USPTO Examiner SONG HEE K - Art Unit 2497

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19191252Secure Media DeliveryApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
18970225SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DATA TRANSFORMATION FOR DATA POOLINGDecember 2024February 2026Allow1400NoNo
18927378ACOUSTIC DETECTION FOR RESPIRATORY TREATMENT APPARATUSOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18912464REMOTELY MANAGING DEVICES USING BLOCKCHAIN AND DICE RIOTOctober 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18895562SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO DATA RECORDSSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300NoNo
18844612GRAPHQL ACCESS AUTHORIZATIONSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18835567GROUP SIGNATURE-BASED FEDERATED LEARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING SAMEAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18834381PROGRAM EXECUTION SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM EXECUTION METHOD, AND PROGRAMJuly 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18833707METHOD OF SEMANTIC TRANSPOSITION OF TEXT INTO AN UNRELATED SEMANTIC DOMAIN FOR SECURE, DENIABLE, STEALTH ENCRYPTIONJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18773368VEHICLE SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO INTERACT WITH REMOTELY LOCATED SMART SYSTEMSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18772803Confidential Information Tracking SystemJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18748570DIGITAL SIGNATURE SYSTEM, DIGITAL SIGNATURE METHODJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18739240TRANSFERRING APPLICATION DATA BETWEEN DEVICESJune 2024July 2025Allow1310YesNo
18672750METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND DETECTION OF MALICIOUS CONTENT USING A SANDBOX ENVIRONMENTMay 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18657734SYSTEM, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DATA STORAGE AND PROCESSING WITH IDENTITY MANAGEMENTMay 2024January 2026Allow2020YesNo
18656336COMPUTING SYSTEM PERMISSION ADMINISTRATION ENGINEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18649734Visual Detection of Phishing Websites Via Headless BrowserApril 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18648519SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR DATA PROTECTION AND METHOD THEREOFApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18648419SYSTEM FOR SECURED ELECTRONIC DATA ACCESS THROUGH MACHINE-LEARNING BASED ANALYSIS OF COMBINED ACCESS AUTHORIZATIONSApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18648125Information security system and method for secure data transmission among user profiles using a blockchain networkApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18616616SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT RIGHTS PORTABILITYMarch 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18603810User Presence Detection for Authentication Question GenerationMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18604385ID TRANSMITTER FOR AUTHENTICATION, SET FOR ASSEMBLING AN ID TRANSMITTER, AND SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18683513INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18519175ASSET ANOMALY DETECTION BASED ON CROSS ORGANIZATIONAL ASSET DATA MODELINGNovember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18387727USER AUTHORIZATION FOR FILE LEVEL RESTORATION FROM IMAGE LEVEL BACKUPSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18496514System and Method for Securing Personal Information Via Biometric Public KeyOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210YesNo
18383811TELEMETRY SAMPLING SCANNING FOR EXPOSED SECRETS AND OTHER SENSITIVE DATAOctober 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18381756SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON A PROJECTED LOCATION OF A USEROctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18487736SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO TRACK, STORE, AND MANAGE EVENTS, RIGHTS, AND LIABILITIESOctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18458805SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEALTHCARE IDAugust 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18455837SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SECURE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ROTATING KEY COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2023July 2025Allow2300NoNo
18547953PRIVACY-ENHANCED DELEGATION OF ACCESS RIGHTAugust 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18261597METHOD FOR CHECKING INDIVIDUALS WITH SIMPLIFIED AUTHENTICATIONJuly 2023May 2025Allow2210YesNo
18218852METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED DATA REDACTIONJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010YesNo
18212775SECURING SENSITIVE DATA IN A CONTAINER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18258412INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18336229SELF-SIGNED CERTIFICATEJune 2023October 2025Allow2800NoNo
18210591SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BETWEEN A BACKUP SYSTEM AND AN EXTERNAL APPLICATION USING AN ENCRYPTION PROXY WITHIN A CUSTOMER-CONTROLLED DATA PERIMETERJune 2023October 2025Allow2810YesNo
18209742INCORPORATING LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROMPTS IN GRAPH QUERY LANGUAGEJune 2023November 2025Allow2910YesNo
18207272SECURE TUNNEL PROXY WITH SOFTWARE-DEFINED PERIMETER FOR NETWORK DATA TRANSFERJune 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18331366STRUCTURED DATA FOLDING WITH TRANSMUTATIONSJune 2023January 2025Allow2020NoNo
18204038CORE SERVICES DETECTION FOR A SEGMENTED NETWORK ENVIRONMENTMay 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18131327TECHNIQUES FOR PEER-TO-PEER KEY VERIFICATIONApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18128938SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DATA TRANSFORMATION FOR DATA POOLINGMarch 2023August 2024Allow1710NoNo
18190722System and Method for Protecting InformationMarch 2023December 2025Allow3210YesNo
18108978Reduction of Security Detection False PositivesFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18166706DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION-INDUCED SECURITY ATTACKS ON SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGESFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3420NoNo
18105820INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SETTING CHANGE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18157025METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PERMISSION ASSIGNMENTJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18015299DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18091010STATELESS CLOUD AUTHENTICATION FOR SECURITY SERVICESDecember 2022April 2025Allow2710YesNo
18068335TELEMETRY DATA PROTECTION FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSDecember 2022October 2025Allow3310YesNo
18079851TRANSFERRING APPLICATION DATA BETWEEN DEVICESDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310YesNo
18064165ACCESS POINT NAME AND APPLICATION IDENTITY BASED SECURITY ENFORCEMENT IN SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORKSDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410NoNo
18063060AUTHENTICATING ELECTRONIC DEVICES VIA MULTI TONE ANALYSISDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910NoNo
17928917BIOMETRIC FEATURE VERIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
17994543FAST PURGE ON STORAGE DEVICESNovember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18052211SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR DATA PROTECTION AND METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022January 2024Allow1510YesNo
17962266DIGITAL LOCK AND KEY SYSTEM USING NON-FUNGIBLE DIGITAL TOKENS AND METHODS THEREOFOctober 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17961735PROVISIONING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OR DEVICESOctober 2022October 2024Allow2410NoNo
17961775PROVISIONING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OR DEVICESOctober 2022October 2024Allow2400NoNo
17951357SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING IoT DEVICES THROUGH A GATEWAYSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
17941670METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH PROVIDER INFORMATION ACCESS AUTHORIZATIONSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2420NoNo
17894280Method and System for Protecting User Information in an Overlay Management SystemAugust 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17893588DATA EXTRACTION SYSTEM, DATA EXTRACTION METHOD, REGISTRATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17889782AUTHENTICATING KEY-VALUE DATA PAIRS FOR PROTECTING NODE RELATED DATAAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17882460Visual Detection of Phishing Websites Via Headless BrowserAugust 2022April 2024Allow2020YesNo
17760176BLUETOOTH DEVICE AND BLUETOOTH GATEWAYAugust 2022June 2025Allow3420NoNo
17875422ENCRYPTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING ENCRYPTION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND ENCRYPTION PROCESSING METHODJuly 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17812977COMPUTING SYSTEM PERMISSION ADMINISTRATION ENGINEJuly 2022February 2024Allow1910NoNo
17852709Video Surveillance Systems Using Out of Band Key ExchangeJune 2022October 2024Allow2700NoNo
17844870USER AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING BRAINWAVE SIGNAL ACCORDING TO IMAGINED SPEECHJune 2022September 2024Allow2710NoNo
17845376SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TOKEN ISSUING SERVER, AND METHOD FOR TOKEN ISSUING SERVERJune 2022April 2024Allow2200NoNo
17837817SYSTEM, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DATA STORAGE AND PROCESSING WITH IDENTITY MANAGEMENTJune 2022December 2023Allow1910NoNo
17833448SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANONYMOUS LOCATION VERIFICATIONJune 2022August 2024Allow2610NoNo
17749502ENHANCING API ACCESS CONTROLS WITH MARKOV CHAINS AND HIDDEN MARKOV MODELSMay 2022January 2026Allow4410NoNo
17726914Instant Rekey In A Storage SystemApril 2022December 2024Allow3210YesNo
17726691METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ENCODED IMAGE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC IMAGE ANALYSIS DEVICEApril 2022January 2025Abandon3320YesNo
17725017SYSTEM FOR SECURED ELECTRONIC DATA ACCESS THROUGH MACHINE-LEARNING BASED ANALYSIS OF COMBINED ACCESS AUTHORIZATIONSApril 2022April 2024Allow2300NoNo
17657166CLASSIFICATION OF UNKNOWN NETWORK TRAFFICMarch 2022January 2024Allow2110NoNo
17763755AUTOMATED CAN MESSAGE TRANSLATORMarch 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17698269Device ID for Memory ProtectionMarch 2022December 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17694420DATA TRAFFIC CHARACTERIZATION PRIORITIZATIONMarch 2022June 2024Allow2710YesNo
17672440CO-PROCESSOR FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC OPERATIONSFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3000NoNo
17667099Systems and Methods for Increasing Robustness of Machine-Learned Models and Other Software Systems against Adversarial AttacksFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2210NoNo
17631866Secure Media DeliveryJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3510YesNo
17626456SECURITY PROCESSING DEVICEJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2710NoNo
17621431METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USER AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010NoNo
17555158SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE AUTHORIZATION KEY OBFUSCATION VALIDATIONDecember 2021April 2024Allow2820NoNo
17545197HARDWARE INTEGRITY VERIFICATION MECHANISMDecember 2021January 2025Abandon3720YesNo
17542289Proximity Based Identity Modulation for an Identity Verification SystemDecember 2021August 2024Allow3310NoNo
17542307FLEXIBLY OBTAINING DEVICE POSTURE SIGNALS IN MULTI-TENANT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMDecember 2021August 2024Allow3310YesNo
17540747SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE DATA AT PROCESSING INTERMEDIARIESDecember 2021October 2025Allow4610YesNo
17608898INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODNovember 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17512589SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTANTIATION OF STATELESS EXTRANETSOctober 2021October 2023Allow2400NoNo
17449919MITIGATION CONTROL OF INADVERTENT PROCESSING OF SENSITIVE DATAOctober 2021August 2023Allow2310NoNo
17482661RE-KEYING THE CONTENTS OF A STORAGE DEVICESeptember 2021June 2024Allow3330YesNo
17476677CHANNEL KEY LOADING IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2410NoNo
17438165METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A PERIODICITY OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A WHEEL UNIT AND AN AUTHORIZED DEVICESeptember 2021February 2024Allow2930YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SONG, HEE K.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
3
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
39.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% 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
17
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(52.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(47.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
85.1%
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, 52.9% 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 SONG, HEE K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SONG, HEE K works in Art Unit 2497 and has examined 586 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SONG, HEE K's allowance rate of 90.3% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SONG, HEE K receive 1.49 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 25% 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 SONG, HEE K is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 72% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SONG, HEE K. This interview benefit is in the 50% 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, 36.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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 53.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 80% 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, 22.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 28% 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 78.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% 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, 42.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 73% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

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:

  • 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.

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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