USPTO Examiner GHOWRWAL OMAR J - Art Unit 2463

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19114331FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKSMarch 2025June 2025Allow300YesNo
18230962Sidelink Downlink Control Information ConfigurationAugust 2023June 2025Allow2310YesNo
18357067RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND RELATED DEVICEJuly 2023October 2024Allow1540YesNo
18343333Radio Network Node, User Equipment and Methods Performed in a Wireless Communication NetworkJune 2023June 2025Allow2310YesNo
18210996Contention Window DeterminationJune 2023April 2025Allow2220YesNo
18333309DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION OF A CHANNEL SWITCH ANNOUNCEMENTJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18331300SUBCARRIER SPACING INDICATIONJune 2023March 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18316323ENHANCED RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (RACH) PROCEDUREMay 2023February 2024Allow910NoNo
18306582LINK FAULT ISOLATION USING LATENCIESApril 2023November 2024Allow1810YesNo
18137112METHODS OF COMMUNICATION WITH NODES IN IOT USING APIApril 2023March 2024Allow1010YesNo
18302369TRANSMISSION OF A CONFIGURATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE INDICATING ZONESApril 2023October 2024Allow1810NoNo
18301104TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKSApril 2023January 2025Allow2100NoNo
18126848APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING UE FOR D2D MEASUREMENT RESULTSMarch 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18119050APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING CONTROL RESOURCE SET DATAMarch 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18110759Interrupted Transmission in Control Channel RepetitionFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2730YesNo
18168129BASE STATION AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF RRC SIGNALING AND AN SRS IN A TARGET SUBFRAMEFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1110NoNo
18165298MULTIPLE CONFIGURED GRANT SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATIONSFebruary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18103286Physical Uplink Shared Channel Processing PeriodJanuary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18101040METHOD, TERMINAL, AND BASE STATION FOR SWITCHING TO AN ACTIVE BWPJanuary 2023July 2023Allow610YesNo
18155948METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RELATED TO A TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINTJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2430YesNo
18149620INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORMING A TIME SIGNAL TO A FREQUENCY SIGNALJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18145485METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING WAKE UP SIGNALDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
17907744TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATIONSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3210YesNo
17817646METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING INTERFERENCE OR SIGNAL RECEIVED POWERAugust 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17796878ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022February 2025Allow3100NoNo
17738789DEVICES FOR INDICATING CHANNEL ACCESS PARAMETERSMay 2022January 2024Allow2110YesNo
17659568ENHANCING THE ROBUSTNESS OF UPLINK TRANSMISSIONApril 2022March 2024Allow2310YesNo
17710261INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEMarch 2022February 2024Allow2310YesNo
17692958BASE STATION AND UE FOR COMMUNICATING A RAR AND PUSCHMarch 2022January 2023Allow1010YesNo
17685382METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION BASED ON PARAMETERSMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110YesNo
17683503DETERMINING AND SENDING A MEASUREMENT RESULT PERFORMED PER BEAMMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3660NoNo
17681500ESTABLISHING REPLACEMENT MACROCELL COMMUNICATION LINK AFTER FAILUREFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2711NoNo
17591994RESUME REQUEST FOLLOWED BY RELEASE AND REDIRECTFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2150YesNo
17585843BANDWIDTH PART CONFIGURATION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINALJanuary 2022July 2024Allow2920YesNo
17582557METHOD AND DEVICE FOR USING UPLINK BANDWIDTH PART FOR RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL INACTIVE STATE UPLINK DATA COMMUNICATIONSJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2820NoNo
17625807TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2110YesNo
17567780METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING GUARDBAND IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3130YesNo
17566150Radio Network Node, User Equipment and Methods Performed in a Wireless Communication NetworkDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510YesNo
17539232DEVICE, METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING PROCESSING BASED ON CONTROL INFORMATIONDecember 2021May 2024Allow2911YesNo
17452222COMMUNICATION OF DIRECT CURRENT (DC) TONE LOCATIONOctober 2021July 2023Allow2020NoNo
17492963INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE IS WITHIN A RADIO COVERAGE AREAOctober 2021April 2024Allow3111YesNo
17442481Sounding Reference Signal ConfigurationSeptember 2021July 2023Allow2210YesNo
17438157Search Space Set SwitchingSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3920YesNo
17437650RESOURCE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT FOR CHANNEL CO-EXISTENCESeptember 2021August 2024Allow3510YesNo
17437660COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING REDIRECTION INFORMATIONSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4310YesNo
17458210TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING CHANNEL QUALITY FEEDBACK FOR ENHANCED RELIABILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2021May 2025Allow4450YesNo
17433899APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING METRICS WITH RESPECT TO A PARTITIONAugust 2021May 2024Allow3220YesNo
17401972MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION SCHEMES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONAugust 2021October 2024Allow3800NoNo
17389971Methods and Apparatus for Paging Reception in Wireless CommunicationJuly 2021March 2023Allow1900NoNo
17386382METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING INTERFERENCE OR SIGNAL RECEIVED POWERJuly 2021May 2022Allow920NoNo
17425815Methods and Apparatus for Managing SCell State during UE Suspend/ResumeJuly 2021March 2025Allow4420YesNo
17443112TECHNIQUES FOR FEEDBACK REPORTING BY A REPEATERJuly 2021August 2023Allow2510NoNo
17374678TRANSMISSION OF D2D MEASUREMENT RESULTS BASED ON A REFERENCE SIGNALJuly 2021January 2023Allow1810YesNo
17418751COMMUNICATING DIRECT HARQ FEEDBACK INFORMATIONJune 2021January 2024Allow3110YesNo
17345329METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING CHANNEL ACCESSJune 2021February 2022Allow810NoNo
17345883METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A SIDELINK RADIO BEARERJune 2021April 2025Allow4620NoNo
17342536METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING BANDWIDTH PART DESIGNATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2021December 2022Allow1910NoNo
17340980APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR MOBILE ACCESS POINT STATIONJune 2021April 2025Allow4650YesNo
17327647Link Fault Isolation Using LatenciesMay 2021February 2023Allow2010YesNo
17320070BANDWIDTH-EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF PEAK REDUCTION TONE RESOURCEMay 2021July 2023Allow2610YesNo
17319272METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATION OF A SIGNAL BASED ON AN ALLOCATED RESOURCE BLOCKMay 2021July 2024Abandon3840YesNo
17317516METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING FROM DFS MASTER MODE TO DFS SLAVE MODEMay 2021January 2023Allow2010YesNo
17313232METHODS AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING PPDUMay 2021July 2024Allow3840YesNo
17313499Apparatus and method for monitoring for a control signal in a resource blockMay 2021June 2024Allow3731NoNo
17306774CSI REPORTINGMay 2021August 2023Allow2810YesNo
17246806DEVICES AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING PDCCH INFORMATION AND PDSCH DATAMay 2021January 2023Allow2010YesNo
17302035CONFIGURATIONS FOR COMPLEXITIES OF CARRIERSApril 2021January 2023Allow2010YesNo
17286662TRANSMISSION OF A SECOND ACK AFTER FAILURE OF FIRST ACKApril 2021February 2024Allow3310NoNo
17232377SWITCHING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND BANDWIDTH PART (BWP) CONFIGURATIONS BASED ON TIMER EXPIRATIONApril 2021April 2023Allow2420NoNo
17232856COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORMING A TIME SIGNAL TO A FREQUENCY SIGNALApril 2021October 2022Allow1810NoNo
17224734BANDWIDTH PART SWITCHING TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSApril 2021March 2024Allow3540YesNo
17218991WIRELESS CONFIGURATION OF FIRST AND SECOND ZONES WITH FIRST AND SECOND SETS OF OPERATING PARAMETERSMarch 2021February 2023Allow2320YesNo
17280870METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LINK HANDOVERMarch 2021April 2024Allow3710YesNo
17214791ETHERNET DATA-BASED COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2021March 2023Allow2410YesNo
17208948OPERATION IN A SWITCHED UPLINK MODEMarch 2021April 2023Allow2411NoNo
17277778TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2021October 2023Allow3110YesNo
17207107METHODS AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING A SEMI-PERSISTENTLY CONFIGURED RESOURCEMarch 2021March 2022Allow1220YesNo
17202284SWITCHING BWP IN RESPONSE TO OBTAINING AN INDICATIONMarch 2021November 2022Allow2010YesNo
17198989ENHANCEMENT FOR BANDWIDTH PART (BWP) OPERATION TOWARDS SECONDARY CELL (SCELL) DORMANCY INDICATIONMarch 2021October 2022Allow1910NoNo
17184168COMPONENT CARRIER GROUP BASED SEARCH SPACE SET GROUP SWITCHINGFebruary 2021February 2023Allow2420YesNo
17184212COMMUNICATION OF WUS INDICATING SELECTED PCIS OF A PCI GROUPFebruary 2021July 2023Allow2811YesNo
17177981Methods and apparatus for communication an uplink signaling in a target subframeFebruary 2021October 2022Allow2010NoNo
17175783METHOD AND NODE FOR DETERMINING PRIORITY OF DATA FROM A SCHEDULING ASSIGNMENTFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3740NoNo
17268150COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHODFebruary 2021September 2023Allow3110YesNo
17268264METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDIUM FOR ADJUSTING TRANSMISSION PROPERTYFebruary 2021April 2025Allow5030YesNo
17268212INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION BANDWIDTH BASED ON WIDEBAND IN NEW RADIO (NR)February 2021March 2024Allow3710YesNo
17267722METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2021December 2023Allow3410YesNo
17168741METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING A BANDWIDTH PARTFebruary 2021August 2023Allow3020YesNo
17266298CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR WIRELESS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNITFebruary 2021April 2025Allow5140YesNo
17164419DETERMINATION OF DEFAULT COMMON BEAMFebruary 2021October 2022Allow2010NoNo
17159339REQUEST TO HAND OVER A SESSION BETWEEN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENTJanuary 2021July 2022Allow1710NoNo
17150224SUBCARRIER SPACING INDICATIONJanuary 2021March 2023Allow2620NoNo
17140868ALLOCATION OF FREQUENCY RESOURCES BASED ON NARROWBAND ISOLATED FREQUENCIESJanuary 2021January 2023Allow2420YesNo
17257693TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND SYSTEMJanuary 2021October 2022Allow2110YesNo
17134891Sidelink Downlink Control Information ConfigurationDecember 2020March 2023Allow2620YesNo
16973427METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING DATA ON THE BASIS OF TONE PLANDecember 2020September 2023Allow3410NoNo
17114672Radio Network Node, User Equipment and Methods Performed in a Wireless Communication NetworkDecember 2020October 2021Allow1020YesNo
17114893MANAGING OVERLOAD IN AT LEAST ONE CORE NETWORKDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210YesNo
17059657METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION OF SIGNALNovember 2020June 2024Allow4340YesNo
17101974Methods and Apparatus for Wireless Communications Over Subsets of Contiguous SubcarriersNovember 2020April 2023Allow2920NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GHOWRWAL, OMAR J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
11
(68.8%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(31.2%)
Reversal Percentile
47.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 31.2% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
54
Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(37.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
34
(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 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 GHOWRWAL, OMAR J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GHOWRWAL, OMAR J works in Art Unit 2463 and has examined 772 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GHOWRWAL, OMAR J's allowance rate of 88.2% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GHOWRWAL, OMAR J receive 1.92 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 61% 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 GHOWRWAL, OMAR J is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +28.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GHOWRWAL, OMAR J. 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, 32.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% 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 34.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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, 83.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 63% 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 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 53.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 66% 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 2.8% of allowed cases (in the 82% 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 4.4% of allowed cases (in the 77% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • 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.
  • 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

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