USPTO Examiner KENNEDY LESA M - Art Unit 2458

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18778611SERVER FABRIC ADAPTER FOR I/O SCALING OF HETEROGENEOUS AND ACCELERATED COMPUTE SYSTEMSJuly 2024October 2024Allow310YesNo
18418169SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PATH LOAD BALANCING IN NETWORK FABRICSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow820YesNo
18416722SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PATH LOAD BALANCING IN NETWORK FABRICSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510YesNo
18353247Predictive System for Optimizing API BehaviorsJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610YesNo
18128999USER CLASSIFICATION BASED NOTIFICATIONMarch 2023April 2025Allow2440NoNo
18079768AI DRIVEN 5G NETWORK AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONDecember 2022September 2024Allow2110YesNo
18059713SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PATH LOAD BALANCING IN NETWORK FABRICSNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010YesNo
18070003IMS ROUTING BASED ON SUBSCRIBER TYPENovember 2022March 2024Allow1620YesNo
18055147SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATING ELECTRONIC DATA TRANSACTION UPDATES TO CLIENT COMPUTER SYSTEMSNovember 2022November 2023Allow1210YesNo
18053752Providing Content Based On Event Related InformationNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810YesNo
17969592REDUCING IMS NETWORK CONGESTION WHEN A NODE IN THE IMS NETWORK BECOMES UNAVAILABLEOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610YesNo
17937937Resolving Domain Name System (DNS) Requests Via Proxy MechanismsOctober 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo
17956963METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING EVENTS IN DISTRIBUTED HIGH-THROUGHPUT APPLICATIONSSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2530NoNo
17951744Service Monitoring Method, Apparatus, and SystemSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2720YesNo
17946490VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320YesNo
17931310TECHNIQUES AND ARCHITECTURES FOR EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF UNDER-UTILIZED RESOURCESSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17798604PRIVACY-PRESERVING ACTIVITY AGGREGATION MECHANISMAugust 2022June 2025Allow3420YesNo
17877247ADDRESS RESOLUTION HANDLING AT LOGICAL DISTRIBUTED ROUTERSJuly 2022November 2023Allow1520NoNo
17873809SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17847331SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME NETWORK TELEMETRY DATAJune 2022February 2024Allow2010NoNo
17844620SYSTEM FOR DOCUMENT COMMENTING DURING VIRTUAL MEETINGSJune 2022March 2024Allow2110YesNo
17841710SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING CONNECTIVITY TO MULTIPLE VRFS FROM A DATA LINKJune 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17784497TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATAJune 2022May 2025Allow3530YesNo
17830237DETECTING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMJune 2022September 2024Allow2810YesNo
17737570PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF OPERATIONMay 2022August 2024Allow2710YesNo
17723286INTEGRATED WORKSPACE ON A COMMUNICATION PLATFORMApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17717434NON-REPUTABLE VEHICLE CHANGE HISTORYApril 2022March 2024Allow2300NoNo
17697648Sensor Data AuthenticationMarch 2022February 2025Allow3520NoNo
17696573SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ONLINE COLLABORATIONMarch 2022February 2024Allow2340YesNo
17681956SUCCESS RATE INDICATOR SOLUTION FOR PIPELINESFebruary 2022August 2024Allow2930YesNo
17666459METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING USER COMMENTS CONTAINING TIMED REFERENCES IN SYNCHRONIZATION WITH A MEDIA CONTENT ITEMFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2630YesNo
17570261SERVER FABRIC ADAPTER FOR I/O SCALING OF HETEROGENEOUS AND ACCELERATED COMPUTE SYSTEMSJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2510YesNo
17569110Methods, Systems, And Apparatuses For Improved Content Creation And SynchronizationJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3140YesNo
17596024REQUIRED COMMUNICATION QUALITY ESTIMATION APPARATUS, REQUIRED COMMUNICATION QUALITY ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAMDecember 2021November 2023Allow2320NoNo
17536995DETECT ANOMALOUS CONTAINER DEPLOYMENT AT A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SERVICENovember 2021November 2024Allow3611NoNo
17535560DATA PACKET DETECTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMNovember 2021September 2024Abandon3430NoNo
17455159ANALYTICS BASED CLOUD BROKERING OF DATA PROTECTION OPERATIONS SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2021October 2023Allow2360YesNo
17527088METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING A COLLABORATIVE WORK ENVIRONMENTNovember 2021July 2024Allow3230YesNo
17491151IOT SECURITY EVENT CORRELATIONSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3520YesNo
17345068WORKFLOW-BASED SCREEN SHARING DURING LIVE PRESENTATIONJune 2021September 2023Allow2720NoNo
17339441VIDEO CONFERENCE ENHANCEMENTS FOR EDUCATIONJune 2021March 2024Allow3430YesNo
17246537CONTROL OF DEDICATED MEETING ROOM DEVICES FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATIONSApril 2021July 2023Allow2710YesNo
17234883METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT CONFIGURABLE SELF-HEALApril 2021November 2024Abandon4340NoNo
17179751AUTOMATIC ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AND STATUS NOTIFICATION OF SCREENSHARING IN A VIRTUAL MEETINGFebruary 2021February 2023Allow2410YesNo
17158502PASSING CONTROL OF INSERTING THIRD-PARTY CONTENT INTO A MEDIA STREAMJanuary 2021October 2022Allow2110NoNo
17149433SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATING ELECTRONIC DATA TRANSACTION UPDATES TO CLIENT COMPUTER SYSTEMSJanuary 2021July 2022Allow1810YesNo
17127975MULTI-CLOUD DEPLOYMENT AND VALIDATIONDecember 2020January 2024Abandon3730NoNo
17054834Support for IMS Virtual Clients in Multi-Operator EnvironmentNovember 2020February 2024Allow3940YesNo
17007526SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PATH LOAD BALANCING IN NETWORK FABRICSAugust 2020August 2022Allow2320YesNo
16770235FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY FOR MANAGING A NETWORK SLICE INSTANCEJune 2020February 2023Allow3220YesNo
16891135DYNAMIC CLIENT REGISTRATION FOR AN IDENTITY CLOUD SERVICEJune 2020June 2022Allow2410YesNo
16883767USER CLASSIFICATION BASED NOTIFICATIONMay 2020March 2023Allow3340YesNo
16868003PROVIDING CONTENT BASED ON EVENT RELATED INFORMATIONMay 2020April 2022Allow6020YesNo
16843881PROVIDING CONTENT BASED ON EVENT RELATED INFORMATIONApril 2020June 2022Allow2710YesNo
16812885MULTI-DEVICE COORDINATED USER EXPERIENCEMarch 2020February 2021Allow1110NoNo
16644555INFORMATION COMMUNICATING DEVICE, INFORMATION COMMUNICATING METHOD, INFORMATION COMMUNICATING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2020April 2022Allow2610YesNo
16576093PROVIDING SOCIAL INSIGHT IN EMAILSeptember 2019November 2021Allow2620YesNo
16507045ADDRESS RESOLUTION HANDLING AT LOGICAL DISTRIBUTED ROUTERSJuly 2019May 2022Allow3420YesNo
16457704EFFICIENT REMOTE FUNCTION EXECUTION IN AN INFORMATION CENTRIC NETWORKJune 2019July 2022Allow3730YesNo
16449583Optimization of Over-The-Air File Distribution for Connected Cars Based Upon a Heuristic Scheduling AlgorithmJune 2019June 2021Allow2410NoNo
16442343IMS ROUTING BASED ON SUBSCRIBER TYPEJune 2019July 2022Allow3730YesNo
16442205SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING USE OF A CONSUMABLE ITEM WITH USER DEVICES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICESJune 2019January 2024Abandon5551NoNo
16417910ANALYTICS BASED CLOUD BROKERING OF DATA PROTECTION OPERATIONS SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2019November 2021Allow3040YesNo
16289372PROVIDING CONTENT BASED ON EVENT RELATED INFORMATIONFebruary 2019January 2020Allow1110NoNo
16251112WIRELESS AUDIOVISUAL INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2019August 2021Abandon3111NoNo
16307393COMMUNICATIONS IN INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICESDecember 2018March 2023Allow5160YesYes
16195930BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK MANAGEMENTNovember 2018March 2022Allow4050YesNo
16139410ENHANCING COLLABORATION IN REAL-TIME GROUP CHAT SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2018December 2019Allow1410NoNo
16128837Synchronizing Conversation Threads Corresponding to a Common Content ItemSeptember 2018March 2021Abandon3110NoNo
16122606Feature Vector based Anomaly Detection in an Information Technology EnvironmentSeptember 2018October 2019Allow1310NoNo
16044528SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS AUDIOVISUAL TRANSMISSIONJuly 2018January 2021Abandon3001NoNo
16030548SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING CONNECTIVITY TO MULTIPLE VRFS FROM A DATA LINKJuly 2018March 2022Allow4440YesNo
16017609SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATING ELECTRONIC DATA TRANSACTION UPDATES TO CLIENT COMPUTER SYSTEMSJune 2018October 2020Allow2710NoNo
15986142MAPPING USER NOTIFICATIONS TO SPECIFIC MEDIA STREAMSMay 2018October 2020Allow2840NoNo
15963082SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORKED MICROSERVICE MODELINGApril 2018January 2022Allow4530YesNo
15945573DEVICE FOR CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICE AND UPDATING DATAApril 2018March 2022Abandon4840NoNo
15909128CONFIGURATION OF COMPUTING DEVICES VIA CONTAINERSMarch 2018July 2021Allow4020NoNo
15753430METHOD TO GENERATE AND TRANSMIT ROLE-SPECIFIC AUDIO SNIPPETSFebruary 2018June 2021Abandon4040YesNo
15891106SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A CENTRALIZED GATEWAY THAT COORDINATES BETWEEN MULTIPLE EXTERNAL CONTROLLERS WITHOUT EXPLICIT AWARENESSFebruary 2018August 2021Allow4330YesNo
15882159DYNAMIC CLIENT REGISTRATION FOR AN IDENTITY CLOUD SERVICEJanuary 2018May 2020Allow2710NoNo
15873672REMOTE IN-BAND MANAGEMENT OF A NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLERJanuary 2018January 2022Allow4850YesNo
15872012INFORMATION TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHODJanuary 2018November 2020Abandon3430NoNo
15853513APPLICATION SESSION EVENT INFERENCE FROM NETWORK ACTIVITYDecember 2017January 2022Allow4950NoNo
15836726PROVIDING CONTENT BASED ON EVENT RELATED INFORMATIONDecember 2017November 2019Allow2410NoNo
15833794PROVIDING CONTENT BASED ON EVENT RELATED INFORMATIONDecember 2017October 2018Allow1010NoNo
15805075Resolving Domain Name System (DNS) Requests Via Proxy MechanismsNovember 2017May 2022Allow5450YesNo
15794912SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCOVERING AUTOMATABLE TASKSOctober 2017July 2020Allow3220NoNo
15713679OTT MESSAGING SERVICE AND SMS/MMS AGGREGATION ENGINESeptember 2017February 2020Abandon2901NoNo
15704621POOLED SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ENGINE ON SERVICE PROCESSOR OF COMPUTING BLADESeptember 2017August 2020Allow3520YesNo
15685050QUANTUM COMMUNICATION DEVICE, QUANTUM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND QUANTUM COMMUNICATION METHODAugust 2017November 2021Allow5150NoNo
15655193METHODS AND APPARATUS TO OPTIMIZE MEMORY ALLOCATION IN RESPONSE TO A STORAGE REBALANCING EVENTJuly 2017July 2020Allow3630YesNo
15625198METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING RESOURCE MANAGEMENTJune 2017December 2019Abandon3020NoNo
15612788MULTIPLE SOURCE RECEIVERJune 2017October 2020Allow4140NoNo
15607340APPLICATION AWARE MANAGEMENT IN A NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEMMay 2017March 2020Allow3420YesNo
15603483ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPLITTING FILEMay 2017August 2019Allow2610NoNo
15493532SELF-ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC CAPACITY MANAGEMENT OF LATENCY-SENSITIVE APPLICATION SERVERSApril 2017October 2018Allow1810YesNo
15477826DATA TRANSFER, OVER SESSION OR CONNECTION, AND BETWEEN COMPUTING DEVICE AND ONE OR MORE SERVERS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA TO A THIRD PARTY COMPUTING DEVICEApril 2017November 2019Allow3110YesNo
15438150SERVER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION THROUGH SINGLE VALUE SERVER PERFORMANCE INDEXFebruary 2017June 2020Abandon4030YesNo
15435773Method for Accessing Virtual Desktop and Mobile TerminalFebruary 2017June 2019Abandon2820YesNo
15433059INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD AND SERVERFebruary 2017September 2020Allow4330YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KENNEDY, LESA M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
6.2%
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 KENNEDY, LESA M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KENNEDY, LESA M works in Art Unit 2458 and has examined 185 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KENNEDY, LESA M's allowance rate of 76.8% places them in the 35% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KENNEDY, LESA M receive 2.79 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 92% 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 KENNEDY, LESA M is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 23% 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 +30.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KENNEDY, LESA M. This interview benefit is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 21.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 20% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 17% 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.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.