Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18642794 | AUTOMATED DATA TOKENIZATION THROUGH NETWORKED SENSORS | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602220 | ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS TO EXTEND WEB SERVICES | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18404558 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSOLIDATING, DISTRIBUTING AND INTEGRATING ISSUER INFORMATION FOR A VOTING ENTITY | January 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18497407 | AUTHENTICATED DATA FEED FOR BLOCKCHAINS | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18371945 | SECURE CONTROL OF TRANSACTIONS USING BLOCKCHAIN | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18370854 | System and Method of Editing and Proofing an Election Ballot | September 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18546615 | SECURE AND COMPLIANT MULTI-CRYPTOCURRENCY PAYMENT GATEWAY | August 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18127588 | Cross-Blockchain Transaction Rebroadcasting | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18245344 | SPEAK-TO-EARN TOKENS | March 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145782 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING ENHANCED OFFLINE PAYMENT | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18081451 | Methods and Systems for Transferring Cryptocurrency Between a Plurality of Wallets, Without Revealing an Origin or a Destination or Encrypted, Origin or a Destination | December 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989572 | DYNAMIC DISCOVERY AND APPLICATION OF STORED-VALUE TOKENS | November 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875898 | EMPTY SELF-CONTROL CARD SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | July 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17714747 | Method to provide digital design content | April 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708800 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE AND CONTACTLESS FUND TRANSFER IN OPEN AND CLOSED LOOP TRANSACTIONS | March 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17698544 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRANTING SMART CONTRACTS | March 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17697786 | MULTI-LAYER CRYPTOCURRENCY CONVERSIONS USING AVAILABLE BLOCKCHAIN OUTPUTS | March 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17651759 | EXCHANGE ITEM GROUP SHARING IN A COMPUTING NETWORK | February 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607588 | ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM | October 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17440463 | PAYMENT TRANSACTION HANDLING IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK | September 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17359220 | SERVER-SIDE REDIRECT OF UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR GENERATED BY CONTACTLESS CARD | June 2021 | March 2026 | Allow | 56 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17344962 | INFORMATION DELIVERY METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING FUND AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17231007 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CONTENT SHARING AND CREATION SERVER, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SERVER, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | April 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17219113 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM IN BLOCKCHAIN FUND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM | March 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17281434 | PAYMENT INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17213083 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROCESSING ONLINE REFUND REQUEST | March 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17057183 | A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR ACHIEVING CONSENSUS BETWEEN MULTIPLE PARTIES ON AN EVENT | November 2020 | November 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17057490 | Programmable Transactions | November 2020 | February 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17067165 | PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION SECURE PERSON-TO-PERSON PAYMENT TECHNOLOGY | October 2020 | September 2025 | Allow | 59 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16999371 | SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT-LINKING CHECKOUT | August 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16821819 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BLOCKCHAIN DIGITAL CURRENCY STAKE DELEGATION | March 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16505064 | TECHNIQUES TO ELECTRONICALLY SHARE TRANSACTION CARD INFORMATION | July 2019 | December 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 10 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16297507 | DECENTRALIZED CONFIDENTIAL TRANSFER SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE | March 2019 | November 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15629837 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDEXING CONSUMER ENROLLMENT USING BLOCKCHAIN | June 2017 | July 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner XIAO, ZESHENG.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 33.3% 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.
✓ 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 XIAO, ZESHENG works in Art Unit 3698 and has examined 16 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 25.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 49 months.
Examiner XIAO, ZESHENG's allowance rate of 25.0% places them in the 3% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by XIAO, ZESHENG receive 4.06 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 98% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by XIAO, ZESHENG is 49 months. This places the examiner in the 7% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +40.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by XIAO, ZESHENG. 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 4.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 14.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 15% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 7% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 41% 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 45% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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