USPTO Examiner MAHMOUDI RODMAN ALEXANDER - Art Unit 2499

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18652750SMART PHONE WITH GAMBLING APPLICATION THAT CHECKS FOR UNAUTHORIZED APPLICATIONS AND PROCESSESMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18399956SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DYNAMICALLY VARIABLE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PRIVACY RATING FOR VEHICLESDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18569094METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING IDENTITY PROVIDERDecember 2023February 2025Allow1520NoNo
18231462DEVICE TYPE VERIFICATION VIA MOTION-BASED ATTESTATION OF USERS SCREEN TOUCHAugust 2023June 2025Allow2310YesNo
18261661INTERACTION REQUEST SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2023June 2025Allow2330YesNo
18341596SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND AUTHENTICATING COUNTERFEITING ARTICLESJune 2023October 2024Allow1620NoNo
18201653PRE-REGISTRATION OF AUTHENTICATION DEVICESMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18136672SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING EMAIL TEMPLATE USAGEApril 2023August 2024Allow1620YesNo
18190337CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMMarch 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18117508Emotion-Based Authentication ServiceMarch 2023January 2024Abandon1010NoNo
18164678SELECTIVELY VALIDATING AND ENABLING RESOURCE ENABLERS OF A SECURE WORKSPACEFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18069430PHONE NUMBER BASED APPLICATION AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
18079782METHOD TO DETECT AND DEFEND AGAINST TARGETTED ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS ON A FEDERATED LEARNING SYSTEMDecember 2022December 2024Allow2410NoNo
17642112INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2022April 2025Allow3720NoNo
17937951SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY BACKED COORDINATION OF COMPLEX COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
17957759Method and System of Secure Configuration of at Least One Electronic DeviceSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1420NoNo
17912006INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAMSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410NoNo
17801326PRIVACY PRESERVING MEASUREMENTS USING SECURE MULTI-PARTY COMPUTATIONAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17881301CONTENT RECORDING APPARATUS, CONTENT EDITING APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTENT RECORDING METHOD, CONTENT EDITING METHOD, AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHODAugust 2022December 2022Allow400NoNo
17850032AUTHENTICATION USING ANALOG SIGNAL CHALLENGEJune 2022April 2025Allow3410NoNo
17847312AUTHENTICATION USING ANALOG SIGNAL CHALLENGEJune 2022September 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17785492RISK ANALYSIS RESULT DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIAJune 2022May 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17837914SECURE DIGITAL ASSISTANT INTEGRATION IN WEB PAGESJune 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17740476AUTHENTICATION USING ANALOG SIGNAL CHALLENGEMay 2022June 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17662507METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17723177Distributed Ledger Network for Data PortabilityApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17719071MITIGATING MALICIOUS NETWORK TRAFFICApril 2022April 2025Allow3610NoNo
17767127EVALUATION APPARATUS, EVALUATION SYSTEM, EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAMApril 2022December 2024Allow3220YesNo
17703531METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE (API) INVOKERSMarch 2022August 2024Allow2920NoNo
17656218PROFILE TRANSFER WITH SECURE INTENTMarch 2022August 2024Allow2900NoNo
17701350CONSENTED IDENTITY AS A SERVICEMarch 2022April 2024Allow2410YesNo
17653117PRIVACY-PRESERVING USER CERTIFICATESMarch 2022March 2025Allow3730YesNo
17648020INTELLIGENT ESTIMATION OF ONBOARDING TIMES FOR MANAGED SERVICESJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3320NoNo
17559409Breach Response Data Management System and MethodDecember 2021May 2024Allow2920NoNo
17557364SECURING ACCESS TO PRIVILEGED FUNCTIONALITY IN RUN-TIME MODE ON REMOTE TERMINAL UNITDecember 2021October 2024Allow3420NoNo
17533287MOBILE DEVICE AS A COMPUTER AUTHENTICATORNovember 2021September 2022Allow1000YesNo
17525773Quantification of Adversary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Using Threat Attribute Groupings and CorrelationNovember 2021February 2024Allow2710NoNo
17525697BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CERTIFICATION AUDIT DATA SHARING AND INTEGRITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOFNovember 2021April 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17491631NETWORK AUTHENTICATION USING MONITORED TRAFFIC ACTIVITYOctober 2021October 2024Allow3620NoNo
17598553DIGITAL CERTIFICATE AND METHOD FOR SECURELY PROVIDING A PUBLIC KEYSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2810YesNo
17393713VEHICLE NETWORK SYSTEM WHOSE SECURITY IS IMPROVED USING MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION CODEAugust 2021February 2024Allow3020YesNo
17381310SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS AUTHORIZED ACCESS TO RESTRICTED ACCESS LOCATIONSJuly 2021August 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17375902SWIFT QUERY ENGINE AND METHOD THEREFORJuly 2021July 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17374098SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR WRITING DATA TO PROTECTED REGIONJuly 2021January 2025Allow4210NoNo
17364838METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A FEATURE FOR AN ENERGY METER AS LEGALLY IMPORTANT OR LEGALLY NON-IMPORTANTJune 2021October 2024Allow3950NoNo
17360010Permission Management Method and Terminal DeviceJune 2021February 2024Allow3110NoNo
17356116AUTHENTICATOR-INTEGRATED GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORK (GAN) FOR SECURE DEEPFAKE GENERATIONJune 2021November 2024Allow4110NoNo
17304327RESOURCE CONNECTIVITY FOR MULTIPLE DEVICESJune 2021February 2025Allow4430NoNo
17350698ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DYNAMICALLY VARIABLE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PRIVACY RATING FOR VEHICLESJune 2021August 2023Allow2600NoNo
17330532DEVICES AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATIONMay 2021February 2025Allow4520NoNo
17326352MEMORY CONTROLLER AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A MEMORY MODULEMay 2021September 2024Allow4010NoNo
17317548SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING EMAIL TEMPLATE USAGEMay 2021January 2023Allow2020YesNo
17292864PROPRIETOR TERMINAL, USER TERMINAL, AND NEW PROPRIETOR TERMINALMay 2021March 2024Allow3520NoNo
17316163PROVISIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICESMay 2021April 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17245371Authentication of Integrated CircuitsApril 2021May 2024Allow3710NoNo
17243352ENCRYPTION AND DECRYPTION METHOD BASED ON GENE CHIPApril 2021January 2023Allow2110NoNo
17243512METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE-SERVICEApril 2021July 2023Abandon2620NoNo
17238031Network Monitoring Apparatus, and Remote Encryption and Remote Activation Method, Device and System ThereofApril 2021June 2022Allow1400YesNo
17232345INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2021September 2023Abandon2930NoNo
17224436METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN APPLICATION PERMISSIONApril 2021September 2023Abandon2920NoNo
17301300CONNECTED ACCESS CONTROL FOR MANAGED SERVICESMarch 2021March 2024Allow3620NoNo
17219231PROVISIONING A COMPUTING SUBSYSTEM WITH DISAGGREGATED COMPUTING HARDWARE RESOURCES SELECTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH A PHYSICAL LOCATION REQUIREMENT OF A WORKLOADMarch 2021May 2024Allow3730NoNo
17210799System Protection Using Verification of Software Digital Identity ValuesMarch 2021July 2024Allow4060YesNo
17205425APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SELECTING AN AUTHENTICATION MEDIUMMarch 2021April 2024Allow3740YesNo
17275166DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROGRAMSMarch 2021October 2023Allow3110NoNo
17189936Emotion-Based Authentication ServiceMarch 2021October 2022Allow2010YesNo
17183963CONTROLLING A DISPLAY BASED ON A PROXIMITY OF A PORTABLE DEVICEFebruary 2021October 2024Allow4430YesNo
17180612USER AUTHENTICATION WITHIN A VIRTUALIZED APPLICATIONFebruary 2021November 2024Allow4560YesNo
17176416USER AUTHENTICATION BASED ON SS7 CALL FORWARDING DETECTIONFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3710NoNo
17165660Method for Swapping Adjacent Instructions Midstream in Software Executables in Order to Hide Information ThereinFebruary 2021October 2022Allow2000YesNo
17163048JUST-IN-TIME AUTHENTICATIONJanuary 2021March 2023Allow2620NoNo
17264633HIGH AVAILABILITY ACCESS TO SHARED SPECTRUM USING GEO-REDUNDANT SPECTRUM ACCESS SYSTEMSJanuary 2021November 2024Allow4520NoNo
17155837MANAGING AND PROTECTING CHARGING STATIONS FOR DRONESJanuary 2021February 2023Allow2420YesNo
17262474SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE KEY SERVICEJanuary 2021May 2024Allow3920NoNo
17261834SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE AND PRIVACY PRESERVING DEVICE CLASSIFICATIONJanuary 2021December 2023Allow3510NoNo
17145125DYNAMIC SECURITY SEALJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3320NoNo
17137849VALIDATING SECURE ASSEMBLY AND DELIVERY OF INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSDecember 2020November 2024Allow4650NoNo
17256292MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSDecember 2020November 2023Allow3510NoNo
17133367GRAPHICS SECURITY WITH SYNERGISTIC ENCRYPTION, CONTENT-BASED AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGYDecember 2020March 2025Allow5121YesNo
17131890MEDIUM HANDLING APPARATUSDecember 2020April 2025Allow5140NoNo
17112752AUTHORIZATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACCESSING MULTIPLE DATA SOURCESDecember 2020October 2023Allow3530NoNo
17111809INFORMATION PROCESSINGDecember 2020December 2023Abandon3610NoNo
17111276UTILIZING EXTENDED FILE ATTRIBUTES FOR WORKING DIRECTORYDecember 2020November 2023Allow3530YesNo
17105749Hardware System Protection Using Verification of Hardware Digital Identity ValuesNovember 2020July 2024Allow4360YesNo
17056076REQUESTING ACCESS TO A SERVICENovember 2020November 2022Abandon2410YesNo
17054197SIGNED CHANGE REQUESTS TO REMOTELY CONFIGURE SETTINGSNovember 2020March 2023Allow2820YesNo
17053873DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEMNovember 2020March 2023Abandon2820NoNo
17077982EDGE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH CONNECTOR PIN AUTHENTICATION FOR PERIPHERAL DEVICEOctober 2020July 2023Allow3330NoNo
17075831AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AEROSPACE SYSTEMSOctober 2020July 2024Allow4540YesNo
17071094METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AN ON-CHIP CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM ON-CHIPOctober 2020March 2023Allow2920NoNo
17047087DOCUMENT SECURITY KEYSOctober 2020February 2023Allow2930NoNo
17063220PERMITTING DEVICE USE BASED ON LOCATION RECOGNIZED FROM CAMERA INPUTOctober 2020September 2024Allow4750NoNo
17033976APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM APPLIED TO THE SAMESeptember 2020August 2023Allow3530NoNo
16982099MLU-BASED MAGNETIC DEVICE HAVING AN AUTHENTICATION AND PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD USING SAID MLU DEVICESeptember 2020August 2023Allow3510NoNo
17018237APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION OF SOFTWARESeptember 2020July 2023Allow3440YesNo
16980219INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2020February 2025Abandon5330NoNo
17015342TAMPERING DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2020May 2024Allow4460YesNo
16971361Power Infrastructure Security SystemAugust 2020October 2022Allow2620YesNo
16933382System and Method for Securing a Database by Scrambling DataJuly 2020March 2022Allow2010NoNo
16926628FIELD-REPLACEABLE UNIT (FRU) SECURE COMPONENT BINDINGJuly 2020January 2023Allow3120NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
72.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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
63.5%
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 MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER works in Art Unit 2499 and has examined 132 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER's allowance rate of 81.8% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER receive 2.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER. This interview benefit is in the 61% 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, 28.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 46% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% 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 shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 18.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 9% 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:

  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.