Listed by the USPTO as LITTLE, VANCE M
Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2493 2494
This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases
LITTLE, VANCE M is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2431. The record covers 416 resolved cases, with an 83.9% allowance rate and a median of 920 days to allowance. The allowance figure indicates that most matters reached allowance, while the median timing shows that the favorable record does not eliminate the need to manage prosecution duration.
The interview lift is 24.4%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The listed companies are Nike, Apple, and Google. The listed firms are AMPACC Law Group, Apple FKM, and Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear. Applicants may benefit from interviews that focus on precise distinctions while preserving commercially important claim scope.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18958145 | Enabling UDP/TCP Encapsulation in Baseband | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18222201 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT LEVEL PRIVILEGES | Final Rejection | Google LLC |
| 18886445 | VULNERABILITY DETECTION FOR CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | Salesforce, Inc. |
| 19078778 | ENSURING REPLACEMENT OF A MEMORY DEVICE KEY | Non-Final OA | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 19097333 | AUTHENTICATED ENCRYPTION WITH ASSOCIATED DATA (AEAD) MODES FOR NON-ACCESS STRATUM (NAS) AND ACCESS STRATUM (AS) SECURITY | Non-Final OA | Lenovo (United States) Inc. |
| 19259358 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND AUTHORIZATION METHOD IN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18660368 | ROLE BASED SYSLOG RECORD ACCESS | Non-Final OA | International Business Machines Corporation |
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Build Your Strategy83.9% of resolved applications examined by Vance M Little were allowed (416 resolved cases), compared with 76.5% across Art Unit 2431 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +24.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Vance M Little took 920 days on average from filing to allowance.
Vance M Little examines applications in Art Unit 2431 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).
