USPTO Examiner GARCIA CHING KARINA J - Art Unit 2449

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17128746DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING A CLUSTER OF COMPUTING NODES USED FOR DISTRIBUTED EXECUTION OF A PROGRAMDecember 2020March 2022Allow1500YesNo
17030228METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING GLOBAL FAILURE IN VIRTUAL GATEWAY CLUSTERSeptember 2020September 2023Abandon3640NoNo
16992780Merging Data Downloads with Real-Time Data FeedsAugust 2020December 2021Allow1600YesNo
16922044COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND PROTOCOL SWITCHOVER METHODJuly 2020March 2023Abandon3220NoNo
16894447INTELLIGENT MONITORING GATEWAY FOR NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE TOOL BASED ON INTERNET OF THINGSJune 2020April 2023Abandon3420NoNo
16838056PRESERVATION OF CHANNEL METADATAApril 2020October 2023Allow4220NoYes
16729020NETWORK MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2019January 2024Allow4841NoNo
16532238FACILITATING CONVERSATIONS WITH AUTOMATED LOCATION MAPPINGAugust 2019December 2021Abandon2910NoNo
16474933METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NODES IN BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMJune 2019December 2021Allow3020NoNo
16464153PROCESSING PACKETMay 2019May 2022Allow3621NoNo
16209241SENSORS AND SYSTEMS FOR IOT AND IFTTT APPLICATIONS AND RELATED METHODSDecember 2018December 2021Abandon3720NoNo
16087734ADJUSTING A PROTOCOL FOR A CONCRETE APPLIANCESeptember 2018September 2021Abandon3610NoNo
16048103DISTRIBUTED NETWORK INTERFACES FOR APPLICATION CLOAKING AND SPOOFINGJuly 2018November 2022Allow5250YesNo
15994534AUTOMATIC DIAGNOSTICS ALERTSMay 2018February 2021Allow3230YesNo
15992436SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE SESSIONS EXECUTING ON OTHER DEVICESMay 2018September 2021Allow4020YesNo
15986545SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENTMay 2018August 2020Allow2730YesNo
15983615ANOMALY DETECTION WITH ROOT CAUSE LEARNING IN A NETWORK ASSURANCE SERVICEMay 2018June 2022Allow4950YesNo
15978843METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A PLURALITY OF SERVER UNITSMay 2018November 2021Abandon4220NoNo
15975136EXECUTING STREAMING DATA WRITES WITHOUT DUPLICATION OR LOSSMay 2018September 2022Allow5250YesNo
15972391AUTOMATED VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION MODIFICATIONMay 2018August 2021Allow3920YesNo
15958872VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMApril 2018December 2020Abandon3220NoNo
15947089Methods Circuits Devices Systems Platforms and Functionally Associated Machine Executable Code for Generating and Operating an Online Interactivity EnvironmentApril 2018November 2020Abandon3210NoNo
15937035BOT GROUP MESSAGING USING BOT-SPECIFIC VOICE LIBRARIESMarch 2018May 2021Allow3830YesNo
15933999ESTABLISHING DIRECT SECURE CONNECTION BETWEEN COLLABORATION DEVICES IN A ROOM OR SPACEMarch 2018September 2021Abandon4240YesNo
15921806INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMarch 2018October 2020Abandon3120NoNo
15916589Unified Centralized Network StackMarch 2018March 2021Abandon3640NoNo
15912856SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTION CONCENTRATION IN A DATABASE ENVIRONMENTMarch 2018April 2021Allow3720YesNo
15755734ENHANCED NEIGHBOR DISCOVERY FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKSFebruary 2018June 2022Abandon5231NoNo
15900492SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT REMOTE ACCESS PROTOCOLFebruary 2018July 2022Abandon5340YesYes
15844003METHOD FOR USING AN EXTENDED WORKSTATION, AND AN ASSOCIATED SYSTEM FOR USING AN EXTENDED WORKSTATIONDecember 2017August 2022Allow5650NoNo
15711835Merging Data Downloads with Real-Time Data FeedsSeptember 2017May 2020Allow3210NoNo
15680616ACCESS TO NETWORK CONTENTAugust 2017February 2021Allow4240YesNo
15680795ACCESS TO NETWORK CONTENTAugust 2017November 2021Abandon5150YesNo
15497459System and Method for Implementing Device Identification Addresses to Resist TrackingApril 2017June 2022Abandon6051YesNo
15463822Address Processing Method, Related Device, and SystemMarch 2017July 2020Abandon4020NoNo
15387645SECURE SURROGATE CLOUD BROWSINGDecember 2016January 2021Allow4850YesNo
15120491SERVICE DELIVERY IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORKAugust 2016October 2021Allow6070YesNo
15219575DYNAMIC PROXIMITY BASED NETWORKED STORAGEJuly 2016March 2017Allow700YesNo
15180615ASYNCHRONOUS ADVERTISING PLACEMENT BASED ON METADATAJune 2016April 2019Allow3440YesYes
15177335SECURE SURROGATE CLOUD BROWSINGJune 2016September 2019Abandon3940YesNo
15148897DELTACASTINGMay 2016September 2019Allow4010YesNo
15133098DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING A CLUSTER OF COMPUTING NODES USED FOR DISTRIBUTED EXECUTION OF A PROGRAMApril 2016August 2020Allow5230YesNo
15047594EXTENDED HTTP OBJECT CACHE SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2016December 2018Abandon3420YesNo
15045101SENSORS AND SYSTEMS FOR IOT AND IFTTT APPLICATIONS AND RELATED METHODSFebruary 2016May 2019Abandon3920YesYes
15006167MANAGING FILE TRANSFER COMMANDSJanuary 2016May 2016Allow300NoNo
14984261INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2015April 2017Abandon1620NoNo
14899381SCALABLE ELASTIC CLOUD-BASED IMS SYSTEM, METHOD AND PACKAGEDecember 2015December 2019Abandon4820NoNo
14899274SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADDRESSING DEVICES IN A MULTI-DROP MASTER/SLAVE NETWORKDecember 2015December 2018Abandon3620NoNo
14899301Gateway, Client Device and Methods For Facilitating Communication Between a Client Device and an Application ServerDecember 2015April 2021Allow6060YesYes
14971964System and Method for Expanded Messaging IndicatorDecember 2015November 2020Abandon5960YesNo
14873172VIRTUAL DATACENTER PRIVATE SUBLETS FOR QUARANTINED ACCESS TO DATAOctober 2015February 2019Allow4010YesNo
14828923SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCED TARGETINGAugust 2015April 2023Abandon6080YesYes
14713395INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC INFORMATION BOARD, STORAGE MEDIUM OF SOFTWARE PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION BOARD SYSTEMMay 2015February 2018Abandon3310NoNo
14713031APPLICATION COORDINATIONMay 2015April 2018Abandon3510NoNo
14712944INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFMay 2015September 2017Allow2820YesNo
14713437METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING DATA AND DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAMEMay 2015March 2020Allow5831YesNo
14713382METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING WEB PAGEMay 2015September 2018Allow4020YesNo
14712613COMMUNICATION ITEM INSIGHTSMay 2015March 2018Abandon3420YesNo
14712881PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK DOWNLOAD OPTIMIZATIONMay 2015August 2018Allow3930NoNo
14697750P2P for Mobile ProvidersApril 2015June 2016Abandon1310NoNo
14402459DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORKNovember 2014October 2018Abandon4630NoNo
14402510DEVICE, METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR UPDATING MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK USER STATENovember 2014September 2017Abandon3420NoNo
14402359INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION CONVERSION METHODNovember 2014February 2018Abandon3810NoNo
14549066SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING APPLICATIONSNovember 2014July 2019Abandon5630YesNo
14548760DATA STORAGE DESTINATIONNovember 2014November 2018Abandon4840YesNo
14548425MERGING DATA DOWNLOADS WITH REAL-TIME DATA FEEDSNovember 2014June 2017Allow3110NoNo
14547763Displaying Identities of Online Conference Participants at a Multi-Participant LocationNovember 2014October 2018Abandon4740YesNo
14547821GEOGRAPHIC-AWARE VIRTUAL DESKTOPSNovember 2014July 2018Allow4420YesNo
14509904DISTRIBUTED NETWORK INTERFACES FOR APPLICATION CLOAKING AND SPOOFINGOctober 2014April 2018Allow4210YesNo
14497608SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED COMMISSIONING OF VIRTUALIZED DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMSSeptember 2014May 2019Allow5620YesNo
14487629ENERGY-EFFICIENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION-AWARE PACKET TRANSMISSIONSeptember 2014September 2017Allow3620NoNo
14308163METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONTENT SHARED BETWEEN DEVICES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2014June 2020Allow6070YesNo
14308052EFFICIENT NOTIFICATION PROTOCOL THROUGH FIREWALLSJune 2014January 2017Allow3110YesNo
14307802DYNAMIC PROXIMITY BASED NETWORKED STORAGEJune 2014May 2016Allow2310YesNo
14308398HIERARCHICAL RESALE SYSTEM FOR TELECOMMUNICATION PRODUCTSJune 2014July 2019Abandon6060NoNo
14307439FACILITATING CONVERSATIONS WITH AUTOMATED LOCATION MAPPINGJune 2014March 2019Allow5760YesNo
14307429Content Delivery Framework having Origin ServicesJune 2014March 2020Allow6040YesYes
14307411Content Delivery Framework having Fill ServicesJune 2014February 2020Allow6040YesYes
14307423Content Delivery Framework having Storage ServicesJune 2014April 2020Allow6040YesYes
14218164SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT METHOD FOR RECYCLING DEVICE IDENTIFIERSMarch 2014April 2019Abandon6030YesYes
14128996METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM OF VIDEO AND AUDIO SHARING AMONG COMMUNICATION DEVICESDecember 2013June 2020Allow6040YesYes
14128374SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A USER AFFINITY-BASED ADDRESS BOOK, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A USER AFFINITY-BASED ADDRESS BOOKDecember 2013June 2017Allow4220YesNo
14128105ACTIVATION METHOD FOR DATA CARD AND DATA CARDDecember 2013September 2017Abandon4540NoNo
14137670LOCATION-BASED COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION SYSTEMDecember 2013December 2016Abandon3620YesNo
14137697SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING COMMUNICATION RECOMMENDATIONSDecember 2013December 2016Abandon3610NoNo
14137729SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING MICRO-SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2013December 2016Abandon3620YesNo
14137851PROFILE-BASED PLACEMENT OF CLIENTSDecember 2013March 2019Allow6060YesNo
14137430REQUEST DELEGATION IN A SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE ENVIRONMENTDecember 2013March 2017Allow3910YesNo
14128317METHOD AND NODE FOR SUPPORTING ROUTING VIA INTER AS PATHDecember 2013April 2017Allow3930NoNo
14135342METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURE DATA COMMUNICATION AND SYSTEM MONITORINGDecember 2013August 2016Abandon3220NoNo
14102948GLOBAL SERVER LOAD BALANCING WITH QUEUED MESSAGINGDecember 2013August 2016Allow3210YesNo
14100738SERVICE PROCESSOR FOR CONFIGURING SERVERS JOINING PEER TO PEER NETWORKDecember 2013May 2020Allow6030YesYes
14091327ASYNCHRONOUS ADVERTISING PLACEMENT BASED ON METADATANovember 2013January 2016Allow2510NoNo
14077794RETROSPECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY SENT ELECTRONIC MESSAGESNovember 2013March 2017Allow4040YesNo
14070977DECOUPLED DICTIONARY AND TRANSMISSION SERVICES OVER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSNovember 2013August 2017Abandon4540YesNo
14069032INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMOctober 2013January 2023Allow60120YesYes
14048959SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SPAMMERS IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENTOctober 2013February 2016Allow2820YesNo
14045779User Interface for a System Including Smart Phone and Smart WatchOctober 2013October 2015Abandon2410NoNo
14026519PAIRING OF DEVICESSeptember 2013April 2017Allow4340YesNo
13974867APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONNECTION AMONG TERMINALS AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAMAugust 2013April 2014Allow810YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
9
(90.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(10.0%)
Reversal Percentile
23.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 10.0% 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
26
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(23.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(76.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.3%
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, 23.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J works in Art Unit 2449 and has examined 178 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 60.7%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J's allowance rate of 60.7% places them in the 22% 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 GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J receive 2.96 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 82% 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 GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 +36.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J. This interview benefit is in the 83% 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, 22.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 33% 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 10.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 11% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 55% 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 63.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 60.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

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 20% 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:

  • 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

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