USPTO Examiner ALMEIDA DEVIN E - Art Unit 2492

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18754308System and Method for Dynamically Encrypting and Ingesting Private Cloud Data into a Hybrid Cloud Based on Data SensitivityJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18696069CERTIFICATE SCHEMAS FOR PUBLIC KEY CERTIFICATESMarch 2024February 2026Allow2320NoNo
18603564Fast Polynomial Evaluation Under Fully Homomorphic Encryption by Products of Differences from Roots Using RotationsMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110YesNo
18437201SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING OPERATION USING LINEAR-INTEGER-PROGRAMING FOR RSA FACTORIZATIONFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2310NoNo
18377166APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOFSOctober 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18377049INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND OPERATION METHODOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2920NoNo
18467831PROTECTING KEYSTROKES IN MULTI-SESSION-ENABLED SYSTEMSSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2920NoNo
18256314AUTHENTICATING PACKAGED PRODUCTSJune 2023November 2025Allow3020NoNo
18206756SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME TRACEABILITY USING AN OBFUSCATION ARCHITECTUREJune 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18328412METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2023November 2024Allow1820NoNo
18253424DIGITAL ID STORAGE AND FEDERATION SERVICE MODELMay 2023February 2026Abandon3320NoNo
18196921USE OF TENSILE SPHERES FOR EXTENDED SYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHYMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18307214Apparatuses, Methods and Computer Programs for Executing an Executable, and Method for Distributing Software or FirmwaresApril 2023August 2025Allow2720NoNo
18304309DYNAMIC GROUP MEMBERSHIP FOR DEVICESApril 2023January 2025Allow2120NoNo
18133884DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEMApril 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18127420METHOD FOR RECEIVING FIRMWARE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING FIRMWAREMarch 2023September 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18025699SECURE TRANSFER OF HEALTH INFORMATIONMarch 2023May 2025Abandon2610YesNo
18119968METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVICE LEVEL AUTHENTICATION IN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONSMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18175291FAST-EXPIRING LICENSES USED TO SPECULATIVELY AUTHORIZE ACCESS TO STREAMING MEDIA CONTENTFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18103159UNDETECTABLE SANDBOX FOR MALWAREJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1310YesNo
18094747Use of Irrational Numbers in Elliptic Curve CryptographyJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2310NoNo
18147757SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROACTIVELY IDENTIFYING POISONED TRAINING DATA USED TO TRAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELSDecember 2022October 2025Allow3330NoNo
18087298CLIENT DEVICE HAVING AGENT APPLICATION CONFIGURED TO COMMUNICATE WITH WEB SERVER ENDPOINT FOR AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2022March 2026Allow3910NoNo
18061879USING CRYPTOGRAPHIC BLINDING FOR EFFICIENT USE OF MONTGOMERY MULTIPLICATIONDecember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17988614ENCRYPTING ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS WITHOUT STORING SENSITIVE SECURITY DATA FOR DECRYPTIONNovember 2022February 2025Abandon2710NoNo
17982632Network Device, Communication Control System, Communication Control Method, and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage MediumNovember 2022November 2025Allow3610NoNo
17919566FLEXIBLE CONTENT SELECTION PROCESSES USING SECURE MULTI-PARTY COMPUTATIONOctober 2022May 2025Allow3120NoNo
17946097Experience Based Dispatch of Regulated Workloads in a Cloud EnvironmentSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3120YesNo
17911682SELECTIVE USER PLANE PROTECTION IN 5G VIRTUAL RANSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4130NoNo
17902531METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR AUTOMATIC CATEGORY 1 MESSAGE FILTERING RULES CONFIGURATION BY LEARNING TOPOLOGY INFORMATION FROM NETWORK FUNCTION (NF) REPOSITORY FUNCTION (NRF)September 2022December 2025Allow3920YesNo
17802786DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM, DATA EXTRACTION DEVICE, DATA EXTRACTION METHOD, AND DATA EXTRACTION PROGRAMAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17887491METHOD OF DEFENSE AGAINST CRYPTOSYSTEM TIMING ATTACK, ASSOCIATED CRYPTOSYSTEM PROCESSING CIRCUIT, AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2820NoNo
17797458ONE-TIME-USE SECRET BOOTSTRAPPING IN CONTAINER-ORCHESTRATED ENVIRONMENTSAugust 2022October 2025Allow3820NoNo
17759211REAL-TIME AND INDEPENDENT CYBER-ATTACK MONITORING AND AUTOMATIC CYBER-ATTACK RESPONSE SYSTEMJuly 2022January 2025Allow3020NoNo
17805671SECURITY PROTECTION FOR SYNCHRONIZATION PULSESJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17829882DETECTING DDOS ATTACKS BY CORRELATING INBOUND AND OUTBOUND NETWORK TRAFFIC INFORMATIONJune 2022August 2024Allow2610YesNo
17755889DEVICE REGISTRATIONMay 2022October 2024Abandon3030YesNo
17730051SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR INTEGRATING A DEFENSE MECHANISM INTO DEEP-LEARNING-BASED SYSTEMS TO DEFEND AGAINST ADVERSARIAL ATTACKSApril 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17723711Methods and Systems For Protecting Against Memory-Based Side-Channel AttacksApril 2022October 2024Allow3020NoNo
17659743BIT LEVEL SHARDING OF SENSITIVE DATA FOR INCREASED SECURITYApril 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17711048PRIVACY-PROTECTION-BASED DATA PROCESSING MODEL ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022September 2024Allow2920NoNo
17707199Penetration Test Method and System for Network DeviceMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17707596EFFICIENT MASKING OF SECURE DATA IN LADDER-TYPE CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMPUTATIONSMarch 2022February 2024Allow2310NoNo
17707159Preventing Unwanted Data Leakage in Data Network Traffic Using Cloaked RedirectsMarch 2022March 2024Allow2410NoNo
17705152System and Method for Protection of Personal Identifiable InformationMarch 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17692882MALWARE DETECTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORMarch 2022March 2025Allow3730YesNo
17671464LABELED SECURITY FOR CONTROL FLOW INSIDE EXECUTABLE PROGRAM CODEFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2840YesNo
17666739ARRANGEMENT, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING OF CONSENT REQUESTSFebruary 2022October 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17650346COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM TO VALIDATE BUILD INTEGRITY OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTSFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3720YesNo
17588972SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING BIOMETRIC IMAGE TEMPLATES TO DEVICES FOR USE IN USER AUTHENTICATIONJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2020YesNo
17586010METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS FILES IN A NON-ISOLATED ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3530NoNo
17586721CLIENT AUTHENTICATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2022February 2024Abandon2560YesNo
17581864Secured Numeric and/or AlphaNumeric Method of EntryJanuary 2022May 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17581642SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE SECURE ERASURE OF FINGERPRINT DATA FROM INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17581579SELECTIVE COMMUNICATION INTERFACES FOR PROGRAMMABLE PARTSJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3740YesNo
17568967OPERATION METHOD, OPERATION APPARATUS, AND DEVICEJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2010NoNo
17645495SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING USER DATA PRIVACY AGAINST THE USE OF FAKE FIRST-PARTY DOMAINS BY HIDDEN WEB TRACKERSDecember 2021February 2024Allow2610NoNo
17521225METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVICE LEVEL AUTHENTICATION IN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONSNovember 2021November 2022Allow1210NoNo
17494811DATA OBFUSCATION PLATFORM FOR IMPROVING DATA SECURITY OF PREPROCESSING ANALYSIS BY THIRD PARTIESOctober 2021February 2025Abandon4020YesNo
17478624MODULUS REDUCTION FOR CRYPTOGRAPHYSeptember 2021June 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17447122SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE PRIME NUMBERS IN CRYPTOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONSSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3920YesYes
17447129SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPTIMIZE DECRYPTION OPERATIONS IN CRYPTOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONSSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3821YesNo
17467832SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTE PLATFORM ON UNTRUSTED HARDWARE BASED ON ENCRYPTIONSeptember 2021April 2023Allow1910NoNo
17464208METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2021October 2023Abandon2510YesNo
17364160CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY META-RESOURCE FOR AUTOMATED ROTATION AND RENEWALJune 2021June 2024Allow3620YesNo
17354138INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SIDE-CHANNEL MITIGATION MECHANISMJune 2021August 2024Allow3860YesNo
17303326FAULT INJECTION EVENT DETECTION AT A CHIP AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHOD AND DEVICESMay 2021July 2023Allow2620YesNo
17317996SYMBOLIC EXECUTION FOR WEB APPLICATION FIREWALL PERFORMANCEMay 2021March 2025Allow4620NoYes
17308027ACCOUNT ACCESS RECOVERY SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2021August 2022Allow1510NoNo
17307073SPLIT-KEY WALLET ACCESS BETWEEN BLOCKCHAINSMay 2021November 2022Allow1810YesNo
17227532Private Counting from Anonymous Messages: Near-Optimal Accuracy with Vanishing Communication OverheadApril 2021April 2024Allow3620YesNo
17203590METHOD FOR PERFORMING CRYPTOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS ON DATA IN A PROCESSING DEVICE, CORRESPONDING PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTMarch 2021June 2023Allow2720YesNo
17164297SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONTENTFebruary 2021June 2022Allow1700NoNo
17058152INTEGRATED CIRCUIT(S) WITH ANTI-GLITCH CANARY CIRCUIT(S)November 2020December 2021Allow1210YesNo
17101153LEARNING GUIDED OBFUSCATION FRAMEWORK FOR HARDWARE IP PROTECTIONNovember 2020March 2022Allow1600NoNo
17095509DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND PROCESSES FOR AUTHENTICATING DEVICESNovember 2020November 2022Abandon2420NoNo
17084325SECURE ENCLAVE PATHING CONFIGURATION FOR DATA CONFIDENCE FABRICSOctober 2020February 2025Allow5140NoNo
17076022METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NETWORK SECURITY USING A CRYPTOGRAPHIC FIREWALLOctober 2020October 2021Allow1210NoNo
17042006USING CRYPTOGRAPHIC BLINDING FOR EFFICIENT USE OF MONTGOMERY MULTIPLICATIONSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2220NoNo
17029315SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ENCRYPTION OF SENSITIVE DATASeptember 2020June 2023Allow3340YesNo
17012866SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER AUTHENTICATIONSeptember 2020June 2024Allow4530NoNo
16989709PROOF OF INFORMATION NOTICE IN CLIENT-SERVER SETTINGSAugust 2020August 2024Abandon4840YesNo
16989234DYNAMIC USER AUTHORIZATION WITH A SERVICE PROVIDERAugust 2020February 2023Allow3030YesNo
16987733SYSTEM, AUTHORIZATION SERVER, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020December 2024Abandon5250YesNo
16983694SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LIMITING ACCESS OF PROCESSORS TO HARDWARE RESOURCESAugust 2020May 2023Allow3410NoNo
16935253Cloud access security broker systems and methods for active user identification and load balancingJuly 2020October 2024Allow5170YesNo
16960903COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MANAGING USER-SUBMITTED REVIEWS USING ANONYMOUS REPUTATION SYSTEMJuly 2020July 2023Abandon3610NoNo
16917177DEEP LEARNING-BASED ANALYSIS OF SIGNALS FOR THREAT DETECTIONJune 2020July 2024Allow4840YesNo
16956363DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING EXECUTION OF A CRYPTOGRAPHIC OPERATIONJune 2020August 2023Allow3830YesNo
16903465METHOD OF DEFENDING AGAINST MEMORY SHARING-BASED SIDE-CHANNEL ATTACKS BY EMBEDDING RANDOM VALUE IN BINARIESJune 2020August 2022Abandon2610NoNo
16888794UNDETECTABLE SANDBOX FOR MALWAREMay 2020September 2022Allow2810YesNo
16881454DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEMay 2020September 2021Allow1620YesNo
16849579DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEMApril 2020August 2023Allow4020YesNo
16849543DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEMApril 2020December 2022Allow3220NoNo
16839475Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Retrospective Data MiningApril 2020May 2024Allow4930YesYes
16822861MICROCONTROLLER PROGRAM INSTRUCTION EXECUTION FINGERPRINTING AND INTRUSION DETECTIONMarch 2020February 2022Allow2310NoNo
16809652MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SERVER SYSTEM, REMOTE DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION DELETION METHODMarch 2020January 2024Abandon4640NoNo
16807484PSEUDONYMIZING SENSITIVE OBJECTS IN ONLINE CONTENT EXCHANGESMarch 2020June 2023Allow3940YesNo
16800034CONFIGURING AND AUTHENTICATING A HEALTH DEVICEFebruary 2020December 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16774826SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFENSE AGAINST CACHE TIMING CHANNEL ATTACKS USING CACHE MANAGEMENT HARDWAREJanuary 2020August 2023Allow4330NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ALMEIDA, DEVIN E.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
23
Examiner Affirmed
15
(65.2%)
Examiner Reversed
8
(34.8%)
Reversal Percentile
56.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 34.8% 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
52
Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(28.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
37
(71.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.3%
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, 28.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner ALMEIDA, DEVIN E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ALMEIDA, DEVIN E works in Art Unit 2492 and has examined 324 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ALMEIDA, DEVIN E's allowance rate of 75.9% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ALMEIDA, DEVIN E receive 2.76 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 81% 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 ALMEIDA, DEVIN E is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALMEIDA, DEVIN E. This interview benefit is in the 20% 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, 25.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% 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 24.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% 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, 62.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 51% 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 60.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.7% 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, 85.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 74% 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 22% 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.

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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