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
19252415METHOD FOR IRREFUTABLY IDENTIFYING PHYSICAL ITEMSJune 2025January 2026Allow710YesNo
19211464IMPLEMENTING A PRIVACY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGSMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
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
18670689COMBINING ALLOWLIST AND BLOCKLIST SUPPORT IN DATA QUERIESMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18656443Systems and Methods for Protecting Elementary Bitstreams Incorporating Independently Encoded TilesMay 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18706596METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLOCKCHAIN ACCESS AUTHORITY CONTROL, APPARATUS, PROGRAM AND MEDIUMMay 2024December 2025Allow1910NoNo
18646478METHODS TO DIGITALLY SIGN DYNAMIC CONTENTApril 2024January 2026Allow2110NoNo
18624575REMOTE ATTESTATION WITH REMEDIATIONApril 2024January 2026Allow2110YesNo
18622026System and Method for Mining Digital Currency in a Blockchain NetworkMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18603202METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELETING MULTI COPY PERSONAL DATA EFFICIENTLY AND SECURELYMarch 2024November 2025Allow2010NoNo
18690477GENERATING BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONSMarch 2024October 2025Allow1900NoNo
18441288PREVENTING MASQUERADING SERVICE ATTACKSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18439371MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210NoNo
18682087GENERATING DIGITAL SIGNATURE SHARESFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18681118TWO-TIER TOKEN METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ASSET-BASED CONSENSUSFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2110NoNo
18416938DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUSJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310YesNo
18416194CLIENT REGISTRATION FOR AUTHORIZATIONJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18396229Viewing Protected Document Pages in a Web BrowserDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18539138DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT USING FORENSIC WATERMARKINGDecember 2023September 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18539125DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT USING NEARBY DEVICE DETECTIONDecember 2023September 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18539111DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT USING SONIC SIGNAL CONFIRMATIONDecember 2023September 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18539152DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT USING USAGE PATTERN DETECTIONDecember 2023September 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18539169DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT USING DIGITAL CREDENTIAL ACCESS CONTROLDecember 2023December 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18564088METHOD AND SYSTEM OF RESCINDING ACCESS TO BLOCKCHAIN DATANovember 2023February 2026Allow2710NoNo
18513304TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING ACTIVITY LOGS IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES USER PRIVACYNovember 2023November 2025Allow2410YesNo
18378702Tokenizing Digital Assets with Restrictions on a BlockchainOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18285704SECURE MULTI-PARTY COMPUTATION WITH ATTESTATION USING A TRUSTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTOctober 2023October 2025Allow2510YesNo
18476157METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFICATION OF END-TO-END DATA INTEGRITY DURING BIG DATA TRANSFERSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2200NoNo
18370735BLOCKCHAIN-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHORISATION BASED ON BILINEAR MAP ACCUMULATORSSeptember 2023November 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18282900MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING HASH-BASED DIGITAL SIGNATURESSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510YesNo
18368473COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGE OF DATASeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610YesNo
18241491System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Data SecuritySeptember 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18459629METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBFUSCATING ENTRY OF SENSITIVE DATA AT MOBILE DEVICESSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1410YesNo
18457673DISTRIBUTED PLATFORM FOR COMPUTATION AND TRUSTED VALIDATIONAugust 2023November 2025Allow2610YesNo
18239267PERSONALIZED PRIVACY ASSISTANTAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410YesNo
18453580TIME INTERVALS FOR STATEFUL SIGNATURE PRODUCTIONAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18452464HIGHLY AVAILABLE, VERIFIABLE, AND DECENTRALIZED WEBSOCKET SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKSAugust 2023December 2025Abandon2810NoNo
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
18224472Platform for creating and using a Hybrid Non-Fungible Token Blockchain SystemJuly 2023January 2026Allow3011YesNo
18214848PEER-TO-PEER CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT EXCHANGEJune 2023January 2025Allow1910YesNo
18214628Identification Of A Suspect Computer Application Instance Based On Rolling BaselineJune 2023October 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18269617METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTITY AUTHENTICATIONJune 2023August 2025Allow2610NoNo
18334584SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING USAGE RECORDS IN A SHARED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTJune 2023April 2024Allow1010YesNo
18266217BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
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
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
18190013CO-BRANDED SINGLE SIGN-ON SERVICE WITH SIGN-ON TRACKINGMarch 2023October 2024Allow1900NoNo
18186925OUT-OF-BAND (OOB) REMOTE ATTESTATIONMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
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
18092171NETWORK DEVICE AGENTLESS VALIDATIONDecember 2022July 2025Allow3010NoNo
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
18079075SYSTEM FOR AUTHORIZING RENDERING OF OBJECTS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACESDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610YesNo
18064552System and Method for Capturing Data Sent by a Mobile DeviceDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
18061662Unique Signature Generation of Physical ItemsDecember 2022August 2024Allow2110YesNo
17976308SECURE REMOTE ACCESS FOR DEVICES USING PRIVATE CELLULAR CONNECTIONSOctober 2022July 2025Allow3320YesNo
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

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
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
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(40.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(60.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
65.9%
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, 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 526 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.1%, 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 91.1% places them in the 75% 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 1.24 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 16% 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 79% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CRIBBS, MALCOLM. This interview benefit is in the 52% 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, 39.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 90% 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 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 75% 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 9% 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 64% 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, 25.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 13% 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:

  • 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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.