USPTO Examiner MCCOY RICHARD ANTHONY - Art Unit 2499

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18413429LOCATION VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VERIFYING A LOCATION OF AN ENTITYJanuary 2024May 2024Allow400YesNo
18469647PRIVACY SCORESeptember 2023June 2024Allow900NoNo
18236533URL-BASED AUTHENTICATION FOR PAYMENT CARDSAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610YesNo
18198572MULTI-PROCESS COMMUNICATION REGARDING GAMING INFORMATIONMay 2023September 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18316570ADAPTIVE AUTHENTICATIONMay 2023December 2023Allow800YesNo
18163068COMPOSITE BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATIONFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1110YesNo
17878781ENRICHED DOCUMENT-SENSITIVITY METADATA USING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATIONAugust 2022October 2023Allow1410YesNo
17814345ACCESS POINT MANAGER FOR ROAMING USER PRODUCTSJuly 2022January 2024Allow1830YesNo
17840723RANSOMWARE DETECTION AND MITIGATIONJune 2022March 2023Allow900YesNo
17835022MULTI-PROCESS COMMUNICATION REGARDING GAMING INFORMATIONJune 2022August 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17829638DATA ENCRYPTION KEY SPLITSJune 2022October 2024Abandon2901YesNo
17713868SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2022June 2023Allow1510YesNo
17710536PREDICTIVE UPDATE OF PROFILE DATABASE WITH UPDATE LOGICMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200YesNo
17612720SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURELY DEFENDING AGAINST COLLUSIVE ATTACK UNDER INTERNET OF VEHICLESMarch 2022March 2024Allow2800YesNo
17647915OBJECT RESOLUTION AMONG ACCOUNT-LEVEL NAMESPACES FOR DATABASE PLATFORMSJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2450YesNo
17573996PRIVACY SCOREJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1710YesNo
17562837DIGITAL MEDIA REPRODUCTION AND LICENSINGDecember 2021January 2023Allow1300YesNo
17456925AUTONOMOUS SECRETS RENEWAL AND DISTRIBUTIONNovember 2021March 2024Allow2820YesNo
17528966CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION TRACKING SYSTEMNovember 2021June 2024Allow3120YesNo
17528596NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE, OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICENovember 2021September 2024Abandon3410YesNo
17484937PERSONAL AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2021March 2023Allow1710YesNo
17459289BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION THROUGH VASCULAR STUDIESAugust 2021January 2024Allow2910YesNo
17405443SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PREPROCESSING AND SEGMENTATION FOR VISUAL DATA PRIVACYAugust 2021December 2023Allow2800NoNo
17445034COMPOSITE BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATIONAugust 2021January 2023Allow1700YesNo
17371198DEVICE DATA-AT-REST SECURITY USING EXTENDED VOLUME ENCRYPTION DATAJuly 2021May 2024Allow3410YesNo
17414353A CIRCUIT COMPILING DEVICE AND CIRCUIT EVALUATION DEVICEJune 2021December 2023Allow3000NoNo
17315779SECURING A PATH AT A SELECTED NODEMay 2021November 2022Allow1800NoNo
17210527SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FILELESS MALWARE DETECTION AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2021June 2024Allow3920NoNo
17210562SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING HARDWARE PRIVACY CONFIGURATION IN MODERN WORKSPACESMarch 2021December 2023Allow3310YesNo
17209202METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE MULTI-FACTORED GEO-LOCATION BASED DOCUMENT ACCESS RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENTMarch 2021May 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17184278COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2021July 2023Allow2920NoNo
17267825Protection of Non-Access Stratum Communication in a Wireless Communication NetworkFebruary 2021December 2023Allow3520YesNo
17166622URL-BASED AUTHENTICATION FOR PAYMENT CARDSFebruary 2021May 2023Allow2800YesNo
17146862CENTRALIZED REPOSITORY SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION-BASED AUTHENTICATIONJanuary 2021March 2024Abandon3830NoNo
17125973METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED USER AUTHENTICATION BASED ON VIDEO AND AUDIO FEED IN REAL-TIMEDecember 2020January 2024Abandon3720NoNo
17123933ILLUMINATION-BASED USER AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2020January 2024Allow3630YesNo
17087225Facial Profile Password to Modify User Account Data for Hands Free TransactionsNovember 2020October 2022Allow2410NoNo
17064553PROCESSOR THAT MITIGATES SIDE CHANNEL ATTACKS BY REFRAINING FROM ALLOCATING AN ENTRY IN A DATA TLB FOR A MISSING LOAD ADDRESS WHEN THE LOAD ADDRESS MISSES BOTH IN A DATA CACHE MEMORY AND IN THE DATA TLB AND THE LOAD ADDRESS SPECIFIES A LOCATION WITHOUT A VALID ADDRESS TRANSLATION OR WITHOUT PERMISSION TO READ FROM THE LOCATIONOctober 2020June 2023Allow3320YesNo
17044755ACCESS TO CONTENT OF ENCRYPTED DATA SESSIONOctober 2020February 2024Allow4130NoNo
17028188WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPYING COUNTER MEASURESSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2900YesNo
17000269GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF AN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2020September 2023Allow3630YesNo
16941029Application Functionality Authentication And Authorization In A Multi-Camera SystemJuly 2020March 2023Allow3220YesNo
16930599ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM HASHING DEVICE FOR AUTHENTICATION AND ROUTINGJuly 2020April 2023Allow3310YesNo
16923747METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOGNIZING UNINTENDED FILE SYSTEM CHANGESJuly 2020December 2023Allow4120YesNo
16909353SCORING THE PERFORMANCE OF SECURITY PRODUCTSJune 2020April 2022Allow2100YesNo
16904929METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY APPLYING ACCESS CONTROL POLICIES BASED ON DEVICE TYPES OF NETWORKED COMPUTING DEVICESJune 2020March 2024Allow4540YesNo
16900494MULTI-PROCESS COMMUNICATION REGARDING GAMING INFORMATIONJune 2020November 2022Abandon2910NoNo
16883565APPLICATION-PROVISIONING FRAMEWORK FOR DATABASE PLATFORMSMay 2020June 2022Allow2550YesNo
16876630SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCRYPTION AND DECRYPTION BASED ON QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTIONMay 2020January 2023Allow3200YesNo
16764722DEVICE AUTHORIZATION SYSTEMSMay 2020May 2023Allow3610NoNo
16870175SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING A REGEX GROUPMay 2020June 2022Allow2500YesNo
16861905ADAPTIVE AUTHENTICATIONApril 2020January 2023Allow3310YesNo
16846968DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF RECURSIVE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM ATTACKSApril 2020October 2024Allow5440YesYes
16836816DATA PRIVACY PROTECTION ON CLOUD-BASED OPTIMIZATION SYSTEMSMarch 2020May 2022Allow2600NoNo
16827069AGGREGATION OF NETWORK ACCESS TO TENANT SPACES OF MULTI-TENANT STRUCTURESMarch 2020March 2022Allow2400YesNo
16821494SPOOFING DETECTION DEVICE AND A SPOOFING DETECTION METHODMarch 2020July 2023Abandon3950YesNo
16791790EFFICIENT CENTRALIZED CREDENTIAL STORAGE FOR REMOTELY MANAGED NETWORKSFebruary 2020November 2022Abandon3340YesNo
16778846USER EQUIPMENT AUTHENTICATIONJanuary 2020June 2022Allow2830YesNo
16634856METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING PRIVACYJanuary 2020March 2022Allow2600YesNo
16628652SFS ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM, SFS AND TERMINAL DEVICEJanuary 2020October 2022Abandon3310NoNo
16693024Electronic Device, Method For Controlling The Same, And Computer Readable Storage MediumNovember 2019September 2023Abandon4630NoNo
16674697Key Configuration Method, Apparatus, and SystemNovember 2019August 2023Abandon4540YesNo
16604714DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING TRANSPORT LAYER SECURITY COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2019May 2023Allow4320YesNo
16598415METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WATERMARK USING A QUERYOctober 2019March 2023Allow4120YesNo
16584284RANSOMWARE DETECTION AND MITIGATIONSeptember 2019March 2022Allow3030YesNo
16570480METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING VOICE BIOMETRICSSeptember 2019March 2023Allow4230YesNo
16566078SERVER KIT CONFIGURED TO MARSHAL RESOURCE CALLS AND METHODS THEREFORSeptember 2019July 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16563455DYNAMIC PRIVILEGE ALLOCATION BASED ON COGNITIVE MULTIPLE-FACTOR EVALUATIONSeptember 2019May 2022Allow3320YesNo
16556339METHODS FOR AUGMENTED REALITY DATA DECRYPTION AND DEVICES THEREOFAugust 2019March 2023Allow4230YesNo
16534479ANOMALY AND RANSOMWARE DETECTIONAugust 2019July 2024Allow5960YesNo
16518144SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROAMING MANAGEMENT BETWEEN ACCESS POINTSJuly 2019April 2022Allow3210YesNo
16517463INLINE MALWARE DETECTIONJuly 2019December 2021Allow2920YesNo
16517465GENERATING MODELS FOR PERFORMING INLINE MALWARE DETECTIONJuly 2019October 2022Allow3940YesNo
16426249Quarantining fake, counterfeit, jailbroke, or rooted mobile devices in the cloudMay 2019November 2022Allow4260YesNo
16394290Controlling Content Visibility On A Computing Device Based On Computing Device LocationApril 2019June 2022Allow3820YesNo
16383252INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2019February 2023Allow4750YesNo
16380533Synthetic Identification Protocol Apparatus and MethodApril 2019May 2022Allow3740NoNo
16380026AUTHENTICATION FOR FUNCTIONS AS A SERVICEApril 2019June 2022Allow3840YesNo
16380715PREDICTIVE UPDATE OF PROFILE DATABASE WITH UPDATE LOGICApril 2019December 2021Allow3310YesNo
16278343Authentication Using Vaporization DeviceFebruary 2019July 2022Abandon4120YesNo
16214825METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC OBJECT RECOGNITION AND AUTHENTICATIONDecember 2018December 2022Allow4841YesYes
16117636ENHANCING SECURITY DURING ACCESS AND RETRIEVAL OF DATA WITH MULTI-CLOUD STORAGEAugust 2018April 2022Allow4340YesYes
16118278ENRICHING DOCUMENT METADATA USING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATIONAugust 2018March 2022Allow4320YesNo
15920832AUTONOMOUS SECRETS RENEWAL AND DISTRIBUTIONMarch 2018April 2023Allow6031YesYes
15898020SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHYSICALLY DETECTING, IDENTIFYING, AND DIAGNOSING MEDICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES CONNECTABLE TO A NETWORKFebruary 2018June 2022Allow5240YesYes
15865016DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM WEB OF TRUST PROVISIONINGJanuary 2018December 2022Allow5951YesNo
15205377SECURING TEMPORARY DATA ON UNTRUSTED DEVICESJuly 2016February 2017Allow800YesNo
15203610APPARATUS AND METHOD OF EXECUTION UNIT FOR CALCULATING MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF A SKEIN HASHING ALGORITHMJuly 2016September 2016Allow300YesNo
14632129GENERATION OF ANALYSIS REPORTS USING TRUSTED AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEMSFebruary 2015May 2017Allow2710YesNo
14476279VALIDATION OF A LOCATION RESOURCE BASED ON RECIPIENT ACCESSSeptember 2014April 2016Allow2020YesNo
14330534APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATION OF COMMUNICATION DEVICESJuly 2014March 2017Allow3340YesNo
14245427VALIDATION OF A LOCATION RESOURCE BASED ON RECIPIENT ACCESSApril 2014April 2016Allow2420YesNo
14202508SECURE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONSMarch 2014September 2014Allow600YesNo
14011257OWNER ACCESS POINT TO CONTROL THE UNLOCKING OF AN ENTRYAugust 2013July 2017Allow4670YesNo
14011004COMPUTER DEVICE, A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOGIN STATUS OF A COMPUTER DEVICE AND A SERVERAugust 2013July 2015Allow2310YesNo
13631278SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SECURING VOICE AUTHENTICATION AND END-TO-END SPEECH INTERACTIONSeptember 2012April 2015Allow3130YesNo
13369481AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF SYSTEM INTEGRITY EXPOSURES IN SYSTEM CODEFebruary 2012August 2014Allow3030YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCCOY, RICHARD ANTHONY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
72.8%
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
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(60.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(40.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
87.8%
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, 60.0% 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 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 MCCOY, RICHARD ANTHONY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MCCOY, RICHARD ANTHONY works in Art Unit 2499 and has examined 96 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MCCOY, RICHARD ANTHONY's allowance rate of 84.4% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MCCOY, RICHARD ANTHONY receive 1.96 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% 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 MCCOY, RICHARD ANTHONY is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +37.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCCOY, RICHARD ANTHONY. This interview benefit is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 4.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 71% 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 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.0% 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, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 2% 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.