USPTO Examiner MARTINEZ DAVID E - Art Unit 3634

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18696227METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING BUS SIGNAL TIME, AND COMPUTER DEVICEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18486989SERVER SYSTEM WITH AI ACCELERATOR APPARATUSES USING IN-MEMORY COMPUTE CHIPLET DEVICES FOR TRANSFORMER WORKLOADSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18480532METHOD OF PROCESSING COMPUTATION AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSOctober 2023September 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18232021Method and apparatus for operating a number of IO-Link devices by means of an IO-Link masterAugust 2023February 2025Allow1900NoNo
18217608Microcontroller Authority Management Execution Method and Microcontroller Authority Management Execution System Capable of Providing a User Mode and an Administrator ModeJuly 2023May 2025Abandon2211NoNo
18332883PROCESSING METHOD AND SERVICE TERMINAL OF SHARING DEVICEJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18315014VEHICLE SEAT HAVING TILT AND TUMBLE FUNCTIONSMay 2023July 2025Allow2710YesNo
18133022Orderability of OperationsApril 2023January 2025Allow2111NoNo
18113071ATTIC STAIRS WITH A SUPPORT BEAMFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18163762Aircraft Stair System Using Bumper ArrangementFebruary 2023July 2025Allow3000YesNo
18104591ROPING HARNESS WITH VENTRAL SUSPENSION POINTFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3700YesNo
18097562CONVERTIBLE SEAT ASSEMBLYJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3410NoNo
18152113Collapsible Kitchen Step StoolJanuary 2023February 2026Abandon3710NoNo
18068667SAFETY APPARATUS FOR AN AERIAL WORK VEHICLEDecember 2022March 2026Abandon3910NoNo
17898877SMALL SCISSOR AERIAL WORK PLATFORM AND TRAVELING CHASSIS THEREOFAugust 2022February 2026Abandon4110NoNo
17816248LADDER FASCIA CLAMP AND LOCKJuly 2022November 2025Allow4010NoNo
17840098LADDER-MOUNTED MATERIAL LIFTJune 2022November 2025Allow4110NoNo
17839226Climbing Stick SystemJune 2022October 2025Allow4000NoNo
17806658FALL PROTECTION SHUTTLE APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJune 2022February 2026Allow4410YesNo
17834116Lightweight Pole Stabilized Scissor LiftJune 2022February 2026Abandon4410NoNo
17742364PORTABLE ROPE LADDER AND METHODMay 2022September 2025Allow4001YesNo
17732573TWO-STEP STEP STOOLApril 2022August 2025Allow3910NoNo
17720602CLIMBING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMApril 2022January 2026Abandon4510NoNo
17714949Portable Ladder with StandoffsApril 2022September 2025Allow4210NoNo
17699070Three Section Extension LadderMarch 2022August 2025Allow4110NoNo
17652750SAFETY RAILFebruary 2022December 2025Allow4610NoNo
17651119Connector for a Scaffolding SystemFebruary 2022December 2025Allow4610NoNo
17591562CLIMBING AIDFebruary 2022November 2025Allow4510YesNo
17564341CONVERTIBLE SEAT ASSEMBLYDecember 2021September 2025Allow4510YesNo
17546601Ladder StabilizerDecember 2021December 2025Abandon4810NoNo
17529099Modular Ladder With Central MastNovember 2021September 2025Allow4610NoNo
17516906FOLDABLE STOOLNovember 2021November 2025Abandon4910NoNo
17483568Ladder, Overmolded Foot and MethodSeptember 2021March 2026Allow5420NoNo
16820646SHARED DISK DRIVE COMPONENT SYSTEMMarch 2020January 2021Allow1000NoNo
16453146ENABLING FASTER AND REGULATED DEVICE INITIALIZATION TIMESJune 2019October 2020Allow1601NoNo
16260308STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE USING INDEX INDICATING ORDER OF ADDITIONAL WRITING OF DATA, STORAGE CONTROL METHOD USING INDEX INDICATING ORDER OF ADDITIONAL WRITING OF DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM USING INDEX INDICATING ORDER OF ADDITIONAL WRITING OF DATAJanuary 2019September 2020Allow1910NoNo
16261076INCREASING STORAGE CAPACITY IN HETEROGENEOUS STORAGE ARRAYSJanuary 2019May 2020Allow1510NoNo
16171453APPLYING A RATE LIMIT ACROSS A PLURALITY OF STORAGE SYSTEMSOctober 2018February 2020Allow1600NoNo
15953866Apparatus, a Device, and a Method for Addressing a Device by the ApparatusApril 2018November 2019Allow1921YesNo
15607362DIGITAL INTERCONNECTS WITH PROTOCOL-AGNOSTIC REPEATERSMay 2017October 2018Allow1610NoNo
15607367DIGITAL INTERCONNECTS WITH PROTOCOL-AGNOSTIC REPEATERSMay 2017June 2018Allow1300YesNo
15607371DIGITAL INTERCONNECTS WITH PROTOCOL-AGNOSTIC REPEATERSMay 2017October 2018Allow1710NoNo
15605203METHOD FOR MANAGING DOCKING DEVICE AND DOCKING DEVICEMay 2017April 2019Allow2310NoNo
15452433SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE CONNECTION OF REDUNDANT INPUT-OUTPUT MODULES OR OTHER DEVICESMarch 2017December 2018Allow2210NoNo
15390094ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF WITH IDENTIFICATION OF SENSOR USING HISTORYDecember 2016December 2018Allow2411NoNo
15283309LINK-PHYSICAL LAYER INTERFACE ADAPTEROctober 2016July 2018Allow2201NoNo
15268226MEMORY ALLOCATION ACCELLERATORSeptember 2016December 2017Allow1500NoNo
14954192METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION USING PCI EXPRESS DEDICATED COMMUNICATION MODULE AND NETWORK DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2015April 2018Allow2811NoNo
14850809VARIABLE FRAME LENGTH VIRTUAL GPIO WITH A MODIFIED UART INTERFACESeptember 2015November 2017Allow2610NoNo
14822320INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONNECTING WITH PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND TERMINAL APPARATUS CAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING WITH THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSAugust 2015June 2017Allow2211NoNo
14804839HOT SWAP SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAMEJuly 2015July 2017Allow2410NoNo
14797808DEVICE FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION-BASED UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS SERVICE AND ASSOCIATED CONNECTION MANAGEMENT METHODJuly 2015August 2016Allow1420YesNo
14796740ELECTRONIC DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE CONFIGURABLE DATA STORAGE MEDIUMSJuly 2015February 2018Allow3220NoNo
14722204ADDRESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2015February 2017Allow2110NoNo
14668886APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING PHYSICAL LAYER LOGIC ACROSS MULTIPLE PROTOCOLSMarch 2015March 2017Allow2300NoNo
14627614SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF MEDIA DEVICESFebruary 2015January 2016Allow1120NoNo
14568565APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING USB-OVER-IP DATA TRANSACTIONSDecember 2014June 2016Allow1800YesNo
14564893HETEROGENEOUS INPUT/OUTPUT (I/O) USING REMOTE DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS (RDMA) AND ACTIVE MESSAGEDecember 2014October 2016Allow2210YesNo
14541356AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CPUS AND A METHODNovember 2014February 2016Allow1500NoNo
14532067SYNCHRONIZING HAPTIC EFFECTS TO MULTIMEDIANovember 2014July 2016Allow2120NoYes
14328793CHOOSING A MULTIPATH I/O (MPIO) PATH CONTROL MODULE (PCM) FOR A LOGICAL UNIT NUMBER (LUN) ON A HOST THAT SUPPORTS MULTIPLE PCMSJuly 2014October 2015Allow1510YesNo
14317949VIRTUAL MACHINE STATE REPLICATION USING DMA WRITE RECORDSJune 2014December 2015Allow1801YesNo
14317005ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING USB TERMINALS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF BASED ON CURRENT OF USB DEVICES CONNECTED TO USB TERMINALSJune 2014November 2015Allow1610NoNo
14316554METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING COUPLING WITH INPUT-OUTPUT CONTACTS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUITJune 2014December 2015Allow1810NoNo
14343352DRAM Memory InterfaceMarch 2014June 2016Allow2710NoNo
14198597Backup method and computer system thereofMarch 2014April 2016Allow2530NoNo
14193356ENABLING WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY FOR DEVICESFebruary 2014December 2015Allow2110YesNo
14176637OFF-NETWORK CONTENT SHARING FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICESFebruary 2014December 2015Allow2220YesNo
14074052Signal Transmission Reducing Coupling Caused Delay VariationNovember 2013January 2016Allow2600YesNo
14111835COMMUNICATION TERMINAL INCLUDING CLUSTER INFORMATION CALCULATION SECTION AND DMA-TRANSFER SECTIONOctober 2013June 2015Allow2011NoNo
14048440GEOPHYSICAL DATA ACQUISITION AND POWER TRANSFER METHOD APPARATUS AND SYSTEMOctober 2013November 2015Allow2520YesYes
14033756SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDERING HAPTIC EFFECTSSeptember 2013August 2014Allow1111NoNo
13972531ACCESSING DATA IN A DUAL VOLUME DATA STORAGE SYSTEM USING VIRTUAL IDENTIFIERSAugust 2013August 2015Allow2410NoNo
13989743HOLDING BY A MEMORY CONTROLLER MULTIPLE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT MEMORY ACCESS REQUESTS, AND PERFORMING THE MULTIPLE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT MEMORY REQUESTS IN ONE TRANSFER CYCLEAugust 2013October 2015Allow2910YesNo
13982807MEMORY ALLOCATION ACCELERATORJuly 2013June 2016Allow3430YesNo
13977678MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING CUSTOMIZATION OF MULTIPURPOSE INTERCONNECT AGENTS AT COMPUTING DEVICESJune 2013January 2016Allow3110NoNo
13928899BRIDGE DEVICE WITH AN ERROR TOLERANT DMA TRANSFER FUNCTIONJune 2013April 2015Allow2210NoNo
13928095ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXECUTION OF DEMONSTRATION DATA ON A DISPLAY SCREENJune 2013December 2014Allow1710YesNo
13904190APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY OF CONTROL DEVICE THAT CONTROLS ACCESS TO DATAMay 2013May 2015Allow2410NoNo
13747455APPARATUS WITH A MEMORY CONTROLLER CONFIGURED TO CONTROL ACCESS TO RANDOMLY ACCESSIBLE NON-VOLATILE MEMORYJanuary 2013September 2014Allow2020YesNo
13747424NON-VOLATILE TYPE MEMORY MODULES FOR MAIN MEMORYJanuary 2013September 2014Allow2010NoNo
13728830SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL PCI-TYPE CONFIGURATION SPACE FOR A DEVICEDecember 2012January 2015Allow2520YesNo
13726737DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR INITIATING CONTROL OF AN OPERATION OF AN EXTERNAL DEVICEDecember 2012February 2014Allow1410YesNo
13806852DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, CHAIN AND METHOD, AND CORRESPONDING RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DIVIDING A MAIN BUFFER MEMORY INTO USED SPACE AND FREE SPACEDecember 2012August 2014Allow2010YesNo
13490622CONTENT REPRODUCING DEVICE AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION CONTROL METHODJune 2012November 2014Allow2920NoNo
13484608DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEMMay 2012February 2014Allow2110NoNo
13450277MEMORY CONTROLLER CONNECTED TO PLURAL VOLATILE MEMORIES AND DATA SAVING CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAMEApril 2012November 2012Allow710NoNo
13292007COMPUTER SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH HYPERVISORNovember 2011December 2011Allow100YesNo
13285431A COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING VIRTUAL STORAGE APPARATUSES ACCESSIBLE BY VIRTUAL MACHINESOctober 2011March 2013Allow1730NoNo
13162572SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINED READ AND WRITE PERFORMANCE WITH NON-VOLATILE MEMORYJune 2011August 2012Allow1410NoNo
13152414ALIGNMENT OF INSTRUCTIONS AND REPLIES ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES IN A CASCADED SYSTEM, USING BUFFERS OF PROGRAMMABLE DEPTHSJune 2011August 2012Allow1430NoNo
13152075WAKE-AHEAD BASED ON PATTERNSJune 2011April 2012Allow1110YesNo
13077559COMMAND MANAGEMENT DEVICE CONFIGURED TO STORE AND MANAGE RECEIVED COMMANDS AND STORAGE APPARATUS WITH THE SAMEMarch 2011February 2013Allow2300NoNo
13077725FACILITATING, AT LEAST IN PART, BY CIRCUITRY, ACCESSING OF AT LEAST ONE CONTROLLER COMMAND INTERFACEMarch 2011October 2013Allow3120NoNo
13064312COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2011October 2012Allow1900NoNo
13014010ACCESSING A CONFIGURATION SPACE OF A VIRTUAL FUNCTIONFebruary 2011April 2013Allow2710YesNo
13013460PROVIDING VIRTUAL FUNCTIONS AFTER AN INPUT/OUTPUT ADAPTER IS MOVED FROM A FIRST LOCATION TO A SECOND LOCATIONJanuary 2011September 2012Allow2010YesNo
13004443CLIENT SYSTEM, CLIENT CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM CONFIGURED TO STORE CLIENT CONTROL PROGRAM USING VIRTUAL MACHINE FOR CONTROL BY CLIENT DEVICEJanuary 2011February 2013Allow2510NoNo
12986619MECHANISM FOR MEMORY STATE RESTORATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM)-CONTROLLED PERIPHERALS AT A DESTINATION HOST MACHINE DURING MIGRATION OF THE VMJanuary 2011September 2012Allow2010NoNo
12979953DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR INITIATING CONTROL OF AN OPERATION OF AN EXTERNAL DEVICEDecember 2010September 2012Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MARTINEZ, DAVID E.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
97.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(90.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(10.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
95.5%
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, 90.0% 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 MARTINEZ, DAVID E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MARTINEZ, DAVID E works in Art Unit 3634 and has examined 198 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 98.5%, 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 MARTINEZ, DAVID E's allowance rate of 98.5% places them in the 91% 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 MARTINEZ, DAVID E receive 1.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 21% 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 MARTINEZ, DAVID E is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MARTINEZ, DAVID E. This interview benefit is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.4% 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 51.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 56% 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 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 10.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 43.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% 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 27.3% of allowed cases (in the 99% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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

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