USPTO Examiner TOKUTA SHEAN S - Art Unit 2446

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19333687DETECTING ANOMALOUS RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS IN DISTRIBUTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED AGENT NETWORKSSeptember 2025February 2026Allow400NoNo
19333600KNOWLEDGE REGISTRY FOR AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS STORED ON A DISTRIBUTED NETWORKSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400YesNo
19333621MANAGING DIGITAL ARTIFACT ACCESS USING AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELSSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19333639ALLOCATING RESOURCES AMONG AUTONOMOUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENTS WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONAL NETWORKSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19334739ENCRYPTED AUTONOMOUS AGENT VERIFICATION IN MULTI-TIERED DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS OF THIRD PARTY AGENTSSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19288027ENCRYPTED AUTONOMOUS AGENT VERIFICATION IN MULTI-TIERED DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ACROSS GLOBAL OR CLOUD NETWORKSAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19179996SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING MULTI-PARTY VALIDATIONS FOR COMPLEX COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPUTER NETWORKS USING BIFURCATED DIGITAL SIGNING PROCESSESApril 2025November 2025Allow710NoNo
19084562METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-COMPUTING POWER CLUSTER COMMUNICATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19110692INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMMarch 2025March 2026Allow1220NoNo
19032038METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTING POWER NETWORK SCHEDULING SERVICE BASED ON COMPREHENSIVE WEIGHT DECISION OF NETWORK PERFORMANCEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
18806398MANAGING VEHICLES OVER A WIRELESS NETWORKAugust 2024February 2025Allow620YesNo
18632004SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING AMBIGUOUS TERMS BASED ON MEDIA ASSET CHRONOLOGYApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18630569SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A VEHICLE'S ENERGY VIA A WIRELESS NETWORKApril 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18582852METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONNECTION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONNECTION FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18440549DRAN DISTRIBUTED UNIT DEPLOYMENT IN AN OPEN RAN ARCHITECTUREFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18434687SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RESOURCE AVAILABILITY ACROSS GLOBAL OR CLOUD NETWORKSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow720YesNo
18424411Systems and Methods for Optimizing Distributed Computing Systems Including Server Architectures and Client DriversJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18390969SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING SYNCHRONIZED DATA STRUCTURES FOR SYNCHRONIZED GROUPSDecember 2023July 2024Allow610NoNo
18528913PACKET PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18529802REUSE OF EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTS WHILE GUARANTEEING ISOLATION IN SERVERLESS COMPUTINGDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310YesNo
18565436DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18499878DETERMINING RESOURCE USAGE METRICS FOR CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMSNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18488208INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, GATEWAY DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTOctober 2023January 2026Allow2700NoNo
18463446COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2500NoNo
18547093DEADLOCK-RESILIENT LOCK MECHANISM FOR REDUCTION OPERATIONSAugust 2023March 2026Allow3110NoNo
18233223DATA TRANSMISSION SCHEDULING FOR DISAGGREGATED MEMORY SYSTEMSAugust 2023October 2025Allow2700NoNo
18361538MULTI-TENANCY VIA CODE ENCAPSULATED IN SERVER REQUESTSJuly 2023September 2024Allow1330YesNo
18353217DEDUPLICATING EXTENTS ACROSS SYSTEMSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210YesNo
18219202MANAGING SOFTWARE CATALOGS IN HYBRID AND MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2023March 2024Allow910YesNo
18343185ATTACHMENT AND DETACHMENT OF COMPUTE INSTANCES OWNED BY DIFFERENT TENANCIESJune 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18342995ERROR MITIGATION TECHNIQUES IN A WIRELESS SYSTEMJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18213434UNIFIED INTEGRATION PATTERN PROTOCOL FOR CENTRALIZED HANDLING OF DATA FEEDSJune 2023May 2025Allow2340YesNo
18330570FACILITATING RADIO ACCESS NETWORK INTEGRATION WITH DATA CENTERSJune 2023August 2025Allow2600YesNo
18328974SMART ROUTING OF TRAFFIC IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTJune 2023July 2025Allow2510YesNo
18328277SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A NETWORK RESILIENCY TESTBED EMULATORJune 2023October 2023Allow400NoNo
18325940DETECTION OF REMOTELY CONTROLLED AERIAL VEHICLE THROUGH A MANAGED NETWORKMay 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18038919NODE SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023October 2023Allow500NoNo
18199324Method and Apparatus of Network Configuration for Internet-of-Things DeviceMay 2023February 2026Allow3310NoNo
18196759SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA FILESMay 2023December 2024Allow2020YesNo
18316067CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PROVIDING ZERO RECOVERY POINT OBJECTIVEMay 2023October 2024Allow1720YesNo
18311399SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTITY RESOLUTION ACROSS DISPARATE DISTRIBUTED IMMUTABLE LEDGER NETWORKSMay 2023August 2024Allow1520YesNo
18134653CELLULAR SYSTEM OBSERVABILITY DATA BUS LAYER EXTENDING OVER DOMAIN ANALYTIC COLLECTIONS LAYERApril 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18134736STRETCHING CLUSTERS FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS ACROSS MULTIPLE AVAILABILITY ZONESApril 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18125912SECURE DATA TRANSFER OVER WIRELESS NETWORKS USING DATA STORAGE ENCRYPTORSMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3540NoNo
18027936DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM, ENCAPSULATION NODE, AND DE-ENCAPSULATION NODEMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18116629DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEMMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18114946ORCHESTRATING ALLOCATION OF SHARED RESOURCES IN A DATACENTERFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1820YesNo
18114299SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING TRANSMISSION RATE COMPUTATION BY A CONTENT TRANSMITTERFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18043139NETWORKING METHOD OF WIRELESS DEVICE, GATEWAY DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023March 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18042837CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF DATA FLOW MAPS FOR DISTRIBUTED EDGE NODE DEPLOYMENTFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1310NoNo
18114082AUTOMATED POWER ON NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110NoNo
18172587SCALABLE ETHERNET BUNCH OF FLASH (EBOF) STORAGE SYSTEMFebruary 2023August 2023Allow500NoNo
18171633Capturing and Automatically Uploading Media ContentFebruary 2023December 2023Allow910YesNo
18110878INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18101221WORKSPACE DATABASESJanuary 2023September 2023Allow700NoNo
18158011MEDIA STREAM SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3420YesNo
18157255METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEGRADED NETWORK PERFORMANCEJanuary 2023July 2023Allow600NoNo
18099879Group-Based Communication Apparatus, Method, And Computer Program Product Configured To Manage Draft Messages In A Group-Based Communication SystemJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2130YesNo
18155517METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING A CARDJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2230NoNo
18155119DETERMINING RESOURCE USAGE METRICS FOR CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMSJanuary 2023August 2023Allow700NoNo
18015894COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION RELAY SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION RELAY METHOD, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2023July 2023Allow600NoNo
18153346OFFLOADING NAMESPACE REDIRECTION TO BACKUP CLIENTS IN A SCALE OUT CLUSTERJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18152243SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT OF STORAGE SYSTEMS BASED ON SUBSCRIPTION CHANGESJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18150522SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A VEHICLE'S ENERGY VIA A WIRELESS NETWORKJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1430YesNo
18150647DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, CHIP, AND DEVICEJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18090738CLOUD DISTRIBUTED HYBRID DATA STORAGE AND NORMALIZATIONDecember 2022September 2023Allow810YesNo
18148276REUSE OF EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTS WHILE GUARANTEEING ISOLATION IN SERVERLESS COMPUTINGDecember 2022September 2023Allow910YesNo
18013146Method and System for Achieving High Availability of Service under High-Load Scene in Distributed SystemDecember 2022June 2023Allow600NoNo
18089289INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18088555EFFICIENT MECHANISM FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF MULTIPATH DUPLICATE PACKETSDecember 2022December 2025Allow3620NoNo
18088506NEMA EDGE GATEWAYDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410NoNo
18087041SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING AMBIGUOUS TERMS BASED ON MEDIA ASSET CHRONOLOGYDecember 2022January 2024Allow1320NoNo
18080699ELECTRONIC DEVICE, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022September 2025Allow3310YesNo
18080099AUTOMATICALLY ANONYMIZING DATA IN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMDecember 2022May 2024Allow1710NoNo
18064436APPARATUS FOR A CONTROLLER AREA NETWORKDecember 2022August 2025Allow3220NoNo
18062528SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A VEHICLE'S ENERGY VIA A WIRELESS NETWORKDecember 2022March 2023Allow310YesNo
18062527SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A VEHICLE'S ENERGY VIA A WIRELESS NETWORKDecember 2022June 2023Allow610YesNo
17992498METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR SCALABLE AND LAYERED ARCHITECTURE FOR REAL-TIME KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR (KPI) PREDICTION IN MOBILE NETWORKSNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
17990686Marking of RDMA-over-Converged-Ethernet (RoCE) Traffic Eligible for Adaptive RoutingNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
18056938Communication Method and ApparatusNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
18055412Optimization of E2 Signaling and Reducing Load and Complexity on eNodeBs/gNodeBsNovember 2022March 2025Allow3800NoNo
17983146REMOTE DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS WITH OFFSET VALUESNovember 2022November 2023Allow1320NoNo
17977905REMOTE DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS OPERATIONS WITH INTEGRATED DATA ARRIVAL INDICATIONOctober 2022June 2023Allow700NoNo
18047828DYNAMIC OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK RADIO UNIT SHARING BETWEEN MULTIPLE TENANT OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK DISTRIBUTED UNITSOctober 2022February 2024Allow1620YesNo
17968187SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTOctober 2022March 2026Allow4140YesNo
17965010Method And System For Distributing And Storing Content Using Local Clouds And Network CloudsOctober 2022August 2023Allow1001YesNo
17964890MULTI-TENANCY VIA CODE ENCAPSULATED IN SERVER REQUESTSOctober 2022April 2023Allow610YesNo
17937199DISTRIBUTED AND SYNCHRONIZED NETWORK CORE FOR RADIO-BASED NETWORKSSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3511NoNo
17957411OFFLOAD INEFFICIENT SLICING FROM CLIENTS TO THE SERVERSSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1310YesNo
17914902INTEGRATION OF A MACHINE INTO AN EXISTING DISTRIBUTED LEDGER NETWORKSeptember 2022March 2023Allow600NoNo
17950984AUTOMATIC DETECTION, EXTRACTION, AND MEMORIALIZATION OF MEDIA CONTENTSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3440NoYes
17950163SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECOMMENDING LOGS FOR LOW-COST TIER STORAGESeptember 2022August 2023Allow1100NoNo
17906988INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3810NoNo
17913766RELOCATION OF APPLICATION CONTEXT TO EDGE DATA NETWORKSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2220NoNo
17949205Computing Networks and Systems for Submitting DataSeptember 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17909976IoT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING CONNECTION BETWEEN DEVICESSeptember 2022April 2024Allow2010NoNo
17903325Packet Processing Method and Apparatus, Device, and Storage MediumSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1100NoNo
17902116COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SCALE-UP MANAGEMENT METHODSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17900715DATA SHARING SYSTEM, DATA SHARING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DATA SHARING PROGRAMAugust 2022October 2023Allow1420NoNo
17802488CLOUD DEFINED STORAGEAugust 2022August 2024Allow2321YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TOKUTA, SHEAN S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
6.6%
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
20
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(45.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(55.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
73.6%
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, 45.0% 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 TOKUTA, SHEAN S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TOKUTA, SHEAN S works in Art Unit 2446 and has examined 469 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TOKUTA, SHEAN S's allowance rate of 81.0% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by TOKUTA, SHEAN S receive 2.06 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% 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 TOKUTA, SHEAN S is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TOKUTA, SHEAN S. This interview benefit is in the 55% 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, 23.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% 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 30.5% 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, 88.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 84.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 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 19% 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:

  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.