USPTO Examiner OKEKE IZUNNA - Art Unit 2497

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18672626SEARCHABLE INDEX ENCRYPTIONMay 2024February 2025Allow900YesNo
18662556SECURE AUTHENTICATIONMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18611979De-Tokenization Patterns And SolutionsMarch 2024September 2024Allow600YesNo
18611948HIERARCHICAL PERMISSIONS MODEL WITHIN A DOCUMENTMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18606795METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING SENSOR INSIGHTS BASED ON APPLICATION REQUESTSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18595780System for Improving Data Security Through Key ManagementMarch 2024December 2024Allow900YesNo
18588542SELF-SERVICE LENDER PORTALFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18430766PERSISTENT LOGINFebruary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18424361TRANSPARENT SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS DEVICE FACTOR IN A MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1510YesNo
18398453METHOD OF DETECTING ANDROID MALWARE BASED ON HETEROGENEOUS GRAPH AND APPARATUS THEREOFDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18570187ENHANCED LOGIN PROCESSES USING PROPRIETARY SECURITY AND PROTOCOL FOR SHARING AND MANAGING PERSONAL INFORMATIONDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18531886SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECRYPTION AS A SERVICEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18528460SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOKENIZATION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII) AND PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION (PHI)December 2023July 2024Allow700YesNo
18508742MANAGING SECURITY CREDENTIALSNovember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18498420TRANSMISSION OF SECURE AND AUTHENTICATED DATA OVER A NETWORKOctober 2023June 2025Allow1900YesNo
18384264SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTING WITH PRIVATE HEALTHCARE DATAOctober 2023May 2024Allow700YesNo
18382575Information Security/Privacy via a Decoupled Security Accessory to an Always Listening DeviceOctober 2023May 2024Allow700YesNo
18382193TEST ENVIRONMENT PRIVACY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2023June 2025Allow2000YesNo
18381873SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTING WITH PRIVATE HEALTHCARE DATAOctober 2023May 2024Allow700YesNo
18487657SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTABLE CODE DETECTION, AUTOMATIC FEATURE EXTRACTION AND POSITION INDEPENDENT CODE DETECTIONOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18373230SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEOLOCATION SECURITY USING BIOMETRIC ANALYSISSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700YesNo
18373182ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR RESOURCE ORIGINATION TRACKINGSeptember 2023May 2024Allow700YesNo
18280070TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT WITH ASYMMETRIC TRAFFIC ENCRYPTION IN 5G NETWORKSSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000NoNo
18238138DEVICE SECURITY WITH PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONSAugust 2023July 2024Allow1100NoNo
18234339PROTECTING A MESSAGE TRANSMITTED BETWEEN CORE NETWORK DOMAINSAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18350044SECURE AUTHENTICATIONJuly 2023February 2024Allow700YesNo
18341985IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18330761SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH EXECUTION OF TASKSJune 2023April 2025Allow2200YesNo
18205374SECURE DOCUMENT TRANSFERJune 2023May 2025Allow2400YesNo
18327906WI-FI SECURITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJune 2023April 2025Allow2200NoNo
18255529DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT THROUGH ON-DIE CRYPTOGRAPHY AND REMOTE ATTESTATIONJune 2023April 2025Allow2300YesNo
18325288MULTICAST CONTAINMENT IN A MULTIPLE PRE-SHARED KEY (PSK) WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN)May 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18324252SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECOND FACTOR AUTHENTICATION TO PERFORM SERVICESMay 2023January 2024Allow800NoNo
18317657SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING USER ACCESS TO AN APPLICATIONMay 2023February 2025Allow2100NoNo
18252926DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2023February 2025Allow2100YesNo
18312615PERSISTENT LOGINMay 2023November 2023Allow700YesNo
18141637SEARCHABLE INDEX ENCRYPTIONMay 2023January 2024Allow900YesNo
18140935SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVACY-ENABLED BIOMETRIC PROCESSINGApril 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18299134System for Improving Data Security Through Key ManagementApril 2023November 2023Allow800YesNo
18297465MOBILE ID ASSOCIATION TREE FOR CONNECTING SHARED SERVICESApril 2023April 2025Allow2400YesNo
18027913METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ARBITRARY ACCOUNT PASSWORD RESET LOGIC VULNERABILITY, AND MEDIUMMarch 2023February 2025Allow2300YesNo
18169692LIBRARY SECURITY METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING A WEB APPLICATION FIREWALLFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2100YesNo
18168879Data Poisoning and Model Drift Prevention SystemFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18093003LOCAL HASH SALT TO PREVENT CREDENTIAL STUFFING ATTACKSJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2200YesNo
18089038SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTABLE CODE DETECTION, AUTOMATIC FEATURE EXTRACTION AND POSITION INDEPENDENT CODE DETECTIONDecember 2022August 2023Allow700NoNo
18084388METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF WIRELESS SENSOR AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210NoNo
18081521CUSTOMIZABLE CRYPTOCURRENCY CARDDecember 2022November 2024Allow2300YesNo
18072016DE-TOKENIZATION PATTERNS AND SOLUTIONSNovember 2022December 2023Allow1300YesNo
18071229Medical Provisioning System with Security FeaturesNovember 2022April 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17985711SECURITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM FEATURING USER AUTONOMYNovember 2022December 2024Allow2510NoNo
17985777SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVELY IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF LOCKED MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAMSNovember 2022February 2025Allow2700YesNo
18054430E-MAIL ADDRESS VERIFICATIONNovember 2022July 2024Allow2000NoNo
17980841SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SECURITY TO MOBILE DEVICESNovember 2022March 2025Abandon2840NoNo
17977343DYNAMIC USER AUTHENTICATION AND TRAFFIC STEERINGOctober 2022May 2025Allow3010YesNo
18050892SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS USING A RANSOMWARE PROTECTION STORAGE DEVICEOctober 2022September 2024Allow2300YesNo
17975489SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTING WITH PRIVATE HEALTHCARE DATAOctober 2022July 2023Allow900YesNo
17969916FIELD FIRMWARE UPDATEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17959708SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SECURITY TO MOBILE DEVICESOctober 2022July 2023Allow900YesNo
17937978SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING SEQUENTIAL SUBOPERATIONS OVER MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION NETWORKSOctober 2022June 2024Allow2100YesNo
17937563SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING SENDER-LEVEL TRUST IN COMMUNICATIONS USING SENDER-RECIPIENT PAIR DATAOctober 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17935852SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTING WITH PRIVATE HEALTHCARE DATASeptember 2022July 2023Allow1000YesNo
17897891SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOKENIZATION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII) AND PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION (PHI)August 2022July 2023Allow1100YesNo
17822044SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE ANALYSISAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610YesNo
17890157RULE-BASED APPLICATION ACCESS MANAGEMENTAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010YesNo
17817718ENHANCED USER AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2022June 2024Allow2300YesNo
17877584MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2022July 2023Allow1100YesNo
17862869NETWORK ATTACK DETECTION WITH TARGETED FEATURE EXTRACTION FROM EXPLOIT TOOLSJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310YesNo
17861583ASSOCIATING A USER IDENTIFIER DETECTED FROM WEB TRAFFIC WITH A CLIENT ADDRESSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3040YesNo
17860818COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2022December 2024Allow2900YesNo
17858901DEVICE SECURITY WITH PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONSJuly 2022May 2023Allow1000YesNo
17810531CLIENT-SIDE FILESYSTEM FOR A REMOTE REPOSITORYJuly 2022April 2023Allow1000NoNo
17809362FINE GRANULARITY READ ACCESS TO GENERATIONAL SAFEGUARDED COPY DATAJune 2022April 2025Allow3410YesNo
17808799PROXIMITY CREDENTIAL SHARINGJune 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17841881Time-Aware Blockchain Staged Regulatory Control of Internet of Things DataJune 2022August 2024Allow2600NoNo
17841136Communication Device And Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing Computer-Readable Instructions For Communication DeviceJune 2022April 2023Allow1000NoNo
17806637BIOMETRICS HUB FOR CHANGING A SCHEDULE FOR PROCESSING BIOMETRICS DATA IN RESPONSE TO DETECTING A POWER EVENTJune 2022February 2024Allow2020NoNo
17834345RESETTING MANAGED SECURITY CREDENTIALSJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17829925SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING ORGANIZATION RISK FROM USERS ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSWORD BREACHJune 2022September 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17750537Information Security/Privacy via a Decoupled Security Accessory to an Always Listening Assistant DeviceMay 2022August 2023Allow1510NoNo
17664250SOFTWARE PACKAGE ANALYSIS FOR DETECTION OF MALICIOUS PROPERTIESMay 2022September 2023Allow1610YesNo
17748733AUTOMATED LOGIN FRAMEWORK FOR APPLICATION SECURITY TESTINGMay 2022June 2024Allow2500NoNo
17663659SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE DATA TRANSMISSIONMay 2022August 2023Allow1500YesNo
17734139INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MODULE FUNCTIONING FOR INFORMATION SECURITYMay 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17731245INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MOBILE DEVICE AND A SATELLITE ASSOCIATED WITH A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKApril 2022April 2024Allow2400YesNo
17728416PERSISTENT LOGINApril 2022February 2023Allow900YesNo
17768440Defense Generator, Method for Preventing an Attack on an AI Unit, and Computer-Readable Storage MediumApril 2022July 2024Allow2700YesNo
17712499NETWORK SECURITY BY INTEGRATING MUTUAL ATTESTATIONApril 2022November 2023Allow1920NoNo
17710332SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING RTMP STREAM INTO HLS FORMAT FOR LIVESTREAMMarch 2022April 2024Allow2500YesNo
17701163ONBOARD VEHICLE DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION TRANSMISSIONMarch 2022April 2023Allow1300YesNo
17700433AUDIT RESULT DATA STORAGE METHOD AND DEVICE, AUDIT RESULT DATA QUERY METHOD AND DEVICE, AND AUDIT ITEM STORAGE METHOD AND DEVICEMarch 2022February 2023Allow1100YesNo
17699266PRODUCING AND VERIFYING COMPUTATIONAL DETERMINATIONS USING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGERMarch 2022June 2023Allow1410NoNo
17686713DISTRIBUTED SECURE ARRAY USING INTRA-DICE COMMUNICATIONS TO PERFORM DATA ATTESTATIONMarch 2022July 2024Allow2930NoNo
17683157USER AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES ACROSS APPLICATIONS ON A USER DEVICEFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3820YesNo
17650099SHARED DEVICE SECURE ACCESSFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2000YesNo
17590121SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING DATA SECURITY THROUGH KEY MANAGEMENTFebruary 2022January 2023Allow1100NoNo
17589719TRANSPARENT SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS DEVICE FACTOR IN A MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2100YesNo
17583115SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINKING A SCREEN CAPTURE TO A USER SUPPORT SESSIONJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2700YesNo
17648640SECURE STORAGE UNIT REPLACEMENT AND LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3310NoNo
17578023SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECRYPTION AS A SERVICEJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2120NoNo
17563495INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODDecember 2021August 2024Allow3110YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
8
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
31.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
26
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
77.6%
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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner OKEKE, IZUNNA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner OKEKE, IZUNNA works in Art Unit 2497 and has examined 672 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner OKEKE, IZUNNA's allowance rate of 93.5% places them in the 81% 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 OKEKE, IZUNNA receive 1.03 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 OKEKE, IZUNNA is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by OKEKE, IZUNNA. This interview benefit is in the 53% 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, 40.4% 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 53.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 25.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 27% 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 69.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 43.5% 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, 26.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 18% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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.

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