USPTO Examiner PHUNKULH BOB A - Art Unit 2412

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18636515ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18608847Allocation and Logical to Physical Mapping of Scheduling Request Indicator Channel in Wireless NetworksMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18586385NETWORK-INITIATED CONNECTION TRANSFERFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18398780COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND MEDIUM WITH COMMUNICATION PROGRAM STORED THEREONDecember 2023January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18393300SECURITY GATEWAY SELECTION IN HYBRID 4G AND 5G NETWORKSDecember 2023January 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18523535TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUSES FOR VARIABLE TIMING ADJUSTMENT GRANULARITYNovember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18519975MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION MODES AND NETWORK SERVICES IN A SELF-CONTAINED UNITNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18516639SCHEDULING IN LICENSE ASSISTED ACCESSNovember 2023December 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18377725WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR CLEAR CHANNEL ALLOCATIONOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18455486WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, ENHANCED NODE B AND USER EQUIPMENTAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18448761METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LARGE SUBCARRIER SPACING FOR SS/PBCH BLOCKAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18447476METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING PREAMBLE ASSIGNMENT FOR RANDOM ACCESS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMAugust 2023October 2024Allow1420NoNo
18229672ACTIVATION OF SEMI-PERSISTENT CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS DEVICEAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18222246SATELLITE RELAYING FOR GEOLOCATION AND MITIGATION OF GNSS DENIALJuly 2023December 2024Allow1720YesNo
18337369DOWNLINK TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL ON BWPJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18333960METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18320868INTERNET GATEWAY PROVISIONING AND EVALUATION OF EMBEDDED SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE PRIVILEGESMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18309971SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER EQUIPMENT POLICY UPDATES BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY CONNECTION CHARACTERISTICSMay 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18141845METHOD FOR TESTING A WIRELESS LINK OF A WI-FI NODE, AND CIRCUIT PERFORMING THE METHODMay 2023June 2025Allow2630YesNo
18307695COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18297772CONTROLLING DATA COMMUNICATION QUALITY IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED HETEROGENOUS MULTI-HOP AD HOC NETWORKSApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18246319TECHNIQUES FOR INDICATING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCESMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18120898SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKMarch 2023April 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18174948Networking as a ServiceFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18163660Modulation Schemes in a Wireless Device and Wireless NetworkFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18103957DEVICES FOR TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING OF STATE MACHINE ENGINE SIGNALSJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1830NoNo
17999413RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL TRANSMISSION FOR FRAME BASED EQUIPMENT (FBE) MODENovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
18057666MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION MODES AND NETWORK SERVICES IN A SELF-CONTAINED UNITNovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
18055076DETERMINING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DMRS AND PTRSNovember 2022February 2025Allow2720YesNo
17985128METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION FORMATNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17921234METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER OF TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17963852USER EQUIPMENT, NETWORK DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIAOctober 2022April 2023Allow600NoNo
17945870METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL BETWEEN USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17944456Method for Establishing Segment Routing for IPv6 TunnelSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720YesYes
17886340TECHNIQUES FOR SLOT FORMAT CONFIGURATION PER RESOURCE BLOCK SET FOR SUBBAND FULL-DUPLEX OPERATIONAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17877604MESSAGE FLOODING PREVENTION IN 5G WIRELESS NETWORKJuly 2022August 2024Allow2500NoNo
17875059Providing Network Connectivity for a Service DisruptionJuly 2022January 2025Allow3030NoNo
17815001MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAY OF FEDERATED WIRELESS ACCESS POINT NETWORKS FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORKJuly 2022October 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17794547TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATIONJuly 2022February 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17793327TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2022May 2025Allow3410NoNo
17855137NETWORK-INITIATED CONNECTION TRANSFERJune 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17845724WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR CLEAR CHANNEL ALLOCATIONJune 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17805441DL POWER ALLOCATION IN INTER-BAND CA INCLUDING CARRIERS WITHOUT SSBJune 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17827043METHOD FOR KEEPING MOBILE INITIATED CONNECTION ONLY MODE USER EQUIPMENT IN CONNECTED MODEMay 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17825543CREATING ELASTICITY AND RESILIENCY IN VIRTUALIZED RANSMay 2022January 2025Allow3200NoNo
17752038METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMay 2022February 2024Allow2130YesNo
17751356METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM CONTROL IN BEAMFORMED SYSTEMSMay 2022January 2025Allow3230NoNo
17746781WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, ENHANCED NODE B AND USER EQUIPMENTMay 2022May 2023Allow1210NoNo
17662458USER EQUIPMENT SPECIFIC BANDWIDTHSMay 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17737101WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NETWORK CONTROLLED BEAM BASED HANDOVER IN NRMay 2022September 2023Allow1720NoNo
17661938SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE SET GROUP SWITCHINGMay 2022April 2025Allow3520NoNo
17732034COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSApril 2022May 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17660463NETWORK-ENABLED CONNECTIVITY FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNICATION LINKSApril 2022May 2023Allow1210NoNo
17658777TIME DIVISION DUPLEX PATTERN CONFIGURATION FOR CELLULAR NETWORKSApril 2022October 2024Allow3010YesNo
17765511Method of and Equipment for Performing Transfer of Data Packets in End-to-End Multihop Sidelink Radio CommunicationMarch 2022July 2024Allow2810NoNo
17765297Uplink Resource ConfigurationMarch 2022January 2025Allow3320NoNo
17763012METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING PSFCH AND PRS IN NR V2XMarch 2022May 2024Allow2600NoNo
17700864METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210NoNo
17761919COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2022May 2025Allow3830NoNo
17687935METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONMarch 2022May 2025Allow3910NoNo
17687433REFERENCE SIGNAL SIGNALING FOR SECONDARY CELLSMarch 2022May 2025Allow3910NoNo
17683627CEILING-CONTROLLED COMMUNICATION SCHEDULING IN AN OVERHEAD MESH OF ACCESS POINTSMarch 2022April 2025Allow3810YesNo
17588746CONTROLLING DATA COMMUNICATION QUALITY IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED HETEROGENOUS MULTI-HOP AD HOC NETWORKSJanuary 2022November 2022Allow1000NoNo
17644958CALIBRATION OF ANGULAR MEASUREMENT BIAS FOR POSITIONING OF A USER EQUIPMENTDecember 2021March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17620554COORDINATION BETWEEN WIRELINE AND WIRELESS POLICY CONTROLLERSDecember 2021June 2025Allow4220NoNo
17542389APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING APPLICATION OF TCI STATE TO COMPONENT CARRIERSDecember 2021April 2025Abandon4040YesNo
17457272UNIFIED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN)/MULTI-ACCESS EDGE COMPUTING (MEC) PLATFORMDecember 2021February 2024Allow2730YesNo
17612407OVERHEAD MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2021April 2024Allow2910YesNo
17526061METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR BATCH RADIO RESOURCE COMMAND AND CONTROL IN OVERLOADED NETWORKSNovember 2021May 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17454701COMMUNICATION DEVICE, SERVER, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2021December 2024Allow3720YesNo
17518605WIRELESS BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, CONTROL METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICENovember 2021April 2025Allow4120NoNo
17452207METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LARGE SUBCARRIER SPACING FOR SS/PBCH BLOCKOctober 2021March 2023Allow1710NoNo
17452027METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPETITIVE TRANSMISSION/ RECEPTION OF DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2021April 2025Allow4250YesNo
17604907RANDOM ACCESS MESSAGE RETRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED BANDOctober 2021April 2024Allow3010YesNo
17449978DYNAMIC MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME TABLE SWITCHING TO INDICATE TRANSMIT WAVEFORM SWITCHINGOctober 2021October 2023Allow2530YesNo
17051541METHOD FOR PREDICTING STRUCTURE OF INDOOR SPACE USING RADIO PROPAGATION CHANNEL ANALYSIS THROUGH DEEP LEARNINGSeptember 2021June 2024Allow4310NoNo
17483341SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REFERENCE SIGNALING CONFIGURATIONSeptember 2021January 2025Allow4020NoNo
17442569MULTIPLEXING CONFIGURED GRANT TRANSMISSIONS IN NEW RADIO SYSTEMS OPERATING ON UNLICENSED SPECTRUMSeptember 2021March 2025Allow4220YesNo
17442549MEASUREMENT GAP BASED CARRIER-SPECIFIC SCALING FACTOR ENHANCEMENTSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4120YesNo
17440193MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3720YesNo
17476438METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING SUBCARRIER SPACING ON A COMMUNICATIONS LINK WITH A MODEMSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3000NoNo
17468003OpenRAN Peer to Peer Content ExchangeSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3310NoNo
17468327FIELD BUS DRIVER CIRCUITSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2900NoNo
17399968MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION MODES AND NETWORK SERVICES IN A SELF-CONTAINED UNITAugust 2021December 2022Allow1620NoNo
17398427SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A COMMUNICATION CHANNELAugust 2021April 2023Abandon2010NoNo
17394995TRANSMIT SPECIFIC TRAFFIC ALONG BLOCKED LINKAugust 2021August 2024Allow3610YesNo
17389782COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2021July 2024Allow3620YesNo
17423340LEARNING DEVICEJuly 2021April 2024Allow3310NoNo
17367911METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR FORWARDING PACKET IN SERVICE FUNCTION CHAINING SFCJuly 2021January 2023Allow1910NoNo
17363786COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND MEDIUM WITH COMMUNICATION PROGRAM STORED THEREONJune 2021October 2023Allow2810YesNo
17359566DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2021February 2024Allow3210NoNo
17357342TECHNIQUES FOR SUPPORTING WIDEBAND ARRAY OPERATIONJune 2021March 2024Allow3330YesNo
17353673LONG TRAINING FIELD WITH REDUCED PEAK-TO-AVERAGE POWER RATIOJune 2021May 2024Allow3520YesNo
17344439Modulation Schemes in a Wireless Device and Wireless NetworkJune 2021January 2023Allow1910NoNo
17340564CHANNEL ACCESS FOR SEMI-STATIC UPLINK RESOURCESJune 2021August 2023Allow2710NoNo
17303742TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUSES FOR VARIABLE TIMING ADJUSTMENT GRANULARITYJune 2021May 2023Allow2310NoNo
17325348Starting a Bandwidth Part Inactivity Timer of an Active BandwidthMay 2021May 2023Allow2420NoNo
17323930DELAYED RECONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS SYSTEMSMay 2021March 2024Allow3420NoNo
17293942USER DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHODMay 2021December 2023Allow3110YesNo
17318786GROUP COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2021June 2024Allow3740NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PHUNKULH, BOB A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
6
(54.5%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(45.5%)
Reversal Percentile
67.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 45.5% 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
35
Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(42.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(57.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
68.3%
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, 42.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

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 PHUNKULH, BOB A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PHUNKULH, BOB A works in Art Unit 2412 and has examined 722 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.2%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PHUNKULH, BOB A's allowance rate of 92.2% places them in the 77% 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 PHUNKULH, BOB A receive 1.79 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% 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 PHUNKULH, BOB A is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PHUNKULH, BOB A. This interview benefit is in the 37% 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, 37.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 82% 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 42.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% 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, 75.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% 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 71.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.1% 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, 37.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 0.1% 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 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.