USPTO Examiner WHIPPLE BRIAN P - Art Unit 2453

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18952752DYNAMIC SYSTEMS FOR MIGRATING SPAM-INDUCED RESOURCE STARVATION DOMAIN NAME SEARCH METHODS OF USE THEREOFNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18411173COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18408957SPEED BOOST FOR ELIGIBLE USER EQUIPMENT ON A LOCAL AREA NETWORKJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18402354Method And System For Diagnostic Services With Remote AttestationJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18401675DATA CENTER USING A MEMORY POOL BETWEEN SELECTED MEMORY RESOURCESJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1511YesNo
18536998METHOD, OPTICAL RECEIVER, QKD PULSE STREAM AND QKD SYSTEMDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18524227Node, Another Node, and Methods Performed Thereby for Supporting Domain Name System Over Constrained Application ProtocolNovember 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18524129CONTROL IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18288739SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING AND CONTROLLING NETWORK TRAFFICOctober 2023May 2025Allow1900YesNo
18478134SERVICE LEVEL ENFORCEMENT IN DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM USING SECURITY FUNCTIONS OF NETWORK DEVICESSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2000YesNo
18475023METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL SERVER DORMANCYSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18468389DETERMINING CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT APPLICATION TEMPLATES ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CONTENTSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000YesNo
18228404ENRICHING EVENT ASSETS FOR VIDEO CONFERENCES VIA AGGREGATING CONTENT IN A LIFECYCLE OF A VIDEO CONFERENCEJuly 2023February 2025Allow1930NoNo
18361261DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMSJuly 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18354468METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE TRANSFORMATION, AUTHENTICATION, AND METADATA COMMUNICATIONJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18221983TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION APPARATUSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18350693ADAPTIVE BITRATE OPTIMIZATION UPON VIDEO STREAMING INITIALIZATIONJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18335305AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF CYBER-SECURITY ATTACK TECHNIQUES USING KNOWLEDGE MESHJune 2023April 2025Allow2200NoNo
18328550SERVER TO SUPPORT CLIENT DATA MODELS FROM HETEROGENEOUS DATA SOURCESJune 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18328513CONFIGURATION OF EVENT DATA COMMUNICATION IN COMPUTER NETWORKSJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18327347COMMUNICATION NETWORK RESILIENCE BASED ON DISTRIBUTED MULTI-AGENT Q-LEARNING ALGORITHMJune 2023December 2024Allow1900YesNo
18326734SENSOR BROKER FOR PLUG-INSMay 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18323889DISCOVERY AND ASSIGNMENT OF PRIVACY-PROTECTING RELAYS IN A NETWORKMay 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18198700ACCESSORY COMMUNICATION CONTROLMay 2023August 2024Allow1510YesNo
18313103SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING BOTTLENECK STRUCTURES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF MACHINE LEARNING-BASED MODELINGMay 2023May 2025Allow2530YesNo
18143049CAPTURE, RECORDING, AND STREAMING OF MEDIA CONTENTMay 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18311433SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) VERSION 4 NETWORK LAYER ROUTING INFORMATION WITH AN IP VERSION 6 NEXT HOP ADDRESSMay 2023September 2024Allow1620YesNo
18306406NETWORK LOCAL CONNECTIVITY DEMAND PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICEApril 2023February 2025Allow2220NoNo
18134876PRONUNCIATION SERVICES FOR VIDEO CONFERENCINGApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18300378Interplanetary File System (IPFS) in Instantiating and Recording Virtual Network Function (VNF)April 2023October 2024Allow1812YesNo
18248851DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATIONS ADAPTER AND METHODApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18132477INTERNET OF THINGS END-TO-END SERVICE LAYER QUALITY OF SERVICE MANAGEMENTApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18131479SECURE INSTANCE METADATA AS CRYPTOGRAPHIC IDENTITYApril 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18194076SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBSCRIBER TIER PLAN ADJUSTMENT IN A COMPUTER NETWORKMarch 2023October 2024Allow1920NoNo
18129306REAL-TIME MONITORING ECOSYSTEMMarch 2023May 2025Allow2550YesNo
18193456P2P CONTINUITY DURING A CLIENT ROAMMarch 2023April 2024Allow1330YesNo
18192688Ad-hoc allocation of in-network compute-resourcesMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18192846NETWORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMMarch 2023April 2024Allow1200YesNo
18189036PROVIDING HIGH PERFORMANCE INTERNET OF THINGS DATA INGESTION AND PROCESSINGMarch 2023April 2024Allow1310YesNo
18188016Traffic Processing Method, Apparatus, and Network DeviceMarch 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18245359COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RELAY DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHODMarch 2023April 2024Allow1320NoNo
18042775HOME DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18173024IDENTIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF OUTLIER DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM REQUESTSFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810YesNo
18104125MACHINE LEARNING ARCHITECTURE FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS FILES USING STREAM OF DATAJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18155030SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED INCIDENT GENERATIONJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2500NoNo
18096737METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR DELIVERING MANIFESTLESS STREAMING MEDIA CONTENTJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18094053SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING APPLICATION DATAJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18090264DYNAMIC AGGREGATE ID BASED FLOW METRICS AGGREGATIONDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18089354AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF ENCRYPTED NETWORK CONNECTION BASED ON PREDICTED LATENCYDecember 2022March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18012285BASE STATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING BASE STATION DEVICEDecember 2022December 2024Allow2430NoNo
18086042SPEED BOOST FOR ELIGIBLE USER EQUIPMENT ON A LOCAL AREA NETWORKDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
18068772METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAP-T BORDER RELAY DATA PLANE VERIFICATIONDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18064464DETERMINING COMPATIBILITY ISSUES IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2022August 2023Allow800NoNo
18063163System and Method for Providing DSSAD DataDecember 2022August 2024Allow2100NoNo
17925664COLLATION SYSTEM, CLIENT TERMINAL, SERVER APPARATUS, COLLATION METHOD, AND PROGRAMNovember 2022November 2024Allow2400NoNo
17967131APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR DATA SERVICES OVER HIGH-CAPACITY WIRELESS NETWORKSOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610NoNo
17966705SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBATING ONLINE SECURITY RISKSOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
18046308ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED DYNAMIC, ADAPTIVE, AND PREDICTIVE INFORMATION SECURITY THREAT IDENTIFICATIONOctober 2022June 2025Allow3221YesNo
17995490NETWORK CONFIGURATION METHOD, TERMINAL, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022November 2024Allow2510NoNo
17822545CREDENTIAL SHARINGAugust 2022November 2024Allow2710YesNo
17889999DATA EXCHANGE PLATFORM ENABLED BY BLOCKCHAIN AND CLOUD INFRASTRUCTUREAugust 2022November 2024Allow2700YesNo
17882963SHARING A MEMORY RESOURCE AMONG PHYSICALLY REMOTE ENTITIESAugust 2022September 2024Allow2540YesNo
17797202METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND VERIFYING CONTROL SOFTWARE OF A RAIL VEHICLEAugust 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17797258COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOBILE DEVICEAugust 2022December 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17797340A METHOD, A SYSTEM AND A BIOMETRIC SERVER FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS OF USERS TO DESKTOPS IN AN ORGANIZATIONAugust 2022June 2025Allow3420YesNo
17877116EFFICIENT FILE ROUTING SYSTEMJuly 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17850261SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DEBUG, OPTIMIZE, PROFILE, OR RECOVER NETWORK DEVICE IN LIVE NETWORKJune 2022August 2023Allow1410YesNo
17838624INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT IN A CLOUD RADIO ACCESS NETWORKJune 2022October 2023Allow1610NoNo
17836931MEMORY POOLING BETWEEN SELECTED MEMORY RESOURCES ON VEHICLES OR BASE STATIONSJune 2022January 2024Allow2010YesNo
17806186MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ENDPOINT ALLOCATION COMPLIANCEJune 2022January 2024Allow1910YesNo
17835542PERFORMANCE MONITORING USING CORRELATION SEARCH WITH TRIGGERING CONDITIONSJune 2022August 2023Allow1400NoNo
17830622GENERIC ROUTING ENCAPSULATION (GRE) DOMAIN NAME SERVICE (DNS) RESOLUTION USING EMBEDDED ROUTER (EROUTER) AND EMBEDDED CABLE MODEM (ECM) PHYSICAL INTERFACEJune 2022December 2023Allow1910NoNo
17664220USING FUNCTIONS TO ANNOTATE A SYNTAX TREE WITH REAL DATA USED TO GENERATE AN ANSWER TO A QUESTIONMay 2022September 2023Allow1600NoNo
17747606METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING DATA REQUESTSMay 2022December 2023Allow1910NoNo
17772110COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL USING BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONSApril 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17772111REQUEST AND RESPONSE PROTOCOL USING BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONSApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17770674Feature Vector Generation using Neural NetworksApril 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17770610RANSOMWARE PREVENTIONApril 2022June 2024Allow2610NoNo
17769758VERIFICATION REQUIREMENT DOCUMENT FOR CREDENTIAL VERIFICATIONApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17768855DYNAMIC PRIVILEGED ACCESS REQUEST SYSTEMApril 2022March 2024Allow2300YesNo
17656648Personal Launch Code (PLC) created by an account owner and included within the creation of a device identification code defining the identity of a computing device seeking access to accountsMarch 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17654287DATA MIGRATION IN APPLICATION PERFORMANCE MONITORINGMarch 2022February 2024Allow2320YesNo
17641542EDGE DEVICE LINKING SYSTEM, EDGE DEVICE LINKING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2022August 2023Allow1700NoNo
17576752Communication Apparatus Configured To Manage User Identification Queries And Render User Identification Interfaces Within A Group-Based Communication SystemJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2400NoNo
17574203Automatic Determination of Code CustomizationsJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3950YesYes
17573078SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING DATAJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1800NoNo
17568244SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFOMING SECURE TRANSACTIONSJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3800NoNo
17559071CONTROL IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKDecember 2021October 2023Allow2210NoNo
17544510PROVIDING SURVIVABLE CALLING AND CONFERENCINGDecember 2021July 2023Allow2000NoNo
17532371SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION LICENSE MANAGEMENTNovember 2021August 2023Allow2110NoNo
17529712METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR ASSIGNING POLICIES IN NETWORKING SYSTEMSNovember 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17519220METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL SERVER DORMANCYNovember 2021June 2023Allow2010NoNo
17513562SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ZERO-TOUCH DEPLOYMENT OF NETWORK SLICES AND NETWORK SLICE ASSURANCE SERVICESOctober 2021October 2023Allow2410NoNo
17496034DATA CENTER USING A MEMORY POOL BETWEEN SELECTED MEMORY RESOURCESOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210NoNo
17492133Node, Another Node, and Methods Performed Thereby for Supporting Domain Name System Over Constrained Application ProtocolOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210NoNo
17483723Detecting Clock Synchronization Attacks in Time Sensitive Networks Using Key Performance IndicatorsSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17448064DYNAMIC MUTE CONTROL FOR WEB CONFERENCINGSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2520YesNo
17402823SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTENT BASED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTAugust 2021October 2023Allow2620NoNo
17400496METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND MANAGING TSN NETWORK AND SYSTEM APPLYING THE METHODAugust 2021August 2023Allow2420NoNo
17376030SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING AND HARMONIZING SEQUENCES OF COMMUNICATIONS OVER DIFFERENT MEDIUMSJuly 2021December 2024Allow4100NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WHIPPLE, BRIAN P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
6.1%
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
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
2.9%
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 WHIPPLE, BRIAN P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WHIPPLE, BRIAN P works in Art Unit 2453 and has examined 118 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.6%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WHIPPLE, BRIAN P's allowance rate of 96.6% places them in the 90% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WHIPPLE, BRIAN P receive 1.24 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WHIPPLE, BRIAN P is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WHIPPLE, BRIAN P. This interview benefit is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.8% 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 54.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 57.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 72% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 35.1% of allowed cases (in the 96% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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.

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