Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Computing & Software
86 pending office actions • 44 art units • 82 examiners • 0 of 86 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 206 patents granted in the last 365 days
Red Hat Inc. has 83 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are distributed across 79 distinct examiners and 36 distinct art units. This distribution indicates a high degree of fragmentation, with most of the 83 pending office actions being reviewed by different individuals.
The busiest examiner is ALAM, SHIHAB, who is handling 2 pending office actions. The presence of 79 distinct examiners for 83 pending office actions means that practitioners must account for a vast array of individual examination styles. Furthermore, the 36 distinct art units involved suggest that the portfolio covers a wide range of technical sub-fields within the computing sector. Managing 83 pending office actions across 36 distinct art units requires a robust strategy to ensure consistency in legal arguments and technical disclosures. The involvement of 79 distinct examiners highlights the importance of understanding individual examiner behavior across the 83 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 3 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 15 (17%) |
| §103 only | 49 (57%) |
| §102 only | 2 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (15%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (2%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 3 | 53.6% | +35.4% |
| ALAM, SHIHAB | 2 | — | — |
| LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 2 | 62.5% | +25.1% |
| HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT | 1 | 79.2% | +23.2% |
| BAROT, BHARAT | 1 | 87.5% | +8.0% |
| MEHEDI, MORSHED | 1 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| PEYTON, TAMMARA R | 1 | 90.9% | +5.7% |
| SHAW, YIN CHEN | 1 | 48.4% | +63.4% |
| LE, THANH T | 1 | 83.1% | +32.3% |
| CORRIELUS, JEAN M | 1 | 84.0% | +12.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19073894 | SIZING SERVICE FOR CLOUD MIGRATION TO PHYSICAL MACHINE | PEYTON, TAMMARA R | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18362617 | RACE FREE VIRTUAL MACHINE SNAPSHOTS | AYERS, MICHAEL W | 10d overdue |
| 18175800 | DYNAMIC QUANTUM INSTRUCTION FILE CUSTOMIZATION | BAKER, EZRA JAMES | 4d overdue |
| 17874605 | QUANTUM COMPUTING NETWORK WITH PHYSICAL MESH SERVICE | GOLAN, MATTHEW BRYCE | 8d |
| 18080535 | AUTOMATED POLICY COMPLIANCE | CRANDALL, RICHARD W. | 13d |
| 18639683 | TECHNIQUES FOR VALIDATING SAFETY AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE USING SBOMS | GOORAY, MARK A | 27d |
| 18326797 | INTRA-VEHICLE OVER-THE-AIR UPDATES INCORPORATING UPDATE COMPATIBILITY | SOUGH, HYUNG SUB | 57d |
| 19197693 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY MANAGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTED QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS | MEHEDI, MORSHED | — |
| 19034323 | GUARDIAN CONTAINER LAYERS FOR SECURE CONTAINER LAYER IMPORTING | LE, THANH T | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17702583 | LAYERED OPERATING SYSTEM | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 45d overdue |
| 19282506 | SIDECAR DATA SERVICES FOR ENFORCING DATA POLICIES | HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT | — |
| 19054547 | DYNAMIC ACCESS CONTROL OF COMPUTING RESOURCES BASED ON COMMUNICATION MECHANISM | SHAW, YIN CHEN | — |
| 19034323 | GUARDIAN CONTAINER LAYERS FOR SECURE CONTAINER LAYER IMPORTING | LE, THANH T | — |
| 18986281 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL OUTPUTS | CORRIELUS, JEAN M | — |
| 18794083 | SCHEDULING AN EXECUTION OF A SOFTWARE APPLICATION BASED ON A SOFTWARE INVENTORY | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | — |
| 17864206 | QUANTUM SIMULATOR NETWORK FOR SIMULATING A QUANTUM SERVICE | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 17703038 | DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF HOST DEVICES IN BARE METAL DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2197 | 8 |
| 2196 | 7 |
| 2195 | 6 |
| 2198 | 5 |
| 2192 | 5 |
| 2199 | 5 |
| 2193 | 4 |
| 2191 | 4 |
| 2194 | 3 |
| 2449 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19282506 | SIDECAR DATA SERVICES FOR ENFORCING DATA POLICIES | HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT | 2458 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19246770 | SELECTIVE ACCESS TO COMPUTING SYSTEMS BASED ON AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS | BAROT, BHARAT | 2431 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19197693 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY MANAGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTED QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS | MEHEDI, MORSHED | 2408 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19073894 | SIZING SERVICE FOR CLOUD MIGRATION TO PHYSICAL MACHINE | PEYTON, TAMMARA R | 2184 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19054547 | DYNAMIC ACCESS CONTROL OF COMPUTING RESOURCES BASED ON COMMUNICATION MECHANISM | SHAW, YIN CHEN | 2498 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19034323 | GUARDIAN CONTAINER LAYERS FOR SECURE CONTAINER LAYER IMPORTING | LE, THANH T | 2495 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18986281 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL OUTPUTS | CORRIELUS, JEAN M | 2159 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18957267 | DRY-RUN BOOT PROCESS TO DETERMINE UPDATED CONFIGURATION VALUES | MURSHID, AFRINA | 2176 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18954275 | NESTED CONTAINER GENERATION FOR CROSS-PLATFORM WORKLOADS | NGO, THANH | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18938062 | DETERMINING NETWORK TOPOLOGY BASED ON PACKET TRAFFIC | CHOWDHURY, HARUN UR R | 2473 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18933421 | Predicting and Minimizing Quantum Decoherence in Quantum Computer Systems | BODDEN, EVRAL E | 2193 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18923817 | MITIGATING A COPY-PASTE ATTACK USING AN ISOLATED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | LANIER, BENJAMIN E | 2437 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18918931 | DIFFERENTIATING CONTROLLERS AND RECONCILERS FOR SOFTWARE OPERATORS IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | RAZA, MUHAMMAD A | 2449 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18911054 | DEDUPLICATION OF CONTAINER IMAGE FILES | RAJAPUTRA, SUMAN | 2163 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18903773 | DYNAMIC WORKLOAD MIGRATION IN A DECENTRALIZED HIERARCHICAL CONTROL PLANE FOR VIRTUALIZATION MANAGEMENT IN EDGE DEVICES AND HYBRID CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS | SISON, JUNE Y | 2455 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18894047 | MANAGING A CARBON FOOTPRINT ASSOCIATED WITH EXECUTING A JOB ON COMPUTER NODES | LYONS, ANDREW M | 2191 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18890363 | IDENTIFYING MINIMAL DEPENDENCY UPDATES TO MITIGATE KNOWN CVES FOR SOFTWARE PROJECTS WITHOUT SEMANTIC VERSIONING | RIVERA, ANIBAL | 2192 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18884681 | EMBEDDING SECURITY REQUIREMENTS IN CONTAINER IMAGES | JEUDY, JOSNEL | 2438 | DP | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18819176 | SMART IMAGE REGISTRIES FOR DYNAMIC IMAGE GENERATION | LEE, MARINA | 2192 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18816672 | Container Orchestration Platforms with a Version Control System | O'CONNOR-EMANUEL, LAWRENCE SCOTT | 2193 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18796193 | MOUNTING IMAGES FOR UNPRIVILEGED USERS | NGUYEN, DUY KHUONG THANH | 2199 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18794083 | SCHEDULING AN EXECUTION OF A SOFTWARE APPLICATION BASED ON A SOFTWARE INVENTORY | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 2196 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18782836 | MOVING A STATEFUL APPLICATION BETWEEN NODES OF A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | WAI, ERIC CHARLES | 2195 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18761442 | DENORMALIZING OPERATOR ACTIVITY FOR DEPLOYMENT OF CONTAINERIZED APPLICATIONS | MILLS, FRANK D | 2194 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18757795 | FUNCTIONAL SAFETY ANALYSIS USING DEBUGGING DATA | VO, TED T | 2191 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18749033 | DOMAIN AGNOSTIC SYSTEM CONFIGURATION | PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | 2175 | Other | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18748602 | COHERENT CONTAINERIZED COMPUTING | SRIVASTAVA, VIVEK | 2449 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18732142 | FLEETWIDE SERVERLESS FUNCTIONAL SAFETY PROTECTION FOR HYBRID CLOUD INTEROPERABILITY | PEDERSEN, DAVID RUBEN | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18675767 | WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION BASED ON NODE PROPERTIES | REAGAN, JAMES A | 3697 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18671984 | DYNAMIC REPROVISIONING OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL LAYERS | LEE JR, KENNETH B | 2625 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18669831 | TECHNIQUES FOR SUPPORTING EXECUTION OF JOBS WITH CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION PLATFORMS | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 2196 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18662661 | OVER SUBSCRIBE SAAS WHILE MITIGATING NOISY NEIGHBORS | KESSLER, GREGORY AARON | 2197 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18649156 | TECHNIQUES FOR SUPPORTING MODEL REGISTRIES AND MODEL ENSEMBLE DETERMINATION | ROTARU, OCTAVIAN | 3624 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18648892 | CONFIGURATION VALIDATION FOR CONTAINER DEPLOYMENTS IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | SOLTANZADEH, AMIR | 2191 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18639683 | TECHNIQUES FOR VALIDATING SAFETY AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE USING SBOMS | GOORAY, MARK A | 2199 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18637623 | REMOTE LOGIN RESOURCE ACCESS CONTROL USING A CONTAINER | WILCOX, JAMES J | 2439 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18633204 | PROACTIVE HOSTING CAPACITY ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION FOR DYNAMIC CONTAINER MIGRATION | SEYE, ABDOU K | 2198 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18617342 | TESTING AND DEPLOYMENT OF CONTAINERIZED APPLICATION USING SIDE-CAR CONTAINERS | BROPHY, MATTHEW J | 2191 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18442557 | MANAGEABLE INPUT/OUTPUT (IO) FOR VOLATILE CONTAINER MEMORY | TRUONG, DANIEL NHU | 4100 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18419872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSING REDUCING INSTRUCTION USAGE | BREEN, JAKE TIMOTHY | 2143 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18407704 | OVERLAY CONTAINER STORAGE DRIVER FOR MICROSERVICE WORKLOADS | AQUINO, WYNUEL S | 2199 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18545978 | MAPPING OF TESTS FOR A SPECIFICATION OF SAFETY RELATED APIs | RAMPURIA, SATISH | 2858 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18541760 | VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION WITH VIRTUAL CPU DESCRIPTORS | MHEIR, ZUHEIR | 2198 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18538257 | UPGRADE OF DISTRIBUTED DATA GRID WITH NO STATE TRANSFER | MENDEL, JULIAN SCOTT | 2133 | §103 | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18520890 | DEPLOYING FUNCTIONAL SAFETY TESTING ENVIRONMENTS FOR A TEST SUITE | AGUILERA, TODD | 2192 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18519224 | PREDICTING SALIENCY VALUES WITH MACHINE LEARNED MODELS FOR MODEL EXPLANATION | JONES, CHARLES JEFFREY | 2122 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18520296 | AUTOMATED OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) INSTALLER PRE-BOOTING | RAHMAN, FAHMIDA | 2175 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18499428 | MIGRATING CONTAINER WORKLOADS IN EDGE COMPUTING SYSTEMS BASED ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION | ABDULLAHI, SELMAN MOHAMED | 2197 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18498320 | RUNTIME LOADING OF NON-NATIVE MODULES IN VIRTUAL MACHINES | TANG, KENNETH | 2197 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18499127 | SECURE VIRTUAL MACHINE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION | ALAM, SHIHAB | 2197 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialRed Hat Inc. has 86 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 44 art units and 82 examiners.
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Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.