USPTO Examiner CRIBBS MALCOLM - Art Unit 2497

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18797027PROXY AUTONOMOUS PROTOCOL FOR BLOCKCHAIN ACCESS CONTROLAugust 2024October 2024Allow300NoNo
18768151DEVICE PAIRING WITH OPTICAL CODESJuly 2024April 2025Allow910YesNo
18758378Apparatus for Irrefutably Identifying a Physical ItemJune 2024December 2024Allow500YesNo
18752521EAP-TLS Authentication with Concealed User Identities and Wireless NetworksJune 2024March 2025Allow800NoNo
18656443Systems and Methods for Protecting Elementary Bitstreams Incorporating Independently Encoded TilesMay 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18622026System and Method for Mining Digital Currency in a Blockchain NetworkMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18441288PREVENTING MASQUERADING SERVICE ATTACKSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18378702Tokenizing Digital Assets with Restrictions on a BlockchainOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18368473COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGE OF DATASeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610YesNo
18459629METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBFUSCATING ENTRY OF SENSITIVE DATA AT MOBILE DEVICESSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1410YesNo
18241491System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Data SecuritySeptember 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18239267PERSONALIZED PRIVACY ASSISTANTAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410YesNo
18449630SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING A UNIVERSAL RECORDAugust 2023November 2024Allow1520YesNo
18233253BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ANONYMOUS TRANSFERS ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOFSAugust 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18446187PAIRING DEVICES TO PREVENT DIGITAL CONTENT MISUSEAugust 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18359701OFFLINE DECENTRALIZED IDENTITY-BASED COMMUNICATION FOR APPLICATIONSJuly 2023May 2025Allow2200NoNo
18214848PEER-TO-PEER CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT EXCHANGEJune 2023January 2025Allow1910YesNo
18334584SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING USAGE RECORDS IN A SHARED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTJune 2023April 2024Allow1010YesNo
18201127TIME-BASED DIGITAL SIGNATUREMay 2023September 2024Allow1610YesNo
18316569METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTICATION FOR HIGH-RISK COMMUNICATIONSMay 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18143511PRE-EXECUTION OF BLOCK CHAIN TRANSACTION IN PARALLEL DURING BLOCK CONSENSUSMay 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18311341SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETED MACHINE LEARNING-BASED DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF RANSOMWARE ATTACKS ON A STORAGE SYSTEMMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18140934SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LOGIN FRAUD BASED ON A MACHINE LEARNING MODELApril 2023May 2025Allow2510YesNo
18132636DEVICE PAIRING WITH OPTICAL CODESApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18194317DEVICE AUTHENTICATION UTILIZING SENSOR TRIGGER AREASMarch 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18190013CO-BRANDED SINGLE SIGN-ON SERVICE WITH SIGN-ON TRACKINGMarch 2023October 2024Allow1900NoNo
18028456SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTITY MANAGEMENTMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18028481PROCESS AND PLATFORM FOR TRACEABILITY OF AN ATTACHMENT GENERATED BY A THIRD PARTY FROM A SOURCE DOCUMENT BY MEANS OF A BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610YesNo
18122268RETURN ADDRESS VALIDATION WATCHDOG TO DISCOVER ROP CHAINS IN EXPLOITS ENGINEERING CLOUD DELIVERED SECURITY SERVICES (CDSS)March 2023April 2025Allow2510YesNo
18026240Wireless Terminal and Method for Authenticating Interface Access of Wireless Terminal in Uboot ModeMarch 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18179121SYSTEM LEVEL ROOT OF TRUST (ROT) BINDING AND TRUST ESTABLISHMENTMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18043033OBFUSCATION OF EXECUTABLE INSTRUCTION SETS FOR ENHANCED SECURITYFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2200NoNo
18023100METHOD FOR FILE ENCRYPTION, TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18106594Privacy Firewalls for Identified Information DetectionFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1510NoNo
18155839MANAGING CREDENTIALS USABLE IN THE ORCHESTRATION OF WORKSPACES BY MULTIPLE REMOTE ORCHESTRATORSJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2510YesNo
18095340DETECTION OF EXPLOITATIVE PROGRAM CODEJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710YesNo
18145324DISTRIBUTED KEY SECRET FOR REWRITABLE BLOCKCHAINDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010YesNo
18085403ENHANCED LOAD PROCESSING USING LINKED HIERARCHICAL DATA STRUCTURESDecember 2022March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18010641USING A PSEUDONYM FOR ACCESS AUTHENTICATION OVER NON-3GPP ACCESSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
18064552System and Method for Capturing Data Sent by a Mobile DeviceDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
18079075SYSTEM FOR AUTHORIZING RENDERING OF OBJECTS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACESDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610YesNo
18061662Unique Signature Generation of Physical ItemsDecember 2022August 2024Allow2110YesNo
17943699DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2610YesNo
17821358CREDENTIALED BLOCKCHAIN PARTICIPATIONAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410YesNo
17886528AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, A QUANTUM COMMUNICATION NETWORK, AND A NODE FOR QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONAugust 2022November 2024Allow2710NoNo
17883917IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAMEAugust 2022November 2024Allow2710YesNo
17817873System and Method for Mining Digital Currency in a Blockchain NetworkAugust 2022February 2024Allow1910NoNo
17876905CONFIDENTIAL COMPUTING IN HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING NETWORK-CONNECTED HARDWARE ACCELERATORJuly 2022September 2024Allow2611NoNo
17794401CONTAINER WITH ENCRYPTED SOFTWARE PACKAGESJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17844314SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE PAIR AND UNPAIR PROCESSING USING A DYNAMIC LEVEL OF ASSURANCE (LOA) SCOREJune 2022April 2024Allow2220NoNo
17804693Applying an Authorization Policy Across Multiple Application Programs with Requests Submitted Through an HTTP-Based APIMay 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17747887DYNAMIC PASSWORD CIPHERMay 2022December 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17744630METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DE-IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATIONMay 2022March 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17775506SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIDE-CHANNEL-SECURE BLOCKCHAIN ANONYMITY USING I2PMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17739537LOCATION-KEY ENCRYPTION SYSTEMMay 2022August 2024Allow2710NoNo
17727012SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SEALING MEDIA FILES ON CONNECTED MEDIA-CAPTURE DEVICES TO ENHANCE END-USER PRIVACY AND ENABLE OFFLINE CAPTUREApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17724129METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VERIFICATIONApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17722153SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN IOT DEVICE REGISTRY THAT PROVIDES FOR DYNAMIC TRUST RATINGS OF REGISTERED DEVICESApril 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17718631METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR DATA AUTHENTICATION AND ERROR CORRECTION USING ERROR-TOLERANT MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION CODEApril 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17719263SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING AND SHARING DATA USING DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGYApril 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17714486METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING TRANSACTION FLOW FOR BLOCKCHAIN MINING AND CONFIRMATIONApril 2022November 2023Allow2010NoNo
17666276Pairing Devices to Prevent Digital Content MisuseFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2110YesNo
17650057Systems and Methods for Protecting Elementary Bitstreams Incorporating Independently Encoded TilesFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2410NoNo
17625296EAP-TLS Authentication with Concealed User Identities and Wireless NetworksJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2500YesNo
17596998PROVISIONING BIOMETRICS TOKENSDecember 2021March 2024Allow2610NoNo
17553886PRIVACY-ENHANCED COMPUTATION VIA SEQUESTERED ENCRYPTIONDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010YesNo
17549651INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE SYSTEMDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810YesNo
17547049Pairing Devices to Prevent Digital Content MisuseDecember 2021July 2023Allow2020NoNo
17547018METHODS AND APPARATUS TO HASH DATADecember 2021May 2025Allow4110YesNo
17534334METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBFUSCATING ENTRY OF SENSITIVE DATA AT A POINT-OF-SALE (POS) DEVICENovember 2021July 2023Allow2010NoNo
17532425DECENTRALIZED COMPUTATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE BASED ON NODE SPECIALIZATIONNovember 2021August 2023Allow2010NoNo
17531195DATA MASKING SYSTEMNovember 2021January 2024Allow2620YesNo
17510255AUTONOMOUS EXCHANGE VIA ENTRUSTED LEDGER TOKEN AND TRANSACTION MANAGEMENTOctober 2021May 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17501922SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR SECURITY ATTRIBUTE CACHING AND ACCELERATED WAKE TIMES OF SECURED ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2021February 2024Allow2810NoNo
17601694METHOD, ELECTRONIC IDENTITY OBJECT, AND TERMINAL FOR RECOGNIZING AND/OR IDENTIFYING A USEROctober 2021July 2024Allow3310YesNo
17493152DECENTRALIZED COMPUTATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE BASED ON NODE SPECIALIZATIONOctober 2021July 2023Allow2110NoNo
17449327Malicious Dependency PreventionSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17486662SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE PAIR AND UNPAIR PROCESSING USING A DYNAMIC LEVEL OF ASSURANCE (LOA) SCORESeptember 2021May 2022Allow710NoNo
17479330AUTONOMOUS EXCHANGE VIA ENTRUSTED LEDGER IMMUTABLE DISTRIBUTED DATABASESeptember 2021May 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17435500PRIVACY PROTECTED AUTONOMOUS ATTESTATIONSeptember 2021February 2024Allow3020YesNo
17411226PREVENTING MASQUERADING SERVICE ATTACKSAugust 2021January 2024Allow2901NoNo
17400373Apparatus and Method for Controlling Access to User InformationAugust 2021October 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17444832SIDE-CHANNEL ATTACK ON HMAC-SHA-2 AND ASSOCIATED TESTINGAugust 2021January 2024Allow2910YesNo
17396724RANDOMNESS DETECTION IN NETWORK DATAAugust 2021November 2023Allow2710YesNo
17444613METHOD OF TIME-DELAY ENCRYPTION WITH KEYWORD SEARCH AND SYSTEM USING THE SAMEAugust 2021August 2023Allow2510NoNo
17391221RECORDING LEDGER DATA ON A BLOCKCHAINAugust 2021December 2021Allow510NoNo
17379188TRANSACTION MODE-BASED ELECTRONIC CONTRACT FORENSICS METHOD AND SYSTEMJuly 2021January 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17375935IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM DEVICEJuly 2021November 2023Allow2810YesNo
17373722INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMJuly 2021August 2024Allow3710NoNo
17370019DECENTRALIZED COMPUTATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE BASED ON NODE SPECIALIZATIONJuly 2021September 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17362059SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATIONJune 2021January 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17361108Systems and Methods for Secure Playback of Encrypted Elementary BitstreamsJune 2021October 2024Allow3930NoNo
17357959BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ANONYMOUS TRANSFERS ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOFSJune 2021August 2023Allow2510NoNo
17356863CLIENT REGISTRATION FOR AUTHORIZATIONJune 2021September 2023Allow2610YesNo
17356861DATA VERIFICATIONJune 2021November 2021Allow500YesNo
17354264PRIVACY PRESERVING EXPOSURE AND/OR ATTRIBUTION DETERMINATION BY MOBILE DEVICEJune 2021March 2024Allow3311YesNo
17353355COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR MANAGING AUTHENTICATION CHALLENGE QUESTIONS IN A DATABASE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJune 2021July 2023Allow2410YesNo
17353216MANAGING TRANSACTIONS IN MULTIPLE BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKSJune 2021November 2021Allow400YesNo
17324860Systems And Methods For Generating Customized Non-Fungible TokensMay 2021October 2023Allow2910NoNo
17321239DECENTRALIZED COMPUTATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE BASED ON NODE SPECIALIZATIONMay 2021September 2021Allow410NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
51.3%
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
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(40.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(60.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
63.4%
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, 40.0% 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 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 CRIBBS, MALCOLM - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CRIBBS, MALCOLM works in Art Unit 2497 and has examined 582 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.6%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CRIBBS, MALCOLM's allowance rate of 91.6% places them in the 76% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CRIBBS, MALCOLM receive 1.21 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CRIBBS, MALCOLM is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CRIBBS, MALCOLM. This interview benefit is in the 54% 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, 39.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 51.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 60% 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 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, 30.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 23% 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 16% 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 21% 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:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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.