Technology area: Computing & Software
26 pending office actions • 1 client • 25 examiners • 15 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 53 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kim & Stewart LLP- VMware practices in Computing & Software and has 25 pending office actions from 4550 career applications. The figures show current prosecution activity within a broad application history.
The resolved allowance rate is 79.51%, and the average is 1.96 office actions per allowance. Together, these measures describe resolved outcomes and the amount of office-action activity associated with allowances.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 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. 12 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 + other | 5 (19%) |
| §103 only | 13 (50%) |
| §102 only | 2 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (23%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MENDEL, JULIAN SCOTT | 2 | 74.3% | +57.1% |
| MILLS, FRANK D | 1 | 69.6% | +22.8% |
| AGUILERA, TODD | 1 | 57.5% | +56.9% |
| HEADLY, MELISSA A | 1 | 75.1% | +41.0% |
| RIVERA, ANIBAL | 1 | 91.0% | +11.8% |
| KAMRAN, MEHRAN | 1 | 89.8% | +14.3% |
| MILLS, PAUL V | 1 | 53.4% | +39.7% |
| SWIFT, CHARLES M | 1 | 80.6% | +22.7% |
| CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | 1 | 82.7% | +15.3% |
| ESPANA, CARLOS ALBERTO | 1 | 66.7% | +27.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18377829 | NVME FABRICS TO VVOL BRIDGE FOR DPU STORAGE | CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | 26d overdue |
| 18489527 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT POST-PROVISIONING TASKS | KAMRAN, MEHRAN | 49d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18377830 | OPTIMIZING A NIC THAT EMULATES A LOCAL NVME STORAGE DEVICE FOR PROCESSES OF A HOST COMPUTER | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 26d overdue |
| 18371762 | FUNCTIONS AS A SERVICE | LEE, ADAM | 19d |
| 18607212 | LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS CLUSTERS IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | RIVERA, ANIBAL | 34d |
| 18348902 | COMPONENT-AGNOSTIC LICENSING ENTITLEMENT SERVICE IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | VO, TED T | 34d |
| 18331236 | MANAGING VIRTUAL MACHINE DEPLOYMENT BASED ON SMARTNIC RESOURCE AVAILABILITY | YUAN, PETER LI | 34d |
| 18379201 | AGENT STATE MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL COMPUTING INSTANCES | MILLS, PAUL V | 40d |
| 18923578 | TIME MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTER | MILLS, FRANK D | — |
| 18903960 | SCALABLE AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE SHARED OBJECT STORAGE USING NON-COHERENT DISAGGREGATED MEMORY | MENDEL, JULIAN SCOTT | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18377830 | OPTIMIZING A NIC THAT EMULATES A LOCAL NVME STORAGE DEVICE FOR PROCESSES OF A HOST COMPUTER | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 26d overdue |
| 18377829 | NVME FABRICS TO VVOL BRIDGE FOR DPU STORAGE | CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | 26d overdue |
| 18376856 | MANAGING DEPLOYMENT OF CUSTOM RESOURCES IN A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM | ESPANA, CARLOS ALBERTO | 13d |
| 18607212 | LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS CLUSTERS IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | RIVERA, ANIBAL | 34d |
| 18379201 | AGENT STATE MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL COMPUTING INSTANCES | MILLS, PAUL V | 40d |
| 18489527 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT POST-PROVISIONING TASKS | KAMRAN, MEHRAN | 49d |
| 18923578 | TIME MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTER | MILLS, FRANK D | — |
| 18903960 | SCALABLE AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE SHARED OBJECT STORAGE USING NON-COHERENT DISAGGREGATED MEMORY | MENDEL, JULIAN SCOTT | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| VMWARE LLC | 26 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2196 | 5 |
| 2195 | 4 |
| 2133 | 2 |
| 2192 | 2 |
| 2197 | 2 |
| 2198 | 2 |
| 2194 | 1 |
| 2409 | 1 |
| 2199 | 1 |
| 2191 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18923578 | TIME MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTER | VMware, Inc. | MILLS, FRANK D | 2194 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18903960 | SCALABLE AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE SHARED OBJECT STORAGE USING NON-COHERENT DISAGGREGATED MEMORY | VMware, Inc. | MENDEL, JULIAN SCOTT | 2133 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18806558 | COMMUNICATION USING NON-CACHE-COHERENT DISAGGREGATED MEMORY | VMware, Inc. | MENDEL, JULIAN SCOTT | 2133 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18634824 | REMOTE EXECUTIONS OF HETEROGENEOUS INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE RUNTIMES IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT | VMware, Inc. | AGUILERA, TODD | 2192 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18607191 | LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS CLUSTERS IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | HEADLY, MELISSA A | 2197 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18607212 | LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS CLUSTERS IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | RIVERA, ANIBAL | 2192 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18489527 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT POST-PROVISIONING TASKS | VMware, Inc. | KAMRAN, MEHRAN | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18379201 | AGENT STATE MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL COMPUTING INSTANCES | VMware, Inc. | MILLS, PAUL V | 2196 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Oct 12, 2023 |
| 18377830 | OPTIMIZING A NIC THAT EMULATES A LOCAL NVME STORAGE DEVICE FOR PROCESSES OF A HOST COMPUTER | VMware, Inc. | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 2196 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 09, 2023 |
| 18377829 | NVME FABRICS TO VVOL BRIDGE FOR DPU STORAGE | VMware, Inc. | CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | 2409 | §102 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 09, 2023 |
| 18376856 | MANAGING DEPLOYMENT OF CUSTOM RESOURCES IN A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | ESPANA, CARLOS ALBERTO | 2199 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18371762 | FUNCTIONS AS A SERVICE | VMware, Inc. | LEE, ADAM | 2198 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18239920 | NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONFIGURING PODS TO IMPLEMENT LOGICAL ROUTER | VMware, Inc. | LI, HARRISON | 2195 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18456161 | HYPERVISOR SCHEDULING OF WORKLOADS ON HETEROGENEOUS PROCESSING CORES BASED ON WORKLOAD HINTS | VMware, Inc. | SUN, ANDREW NMN | 2195 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18226817 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT MANAGE CLOUD-COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE BY IDEMPOTENT APPLICATION OF DATA SPECIFICATIONS | VMware, Inc. | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 2196 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18225554 | CONFIGURATION OF SERVICE PODS FOR LOGICAL ROUTER | VMware, Inc. | TONG, JUSTIN CHE-CHUN | 2196 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
| 18348902 | COMPONENT-AGNOSTIC LICENSING ENTITLEMENT SERVICE IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | VO, TED T | 2191 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18217742 | LOGICAL L3 DAEMON | VMware, Inc. | CHU, WUTCHUNG | 2418 | §103 | Final Rejection | 76d | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
| 18331236 | MANAGING VIRTUAL MACHINE DEPLOYMENT BASED ON SMARTNIC RESOURCE AVAILABILITY | VMware, Inc. | YUAN, PETER LI | 2197 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18331050 | UNIFIED DATA STREAMING FRAMEWORK IN VIRTUALIZATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE | VMware, Inc. | NGUYEN, BRANDON A | 2195 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18325839 | MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE SHUTDOWNS IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT BASED ON RESOURCE LOCKS | VMware, Inc. | CASTANEDA, IVAN ALEXANDER | 2195 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18299481 | CLOUD MANAGEMENT OF ON-PREMISES VIRTUALIZATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE IN A MULTI-CLOUD SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 2198 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 18176867 | BI-DIRECTIONAL GRADIENT COMPRESSION FOR DISTRIBUTED AND FEDERATED LEARNING | VMware, Inc. | KIM, DAVID | 2141 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Mar 01, 2023 |
| 18102686 | COMMON CONNECTION TRACKER ACROSS MULTIPLE LOGICAL SWITCHES | VMware, Inc. | FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH | 2411 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2023 |
| 18087674 | POPULATING ENTROPY POOL WITH ENTROPY FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES | VMware, Inc. | TRAN, VU V | 2491 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 18067503 | COMPRESSION OF MODEL WEIGHTS FOR DISTRIBUTED AND FEDERATED LEARNING | VMware, Inc. | MILLER, ALEXANDRIA JOSEPHINE | 2142 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2022 |
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Start Free Trial79.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Kim & Stewart Llp- Vmware were allowed, across 4,550 applications in USPTO records.
1.96 office actions per allowed application on average.
26 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 1 client, before 25 examiners in 15 art units.
