USPTO Examiner ZHU ZHIMEI - Art Unit 2495

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18816546DYNAMIC BYPASSAugust 2024February 2026Allow1800YesNo
18638967PROTECTING AGAINST UNWANTED MESSAGING IN INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEMSApril 2024December 2025Allow2000NoNo
18615674BI-DIRECTIONAL ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION DEVICE FOR UNDERLAY AND OVERLAY OPERATIONSMarch 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18593794ACCESS CONTROL OF MANAGED CLUSTERS PERFORMING DATA PROCESSING ON CLOUD PLATFORMSMarch 2024February 2026Allow2410YesNo
18438586SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SECURELY DISTRIBUTE AUTHENTICATED AND TRUSTED DATA STREAMS TO AI SYSTEMSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610YesNo
18438257MITIGATING WASTAGE ASSOCIATED WITH LAPSED SUBSCRIBER ACCOUNTS ON COMMUNITY-WIDE MANAGED WI-FI NETWORKSFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2000NoNo
18529351MALWARE DETECTION BASED ON USER INTERACTIONSDecember 2023August 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18521346Entity-Wide Database Asset Index GenerationNovember 2023January 2026Allow2620YesNo
18506731Automated File Information Population Exhibiting Reduced Storage and Bandwidth and Increased SecurityNovember 2023January 2026Allow2610YesNo
18489611STATEFUL MULTI-PRIVILEGED SD-WAN CONTROL CONNECTIONSOctober 2023March 2026Allow2920YesNo
18243956DNS PACKAGE IN A NETWORKSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18354387ENCRYPTION RETRANSMISSION INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIOT) DEVICE FOR PROVIDING RESILIENCY AGAINST ATTACKSJuly 2023November 2025Allow2810YesNo
18353772MALICIOUS BLACK HOLE NODE DETECTION AND CIRCUMVENTIONJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610YesNo
18351289GENERATING AND MANAGING ENTERPRISE-POLICY COMPLIANT GUEST CREDENTIALS FOR MULTI-ACCESS CONNECTIVITYJuly 2023December 2025Allow2910YesNo
18345553SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK-INITIATED MODIFICATION OF ACCESS FOR LOST OR STOLEN DEVICESJune 2023December 2025Allow3010YesNo
18345080METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING ATTACK-RESILIENT COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN DEVICESJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18344803MALWARE BEACON DETECTION SYSTEMJune 2023September 2025Allow2710YesNo
18319841Data Protection Method and Apparatus, Storage Medium, and Computer DeviceMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18309624EXECUTING MODULAR ALERTS AND ASSOCIATED SECURITY ACTIONSApril 2023November 2024Allow1930YesNo
18309289METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING SECURE UPDATING OF A MACHINE LEARNING MODELApril 2023May 2025Allow2510YesNo
18133596Password Generation and Verification Method and SystemApril 2023September 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18133255USER AUTHENTICATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSApril 2023August 2025Allow2820NoNo
18126091SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING UNFAIR THROTTLING TO SECURITY SERVICE REQUESTSMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610NoNo
18186555SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A LIKELIHOOD OF AN EXISTENCE OF MALWARE ON AN EXECUTABLEMarch 2023July 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18103285DEVICE DEACTIVATION BASED ON BEHAVIOR PATTERNSJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18148743RISK BASED PRIORITY PROCESSING OF DATADecember 2022May 2025Allow2810YesNo
18007963Method for capturing a packet from an encrypted sessionDecember 2022January 2025Allow2500YesNo
17993401SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING LINEAR VIEW-CHANGE IN A BYZANTINE FAULT TOLERANT (BFT) PROTOCOLNovember 2022March 2025Allow3910YesNo
17776664ANOMALOUS USER INTERFACE INPUT DETECTIONNovember 2022February 2025Allow3310YesNo
17977985GENERATING PLAYBOOK RUN STATISTICS FOR PLAYBOOKS EXECUTED BY AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY OPERATIONS APPLICATIONOctober 2022March 2025Allow2810YesNo
18047355Inter-PLMN communicationOctober 2022August 2024Allow2200NoNo
18046595SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING OPERATION OF DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS DURING AND AFTER ONBOARDINGOctober 2022October 2024Allow2410NoNo
17933750DEVICE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY THROUGH A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SYSTEMSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310YesNo
17943351METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED SECURE DEVICE REGISTRATION AND PROVISIONING OVER CELLULAR OR WIRELESS NETWORKSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2220NoNo
17801029METHOD FOR SESSION CREATION AND RELATED EQUIPMENTAugust 2022May 2025Allow3320NoNo
17814635INPUT/OUTPUT (I/O) ATTACK PREVENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEJuly 2022February 2026Abandon4340YesNo
17857930SECURE CONFIGURATION SHARING OVER REFERENCE SIGNALSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010YesNo
17807285STORING VITAL DOCUMENTSJune 2022May 2024Allow2320NoNo
17840244METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING CONNECTION TO A WIFI NETWORKJune 2022September 2024Allow2710YesNo
17834246Systems and Methods for Biometric Based Authentication of Video Conference ParticipantsJune 2022October 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17830217DEVICE INDEPENDENT SECURE MESSAGINGJune 2022September 2024Allow2820NoNo
17749115SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR PROTECTING APPLICATIONS FROM UNTRUSTED OPERATING SYSTEMSMay 2022August 2024Allow2700YesNo
17777999LABELING DEVICE AND LABELING PROGRAMMay 2022July 2024Allow2610YesNo
17660262MULTI-USER BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATIONApril 2022September 2024Allow2910YesNo
17672502VERIFYING THE TRUST-WORTHINESS OF ARP SENDERS AND RECEIVERS USING ATTESTATION-BASED METHODSFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3220YesNo
17568582BI-DIRECTIONAL ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION DEVICE FOR UNDERLAY AND OVERLAY OPERATIONSJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2610YesNo
17561431TECHNOLOGIES FOR ATTESTING A DEPLOYED WORKLOAD USING BLOCKCHAINDecember 2021March 2024Allow2710YesNo
17645434ORCHESTRATION AND GENERATION OF MINIMAL SURFACE OPTIMIZED UNIKERNELSDecember 2021October 2025Allow4650YesNo
17535460Certifying Public Keys for Multiple Cryptographic Hash TreesNovember 2021April 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17530260SECURE STORAGE ACCESS THROUGH RATE LIMITATIONNovember 2021September 2023Allow2200NoNo
17520844SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING CORE FILES IN A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSNovember 2021August 2023Allow2200NoNo
17484627Glitch Attack Mitigation for In-Vehicle NetworksSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2610NoNo
17448368MALWARE DETECTION BASED ON USER INTERACTIONSSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2310YesNo
17438662ULTRA LOW POWER CORE FOR LIGHTWEIGHT ENCRYPTIONSeptember 2021July 2023Allow2200NoNo
17404910WIRELESS ACCESS POINT WITH MULTIPLE SECURITY MODESAugust 2021November 2023Allow2710YesNo
17394217Automated Suspect Device Filtering On Equipment Identity RegistersAugust 2021November 2023Allow2710YesNo
17391015METHOD AND SYSTEM THAT ENHANCES COMPUTER-SYSTEM SECURITY BY IDENTIFYING AND BLOCKING HARMFUL COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH COMPONENT INTERFACESAugust 2021February 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17388656Cryptographically Enforced Partial Blinding For Distributed SystemJuly 2021October 2023Allow2600NoNo
17304958DETECTING AND BLOCKING A MALICIOUS FILE EARLY IN TRANSIT ON A NETWORKJune 2021September 2023Allow2710YesNo
17356464METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GENERIC IP REPUTATION THROUGH CROSS PROTOCOL ANALYSISJune 2021April 2023Allow2200NoNo
17355887METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR QUERY ANALYSIS AND CLASSIFICATIONJune 2021July 2025Allow4941YesNo
17329609INTEGRATED PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION DEVICEMay 2021March 2024Allow3410YesNo
17323590REAL-TIME ANOMALY DETECTION FOR NETWORK SECURITYMay 2021August 2023Allow2710NoNo
17289127PHASE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION, AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEMApril 2021May 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17157243DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RESOURCE MANAGERJanuary 2021July 2024Allow4230NoNo
17156412SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING VERIFIABLE CLAIMSJanuary 2021November 2021Allow1020YesNo
15734597Application of Integrity Protection in a Wireless Communication NetworkDecember 2020November 2022Allow2320YesNo
17108501METHOD FOR SECURING ACCESSES TO A NETWORK, SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED DEVICEDecember 2020July 2024Allow4430YesNo
16953865SYSTEM, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR PROTECTING NETWORK DEVICES FROM MALICIOUS RICH TEXT FORMAT (RTF) FILESNovember 2020January 2023Allow2610NoNo
17052410Method and Intrusion Manager for Handling Intrusion of Electronic EquipmentNovember 2020June 2023Allow3210YesNo
17075492DYNAMIC BYPASSOctober 2020April 2024Allow4230YesNo
17069320NETWORK VISUALIZATION, INTRUSION DETECTION, AND NETWORK HEALINGOctober 2020November 2023Allow3721YesNo
17062950USER AUTHENTICATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSOctober 2020February 2023Allow2810NoNo
17062101System, Machine, Method for Configuring a System and Method for Operating a MachineOctober 2020January 2023Allow2710YesNo
17020075DYNAMIC SECURITY POLICY CONSOLIDATIONSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2300YesNo
17011792MALICIOUS BLACK HOLE NODE DETECTION AND CIRCUMVENTIONSeptember 2020February 2023Allow3010YesNo
17010391SECURE DEVICE OPERATING WITH A SECURE TAMPER-RESISTANT PLATFORM, CORRESPONDING SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2300NoNo
16944433EXECUTING MODULAR ALERTS AND ASSOCIATED SECURITY ACTIONSJuly 2020January 2023Allow3010YesNo
16941093RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION SECURITY CONTROLS FOR ATTACK READINESSJuly 2020October 2022Allow2710NoNo
16896803METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING AN ANOMALY AT A CONTROL UNITJune 2020June 2023Allow3630NoNo
16890671SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTED VEHICLE SECURITY INCIDENT INTEGRATION BASED ON AGGREGATE EVENTSJune 2020May 2024Allow4750NoNo
16889579RISK BASED PRIORITY PROCESSING OF DATAJune 2020November 2022Allow3010YesNo
16871198DEVICE DEACTIVATION BASED ON BEHAVIOR PATTERNSMay 2020September 2022Allow2910YesNo
16833302EFFICIENT DETERMINATION OF EXPECTED MAXIMUM FOR ANOMALY DETECTIONMarch 2020April 2022Allow2500YesNo
16649293PROVISIONING OF VENDOR CREDENTIALSMarch 2020May 2023Allow3830YesNo
16798973MALWARE COLLUSION DETECTIONFebruary 2020January 2023Allow3520NoNo
16752221DNS PACKAGE IN A NETWORKJanuary 2020June 2023Allow4030YesNo
16719026SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING VERIFIABLE CLAIMSDecember 2019September 2020Allow910YesNo
16712942VERIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF A NEURAL NETWORKDecember 2019March 2023Allow3920YesNo
16706807METHOD OF RESPONSE SIGNAL PROCESSING IN TRACTION POWER NETWORKSDecember 2019February 2022Allow2700YesNo
16594477DISTRACTIONAL VARIABLE IDENTIFICATION FOR AUTHENTICATION OF RESOURCE DISTRIBUTIONOctober 2019January 2022Allow2800YesNo
16500736METHOD FOR REDUCING FALSE-POSITIVES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF DIGITAL CONTENTOctober 2019May 2023Allow4330YesNo
16590568Method, Computer-Readable Medium, System and Vehicle Comprising the System for Providing a Data Record of a Vehicle to a Third PartyOctober 2019November 2021Allow2600NoNo
16569451COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SECURITY FOR A TIME SENSITIVE NETWORKSeptember 2019February 2024Allow5350YesNo
16554994QUANTUM COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, QUANTUM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING QUANTUM COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING QUANTUM COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUSAugust 2019September 2022Abandon3720NoNo
16548002CYBER BREACH DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM FOR USE IN DIAGNOSING WHETHER TARGET NETWORK SYSTEM IS BREACHED BY CYBER ATTACKAugust 2019July 2022Abandon3510NoNo
16528397CORRELATING FORENSIC AND NON-FORENSIC DATA IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTJuly 2019March 2023Allow4330YesNo
16505969METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GENERIC IP REPUTATION THROUGH CROSS-PROTOCOL ANALYSISJuly 2019March 2021Allow2040NoNo
16505945DEVICE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY THROUGH A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SYSTEMJuly 2019June 2022Allow3520YesNo
16505665SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR IDENTIFYING UNWANTED DATAJuly 2019September 2022Allow3830YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
7
(87.5%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(12.5%)
Reversal Percentile
24.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 12.5% 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
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.7%
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, 25.0% 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 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 ZHU, ZHIMEI - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ZHU, ZHIMEI works in Art Unit 2495 and has examined 284 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 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ZHU, ZHIMEI'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 ZHU, ZHIMEI receive 1.82 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 42% 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 ZHU, ZHIMEI 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 +37.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZHU, ZHIMEI. This interview benefit is in the 85% 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, 29.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% 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 30.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 44% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% 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, 51.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% 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 0.0% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 60% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.

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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