Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17139671 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITH CHANNEL PUNCTURING | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17121031 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE AND TERMINAL | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17119845 | SIGNALING FOR CONFIGURING DOWNLINK TRANSMISSIONS | December 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17119162 | SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLEXING MAPPING OF TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATES TO A CONTROL CHANNEL | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17118123 | DYNAMIC UPLINK TRANSMISSION ADAPTATION | December 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17079306 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING INFORMATION AND INTERPRETING INFORMATION, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT | October 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17046948 | PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PUCCH) RESOURCE SELECTION BEFORE RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL (RRC) CONFIGURATION | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17044969 | BANDWIDTH PART SWITCHING | October 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17037721 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR SAME AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17037154 | RESOURCE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS | September 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17033394 | Systems, Apparatuses and Methods for Network Packet Management | September 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17021995 | Intelligent RAN Flow Management and Distributed Policy Enforcement | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17009795 | METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17005348 | METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN UE AND BASE STATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | August 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16993495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION USING MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION LAYER CONFIGURATIONS PER BANDWIDTH PART IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | August 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16990950 | METHOD FOR BWP OPERATING AND USER EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16986433 | METHOD FOR RESOURCE POOL SHARING IN D2D COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943893 | TRANSMITTING SYSTEM INFORMATION ON SIDELINK | July 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16939822 | RESOURCE USAGE FOR A REMOTE SESSION USING ARTIFICIAL NETWORK BANDWIDTH SHAPING | July 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16937133 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS | July 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16931994 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATING DATA PROCESSING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | July 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16925699 | INDICATION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS | July 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16961172 | USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS AND METHODS | July 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16921910 | PHYSICAL SHARED CHANNEL REFERENCE SIGNAL BUNDLING | July 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16912430 | RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD | June 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16769494 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | June 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16877834 | TECHNIQUES FOR RESOURCE BLOCK ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | May 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16764348 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING UPLINK MULTIPLEXED TIME-FREQUENCY RESOURCE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND USER EQUIPMENT | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15930392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CENTRALIZED SIDELINK SCHEDULING | May 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16871655 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLOT STRUCTURE INDICATION | May 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16761564 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND USER EQUIPMENT USING METHOD | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16861404 | COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATION FOR MULTIPLE COMPONENT CARRIERS | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16862231 | INDICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS | April 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16860074 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORKING STATE CHANGE OF SMALL CELL | April 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16650900 | ACTIVATION CONTROL METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK DEVICE | March 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16826329 | METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16817789 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS | March 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16804428 | MULTI-BANDWIDTH TONE PLAN FOR OFDMA IN A WIRELESS NETWORK | February 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16797031 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | February 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16638823 | Method for Detecting Downlink Control Information, Terminal Device, and Network Device | February 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16788645 | Method and Access Node for Supporting UE as Well as a UE and Corresponding Method Carried Out by the UE in a Wireless Communication System | February 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16638333 | DETERMINING AND COMMUICATING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS | February 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16638118 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL AND BASE STATION | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16635379 | USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD | January 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16744376 | DATA ENCODER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS | January 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16629001 | TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS | January 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16730356 | Feedback Information Transmission Method, Terminal Device, And Access Network Device | December 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16728239 | CODING OVER MULTIPLE RESOURCE UNITS (RU) IN EXTREMELY HIGH THROUGHPUT (EHT) SYSTEMS | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16727423 | HYBRID RTP PAYLOAD FORMAT | December 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16726636 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16624407 | Wireless Communication Method, Terminal Device, and Network Device | December 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16719614 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE | December 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16713698 | Data Receiving Method, Related Device, and System | December 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16714364 | Signal Transmission Method, Related Apparatus, and System | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16713718 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16714596 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING CONTROL CHANNEL AND DATA CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16712524 | Control Information Transmission Method, Terminal Device, and Network Device | December 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622187 | USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16616487 | FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR DOWNLINK (DL) AND UPLINK (UL) IN NEW RADIO (NR) | November 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16685831 | RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD | November 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16613354 | Flow-Zone Switching | November 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16673990 | METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | November 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16673625 | APPLICATION STATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION PROGRAM AND METHOD THEREFOR | November 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16338429 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE | November 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16483476 | CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, DEVICE, BASE STATION AND TERMINAL | October 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16602506 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING CONTEXT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, TERMINAL DEVICE AND ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE | October 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16655183 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTI-PATH RETRANSMISSION IN A NETWORK | October 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16597735 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING UPLINK TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM | October 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16597754 | CARRIER AGGREGATION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16500059 | D2D OPERATION METHOD OF TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL USING METHOD | October 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16499060 | Method and Device for Determining Resources and Storage Medium | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16496054 | RADIO CONFIGURATION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATION | September 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16493691 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EFFECTIVELY PERFORMING STANDBY MODE OPERATION IN NEXT GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16562024 | CONFIGURATION OF COMMON SEARCH SPACES IN A DOWNLINK BANDWIDTH PART | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16553878 | 5G FIXED MOBILE CONVERGENCE USER PLANE ENCAPSULATION | August 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16544515 | OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE WITH MIXED MEDIA ACCESS PROTOCOLS | August 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16537109 | Methods and Apparatus for Distributing Baseband Signal Processing of Fifth (5G) New Radio Uplink Signals | August 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16483421 | INTERCONNECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON WI-FI AWARE PROTOCOL, AND MASTER DEVICE IN NAN GROUP | August 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16525727 | Space-Based Internet Network Realized by Satellite System | July 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16520055 | EMPLOYING SIGNAL TO INTERFERENCE-NOISE RATIO IN DETERMINING INITIATION OF A USER EQUIPMENT HANDOVER EVENT IN A 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORK | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16510967 | Uplink Control Information And Physical Uplink Control Channel Transmission Enhancement In Mobile Communications | July 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16431135 | Use of Uplink Noise as a Basis to Control Configuration of Dual-Connectivity Service | June 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16424196 | DATA PACKET LOSS DETECTION | May 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16414668 | COMMUNICATION NETWORKS INCLUDING MULTI-PURPOSE SHARED COMMUNICATION MEDIUMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | May 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16346619 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL BEAM REFINEMENT PROCEDURES AND SIGNALING FOR MMWAVE WLANS | May 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16390695 | ACTIVE TARGETED DATA PLANE TRAFFIC MONITORING FOR WIRED NETWORKS | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16382291 | Secondary Authorization at PDU Session Establishment at Home Routed Roaming | April 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16378569 | METHOD OF CELL REDISTRIBUTION FOR USER EQUPMENT AND USER EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME | April 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16378611 | LARGE SCALE FABRIC ATTACHED ARCHITECTURE | April 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16373113 | SYMBOL PROCESSING | April 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16338412 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING WAKE-UP SIGNAL IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR | March 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16365140 | RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD | March 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16354402 | PLANNING AND MANAGING NETWORK PROBES USING CENTRALIZED CONTROLLER | March 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16353748 | HYBRID RTP PAYLOAD FORMAT | March 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16293644 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORKING STATE CHANGE OF SMALL CELL | March 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16290626 | CONTROL INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM | March 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16284048 | NEXT GENERATION INTELLIGENT MESH NETWORK WITH FRONTHAUL AND BACKHAUL SERVICES | February 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16281128 | AUTOMATIC RULE BASED GROUPING OF COMPUTE NODES FOR A GLOBALLY OPTIMAL CLUSTER | February 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16325290 | Dynamic Congestion Management | February 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16324152 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | February 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HUNT, KENNETH P.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 16.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
✓ 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner HUNT, KENNETH P works in Art Unit 2463 and has examined 380 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner HUNT, KENNETH P's allowance rate of 88.7% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HUNT, KENNETH P receive 1.58 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HUNT, KENNETH P is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HUNT, KENNETH P. This interview benefit is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 73% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 54.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 59.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 60% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 16% 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 21% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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