USPTO Examiner KO SITHU - Art Unit 2414

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17127457SIDELINK RESOURCE POOL ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION FOR POWER SAVINGSDecember 2020February 2023Allow2611NoNo
17126414Bandwidth Mode Indication Method and Apparatus, and Channel Indication Method and ApparatusDecember 2020December 2023Allow3510NoNo
17108942Discovery Signal Generation and ReceptionDecember 2020April 2023Allow2820NoNo
17104577FACILITATION OF MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT COMMUNICATION FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORKNovember 2020April 2022Allow1700YesNo
17100173Method and Communication System for Storing Address of Network Anchor Point to Network ServerNovember 2020June 2022Allow1910NoNo
17054509USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR DCI-BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATIONNovember 2020September 2022Allow2210NoNo
17053625METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARQ-ACK FEEDBACK FOR CARRIER AGGREGATIONNovember 2020August 2022Allow2220YesNo
17053545METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATIONNovember 2020August 2022Allow2110NoNo
17090854DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION OPERATION FOR NEW RADIO MULTICAST COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2020May 2022Allow1800YesNo
17087974GROUP SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING FOR PATH DIVERSITYNovember 2020February 2023Allow2820YesNo
17087095WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPATIAL SHARING USING CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS MEDIUM ACCESSNovember 2020April 2024Allow4140NoNo
17081532Group Multicast Method, Group Creation Method, and Mobile Network PlatformOctober 2020September 2022Allow2210NoNo
17071877SIDELINK GROUPCAST SCHEDULINGOctober 2020August 2022Allow2210YesNo
17047092Wireless Networking Method and Apparatus for Air-Conditioning SystemOctober 2020September 2022Allow2320NoNo
17061509CONFIGURING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS OF CELLSOctober 2020August 2023Allow3540NoNo
17036983FEEDBACK FOR SIDELINK TRANSMISSIONSeptember 2020March 2024Allow4160YesNo
17032972SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRA LOW LATENCY WIRELESS MEDIA STREAMINGSeptember 2020November 2022Allow2620NoNo
17028343SEARCH SPACE SET HASHING UNDER CHANNEL ESTIMATION CAPABILITYSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1800YesNo
17027199READING MESSAGES IN A SHARED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE FOR A VEHICLESeptember 2020November 2022Allow2620YesNo
16980571DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND TERMINALSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2420NoNo
17018256FULL DUPLEX DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2020August 2024Allow4760YesNo
16994141RESOURCE SELECTION AND ON-DEMAND REQUEST FOR SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALSAugust 2020April 2024Allow4460NoNo
16945923INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2020July 2022Allow2410NoNo
16947436METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJuly 2020October 2022Allow2720YesNo
16937609METHOD AND DEVICE IN COMMUNICATION NODE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJuly 2020March 2022Allow1900YesNo
16936267METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2020September 2022Allow2620NoNo
16933740CHANNEL PLAN DETERMINATIONJuly 2020June 2022Allow2310NoNo
16929491MAC-CE DUPLICATION IN PACKET DUPLICATIONJuly 2020May 2022Allow2210YesNo
16946963METHOD AND APPARATUS OF NR RMSI CORESET CONFIGURATION IN MIBJuly 2020May 2022Allow2210NoNo
16961139CONTENTION BASED RANDOM ACCESS FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERYJuly 2020December 2021Abandon1730NoNo
16946864Use of Uplink MU-MIMO Grouping Efficiency as Basis to Control Split-Uplink-Mode Operation for Dual-Connectivity ServiceJuly 2020April 2022Allow2100YesNo
16915671GX SESSION RECOVERY FOR POLICY AND CHARGING RULES FUNCTIONJune 2020February 2022Allow1900NoNo
16911209TIMELINE CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING OF A SIDELINK CHANNELJune 2020March 2024Allow4440YesNo
16900349SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING ROUTING PATHS IN A NETWORKJune 2020February 2022Allow2000NoNo
16882675Aperiodic CSI Reference Signals (CSI-RS) with Aperiodic Report TriggeringMay 2020June 2022Allow2410NoNo
16882351SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ROUTING OF COMMUNICATIONS TO EMERGENCY SERVICESMay 2020July 2022Abandon2610YesNo
16766598METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A DEACTIVATION TIMER OF AT LEAST ONE SECONDARY CELL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2020July 2022Abandon2610NoNo
16763943Random Access Method and DeviceMay 2020August 2022Allow2720NoNo
16860184Bandwidth Part OperationsApril 2020October 2022Allow3020YesNo
16758263Method, Apparatus, Computer Program Product and Computer ProgramApril 2020August 2022Allow2820YesNo
16832677SCHEDULING MULTIPLE TRANSFER BLOCKSMarch 2020November 2022Abandon3220NoNo
16833232METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING PRECONFIGURED DOWNLINK RESOURCE BASED ON THE UPLINK TRANSMISSIONMarch 2020March 2022Allow2410NoNo
16827278COORDINATED RESOURCE DISCOVERYMarch 2020May 2022Allow2640YesNo
16826013METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ACK/NACK SIGNAL AND APPARATUS THEREOFMarch 2020February 2021Allow1110NoNo
16648326IMPLEMENTING EDGE NETWORK SERVICES AT ACCESS ELEMENTS FOR MOBILE EDGE COMPUTINGMarch 2020July 2022Abandon2820NoNo
16648063METHOD WHEREBY TERMINAL TRANSMITS DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS D2D COMMUNICATION, AND APPARATUS THEREFORMarch 2020May 2022Allow2620NoNo
16646547RESOURCE HANDOVER CONFIGURATION METHOD, DEVICE AND EQUIPMENTMarch 2020January 2022Allow2220NoNo
16810727IDENTIFYING CONGESTION IN A NETWORKMarch 2020March 2022Allow2410NoNo
16809109DIGITAL CAPACITY CENTRIC DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMMarch 2020April 2022Abandon2510NoNo
16642023BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR TIME DIVISION DUPLEXING CONFIGURATION DECONFLICTIONFebruary 2020January 2022Allow2320YesNo
16802424INTERFERENCE COORDINATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH DYNAMIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENTFebruary 2020January 2022Allow2310YesNo
16802535LOCATION ASSISTED DYNAMIC MODE PREFERENCE BETWEEN 5G AND 4GFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2720NoNo
16791778METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCELL BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY CONFIGURATIONFebruary 2020July 2022Allow2930NoNo
16791789METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING SCELL BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY REQUESTFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2520NoNo
16786711PARTITIONING OF DOWNLINK FEEDBACK INDICATION BITSFebruary 2020May 2021Allow1500YesNo
16636901METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2020January 2022Allow2310NoNo
16777588METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPLEMENTING COMMUNICATION BARRIERS IN A GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2020October 2021Allow2110YesNo
16739460Configured Grant for Unlicensed CellsJanuary 2020October 2021Allow2110NoNo
16738850UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL CODEBOOK DESIGN IN NEW RADIO UNLICENSEDJanuary 2020April 2022Abandon2720NoNo
16738382METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION BY D2D COMMUNICATION TERMINALJanuary 2020June 2022Allow2940YesNo
16734916APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING SYSTEM INFORMATIONJanuary 2020August 2021Allow1910NoNo
16728180DATA PROCESSING METHOD, NETWORK INTERFACE CARD, AND SERVERDecember 2019September 2021Allow2010NoNo
16626866BUFFER HANDLING UTILIZING IN-BAND CONTROL SIGNALINGDecember 2019February 2022Abandon2611NoNo
16724623SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSOR VIRTUALIZATION IN MOBILE DEVICESDecember 2019November 2021Allow2320YesNo
16718816BASE STATION AND RELATED COMMUNICATION METHODDecember 2019December 2024Allow6040NoYes
16712049DETERMINATION OF QUALITY OF SERVICE OF A NETWORK TUNNELDecember 2019March 2021Allow1500YesNo
16706763Handover Apparatus and Method for Avoiding In-Device Coexistence InterferenceDecember 2019March 2021Allow1500NoNo
16620455OVERLOAD CONTROL METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR SAMEDecember 2019October 2021Allow2210NoNo
16618796DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2019August 2021Allow2110NoNo
16696017TRANSPORT CONGESTION CONTROL OPTIMIZATION BASED ON NETWORK CONTEXTNovember 2019August 2021Allow2110NoNo
16615668RADIO LINK CONTROL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND RELATED PRODUCTSNovember 2019July 2021Allow2010NoNo
16685682METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CELL MEASUREMENT INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2019January 2021Allow1410NoNo
16678533FLEXIBLE CONTROL INFORMATION REPORTINGNovember 2019June 2021Allow2020NoNo
16678753APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE SPATIAL DIVERSITY IN A MIMO-BASED SYSTEMNovember 2019March 2022Allow2840NoNo
16676272METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SERVICE FUCTION CHAININGNovember 2019September 2021Abandon2210NoNo
16610882METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REPORTING A SECONDARY NODE FAILURE IN DUAL CONNECTIVITY NETWORKSNovember 2019August 2021Allow2110NoNo
16608937METHOD FOR DETECTING AND RECEIVING DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICEOctober 2019July 2021Allow2010NoNo
16656644PERFORMING MU-MIMO BASED ON BANDWIDTH PARTSOctober 2019February 2021Allow1600YesNo
16657247Duplication Transmission Method and ApparatusOctober 2019January 2023Allow3960NoNo
16657996ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING LINK SHARING AND METHOD THEREFOROctober 2019April 2022Allow3031NoNo
16592430USAGE OF SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK INDEX IN NEW RADIOOctober 2019April 2021Allow1920NoNo
16585288METHODS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND APPARATUSES FOR UPLINK POWER CONTROL AND RECEIVINGSeptember 2019January 2025Allow6070YesYes
16496651METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION ACQUISITION IN LOW LATENCY WIRELESS SYSTEMSSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2710NoNo
16578834FACILITATION OF MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT COMMUNICATION FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORKSeptember 2019September 2020Allow1200YesNo
16572974REAL-TIME FEEDBACK FOR ONLINE COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION QUALITYSeptember 2019May 2021Allow2010NoNo
16572195METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR VARYING WIRELESS TRANSMIT POWER BASED ON PATH LOSS INFORMATIONSeptember 2019April 2022Allow3121NoNo
16493406RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2019September 2021Allow2420NoNo
16565371SPS FOR SIGNALING WITH NON-INTEGER PERIODICITIESSeptember 2019July 2021Allow2220NoNo
16554049ANTENNA ELEMENT SET SELECTION SYSTEMAugust 2019June 2021Allow2111NoNo
16487840CODING AND MODULATION APPARATUS USING NON-UNIFORM CONSTELLATIONAugust 2019March 2021Allow1910YesNo
16538120INFORMATION CENTRIC NETWORKING FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTIONAugust 2019January 2021Allow1720YesNo
16535756METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA UNITAugust 2019January 2021Allow1720YesNo
16518485MOBILITY MANAGER DESTRUCTIVE TESTINGJuly 2019February 2020Allow710YesNo
16511250METHOD FOR PROVIDING HIGH-AVAILABILITY SERVICES ON ONE-WAY DATA DIODEJuly 2019September 2020Allow1400NoNo
16477825METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING BEAM SEARCH OR BEAM TRANSMISSION BASED ON LOCATION ERROR INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2019February 2021Allow1910NoNo
16508780STREAMING MEDIA MULTIPLEXING WITH A MEDIA PROXYJuly 2019May 2021Allow2320NoNo
16507366TIME DIVISION DUPLEXING TECHNIQUES IN SHARED RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUMJuly 2019August 2020Allow1400NoNo
16476616Hybrid-SRS Combination SignalingJuly 2019August 2021Allow2520YesNo
16503843MANAGING VIRTUAL OUTPUT QUEUESJuly 2019November 2020Allow1610YesNo
16459651Transaction based schedulingJuly 2019February 2021Allow1910YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KO, SITHU.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
7
(70.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(30.0%)
Reversal Percentile
47.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 30.0% 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
15
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
52.5%
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, 33.3% 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 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 KO, SITHU - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KO, SITHU works in Art Unit 2414 and has examined 512 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KO, SITHU's allowance rate of 86.1% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KO, SITHU receive 1.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 42% 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 KO, SITHU is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KO, SITHU. This interview benefit is in the 68% 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, 33.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 72% 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 36.4% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 35.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% 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 14% 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 17% 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:

    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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