USPTO Examiner LEE JAMES J - Art Unit 3668

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18755483IDENTIFYING AND REMOVING VEHICLE CONFLICT IN VEHICLE NETWORKJune 2024August 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18298868SYSTEM FOR AN INTEGRATED FLIGHT DECK SUITEApril 2023October 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17795308Device and Method for Assisting a Driver of an Autonomous VehicleJuly 2022July 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17746296VEHICLE ASSISTANCE IN SMART INFRASTRUCTURE NODE ASSIST ZONEMay 2022June 2025Allow3721YesNo
17708011VEHICLE SCHEDULING METHOD, SYSTEM AND MAIN CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2022July 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17035186PATH PROVIDING DEVICE AND PATH PROVIDING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2020December 2022Abandon2620NoNo
17000913VEHICLE PARKING ASSIST APPARATUSAugust 2020January 2023Abandon2920NoNo
16917245SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONJune 2020October 2022Abandon2820YesNo
16871343AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL OF VEHICLESMay 2020June 2022Allow2520YesNo
16503495SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATTERY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENTJuly 2019September 2022Abandon3810NoNo
16295006VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2019January 2022Abandon3420NoNo
16111376On Demand Autonomous Rail TransportAugust 2018December 2020Abandon2810NoNo
15967472USER INTERFACE THAT FACILITATES NODE PINNING FOR MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTApril 2018April 2020Allow2310YesNo
15698056VIRTUAL MACHINE ACCESS CONTROLSeptember 2017February 2020Allow3030YesNo
15582108Systems and Methods For Automatically Characterizing Performance Of A Hypervisor SystemApril 2017June 2019Allow2530NoNo
15282667COMPUTING SYSTEM INCLUDING ENHANCED APPLICATION PERFORMANCE BASED ON LAST COMPLETED OPERATION SEQUENCE VALUESeptember 2016June 2019Allow3200YesNo
15269952Bandwidth Controlled Data Synchronization for Image and Vision ProcessorSeptember 2016July 2019Allow3411YesNo
15255779PARALLELIZATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION OF PROCEDURES TO ENABLE OVERHEAD HIDINGSeptember 2016June 2019Allow3410YesNo
15174941EXECUTING THREADS OF AN APPLICATION ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPUTING DEVICES IN A DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENTJune 2016March 2020Allow4630YesNo
14452488AUTOMATED COST CALCULATION FOR VIRTUALIZED INFRASTRUCTUREAugust 2014February 2020Allow60100YesYes
14231661USING VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORKS IN A VIRTUAL COMPUTER SYSTEMMarch 2014May 2020Allow6060YesNo
14162523MANAGEMENT OF COPY SERVICES RELATIONSHIPS VIA POLICIES SPECIFIED ON RESOURCE GROUPSJanuary 2014May 2014Allow300YesNo
14031410MIGRATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MIGRATION MANAGEMENT METHODSeptember 2013September 2015Allow2410YesNo
13690474ESTABLISHING A GROUP OF ENDPOINTS TO SUPPORT COLLECTIVE OPERATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFYING UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS FOR ANY ENDPOINTSNovember 2012September 2015Allow3340YesNo
13685130Initiating Software Applications Requiring Different Processor Architectures in Respective Isolated Execution Environment of an Operating SystemNovember 2012November 2015Allow4620YesYes
13675669SCHEDULING VIRTUAL CENTRAL PROCESSING UNITS OF VIRTUAL MACHINES AMONG PHYSICAL PROCESSING UNITSNovember 2012March 2015Allow2820YesNo
13667302IDENTIFYING DATA COMMUNICATIONS ALGORITHMS OF ALL OTHER TASKS IN A SINGLE COLLECTIVE OPERATION IN A DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SYSTEMNovember 2012August 2015Allow3410YesNo
13493142MANAGEMENT OF COPY SERVICES RELATIONSHIPS VIA POLICIES SPECIFIED ON RESOURCE GROUPSJune 2012October 2013Allow1610YesNo
13473664PERFORMING PRE-STAGE REPLICATION OF DATA ASSOCIATED WITH VIRTUAL MACHINES PRIOR TO MIGRATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINES BASED ON RESOURCE USAGEMay 2012August 2015Allow3930YesNo
13458633VISUALIZATION-CENTRIC PERFORMANCE-BASED VOLUME ALLOCATION IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEMApril 2012April 2014Allow2400YesNo
13428442ENABLING MULTI-TENANCY FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT SOFTWARE IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTSMarch 2012March 2015Allow3610YesNo
13412521METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PROCESSING RESOURCES IN A DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SYSTEMMarch 2012February 2015Allow3510YesNo
13325714VIRTUALIZING INTERRUPT PRIORITY AND DELIVERYDecember 2011August 2014Allow3220YesNo
13310815PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING INTER-THREAD COMMUNICATIONS TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE IN MULTITHREADED SYSTEMDecember 2011March 2015Allow3910YesNo
13262332TERMINAL DEVICE OF NON-ANDROID PLATFORM FOR EXECUTING ANDROID APPLICATIONS, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM OF EXECUTING ANDROID APPLICATIONS ON NON-ANDROID PLATFORMSeptember 2011July 2013Allow2210YesNo
13241458MANUFACTURING PROCESS PRIORITIZATION BASED ON APPLYING RULES TO TASK-BASED DATASeptember 2011June 2014Allow3310YesNo
13231326Establishing A Group Of Endpoints In A Parallel ComputerSeptember 2011September 2015Allow4840YesNo
13202945ALLOCATION AND CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING PARALLEL EXECUTION OF THREADS ON AUXILIARY PROCESSING UNITSAugust 2011December 2014Allow4020YesNo
13192025AUTOMATICALLY RECONFIGURING PHYSICAL SWITCHES TO BE IN SYNCHRONIZATION WITH CHANGES MADE TO ASSOCIATED VIRTUAL SYSTEMJuly 2011November 2014Allow3910YesNo
13185856IDENTIFYING DATA COMMUNICATIONS ALGORITHMS OF ALL OTHER TASKS IN A SINGLE COLLECTIVE OPERATION IN A DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SYSTEMJuly 2011November 2013Allow2810YesNo
12980549PERFORMING SHADOWING FUNCTION BY VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGER IN TWO-LEVEL VIRTUAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENTDecember 2010August 2015Allow5520YesNo
12973117METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING THE OPERATION OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE FROM A SERVER DEVICE TO TERMINAL DEVICE USING OPERATING STATUS OF THE VIRTUAL MACHINEDecember 2010September 2014Allow4520YesNo
12970754REMEDIATING GAPS BETWEEN USAGE ALLOCATION OF HARDWARE RESOURCE AND CAPACITY ALLOCATION OF HARDWARE RESOURCEDecember 2010September 2014Allow4520YesNo
12964684MANAGEMENT OF COPY SERVICES RELATIONSHIPS VIA POLICIES SPECIFIED ON RESOURCE GROUPSDecember 2010February 2013Allow2710YesNo
12948796IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN A NESTED VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENTNovember 2010January 2013Allow2610YesNo
12945488Increasing Parallel Program Performance for Irregular Memory Access Problems with Virtual Data Partitioning and Hierarchical CollectivesNovember 2010June 2014Allow4300YesNo
12647711PARALLELIZING HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS IN SMART DEVICES BASED ON SELECTION OF TASK ALLOCATION STRATEGYDecember 2009August 2015Allow6040YesNo
12507960INTELLIGENTLY PRE-PLACING DATA FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION BY WORKLOADS IN A VIRTUAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTJuly 2009January 2014Allow5430YesNo
12522738APPLICATION SWITCHING IN A SINGLE THREADED ARCHITECTURE FOR DEVICESJuly 2009June 2014Allow6040YesNo
12457700Virtualization apparatus and method for controlling access to hardware device by i/o requestJune 2009April 2015Allow6040YesNo
11288823Acceleration threads on idle OS-visible thread execution unitsNovember 2005December 2014Allow6090YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, JAMES J.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
99.5%
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, 100.0% 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

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

Examiner LEE, JAMES J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEE, JAMES J works in Art Unit 3668 and has examined 46 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEE, JAMES J's allowance rate of 87.0% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEE, JAMES J receive 2.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% 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 LEE, JAMES J is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +80.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, JAMES J. This interview benefit is in the 99% 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, 32.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% 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 25.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% 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:

  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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.

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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