USPTO Examiner AUNG SAI - Art Unit 2416

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18671565METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR TRANSFERRING DATA WITH DIFFERENT RELIABILITIESMay 2024September 2024Allow410YesNo
18421669METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION AND SIGNALING OF SL RESOURCES FOR INTER-UE CO-ORDINATIONJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18487291COLLISION HANDLING FOR PHYSICAL UPLINK CHANNELSOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510YesNo
18484102POWER SAVINGS FOR VOICE SERVICESOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010YesNo
18474686DECENTRALIZED WIDE-AREA NETWORK TRAFFIC ENGINEERINGSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2120YesNo
18465005TECHNIQUES FOR CANCELATION OF ONE OR MORE UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS FROM A USER EQUIPMENTSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1100YesNo
18232247Mobility Management Function Determination for Allowed Network Slices of Wireless DeviceAugust 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18228469METHODS FOR FLEXIBLE REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION WITH SINGLE CARRIER FREQUENCY DOMAIN MULTIPLE ACCESS (SC-FDMA) AND OFDMAJuly 2023December 2024Allow1720NoNo
18354417Dynamically Reassigning a High-Noise Frequency Segment from a First Access Node to a Second Access NodeJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610NoNo
18329873DISTRIBUTING SERVICE FUNCTION CHAIN DATA AND SERVICE FUNCTION INSTANCE DATA IN A NETWORKJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18313216METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC DOWNLINK MULTI-BEAM OPERATIONSMay 2023December 2024Allow1910NoNo
18308975METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING SEMI-PERSISTENT SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL AS REFERENCE SIGNAL OF NEIGHBORING CELL IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2023February 2025Allow2220YesNo
18123421Method and a Device for Improved Status ReportsMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310YesNo
18026762WIRELESS MICROPHONE SYSTEM COMPRISING WIRELESS MICROPHONE TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVERMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18175251SCHEDULE REQUEST PROCEDURES FOR LOGICAL CHANNELS OF A WIRELESS DEVICEFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1621YesNo
18114530Antenna Port Determination Based on Maximum Number of Transmission Layers of Bandwidth PartFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2120NoNo
18016611USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS AND SIGNALING FOR RELAXED UPLINK PROCESSING TIMEJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2800YesNo
18093587METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO RELAY PACKETSJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2720YesNo
18002958SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DUAL MODE SCHEDULING OF DATA TRANSFERS IN A NETWORKDecember 2022April 2025Allow2800NoNo
18069568SIDELINK TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE CALCULATION SCHEME AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSDecember 2022August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18063002METHOD OF SCRAMBLING REFERENCE SIGNALS, DEVICE AND USER EQUIPMENT USING THE METHODDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18059109QOS FLOW CONTROL PARAMETERS SIGNALINGNovember 2022June 2024Allow1910YesNo
17989480Discontinuous Reception Alignment in Dual Connectivity NetworksNovember 2022June 2024Allow1920YesNo
17979090METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFORNovember 2022February 2023Allow300YesNo
17966140METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK IMPLEMENTATIONOctober 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17965578METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING AND CONFIGURED GRANT CONFIGURATIONSOctober 2022July 2024Allow2120NoNo
18045661FORWARD COMPATIBLE NEW RADIO SIDELINK SLOT FORMAT SIGNALLINGOctober 2022May 2024Allow2010NoNo
17936564TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3210YesNo
17955410CHANNEL AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICESeptember 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17914966CARRIER AGGREGATION LIMIT FOR REL-16 PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING CAPABILITIESSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3301NoNo
17914975METHOD FOR MONITORING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL, USER TERMINAL AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17912743Resource Determining Method and ApparatusSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17902984ENERGY SAVINGS SYSTEM BASED MACHINE LEARNING OF WIRELESS PERFORMANCE ACTIVITY FOR MOBILE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM CONNECTED TO PLURAL WIRELESS NETWORKSSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1100NoNo
17929515ACTIVE RECEIVER TO MONITOR TRANSMITTER RADIO FREQUENCY PERFORMANCESeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17909312Methods for Non-PMI CSI Reporting Enhancements for Multi-TRP OperationSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310YesNo
17823209TERMINATION OF WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF A DATA FRAMEAugust 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17823108PROVISIONING EDGE RESOURCES BASED ON CHANGES IN BUSINESS DENSITY LOCATIONAugust 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17895756APPARATUS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS TO SELF-TEST WIRELESS NETWORKING DEVICESAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17801629RECEIVING METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, RECEIVING STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RECEIVING PROGRAMAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500YesNo
17880724FACILITATING EXPLICIT LATENCY MODE DETERMINATION IN BEAM SWITCHINGAugust 2022May 2025Allow3320NoNo
17880428Radio Frequency (RF) Diagnostic Coverage For Wireless Proximity Stop Systems And Corresponding Methods Of Operating Wireless Proximity Stop SystemsAugust 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17796840PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL DETECTION METHOD AND TRANSMISSION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATIONAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17796359METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING CONFIGURATION RELATED TO CONDITIONAL MOBILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510NoNo
17873827RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL PROCEDURESJuly 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17794918METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DRIVING BY FIRST DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING SIDELINK, AND DEVICE THEREFORJuly 2022September 2024Allow2600YesNo
17868400SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A HIGH BUFFERED HIGH BANDWIDTH NETWORK ELEMENTJuly 2022November 2023Allow1610YesNo
17813465NETWORK DRIVEN PRIVATE AND MACRO NETWORK INTERWORKINGJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310NoNo
17867372Paging Method and Communication ApparatusJuly 2022September 2024Allow2600YesNo
17807811SELECTING REFERENCE SIGNAL OCCASIONS FOR WAKEUPJune 2022September 2023Allow1520YesNo
17806713CHANNEL ACCESS PROCEDURE FOR SL TRANSMISSION OVER UNLICENSED BANDJune 2022April 2025Allow3420YesNo
17836203METHOD, SESSION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION NODE, USER PLANE FUNCTION NODE, AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR SESSION MANAGEMENT PARAMETERS MAINTENANCE AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREINJune 2022October 2023Allow1610NoNo
17827675DECENTRALIZED WIDE-AREA NETWORK TRAFFIC ENGINEERINGMay 2022June 2023Allow1300NoNo
17751908METHODS PROVIDING ANCHOR CHANGE FOR ETHERNET PDU SESSIONS AND RELATED NETWORK ENTITIES/NODESMay 2022September 2023Allow1601YesNo
17745143SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING RATE ADAPTATION OF CONSTANT BIT RATE (CBR) CLIENT DATA WITH A VARIABLE NUMBER OF IDLE BLOCKS FOR TRANSMISSION OVER A METRO TRANSPORT NETWORK (MTN)May 2022September 2023Allow1600YesNo
17744098Information Reporting Method, Information Processing Method, and DeviceMay 2022February 2025Allow3320NoNo
17663118Power Efficient Operation at Significant LocationsMay 2022June 2023Allow1410NoNo
17773869BUILDING STRESS BALANCE MONITORING SYSTEM OF PASSIVE SENSOR NETWORKMay 2022November 2024Allow3101YesNo
17733018METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICE ACQUISITIONApril 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17732206Adaptive Data Radio Bearer Mapping for Multicast/Broadcast in Wireless NetworksApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17729199METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESERVING SIDELINK RESOURCESApril 2022December 2024Abandon3201NoNo
17727736METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A HARQ-ACKApril 2022December 2023Allow1930YesNo
17769973METHOD FOR CONNECTING A COMMUNICATION NODE AND COMMUNICATION NODEApril 2022June 2024Allow2600NoNo
17765923Control Channel Configuration for Unlicensed Wideband Radio SystemsApril 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17709957ANALYSIS OF CALL METRICS FOR CALL DIRECTIONMarch 2022July 2023Allow1510YesNo
17707411METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING DOWNLINK SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2022May 2024Allow2500NoNo
17707441TIME-FREQUENCY BLOCK CANCELLATIONMarch 2022September 2024Allow6010NoNo
17707386DUAL CONNECTIVITY AND CARRIER AGGREGATION ENHANCEMENT SCHEMES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMarch 2022December 2024Allow3211NoNo
17693207TRANSMITTING INFORMATION THAT INDICATES A CHANGE IN SYSTEM INFORMATIONMarch 2022April 2023Allow1310YesNo
17641748DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17687857Systems and Methods for Detecting Domain Changes in an SD-WAN EnvironmentMarch 2022March 2024Allow2400NoNo
17753445COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2022March 2025Allow3620NoNo
17679938APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17753043METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING RESOURCE RELATED TO SIDELINK IN NR V2XFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17673092DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY EMISSIONS CONTROLFebruary 2022May 2023Allow1510YesNo
17666053Indication Signal Transmission Method And ApparatusFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17632712TERMINALFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17631436METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INFORMATION CONFIGURATION, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHANNEL ESTIMATION, AND TRANSMITTING DEVICEJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17631328METHOD BY WHICH MULTI-RU RECEIVES LDPC-TONE-MAPPED PPDU IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM, AND APPARATUSJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2500NoNo
17578013METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2600NoNo
17624438TOPOLOGY ESTIMATION SYSTEM, TRAFFIC GENERATION APPARATUS, AND TRAFFIC GENERATION METHODJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3220NoNo
17562722COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2021May 2024Allow2810NoNo
17562743POLAR CODE RETRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2021February 2024Allow2500NoNo
17545689SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC UPLINK GRANT POLICY BASED ON MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL ("MAC") PROTOCOL DATA UNIT ("PDU") PADDINGDecember 2021February 2024Allow2630YesYes
17543030Enabling Internet Protocol Carrier Peering to Foreign Network DomainsDecember 2021May 2023Allow1810NoNo
17527864DISTRIBUTING SERVICE FUNCTION CHAIN DATA AND SERVICE FUNCTION INSTANCE DATA IN A NETWORKNovember 2021March 2023Allow1610YesNo
17525287LOGICAL CHANNEL PRIORITIZATION ENHANCEMENTS FOR JITTER SENSITIVE TRAFFICNovember 2021March 2024Allow2910YesNo
17454800RESTRICTIVE SERVICE PERIOD FOR POWER SAVE DEVICESNovember 2021October 2022Allow1100NoNo
17609773SIDELINK DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND SIDELINK RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2021September 2024Allow3520NoNo
17454027SIDELINK NETWORK ASSISTED INTER-UE COORDINATIONNovember 2021February 2025Allow4020YesYes
17453762HANDOVER SCHEMES FOR MILLIMETER WAVE (MMW) WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2021April 2023Allow1810NoNo
17594786Method and Apparatus For Handling Sidelink ReportsOctober 2021May 2024Allow3010NoNo
17512480CELLULAR VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING DESIGN PRINCIPLESOctober 2021June 2024Allow3231YesNo
17605204TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODOctober 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17598247HANDLING TIME-VARYING PACKET SIZE IN DOWNLINKOctober 2021January 2024Allow2800NoNo
17495568METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2021January 2024Allow2710NoNo
17482396METHOD OF CONNECTION REESTABLISHMENT, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17480693SERVICE DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2021May 2023Allow2010NoNo
17438961Triggering and Signaling of Inter-UE Coordination MessageSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4331NoNo
17438929Updating Schedule of Multiple CommunicationsSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910YesNo
17438656USER EQUIPMENT BASED PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL (PDCP) DUPLICATION ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATIONSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3010YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
13
Examiner Affirmed
7
(53.8%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(46.2%)
Reversal Percentile
67.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 46.2% 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
29
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(34.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(65.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
53.8%
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, 34.5% 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 AUNG, SAI - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AUNG, SAI works in Art Unit 2416 and has examined 515 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.4%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AUNG, SAI's allowance rate of 92.4% places them in the 78% 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 AUNG, SAI receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 41% 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 AUNG, SAI 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 -0.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AUNG, SAI. This interview benefit is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 53% 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, 47.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 39% 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 63.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 34.8% 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, 25.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 17% 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:

    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.

    Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

    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.