USPTO Examiner MUI GARY - Art Unit 2465

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
16221783SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL ON A SECONDARY CELLDecember 2018November 2019Allow1110YesNo
15988866BASE STATION, TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2018October 2019Allow1720NoNo
15757842MITIGATION OF UPLINK/DOWNLINK ASSYMETRYMarch 2018May 2019Allow1400NoNo
15753686USER TERMINAL, RADIO BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODFebruary 2018July 2019Allow1710NoNo
15753821PROSE RELAY RESOURCE OPTIMIZATIONFebruary 2018December 2019Allow2220NoNo
15863653COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2018May 2019Allow1610NoNo
15554121FULL-DUPLEX POWER REPORTINGAugust 2017November 2019Allow2630NoNo
15553775TRAFFIC STEERING BETWEEN WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORKSAugust 2017March 2019Allow1910NoNo
15553632SCHEDULING OF PACKETS IN NETWORK DEVICESAugust 2017May 2019Allow2010YesNo
15547614TIME MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION WITH SECONDARY CELLSJuly 2017August 2019Allow2420NoNo
15656866UPLINK FEEDBACK METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATIONJuly 2017January 2019Allow1820NoNo
15428317METHOD FOR RADIO SOURCE SCHEDULINGFebruary 2017October 2018Allow2110NoNo
15343114MEDIA STREAMING SYNCHRONIZATIONNovember 2016April 2018Allow1810YesNo
15272028SERVICE DISCOVERY VIA LOW-POWER WAKE-UP RADIOSeptember 2016May 2018Allow2010NoNo
15266857System and Methods for Performing an Adaptive Access Procedure on a Multi-SIM Wireless Communication DeviceSeptember 2016April 2018Allow1910NoNo
15060993DYNAMIC CARRIER ASSIGNMENT OF CARRIER AGGREGATION IN AN LTE-ADVANCED SYSTEMMarch 2016March 2018Allow2510NoNo
14901973TERMINAL DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHODDecember 2015March 2018Allow2720NoNo
14983515METHOD OF SHARING RESOURCE ALLOCATION INFORMATION AND BASE STATION APPARATUS THEREFORDecember 2015December 2017Allow2410NoNo
14806724SWITCH AND SETTING METHODJuly 2015May 2017Allow2110YesNo
14695359TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHODApril 2015March 2017Allow2310NoNo
14590412APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VOICE CALL CONTINUITY USING DIFFERENT NETWORKS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2015March 2017Allow2730YesNo
14576994FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION FOR DATA TRANSMISSION OVER AN OPTICAL NETWORKDecember 2014December 2016Allow2410NoNo
14576873ORDER-SENSITIVE COMMUNICATIONS IN PACKET REORDERING NETWORKSDecember 2014January 2017Allow2510YesNo
14576829OPPORTUNISTIC DUAL-BAND RELAYDecember 2014November 2016Allow2310NoNo
14576641FAST NETWORK FORMATION AFTER NETWORK POWER RESTORATIONDecember 2014December 2016Allow2410YesNo
14398862RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, USER TERMINAL, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODNovember 2014June 2016Allow1910NoNo
14398834RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS, RADIO BASE STATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODNovember 2014June 2016Allow2010NoNo
14398840METHOD AND USER DEVICE FOR RECEIVING DOWNLINK DATA, AND METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR TRANSMITTING DOWNLINK DATANovember 2014May 2016Allow1810NoNo
14259352BASE STATION DEVICE, HANDOVER CONTROLLING METHOD, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2014May 2016Allow2510NoNo
14259483NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION USING IP MAP AND ENCAPSULATIONApril 2014April 2016Allow2310NoNo
14258598NETWORK LOAD ESTIMATION AND PREDICTION FOR CELLULAR NETWORKSApril 2014January 2016Allow2110NoNo
14258446METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCASTING DATA BY USING MMT IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMApril 2014February 2016Allow2210NoNo
14215831METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING TIMING OF A FIRST STATION TO TIMING OF A SECOND STATION FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA IN SEQUENTIAL SLOTS OF A TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS CHANNELMarch 2014June 2015Allow1510YesNo
14162015SCHEDULING REQUEST ENABLED UPLINK TRANSMISSIONJanuary 2014November 2015Allow2210NoNo
14159017WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJanuary 2014December 2015Allow2310NoNo
14159128Method and Apparatus for Sending PacketJanuary 2014November 2015Allow2210NoNo
14101968CROSSTALK ANALYSIS METHODS USING SUPERPOSITIONDecember 2013March 2016Allow2710NoNo
14102151METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION BASED ON BUFFER STATUS INFORMATION OF NEIGHBORING CELLDecember 2013November 2015Allow2310NoNo
14060604SYSTEM, METHOD AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA VIA MULTI-CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2013August 2015Allow2210NoNo
14060539SELECTIVE SERVICE BASED VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORK FLOODINGOctober 2013September 2015Allow2300NoNo
14113235WIRELESS RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, WIRELESS RESOURCE ALLOCATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2013January 2016Allow2620NoNo
14010633RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2013August 2015Allow2410NoNo
13902653DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD IN THE DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMMay 2013May 2015Allow2310NoNo
13840566AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF COORDINATING FUNCTIONALITY IN A HYBRID COMMUNICATION NETWORKMarch 2013February 2015Allow2320NoNo
13841232METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING UPLINK AND DOWNLINK SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF BASE STATIONS AND A TERMINAL IN A COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION NETWORKMarch 2013September 2014Allow1800YesNo
13577014METHOD FOR SCHEDULING USER EQUIPMENT IN A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOFDecember 2012September 2014Allow2510NoNo
13660603Forwarding ASIC General Egress Multicast Filter MethodOctober 2012August 2014Allow2200NoNo
13660108QUEUE SPLITTING FOR PARALLEL CARRIER AGGREGATION SCHEDULINGOctober 2012September 2015Allow3431YesNo
13660397APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VOICE CALL CONTINUITY USING DIFFERENT NETWORKS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2012September 2014Allow2310YesNo
13659752SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY POWER AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZED SERVER INTERCONNECTSOctober 2012October 2014Allow2410NoNo
13577285INTERWORKING FUNCTION BETWEEN AN INTELLIGENT NETWORK AND A HOME LOCATION REGISTER/HOME SUBSCRIBER SERVEROctober 2012March 2014Allow1900NoNo
13577474HANDLING ICS ENHANCED AND NON ENHANCED MSC IN A POOLSeptember 2012April 2014Allow2010NoNo
13568796METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE PER FLOW STATEAugust 2012August 2015Allow3620NoNo
13517467METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING HOME BASE STATION FREQUENCY POINT AND HOME BASE STATION MANAGERJune 2012April 2014Allow2210NoNo
13517255BASE STATION, TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2012July 2014Allow2510NoNo
13517242APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN UPLINK HARQ IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2012June 2014Allow2420YesNo
13457379SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS USING MULTIPLE PARALLEL ENCODERSApril 2012August 2013Allow1620NoNo
13455000METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING DEVICES IN A NETWORKApril 2012June 2013Allow1410NoNo
13400326TDMA CONTROLLER FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAMEFebruary 2012November 2013Allow2010NoNo
13370573METHOD FOR GENERATING AND TRANSMITTING FRAME IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING THE SAMEFebruary 2012February 2014Allow2510NoNo
13303418METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BACKUP CHANNEL IN MULTI-CHANNEL ENVIRONMENTNovember 2011December 2013Allow2511YesNo
13303420METHOD FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK, METHOD FOR ERROR-FREE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION, NODE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKNovember 2011December 2013Allow2510NoNo
13303468RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2011August 2013Allow2110NoNo
13271945INTER-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2011June 2012Allow810NoNo
13244266DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD IN THE DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMSeptember 2011February 2013Allow1700NoNo
13226018SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCH SPACE RECONFIGURATION IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSeptember 2011September 2013Allow2410NoNo
13225059SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING NETWORK CONNECTIONSeptember 2011July 2013Allow2310NoNo
13172660RECEIVER WITH BYPASS MODE FOR IMPROVED SENSITIVITYJune 2011May 2014Allow3520NoNo
13089355TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND TRANSMITTING METHODApril 2011April 2013Allow2400NoNo
13087148Load Control in Uplink Interference Cancellation Systems With Soft DecisionApril 2011April 2013Allow2401NoNo
13123820BASE STATION, TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD FOR BASE STATION, PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2011September 2013Allow2930NoNo
12830328System and Methods for Scalable Processing of Received Radio Frequency Beamform SignalJuly 2010October 2014Allow5140YesYes
12825146TIME TRACKING LOOPS FOR A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM UTILIZING A CYCLIC PREFIXJune 2010December 2012Allow2911NoNo
12820058Media Streaming SynchronizationJune 2010February 2016Allow6030NoYes
12065531METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING CHANNEL TRANSFER MATRICESJune 2010June 2012Allow5120NoNo
12800091Full duplex network radio bridge with low latency and high throughputMay 2010February 2013Allow3410NoNo
12800076FULL DUPLEX NETWORK RADIO BRIDGE WITH LOW LATENCY AND HIGH THROUGHPUTMay 2010February 2013Allow3320NoNo
12727931LOCALLY DIAGNOSING AND TROUBLESHOOTING SERVICE ISSUESMarch 2010December 2013Allow4530NoNo
12733515METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY COMPENSATING A PHASE SHIFT ON A SYNCHRONISATION SIGNAL RECEIVED BY AN ITEM OF REMOTE EQUIPMENTMarch 2010May 2012Allow2600YesNo
12733521REDUCTION IN THE ACQUISITION DURATION OF A PHASE-LOCKED LOOP ABLE TO RECONSTITUTE A SYNCHRONISATION SIGNAL TRANSMITTED OVER AN IP NETWORKMarch 2010April 2012Allow2600YesNo
12698213APPARATUS FOR, AND METHOD OF, REDUCING NOISE IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMFebruary 2010May 2012Allow2710NoNo
12698349METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2010July 2012Allow2910NoNo
12697245TRANSMITTING APPARATUSJanuary 2010July 2012Allow3010NoNo
12696809BASE STATION APPARATUS, UPLINK SINR MEASURING METHOD, UPLINK SCHEDULING METHOD, AND RECEPTION-QUALITY MEASURING METHODJanuary 2010October 2012Allow3320NoNo
12693307IMPLEMENTING PRIORITY BASED DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ADJUSTMENTSJanuary 2010April 2012Allow2710NoNo
12634874SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPATIAL DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS USING WIRELESS REPEATER HAVING SINGLE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING ANTENNADecember 2009August 2012Allow3220NoNo
12634651MULTI-LANE SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING APPARATUSESDecember 2009March 2012Allow2810NoNo
12571138ROBUST MULTICAST BROADCASTINGSeptember 2009April 2013Allow4220YesNo
12571109SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MEASURE THE PERFORMANCE OF A DE-JITTER BUFFERSeptember 2009November 2011Allow2510NoNo
12508406TIMESTAMP METERING AND ROLLOVER PROTECTION IN A NETWORK DEVICEJuly 2009May 2011Allow2210NoNo
12496028MANAGING QUALITY OF SERVICE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR APPLICATIONSJuly 2009August 2011Allow2620NoNo
12518242FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION AND STRUCTURE DETECTION METHOD IN DVB-S2 SYSTEMJune 2009July 2011Allow2510NoNo
12517777DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PILOT SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2009June 2011Allow2510NoNo
12517749APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING TRANSPORT CONTROL PROTOCOL PERFORMANCE USING PATH RECOVERY NOTIFICATION OVER WIRELESS NETWORKJune 2009August 2011Allow2610NoNo
12516572APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING CONTROL MESSAGE, APPARATUS FOR RESTORING CONTROL MESSAGE, METHOD OF RECONSTRUCTING CONTROL MESSAGE, AND METHOD OF RESTORING CONTROL MESSAGEMay 2009May 2011Allow2410NoNo
12516494APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING NETWORK SITUATION USING SECURITY CUBEMay 2009May 2011Allow2310NoNo
12432840COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2009February 2012Allow3310NoNo
12427452PROGRAMMABLE METERING BEHAVIOR BASED ON A TABLE LOOKUPApril 2009May 2011Allow2410YesNo
12405676MAIN APPARATUS AND CONTROL SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION REGULATION METHODMarch 2009March 2010Allow1210NoNo
12403536WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION WHEN RECEIVING A FRAME HAVING A LOW RECEPTION SUCCESS POSSIBILITYMarch 2009April 2011Allow2510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MUI, GARY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
3
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
39.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority 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
15
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
52.8%
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, 33.3% 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 MUI, GARY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MUI, GARY works in Art Unit 2465 and has examined 160 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 99.4%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MUI, GARY's allowance rate of 99.4% places them in the 92% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MUI, GARY receive 1.51 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MUI, GARY is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 78% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MUI, GARY. This interview benefit is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 43.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 60.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 86% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 85.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 67% 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 73.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% 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, 18.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 8.8% of allowed cases (in the 93% 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • 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.