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
18632772APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18592182Techniques for Periodic Resource Activation or ReleaseFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18537852WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICEDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18487602Method and Device for Determining Resources and Storage MediumOctober 2023January 2025Allow1620NoNo
18478498HIGH THROUGHPUT CONTROL INFORMATION AND FIELD EXTENSIONSeptember 2023July 2024Allow900NoNo
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
18451080METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PHYSICAL LAYER PROTOCOL DATA UNITAugust 2023October 2024Allow1420NoNo
18195135MULTIDIMENSIONAL BEAM REFINEMENT PROCEDURES AND SIGNALING FOR MMWAVE WLANSMay 2023July 2024Allow1410YesNo
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
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
17934986USER EQUIPMENT PAIRING AND COOPERATIVE MACHINE LEARNING INFERENCE RESULT SHARINGSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17881463REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
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
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
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
17438686INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND SYSTEM AND DEVICES THEREOFSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910NoNo
17473734METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING AN ENHANCED VIDEO STREAMSeptember 2021March 2023Allow1810NoNo
17437826Point to Point and Point to Multipoint Switching with Service Continuity for Broadcast and Multicast ServiceSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2110NoNo
17437676Performing Physical Uplink Shared Channel Transmissions with Improved ReliabilitySeptember 2021October 2023Allow2510NoNo
17468620MESSAGE TWO CONTROL CHANNEL REPETITION FOR CONTENTION FREE RANDOM ACCESSSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2100NoNo
17468330TECHNIQUES FOR REPORTING MULTIPLE QUANTITY TYPESSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2820NoNo
17467969PRIORITIZATION OF POSITIONING-RELATED REPORTS IN UPLINKSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2720NoNo
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
17393997SIGNALING FOR A CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (CSI-RS)August 2021October 2023Allow2720NoNo
17393318FACILITATING MULTIPLEXING OF DOWNLINK GRANT-TRIGGERED APERIODIC CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTS ON AN UPLINK CONTROL CHANNELAugust 2021June 2023Allow2301NoNo
17392000TECHNIQUES FOR TRIGGERING CSI REPORT ON PUSCH BASED ON DOWNLINK GRANT SIGNALINGAugust 2021December 2023Allow2820YesNo
17426957Prediction and Estimation of Mobility Metric for Radio Access Network OptimizationJuly 2021September 2023Allow2600NoNo
17385434EFFICIENT REAL TIME VEHICULAR TRAFFIC REPORTING AND SHARINGJuly 2021February 2023Allow1810NoNo
17382242CLEAR CHANNEL ASSESSMENTJuly 2021March 2023Allow2010YesNo
17379736TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE DRIVEN CQI FEEDBACK SCHEMEJuly 2021November 2023Allow2820NoNo
17376657NETWORK DEVICE AND UPLINK DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREFORJuly 2021January 2023Allow1800NoNo
17373189TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKSJuly 2021October 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17359598Audio data recovery method, device and Bluetooth deviceJune 2021January 2024Allow3010YesNo
17304627INTRA-SLOT TRANSMIT/RECEIVE BEAM SELECTION FOR SIDELINKJune 2021October 2023Allow2800NoNo
17353021Periodic Resource Activation and/or ReleaseJune 2021September 2022Allow1400NoNo
17413093COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION MEASURING METHODJune 2021August 2024Allow3840NoNo
17343247METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2021March 2023Allow2110NoNo
17340799APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2021December 2023Allow3010NoNo
17334044CSI ENHANCEMENT FOR NR SL AND UUMay 2021June 2023Allow2510NoNo
17309369CONFIGURING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNAL SUBBAND PRECODING RESOURCE BLOCK GROUPSMay 2021July 2023Allow2620YesNo
17321368ENHANCEMENT TO EXPEDITE SECONDARY CELL (SCELL) OR PRIMARY SCELL (PSCELL) ADDITION OR ACTIVATIONMay 2021March 2023Allow2210NoNo
17302808SUPPORTING NETWORK TRANSMISSIONS USING BROADCAST SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONSMay 2021November 2022Allow1810YesNo
17314902NETWORKING BETWEEN VOIP-AND PSTN-CALLSMay 2021April 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17314390CONNECTIONLESS SERVICE AND OTHER SERVICES FOR DEVICES USING MICROSERVICES IN 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMay 2021December 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17306338SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING RESOURCES IN A SERVERLESS WORKLOADMay 2021October 2022Allow1700NoNo
17306651ENHANCED RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (RACH) PROCEDUREMay 2021February 2023Allow2110NoNo
17306349SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING RESOURCES IN A SERVERLESS WORKLOADMay 2021September 2022Allow1600NoNo
17245557DOWNLINK CHANNEL QUALITY REPORT FOR NARROWBAND INTERNET OF THINGS USER EQUIPMENTApril 2021October 2023Allow3030NoNo
17289531CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) MEASUREMENT WITH DIFFERENT QUASI-COLOCATION (QCL) CONFIGURATIONS FOR A SAME CSI REFERENCE SIGNAL (CSI-RS) RESOURCEApril 2021December 2022Allow2000NoNo
17286048METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE LINKS IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM SUPPORTING MULTIPLE LINKSApril 2021June 2023Allow2610NoNo
17232904D2D OPERATION METHOD OF TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL USING METHODApril 2021March 2023Allow2310NoNo
17208174PACKET RECIRCULATION FOR TUNNELING ENCAPSULATIONMarch 2021January 2023Allow2210YesNo

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
14
Examiner Affirmed
13
(92.9%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(7.1%)
Reversal Percentile
20.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 7.1% 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
43
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(30.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
30
(69.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.4%
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, 30.2% 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 595 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R's allowance rate of 80.7% places them in the 44% 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 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 28 months. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CROMPTON, CHRISTOPHER R. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 31.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 57% 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 23.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 22% 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, 30.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 30% 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 65.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 57.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 72% 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:

  • 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.

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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