USPTO Examiner BLAIR DOUGLAS B - Art Unit 2454

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18611935SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DATA ROUTING IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK VIA DATA THROUGHPUT ANALYSISMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18485942DATA ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD, DEVICE, AND NETWORK ADAPTEROctober 2023August 2025Allow2220YesNo
18483760SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING A CONFERENCE ROOM BASED ON CONTEXT AT TIME OF SCHEDULINGOctober 2023January 2026Abandon2850YesNo
18482682METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A STREAMING STORAGE SYSTEM FOR PIPELINING DATA-INTENSIVE SERVERLESS FUNCTIONSOctober 2023January 2026Abandon2730YesNo
18376938ACCESS POINT DEVICE USAGE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONOctober 2023November 2025Abandon2540NoNo
18374069SELF-DIAGNOSING LINK STABILIZERSeptember 2023March 2026Allow2940NoNo
18469391AUTHENTICATED CHANNEL FOR ENCRYPTION MANAGEMENTSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2501NoNo
18468314SIGNALING OF PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SET INFORMATIONSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2221YesNo
18458580PROGRAMMATIC OMNICHANNEL ORCHESTRATION IN LARGE-SCALE MESSAGING SYSTEMSAugust 2023October 2025Abandon2620NoYes
18364755FLOW PROGRAMMING PLATFORM FOR HOME AUTOMATIONAugust 2023February 2026Abandon3010NoNo
18259614COMMUNICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENTJune 2023November 2025Allow2810NoNo
18211089MESSAGING SYSTEMJune 2023July 2025Allow2560NoNo
18325426INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEMay 2023November 2025Allow2931YesNo
18028794NETWORK-INITIATED SLICE-BASED SESSION HANDOVERMarch 2023February 2026Allow3521NoNo
18245338METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING LINK STATE BETWEEN NODESMarch 2023September 2025Allow3110NoNo
18100632ENDPOINT ENABLED NETWORKING DEVICES AND SYSTEMSJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3640YesYes
18012775METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EDGE CONFIGURATION SERVER (ECS) LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENTDecember 2022October 2025Abandon3340YesNo
17926893METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SESSION BY CONSIDERING BACKHAUL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022December 2025Allow3720YesNo
18050663PARALLEL ONLINE MEETINGSOctober 2022October 2025Allow3670NoNo
17995844METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING VOICE HANDOVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022March 2026Allow4130YesNo
17823316Fast Provisioning in Cloud Computing EnvironmentsAugust 2022January 2026Abandon4040NoYes
17487202HOME APPLIANCE AND CONTROL AUTHORITY SHARING METHOD THEREOF, CONTROL TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFSeptember 2021February 2026Abandon5271YesNo
16968357SERVICE LAYER METHODS FOR OFFLOADING IOT APPLICATION MESSAGE GENERATION AND RESPONSE HANDLINGAugust 2020September 2025Allow60100YesYes
16194369SERVICE INTERFACE TEMPLATES FOR ENTERPRISE MOBILE SERVICESNovember 2018April 2021Allow2820YesNo
16031818STREAM PROCESSING WITHOUT CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNINGJuly 2018April 2021Allow3330YesNo
15943925COGNITIVE MEETING PROXYApril 2018November 2020Allow3210YesNo
15702580MANAGING PARTICIPANTS IN AN ONLINE SESSIONSeptember 2017January 2020Allow2831NoNo
15485925METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION, CLIENT AND SERVER CONTROLLERSApril 2017April 2019Allow2421YesNo
15513563DATA SHARING USING BODY COUPLED COMMUNICATIONMarch 2017August 2019Allow2911NoNo
15289868USE OF METRICS TO CONTROL THROTTLING AND SWAPPING IN A MESSAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMOctober 2016February 2019Allow2810NoNo
15284618SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ENERGY AWARE GAS LEAK DETECTIONOctober 2016October 2019Allow3611YesNo
15218836INSTANT MESSAGE (IM) ROUTING TO A VIRTUAL USER CONSISTING OF A GROUP OF POSSIBLE SUB-USERS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMMON IM IDENTITYJuly 2016April 2021Allow5730YesYes
15109260METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO RESOURCE CONSUMERS IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTJune 2016September 2019Allow3930YesNo
15067911RUNTIME TUPLE ATTRIBUTE COMPRESSIONMarch 2016March 2017Allow1210NoNo
14993334AUDIO-VIDEO DATA SWITCHING AND VIEWING SYSTEMJanuary 2016January 2019Allow3620YesNo
14511183Instant Message User ManagementOctober 2014September 2017Allow3520YesNo
14468116NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE POD IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENTAugust 2014January 2018Allow4130YesNo
14131841METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION, CLIENT AND SERVER CONTROLLERSJanuary 2014January 2017Allow3621NoNo
14021961SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO INTERNET SITESSeptember 2013September 2016Allow3630YesNo
13808812SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC RESULTAugust 2013May 2016Allow4020NoNo
13867169RUNTIME TUPLE ATTRIBUTE COMPRESSIONApril 2013January 2016Allow3320NoNo
13867211COMPILE-TIME TUPLE ATTRIBUTE COMPRESSIONApril 2013May 2016Allow3710NoNo
13867289DYNAMICALLY AFFINITIZING USERS TO A VERSION OF A WEBSITEApril 2013April 2017Allow4830NoNo
13880504MASTER DEVICE, INTEGRATED SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND INTEGRATED SERVICE MANAGEMENT METHODApril 2013February 2016Allow3420YesNo
13843412SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMING MEDIAMarch 2013June 2019Allow6070YesNo
13785879METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEVERAGING OVERLAPPING GROUP AREASMarch 2013December 2015Allow3320YesNo
13785741SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ALGORITHMS FOR LOGICAL MOVEMENT OF DATA OBJECTSMarch 2013March 2016Allow3621NoNo
13680319METHOD OF USING APPLICATION, GATEWAY USING THE METHOD, TERMINAL USING THE METHOD, AND TERMINAL SYSTEM USING THE METHODNovember 2012February 2017Allow5140NoNo
13648623Managing Computer Network ResourcesOctober 2012January 2017Allow5140NoNo
13595097Re-Ordering of iFrame Execution to Reduce Network Activity WindowAugust 2012December 2015Allow4010YesNo
13584024INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2012August 2016Allow4830NoNo
13553722METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMMINGJuly 2012October 2013Allow1510NoNo
13524409REQUESTING OFFLINE PROFILE DATA FOR ONLINE USE IN A PRIVACY-SENSITIVE MANNERJune 2012August 2012Allow210NoNo
13447543CLIENT SERVER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING AN APPLICATION UTILIZING DISTRIBUTED OBJECTSApril 2012August 2015Allow4040YesNo
13413835SELECTIVE COMPUTATION USING ANALYTIC FUNCTIONSMarch 2012March 2016Allow4820NoYes
13403841AUDIO-VIDEO DATA SWITCHING AND VIEWING SYSTEMFebruary 2012October 2015Allow4430YesYes
13352816METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE BROADCAST CONTENT AND SCHEDULING IN A BROADCAST SYSTEMJanuary 2012May 2014Allow2820NoNo
13349252Network Resource Access Using Social NetworksJanuary 2012September 2014Allow3220YesNo
13323155METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MOBILE AND OTHER INTERMITTENT CONNECTIVITY IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2011March 2015Allow3940NoNo
13316509PROCESSING RECURRING EVENTS WITHIN PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CLIENTSDecember 2011May 2012Allow510NoYes
13140519SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WAKEUP AND SLEEP EVENTS OF COMPUTERS CONNECTED TO A MOTOR VEHICLE CAN NETWORKOctober 2011January 2015Allow4320YesNo
13240783ARCHIVE CONTROL FOR TEXT MESSAGESSeptember 2011November 2014Allow3821YesNo
13240718DATA TRANSFER CONTROLLING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2011September 2013Allow2410NoNo
13112540NETWORK SYSTEM EXTENSIBLE BY USERSMay 2011July 2012Allow1421YesNo
13108063TRANSPARENT REDIRECTION OF RESOURCE REQUESTSMay 2011March 2012Allow1011NoNo
13049042SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, A VIRTUAL MACHINE SERVER, A SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD, AND A PROGRAM THEREOFMarch 2011February 2014Allow3520NoNo
13049796AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF DEVICESMarch 2011July 2015Allow5220YesNo
13030960DIGITAL SECURITY CAMERAFebruary 2011April 2014Allow3810NoNo
12979356UNIFIED ACCESS TO RESOURCESDecember 2010July 2016Allow6040YesNo
12978814METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A STORAGE NETWORK TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTIONDecember 2010January 2016Allow6030YesNo
12979112METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD BALANCING IN MULTI-LEVEL DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONSDecember 2010June 2014Allow4220YesNo
12979144METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-LEVEL DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONSDecember 2010March 2016Allow6040YesYes
12979222PERFORMING DEPENDENCY ANALYSIS ON NODES OF A BUSINESS APPLICATION SERVICE GROUPDecember 2010June 2016Allow6030NoNo
12979255PERFORMING PREDICTIVE MODELING OF VIRTUAL MACHINE RELATIONSHIPSDecember 2010June 2016Allow6040YesNo
12975027METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE BROADCAST CONTENT AND SCHEDULING IN A BROADCAST SYSTEMDecember 2010September 2011Allow910NoNo
12947802METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMMINGNovember 2010October 2013Allow3520NoNo
12907900AUTOMATIC HARDWARE FAILURE DETECTION AND RECOVERY FOR DISTRIBUTED MAX SESSIONS SERVEROctober 2010August 2011Allow1010NoNo
12789450MANAGING COMPUTER NETWORK RESOURCESMay 2010October 2011Allow1711NoNo
12713508MOBILE PRIVATE ASSISTED LOCATION TRACKINGFebruary 2010March 2015Allow6020NoYes
12712983Methods and Apparatus for Enhanced Overlay State MaintenanceFebruary 2010October 2015Allow6030NoNo
12711439METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USER INFORMATION PROCESSING AND RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2010December 2012Allow3401NoNo
12684348COOPERATIVE NETWORK FOR MOBILE INTERNET ACCESSJanuary 2010September 2014Allow5630YesNo
12684365COOPERATIVE NETWORK FOR MOBILE INTERNET ACCESSJanuary 2010June 2014Allow5430YesNo
12624522APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SPEED DOWNSHIFT FOR A TWO PAIR CABLENovember 2009March 2011Allow1510NoNo
12585320MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION FROM MANAGEMENT DEVICESSeptember 2009October 2012Allow3710NoNo
12511265METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING ACTIVE WEB USER INTERFACEJuly 2009June 2011Allow2310NoNo
12510967DISCERNING USE OF SIGNATURES BY THIRD PARTY VENDORSJuly 2009May 2011Allow2200NoNo
12501890SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK DESIGNJuly 2009April 2012Allow3310NoNo
12485644SOFTWARE DOWNLOADING USING A TELEVISION BROADCAST CHANNELJune 2009March 2011Allow2110NoNo
12312621CONTRIBUTION AWARE PEER-TO-PEER LIVE STREAMING SERVICEMay 2009September 2014Allow6021NoNo
12312319CONTRIBUTION AWARE PEER-TO-PEER LIVE STREAMING SERVICEMay 2009September 2014Allow6030NoNo
12312230METHOD FOR SYNCHRONISING SCENE DATA FILES AND MEDIA DATA FLOWS IN AN UNIDIRECTIONAL BROADCAST SYSTEMApril 2009September 2011Allow2920NoNo
12442813GREETING CARD INCORPORATING AN IMAGING DEVICEMarch 2009April 2012Allow3720NoNo
12392420ADVERTISEMENT BLOCKING IN IMS NETWORKSFebruary 2009October 2012Allow4320NoNo
12390614PROCESS MAPPING IN PARALLEL COMPUTINGFebruary 2009December 2011Allow3311NoNo
12368014PANORAMIC CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE IMAGE SENSORS USING TIMED SHUTTERSFebruary 2009January 2013Allow4711YesNo
12363711System and Method for User Behavioral Management in a Computing EnvironmentJanuary 2009September 2014Allow6030NoNo
12344692PROCESSING RECURRING EVENTS WITHIN PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CLIENTSDecember 2008October 2011Allow3430NoYes
12332196TECHNIQUE FOR ADDRESSING A CLUSTER OF NETWORK SERVERSDecember 2008March 2011Allow2710NoNo
12313274SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CREATING A VIRTUAL WINDOWNovember 2008June 2013Allow5520NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BLAIR, DOUGLAS B.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
4
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(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
45
Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(35.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
29
(64.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
58.6%
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, 35.6% 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 BLAIR, DOUGLAS B - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BLAIR, DOUGLAS B works in Art Unit 2454 and has examined 152 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 99.3%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 48 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BLAIR, DOUGLAS B's allowance rate of 99.3% places them in the 93% 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 BLAIR, DOUGLAS B receive 2.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 84% 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 BLAIR, DOUGLAS B is 48 months. This places the examiner in the 8% 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 -2.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BLAIR, DOUGLAS B. This interview benefit is in the 9% 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, 29.4% 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 46.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 107.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 79% 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 86.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.9% 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, 54.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 55% 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 11.2% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.
  • 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.

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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.