USPTO Examiner PHAM BRENDA H - Art Unit 2412

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18762580USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF RESOURCE TRANSMISSIONJuly 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18739016METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A FEEDBACK SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18664934Spectrum-Aware Cross-Layer OptimizationMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18656642ADAPTATION TO A PULSE WIDTH MODULATION FREQUENCY VARIATION FOR A SENSOR OPERATING IN A SYNCHRONOUS MODEMay 2024April 2025Allow1111YesNo
18651560TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR DETERMINATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18642289HIGH SPEED DATA PACKET PCAP CAPTURE AND STORAGE WITH ERROR DETECTION-CORRECTIONApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18613642METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DL CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING AND CANDIDATES DROPPING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18604121SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION (SDT) PROCEDURES AND FAILURE RECOVERY DURING AN INACTIVE STATEMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18420722NETWORKING WITH HAPS AND ADDITIONAL GROUND-BASED NODESJanuary 2024June 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18397296RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHOD THEREFORDecember 2023October 2024Allow910NoNo
18526006SOLUTIONS TO TIMING REFERENCE FOR DETECTION AND REPORT OF UL RSAT ASYNCH NODES OR NODES WITHOUT A TIME FRAME STRUCTUREDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18523991Clock queue with arming and/or self-arming featuresNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18523757Method and System for Triggering Augmented Data Collection on a Network Device Based on Traffic PatternsNovember 2023February 2025Allow1420NoNo
18523707ASSOCIATION OF TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATES TO PHYSICAL CELL IDENTITIESNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18506810INTEGRATED CIRCUITNovember 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18489504Using Power Domain NOMA for Continuous Bandwidth RequestsOctober 2023May 2025Allow1820YesYes
18469475SIMULTANEOUS POWER SAVING BEHAVIOR UPDATE ACROSS MULTIPLE FREQUENCY RESOURCE SETSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18244815APPLICATION ROUTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PRIVATE -LEVEL REDIRECT TRAPPING AND CREATION OF NAT MAPPING TO WORK WITH CONNECTIVITY IN CLOUD AND CUSTOMER NETWORKSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18359310Random-Access ProcedureJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18358608Uplink Signal Starting Position in a Wireless Device and Wireless NetworkJuly 2023February 2025Allow1930NoNo
18217604METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJuly 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18211994RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHOD THEREFORJune 2023October 2023Allow410NoNo
18322049BEAM CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SERVICEMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18036669COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION RELAY SATELLITE, AND SATELLITE SYSTEMMay 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18314121CUSTOMIZATION OF CALL FORWARDING OR VOICEMAIL GREETINGS BASED ON LOCATION OF WIRELESS DEVICEMay 2023June 2024Allow1311NoNo
18298204METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA ON BASIS OF NETWORK SLICE, AND APPARATUS THEREFORApril 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18030280TERMINALS, BASE STATIONS, SYSTEMS, METHODS, CIRCUITRY AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTSApril 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18194812CONFIGURATION OF FREQUENCY BANDS FOR FULL-DUPLEX SLOTSApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18127746RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (RACH) COVERAGE ENHANCEMENTMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18185853APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDUREMarch 2023January 2024Allow1020NoNo
18184951INTER-CELL MULTI-TRP OPERATION FOR WIRELESS NETWORKSMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18176444UPLINK TRANSMISSION IN FULL-DUPLEX SYSTEMSFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18168268NETWORKING WITH HAPS AND ADDITIONAL GROUND-BASED NODESFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18167294RETURN AND REPLACEMENT PROTOCOL (RRP)February 2023September 2023Allow710NoNo
18160061PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PUCCH) CONFIGURATION FOR NEW-RADIO-SPECTRUM SHARING (NR-SS)January 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18148245FORWARDING TABLE VALIDATIONDecember 2022October 2023Allow920NoNo
18147635Method and System for Triggering Augmented Data Collection on a Network Device Based on Traffic PatternsDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18145491BEAM CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SERVICEDecember 2022April 2023Allow410NoNo
17927522METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ENHANCED CSI REPORTING WITH RESPECT TO MULTIPLE DOWNLINKNovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
18057580BEAM RECOVERY FOR ANTENNA ARRAYNovember 2022November 2023Abandon1210NoNo
18057030BEAM AND SECONDARY COMPONENT CARRIER SELECTION FOR DOWNLINK AND UPLINKNovember 2022March 2025Allow2700NoNo
17925866METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATION, AND APPARATUS THEREFORNovember 2022February 2025Allow2700NoNo
18056125Network Traffic Appliance for Triggering Augmented Data Collection on a Network Based on Traffic PatternsNovember 2022November 2023Abandon1210NoNo
18053937Method and System for Triggering Augmented Data Collection on a Network Based on Traffic PatternsNovember 2022October 2024Allow2330NoNo
17983957SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF POWER HARVESTING FOR AN EMBEDDED ANTENNANovember 2022June 2025Allow3201NoNo
17977382LASER WITH OPTICAL SIGNAL MANAGEMENT CAPABILITYOctober 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
18051491TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE HARQ-ACK MULTIPLEXING ON PUSCH WITH REPETITIONSOctober 2022June 2025Allow4110NoNo
18049177PATHLOSS-BASED UPLINK SECTOR EMISSIONS MODEL FOR LTE AGGREGATE INTERFERENCE PREDICTIONOctober 2022December 2024Allow2600NoNo
17966099MULTICAST BASED ON PENULTIMATE HOP POPPINGOctober 2022June 2023Allow810NoNo
17966415METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORK SYSTEMOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010YesNo
17965109DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, RELATED DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022March 2025Allow2901NoNo
17918698METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING LBT PROCEDURES BY UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
18045825METHOD OF INDICATING UPLINK FEEDBACK INFORMATION AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING UPLINK FEEDBACK INFORMATIONOctober 2022June 2023Allow810NoNo
18045094METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A FEEDBACK SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022January 2024Allow1520NoNo
17907700OPERATION RELATED TO LBT PROCESSSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17915381DIFFERENTIAL MODE FOR INTERFERENCE-SPECIFIC CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTSeptember 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17955519RESOURCE SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND UESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17946277Using PCE as SDN ControllerSeptember 2022October 2024Abandon2540NoNo
17931333Systems and Methods for Dynamically Generating a Mobile Software-Defined Wide Area Network Gateway Location for Remote UsersSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1730NoNo
17940024METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING POWER SAVING SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022June 2023Allow910YesNo
17902037Systems and Methods of Handing Over a Wireless DeviceSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1920NoYes
17899854ALTERNATIVE ROUTE PROPOGATIONAugust 2022July 2025Allow3410YesNo
17895862COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES USING PASSIVE BEACONSAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17801904IP NETWORK COMMON LINE LINK SETTING DEVICE, IP NETWORK COMMON LINE LINK SETTING METHOD, IP NETWORK COMMON LINE LINK SETTING PROGRAM,AND IP NETWORK COMMON LINE LINK SETTING SYSTEMAugust 2022October 2023Allow1400NoNo
17798657DUAL ACTIVE PROTOCOL STACK OPERATION FOR HANDOVER AND PSCELL CHANGEAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17883089SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING CELLULAR NETWORK PERFORMANCEAugust 2022April 2023Allow910YesNo
17817610DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION SCHEDULINGAugust 2022July 2025Allow3510NoNo
17878066METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONAugust 2022April 2025Allow3301NoNo
17815074DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022June 2023Allow1110NoNo
17812992USING PARTIALLY DECODED PACKETS FOR ERROR MITIGATION AT A VOICE DECODERJuly 2022March 2025Allow3211NoNo
17865402RANDOM ACCESS RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310NoNo
17792818Beam Selection in Unlicensed OperationJuly 2022January 2025Allow3001NoNo
17861855METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022August 2023Allow1320YesNo
17758544Cell Selection Method and ApparatusJuly 2022August 2024Allow2500NoNo
17791082INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510NoNo
17855814METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJuly 2022March 2023Allow910NoNo
17788602METHOD OF SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION AND RELATED DEVICEJune 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17847594DOWNLINK CONTROL SIGNALINGJune 2022January 2025Allow3170NoNo
17847792Uplink Signal Starting Position in a Wireless Device and Wireless NetworkJune 2022April 2023Allow1010NoNo
17807364CARRIER GROUP SIGNALING IN INTER-BAND CARRIER AGGREGATIONJune 2022June 2025Allow3620NoNo
17841328INTERFERENCE REPORTING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON MIXTURE DISTRIBUTIONSJune 2022March 2025Allow3310NoNo
17839969FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEJune 2022October 2024Allow2810NoNo
17835455DYNAMIC DATA RATE SELECTIONJune 2022February 2023Allow810NoNo
17805449APPLICATION ROUTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PRIVATE -LEVEL REDIRECT TRAPPING AND CREATION OF NAT MAPPING TO WORK WITH CONNECTIVITY IN CLOUD AND CUSTOMER NETWORKSJune 2022June 2023Allow1200NoNo
17749933TIME-DELAY COMPENSATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICEMay 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17748971CALL SETUP FOLLOWING A DEDICATED BEARER FAILUREMay 2022December 2024Allow3100NoNo
17664195CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING ACROSS DIFFERENT DRX GROUPSMay 2022June 2024Allow2500NoNo
17738938TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE FORMAT CONFIGURATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17737371CUSTOMIZATION OF CALL FORWARDING OR VOICEMAIL GREETINGS BASED ON LOCATION OF WIRELESS DEVICEMay 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17737205METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USE OF NETWORK SLICE, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMMay 2022December 2024Allow3110YesNo
17736685METHODS FOR DETERMINING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (UCI) FIELD AND RELATED APPARATUSMay 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17773120Handling Consistent Uplink Listen-before-Talk FailureApril 2022December 2024Allow3111NoNo
17773522METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SL COMMUNICATION ON BASIS OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION MODE 1 IN NR V2XApril 2022June 2024Allow2500NoNo
17724365INTEGRATED CIRCUITApril 2022August 2023Allow1610NoNo
17769221TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17659073PRIORITIZED SIGNALING VIA FUNCTIONAL APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (FAPI)April 2022February 2025Allow3520NoNo
17767182NETWORK NODE, WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHODS THEREIN FOR PERFORMING UPLINK TRANSMISSIONSApril 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17714782GRID OF BEAMS (GOB) ADAPTATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT, PARTICULARLY FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (WCS)April 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17712279RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHOD THEREFORApril 2022March 2023Allow1210NoNo
17711526MULTIPLE RADIO OPPORTUNISTIC SCHEDULINGApril 2022May 2024Allow2600NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PHAM, BRENDA H.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
3
(60.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(40.0%)
Reversal Percentile
60.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
24
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(58.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(41.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
87.1%
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, 58.3% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner PHAM, BRENDA H - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PHAM, BRENDA H works in Art Unit 2412 and has examined 776 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.3%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PHAM, BRENDA H's allowance rate of 93.3% places them in the 80% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PHAM, BRENDA H receive 1.44 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% 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 PHAM, BRENDA H is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PHAM, BRENDA H. This interview benefit is in the 26% 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, 33.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% 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 41.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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 79.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 22.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 13% 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 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 47% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 57% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

    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

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