USPTO Examiner ASHLEY BRUCE S - Art Unit 2494

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17257258METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CLOUD SERVICES USING SMART CONTRACTS AND BLOCKCHAINS IN A FEDERATION OF CLOUD PROVIDERSDecember 2020November 2023Allow3520YesNo
17137150SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED FIREWALL PROVISIONING FOR VIRTUAL MACHINESDecember 2020October 2023Allow3420NoNo
17127995Multi-Chamber Hosted Computing Environment For Collaborative Development Between Untrusted PartnersDecember 2020June 2023Allow3010YesNo
17119068Secure End-to-End Deployment of Workloads in a Virtualized Environment Using Hardware-Based AttestationDecember 2020July 2023Allow3110YesNo
17110391SECURE VIRTUAL MACHINE SOFTWARE MANAGEMENTDecember 2020September 2023Allow3420YesNo
17056432LEARNING METHOD, LEARNING DEVICE, AND LEARNING PROGRAMNovember 2020March 2024Allow4020NoNo
17091323METHOD FOR SECURING A DATA EXCHANGE IN A DISTRIBUTED INFRASTRUCTURENovember 2020March 2024Allow4111YesNo
17083653Computer Security and Methods of Use ThereofOctober 2020July 2024Allow4440YesNo
17043864SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURING OBJECTS FOR OPERATION IN SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS AND METHODS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATIONSeptember 2020May 2024Abandon4420NoNo
17021428Container Escape Detection Method, Apparatus, and System, and Storage MediumSeptember 2020January 2024Allow4030NoNo
16943264Firewall Configuration Method and Apparatus and Packet Sending Method and ApparatusJuly 2020May 2024Allow4621YesNo
16939330HYPERCALL AUTHENTICATION IN A GUEST-ASSISTED VIRTUAL MACHINE INTROSPECTION (VMI) IMPLEMENTATIONJuly 2020August 2023Allow3620NoNo
16938989SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING PRIVATE NATIVE SECURITY GROUPS AND PRIVATE NATIVE FIREWALL POLICY RULES IN A PUBLIC CLOUDJuly 2020August 2023Allow3620YesNo
16936570SECURING A PROVABLE RESOURCE POSSESSIONJuly 2020November 2023Allow4020NoNo
16932259SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A WEARABLES-BASED INTERNET-OF-THINGS SERVICE IN AN EDGE-COMPUTED BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKJuly 2020July 2023Allow3620YesNo
16929240SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROSERVICE EXECUTION LOAD BALANCING IN VIRTUAL DISTRIBUTED LEDGER NETWORKSJuly 2020March 2023Allow3210NoNo
16929643SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPLAINT ADDRESSING LEDGER IN VIRTUAL DISTRIBUTED LEDGER NETWORKSJuly 2020April 2023Allow3310NoNo
16946985SECURELY PROCESSING SHAREABLE DATA UTILIZING A VAULT PROXYJuly 2020January 2023Allow3010NoNo
16927557SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID SYNCHRONIZATION IN VIRTUAL DISTRIBUTED LEDGER NETWORKSJuly 2020April 2023Allow3320NoNo
16927495SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS DELAYED UPDATES IN VIRTUAL DISTRIBUTED LEDGER NETWORKSJuly 2020April 2023Allow3320NoNo
16960216METHOD, SERVER AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING AN ACCESS TO DATA MANAGED BY AT LEAST ONE VIRTUAL PAYLOADJuly 2020August 2023Allow3810NoNo
16913346LINK-LAYER AUTHENTICATION FOR LEGACY NETWORK NODES USING A REMOTE NETWORK ACCESS SERVERJune 2020January 2023Allow3010YesNo
16911400SAFE ENTROPY SOURCE FOR ENCRYPTED VIRTUAL MACHINESJune 2020December 2022Allow2910NoNo
15930758SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURELY SHARING CONTEXT BETWEEN MEC CLUSTERSMay 2020November 2022Allow3020YesNo
16762284DYNAMIC SECURITY POLICYMay 2020March 2023Allow3420YesNo
16855658Computer Security and Methods of Use ThereofApril 2020June 2020Allow200NoNo
16753574COMPUTER SERVER DEVICE AND METHODS FOR INITIATING AND RUNNING A COMPUTER PROCESSApril 2020April 2024Allow4930YesNo
16821529SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL DISTRIBUTED LEDGER NETWORKSMarch 2020October 2022Allow3110NoNo
16812556MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR DEPLOYED IMAGESMarch 2020February 2023Allow3520NoNo
16642701Automation and/or Communications Appliance and Method for Checking Datagrams Transmitted in An Industrial Automation SystemFebruary 2020August 2024Abandon5320NoYes
16791644METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SINGLE SIGN-ON AUTHENTICATIONFebruary 2020August 2022Allow3010NoNo
16787353AUTOMATED AND AUDITABLE FRAMEWORK TO CONTROL SOFTWARE COMPONENT CHANGES IN AN APPLICATION BUILD PROCESSFebruary 2020September 2022Allow3110YesNo
16784225PROJECT-BASED PERMISSION SYSTEMFebruary 2020October 2022Allow3210YesNo
16742972ENCRYPTING DATA USING AN ENCRYPTION PATH AND A BYPASS PATHJanuary 2020January 2023Allow3620YesNo
16737974CREATION AND EXECUTION OF SECURE CONTAINERSJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3110YesNo
16714838RECEIVE-SIDE PROCESSING FOR ENCAPSULATED ENCRYPTED PACKETSDecember 2019September 2022Allow3320YesNo
16591348DECRYPTED PACKET PADDING REMOVALOctober 2019May 2022Allow3110NoNo
16576630METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE GENERIC CLOUD ENVIRONMENT AND THE NETWORK FUNCTIONSeptember 2019September 2022Allow3610YesNo
16568846METHOD FOR SECURE STORAGE, IN A NETWORK, OF A CONTAINER IMAGE IN A CONTAINER REGISTRYSeptember 2019June 2022Allow3320YesNo
16566469BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CONTAINER IMAGE REGISTRYSeptember 2019May 2022Allow3210YesNo
16553491DETERMINING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION BIT STRING RELIABILITYAugust 2019June 2022Allow3320YesNo
16549861DATA MIGRATION METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2019February 2022Allow3010NoNo
16532930Systems and Methods for Integrating Third Party Services with a Digital AssistantAugust 2019October 2021Allow2620YesYes
16520290Access Control for Processor Registers based on Execution DomainsJuly 2019October 2023Allow5150YesNo
16446703END-TO-END COMMUNICATION SECURITYJune 2019February 2022Abandon3210YesNo
16410244SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE MASTER DATAMay 2019March 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16392118DATABASE-AGNOSTIC SECURE STRUCTURED DATABASE CONNECTORApril 2019February 2022Allow3420YesNo
16366461CRYPTOGRAPHIC HARDWARE WATCHDOGMarch 2019December 2021Allow3310YesNo
16296334INCREMENTAL DECRYPTION AND INTEGRITY VERIFICATION OF A SECURE OPERATING SYSTEM IMAGEMarch 2019April 2022Allow3810YesNo
16307069METHOD FOR PREVENTING IMPERMISSIBLE ACCESS TO SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS IN FIELD DEVICESDecember 2018August 2022Allow4430YesNo
16207240Multi-dimensional progressive security for personal profilesDecember 2018September 2021Allow3310YesNo
16199100ENABLING ACCESS ACROSS PRIVATE NETWORKS FOR A MANAGED BLOCKCHAIN SERVICENovember 2018March 2022Allow4020YesNo
16193848PROVIDING ASSERTIONS REGARDING ENTITIESNovember 2018January 2022Allow3820YesNo
16192124USING MULTIPLE SIGNATURES ON A SIGNED LOGNovember 2018July 2021Allow3210YesNo
16183742USER INTERFACE FOR PRIVATE INTERACTIONS BY USERSNovember 2018October 2021Allow3620YesNo
16176096Security Profiling of System Firmware and Applications from an OOB Appliance at a Differentiated Trust BoundaryOctober 2018April 2022Allow4230NoNo
16175061FEDERATED SMART USER IDENTIFICATION WITH EMBEDDED COMPUTING SYSTEM ENTITLEMENTSOctober 2018November 2021Allow3620NoNo
16163484SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF DEVICE ASSETS OUTSIDE A COMPUTER NETWORKOctober 2018December 2021Allow3820YesYes
16157348TRACKING AND SECURING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES USING AN EMBEDDED IDENTIFIEROctober 2018January 2023Allow5220YesNo
16155385BLOCKCHAIN NOTIFICATION BOARD STORING BLOCKCHAIN RESOURCESOctober 2018February 2022Allow4031YesNo
16151822CAR SHARING SYSTEMOctober 2018November 2021Allow3830YesNo
16127532INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2018March 2021Abandon3010NoNo
16118678TROLL ACCOUNT DETECTIONAugust 2018March 2022Allow4240YesNo
16111690PERSONAL PRIVACY PROTOCOLS FOR SHARING MEDIA ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMSAugust 2018October 2021Allow3830YesNo
15998930Malicious social media account identificationAugust 2018March 2022Allow4340YesNo
16038558METHOD FOR SETTING UP A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN A SERVER DEVICE AND A CLIENT DEVICEJuly 2018March 2022Allow4440YesNo
16036750SECURE COMMUNICATION FOR MEDICAL DEVICESJuly 2018December 2021Allow4140YesNo
16004412ADAPTIVE LOCKING IN ELASTIC THREADING SYSTEMSJune 2018July 2020Allow2510NoNo
15961706SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ADVERSARIAL ACTIVITIES USING A COMPACT GRAPH REPRESENTATIONApril 2018December 2022Allow5630YesNo
15950821DEPLOYMENT OF SERVICES ACROSS CLUSTERS OF NODESApril 2018August 2020Abandon2810NoNo
15945533Determination of Workload Distribution across Processors in a Memory SystemApril 2018November 2021Allow4340NoNo
15944578CASCADE STREAMING BETWEEN DATA PROCESSING ENGINES IN AN ARRAYApril 2018January 2021Allow3320YesNo
15928368INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODMarch 2018August 2020Abandon2910YesNo
15928656SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE RATE LIMITING OF SHARED RESOURCE ACCESSMarch 2018September 2020Allow3030YesNo
15890324REAL-TIME DISTRIBUTED JOB SCHEDULER WITH JOB SELF-SCHEDULINGFebruary 2018December 2020Allow3520NoNo
15886687COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT POOLINGFebruary 2018January 2023Allow5960YesYes
15883146ACCESSING HOST SERVICES FOR VIRTUAL GUEST OPERATING SYSTEMSJanuary 2018March 2020Allow2520NoNo
15847389MULTI-CONSTRAINT DYNAMIC RESOURCE MANAGERDecember 2017January 2021Allow3730YesNo
15833255CLONING VIRTUALIZED FILE SERVERSDecember 2017April 2021Allow4030YesNo
15832370MULTISTEP AUTOMATED SCALING FOR CLUSTER CONTAINERSDecember 2017August 2020Allow3320YesNo
15826890ACCESSING HOST SERVICES FOR VIRTUAL GUEST OPERATING SYSTEMSNovember 2017June 2020Allow3020YesNo
15814304SERVICE FOR MANAGING QUANTUM COMPUTING RESOURCESNovember 2017October 2021Allow4750YesNo
15797702HETEROGENEOUS PARALLEL PRIMITIVES PROGRAMMING MODELOctober 2017September 2021Allow4620NoYes
15724897MIGRATING VIRTUAL MACHINES BASED ON RELATIVE PRIORITY OF VIRTUAL MACHINE IN THE CONTEXT OF A TARGET HYPERVISOR ENVIRONMENTOctober 2017December 2021Allow5040YesYes
15672086MIGRATING THREADS BETWEEN ASYMMETRIC CORES IN A MULTIPLE CORE PROCESSORAugust 2017April 2020Allow3320YesNo
15471408MANAGING SYSTEM RESOURCES IN CONTAINERS AND VIRTUAL MACHINES IN A COEXISTING ENVIRONMENTMarch 2017August 2020Allow4140YesNo
15456878METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING USER DENSITY AT HOST SERVER IN VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTUREMarch 2017August 2020Allow4130NoNo
15443458Virtual Machine Start Method and ApparatusFebruary 2017February 2020Allow3520YesNo
15439576TASK EXECUTION FRAMEWORK USING IDEMPOTENT SUBTASKSFebruary 2017June 2020Abandon4020YesNo
15366322AUTOMATED IMAGE LAYER BLACKLISTING IN THE CLOUDDecember 2016February 2021Abandon5140YesNo
15345075Surfacing Visual Representations of Universal ApplicationsNovember 2016January 2020Allow3920YesNo
15308373PROCESSING REQUESTS RECEIVED ONLINE AND DIVIDING PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR BATCH PROCESSINGNovember 2016July 2020Allow4430YesNo
15340841CLASS-SPECIFIC SPINLOCK PARAMETERS FOR INCREASED PERFORMANCENovember 2016July 2020Allow4440YesNo
15340871HYPERVISOR CONVERSIONNovember 2016August 2020Allow4540YesNo
15294799APPLICATION CONTINUOUS HIGH AVAILABILITY SOLUTIONOctober 2016February 2021Allow5250YesNo
15304302ACCESS CONTROL AND CODE SCHEDULINGOctober 2016August 2020Allow4640YesNo
15284647DYNAMIC TUNING OF A SIMULTANEOUS MULTITHREADING METERING ARCHITECTUREOctober 2016October 2020Abandon4860YesNo
15267643PROVISIONING BASED ON WORKLOAD DISPLACEMENTSeptember 2016March 2020Allow4250YesNo
15139024COMPUTING DEVICE WITH RESOURCE MANAGER AND CIVILWARE TIERApril 2016April 2021Allow5940NoNo
15133466SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE ACCELERATION FOR OPERATOR PARALLELIZATION WITH STREAMSApril 2016November 2020Allow5560YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ASHLEY, BRUCE S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
2
(33.3%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(66.7%)
Reversal Percentile
86.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 66.7% 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
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
78.9%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 ASHLEY, BRUCE S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ASHLEY, BRUCE S works in Art Unit 2494 and has examined 118 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ASHLEY, BRUCE S's allowance rate of 88.1% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ASHLEY, BRUCE S receive 2.77 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 77% 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 ASHLEY, BRUCE S is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ASHLEY, BRUCE S. This interview benefit is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 47% 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 18.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 24% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 20% 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 17% 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 23% 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 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.

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.