USPTO Examiner BARKER TODD L - Art Unit 2449

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18588157OBSERVABLE FEATURE CONFIGURATION DELIVERYFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1300NoNo
18420438EDGE COMPUTING TOPOLOGY INFORMATION EXPOSUREJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18412388MULTI-PROCESS ANALYTE MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18574477Computer-Implemented Method for Operating a Terminal with High Availability in a NetworkDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18573223Method and System for Updating Alarm Status of Device, Apparatus, and Electronic DeviceDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18542199Dynamic Provisioning of IoT Devices From an Online Application MarketplaceDecember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
18537443INTELLIGENT NEAR-FIELD ADVERTISEMENT WITH OPTIMIZATIONDecember 2023September 2024Allow1010YesNo
18524716MAINTAINING QUALITY COMMUNICATION FOR INTEGRATED CHANNELS IN TRANSACTION SYSTEMSNovember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18387407MESH PATH SELECTION BASED ON END-TO-END THROUGHPUTNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18497734SHARING OBJECTS ACROSS NAMESPACES IN A CONTAINER-ORCHESTRATION SYSTEMOctober 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18495897PACKET TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICEOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18370812NETWORK INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1400NoNo
18465275LOCAL AUTOMATION ENGINE IN DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1810YesNo
18242219TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICE MANAGEMENT USING MACHINE LEARNINGSeptember 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18264458DATA RESOURCE STORAGE METHOD AND APPARATUS, DATA RESOURCE QUERY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310YesNo
18230526Conferencing System Terminal Devices and Corresponding Methods Facilitating Side Calls During VideoconferencesAugust 2023April 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18360899Data Processing Method, Apparatus, and System, and Storage MediumJuly 2023July 2024Allow1100NoNo
18359171SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL FAILOVER GROUPSJuly 2023February 2024Allow710YesNo
18356167SCHEDULING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MIDDLEWARE-MEDIATED USER-TO-USER SERVICEJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310YesNo
18223227FEEDBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF AN E-COMMERCE PLATFORMJuly 2023September 2024Allow1400NoNo
18352902ROUTING NETWORK TRAFFIC BASED ON DNSJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18348234MULTI-LAYERED CHARGING SYSTEMJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410YesNo
18271024DATA SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING P2P CONNECTIONJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18340058BENCHMARKING AND PREDICTION OF CLOUD SYSTEM PERFORMANCEJune 2023September 2024Allow1520NoNo
18336675TELEMETRY-BASED SEGMENT ROUTING USING MACHINE LEARNINGJune 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18210585ONLINE SOFTWARE PLATFORM (OSP) ACCESSING DIGITAL RULES UPDATED BASED ON CLIENT INPUTSJune 2023July 2024Allow1320YesYes
18334803ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL BASED DEPLOYMENTJune 2023November 2024Allow1710NoNo
18205435ONLINE SOFTWARE PLATFORM (OSP) ACCESSING DIGITAL RULES UPDATED BASED ON CLIENT INPUTSJune 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18322692APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESOURCES IN RELATION TO RESTORATION PATHS OF NETWORKS AND SYSTEMSMay 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18319080INTELLIGENT AUTO-DETECTION OF ANOMALOUS WEB-BASED ACCESS REQUESTSMay 2023April 2025Allow2310YesNo
18197925INCENTIVE DETERMINATION METHOD, SERVER, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18195551IDENTIFICATION OF NETWORK ANOMALIESMay 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18310145RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM WITH PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTMay 2023December 2023Allow710NoNo
18301683SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FAULT TOLERANT STREAMING OF SEGMENTED CONTENT AND CACHE COHERENCY ON MULTI-HOSTED ORIGIN SYSTEMSApril 2023September 2024Allow1710YesNo
18129152MAINTAINING QUALITY COMMUNICATION FOR INTEGRATED CHANNELS IN TRANSACTION SYSTEMSMarch 2023October 2023Allow600YesNo
18127507SYMMETRIC ROUTING IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKSMarch 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18127407MESH PATH SELECTION BASED ON END-TO-END THROUGHPUTMarch 2023September 2023Allow500NoNo
18026200Methods, Communication Devices and System Relating to Performing Lawful InterceptionMarch 2023May 2024Allow1400NoNo
18169424REDUCING NOISE FOR ONLINE MEETINGSFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010YesNo
18158460METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR MEDIA IN A DIRECT MEDIA NETWORKJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2430YesNo
18155367Packet Transmission Method, Apparatus, and System, and Storage MediumJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910YesNo
18149864Control- and/or Monitoring-System for Industrial Ethernet Applications and a Respective Method of Control and Monitoring an Industrial Ethernet DeviceJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1610YesNo
18088254METHODS FOR APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPUTING DOMAINS AND DEVICES THEREOFDecember 2022November 2024Allow2330NoNo
18068220SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL FAILOVER GROUPSDecember 2022April 2023Allow400YesNo
18077389METHODS FOR ALLOCATING A TRAFFIC LOAD AND DEVICES THEREOFDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210NoNo
18061731VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUAL DOMAIN ISOLATIONDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
18061622SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONFIGURE PIN PAD FOR MICROPROCESSOR-ENABLED AND CONTACTLESS PAYMENT VEHICLEDecember 2022January 2024Allow1320NoNo
18057601DHCP-COMMUNICATIONS MONITORING BY A NETWORK CONTROLLER IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORK ENVIRONMENTSNovember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
17989394SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INMATE NOTIFICATION AND TRAINING IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT FACILITYNovember 2022October 2024Allow2340YesNo
18053041METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING OPTIMAL PATH USING EXPERT KNOWLEDGENovember 2022September 2024Allow2330YesNo
17975787SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE CONFIGURATIONOctober 2022December 2024Allow2620YesYes
17969399DISASTER RECOVERY PIPELINE FOR BLOCK STORAGE AND DEPENDENT APPLICATIONSOctober 2022December 2024Allow2500NoNo
17965342REPLICATION OF VPN CONFIGURATIONOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810YesNo
17933171VIDEO ENCODING FOR LOW-CONCURRENCY LINEAR CHANNELSSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2720YesNo
17932456Dynamic Provisioning of IoT Devices From an Online Application MarketplaceSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1420YesNo
17943148MEMORY POOLING BETWEEN SELECTED MEMORY RESOURCESSeptember 2022March 2023Allow610NoNo
17942819DISTANCE BASED SEARCH RANKING DEMOTIONSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17943178UNDERWATER DATA CENTERS WITH LCT LINKSSeptember 2022January 2025Abandon2810NoNo
17941454UNDERWATER DATA CENTERS WITH LCT'SSeptember 2022February 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17899412ONLINE SOFTWARE PLATFORM (OSP) ACCESSING DIGITAL RULES UPDATED BASED ON CLIENT INPUTSAugust 2022March 2023Allow610NoNo
17899368ONLINE SOFTWARE PLATFORM (OSP) ACCESSING DIGITAL RULES UPDATED BASED ON CLIENT INPUTSAugust 2022March 2023Allow610NoNo
17894119CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK OPTIMIZATION SYSTEMAugust 2022April 2023Abandon810NoNo
17904209MULTI-PROCESS ANALYTE MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2022August 2023Allow1200YesNo
17882587Computing MethodAugust 2022April 2024Allow2120YesNo
17817606SHARING OBJECTS ACROSS NAMESPACES IN A CONTAINER-ORCHESTRATION SYSTEMAugust 2022August 2023Allow1300YesNo
17877892ARCHIVING BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC REGIONJuly 2022June 2024Allow2210NoNo
17795230COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2022July 2023Allow1200NoNo
17812682ENERGY EFFICIENT METHOD FOR HOME NETWORKINGJuly 2022September 2024Allow2740YesNo
17812454METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO STREAMINGJuly 2022June 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17854335TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING SPATIAL CONSTRAINTSJune 2022July 2024Allow2420YesNo
17758248VIDEO-BASED MAINTENANCE METHOD, MAINTENANCE TERMINAL, SERVER, SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17845224SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONFIGURE PIN PAD FOR MICROPROCESSOR-ENABLED AND CONTACTLESS PAYMENT VEHICLEJune 2022September 2022Allow300YesNo
17807666METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING EDGE WEB SERVICESJune 2022July 2023Abandon1310YesNo
17839098METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR MEDIA IN A DIRECT MEDIA NETWORKJune 2022October 2022Allow400YesNo
17835115MATCHING OF VIRTUAL MACHINES TO PHYSICAL NODES FOR RESOURCE OPTIMIZATIONJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17828517DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATIC MULTICAST ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHODMay 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17824574INTELLIGENT NEAR-FIELD ADVERTISEMENT WITH OPTIMIZATIONMay 2022September 2023Allow1610YesNo
17735407SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION FOR APPLIANCEMay 2022September 2023Allow1610YesNo
17733890SMART TRIGGER INITIATED OR EXTENDED COLLABORATION PLATFORMApril 2022February 2025Abandon3330NoYes
17733256System for Application Engagement Composite IndexApril 2022October 2023Allow1810YesNo
17660930SESSION TRACKINGApril 2022September 2022Allow500YesNo
17727310Apparatus And Method For Client Connection EstablishmentApril 2022December 2023Allow2010NoNo
17715682VALIDATION OF CROSS LOGICAL GROUPS IN A NETWORKApril 2022September 2022Allow610YesNo
17707799SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING CONTENTMarch 2022April 2023Allow1210YesNo
17702123Highly Available Delivery of Ordered Streams of IoT MessagesMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510NoNo
17686519RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM WITH PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTMarch 2022February 2023Allow1200NoNo
17652335DEVICE MANAGEMENT USING BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLERS AND MANAGEMENT PROCESSORSFebruary 2022June 2023Allow1610YesNo
17672190ANYCAST ADDRESS FOR NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION AT EDGEFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2220NoNo
17665012SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING APPLIANCE DIAGNOSTICS DATAFebruary 2022January 2024Abandon2420YesNo
17592284METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT INTELLIGENT SELECTION OF CONTENT ITEMS FOR PROVISIONINGFebruary 2022April 2023Allow1510YesNo
17632254Resource Efficient Cyclic CommunicationFebruary 2022July 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17630255IoT DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, IoT DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2022September 2023Allow1910NoNo
17582444LOAD BALANCING AND SECURE TUNNELING FOR CLOUD-BASED NETWORK CONTROLLERSJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17582324METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR RETRIEVING CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH LINKSJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2010YesNo
17581357Proxyless Network Address Translation With Dynamic Port AllocationJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1710NoNo
17572702IDENTIFYING HYBRID CONNECTIVITY FOR TRAFFIC FLOWS IN A MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2022August 2022Allow700NoNo
17544046METHODS FOR APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPUTING DOMAINS AND DEVICES THEREOFDecember 2021August 2022Allow800NoNo
17536443MODEL-DRIVEN SERVICE ROLLBACK MECHANISM FOR DATA INTEGRITYNovember 2021September 2022Allow1000YesNo
17454503SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AN APPLICATION PLATFORM USING RESOURCES OF A NETWORKNovember 2021September 2022Allow1100YesNo
17453407SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL FAILOVER GROUPSNovember 2021September 2022Allow1000YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BARKER, TODD L.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
6.0%
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
13
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(38.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(61.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
60.8%
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, 38.5% 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 BARKER, TODD L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BARKER, TODD L works in Art Unit 2449 and has examined 417 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BARKER, TODD L's allowance rate of 78.4% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BARKER, TODD L receive 1.78 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 BARKER, TODD L 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 +25.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BARKER, TODD L. This interview benefit is in the 76% 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, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 44% 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 24.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 24% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.4% 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, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 90% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 13% 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 17% 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:

  • 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.

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.