USPTO Examiner BELETE BERHANU D - Art Unit 2418

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18645038SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING CELLULAR SPECTRUM UTILIZATIONApril 2024August 2025Allow1610NoNo
18525363Supporting Inter-Media Synchronization In Wireless CommunicationsNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18504084TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED CONTROL CHANNELSNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18244756Radio Unit and a Method Therein for Controlling Power Levels of Spatially Separated Transceivers in a Wireless Communications NetworkSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18264993MECHANISM FOR AVAILABILITY OF SYSTEM BROADCASTED INFORMATIONAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18357816ROUTING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTSJuly 2023December 2024Allow1700YesNo
18322086COMPRESSION OF INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6 ADDRESSES IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKSMay 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18119935SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRONT HAUL TRAFFIC PROCESSING ON RADIO UNITS AND DISTRIBUTED BASEBAND UNITSMarch 2023March 2026Allow3630NoNo
18167917BEAM SOURCE ASSISTANCE INFORMATIONFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18166802METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECIDING PACKET COMMUNICATION RANGE IN TERMINAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2820YesNo
18158175APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEAMLESS NETWORK SERVICE BASED ON HETEROGENEOUS MULTIPLE NETWORKSJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18158247ADAPTIVE SCANNINGJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2610YesNo
18016929TESTING IN 5G SA COMMUNICATION NETWORKJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3200NoNo
18004035SCHEDULING METHOD, DEVICE, EQUIPMENT AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022February 2026Allow3720NoNo
18147696WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3720NoNo
18068532Mechanism For Achieving Ultra-Low Latency Packet Processing At CU-UPDecember 2022September 2025Allow3310NoNo
18000255COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES FOR DATA AND REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE ELEMENTS (RES)November 2022October 2025Allow3520NoNo
18057358COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210YesNo
179850625G SMALL CELL TIME SYNCHRONIZED NETWORKINGNovember 2022September 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17998232APPARATUSES OF A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, METHODS TO OPERATE AN APPARATUS OF A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKNovember 2022February 2026Abandon3920NoNo
17923578PANEL-SPECIFIC TIMING OFFSETS FOR MULTI-PANEL ANTENNA UPLINK TRANSMISSIONSNovember 2022February 2026Allow3921NoNo
18048634MOBILE TERMINAL TESTING SYSTEMOctober 2022February 2026Allow4020YesNo
17943565INCREASED RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT-END (RFFE) THROUGHPUT USING PORT AGGREGATIONSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4020YesNo
17896085DYNAMIC QUANTIZATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR MACHINE LEARNING MODELS IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORKAugust 2022February 2026Abandon4220YesNo
17869930TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022November 2025Allow3920NoNo
17859805Beam Failure ReportJuly 2022January 2026Allow4330YesNo
17739950CONTROL CHANNEL RESOURCE INDICATION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND NETWORK DEVICEMay 2022September 2025Allow4030YesNo
17675548SCHEDULING 5G FUNCTIONS USING A NETWORK ADAPTERFebruary 2022September 2025Allow4350YesNo
17672516Timing Synchronization Method and ApparatusFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4120YesNo
17667011PHASE NOISE COMPENSATION IN A WIRELESS SYSTEMFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4120YesYes
17542248ADAPTIVE DOPPLER FEEDBACKDecember 2021May 2025Allow4240YesNo
17518022TECHNIQUES FOR SIGNALING SYMBOL FORMAT FOR GUARD INTERVAL BASED WAVEFORMSNovember 2021July 2025Allow4550YesNo
17502955MULTIPLE DONOR SUPPORTED DIRECTIONAL REPEATEROctober 2021June 2025Allow4440YesNo
17489795Device and Method of Handling a Channel Access ProcedureSeptember 2021September 2025Abandon4720NoNo
17473866TIMING EVENT TRIGGER FULL DUPLEX ABORTIONSeptember 2021October 2025Allow4960YesNo
17355490AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT OF PRESENTATION TIME OFFSETS IN DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION DIRECTIONSJune 2021June 2025Allow4850YesNo
17303818TECHNIQUES FOR REMOTE RADIO HEAD CONFIGURATION FOR USER EQUIPMENTJune 2021August 2025Allow5050YesNo
17129578METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEXING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATIONDecember 2020May 2025Allow5250YesYes
17100894IMPLEMENTING SWITCHOVER OPERATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTING NODESNovember 2020February 2025Allow5160YesNo
17094348APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EHT MULTI-BAND A-MSDU OPERATIONNovember 2020November 2024Allow4850YesNo
17085913WIRELESS SENSOR DEVICE, HOST DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LOW-POWER OPERATION OF WIRELESS SENSOR DEVICEOctober 2020June 2025Abandon5660YesNo
16960299APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR INFORMING MASTER NODE OF IMPENDING WRAP-AROUND OF PACKET COUNTER VALUEJuly 2020November 2025Allow6080YesNo
16918190Uplink Reference Signal Transmission Method, User Terminal, and Base StationJuly 2020May 2025Allow5860YesYes
16912122COMMUNICATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMJune 2020July 2025Allow6080YesYes
16601325ENHANCED DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL CONFIGURATION FOR LTEOctober 2019January 2021Abandon1570NoYes
16475477LOW-LATENCY RANDOM ACCESS FOR WIRELESS NETWORKSJuly 2019January 2026Allow6090YesYes
16450840PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICES USING A MICRO POP TO EXTEND MEDIA PROCESSING INTO ENTERPRISE NETWORKSJune 2019August 2020Allow1400YesNo
16434393METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING OFFLOADING PROCEDURES FOR WLAN-LTE INTEGRATION AND INTERWORKING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2019October 2020Allow1600YesNo
16286696Apparatus and Methods for Broadband Aeronautical Communications SystemsFebruary 2019August 2025Allow6061YesYes
15559133Optimized Signaling for WLAN/3GPP AggregationSeptember 2017June 2025Allow6080YesYes
15541628NETWORK NODE, WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN A RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE THEREBETWEEN IN A CELL OF THE NETWORK NODEJuly 2017April 2020Allow3430YesNo
15625629MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A MULTIPLICITY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CELLS IN A BUILDING OR CAMPUSJune 2017June 2019Allow2420NoNo
15624594Network Slice Discovery And SelectionJune 2017December 2025Allow60140YesNo
15271117ASYMMETRICAL LINK AGGREGATIONSeptember 2016December 2016Allow300YesNo
14836379SEAMLESS MIGRATION FROM RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL TO ETHERNET RING PROTECTION SWITCHING PROTOCOLAugust 2015August 2017Allow2320NoNo
14708149AGGREGATING TARGETED AND EXPLORATION QUERIESMay 2015September 2020Allow6070YesNo
14708120MULTI-PURPOSE RADIO FRONT-END PROCESSING CIRCUITRYMay 2015September 2016Allow1700NoNo
14635886MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2015September 2018Allow4370YesNo
14596652METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING ETHERNET AND NON-ETHERNET TRAFFIC OVER THE SAME MEDIUMJanuary 2015May 2017Allow2810YesNo
14411726METHOD FOR MEASURING AND REPORTING CSI-RS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SAMEDecember 2014December 2015Allow1210NoNo
14481711METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING SLOTSeptember 2014August 2016Allow2310NoNo
14444523METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CELL SEARCH AND SYNCHRONIZATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONJuly 2014August 2016Allow2510YesNo
14375095USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS, AND BASE STATION AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALSJuly 2014July 2016Allow2310NoNo
14278204PORT SWITCHING METHOD, ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2014September 2016Allow2820YesNo
14276674SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING POWER SAVE OPERATIONS IN AN AD HOC NETWORKMay 2014August 2016Allow2720YesNo
14228154ASYMMETRICAL LINK AGGREGATIONMarch 2014August 2016Allow2820YesNo
14236242SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEIVING CIRCUIT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJanuary 2014June 2017Allow4020YesNo
14162215CONNECTIONLESS TRANSPORT FOR USER INPUT CONTROL FOR WIRELESS DISPLAY DEVICESJanuary 2014March 2017Allow3720YesNo
14003966METHODS AND APPARATUSES IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSSeptember 2013November 2016Allow3840YesNo
13887314METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TUNABLE UPSTREAM BANDWIDTH UTILIZING AN INTEGRATED MULTIPLEXING DEVICEMay 2013August 2016Allow4020YesYes
13730220RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION DEVICE, MOBILE STATION DEVICE, AND RANDOM ACCESS METHODDecember 2012January 2014Allow1310YesNo
13705249MAINTENANCE OF HIGH-SPEED CHANNELS BY INSERTING CHANNEL MAINTENANCE DATA IN A MOBILE DATA NETWORK TO AVOID CHANNEL TYPE SWITCHINGDecember 2012May 2014Allow1720NoNo
13606491SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM AND APPARATUS USING THE SAMESeptember 2012September 2015Allow3620YesYes
13605864METHOD FOR CONFIGURING NEIGHBOR LIST AND FEMTOCELL CORE PROCESSOR USING THE SAMESeptember 2012March 2015Allow3020NoNo
13560334TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHODJuly 2012August 2015Allow3740YesNo
13555113SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR LOCAL CLIENT DEVICE CONTEXT-AWARE SHARED RESOURCE AND SERVICE MANAGEMENTJuly 2012October 2013Allow1510YesNo
13532249SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL FOR HYBRID NETWORKSJune 2012June 2015Allow3620YesYes
13531497ANTENNA ARRAY CONTROL METHOD AND ACCESS POINT USING THE SAMEJune 2012January 2014Allow1800YesNo
13530883MESSAGE TRANSMISSION IN VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKSJune 2012March 2015Allow3330YesNo
13463239DELAYED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2012April 2016Allow4750YesNo
13459461TERMINAL AND RESOURCE SCHEDULING METHOD THEREOFApril 2012April 2016Allow4750YesNo
13378677MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAMJanuary 2012June 2014Allow3020YesNo
13296452DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVING METHODNovember 2011November 2014Allow3610YesNo
13258040COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2011July 2016Allow5850YesNo
13235227COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK APPARATUS AND LINE CODING METHODSeptember 2011April 2014Allow3120NoNo
13234572DATA TRANSMITTING DEVICE, DATA COMMUNICATING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2011March 2015Allow4230YesNo
13233812MOBILE NETWORK SERVICES IN A MOBILE DATA NETWORKSeptember 2011September 2014Allow3630YesNo
13233858MAINTENANCE OF HIGH-SPEED CHANNELS BY INSERTING CHANNEL MAINTENANCE DATA IN A MOBILE DATA NETWORK TO AVOID CHANNEL TYPE SWITCHINGSeptember 2011August 2013Allow2310YesNo
13255666COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THAT PERFORMS NETWORK PACKET COMMUNICATION USING SIP SERVERS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2011December 2015Allow5170YesNo
13255580METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MBMS COUNTINGSeptember 2011July 2014Allow3420YesYes
13114459DETECTING CHANGE OF SETTINGS STORED ON A REMOTE SERVER BY MAKING USE OF A NETWORK FILTER DRIVERMay 2011July 2014Allow3820NoYes
13113588METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-GENERATING CONFIGURATION COMMANDS OF A NETWORK DEVICE USING AN OBJECT-BASED APPROACHMay 2011July 2014Allow3840YesYes
12976560MIGRATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND MIGRATION CONTROL METHODDecember 2010February 2014Allow3830YesNo
12961866METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IP PHONE AND APPLICATION PROGRAM FOR THE SAMEDecember 2010June 2013Allow3010NoNo
12892214SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL CONNECTIONSSeptember 2010February 2014Allow4020YesNo
12921055BASE STATION AND TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOFSeptember 2010January 2017Allow6070YesYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BELETE, BERHANU D.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
5.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
20
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(40.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(60.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
65.6%
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, 40.0% 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 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 BELETE, BERHANU D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BELETE, BERHANU D works in Art Unit 2418 and has examined 66 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BELETE, BERHANU D's allowance rate of 95.5% places them in the 85% 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 BELETE, BERHANU D receive 3.53 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 94% 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 BELETE, BERHANU D is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BELETE, BERHANU D. This interview benefit is in the 51% 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, 23.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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 19.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 106.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 93.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 73.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

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 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.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.