Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
45 pending office actions • 1 client • 35 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 45 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 46 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 45 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. 45 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 (7%) |
| §103 only | 35 (78%) |
| §102 only | 3 (7%) |
| §112 only | 3 (7%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, ADAM | 5 | 84.5% | +58.7% |
| DASCOMB, JACOB D | 4 | 85.7% | +21.8% |
| SWIFT, CHARLES M | 2 | 81.2% | +22.0% |
| VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 2 | 56.5% | +29.2% |
| KIM, DONG U | 2 | 86.7% | +13.2% |
| LE, KHOI V | 1 | 90.0% | +35.5% |
| RIVERA, ANIBAL | 1 | 90.8% | +12.0% |
| DU, ZONGHUA A | 1 | 59.5% | +44.7% |
| KAMRAN, MEHRAN | 1 | 89.8% | +14.3% |
| DAO, TUAN C. | 1 | 82.1% | +15.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18607311 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING, AUTHORIZING, AND AUDITING LONG-RUNNING AND SCHEDULED OPERATIONS | LE, KHOI V | 126d overdue |
| 18451624 | ENTITLEMENT SERVICE HIERARCHY IN A CLOUD | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 56d overdue |
| 18137532 | DYNAMIC SCALING OF CLOUD GATEWAYS CONNECTING CLOUD MACHINES TO ON-PREMISES MACHINES BASED ON STATISTICS OF THE CLOUD GATEWAYS | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 43d overdue |
| 18298968 | HYPERVISOR HOST DEPLOYMENT IN A CLOUD | KIM, DONG U | 31d overdue |
| 18487007 | MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE IMAGES | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 30d overdue |
| 18382329 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT MANAGE CLOUD-COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE BY IDEMPOTENT APPLICATION OF DATA SPECIFICATIONS | LEE, ADAM | 28d overdue |
| 18377830 | OPTIMIZING A NIC THAT EMULATES A LOCAL NVME STORAGE DEVICE FOR PROCESSES OF A HOST COMPUTER | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 26d overdue |
| 18195826 | CONFIGURATION OF LOAD BALANCER FOR CONNECTION SERVERS BETWEEN NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGED DATACENTERS | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 19d overdue |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18217173 | CONFIGURING PLATFORM SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM | NGUYEN, PHILLIP H | 84d overdue |
| 18451532 | DISTRIBUTED SWITCH MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | KAZIMI, HANI M | 52d overdue |
| 18331236 | MANAGING VIRTUAL MACHINE DEPLOYMENT BASED ON SMARTNIC RESOURCE AVAILABILITY | YUAN, PETER LI | 34d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18510351 | HYPERVISOR-HOSTING-BASED SERVICE MESH SOLUTION | DU, ZONGHUA A | 140d overdue |
| 18607311 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING, AUTHORIZING, AND AUDITING LONG-RUNNING AND SCHEDULED OPERATIONS | LE, KHOI V | 126d overdue |
| 18195835 | MULTI-TENANT NETWORK MANAGEMENT SERVICE | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 91d overdue |
| 18451624 | ENTITLEMENT SERVICE HIERARCHY IN A CLOUD | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 56d overdue |
| 18137532 | DYNAMIC SCALING OF CLOUD GATEWAYS CONNECTING CLOUD MACHINES TO ON-PREMISES MACHINES BASED ON STATISTICS OF THE CLOUD GATEWAYS | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 43d overdue |
| 18298968 | HYPERVISOR HOST DEPLOYMENT IN A CLOUD | KIM, DONG U | 31d overdue |
| 18487007 | MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE IMAGES | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 30d overdue |
| 18226817 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT MANAGE CLOUD-COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE BY IDEMPOTENT APPLICATION OF DATA SPECIFICATIONS | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 30d overdue |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| VMWARE LLC | 45 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2198 | 12 |
| 2196 | 6 |
| 2194 | 4 |
| 2197 | 3 |
| 2444 | 2 |
| 2191 | 2 |
| 2195 | 2 |
| 2436 | 1 |
| 2192 | 1 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18607311 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING, AUTHORIZING, AND AUDITING LONG-RUNNING AND SCHEDULED OPERATIONS | VMware, Inc. | LE, KHOI V | 2436 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 126d overdue | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18607212 | LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS CLUSTERS IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | RIVERA, ANIBAL | 2192 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18510351 | HYPERVISOR-HOSTING-BASED SERVICE MESH SOLUTION | VMware, Inc. | DU, ZONGHUA A | 2444 | §103 | Final Rejection | 140d overdue | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18382190 | PROVISIONING CLOUD-AGNOSTIC RESOURCE INSTANCES BY SHARING CLOUD RESOURCES | VMware, Inc. | LEE, ADAM | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18382329 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT MANAGE CLOUD-COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE BY IDEMPOTENT APPLICATION OF DATA SPECIFICATIONS | VMware, Inc. | LEE, ADAM | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d overdue | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18489527 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT POST-PROVISIONING TASKS | VMware, Inc. | KAMRAN, MEHRAN | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18380658 | CONTAINERIZED MICROSERVICE ARCHITECTURE FOR MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS | VMware, Inc. | DAO, TUAN C. | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18380864 | SECURE FRAME CAPTURE | VMware, Inc. | CADORNA, CHRISTOPHER PALACA | 2444 | §103 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18487007 | MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE IMAGES | VMware, Inc. | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18379201 | AGENT STATE MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL COMPUTING INSTANCES | VMware, Inc. | MILLS, PAUL V | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Oct 12, 2023 |
| 18378163 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE CONFIGURATIONS OF CLOUD RESOURCES | VMware, Inc. | SIMPSON, DIONE N | 3628 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18377830 | OPTIMIZING A NIC THAT EMULATES A LOCAL NVME STORAGE DEVICE FOR PROCESSES OF A HOST COMPUTER | VMware, Inc. | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 09, 2023 |
| 18377829 | NVME FABRICS TO VVOL BRIDGE FOR DPU STORAGE | VMware, Inc. | CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | 2409 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 09, 2023 |
| 18376856 | MANAGING DEPLOYMENT OF CUSTOM RESOURCES IN A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | ESPANA, CARLOS ALBERTO | 2199 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18376852 | RATE LIMITING EVENTS IN A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | ROTARU, OCTAVIAN | 3624 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18473894 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE AND MANAGE LOGICAL WORKLOAD DOMAIN CLUSTERS IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | VMware, Inc. | REAGAN, JAMES A | 3697 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18371762 | FUNCTIONS AS A SERVICE | VMware, Inc. | LEE, ADAM | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18371761 | FUNCTIONS AS A SERVICE | VMware, Inc. | MOTTER, JORDAN SCOTT | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18471104 | UPGRADING SOFTWARE RUNNING IN HOSTS OF A VIRTUAL COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE | VMware, Inc. | LEE, ADAM | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18244926 | WORKLOAD PLACEMENT BASED ON DATASTORE CONNECTIVITY GROUP | VMware, Inc. | MILLER, DANIEL E | 2194 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18208819 | NETWORK CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MODIFYING LOGICAL SWITCHING ELEMENTS | VMware, Inc. | ACOLATSE, KODZOVI | 2478 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18461276 | TRANSPORT LAYER FOR DISTRIBUTED AND FEDERATED LEARNING | VMware, Inc. | BLAIR, DOUGLAS B | 2454 | §112 | Final Rejection | 67d overdue | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
| 18451624 | ENTITLEMENT SERVICE HIERARCHY IN A CLOUD | VMware, Inc. | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d overdue | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18451532 | DISTRIBUTED SWITCH MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | KAZIMI, HANI M | 3691 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 52d overdue | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18229199 | HANDLING CONTAINER VOLUME CREATION IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT | VMware, Inc. | BELKHAYAT, ZAKARIA MOHAMMED | 2139 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 60d overdue | Pending | Aug 02, 2023 |
| 18226817 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT MANAGE CLOUD-COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE BY IDEMPOTENT APPLICATION OF DATA SPECIFICATIONS | VMware, Inc. | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18348902 | COMPONENT-AGNOSTIC LICENSING ENTITLEMENT SERVICE IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | VO, TED T | 2191 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18217742 | LOGICAL L3 DAEMON | VMware, Inc. | CHU, WUTCHUNG | 2418 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
| 18217118 | PLACEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT BASED ON RESOURCE ALLOCATION | VMware, Inc. | LEE, ADAM | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18217173 | CONFIGURING PLATFORM SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | NGUYEN, PHILLIP H | 2191 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 84d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18334592 | DECLARATIVE VM MANAGEMENT FOR A CONTAINER ORCHESTRATOR IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | KIM, DONG U | 2197 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18331236 | MANAGING VIRTUAL MACHINE DEPLOYMENT BASED ON SMARTNIC RESOURCE AVAILABILITY | VMware, Inc. | YUAN, PETER LI | 2197 | §101 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18325756 | RIGHT-SIZING GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT (GPU) PROFILES FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES | VMware, Inc. | AMIN, MUSTAFA A | 2194 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18195826 | CONFIGURATION OF LOAD BALANCER FOR CONNECTION SERVERS BETWEEN NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGED DATACENTERS | VMware, Inc. | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 2198 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18195835 | MULTI-TENANT NETWORK MANAGEMENT SERVICE | VMware, Inc. | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 91d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18195836 | DEPLOYMENT OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN PUBLIC CLOUD | VMware, Inc. | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 2198 | Other | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18195829 | SERVER HANDLING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CLOUD-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGED DATACENTERS | VMware, Inc. | MIAN, MOHAMMAD YOU A | 2457 | §103 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18139987 | AUTOMATE SUSPENSION AND REDEPLOYMENT OF CLOUD RESOURCES | VMware, Inc. | AYERS, MICHAEL W | 2195 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18137532 | DYNAMIC SCALING OF CLOUD GATEWAYS CONNECTING CLOUD MACHINES TO ON-PREMISES MACHINES BASED ON STATISTICS OF THE CLOUD GATEWAYS | VMware, Inc. | DASCOMB, JACOB D | 2198 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 18298968 | HYPERVISOR HOST DEPLOYMENT IN A CLOUD | VMware, Inc. | KIM, DONG U | 2197 | §103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Apr 11, 2023 |
| 18176867 | BI-DIRECTIONAL GRADIENT COMPRESSION FOR DISTRIBUTED AND FEDERATED LEARNING | VMware, Inc. | KIM, DAVID | 2141 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Mar 01, 2023 |
| 17990758 | MANAGING THE ASSIGNMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINES TO NON-UNIFORM MEMORY ACCESS NODES | VMware, Inc. | ANYA, CHARLES E | 2194 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17975702 | DECOUPLING OWNERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES AMONG USERS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS CLOUD | VMware, Inc. | TRAINOR, DANIEL BRENNAN | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Oct 28, 2022 |
| 17867262 | SELECTING A PRIMARY TASK EXECUTOR FOR HORIZONTALLY SCALED SERVICES | VMware, Inc. | YUN, CARINA | 2194 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Jul 18, 2022 |
| 17678551 | COMMON VOLUME REPRESENTATION IN A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM | VMware, Inc. | CHU JOY, JORGE A | 2195 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Feb 23, 2022 |
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