USPTO Examiner BUTT WALLI Z - Art Unit 2412

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19023784DESIGNED METHOD FOR SATELLITE NAVIGATION SIGNAL SYSTEM WITH MIXED MODULATION OF DIRECT SPREAD SPECTRUM AND FREQUENCY HOPPINGJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
18932708MESSAGE 3 ENHANCEMENTOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18765840SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE SPECTRUM PLANS ON A SINGLE CABLE SEGMENTJuly 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18745505RELIABLE HARQ-ACK TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUMJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18615807USER EQUIPMENT (UE)-INITIATED DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) CONTROL ELEMENT (MAC-CE)March 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18430084METHOD FOR INDICATING UPLINK PARAMETER OF PPDU AND RELATED APPARATUSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18571203TARGET WAKE TIME-BASED CLOCK CORRECTION METHOD AND DEVICEDecember 2023May 2024Allow500NoNo
18534739COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONISING WITH A WIRELESS ACCESS INTERFACEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1400NoNo
18288744METHOD OF OPTIMIZING A USAGE DISTRIBUTION IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18494885LOCATION CLUSTERING AND ROUTING FOR 5G DRIVE TESTINGOctober 2023July 2024Allow810YesNo
18484904METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING CHANNEL LOSS MEASUREMENT IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18374393WTRU POWER SAVING IN ACTIVE TIMESeptember 2023January 2024Allow300NoNo
18220401METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN A FULL DUPLEX RADIO SYSTEMJuly 2023December 2024Allow1700NoNo
18271456TOPOLOGY-AWARE LOAD BALANCING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER DEVICEJuly 2023October 2023Allow400NoNo
18348014OPERATION METHOD OF UE RELATED TO SIDELINK DRX TIMER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18216343CHANNEL ACCESS OF NON-STR MLD IN MULTI-LINKJune 2023February 2024Allow810YesNo
18214551METHOD AND APPARATUS OF HANDLING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE RESOURCE SELECTION WITH CONSIDERATION ON DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION OPERATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18208061SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA SERVICES ON VEHICLESJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18325224WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY OF FAIR TRANSMISSION TO TERMINALSMay 2023November 2024Allow1800NoNo
18324848COMMUNICATION NETWORK CONFIGURATIONMay 2023September 2023Allow400NoNo
18198153POWER MONITORING OF DEVICESMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18197497PUNCTURED OPERATING CHANNELS IN WLANMay 2023August 2024Allow1500NoNo
18195287FLOWLET SCHEDULER FOR MULTICORE NETWORK PROCESSORSMay 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18308630LOCATION CLUSTERING AND ROUTING FOR 5G DRIVE TESTINGApril 2023July 2023Allow300NoNo
18192634TECHNIQUES FOR BEAM FAILURE DETECTION BASED ON NETWORK ENERGY MODES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18190583METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDUREMarch 2023August 2024Allow1700NoNo
18172105METHOD FOR INDICATING UPLINK PARAMETER OF PPDU AND RELATED APPARATUSFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18169130NETWORK LATENCY MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2820YesNo
18164791TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2210NoNo
18161803SCHEMES FOR CHANNEL AWARE TONE RESERVATION CONTENTION WITH REFERENCE SIGNALSJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18067747COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN RESOURCES CORRESPONDING TO A BUFFER STATUS REPORTDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
18064645RESOLVING FAKE COLLISION ISSUE IN FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONDecember 2022April 2025Allow2800NoNo
18070309METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DMRS FOR PSCCH IN CONNECTION WITH NR V2X, AND SYNCHRONIZATIONNovember 2022March 2023Allow300YesNo
17988521METHOD FOR TRIGGERING POWER HEADROOM REPORTING IN A DUAL CONNECTIVITY SYSTEM AND A DEVICE THEREFORNovember 2022February 2023Allow300YesNo
17998070SYSTEM INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY NR DEVICESNovember 2022April 2025Allow2900NoNo
17969482ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SCHEDULING TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION OF DATA THROUGH A PLURALITY OF LINKS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEOctober 2022February 2025Allow2800NoNo
18047345OVERLAY SCHEME FOR CONTAINER ADDRESSING IN VIRTUAL NETWORKSOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
17966311METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SIDELINK RETRANSMISSION IN NR V2XOctober 2022January 2023Allow300NoNo
17918451METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING TRANSPORT BLOCKOctober 2022February 2025Allow2800NoNo
17954970COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM OF HIGH SYSTEM OVERHEADS FOR TRANSMITTING A SYSTEM FRAME NUMBER IN THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGYSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17950874SPECIAL EFFECT SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022January 2023Allow300YesNo
17947009SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS FOR PROACTIVE DATA ROUTINGSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210YesNo
17904857ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GROUP COMMON DCI FOR MU-MIMOAugust 2022October 2024Allow2600NoNo
17820977A COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING PREDETERMINED INFORMATION FOR CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL ACCESS POINT FROM AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING READ A PREDETERMINED TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFORAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17890959METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2022November 2024Allow2710NoNo
17798385RELIABLE HARQ-ACK TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUMAugust 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17876397INTERFERENCE DISTRIBUTION COMPRESSION AND RECONSTRUCTIONJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17857727BEAM MEASUREMENT REPORTING FOR SPATIALLY OFFSET BEAMSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3310NoNo
17782142COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-LINK BLOCK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTJune 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17756328CHANNEL ACCESS OF NON-STR MLD IN MULTI-LINKMay 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17746676TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL TRANSMISSIONMay 2022October 2024Allow2910YesNo
17737879SIGNALING PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022June 2024Allow2600NoNo
17661740IN-VEHICLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMay 2022January 2024Allow2000NoNo
17661535SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE SPECTRUM PLANS ON A SINGLE CABLE SEGMENTApril 2022April 2024Allow2310YesNo
17716742METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SIDELINK RETRANSMISSION IN NR V2XApril 2022June 2022Allow200NoNo
17705163MULTICAST SERVICE ACTIVATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010YesNo
17699307Method and Apparatus for Handling Discontinuous Reception in a Communications NetworkMarch 2022February 2025Allow3520YesNo
17689807ENHANCED MULTI-LINK OPERATION SWITCHING MECHANISMSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3620NoNo
17676645Apparatus and method for TWT operation for multi-link devicesFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2200NoNo
17670140METHOD FOR TRIGGERING POWER HEADROOM REPORTING IN A DUAL CONNECTIVITY SYSTEM AND A DEVICE THEREFORFebruary 2022August 2022Allow610NoNo
17669096METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DMRS FOR PSCCH IN CONNECTION WITH NR V2X, AND SYNCHRONIZATIONFebruary 2022August 2022Allow610NoNo
17631425DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17576424Sidelink Discontinuous Reception AlignmentJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17646567APPARATUS AND METHOD OF BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY FOR SECONDARY CELLDecember 2021July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17565803Power Monitoring of DevicesDecember 2021January 2023Allow1220YesNo
17623849WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR PERFORMING DATA TRANSMISSION JOINTLY WITH OTHER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICESDecember 2021July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17559768SPECIAL EFFECT SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021June 2022Allow610NoNo
17455433AGGREGATED ADAPTIVE BIT RATE STREAMINGNovember 2021May 2024Allow3010NoNo
17483893CONTROL CHANNEL DESIGNS FOR DYNAMIC FULL DUPLEX ENABLINGSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3020NoNo
17481964BASE STATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECEPTION METHODSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17475172ADAPTIVE CONFIGURED GRANT FOR POWER SAVINGSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3720NoNo
17447670DYNAMIC FULL-DUPLEX MODE SWITCHING FOR SIDELINKSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17462661Controlling Motion Topology in a Standardized Wireless Communication NetworkAugust 2021December 2021Allow300NoNo
17446090COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR INITIAL ACCESS WITH FEEDBACK VIA PRACH SEQUENCEAugust 2021May 2023Allow2110YesNo
17445628USING A CELL AS A PATHLOSS OR TIMING REFERENCEAugust 2021May 2024Allow3310NoNo
17398308LEVERAGING A HYBRID USAGE OF SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE TO SUPPORT A MULTI-TIERED NEXTHOP FAILOVER TO BACKUP NEXTHOP HANDLINGAugust 2021April 2024Allow3310YesNo
17391961BLUETOOTH LOW-ENERGY SENSOR DATA COLLECTION DEVICEAugust 2021September 2023Allow2600NoNo
17426787MULTI-LAYERED DISTRIBUTED GTP-C PROCESSINGJuly 2021February 2022Allow610NoNo
17373488POWER MANAGEMENT FOR SIGNAL SCANNINGJuly 2021April 2024Allow3310NoNo
17363790Method and Apparatus for Triggering Terminal Behavior Based on Environment and Terminal Status ParametersJune 2021June 2023Allow2410NoNo
17363895Method and Apparatus for Triggering Terminal Behavior Based on Environment and Terminal Status ParametersJune 2021April 2024Allow3320NoNo
17364234SHIFTING OF NETWORK TRAFFIC USING CONVERGED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PATHS IN A NETWORK DEVICEJune 2021January 2024Allow3110NoNo
17344755SIDELINK DRX AND NETWORK-ASSISTED SIDELINK BEAM FAILURE DETECTION AND RECOVERYJune 2021July 2023Allow2510NoNo
17295271REFERENCE SIGNAL RECEIVED POWER (RSRP) MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OPERATING IN AN UNLICENSED SPECTRUMMay 2021February 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17246834WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD INCLUDING HISTORY OF UPLINK MULTI-USER TRANSMISSIONMay 2021December 2024Allow4330NoNo
17246625Method And Apparatus For Reducing Uplink Overhead In Mobile CommunicationsMay 2021June 2023Allow2610YesNo
17236702METHODS OF ENHANCED SPS TRANSMISSION AND HARQ FEEDBACKApril 2021March 2024Allow3510NoNo
17228296USER EQUIPMENT (UE)-INITIATED DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) CONTROL ELEMENT (MAC-CE)April 2021December 2023Allow3220NoNo
17228584METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UPLINK DATAApril 2021June 2023Allow2610NoNo
17213857PUNCTURED OPERATING CHANNELS IN WLANMarch 2021January 2023Allow2100YesNo
17213687WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY OF FAIR TRANSMISSION TO TERMINALSMarch 2021February 2023Allow2310NoNo
17202758MASK-BASED CONFIGURATION FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTIONMarch 2021December 2022Allow2100NoNo
17274250METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PAGING MESSAGE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BY USING UNLICENSED BAND, AND DEVICE THEREFORMarch 2021March 2023Allow2410NoNo
17192151Cross-layer network fault recovery system and method based on configuration migrationMarch 2021June 2022Allow1600NoNo
17190794COMMISSIONING A CENTRAL CONTROLLER IN A CLOUD RADIO ACCESS NETWORKMarch 2021April 2023Allow2600NoNo
17190164ACQUIRING OSI FOR SON FROM MACRO 5G BASE STATION CONFIGURED WITH ON-DEMAND OSIMarch 2021March 2023Allow2410YesNo
17272664COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONISING WITH A WIRELESS ACCESS INTERFACEMarch 2021April 2023Allow2510NoNo
17182340ADVANCED POWER-SAVING MODE FOR BATTERY POWERED DEVICESFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2810NoNo
17182488SELECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN CENTRALIZED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (C-RAN) EMPLOYING BEAMFORMINGFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2810NoNo
17181742System and Method for Sidelink FeedbackFebruary 2021September 2022Allow1900NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BUTT, WALLI Z.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
5
(83.3%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(16.7%)
Reversal Percentile
26.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 16.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.2%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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 below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner BUTT, WALLI Z - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BUTT, WALLI Z works in Art Unit 2412 and has examined 532 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BUTT, WALLI Z's allowance rate of 90.8% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BUTT, WALLI Z receive 1.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BUTT, WALLI Z is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BUTT, WALLI Z. This interview benefit is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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 6% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 23.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 14% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 12% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.