USPTO Examiner PHILLIPS MICHAEL K - Art Unit 2464

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18642132INFORMATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2024June 2025Allow1320YesNo
18507567USER EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RESOURCE SELECTION IN NEW RADIO VEHICLE TO EVERYTHINGNovember 2023March 2025Allow1620NoNo
18505641COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18496345METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION ACCORDING TO TYPE OF HANDOVEROctober 2023December 2024Allow1410YesNo
18482058ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810YesNo
18468548PROCESSING FOR MULTICAST OPERATION USING MULTIPLE SETS OF PROCESSING RESOURCESSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18350568COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210YesNo
18219169SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PATH MESH NETWORK COMMUNICATIONSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1310YesNo
18347676ETHERNET TYPE PACKET DATA UNIT SESSION COMMUNICATIONSJuly 2023April 2025Allow2230YesNo
18343246FLEXIBLE NEGOTIATION OF PARAMETERS IN SETUP EXCHANGES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SESSIONSJune 2023July 2024Allow1210YesNo
181364825G NR DATA DELIVERY FOR FLEXIBLE RADIO SERVICESApril 2023February 2025Allow2230NoNo
18085156METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO SUPPORT WAKE-UP RADIO PACKET TRANSMISSIONDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18000599OPERATING METHOD OF UE RELATED TO RELAY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2022June 2025Allow3000NoNo
18058407APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRAFFIC OF SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022April 2024Allow1730YesNo
17980564ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022August 2023Allow1020YesNo
17971714Configuration Method and Apparatus for Beam Failure Recovery and Communication SystemOctober 2022June 2023Allow810YesNo
17970772USER EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RESOURCE SELECTION IN NEW RADIO VEHICLE TO EVERYTHINGOctober 2022March 2024Allow1730YesNo
17917777METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM MANAGEMENT ON SIDELINKOctober 2022May 2025Allow3100NoNo
17934804METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POLYMORPHIC ALGORITHMS INTERWORKING WITH A NETWORKSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1000NoNo
17890276RELAY METHOD, ROUTING TABLE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022May 2025Allow3311YesNo
17810222SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR COEXISTENCE ENHANCEMENT USING ACKNOWLEDGMENT SIGNALS IN WIRELESS DEVICESJune 2022May 2025Allow3510NoNo
17778640METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR FORWARDING PACKETS THROUGH A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKMay 2022March 2025Allow3410YesNo
17730990DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, ACCESS POINT, AND STATIONApril 2022May 2024Allow2530YesNo
17729567UPLINK CONGESTION CONTROL BASED ON SIP MESSAGINGApril 2022August 2023Allow1520YesNo
17724054ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17765474Efficient Buffer Status Reporting Over 2-Step RAMarch 2022June 2025Allow3910YesNo
17764457INDICATION OF SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL AND PHYSICAL BROADCASTING CHANNEL BLOCK TRANSMISSION BEAM ADJUSTMENTMarch 2022June 2025Allow3810YesNo
17692037INTEGRATED CIRCUITMarch 2022April 2023Allow1310YesNo
17652198UNIFYING SIDELINK AND UU INTERFACE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATIONFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4020YesNo
17652232NETWORK INITIATED POLLING FOR UPLINK SCHEDULING REQUESTFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3810YesNo
17652263MULTI-PDSCH OR MULTI-PUSCH GRANT FOR NON-CONTIGUOUS RESOURCES ON MULTIPLE SLOTSFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3830YesNo
17652270CONFIGURATIONS AND DYNAMIC SIGNALING FOR DOPPLER TRACKING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE SETSFebruary 2022June 2025Allow3910YesNo
17672002Route Processing Method, Device, and SystemFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2110NoNo
17597896CONFIGURING GUARD INTERVALS FOR MULTIPLE UPLINK CARRIERSJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17630386Apparatus and Method of UCI Multiplexing in PUCCH Resources for Multiple TRPsJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3810YesNo
17582152SESSION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2022May 2023Allow1610YesNo
17572316POWER SAVING MECHANISMS FOR MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATIONSJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3110YesNo
17625384UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT IN TWO-STEP RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDUREJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4120YesNo
17560011DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEDecember 2021February 2024Allow2630NoNo
17556918LTE Modem eDRx Paging Opportunity ManagementDecember 2021November 2024Allow3520YesNo
17554995DATA PACKET FORWARDING METHOD, NETWORK ADAPTER, HOST DEVICE, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMDecember 2021July 2023Allow1810YesNo
17615265Using Unlicensed and Licensed SpectrumNovember 2021October 2024Allow3510YesNo
17537380INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND TERMINAL APPARATUSNovember 2021August 2024Allow3210YesNo
17455569POWER SAVING ENHANCEMENTS FOR PAGING RECEPTIONNovember 2021April 2025Allow4030YesNo
17525002CONNECTION METHOD FOR SMART HOME DEVICE AND APPARATUS THEREOFNovember 2021March 2023Allow1610YesNo
17608361METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SAME IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2021October 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17607377SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE AND TERMINAL DEVICEOctober 2021December 2024Allow3820YesNo
17607360SDAP CONFIGURATION FOR DESTINATION IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONOctober 2021May 2024Allow3010YesNo
17607349METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONOctober 2021March 2024Allow2910NoNo
17607308METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEMI-STATIC HARQ-ACK CODEBOOK DETERMINATIONOctober 2021November 2024Allow3720YesNo
17606714NACK FRAME FOR HARQ OPERATIONOctober 2021August 2024Allow3410YesNo
17606708METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING UL TRANSMISSION THROUGH MULTI-LINK IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMOctober 2021August 2024Allow3410NoNo
17606752RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENTOctober 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17483340INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2021April 2024Allow3130NoNo
17467409DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) CONFIGURATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS BY A USER EQUIPMENT (UE)September 2021February 2025Allow4230YesNo
17310956IRAT RRC RE-ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURE AND IRAT RESUME PROCEDURESeptember 2021March 2024Allow3010YesNo
17435025Method for Rejoining Network after Network Disconnection of Mobile Terminal and Related DevicesAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210YesNo
17461414Method and Device for Service Time Division MultiplexingAugust 2021February 2024Allow2910NoNo
17409579APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED HIGH-CAPACITY DATA AND WIRELESS IoT (INTERNET OF THINGS) SERVICESAugust 2021December 2023Allow2810YesNo
17431694ALLOCATION METHOD AND SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUSAugust 2021January 2024Allow2910NoNo
17445125SENSE AND TRANSMISSION OF MULTIPLE TRANSPORT BLOCKS FOR NEW RADIO SIDELINKAugust 2021June 2024Allow3410YesNo
17431063Link Establishment in Relay NodesAugust 2021February 2024Allow3010YesNo
17398884SCHEDULING COMMUNICATION FOR MULTIPLE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES OVER A SINGLE COMMUNICATION LINKAugust 2021March 2024Allow3120YesNo
17389091METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING HIGH FREQUENCY CARRIER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKJuly 2021May 2023Allow2220YesNo
17383754COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMJuly 2021August 2023Allow2400NoNo
17422359Method and Device for Sending Group Wake-Up SignalJuly 2021March 2025Allow4450YesNo
17305509CHANNEL ACCESS REQUEST IN A DOWNLINK TRANSMISSIONJuly 2021September 2023Allow2710YesNo
17365427METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AT LEAST ONE RADIO RESOURCE OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK, NODE DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKJuly 2021May 2024Allow3410YesNo
17362690NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATER OPERATION AT NEW RADIO-UNLICENSED BANDJune 2021July 2023Allow2500NoNo
17353232Communication DeviceJune 2021February 2023Allow2010NoNo
17350778SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONJune 2021March 2025Allow4540NoNo
17349205USER EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RESOURCE SELECTION IN NEW RADIO VEHICLE TO EVERYTHINGJune 2021July 2023Allow2510NoNo
17334313APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATED DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE DATA CHANNELS OVER PHYSICAL MEDIUMMay 2021June 2023Allow2500YesNo
17297350SPECTRUM ACCESS RESTRICTION AND RE-ALLOCATION OF TRANSMIT TIME RESOURCESMay 2021November 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17296972TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL FOR A RADIO BASE STATIONMay 2021May 2023Allow2410YesNo
17323744UE BASED DETERMINATION OF INTER-BAND CARRIER AGGREGATION MODESMay 2021August 2023Allow2720YesNo
17321810USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR FBE OPERATION IN UNLICENSED BANDMay 2021March 2023Allow2110YesNo
17320773SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS FOR NON TERRESTRIAL NETWORKSMay 2021December 2023Allow3120YesNo
17308808COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2021November 2023Allow3010YesNo
17242929DATA SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND FLEXE SWITCHING SYSTEMApril 2021June 2023Allow2610NoNo
17241696PROCESSING FOR MULTICAST OPERATION USING MULTIPLE SETS OF PROCESSING RESOURCESApril 2021February 2023Allow2210YesNo
17233255JOINT SHARED CHANNEL TIMING ALLOCATION IN DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATIONApril 2021August 2023Allow2820NoNo
17284925Notifying a Management System of Quality of Experience Measurement Reporting StatusApril 2021April 2024Allow3610YesNo
17227148DUTY CYCLE CONFIGURATION FOR POWER SAVINGApril 2021May 2023Allow2510NoNo
17283895DOWNLINK CHANNEL QUALITY REPORTING IN CONNECTED MODEApril 2021January 2024Allow3400NoNo
17283629ATMOSPHERIC CHANNEL-DRIVEN INTERFERENCE HANDLINGApril 2021April 2024Allow3620YesNo
17224930TECHNIQUES FOR PRIORITIZING COMMUNICATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONSApril 2021July 2023Allow2710YesNo
17270432TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2021April 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17223943PRIORITY LEVELS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTINGApril 2021July 2023Allow2820YesNo
17214037INFORMATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2021December 2023Allow3310NoNo
17280086USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2021April 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17212128METHOD FOR DISCOVERING AND SELECTING RELAY USER EQUIPMENT IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2021June 2023Allow2720YesNo
17204142Cell Measurement Method and ApparatusMarch 2021September 2024Allow4230YesNo
17203575SEMI-INDEPENDENT DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION GROUPSMarch 2021July 2023Allow2820NoNo
17275693CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION CALCULATIONMarch 2021May 2024Allow3820YesNo
17196785FEEDBACK RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEMarch 2021April 2024Allow3820YesNo
17187593SEPARATE L1-REPORT WITH LONG INDEX FOR OUT-OF-CELL BEAMSFebruary 2021August 2023Allow2920YesNo
17168270UPLINK INFORMATION BASED ON WAKE-UP SIGNALFebruary 2021September 2023Allow3120NoNo
172571405G DELAY TOLERANT DATA SERVICESDecember 2020February 2023Allow2620YesNo
17136463OPTIMIZED USER EQUIPMENT NETWORK ACCESS SELECTIONDecember 2020May 2023Allow2920YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
93.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
77.4%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K works in Art Unit 2464 and has examined 483 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K's allowance rate of 85.5% places them in the 57% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% 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 PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K 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 +25.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K. This interview benefit is in the 76% 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, 31.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 58% 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 32.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 70% 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 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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, 64.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 81% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 7.3% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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.

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.