USPTO Examiner THOMAS WILFRED - Art Unit 2416

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18407999FEEDBACK SIGNALING FORMAT SELECTIONJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1920YesNo
18468343ACTIVE BEAM MANAGEMENT, CONFIGURATION, AND CAPABILITY SIGNALINGSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3030YesNo
18468668UPLINK TIMING AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATIONSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510YesNo
18197424Channel State Information Feedback for Multiple Transmission Reception PointsMay 2023January 2025Allow2010YesNo
18305938SSID Broadcast Management to Support Priority of BroadcastApril 2023March 2025Allow2320NoNo
18301132COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONApril 2023October 2024Abandon1810NoNo
18112155SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR 5G-BASED NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SYSTEMS (NGSOs) WITH INTER-SATELLITE LINKSFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18158999SOFT HAND-OFF AND ROUTING DATA IN A VIRTUALIZED DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3730YesNo
18006546MAPPING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCES TO VIRTUAL PANELSJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3620YesNo
17923350METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIAL BEAM ALIGNMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17969854Frequency Hopping in Multiple Transmission and Reception PointsOctober 2022January 2026Allow3920NoNo
17917061METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENTOctober 2022July 2025Allow3410NoNo
17889493INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODAugust 2022November 2024Allow2720YesNo
17929036DOWNSTREAM IAB NODE, METHOD TO OPERATE A DOWNSTREAM IAB NODE, UPSTREAM IAB NODE, METHOD TO OPERATE AN UPSTREAM IAB NODEAugust 2022August 2025Allow3620YesNo
17878450CALL REDIRECT FROM USER-COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN BROADBAND NETWORKAugust 2022June 2024Allow2310YesNo
17793884DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022August 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17793526REFERENCE SIGNAL USE ACROSS PHYSICAL CHANNELS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010YesNo
17844652System and Method of Managing PNF Connectivity in a Network Slice InstanceJune 2022December 2024Allow3020YesNo
17828511FACILITATING INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTED ASSETS THAT UTILIZE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES AND THAT ARE LOCATED ACROSS DISPARATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSMay 2022April 2024Allow2310YesNo
17664707ACTIVE BEAM MANAGEMENT, CONFIGURATION, AND CAPABILITY SIGNALINGMay 2022September 2024Allow2820YesNo
17770057TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2022December 2025Allow4440YesNo
17714442COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2022March 2024Allow2310NoNo
17705816SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZATION OF NETWORK TRAFFIC ACROSS MULTIPLE WIRELESS OPTIONSMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020NoNo
17704448SELECTIVE LOCATION-BASED ACTIVATION OF CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATION REPORTING FOR USER EQUIPMENTMarch 2022April 2025Allow3720NoYes
17693111METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL AND DATA CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2022February 2024Allow2410YesNo
17652889METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FREQUENCY HOPPING OF CHANNEL, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2520NoNo
17679743METHODS AND NODES FOR DETERMINING A TRANSMISSION DATA BLOCK SIZEFebruary 2022February 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17637540Dynamic Retransmission ConfigurationFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17637435NETWORK STRUCTURE AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKFebruary 2022October 2025Allow4430YesNo
17629782COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, AND METHODSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17581050METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING RADIO TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION PARAMETERSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3120YesNo
17569723POWER HEADROOM CONTROL ELEMENT, METHOD OF COMMUNICATING POWER INFORMATION FROM A USER EQUIPMENT, METHOD FOR PROCESSING RECEIVED POWER INFORMATION AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATIONJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2820YesNo
17541968METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DOWNLINK DATA CHANNEL AND DEVICE THEREFORDecember 2021May 2024Allow3020NoNo
17598108METHOD FOR PERFORMING BEAM MANAGEMENT BY TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL AND BASE STATION SUPPORTING SAMESeptember 2021June 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17485135RELATIVE BEAM DIRECTION INDICATION FOR BEAM MANAGEMENTSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3320NoNo
17485072SIGNALING DETAILS OF NETWORK CODED TRANSMISSIONSSeptember 2021February 2026Abandon5361YesNo
17482249MANAGING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FOR LEAKY-WAVE ANTENNASSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3421YesNo
17478613PHYSICAL BROADCAST CHANNEL TO SUPPORT REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT BANDWIDTH REDUCTIONSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3120YesNo
17471948COMMUNICATION METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICESeptember 2021March 2024Allow3020YesNo
17446889UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION REPORTINGSeptember 2021October 2025Allow4960YesNo
17460818COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MAC AND PHY FOR PARALLEL RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURES OF DUAL CONNECTIVITYAugust 2021July 2023Allow2310NoNo
17404241COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCED-CAPABILITY UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2021April 2024Allow3220NoNo
17402375INFORMATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION REPEATER DEVICEAugust 2021July 2024Allow3530YesNo
17392253TIME SYNCHRONIZATION OF MOBILE CHANNEL SOUNDING SYSTEMAugust 2021January 2024Abandon3020YesNo
17420627PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL WITH MULTI-TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS (TRPS)July 2021November 2023Allow2810NoNo
17367313TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING A FEEDBACK TIME FOR COMMUNICATIONS OVER MULTIPLE WIRELESS CONNECTIONSJuly 2021July 2023Allow2510NoNo
17304937UPLINK TIMING AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATIONJune 2021June 2023Allow2310NoNo
17358580COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUSJune 2021January 2024Allow3120NoNo
17244773MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME (MCS) ADAPTATION IN FULL-DUPLEX MODEApril 2021February 2024Allow3430NoNo
17237469SPATIAL REUSE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONApril 2021January 2023Allow2010YesNo
17233766METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL AND DATA CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2021December 2023Allow3220YesNo
17227908METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING DATA PROCESSING, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2021September 2023Allow2920NoNo
17220785BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY PROCEDURE RESOURCE REDUCTION WITH BANDWIDTH PART HOPPINGApril 2021March 2024Allow3630YesNo
17200851APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BEAMFORMINGMarch 2021November 2023Allow3220YesNo
17199671EFFICIENT DEVICE CAPABILITIES ENQUIRY FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATIONS WIRELESS NETWORKMarch 2021September 2023Abandon3020YesNo
17171668METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING WITH LTE-NR DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING (DSS)February 2021September 2023Allow3130NoNo
17248312SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK TRANSMISSION USING SPATIAL DIVISION MULTIPLEXINGJanuary 2021October 2022Allow2110YesNo
17120483APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BEAM TRACKINGDecember 2020May 2023Allow2920YesNo
17107933MULTI-LEVEL LEARNING FOR CLASSIFYING NETWORK TRAFFIC FLOWS FROM FIRST PACKET DATANovember 2020March 2023Allow2810YesNo
16949716EXTENDED DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL SCRAMBLING IDENTIFIER FOR DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL COMMUNICATIONNovember 2020April 2023Allow2920YesNo
17094159DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2020January 2023Abandon2620YesNo
17094516Communication Method and Communications ApparatusNovember 2020October 2022Allow2310NoNo
17045000TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND BASE STATIONOctober 2020March 2023Allow3020YesNo
17044384BEAM INDICATION FOR 5G NEW RADIOOctober 2020January 2025Abandon5260NoNo
17021184LC-PDCCH Repetition Level Selection for MTC DevicesSeptember 2020August 2024Allow4720NoYes
16980624DETERMINATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIZE OF DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION FORMATSeptember 2020November 2023Allow3840NoNo
17006998WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH REPETITION DETECTIONAugust 2020October 2022Allow2620YesNo
16971210RECIPROCITY BASED CSI REPORTING CONFIGURATIONAugust 2020January 2023Abandon2920NoNo
16944792METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING INTERRUPTION TIME OF DATA TRANSFER ON HANDOVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110YesNo
16933389FEEDBACK SIGNALING FORMAT SELECTIONJuly 2020November 2023Allow4040YesYes
16931730EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION OF PEER ZONE DATABASE IN FIBRE CHANNEL FABRICJuly 2020March 2022Allow2010YesNo
16917225MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) PROTOCOL DATA UNIT (MPDU) AND CODEWORD ALIGNMENT AND VALIDATIONJune 2020July 2022Allow2411YesNo
16958944Remote LPWAN Gateway With Backhaul Over a High-Latency Communication SystemJune 2020November 2022Allow2920YesNo
16958820METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING INFORMATIONJune 2020March 2022Allow2110NoNo
16907809METHODS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT BEAM FAILURE RECOVERYJune 2020July 2023Allow3630YesNo
16905701SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOW CONTROL AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TRANSMISSIONJune 2020October 2024Allow5260YesYes
16895674METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SRS IN WIRELESS CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2020April 2023Allow3440YesNo
16875899Load Balancer Metadata Forwarding On Secure ConnectionsMay 2020September 2023Allow4060YesNo
16867120ESTABLISHMENT OF MILLIMETER WAVE RELAY LINKS BETWEEN USER EQUIPMENTS WITH BASE STATION COORDINATIONMay 2020June 2023Allow3740YesNo
16865827Beam Tracking Using Downlink Data Reception and Motion Sensing InformationMay 2020March 2023Allow3540YesNo
16853834Channel State Information Feedback for Multiple Transmission Reception PointsApril 2020January 2023Allow3320YesNo
16756677METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFORApril 2020December 2022Allow3230YesNo
16833133COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS, AND DEVICEMarch 2020September 2024Allow5360YesNo
16648170Communication Device and Method for Radio Frequency CommunicationMarch 2020July 2023Abandon4040YesNo
16646419METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DOWNLINK DATA CHANNEL AND DEVICE THEREFORMarch 2020October 2021Allow2010YesNo
16802460METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FREQUENCY HOPPING OF CHANNEL, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2020December 2021Allow2100YesNo
16642234METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSIONFebruary 2020April 2022Allow2620NoNo
16800110CALL REDIRECT FROM MOBILE DEVICE IN IPBXFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2520NoNo
16798576Communication ApparatusFebruary 2020December 2021Allow2110YesNo
16796067METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK TRANSMISSION AND RESOURCE ALLOCATIONFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2720YesNo
16786477COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3740YesNo
16783149SIGNALING OF TRANSMISSION PARAMETERSFebruary 2020October 2023Allow4541NoNo
16779493SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZATION OF NETWORK TRAFFIC ACROSS MULTIPLE WIRELESS OPTIONSJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2210YesNo
16777720ENABLING MULTI-CLUSTER TRANSMISSIONSJanuary 2020March 2022Allow2620YesNo
16775897END TO END APPLICATION IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYTICS OF TUNNEL ENCAPSULATED TRAFFIC IN THE UNDERLAYJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3030YesNo
16743288FACILITATING INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTED ASSETS IN 5G AND OTHER ADVANCED NETWORKSJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2520YesNo
16742072WIRELESS CROSS-CONNECT SWITCHJanuary 2020April 2021Allow1510NoNo
16628642WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2020July 2021Allow1820NoNo
16721698SEQUENCE NUMBER CHECKSUM FOR LINK STATE PROTOCOLSDecember 2019January 2022Allow2520YesNo
16714478TRANSMIT/RECEIVE BEAM ASSOCIATION IN MILLIMETER WAVE V2XDecember 2019August 2024Allow5640YesYes

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
2
(22.2%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(77.8%)
Reversal Percentile
90.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 77.8% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
25
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(48.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(52.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
76.6%
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, 48.0% 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 THOMAS, WILFRED - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner THOMAS, WILFRED works in Art Unit 2416 and has examined 247 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner THOMAS, WILFRED's allowance rate of 75.7% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by THOMAS, WILFRED receive 2.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 86% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by THOMAS, WILFRED is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +31.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by THOMAS, WILFRED. This interview benefit is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 29% 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 21.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 62.5% 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 69.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.0% 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, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 20% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 16% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.

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.