USPTO Examiner MACILWINEN JOHN MOORE JAIN - Art Unit 2454

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18842027INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18812738INTELLIGENT AI PROFILE SELECTION, FEEDBACK, AND ANALYSISAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18629719SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESCALATING A COLLABORATION INTERFACEApril 2024February 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18617775METHODS, APPARATUS, AND MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA TO MONITOR A MEDIA PRESENTATIONMarch 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18613042SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSOLIDATING NETWORK TRAFFIC RULESMarch 2024December 2025Allow2000NoNo
18601502AUTOMATED PREVENTATIVE CONTROLS IN DIGITAL WORKFLOWMarch 2024March 2026Allow2420YesNo
18689390MULTIPLE INTERACTION PROCESSINGMarch 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18582290SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUERYING DATAFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910YesNo
18437427MITIGATING NETWORK RESOURCE CONTENTIONFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1810NoNo
18432124System And Method For Implementing Packet Processing Network Functions As A ServiceFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18544036Proof of work as an authorization signalDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18536084AUTOMATED ALERT RATIONALIZATION SYSTEM TO INCREASE ALERT VALUE THROUGH CORRELATION OF ALERTSDecember 2023February 2026Allow2620NoNo
18512891METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING MEDICAL DEVICE NETWORK AND SECURITY ATTACKNovember 2023August 2025Allow2100NoNo
18502910Secure Virtual Private Mobile and IP Network in CloudNovember 2023November 2025Allow2510NoNo
18386291INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICENovember 2023June 2025Allow2020NoNo
18493351Security policy framework for cloud environmentsOctober 2023December 2025Allow2610NoNo
18473845Governing Access To Third-Party Application Programming InterfacesSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2410YesNo
18466586AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) ATTACK SURFACESSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2200NoNo
18454932Zero hit analysis systemAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410YesNo
18229647USING CONNECTION TRACKING RECORDS TO PROCESS DATA MESSAGE FLOWS AT A PNICAugust 2023November 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18229646MAINTAINING FIREWALL RULES AT A PNIC THAT PERFORMS FIREWALL OPERATIONS ON DATA MESSAGE FLOWSAugust 2023November 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18222167NETWORK SYSTEM FOR PRESELECTING A SERVICE PROVIDER BASED ON PREDICTIVE INFORMATIONJuly 2023March 2026Allow3250YesNo
18331038FLEXIBLE LABELS FOR WORKLOADS IN A NETWORK MANAGED VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEMJune 2023November 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18036435METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN OPERATION INVOLVING SECRET DATA, TERMINAL, SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAMMay 2023January 2026Allow3220NoNo
18307782IDENTIFICATION OF BUSY PERIODS FOR NETWORK SEGMENTSApril 2023July 2025Allow2740YesNo
18138471AUTOMATIC TUNING OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR INCIDENT ALERT CONTROLApril 2023November 2025Allow3120NoNo
18131089INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMApril 2023December 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18295196ELECTRONIC MESSAGING COMMUNICATION DELIVERY METHODApril 2023January 2026Allow3360YesNo
18127990CREATING GRAPHICAL MODELS OF NETWORK SECURITY POLICIES AND DISPLAYING ON A NETWORK TOPOLOGY GRAPHMarch 2023December 2025Allow3230YesNo
18189586SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CAPACITY PLANNING OF NETWORKMarch 2023July 2025Allow2830NoNo
17748834EFFICIENT VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OVER BACKUPSMay 2022July 2025Allow3840YesNo
17733017POLICY COMPILATION AND DISSEMINATION AS A LAYER 7 FIREWALLApril 2022February 2026Abandon4540NoNo
17714844ORCHESTRATED EXECUTION OF CODE BY A CLOUD-BASED DATA INTAKE AND QUERY SYSTEMApril 2022November 2025Allow4350YesNo
17580497SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CYBER TRAININGJanuary 2022December 2025Abandon4650NoNo
17504228SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME STREAMING DATA PROCESSING AT EDGE SERVERSOctober 2021November 2025Allow4970YesNo
16644020METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN COMMUNICATING ELEMENTS FORMING PART OF A HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEMMarch 2020April 2021Allow1310NoNo
16792086Automated Social Message Stream PopulationFebruary 2020March 2021Allow1310YesNo
16524463ELECTRONIC DEVICE BINDING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL AND SERVERJuly 2019March 2021Allow1930NoNo
16386553VISIBILITY MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENT FOR MESSAGING SYSTEMS AND ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKSApril 2019June 2020Allow1410YesNo
16375905FILE TRANSMISSION IN A CLUSTERApril 2019August 2020Allow1710NoNo
16360389PROCESSING OF LIVE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORKMarch 2019July 2020Allow1610YesNo
16242818EFFICIENT CREATION OF DRAFTS ASSOCIATED WITH SPONSORED CONTENTJanuary 2019April 2020Allow1510NoNo
16198350SOCIAL NETWORKING INFORMATION CONSUMPTION GAP RESOLUTIONNovember 2018March 2020Allow1510NoNo
16007475AUTOMATED SUMMARY OF DIGITAL GROUP CONVERSATIONSJune 2018May 2020Allow2320YesNo
16004897Automated Social Message Stream PopulationJune 2018September 2019Allow1600YesNo
15859550COOKIE BASED SESSION TIMEOUT DETECTION AND MANAGEMENTDecember 2017September 2018Allow820YesNo
15729863STREAMING OF MEDIA IN A MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICEOctober 2017October 2019Allow2510NoNo
15670193Delivering Troubleshooting Support to a User of a Computing Device via a Remote Screen that Captures the User?s Interaction with the Computing DevichAugust 2017August 2019Allow2510YesNo
15622462OPTIMIZING INTERNET DATA TRANSFERS USING AN INTELLIGENT ROUTER AGENTJune 2017November 2019Allow3030YesNo
15347860INTELLIGENT RENDERING OF WEBPAGESNovember 2016January 2017Allow200NoNo
15299619CLIENT-INITIATED LEADER ELECTION IN DISTRIBUTED CLIENT-SERVER SYSTEMSOctober 2016January 2017Allow300YesNo
15299633CLIENT-INITIATED LEADER ELECTION IN DISTRIBUTED CLIENT-SERVER SYSTEMSOctober 2016January 2017Allow300YesNo
15282765LOAD BALANCING METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMSeptember 2016February 2020Allow4040NoYes
15273490TIME AND LOCATION BASED DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL CONTENT FOR CONTENT ITEMSSeptember 2016August 2019Allow3430YesNo
15236848INTELLIGENT RENDERING OF WEBPAGESAugust 2016October 2016Allow200YesNo
15155955DISTRIBUTED CLIENT BASED CACHE FOR KEYS USING DEMAND FAULT INVALIDATIONMay 2016May 2019Allow3630NoNo
15132394CLIENT-INITIATED LEADER ELECTION IN DISTRIBUTED CLIENT-SERVER SYSTEMSApril 2016August 2016Allow400NoNo
15062660INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSES PERFORMING SYNCHRONIZATION OF DATA AND DATA SYNCHRONIZATION METHODSMarch 2016January 2020Allow4650NoNo
15048507IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUSFebruary 2016November 2017Allow2110YesNo
15040098INTELLIGENT RENDERING OF WEBPAGESFebruary 2016June 2016Allow400NoNo
14441041SIP-BASED METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MTC DEVICESMay 2015September 2016Allow1620NoNo
14488085METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SESSION-AWARE LOAD BALANCINGSeptember 2014April 2018Allow4340YesNo
14314660SOCIAL NETWORKING INFORMATION CONSUMPTION GAP RESOLUTIONJune 2014August 2018Allow5070YesYes
14271937System and Method for Acceleration of a Secure Transmission Over SatelliteMay 2014December 2016Allow3210YesNo
14147618SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PREVALENCE OF DIGITAL CONTENT ON THE WORLD-WIDE-WEBJanuary 2014August 2016Allow3130YesNo
13705838SPONSORED MESSAGE NETWORK BASED ON COMMUNITY PREFERENCESDecember 2012March 2014Allow1540YesNo
13644111Method and System for Managing the Transfer of Files Among Multiple Computer SystemsOctober 2012March 2015Allow2920YesNo
13596509SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCELERATION OF A SECURE TRANSMISSION OVER SATELLITEAugust 2012February 2014Allow1720YesNo
13534949PROVIDING CLIENT ACCESS TO DEVICES OVER A NETWORKJune 2012June 2013Allow1110NoNo
13531919METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ENABLING MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION WITH A PRIVATE NETWORKJune 2012March 2013Allow810YesNo
13523407METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE COMPUTING SESSION MANAGEMENTJune 2012October 2016Allow5210YesNo
13388618HTTP STREAMING WITH PROVED SERVICE QUALITYApril 2012January 2014Allow2410NoNo
13404356SHARING CONTENT AMONG MULTIPLE DEVICESFebruary 2012November 2012Allow920YesNo
13402691MANAGING DATA CENTER RESOURCESFebruary 2012September 2017Allow6050YesNo
13276476APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATING DISPARATE STORAGE ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICESOctober 2011July 2013Allow2120YesNo
13098660METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION OF NETWORK ALARMS USING A PLURALITY OF DISTRIBUTED LAYERSMay 2011January 2014Allow3240YesNo
13096197PERFORMING SELECTED OPERATIONS USING LOW POWER-CONSUMING PROCESSORS ON USER DEVICESApril 2011July 2016Allow6050YesNo
13096258TECHNIQUE OF DETECTING DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKSApril 2011March 2013Allow2200YesNo
13095781SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DYNAMICALLY APPLYING SESSION CONTROL TRIGGERS TO COMMUNICATION SESSIONSApril 2011January 2016Allow5640YesNo
13095567NETWORKING SYSTEM CALL DATA DIVISION FOR ZERO COPY OPERATIONSApril 2011December 2013Allow3210YesNo
12727837SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODELS IN AN INTELLIGENT WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2010July 2015Allow6030YesNo
12696906TRAFFIC FENCING MECHANISM FOR CONTROL PLANE ENABLED NETWORKSJanuary 2010March 2012Allow2510YesNo
12657695METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE COMPUTING SESSION MANAGEMENTJanuary 2010February 2012Allow2500YesNo
12644122CLIENT MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION IN A DISTRIBUTED DIRECTORY BASED ON LANGUAGE AND CHARACTER SETSDecember 2009March 2015Allow6030YesNo
12643891SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MANAGING SERVICES FOR A SERVICE PROVIDER AT A DEVICE WITHIN PROXIMITY TO A LOCATION OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER, UTILIZING LOGIC OF A CENTRALIZED ENVIRONMENTDecember 2009August 2014Allow5620NoNo
12619833ISCSI RECEIVER IMPLEMENTATIONNovember 2009August 2011Allow2120YesNo
12614078FLAGGING RESOURCE POINTERS DEPENDING ON USER ENVIRONMENTNovember 2009August 2012Allow3410YesNo
12581446CELLULAR MESSAGING ALERT METHOD AND SYSTEMOctober 2009May 2012Allow3120YesNo
12568455Metric Object Tracking SystemSeptember 2009May 2015Allow6020YesNo
12497379METHOD FOR SELECTING NODE IN NETWORK SYSTEM AND SYSTEM THEREOFJuly 2009February 2013Allow4310NoNo
12517091METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING NETWORK SECURITY STATEJune 2009June 2011Allow2510YesNo
12415069SERVER-SIDE TRANSLATION FOR CUSTOM APPLICATION SUPPORT IN CLIENT-SIDE SCRIPTSMarch 2009November 2015Allow6020NoYes
12410470INPUT CONTENT TO APPLICATION VIA WEB BROWSERMarch 2009May 2016Allow6040YesNo
12395545PLUG-IN ARCHITECTURE FOR WSD DCP OPERATIONSFebruary 2009September 2014Allow6020NoNo
12393846METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CASE-BASED SERVICE COMPOSITIONFebruary 2009May 2012Allow3810YesNo
12350022HONORING USER PREFERENCES IN EMAIL SYSTEMSJanuary 2009September 2011Allow3310YesNo
12348694INTEGRATING PARTICIPANT PROFILE INFORMATION INTO REAL-TIME COLLABORATIONSJanuary 2009November 2011Allow3420YesNo
12348507SERVER, AND PACKET TRANSFERRING METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFORJanuary 2009March 2011Allow2610YesNo
12328882UNIFYING RELATED WEB SERVICE PORTS USING PORT POINTERS IN PROXY MEDIATIONDecember 2008December 2014Abandon6020YesYes
12227325DEVICE FOR CAPTURING AN IMAGE OF THE EXTERNAL AREA OF A VEHICLE BY MEANS OF A CAMERANovember 2008August 2012Allow4510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
7
Examiner Affirmed
3
(42.9%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(57.1%)
Reversal Percentile
81.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 57.1% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(37.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(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 MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN works in Art Unit 2454 and has examined 100 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 97.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN's allowance rate of 97.0% places them in the 88% 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 MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN receive 3.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 89% 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 MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN 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 -3.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN. This interview benefit is in the 6% 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, 26.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 45% 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 27.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 72% 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 65.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.8% 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, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 11.0% 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.
  • 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.

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.