USPTO Examiner CROMPTON CHRISTOPHER R - Art Unit 2463

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18783672METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING PILOT TONE IN WIDEBAND IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMJuly 2024December 2024Allow510NoNo
18761190USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY SIGNALING ENHANCEMENTJuly 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18653444BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHODMay 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18632772APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18632400TECHNIQUES FOR REPORTING MULTIPLE QUANTITY TYPESApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18631572Stationarity-Based UE Power SavingApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18601226METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OF UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024September 2025Allow1820NoNo
18601634METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONSMarch 2024July 2025Allow1610NoNo
18592182Techniques for Periodic Resource Activation or ReleaseFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18408522Performing Physical Uplink Shared Channel Transmissions with Improved ReliabilityJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2420NoNo
18574312ESTIMATION OF ROUTER THAT IS CAUSE OF SILENT FAILURESDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18574379DEPLOYMENT OF EDGE APPLICATION ON A USER EQUIPMENT IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18537852WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICEDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18538769MEASUREMENT REPORT FOR PASSIVE OR SEMI-PASSIVE NODEDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18501476DELAY STATUS REPORTING FOR EXTENDED REALITY (XR) MULTI-MODAL TRAFFICNovember 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18496016SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESTRICTING RESOURCE ACCESSOctober 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18287868DUAL-CONNECTIVITY ARCHITECTURE AND SETUP PROCEDURESOctober 2023January 2026Allow2700NoNo
18487602Method and Device for Determining Resources and Storage MediumOctober 2023January 2025Allow1620NoNo
18285296Dynamic PUCCH Repetition via Periodic CSIOctober 2023December 2025Allow2700NoNo
18478498HIGH THROUGHPUT CONTROL INFORMATION AND FIELD EXTENSIONSeptember 2023July 2024Allow900NoNo
18284670METHODS AND APPARATUS OF ENHANCED PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) CANDIDATE MONITORINGSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810YesNo
18465219ADVANCED SWITCH NODE SELECTION FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18464582Point to Point and Point to Multipoint Switching with Service Continuity for Broadcast and Multicast ServiceSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18452407METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18451488WIRELESS PACKET FOR ACTIVATING A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK CAPABILITY ON A USER DEVICEAugust 2023September 2025Allow2500NoNo
18451080METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PHYSICAL LAYER PROTOCOL DATA UNITAugust 2023October 2024Allow1420NoNo
18448927CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION PROCESSING IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKSAugust 2023September 2025Allow2500NoNo
18263515CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMIT/RECEIVE POINTS AND FREQUENCY DIVISION DUPLEX RECIPROCITYJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010YesNo
18258264CONFIGURING RESOURCES CORRESPONDING TO DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTIONJune 2023October 2025Allow2801NoNo
18195135MULTIDIMENSIONAL BEAM REFINEMENT PROCEDURES AND SIGNALING FOR MMWAVE WLANSMay 2023July 2024Allow1410YesNo
18310186METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENTMay 2023March 2026Allow3410NoNo
18123528DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION ROUTING BASED ON CONSISTENCY WEIGHTING AND ROUTING RULESMarch 2023October 2024Allow1800NoNo
18174256SUPPORTING NETWORK TRANSMISSIONS USING BROADCAST SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2023December 2023Allow920YesNo
18088024Periodic Resource Activation and/or ReleaseDecember 2022November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18066933METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PHYSICAL LAYER PROTOCOL DATA UNITDecember 2022May 2023Allow500YesNo
17924404RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO BASE STATION, AND REPEATERNovember 2022November 2025Allow3710YesNo
17997536DELTA SPREAD-WISE MU-MIMO SCALING CONFIGURATIONOctober 2022February 2025Allow2700NoNo
18048688SUB-BAND CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATOR FALLBACKOctober 2022February 2025Allow2800NoNo
17963859DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF AGGRESSIVE MEDIUM RESERVATIONSOctober 2022February 2025Allow2800NoNo
17954691DEVICE INTERACTION METHOD AND CORE NETWORK DEVICESeptember 2022January 2026Allow4010NoNo
17935015METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT UE CSI REPORT OF TIME DOMAIN CHANNEL PROPERTIESSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
17934986USER EQUIPMENT PAIRING AND COOPERATIVE MACHINE LEARNING INFERENCE RESULT SHARINGSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17885247TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSMITTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACK FOR A MULTI-CELL DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATIONAugust 2022December 2025Allow4010NoNo
17881463REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17880581RECOVERY FAILURE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED ACCESS BACKHAUL RADIO LINK, AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEAugust 2022November 2025Allow3910NoNo
17878184Mapping Unified Transmission States for Multipoint Control Channel Reception Using RulesAugust 2022August 2025Allow3620YesNo
17877096MAPPING SCHEMES FOR UPLINK CONTROL TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17795399PUCCH DESIGN FOR UNLICENSED BAND OPERATION AT MMWAVESJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17794530METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN UNICAST AND MULTICAST IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17759221TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATIONJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17814174METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK RELAY CHANNEL ESTABLISHMENTJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010YesNo
17866205ADAPTIVE PAGING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSJuly 2022October 2024Allow2700NoNo
17812265DYNAMIC ADDITIONAL DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATIONJuly 2022December 2025Allow4120YesNo
17811839SKIPPED PORTIONS OF SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCKS ASSOCIATED WITH BEAMS HAVING AN ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONJuly 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17856200Methods and Systems for Tracking Reference Signal Path Losses in Uplink TransmissionsJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17850946WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICEJune 2022March 2025Allow3220NoNo
17789097TERMINAL STATE PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND MEDIUMJune 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17786847Extended Satellite Telecommunication System and Virtual Hub Module ThereofJune 2022March 2025Allow3320YesNo
17784982SWITCHING BETWEEN UNICAST AND MULTICAST BY CONSIDERING DEGRADED USER EXPERIENCE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2022May 2023Allow1100NoNo
17827647WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL IN HIGH-DENSITY ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING OVERLAPPED BASIC SERVICE SETMay 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17709148FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17697407DYNAMIC TRIGGERING AND SKIPPING OF CHANNEL STATE FEEDBACK (CSF)March 2022December 2024Allow3410NoNo
17687700WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICEMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17665876METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENTFebruary 2022January 2023Allow1210NoNo
17665102METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2201NoNo
17649519SELECTIVE SUB-BAND CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATOR REPORTINGJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3510YesNo
17569299RETRANSMISSION SCHEMES BASED ON LLR COMBINING IN WLANJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1410NoNo
17545537METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OF UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2021October 2023Allow2200NoNo
17615409METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING PILOT TONE IN WIDEBAND IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMNovember 2021March 2024Allow2700NoNo
17537177METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CSI FEEDBACK IN COMP (COORDINATED MULTI-POINT) SYSTEMNovember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17521968ADVANCED SWITCH NODE SELECTION FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKNovember 2021May 2023Allow1810YesNo
17507352MAINTAINING NETWORK CONNECTIVITY OF AERIAL DEVICES DURING UNMANNED FLIGHTOctober 2021November 2023Allow2521YesNo
17507006NODE FOR A RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND OPERATING METHODOctober 2021April 2023Abandon1810NoNo
17506513SIDELINK BASED INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENTOctober 2021June 2023Allow2000NoNo
17603135USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODOctober 2021September 2024Allow3500NoNo
17603037Updating Record of Border CellsOctober 2021July 2025Allow4520NoNo
17450094MITIGATION OF INTERFERENCE AT A FIRST USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON INFORMATION OF SCHEDULED UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS BY A SECOND USER EQUIPMENTOctober 2021March 2025Allow4120YesNo
17601391METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING FEEDBACK INFORMATION IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION AND TERMINALOctober 2021February 2024Allow2900NoNo
17600605METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING TCI, BASE STATION AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021October 2024Allow6010NoNo
17601012BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHODOctober 2021February 2024Allow2800NoNo
17599763PERSISTENT TWT SESSIONSSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3510YesNo
17482610RATE ADAPTATIONSeptember 2021March 2023Allow1810NoNo
17593720USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY SIGNALING ENHANCEMENTSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3011NoNo
17481765CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING FOR MULTIPLE PANEL USER EQUIPMENTSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2510YesNo
17447863REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR ACTIVATING COMMUNICATION MODESeptember 2021July 2023Allow2210YesNo
17475663DYNAMIC CONTROL OF DATA BURSTSSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2400YesNo
17473734METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING AN ENHANCED VIDEO STREAMSeptember 2021March 2023Allow1810NoNo
17438686INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND SYSTEM AND DEVICES THEREOFSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910NoNo
17437676Performing Physical Uplink Shared Channel Transmissions with Improved ReliabilitySeptember 2021October 2023Allow2510NoNo
17437826Point to Point and Point to Multipoint Switching with Service Continuity for Broadcast and Multicast ServiceSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2110NoNo
17468330TECHNIQUES FOR REPORTING MULTIPLE QUANTITY TYPESSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2820NoNo
17467969PRIORITIZATION OF POSITIONING-RELATED REPORTS IN UPLINKSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2720NoNo
17468620MESSAGE TWO CONTROL CHANNEL REPETITION FOR CONTENTION FREE RANDOM ACCESSSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2100NoNo
17466779SERVICE-ASSOCIATED REFERENCE SIGNALSSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2110NoNo
17462529METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION MODE OF ACCESS NODE IN ULTRA-DENSE RADIO NETWORK, AND APPARATUS THEREFORAugust 2021January 2023Allow1600NoNo
17462729TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTINGAugust 2021March 2024Allow3030NoNo
17460084PERFORMANCE ASSURANCE AND OPTIMIZATION FOR GAA AND PAL DEVICES IN A CBRS NETWORK FOR PRIVATE ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENTAugust 2021April 2023Allow2020YesNo
17409162TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL STATE FEEDBACK FOR PANEL ADAPTATIONAugust 2021June 2023Allow2210NoNo
17445187METHOD FOR DETERMINING RANK INFORMATIONAugust 2021January 2023Abandon1710NoNo
17430751Stationarity-Based UE Power SavingAugust 2021February 2024Allow3010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
15
Examiner Affirmed
14
(93.3%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(6.7%)
Reversal Percentile
22.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 6.7% 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
52
Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(30.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
36
(69.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
46.7%
Lower 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, 30.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R works in Art Unit 2463 and has examined 579 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R's allowance rate of 78.8% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R. This interview benefit is in the 55% 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, 31.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 63% 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 22.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 33% 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 67.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 32.3% 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, 68.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 76% 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 3.3% of allowed cases (in the 80% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.