USPTO Examiner MEJIA ANTHONY - Art Unit 2451

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19222577API DISCOVERY TECHNIQUES UTILIZING A MANAGED ROUTER SERVICEMay 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19189911DYNAMIC ROUTING CONFIGURATIONApril 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19013833SPECTRAL DEFRAGMENTATION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKSJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1300NoNo
18987575INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODDecember 2024March 2026Allow1410NoNo
18966415MESSENGER-LINKED SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A SOCIAL GRAPH OF A MESSENGER PLATFORMDecember 2024October 2025Allow1100NoNo
18954065SCALABLE DISTRIBUTION OF IDENTITY INFORMATION IN OVERLAY NETWORKS WITH IDENTITY-BASED POLICIESNovember 2024November 2025Allow1200NoNo
18954079EVENT PLANNING IN A CONTENT SHARING PLATFORMNovember 2024October 2025Allow1100NoNo
18948182USING CRDS TO CREATE EXTERNALLY ROUTABLE ADDRESSES AND ROUTE RECORDS FOR PODSNovember 2024October 2025Allow1100NoNo
18917126NETWORK DEVICES WITH HARDWARE ACCELERATED TABLE UPDATESOctober 2024December 2025Allow1410YesNo
18785492METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT STORAGE AND QUERYING OF COMMUNICATION NETWORK PARAMETERSJuly 2024August 2025Allow1300NoNo
18771611NAME-BASED ROUTING THROUGH NETWORKSJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18748959SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A DOMAIN NAME USING A USER INTERFACEJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18733653METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING A MOBILE ROUTERJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18643824BROWSER NAVIGATION FOR FACILITATING DATA ACCESSApril 2024November 2025Allow1920NoNo
18638689METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING UPLINK TRANSMISSION BASED ON CONFIGURED GRANT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18630928INTERSERVICE COMMUNICATION OPTIMIZATION FOR MICROSERVICESApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18695240METHOD FOR PID-BASED LINK ADAPTATION FOR DYNAMIC MODULATION AND CODING SELECTIONMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18607373INTERCONNECTION PLATFORM FOR REAL-TIME CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A CLOUD-BASED SERVICES EXCHANGEMarch 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18606368SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A DYNAMIC-HYBRID FORWARDING INFORMATION BASE (DHFIB)March 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18602991DNS-BASED DISCOVERY OF MMES IN AN MME POOLMarch 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18688901METHOD FOR SAFELY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING INTERCONNECT FOR DISAGGREGATED SYSTEMMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18593860METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE EXPOSURE TO STREAMING MEDIAMarch 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18590706EVENT PLANNING IN A CONTENT SHARING PLATFORMFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18685946MPLS Message Encapsulation Method and Apparatus, and Storage Medium and Electronic ApparatusFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1900NoNo
18586341Methods and Apparatus relating to Residential Gateway Support for Low Latency, Low Loss and Scalable Throughput (L4S) Service in a System including an AMFFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1700NoNo
18585699SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENTERPRISE WEB APPLICATION DASHBOARD MANAGEMENTFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18581870ANALYSIS OF MESSAGE QUALITY IN A NETWORKED COMPUTER SYSTEMFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18443587PROTOCOL AND SIGNALING FRAMEWORK ENABLING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510YesNo
18443719SMART INFRASTRUCTURE ORCHESTRATION AND MANAGEMENTFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18434477SPECTRAL DEFRAGMENTATION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18415156MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CAPACITY SIMULATION, PREDICTION AND PLANNINGJanuary 2024March 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18403626AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION CHANGE OF VIRTUAL MACHINES IN A COMPUTING NODE GROUPJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900NoNo
18390040NETWORK DEVICES WITH HARDWARE ACCELERATED TABLE UPDATESDecember 2023September 2024Allow810NoNo
18389757INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023March 2025Allow1530NoNo
18520948MESSENGER-LINKED SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A SOCIAL GRAPH OF A MESSENGER PLATFORMNovember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
18511182RESTORATION OF A PDN CONNECTION AT PGW FAILURENovember 2023October 2024Allow1100NoNo
18504539INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18501775Source Address Validation For Asymmetric RoutingNovember 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18499874SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL MULTISERVER VPN ROUTINGNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18495176METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACEOctober 2023February 2026Allow2810NoNo
18288158METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SEGMENT IDENTITYOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18382240NAME-BASED ROUTING THROUGH NETWORKSOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18285755TYPE-1 HARQ-ACK CODEBOOK FOR SPS HARQ-ACK DEFERRALOctober 2023February 2026Allow2810NoNo
18478205ADAPTIVE CHANGE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ACMF) SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODSSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18476827METHODS FOR ENHANCING RLC IN IOT NTNSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2600NoNo
18373202HIGH AVAILABILITY OF HOST DATA PATH WITH TUNNELING IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKSSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010YesNo
18370432INFORMATION TRANSCEIVING METHOD, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSES THEREOFSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2400NoNo
18466778METHOD, NODE, AND SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC TRANSMISSIONSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700YesNo
18244940System and Method for Displaying Timeseries of Measured Sensor Data and Timeseries of Transformed Sensor DataSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18457780OPTIMIZED DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL COMMUNICATION FOR AN OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL DEVICEAugust 2023October 2025Allow2510YesNo
18365478INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCTAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18364913Detecting Unresponsive User EquipmentAugust 2023September 2025Allow2500NoNo
18364137SPECTRAL DEFRAGMENTATION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKSAugust 2023November 2023Allow300NoNo
18222200INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023May 2024Allow1011NoNo
18352000BEAM INFORMATION REPORTING AND RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2023August 2025Allow2500NoNo
18346384DISTRIBUTED FLOODING TECHNIQUEJuly 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18342238Extended protection in Segment Routing Flexible AlgorithmJune 2023October 2023Allow400NoNo
18213733SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A WEBSITE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEJune 2023December 2023Allow500NoNo
18005707ISCSI MULTIPATH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023October 2023Allow900NoNo
18209763WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18206074NETWORKING METHOD, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR MULTI-MODE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, DEVICE, AND CHIPJune 2023August 2025Allow2610NoNo
18205246EVENT PLANNING IN A CONTENT SHARING PLATFORMJune 2023December 2023Allow610NoNo
18195203Delivery of ContentMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18034707A METHOD OF, A PROVISIONER AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING A PLURALITY OF OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTED NODE DEVICES IN A NETWORKApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18309532Next Hop Determining Method and ApparatusApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18305692SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENTERPRISE WEB APPLICATION DASHBOARD MANAGEMENTApril 2023November 2023Allow600NoNo
18033275Combining User and Operator Intents in Network Slice DesignApril 2023December 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18033050METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MORE USERS IN A MULTICAST GROUPApril 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18302599Central Routing Function (CRF) Implementation on a Call RouteApril 2023September 2023Allow500NoNo
18297291SERVICE CHAINING WITH PHYSICAL NETWORK FUNCTIONS AND VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONSApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18030726DIGITAL AIRCOMP SIGNALINGApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18130252SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A DOMAIN NAME USING A USER INTERFACEApril 2023December 2024Abandon2010NoNo
18129331SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A DYNAMIC-HYBRID FORWARDING INFORMATION BASE (DHFIB)March 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18128088EMOJI RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18191739CONTROLLED DISPLAY OF RELATED MESSAGE THREADSMarch 2023December 2023Allow910NoNo
18188218APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRUNING NEW RADIO CELLS THAT DO NOT SUPPORT VOICE OVER NEW RADIO FROM A MEASUREMENT REPORTMarch 2023August 2025Allow2910NoNo
18026844RESTORATION OF A PDN CONNECTION AT PGW FAILUREMarch 2023August 2023Allow500NoNo
18181523SMART NIC/DPU TRANSLATION AGENT FOR VENDOR-SPECIFIC COMMUNICATIONMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18119237HOST AUTHENTICATION USING A NON-ADDRESSABLE DOMAIN CONTROLLERMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18023857NETWORK NODE AND A METHOD PERFORMED IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR HANDLING CONFIGURATION OF RADIO NETWORK NODES USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3420NoNo
18171260AUTOMATIC REPLACEMENT OF COMPUTING NODES IN A VIRTUAL COMPUTER NETWORKFebruary 2023September 2023Allow700NoNo
18169897FORWARDING TABLE WITH OVERRIDEFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310YesNo
18170293METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN DATA CENTER, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18040573METHOD FOR PROCESSING A DATA TRANSPORT SERVICEFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2510NoNo
18105387MEDIA DELIVERY NOTIFICATION DATA INGESTION AND DISPLAYFebruary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18159623SELECTING AND DEDUPLICATING FORWARDING EQUIVALENCE CLASSESJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1110YesNo
18158884SCHEDULED FIB TO ACCOUNT FOR INTERMITTENT CONNECTIVITY DUE TO ORBITAL DYNAMICSJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3100NoNo
18158335METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE EXPOSURE TO STREAMING MEDIAJanuary 2023August 2023Allow600NoNo
18156026SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATION OF REPRESENTATIVE LINKS IN MESSAGESJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18154629SYNCHRONIZATION FOR BORDER GATEWAY PROTOCOL (BGP) PROCESSESJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3710YesNo
18095252REDUCING CONVERGENCE TIME AND/OR AVOIDING SPLIT-BRAIN IN MULTI-HOMED ETHERNET SEGMENT DEPLOYMENTS, SUCH AS ESI-LAG DEPLOYMENTSJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18149351DYNAMICALLY DETECTING MULTIHOMED NETWORK DEVICES AND ALLOCATING PROTECTION GROUP IDENTIFIERSJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2700NoNo
18091824SOURCE ADDRESS VALIDATION FOR ASYMMETRIC ROUTINGDecember 2022September 2023Allow800NoNo
18014058FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF NF DEVICEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2700NoNo
18148549Method for Generating Entry, Method for Sending Packet, and DeviceDecember 2022August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18013340SYSTEM AND METHOD CONFIGURING A SLICE PROFILE IN A FIFTH GENERATION NETWORKDecember 2022March 2025Allow2700NoNo
18146331INTERCONNECTION PLATFORM FOR REAL-TIME CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A CLOUD-BASED SERVICES EXCHANGEDecember 2022November 2023Allow1110YesNo
18012271DEVICE, METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING THE ROUTER TO COLLECT TRAFFIC DATADecember 2022October 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18145096SCALABLE DISTRIBUTION OF IDENTITY INFORMATION IN OVERLAY NETWORKS WITH IDENTITY-BASED POLICIESDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010NoNo
18084845Method and Apparatus for Telemetry Monitoring of BGP Prefixes in a Network TopologyDecember 2022January 2025Allow2410YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MEJIA, ANTHONY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
6
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
51.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
57
Allowed After Appeal Filing
25
(43.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
32
(56.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
72.5%
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, 43.9% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner MEJIA, ANTHONY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MEJIA, ANTHONY works in Art Unit 2451 and has examined 784 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MEJIA, ANTHONY's allowance rate of 86.4% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MEJIA, ANTHONY receive 1.76 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MEJIA, ANTHONY is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MEJIA, ANTHONY. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 34.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 32.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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, 87.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 66% 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 82.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.7% 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, 38.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 27% 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 6.0% of allowed cases (in the 88% 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 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:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.