USPTO Examiner ALATA AYOUB - Art Unit 2494

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18931982DATA MAINTENANCE SYSTEM, DATA MAINTENANCE METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND DATA VERIFICATION APPARATUSOctober 2024February 2026Allow1500NoNo
18906652SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERIM SECURITY POLICIESOctober 2024December 2024Allow300YesNo
18808084Key Diversification in a Tracking Device EnvironmentAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18767075REMOTE IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MANNED AND UNMANNED SYSTEMS AND DEVICESJuly 2024February 2025Allow700YesNo
18765114Third-Party Analytic and Machine Learning Model ValidationJuly 2024March 2026Allow2100YesNo
18759421Systems and Methods for Automating Processes for Remote WorkJune 2024December 2025Allow1810NoNo
18743742SECURITY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2024October 2025Allow1700YesNo
18742168TRUSTED LOCAL MEMORY MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED GPUJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18680228SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SECURE DIFFERENTIAL PRIVACY USING CERTIFIABLE RANDOMNESS PROTOCOLSMay 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18666973STACK PIVOT EXPLOIT DETECTION AND MITIGATIONMay 2024June 2025Allow1310YesNo
18665672DEFENSIVE DEEPFAKE FOR DETECTING SPOOFED ACCOUNTSMay 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18649544TECHNIQUES FOR INSPECTING RUNNING VIRTUALIZATIONS FOR CYBERSECURITY RISKSApril 2024December 2025Allow1940YesNo
18629139METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CREDENTIAL STEALING ATTACKSApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18608098MANAGING THE LOADING OF SENSITIVE MODULESMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18597904Data Pool for Unreliable Work EnvironmentsMarch 2024March 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18595155NETWORK TRAFFIC INSPECTIONMarch 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18432472METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMAT PRESERVING OF DATESFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2210YesNo
18400402METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING DATA AUTHORIZATIONDecember 2023March 2026Allow2620YesNo
18395463TIME-OF-SCAN PROTECTION FOR A SCANNABLE ENCODED IMAGE IN AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE OR AN ELECTRONIC FORMDecember 2023February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18521189Key Diversification in a Tracking Device EnvironmentNovember 2023June 2024Allow700YesNo
18501632DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS USING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION LOOKUP TABLENovember 2023January 2026Allow2610YesNo
18385797INLINE ENCRYPTOR ASICOctober 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18495161SECURE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2023October 2024Allow1200NoNo
18485518Oracle for Authenticating Software Layers Using Software Security Version Numbers and Security ContextOctober 2023March 2026Allow2910YesNo
18484055TECHNIQUES FOR INSPECTING RUNNING VIRTUALIZATIONS FOR CYBERSECURITY RISKSOctober 2023April 2024Allow610YesNo
18551773AGILE CRYPTOGRAPHIC DEPLOYMENT SERVICESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1900YesNo
18468570MANAGING ENCRYPTION DATA FOR SYSTEM REPLICATION OF DATABASE SYSTEMSSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2710NoNo
18460228SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROTECTED DATA STORAGE IN DATA MEMORYSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2310YesNo
18458803Executing Entity-Specific Cryptographic Code in a Cryptographic CoprocessorAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310YesNo
18449143DATA ANALYTICS SYSTEM AND ITS OPERATIONAugust 2023March 2026Allow3110YesNo
18366727METHOD TO PROTECT A STACK FROM MANIPULATION IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMAugust 2023December 2025Allow2820NoYes
18358210TRUSTED LOCAL MEMORY MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED GPUJuly 2023March 2024Allow800YesNo
18351982PARTITIONED CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROTECTION FOR A MEMORY SYSTEMJuly 2023July 2025Allow2410NoNo
18352178ENCRYPTION PROCESSING DEVICE AND ENCRYPTION PROCESSING METHODJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610YesNo
18344326SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURE DEDUPLICATION OF ENCRYPTED CONTENTJune 2023September 2025Allow2610YesNo
18215657SIDE-CHANNEL RESILIENT PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHYJune 2023May 2025Allow2300YesNo
18208149USE OF 'TYPE' ENCRYPTION KEYS WITH KEY PER IO-ENABLED DEVICESJune 2023June 2025Allow2410YesNo
18330596DATA INTEGRITYJune 2023February 2024Allow800YesNo
18326387ENTERPRISE DATA CONTAINERMay 2023July 2025Allow2510YesNo
18324568AUTHORIZING MODIFICATIONS OF PROTECTED UEFI VARIABLESMay 2023August 2025Allow2610NoNo
18139296ACCESS PREDICTION SERVICE SERVING EXPLAINABLE RISK SCORESApril 2023May 2025Allow2410YesNo
18301201Access SovereigntyApril 2023October 2023Allow600YesNo
18295596Adaptive Updating of Dynamically Changing Analytical ModelApril 2023March 2025Allow2400YesNo
18246538INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18185694Key Diversification in a Tracking Device EnvironmentMarch 2023October 2023Allow700YesNo
18184171RECOVERY KEY MANAGEMENT AND STORAGEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710YesNo
18181432ADDRESS VALIDATION USING SIGNATURESMarch 2023September 2023Allow600YesNo
18117190DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR FULFILLING DATA SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTS AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2023January 2026Allow3420NoNo
18175358MEMORY INTEGRITY VERIFICATION BY AN ENERGY PROCESSING UNITFebruary 2023November 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18173111SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY-ASSURED DATA ACCESS MANAGEMENT FOR ADVANCED DATA ACCESS POLICIESFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3220NoNo
18158621STACK PIVOT EXPLOIT DETECTION AND MITIGATIONJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1320YesNo
18099071MEMORY DEVICE DATA SECURITY BASED ON CONTENT-ADDRESSABLE MEMORY ARCHITECTUREJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310YesNo
18016536PAIRING HARDWARE COMPONENTS TO AUTHORIZE OPERATIONJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3220YesNo
18016557DATA ACCESS METHOD AND DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3620NoNo
18148085SECURE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
18089308SECURITY POLICY TRANSLATION IN INTERFACE TO NETWORK SECURITY FUNCTIONSDecember 2022August 2025Allow3220YesNo
18068106TRUSTED LOCAL MEMORY MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED GPUDecember 2022May 2023Allow400YesNo
18070423OFFBOARD STORAGE OF NON-SENSITIVE OBJECTS FOR NETWORK-BASED HARDWARE SECURITY MODULESNovember 2022October 2023Allow1110NoNo
18058596SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROLE BASED ACCESS CONTROL FOR DATANovember 2022August 2025Allow3320NoYes
17993068MANAGING THE LOADING OF SENSITIVE MODULESNovember 2022December 2023Allow1320YesNo
17993073QUANTIFYING SATISFACTION OF SECURITY FEATURES OF CLOUD SOFTWARE SYSTEMSNovember 2022January 2026Allow3820YesNo
17980930BULK SNAPSHOT RECOVERYNovember 2022February 2026Allow4040YesNo
18050611ACCESS RESTRICTION OF VEHICLE-ASSOCIATED INFORMATIONOctober 2022November 2024Allow2510NoNo
17972954COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROTECT USER CREDENTIAL AGAINST PHISHINGOctober 2022April 2024Allow1830NoNo
17967957MODULE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION USING WIRELESS HIDDEN SIGNALOctober 2022October 2024Allow2410NoNo
17963949SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NVME PDU DATA DIGEST OPTIMIZATIONOctober 2022January 2026Allow3920YesNo
17962470DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUNDLED PRIVACY POLICIESOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
17962325SECURING CRITICAL DATA IN A STORAGE DEVICE OF A COMPUTER SYSTEMOctober 2022September 2024Allow2300NoNo
17957720NETWORK SECURITY SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING SPOOFED IP ATTACKSSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2200YesNo
17946535APPARATUS AND METHODS THEREOF FOR INSPECTING EVENTS IN A COMPUTERIZED ENVIRONMENT RESPECTIVE OF A UNIFIED INDEX FOR GRANULAR ACCESS CONTROLSeptember 2022January 2023Allow400YesNo
17911918OPEN WORLD COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN AVIONICS SYSTEM, ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320YesNo
17890522CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION THROUGH A ZERO-KNOWLEDGE DATA MANAGEMENT NETWORKAugust 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17885764DEFENSIVE DEEPFAKE FOR DETECTING SPOOFED ACCOUNTSAugust 2022April 2024Allow2100YesNo
17816895SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING USER INFORMATIONAugust 2022May 2024Allow2200YesNo
17815123USING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTS) TO SECURELY STORE AND SHARE ENCRYPTED DATAJuly 2022August 2024Allow2400NoNo
17854295PROTECTING CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS STORED IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORYJune 2022April 2025Allow3410NoNo
17809625SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING SERVER-SIDE TRACKING ON WEBSITESJune 2022October 2024Allow2710YesNo
17809375SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING MULTIPLE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES TO DISTINGUISH STALKERWARE FROM PRIVACY-INVASIVE APPLICATION TYPESJune 2022March 2025Allow3310YesNo
17842369Failure-Tolerant System and Method for Establishing Consensus among Blocks within a Blockchain NetworkJune 2022July 2024Allow2510NoNo
17826019SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FAULT INJECTION ATTACK PROTECTIONMay 2022December 2024Allow3010YesNo
17749998EXECUTING ENTITY-SPECIFIC CRYPTOGRAPHIC CODE IN A CRYPTOGRAPHIC COPROCESSORMay 2022May 2023Allow1210YesNo
17748900THRESHOLD SECRET SHARING WITH HIDDEN ACCESS STRUCTURESMay 2022March 2025Allow3410YesNo
17747214SINGLE-EXCHANGE AUTHENTICATION OF A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEMay 2022October 2024Allow2920NoNo
17746975Key Diversification in a Tracking Device EnvironmentMay 2022January 2023Allow800YesNo
17740686VIRTUAL PRIVACY CREATION SYSTEMMay 2022November 2024Allow3020NoNo
17738571METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SECURE CONNECTION TO A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH THE LEVEL OF SECURITY BASED ON A CONTEXT OF THE COMMUNICATIONMay 2022January 2025Abandon3340NoNo
17773691METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GRANTING TEMPORARY REMOTE ACCESS VIA BIOMETRIC DATAMay 2022October 2024Allow3020YesNo
17725920SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT AUTHENTICATION VIA OBJECT MOVEMENT RECOGNITIONApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17722643DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING, AND REMEDIATING DATA PROCESSING RISKS USING DATA MODELING TECHNIQUESApril 2022July 2024Allow2700YesNo
17721656EFFICIENT POST-QUANTUM ANONYMOUS ATTESTATION WITH SIGNATURE-BASED JOIN PROTOCOL AND UNLIMITED SIGNATURESApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17721268CLOUD POLICY ENFORCEMENT WITH SYNTHETIC REQUEST INJECTION LOGICApril 2022April 2025Allow3610YesNo
17719552USER REGISTRATION METHOD, USER LOGIN METHOD AND CORRESPONDING DEVICEApril 2022July 2025Allow3911YesNo
17710593VIRTUAL ONE-TIME PROGRAMMING (OTP) TO AVOID DEAD CHIP DURING OTP DEVICE PROGRAMMINGMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410YesNo
17707723Providing End-To-End Encryption For Data Stored In A Storage SystemMarch 2022April 2023Allow1310YesNo
17688905CLOUD MANAGEMENT SERVER, CLOUD SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2022January 2024Allow2300YesNo
17652789Access SovereigntyFebruary 2022January 2023Allow1000YesNo
17679459SECURE STORAGE OF PASSWORDSFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1310YesNo
17627397CONTROLLER, METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING APPARATUSJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210YesNo
17572066ADDRESS VALIDATION USING SIGNATURESJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1100YesNo
17564528PARAMETER CHECKING SYSTEM AND PARAMETER CHECKING METHODDecember 2021September 2023Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ALATA, AYOUB.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
7
(70.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(30.0%)
Reversal Percentile
46.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 30.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
36
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(38.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
22
(61.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
64.1%
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, 38.9% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner ALATA, AYOUB - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ALATA, AYOUB works in Art Unit 2494 and has examined 492 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ALATA, AYOUB's allowance rate of 82.5% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ALATA, AYOUB receive 1.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ALATA, AYOUB is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALATA, AYOUB. This interview benefit is in the 75% 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, 30.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% 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 28.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% 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, 47.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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, 59.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% 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 65% 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:

  • 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.

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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