USPTO Examiner SKRIPNIKOV ALEX - Art Unit 2416

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18435488Reporting Power Headroom for Aggregated CarriersFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18428679METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR BROADCAST CHANNELJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18465937RELAXED SENSING FOR NEW RADIO SIDELINK OVER MILLIMETER WAVE OPERATING FREQUENCIESSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1520YesNo
18457156APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18234005WIRELESS TRANSMIT RECEIVE UNIT (WTRU) REACHABILITYAugust 2023November 2024Allow1511NoNo
18337556CONTROL CHANNEL RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICEJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18332412CRC BITS FOR JOINT DECODING AND VERIFICATION OF CONTROL INFORMATION USING POLAR CODESJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18205856NETWORK INTERFACE AND BUFFER CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18202317ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18314349HANDLING OF PERIODIC RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) BASED NOTIFICATION AREA (RNA) TIMERMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18137735LOAD BALANCING FOR A SATELLITE NETWORKApril 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18113100QOS FOR MULTIPLEX NETWORK RECEIVE QUEUEFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18020647MECHANISM FOR COORDINATING SEAMLESS SERVICE CONTINUITY TO EDGE APPLICATION SERVER AT RELOCATIONFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2100NoNo
18157487Reporting Power Headroom for Aggregated CarriersJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18154547WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKSJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18147852CHIP MODULE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND PORT ALLOCATION METHODDecember 2022March 2024Allow1420NoNo
18068380RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, TERMINAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022May 2024Allow1620NoNo
17928200METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NEGOTIATING AVERAGING WINDOW IN LOW LATENCY COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2022January 2025Allow2600YesNo
17990768Handling of Out-Of-Order Transport-Layer Packets Using Reorder BufferNovember 2022June 2024Allow1920YesNo
17971884METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022September 2023Allow1100NoNo
17966920METHOD AND APPARATUS OF REQUESTING RESOURCE FOR SIDELINK RETRANSMISSION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17936311METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR BROADCAST CHANNELSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310NoNo
17942491DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION TECHNIQUES WITH NON-UNIFORM CYCLE DURATIONSSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17900111COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH BEAM QUALITY MEASUREMENTAugust 2022January 2024Allow1720NoNo
17898814METHOD APPARATUS AND NETWORK NODE FOR APPLYING CONDITIONAL CQI REPORTINGAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17898720Resource Allocation Method and Apparatus, and SystemAugust 2022March 2024Allow1920NoNo
17897557PACKET ARBITRATION FOR BUFFERED PACKETS IN A NETWORK DEVICEAugust 2022January 2024Allow1600NoNo
17898279NETWORK APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) EXPOSUREAugust 2022October 2023Allow1410NoNo
17896204NETWORK INTERFACE AND BUFFER CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022February 2023Allow610NoNo
17882618METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTIONAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17811523BUFFER STATUS REPORT ENHANCEMENTS FOR TCP FLOWJuly 2022June 2023Allow1200NoNo
17811526BUFFER STATUS REPORT ENHANCEMENTS FOR TCP FLOWJuly 2022February 2024Allow1920YesNo
17811522CARRIER AGGREGATION AND DUAL CONNECTIVITY CAPABILITY EXCHANGEJuly 2022December 2023Abandon1710NoNo
17853130METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MANAGING NETWORK SLICE SELECTION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION (NSSAI) AVAILABILITY INFORMATION AT NETWORK SLICE ELECTION FUNCTION (NSSF)June 2022July 2024Allow2500NoNo
17827564METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF CONNECTIONS TO CO-EXISTING RADIO ACCESS NETWORKSMay 2022June 2024Allow2411NoNo
17779588METHOD FOR MONITORING QUALITY OF TRANSMISSION CONDITIONS IN A NETWORK, CORRESPONDING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE CARRIER MEDIUM.May 2022November 2024Allow3010NoNo
17663523BUFFER STATUS ENHANCEMENTS FOR TCP FLOWMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17734603Resource ConflictMay 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17773566METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROBING ACCESS POINTSApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17723144REPETITION TECHNIQUES FOR AUTONOMOUS UPLINK TRANSMISSIONSApril 2022May 2023Allow1310NoNo
17718634LAYER-3 POLICY ENFORCEMENT FOR LAYER-7 DATA FLOWSApril 2022August 2024Allow2910YesNo
17714615LOAD BALANCING FOR A SATELLITE NETWORKApril 2022January 2023Allow900NoNo
17714796METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR BROADCAST CHANNELApril 2022June 2022Allow200NoNo
17754424METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING TRANSMISSION RESOURCE ON BASIS OF CONTROL INFORMATION IN NR V2XMarch 2022November 2024Allow3200NoNo
17693629APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMMarch 2022November 2023Allow2021NoNo
17641278Methods and Apparatuses for PagingMarch 2022February 2024Allow2400NoNo
17686987VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK CONNECTION MANAGEMENTMarch 2022September 2024Allow3110YesNo
17652449ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT SUPPORTING C-DRX AND METHOD FOR THE SAMEFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17635659DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION OPERATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3420NoNo
17666025DYNAMIC ROBUST DOWNLINK PACKET DELIVERYFebruary 2022May 2023Allow1510NoNo
17587004Methods to Handle Scheduling Requests for Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC) in New Radio (NR) SystemsJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1100NoNo
17649145ALIGNED LBT GAPS FOR SINGLE OPERATOR FBE NR-SSJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1100NoNo
17582301SCHEDULING SLEEP TIME TRANSITION FOR A WAKEUP PERIOD OF A USER EQUIPMENTJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3510NoNo
17581674PROCESSING QUEUE ASSIGNMENT BASED ON A FLAG IN A GENEVE HEADERJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2820NoNo
17648260PACKET SWITCHESJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1410YesNo
17576850STATEFUL PACKET INSPECTION AND CLASSIFICATIONJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1820YesNo
17575636METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING PUSCH AND USER EQUIPMENTJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2100NoNo
17570590END SYSTEM FOR AN AVIONICS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED AVIONICS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17569609Wireless Networks with Capability-Based Communication SchedulingJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2711NoNo
17645953APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TARGET WAKE TIME PARAMETER DESIGNDecember 2021August 2023Allow2000NoNo
17557325SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MESSAGING FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESDecember 2021August 2024Allow3220NoNo
17532495PARTITIONING RADIO RESOURCES TO ENABLE NEUTRAL HOST OPERATION FOR A RADIO ACCESS NETWORKNovember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17455834TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND SYSTEMNovember 2021August 2023Allow2110NoNo
17609718SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNING ID TO SLAVE BMSNovember 2021April 2024Allow3000NoNo
17453188Virtual Carrier NetworkNovember 2021May 2024Allow3110NoNo
17514332COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMOctober 2021June 2024Allow3110NoNo
17607683BANDWIDTH PART SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, SERVING NODE, USER TERMINAL, AND MEDIUMOctober 2021October 2024Allow3510NoNo
17452758ENERGY HARVESTING BASED ON PRE-EMPTION INDICATIONSOctober 2021March 2023Allow1600NoNo
17508491METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2021March 2023Allow1700NoNo
17508755PAGING METHOD, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENTOctober 2021December 2023Allow2630NoNo
17451916METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2021October 2023Allow2410NoNo
17451417RELAXED SENSING FOR NEW RADIO SIDELINK OVER MILLIMETER WAVE OPERATING FREQUENCIESOctober 2021June 2023Allow2000NoNo
17451060UPLINK TRANSMISSION HANDLING DURING TIME INTERVAL ASSOCIATED WITH DOWNLINK PHASE CONTINUITYOctober 2021January 2024Allow2720YesNo
17491978REDUCED CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING TIME FOR CELL ACTIVATIONOctober 2021April 2024Allow3030YesNo
17442728DRX CONFIGURATION IN NEW RADIOSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3710NoNo
17440611CONTROL MESSAGING FOR MULTI-BEAM COMMUNICATIONSSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3711NoNo
17593429Independent Measurement Gap Configuration in an Unlicensed SpectrumSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3610NoNo
17447515SIGNALING PARAMETERS FOR RELAY DEVICESSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2510NoNo
17438242Configuring Listen Before Talk and Short Control Signaling in Unlicensed SpectrumSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3510NoNo
17438227Multiplexing of Uplink TransmissionsSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3101NoNo
17438261TIME-DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR CONFIGURED GRANT TRANSMISSIONS IN NEW RADIO (NR) SYSTEMSSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3710NoNo
17460063BANDWIDTH PART CONTROL FOR NETWORK POWER SAVINGAugust 2021May 2023Allow2100NoNo
17458025CONTROL CHANNEL RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICEAugust 2021March 2023Allow1910NoNo
17432724SELECTIVE REFERENCE SIGNAL MEASUREMENTSAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17395232WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEAugust 2021May 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17310189RATE-SPLITTING CONSTRUCTION OF POLAR CODED HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ) SCHEMEJuly 2021April 2024Allow3310NoNo
17378691METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2021January 2023Allow1810NoNo
17310100METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING NAS MESSAGE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2021September 2024Allow3830YesNo
17310114SIGNAL TRANSMISSION USING PLURALITY OF APS IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMJuly 2021January 2024Allow3010NoNo
17422594METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION OF CELL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2021September 2023Allow2600NoNo
17371300DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJuly 2021April 2024Allow3310NoNo
17369992Expandable QueueJuly 2021November 2022Allow1710NoNo
17419185METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR TRANSMITTING FEEDBACK SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2021October 2023Allow2700NoNo
17415750METHOD AND WIRELESS DEVICE FOR HANDLING COMMUNICATIONS USING DUAL SIMSJune 2021March 2024Allow3310NoNo
17338114SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH UNASSOCIATED STATIONSJune 2021November 2023Allow2910NoNo
17299237METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MOBILITY RELATED TO DUAL CONNECTIVITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2021January 2024Allow3110NoNo
17299241METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING FEEDBACK INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2021September 2023Allow2700NoNo
17315552Extreme-High-Throughput Enhanced Subchannel Selective Transmission Operation In Wireless CommunicationsMay 2021December 2023Allow3120NoNo
17302356APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2021January 2023Allow2110NoNo
17289988IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO REFERENCE FEATURE SETS IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKApril 2021May 2024Allow3711NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
17
Examiner Affirmed
11
(64.7%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(35.3%)
Reversal Percentile
55.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.3% 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
27
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(37.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(63.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
58.3%
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, 37.0% 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 SKRIPNIKOV, ALEX - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SKRIPNIKOV, ALEX works in Art Unit 2416 and has examined 574 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SKRIPNIKOV, ALEX's allowance rate of 89.4% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SKRIPNIKOV, ALEX receive 1.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 47% 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 SKRIPNIKOV, ALEX 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 +4.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SKRIPNIKOV, ALEX. This interview benefit is in the 27% 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, 31.4% 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 38.7% 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, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 38% 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 54.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.0% 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, 42.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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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