USPTO Examiner NGUYEN STEVEN C - Art Unit 2451

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18924140METHOD OF SESSION PERSISTENCE TECHNIQUES IN MICROSERVICES SYSTEM ON CLOUD ENVIRONMENTOctober 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18891783METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER RELATED INFORMATIONSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1600YesNo
18653307EMAIL-BASED AUTHENTICATION FOR ACCOUNT LOGIN, ACCOUNT CREATION AND SECURITY FOR PASSWORDLESS TRANSACTIONSMay 2024June 2025Allow1320YesNo
18630078LEARNING-BASED NETWORK OPTIMIZATION SERVICEApril 2024October 2025Allow1800YesNo
18607701BI-DIRECTIONAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE INTEGRATION WITH COLLABORATION TOOLSMarch 2024August 2024Allow500YesNo
18583168DYNAMIC DEPLOYMENT OF VIRTUAL NETWORKS FOR EDGE DEVICESFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410YesNo
18440892Network Intent Orchestration in Enterprise FabricsFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210YesNo
18437330Policy Determining or Resource Allocation Method for Computing Service and Network ElementFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2310YesNo
18293722MESSAGE FORWARDING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON REMOTE DIRECT DATA STORAGE, AND NETWORK CARD AND DEVICEJanuary 2024September 2025Allow1910YesNo
18401501METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GROUP AWARE DISTRIBUTED CONFIGURATION TRANSACTIONS MANAGEMENT ACROSS NETWORK DEVICESDecember 2023May 2025Allow1600YesNo
18399693PROFIT-AWARE OFFLOADING FRAMEWORK TOWARDS PREDICTION-ASSISTED MEC NETWORK SLICINGDecember 2023March 2025Allow1400YesNo
18537667DYNAMIC QOS CHANGESDecember 2023December 2025Allow2420YesNo
18529379DISTRIBUTED AND PARTITIONED STATE MACHINE BASED RULE ENGINE FOR MESH DEVICES AND EDGE DEVICESDecember 2023May 2025Allow1800YesNo
18510638INTEGRATED CONTENT PORTAL FOR ACCESSING AGGREGATED CONTENTNovember 2023July 2024Allow800YesNo
18491510SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SLICE QUALITY OF SERVICE MODIFICATIONS IN REAL TIMEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2701YesNo
18487322CONFIGURING A REPLACEMENT NODE USING A CONFIGURATION BACKUP OF A FAILED NODE BEING REPLACEDOctober 2023June 2024Allow800YesNo
18487568PACKET PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720YesNo
18487892SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ANALYTICS FROM A NETWORK DATA ANALYTICS FUNCTION BASED ON NETWORK POLICIESOctober 2023December 2025Allow2620YesNo
18379220BUILDING AND UPDATING RELATIONSHIP GRAPH BASED ON ONLINE CHAT COMMUNICATION GROUPSOctober 2023March 2024Allow500YesNo
18485503ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING WI-FI PEER TO PEER (P2P) GROUPOctober 2023November 2024Allow1300YesNo
18379128RECEIVER INITIATED MIRRORING SESSIONOctober 2023July 2025Allow2140YesNo
18378294BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000YesNo
18553796MEDIA GATEWAY DYNAMIC DISCOVERY IN IMSOctober 2023January 2025Allow1600YesNo
18477652System and method to manage data exchanges in a decentralized networkSeptember 2023May 2024Allow710YesNo
18374950CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2023May 2024Allow800YesNo
18478531RENDEZVOUS TO ENABLE CONGESTION MANAGEMENTSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2120YesNo
18372313SEGMENTING LARGE MESSAGE QUEUING TELEMETRY TRANSPORT (MQTT) MESSAGES IN A SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORKSeptember 2023March 2024Allow600YesNo
18471412EDGE COMPUTING DEPLOYMENT BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN TOPOLOGY CONSTRUCTION FROM PLAIN TEXT INPUTSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1500NoNo
18471976ATTRIBUTE-BASED MOBILE EDGE COMPUTE CONTENT CACHINGSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2120NoNo
18467294COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND AN INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION ACCORDING TO AN MQTT PROTOCOLSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510YesNo
18465283PROCESS AND COMPUTER FOR ESTABLISHING DATA TRANSMISSIONSeptember 2023May 2024Allow800YesNo
18452651COMPUTING POWER INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, FIRST NETWORK DEVICE, AND SYSTEMAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18228490SOFTWARE-DEFINED TRAFFIC ROUTING MESH NETWORKJuly 2023December 2023Allow500YesNo
18261827EXECUTING APPROPRIATE SCALE-OUT OF AN ELEMENT INCLUDED IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2023December 2024Allow1700NoNo
18269019Method for Notification of Network Function Producer (NFp) QualityJune 2023October 2025Allow2830YesNo
18333913AUTOMATED PROVISIONING OF TEMPORARY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSJune 2023November 2024Allow1710YesNo
18322849Resource-Sharing System with Cryptographically Enforced Fair AccessMay 2023December 2024Allow1910NoNo
18200639System and Apparatus to Synchronize Entries Between Redundant Centralized Gateways in Overlay NetworksMay 2023June 2025Allow2520YesNo
18195574MAC LEARNING FOR CROSS-SITE LAYER-2 CONNECTIVITYMay 2023April 2025Allow2320YesNo
18193071INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PROCEDURAL DATA CHANGE SETS COMMUNICATED TO CLIENT DEVICESMarch 2023December 2023Allow800YesNo
18187515Service Processing Method and Network DeviceMarch 2023October 2024Allow1910YesNo
18187190ONBOARDING FOR REMOTE MANAGEMENTMarch 2023August 2023Allow500YesNo
18187467APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTI-CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTUREMarch 2023May 2025Allow2630NoNo
18120100Synchronization of a Shared Service Configuration Across Computational InstancesMarch 2023September 2023Allow600YesNo
18180889NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHODMarch 2023June 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18117411CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2023September 2023Allow700YesNo
18170020SAMPLED PACKET INFORMATION ACCUMULATIONFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
18015366INTELLIGENT LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMJanuary 2023September 2023Allow800YesNo
18015368REQUEST DELIVERY DEVICE, REQUEST DELIVERY METHOD, AND REQUEST DELIVERY PROGRAMJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1200YesNo
18148690SCALING SERVICE DISCOVERY IN A MICRO-SERVICE ENVIRONMENTDecember 2022July 2023Allow700NoNo
18064988METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR NETWORK-ON-CHIP ARBITRATIONDecember 2022September 2024Allow2100YesNo
18070747DATA PACKET FORWARDING METHOD AND SYSTEM, NETWORK NODE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022June 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17987359SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTNovember 2022July 2023Allow800YesNo
17980825PACKET TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICENovember 2022June 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17979897METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR SMARTSWITCH SERVICE CHAININGNovember 2022July 2025Allow3320YesNo
18051961Delivery of Configuration Information for Cross-Platform Application IntegrationNovember 2022July 2024Allow2120YesNo
17974816METHOD FOR NETWORK TRANSMISSION FOR DETECTING UNNECESSARY REDUCTION OF BANDWIDTH, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17882157SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUNING A STORAGE SYSTEMAugust 2022January 2023Allow500YesNo
17817568SCALING SERVICE DISCOVERY IN A MICRO-SERVICE ENVIRONMENTAugust 2022September 2022Allow200NoNo
17879231SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING A VIRTUAL KVM SESSION BETWEEN A CLIENT DEVICE AND A TARGET DEVICEAugust 2022September 2025Allow3840YesNo
17850693REMOTE CLOUD FUNCTION INVOCATION SERVICEJune 2022December 2024Allow3030YesNo
17844962PROCESS AND COMPUTER FOR ESTABLISHING DATA TRANSMISSIONJune 2022August 2023Allow1400YesNo
17840371DIFFERENTIAL DATA TRANSFER USING CONGESTION CONTROLJune 2022November 2023Allow1710YesNo
17830037SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAULT-TOLERANT PLAYBACK OF STORED DIGITAL CONTENTJune 2022May 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17747677METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR LOOKING UP DATAMay 2022September 2023Allow1600YesNo
17733385NETWORK DEVICE PROVISIONING BASED ON DEVICE TYPEApril 2022October 2023Allow1810YesNo
17728707METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER RELATED INFORMATIONApril 2022October 2024Abandon2940NoNo
17706511SEAMLESS MIGRATION OF PACKET PROCESSING WORKLOADS BETWEEN EXCEPTION PATH NODE GROUPSMarch 2022June 2023Allow1410YesNo
17677733AI PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2022June 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17630154METHOD FOR OBTAINING RESOURCE AND SCHEDULING SERVER FOR EDGE COMPUTINGJanuary 2022October 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17563555Service Deployment Method and Scheduling ApparatusDecember 2021August 2023Allow1910NoNo
17541895LINKING FUNCTIONALITY BETWEEN DISTINCT DOCUMENT AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSDecember 2021March 2023Allow1600YesNo
17534791ON-DEMAND START AND STOP OF MANAGED SYSTEMSNovember 2021July 2023Allow1920YesNo
17529350CONFIGURING A NETWORK INTERFACE CARDNovember 2021October 2023Allow2310YesNo
17501621BI-DIRECTIONAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE INTEGRATION WITH COLLABORATION TOOLSOctober 2021February 2024Allow2800YesNo
17473174SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A NON-EPHEMERAL MESSAGE STATUS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2021January 2023Allow1610NoNo
17446764ONBOARDING FOR CLOUD-BASED MANAGEMENTSeptember 2021January 2023Allow1610YesNo
17461824CROSS MACHINE REQUEST FORWARDINGAugust 2021April 2025Allow4410YesNo
17433262System for Optimising Data CommunicationAugust 2021May 2023Allow2020YesNo
17445221PREVENTING THE NUMBER OF MEETING ATTENDEES AT A VIDEOCONFERENCING ENDPOINT FROM BECOMING UNSAFEAugust 2021June 2023Allow2230YesNo
17403415Process for Abuse MitigationAugust 2021June 2025Abandon4660NoNo
17402939SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMANCE-AWARE CONTROLLER NODE SELECTION IN HIGH AVAILABILITY CONTAINERIZED ENVIRONMENTAugust 2021June 2023Allow2210YesNo
17445166GROUP-BASED SIGNALING FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2021January 2024Allow2920YesNo
17357707SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON-THE-FLY REPACKAGINGJune 2021August 2022Allow1410YesNo
17355323SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING DIGITAL RESOURCE TRANSFER USING TRUSTED COMPUTINGJune 2021October 2023Allow2820YesNo
17314472Heuristic Policy Recommendations in a Virtual EnvironmentMay 2021January 2024Abandon3220YesNo
17245659DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING STORAGE CAPACITYApril 2021May 2023Abandon2520NoNo
17204746FACILITATING IDENTIFICATION OF BACKGROUND BROWSING TRAFFIC IN BROWSING HISTORY DATA IN ADVANCED NETWORKSMarch 2021September 2023Abandon3020YesNo
17203444CONTEXTUAL BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT OF AUDIO/VIDEO CONFERENCEMarch 2021December 2022Allow2110NoNo
17273552NETWORK SYSTEM, NETWORK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT METHOD EXECUTING SETTING OF A PATH AND PARAMETERSMarch 2021November 2023Allow3230YesNo
17167993INTEGRATED CONTENT PORTAL FOR ACCESSING AGGREGATED CONTENTFebruary 2021July 2023Allow3030NoNo
17155989EXTENDIBLE USER PROFILESJanuary 2021March 2023Allow2620YesNo
17145321ACCESSING AN EXTERNAL STORAGE THROUGH A NICJanuary 2021April 2023Allow2720YesYes
17141299SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES USING NAMESPACESJanuary 2021April 2023Abandon2720YesNo
17257508METHOD FOR PROVISIONING APPLICATION CONTAINER VOLUME (STORAGE) IN CLOUD PLATFORMDecember 2020June 2022Allow1710YesNo
17132877STORAGE TIER SELECTION FOR REPLICATION AND RECOVERYDecember 2020April 2022Allow1610YesNo
16952443Delivery of Configuration Information for Cross-Platform Application IntegrationNovember 2020July 2022Allow2010NoNo
17097671METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEMORY MANAGEMENT IN A PUBLISH AND SUBSCRIBE SYSTEMNovember 2020March 2023Allow2820NoNo
17037145MANAGEMENT OF SETTING CHANGE PROPAGATION IN NETWORKED DEVICESSeptember 2020June 2024Allow4550YesNo
17035537METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING ASYNCHRONOUS OPERATIONS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NGUYEN, STEVEN C.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
72.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(37.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(62.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
61.5%
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, 37.5% 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 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 NGUYEN, STEVEN C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NGUYEN, STEVEN C works in Art Unit 2451 and has examined 89 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NGUYEN, STEVEN C's allowance rate of 89.9% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NGUYEN, STEVEN C receive 2.82 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 NGUYEN, STEVEN C is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NGUYEN, STEVEN C. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 29.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 6.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 6% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 77.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 28.6% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 47% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

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:

  • 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.
  • 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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