPOINTS IN ISOLATED VIRTUAL NETWORKSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1100NoNo
18414032SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA DELIVERY IN COOPERATIVE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18412495METHOD, DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR NETWORKINGJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610YesNo
18410496TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING A MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESS OF A CLIENT DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION WITH AN ACCESS POINTJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18534079SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DATA EXCHANGE COORDINATIONDecember 2023May 2024Allow600NoNo
18560593MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ACCESS WITHIN REMOVE DESKTOP SESSIONNovember 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18503983EXTENDED REALITY DEVICE IDENTIFICATION BY INTERNET GATEWAYNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18493062SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INTERJECT STORED DOWNLINK MESSAGES OVER NON-STORED ACARS OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL DOWNLINK MESSAGESOctober 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18491914INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODOctober 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18489486EFFICIENTLY FORWARDING BIDIRECTIONAL MULTICAST TRAFFIC AT A VIRTUAL GATEWAY DEVICEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18380968METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING OPTIMAL SYNCHRONIZATION BROKER FOR EACH WORKLOADOctober 2023September 2024Allow1100NoNo
18378380ACCESSING AND INTERACTING WITH REQUESTED WEB CONTENT USING A MODIFIED WEB FARM FRAMEWORKOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18483066MONITORING STREAMING MEDIA CONTENTOctober 2023August 2024Allow1100NoNo
18480980REMOTE APPLICATION MANAGEMENTOctober 2023June 2025Allow2110YesNo
18553775Control network for mobile robotsOctober 2023June 2025Allow2120YesNo
18372844SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ROUTING PACKETS AND DEVICES THEREOFSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18550856USES OF CODED DATA AT MULTI-ACCESS EDGE COMPUTING SERVERSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18238364SHARED AUGMENTED REALITY SESSION CREATIONAugust 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18455574MODEL TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2023December 2024Allow1500NoNo
18455354INTERNAL BGP MIGRATION OPTIMIZATIONAugust 2023June 2024Allow900NoNo
18235083DYNAMIC ANYCAST CLIENT ROUTING AND HEALTH MANAGEMENTAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610NoNo
18234548EXTENDED AND MIXED REALITY EXPERIENCE ADAPTATION, PROCESSING, AND HANDOVER FROM ONE EDGE NODE TO ANOTHERAugust 2023September 2024Allow1300NoNo
18450288INTEGRATING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS IN A CAMERA TO EXTEND AN ENTERPRISE NETWORKAugust 2023April 2025Allow2030NoNo
18447633Method And Apparatus For A Secure Application ServerAugust 2023January 2025Allow1710NoNo
18366696METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING MEDIA PARAMETERAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18355815METHOD OF AUTOCONFIGURATION OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18352461SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PROVISIONING OF INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM SERVICESJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18347771Interlocked Multi-Domain Topology Model for Dynamic xNF OrchestrationJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18346439MULTIPATH ROUTING IN NETWORK FABRICS WITH HARMONIC CONNECTIONSJuly 2023June 2024Allow1100NoNo
18344372METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ADAPTIVE BITRATE LADDER CONSTRUCTION BASED ON DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE NEURAL NETWORKSJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18337392Variable preemption for LSP tunnelsJune 2023January 2025Allow1920NoNo
18211555TWO TIER DNSJune 2023May 2024Abandon1100NoNo
18313637DATA AGGREGATION USING PROXY ENTRY OF CREDENTIALSMay 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18312616AUTOMATED SERVICE ENROLLMENT IN A MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKMay 2023March 2024Allow1000NoNo
18141942SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SYNTHETIC IDENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH NETWORK COMMUNICATIONSMay 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18140311Fast Tune-In for Low Latency StreamingApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18304962SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAUTHORIZATION REQUEST NOTIFICATIONApril 2023May 2024Allow1300NoNo
18305265PRIVATE SERVICE ENDPOINTS IN ISOLATED VIRTUAL NETWORKSApril 2023March 2024Allow1100NoNo
18303819METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING CONNECTIONS TO A DATABASEApril 2023January 2025Allow2120YesNo
18300056Route Recursion Control Method, Device, and SystemApril 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18194661ACTION FIRST PERMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN CLOUD COMPUTINGApril 2023December 2023Allow900NoNo
18194595RESOURCE ACQUISITION METHOD, WEBVPN PROXY SERVER, SYSTEM, AND SERVERMarch 2023June 2024Allow1510NoNo
18127968SELECTION OF CDN AND ACCESS NETWORK ON THE USER DEVICE FROM AMONG MULTIPLE ACCESS NETWORKS AND CDNSMarch 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18189252SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM SERVICES IN FIFTH-GENERATION NETWORKSMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18186056SEAMLESS VOICE CALL INITIATIONMarch 2023June 2024Allow1510NoNo
18119001SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT AN EXCHANGE MESSAGING POLICYMarch 2023November 2023Allow820YesNo
18178788OPEN CONTROL PLANE FOR MOBILE NETWORKSMarch 2023June 2024Allow1520NoNo
17755187Message Forwarding and Domain Name Address QueryingMarch 2023September 2024Allow2900NoNo
17420387RECOMMENDATION METHOD FOR AN INTERNAL SERVICE ENTITY SERVICE ENTRANCE OF NETWORK PLATFORMFebruary 2023March 2024Allow3300NoNo
18168553PARALLEL DATA PROCESSING FOR SERVICE FUNCTION CHAINS SPANNING MULTIPLE SERVERSFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18108815APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PACKETIZED CONTENT ROUTING AND DELIVERYFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1300NoNo
18162958Cell Site Router (CSR) and Server Cabling VerificationFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2500NoNo
18102327EXTENDED REALITY DEVICE IDENTIFICATION BY INTERNET GATEWAYJanuary 2023July 2023Allow600NoNo
18153441SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIDEO STREAMING QUALITY OF EXPERIENCEJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1510YesNo
18066756DEVICE CAPABILITY-AWARE VIDEO STREAMING IN ADVANCED COMMUNICATION NETWORKSDecember 2022June 2024Allow1810YesNo
18078599ISOLATING QOS POLICY PERFORMANCE FOR IMPROVED DATA STREAMING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONSDecember 2022August 2023Allow800NoNo
18077688SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE MULTI-SYSTEM OPERATIONS WITH SMART ROUTING PROTOCOLSDecember 2022December 2023Allow1200NoNo
18072781ACCESSING AND INTERACTING WITH REQUESTED WEB CONTENT USING A MODIFIED WEB FARM FRAMEWORKDecember 2022August 2023Allow800NoNo
17994043COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2022December 2023Allow2410NoNo
17986605Embedding MQTT messages in media streamsNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
18049449ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR IMPROVING SECURITY USING MULTIPLE NODES AND METHOD THEREOFOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17969468REDUNDANT CACHE FOR REUSABLE IMMERSIVE MEDIA ASSETSOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17964413PRODUCT VALIDATION BASED ON SIMULATED ENHANCED CALLING OR MESSAGING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKOctober 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17961714SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR STORING DATA INTO WEB STORAGE USING WIRELESS LANOctober 2022April 2023Allow610NoNo
17915257JOINT OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELAY AND SPECTRUM OCCUPATION IN CLOUD-EDGE COLLABORATIVE NETWORKSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1400YesNo
17952109SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS BETWEEN MEDIA MODESSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1610NoNo
17934014TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING CONNECTIONS TO SERVICES IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1500NoNo
17948575SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT AN EXCHANGE MESSAGING POLICYSeptember 2022January 2023Allow410NoNo
17910488DYNAMIC CREATION OF SCHEMA FRAMEWORK FOR INVENTORY MANAGEMENTSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2400NoNo
17930874Sharing Learned Information Among RobotsSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2610NoNo
17898648SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA DELIVERY IN COOPERATIVE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2022May 2023Allow800NoNo
17898647SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA DELIVERY IN COOPERATIVE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2022May 2023Allow800NoNo
17895749Adaptive Bitrate Algorithm Deployed at Edge NodesAugust 2022June 2023Allow900NoNo
17880707SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR RENDERING A STREAMINGAugust 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17791209SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTO-COMMISSIONING OF NETWORK DEVICEJuly 2022September 2024Allow2710YesNo
17858323ENABLING VERTICAL APPLICATION LAYER SERVER FOR PEER-TO-PEER MEDIA PARAMETER NEGOTIATIONJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17856524SUPPORTING MULTIPATH TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL SUBFLOWS USING MULTIPATH LINKSJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17850245CALLS TO WEB SERVICES VIA SERVICE PROXYJune 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17838301METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONJune 2022April 2023Allow1000NoNo
17835105ADAPTABLE REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS PLUGIN FOR VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONSJune 2022May 2025Allow3620NoNo
17829777SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCORING AUDIO OR VIDEO SESSIONSJune 2022February 2023Allow900NoNo
17748071METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OFF-LOADING STREAMS SELECTION TO GENERATE ORGANIZED CONCURRENT STREAMS IN SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTMay 2022February 2023Allow910YesNo
17738017INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMay 2022April 2023Allow1210YesNo
17737942APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE (DDOS) DETECTION AND MITIGATIONMay 2022March 2024Allow2200NoNo
17733313Network Capacity Planning Based on Application PerformanceApril 2022February 2023Allow900NoNo
17772859Media Service Processing Method and Electronic DeviceApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17660782SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PROVISIONING OF INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM SERVICESApril 2022April 2023Allow1200NoNo
17727770HIGHLY AVAILABLE AND SCALABLE SALTSTACK BASED MANAGEMENT PANE FOR APPLICATION MONITORINGApril 2022February 2023Allow910NoNo
17723488METHOD AND PROCESSING UNIT FOR CREATING AND RENDERING SYNCHRONIZED CONTENT FOR CONTENT RENDERING ENVIRONMENTApril 2022June 2023Allow1410NoNo
17723306SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SYNTHETIC IDENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH NETWORK COMMUNICATIONSApril 2022December 2022Allow800NoNo
17717186Economic Development and Collaboration SystemApril 2022March 2023Allow1100NoNo
17711946ENHANCED TEXT AND VOICE COMMUNICATIONSApril 2022June 2023Abandon1510NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
28
Examiner Affirmed
19
(67.9%)
Examiner Reversed
9
(32.1%)
Reversal Percentile
47.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 32.1% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
108
Allowed After Appeal Filing
38
(35.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
70
(64.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
55.1%
Higher 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, 35.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner COULTER, KENNETH R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner COULTER, KENNETH R works in Art Unit 2445 and has examined 796 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner COULTER, KENNETH R's allowance rate of 88.9% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by COULTER, KENNETH R receive 2.03 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by COULTER, KENNETH R is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -7.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COULTER, KENNETH R. This interview benefit is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 43.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 109.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 74.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 59.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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 23.2% of allowed cases (in the 94% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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.