USPTO Examiner DEFAUW THAD N - Art Unit 2412

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18779405LIGHT CONNECTIVITY AND AUTONOMOUS MOBILITYJuly 2024January 2025Allow610YesNo
18597972METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENT IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18210251MEASUREMENT GAP CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEJune 2023December 2023Allow610YesNo
18187050BINDING INDICATIONS FOR LOAD BALANCING AND REDUNDANCY FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN NETWORK FUNCTION INSTANCES IN A 5G CORE NETWORKMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18102946METHOD FOR MANAGING SESSIONJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18101063METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SL DRX OPERATION IN NR V2XJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18096330Combining Power Saving Operation with Cell DormancyJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1400NoNo
18000630AUTOMATED EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010YesNo
17882822METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING EARLY FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT AND FAST REPORTING BY TERMINAL IN DISCONNECTED STATE IN NEXT GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2022March 2024Allow1910NoNo
17797556METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING INDOOR RADIO TRANSMITTER DISTRIBUTIONAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17812016HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR ENHANCED PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNELJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17684234Handling Unresponsive MMEsMarch 2022July 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17671649COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3310NoNo
17671572METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK TRANSMISSION RESOURCEFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4020YesNo
17586686DIRECTIONAL SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION AND OPERATIONSJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3220YesNo
17577670METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING CHANNEL IN CONCURRENT MODE OF NR V2XJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3860NoNo
17520416Transmission Method, Network Device, And TerminalNovember 2021May 2023Allow1800NoNo
17498703SYSTEM TYPE DEPENDENT MASTER INFORMATION BLOCK (MIB)October 2021September 2023Allow2320NoNo
17448480SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF PADDING BITSSeptember 2021December 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17400424POWER SAVING AND CELL DORMANCY OPERATIONAugust 2021September 2022Allow1320YesNo
17444295Network Operations Related to Receiving Positioning SRS TransmissionsAugust 2021March 2024Allow3110NoNo
17392751Temporary Bandwidth Part Switch Suitable for Reduced Capability DeviceAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17388344ENHANCED SOUNDING PACKET DESIGNSJuly 2021February 2024Allow3030YesNo
17356306FREQUENCY SELECTION IN A FREQUENCY DOMAIN DUPLEXING NETWORKJune 2021September 2023Allow2700NoNo
17354335METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRIGGER STATE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEJune 2021October 2022Allow1600NoNo
17339066RADIO RESOURCE PARAMETER CONFIGURATIONJune 2021February 2022Allow810NoNo
17298948DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMJune 2021February 2022Allow910NoNo
17333918HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST RELIABILITY FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORKMay 2021December 2024Allow4320NoNo
17303217PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL TRANSMISSION FOR LOW LATENCY COMMUNICATION DEPLOYMENTSMay 2021August 2024Allow3930YesNo
17320054TRANSIENT COMPACT MEASUREMENT REPORTS VIA ALTERNATIVE BEAM INDEXINGMay 2021August 2023Allow2710NoNo
17302738CONFIGURING MEASUREMENT GAPS FOR NETWORK-ASSISTED CALIBRATION PROCEDURES AND/OR PERFORMING NETWORK-ASSISTED CALIBRATION PROCEDURES USING SERVING BEAMSMay 2021July 2023Allow6020YesNo
17203568UPLINK SOUNDING FOR WLAN SYSTEMMarch 2021February 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17173731UI Display Method, Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Media and Terminal DeviceFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3510NoNo
17156335CAPACITY MANAGEMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A WIRELESS NETWORKJanuary 2021October 2022Allow2110NoNo
17156208MEASUREMENT REPORT TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSJanuary 2021December 2024Allow4640YesNo
17150429TECHNIQUES FOR CROSS-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSJanuary 2021October 2024Allow4540YesNo
17135674LOW BANDWIDTH MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION NETWORKDecember 2020November 2022Allow2210NoNo
17253500USER TERMINALDecember 2020June 2023Abandon3010NoNo
17115012SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOSED LOOP AUTOMATION BETWEEN WIFI WIRELESS NETWORK NODESDecember 2020January 2025Abandon4940NoNo
17113924Measurement Control Method and Apparatus, and Terminal DeviceDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17054074TERMINAL, BASE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEMNovember 2020January 2024Allow3840YesNo
17081636BINDING INDICATIONS FOR LOAD BALANCING AND REDUNDANCY FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN NETWORK FUNCTION INSTANCES IN A 5G CORE NETWORKOctober 2020January 2023Allow2710YesNo
17069090METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2020August 2023Allow3420NoNo
17065142COMMON MEASUREMENT AND TRANSMISSION WINDOW FOR DOWNLINK AND UPLINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL PROCESSING AND TRANSMISSIONOctober 2020March 2023Allow2920YesNo
17035510METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION MODE OF CONNECTED MODE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2020October 2024Allow4850YesNo
16977752INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD AND INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUSSeptember 2020September 2023Allow3630YesNo
17003849METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRIGGER STATE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEAugust 2020March 2021Allow710NoNo
16991706METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MEASUREMENT RESULT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2020November 2022Allow2710NoNo
16920240UNIFIED HARQ ID FOR MULTIPLE FREQUENCY CHANNELSJuly 2020January 2023Allow3020YesNo
16909482SMTC COMPLIANT SEARCH AND MEASUREMENT SCHEDULINGJune 2020January 2023Allow3120YesNo
16906288UNLICENSED CARRIER PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMJune 2020March 2023Abandon3220YesNo
16946349ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CELLULAR COMMUNICATION QUALITY MEASUREMENT INTERVAL ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOFJune 2020July 2022Allow2520YesNo
16901932HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR ENHANCED PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNELJune 2020April 2022Allow2210NoNo
16885796TRAFFIC BURST AWARENESS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMay 2020August 2022Allow2720YesNo
16875694EARLY FREQUENCY REPORTING FOR FAST SETUP OF CARRIER AGGREGATION OR DUAL CONNECTIVITYMay 2020May 2022Allow2410NoNo
16874561METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2020January 2023Allow3230YesNo
16862068RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2020April 2022Allow2310NoNo
16836502DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEMarch 2020July 2022Allow2820YesNo
16835067OPPORTUNISTIC UPLINK TRANSMISSIONMarch 2020February 2022Allow2210NoNo
16832692ACCESS CONTROL BARRING BASED ON CELL QUALITYMarch 2020November 2022Allow3210NoNo
16832175METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE PDCCH MONITORING IN CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR LOWER POWER CONSUMPTIONMarch 2020September 2022Allow3020NoNo
16649112USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2020May 2025Abandon6070YesNo
16648948TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUSES FOR RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WITH MULTIPLE BANDWIDTH PARTSMarch 2020March 2022Allow2410YesNo
16803857METHOD FOR SELECTING CARRIER AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEFebruary 2020April 2022Allow2620YesNo
16791260TIMESHARING FOR LOW POWER MODESFebruary 2020September 2024Allow5580YesYes
16780245METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING EARLY FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT AND FAST REPORTING BY TERMINAL IN DISCONNECTED STATE IN NEXT GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2620YesNo
16776082METHOD FOR SELECTING CARRIER AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEJanuary 2020October 2021Allow2010NoNo
16697872Information Sending Method and Apparatus and Information Receiving Method and ApparatusNovember 2019May 2021Allow1720YesNo
16688643VOICE SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2019September 2021Allow2210NoNo
16678433SLOT FORMAT INDICATOR (SFI) AND SLOT AGGREGATION LEVEL INDICATION IN GROUP COMMON PDCCH AND SFI CONFLICT HANDLINGNovember 2019October 2021Allow2310NoNo
16675025METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS LINKS WITH OVERRIDING LINK PRIORITYNovember 2019May 2021Allow1800NoNo
16609437USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODOctober 2019February 2024Allow5250YesNo
16483578DYNAMIC INDICATION FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACKAugust 2019July 2023Allow4730YesNo
16525230NETWORK EVENT BASED SECURITY AND HOME AUTOMATIONJuly 2019June 2022Allow3540YesNo
16503578DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEJuly 2019December 2019Allow610YesNo
16441938Transmission Method, Network Device, And TerminalJune 2019July 2021Allow2530YesYes
16359847SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE NETWORK ELEMENT FAILURE DETECTION AND SESSION RESTORATION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENTMarch 2019May 2021Allow2610YesNo
16319507BASE STATION AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHODJanuary 2019March 2022Allow3810NoNo
16201996UPLINK SOUNDING FOR WLAN SYSTEMNovember 2018December 2020Allow2400YesNo
16185650Management of Carrier Usage by Relays and CSFB Capable UEsNovember 2018January 2021Allow2610YesNo
16090245METHOD FOR ACCESSING NETWORK BY USER EQUIPMENT UE, NETWORK DEVICE, AND FIRST UESeptember 2018August 2021Allow3430YesNo
16090246PREAMBLE CONFIGURATION METHOD, SENDING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICES ON AN UNLICENSED CARRIERSeptember 2018March 2021Allow3010NoNo
16090244TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2018January 2021Allow2810YesNo
16139178System and Method for Cloud Computing Adaptive Cloud ServicesSeptember 2018June 2023Allow5650YesYes
16131488TIMESHARING FOR LOW POWER MODESSeptember 2018December 2019Allow1520NoNo
16118622RADIO RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR EMERGENCY VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2018October 2020Allow2620YesNo
16102395IN SITU TRIGGERED FUNCTION AS A SERVICE WITHIN A SERVICE MESHAugust 2018March 2023Allow5550YesNo
16059752METHOD AND A SIP PROXY FOR MANAGING CALLS IN A VOICE OVER SIP NETWORKAugust 2018January 2022Allow4250YesNo
16054618METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING UPLINK INFORMATION IN IDLE MODEAugust 2018August 2020Allow2430NoNo
16053186Methods for Device-to-Device Communication and Off Grid Radio ServiceAugust 2018October 2023Allow6070YesNo
16013103CAPACITY MANAGEMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A CITIZENS BROADBAND RADIO SERVICE NETWORKJune 2018October 2020Allow2810NoNo
16012980SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INTERPACKET GAP REPAIR FOR LOSSY PROTOCOLSJune 2018March 2021Allow3320YesNo
15987240Buffer Status Report Including Uncategorized DataMay 2018March 2020Allow2200NoNo
15986414SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK SWITCHING MATRIXMay 2018February 2021Allow3330YesNo
15959859System and Method for Modifying Settings on Wireless DevicesApril 2018July 2020Allow2710NoNo
15958348INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMApril 2018September 2020Abandon2910NoNo
15956484METHODS AND DEVICES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORKApril 2018November 2020Abandon3120YesNo
15765959Method of control of a packet-based data communications system and communications system implementing the methodApril 2018May 2020Allow2520NoNo
15943982DIGITAL ECHO CANCELLATION WITH SINGLE FEEDBACKApril 2018March 2020Allow2310YesNo
15933239OPPORTUNISTIC UPLINK TRANSMISSIONMarch 2018December 2019Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DEFAUW, THAD N.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
5.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(55.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(44.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
85.5%
Higher 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, 55.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner DEFAUW, THAD N - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DEFAUW, THAD N works in Art Unit 2412 and has examined 277 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DEFAUW, THAD N's allowance rate of 88.1% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by DEFAUW, THAD N receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DEFAUW, THAD N is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DEFAUW, THAD N. This interview benefit is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 38.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 90.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 77.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 36.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 56% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

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:

  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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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