USPTO Examiner PARSONS THEODORE C - Art Unit 2494

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18798703PRE-TASK ASSIGNMENT TRUST EVALUATION IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18785397DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM PERIPHERAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT USING COMPONENT CERTIFICATESJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18779156INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PASSWORD STRENGTH, AND MEDIUMJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18746008DETECTING COMPROMISED WEB PAGES IN A RUNTIME ENVIRONMENTJune 2024January 2026Allow1940NoNo
18674083CLAIMING DELAYED LIVE REFERENCE STREAMSMay 2024September 2024Allow400YesNo
18615702MULTIMODE RETAIL SYSTEMMarch 2024September 2025Allow1800NoNo
18439516QUERY PROCESSING USING MULTIPLE INDICESFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010YesNo
18429275FINE GRANULARITY CONTROL OF DATA ACCESS AND USAGE ACROSS MULTI-TENANT SYSTEMSJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2210YesNo
18429356FINE GRANULARITY CONTROL OF DATA ACCESS AND USAGE ACROSS MULTI-TENANT SYSTEMSJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2220NoNo
18420086METHOD TO SECURE IN-VEHICLE SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE WITH MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION CODE (MAC) GENERATE ALLOW LIST (MGAL)January 2024October 2025Allow2000NoNo
18419634SNAPSHOT SCORING FOR INTELLIGENT RECOVERYJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2020YesNo
18418524MULTI-LEGGED NETWORK ATTRIBUTION USING TRACKING TOKENS AND ATTRIBUTION STACKJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18579633Method and System for Data AnonymizationJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2100YesNo
18543118MALWARE MITIGATION BASED ON RUNTIME MEMORY ALLOCATIONDecember 2023September 2024Allow900YesNo
18540978SECURE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE ISOLATED NETWORKSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18386483Vector-Based Anomaly DetectionNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010YesNo
18489686SYSTEM ON CHIP AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18376442ANTI-PHISHING SYSTEMOctober 2023July 2024Allow910NoNo
18472999AGGREGATION AND MANAGEMENT AMONG A PLURALITY OF STORAGE PROVIDERSSeptember 2023June 2024Allow900YesNo
18463870TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRESENTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMAGESSeptember 2023April 2025Allow2020NoNo
18279147AUTHENTICATION OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510YesNo
18238079SECURE PROCESSOR FOR DETECTING AND PREVENTING EXPLOITS OF SOFTWARE VULNERABILITYAugust 2023March 2024Allow700YesNo
18455224SECURITY DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICEAugust 2023October 2025Allow2500NoNo
18547291Trusted Computing for Digital DevicesAugust 2023December 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18234224SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE ACCESS TO LOGSAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610YesNo
18221652Using Machine Learning to Detect QRLjacking to Prevent Multichannel Phishing on Applications or IOT DevicesJuly 2023January 2026Allow3120NoNo
18220455Schema Based Access Management for Improved Information SecurityJuly 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18220057ELIMINATING DOUBLE ENCRYPTION IN ZERO-TRUST NETWORK ACCESS AUTHENTICATED SESSIONSJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510YesNo
18219272DETECTING OBFUSCATED WEB SKIMMERS BASED ON ENCODING AND HOOKINGJuly 2023July 2025Allow2410YesNo
18205039MULTI-LEGGED NETWORK ATTRIBUTION USING TRACKING TOKENS AND ATTRIBUTION STACKJune 2023December 2023Allow600NoNo
18309673ACCESS CONTROL BY CHANGING A TICKETING INTERFACEApril 2023March 2024Allow1110YesNo
18305057ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING TRANSPARENT DISPLAY, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORApril 2023June 2025Allow2610YesNo
18124174SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVATE LOCAL SPONSORED CONTENTMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210YesNo
18117274SECURE PROCESSOR PERFORMING USER AUTHENTICATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18116913Provisioning Secure Boot Data to a Remote Execution EnvironmentMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
17928646SECURE ATTRIBUTION USING ATTESTATION TOKENSMarch 2023September 2025Allow3410YesNo
18174519MECHANISM FOR MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION BASED ON DATAFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18169030SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKEN RELATED DATAFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210YesNo
18160441ANOMALY DETECTION USING COLLABORATIVE FILTERINGJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3210YesNo
18160683PROVIDING DYNAMIC NETWORK SECURITY BASED ON IMPORTANCE OF PROPRIETARY CONTENTJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18158197AUTHENTICATING A NETWORKED CAMERA USING A CERTIFICATE HAVING DEVICE BINDING INFORMATIONJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3230NoYes
18006454DATA INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT IN A COMPUTER NETWORK, INCLUDING SYSTEM THAT ENABLES ROBUST POINT-IN-TIME DIGITAL EVIDENCE GENERATIONJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18098211System And Methods For Waking And Locking An Information Handling System In A Multi-User EnvironmentJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2920YesNo
18152698VIDEO MASKING OF SENSITIVE INFORMATIONJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710YesNo
18094636MALWARE MITIGATION BASED ON RUNTIME MEMORY ALLOCATIONJanuary 2023September 2023Allow800YesNo
18092587Computerized System for Complying with Certain Critical Infrastructure Protection RequirementsJanuary 2023June 2023Allow600YesNo
18003502AUTHORIZATION OF A USER TERMINAL USING AN AUDIO SIGNALDecember 2022March 2025Allow2720NoNo
18086716SYSTEM FOR BLOCKING A RANSOMWARE ATTACKDecember 2022December 2023Abandon1210NoNo
18083767SENSITIVE DATA LEAK-DETECTION ENGINE IN A SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010YesNo
18078268LOW-LATENCY DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR MAP-BASED GUIDecember 2022September 2024Allow2120YesNo
18062219TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRESENTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMAGESDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
17980028FLAGGING PORTIONS OF A CONTENT STREAM THAT MATCH INDEXED CONTENTNovember 2022February 2024Allow1620YesNo
18045400Systems and Methods for Blockchain-Based Content Co-CreationOctober 2022September 2025Allow3620NoNo
17961528ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PERMISSION MANAGEMENT OF STORAGE DEVICEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3610NoNo
17916613AUTHENTICATION SERVER, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF AUTHENTICATION SERVER, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022March 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17953059SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE SHARING OF INFORMATION IMPORTED INTO ACCOUNTSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310YesNo
17949573CROSS-DOMAIN DATA ACCESSSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17912252DATA COLLECTION COORDINATION AND PERSISTENT STORAGE CONTROL FOR ANALYTICSSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3910NoNo
17946377METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL DATA IN AN OPEN SOFTWARE STACKSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17940527MANAGING AUTHORIZATION CODES FROM MULTIPLE SOURCESSeptember 2022November 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17903488Communication Device, Communication Management System, Communication Management Method, and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Medium For Transmitting Network Information with Attribute InformationSeptember 2022March 2026Abandon4220NoNo
17878322CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMPUTING USING ENCRYPTED BASE ADDRESSES AND USED IN MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENTSAugust 2022December 2024Allow2800YesNo
17867584DISTRIBUTED SMART WALLET COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORMJuly 2022March 2024Allow2010NoNo
17811853Artifact Origination and Content TokenizationJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610YesNo
17854511SYSTEM FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC HASH-BASED RECONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRONIC DATA FILESJune 2022September 2025Allow3930YesNo
17838328SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPAM MESSAGE DETECTIONJune 2022June 2025Allow3630YesNo
17838973APPARATUS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY MALWARE WITH EXPLAINABILITY WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELSJune 2022June 2024Allow2510YesNo
17781550COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, STATUS SWITCHOVER SUPPORT APPARATUS, STATUS SWITCHOVER SUPPORT METHOD AND PROGRAMJune 2022June 2025Allow3710NoNo
17664584WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE SECURE ACCESS BADGEMay 2022January 2024Allow2020YesNo
17747086THREAT MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2022November 2024Allow3040NoNo
17743797METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF-DESTRUCTION OF DEVICE PROTECTED BY A PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION GENERATORMay 2022September 2024Allow2820YesNo
17711850METHOD, PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A SOFTWARE REPRESENTATION THAT EMBODIES NETWORK CONFIGURATION AND POLICY DATA OF A COMPUTER NETWORK FOR USE IN SECURITY MANAGEMENTApril 2022March 2025Allow3520NoNo
17657352SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT PROTECTION USING INFORMATION RIGHTS MANAGEMENTMarch 2022January 2026Allow4640NoNo
17701084DATA PROTECTION AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210NoNo
17698774METHOD FOR ACCESSING APPLICATION AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022December 2024Allow3300NoNo
17653265VOLTAGE INPUT AND CLOCK SPEED CHANGE DETERMINATION TO DETECT ATTACKMarch 2022September 2025Allow4220NoNo
17682034Running a Trusted Application Using a Dynamic LibraryFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2710NoNo
17681297IDENTITY SECURITY GATEWAY AGENTFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2420NoNo
17674247Controller Area Network Fuzzing Apparatus for Vehicle and Method ThereofFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3710NoNo
17674524METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MANAGING NETWORK SECURITY USING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2022December 2024Abandon3420NoNo
17674553SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIN AUTHENTICATION ISSUANCE FROM MFP QR CODEFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3020NoNo
17673193DYNAMIC SECURITY POLICY FOR SHARING CONTENT IN COLLABORATIVE APPLICATIONSFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17670590COMPLEX USER AUTHENTICATION FACTOR INTEGRATING A SEQUENCE OF FINGERPRINTS AND A PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2510NoNo
17670529Method and System for Anonymous Sending of Physical Items with Possibility of RespondingFebruary 2022October 2022Allow820YesNo
17591699FIREWALL FOR ON-CHIP SIGNALINGFebruary 2022December 2025Abandon4620NoNo
17586538CYBER RISK ANALYSIS AND REMEDIATION USING NETWORK MONITORED SENSORS AND METHODS OF USEJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3510YesNo
17647233SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING AN ACCESS CONTROL ENTITY TO MITIGATE ATTACK TRAFFICJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17559944Cryptography Key Generation Method for Encryption and DecryptionDecember 2021August 2022Allow810NoNo
17556673NETWORK INTRUSION COUNTER-INTELLIGENCEDecember 2021April 2023Allow1610YesNo
17553435METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECRYPTION OF ENCRYPTED SSL DATA FROM PACKET TRACESDecember 2021March 2024Abandon2720NoNo
17643952Vector-Based Anomaly DetectionDecember 2021August 2023Allow2020NoNo
17548170CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMPUTING WITH LEGACY PERIPHERAL DEVICESDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17544935METHOD FOR HIERARCHICAL INTERNET TRUST SHARINGDecember 2021December 2024Allow3610NoNo
17457569Preventing a Processor from Re-Executing InstructionsDecember 2021March 2024Allow2810NoNo
17536146APPARATUS FOR DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION IN A NETWORK AND SEARCHING FOR A SUBSTITUTE DEVICENovember 2021February 2024Allow2710NoNo
17521981SECURE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE ISOLATED NETWORKSNovember 2021September 2023Allow2300NoNo
17518142SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS REQUEST USING BIOMETRIC DATA MATCHINGNovember 2021August 2024Allow3420NoNo
17517923MULTIMEDIA PIRACY DETECTION WITH MULTI-PHASE SAMPLING AND TRANSFORMATIONNovember 2021March 2024Allow2910YesNo
17501500SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SECURE AUTHENTICATION DATA FOR ACCESSING RESOURCES IN A DISTRIBUTED MANNEROctober 2021June 2025Allow4410NoNo
17499697DYNAMICALLY THROTTLING SNAPSHOT CAPTURE RATESOctober 2021May 2024Allow3220YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PARSONS, THEODORE C.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
8
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
52.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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
31
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(29.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
22
(71.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.5%
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, 29.0% 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 PARSONS, THEODORE C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PARSONS, THEODORE C works in Art Unit 2494 and has examined 435 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PARSONS, THEODORE C's allowance rate of 78.2% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PARSONS, THEODORE C receive 2.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PARSONS, THEODORE C is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PARSONS, THEODORE C. This interview benefit is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

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 44% 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 33.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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, 37.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 35% 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 61.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 47.4% 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, 33.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 21% 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:

    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

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