USPTO Examiner O CONNOR BRIAN T - Art Unit 2465

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19031943METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
18791343WIRELESS SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DUCTED ALL-AIR SYSTEMJuly 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18664327METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION IN NEW WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18626766METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18597285MEASUREMENT INDICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18409910METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CODE COVER TO OFDM SYMBOLS IN MULTIPLE USER SYSTEMJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1100NoNo
18394944CONFIGURABLE LOGIC PLATFORM WITH RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSING CIRCUITRYDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18394764STATION AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING A FRAME COMPRISING A CONFIGURATION CHANGE COUNTER CORRESPONDING TO ANOTHER ACCESS POINTDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18544171TELEPHONY WEB EVENT SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18507952LOW-FREQUENCY UPLINK SIGNAL BASED POSITIONINGNovember 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18499583METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RADIO RESOURCE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023July 2024Allow910NoNo
18480480PHYSICAL LAYER PREAMBLE AND SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONOctober 2023June 2024Allow900NoNo
18476711METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING W1, W2, AND WF FOR PORT SELECTION CODEBOOK ENHANCEMENTSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18369204METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY TERMINAL TO PERFORM RANDOM ACCESS USING A PLURALITY OF PUCCH COMMON CONFIGURATION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18468094RESOURCE SELECTION FOR CONTROL SIGNALING IN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18454901METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING AND SIGNALLING PTRS IN A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18261845UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION UCI TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1220NoNo
18197740METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING OR ACTIVATING VARIOUS TYPES OF GAPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18317750ACCESSING A LOCAL DATA NETWORK VIA A MOBILE DATA CONNECTIONMay 2023April 2024Allow1120YesNo
18196444METHOD AND DEVICE IN A NODE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMay 2023January 2024Allow800NoNo
18247967FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR MULTICAST TRAFFICApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18192503PRIMARY COMPONENT CARRIER CONTROL IN A WIRELESS ACCESS NODE THAT USES MULTIPLE RADIO FREQUENCY BANDSMarch 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18125026TELEPHONY WEB EVENT SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18116389CONFIGURABLE LOGIC PLATFORM WITH RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSING CIRCUITRYMarch 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18116213METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM SUPPORTING MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATIONMarch 2023June 2023Allow300NoNo
18150031Wireless Device Capability InformationJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18092361PHYSICAL LAYER PREAMBLE AND SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2023August 2023Allow810NoNo
18148471TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODSDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18083538PRIVATE ALLOCATED NETWORKS OVER SHARED COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTUREDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
18078965METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION IN NEW WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18062389RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210NoNo
18058607METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING AND SIGNALLING PTRS IN A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17989149METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17989027CELL MEASUREMENT METHOD BASED ON FREQUENCY POINT OPTIMIZATION AND TERMINAL DEVICENovember 2022September 2024Allow2210NoNo
17981227METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UE TA REPORTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022April 2023Allow610NoNo
17979526CONFIGURABLE LOGIC PLATFORM WITH RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSING CIRCUITRYNovember 2022July 2023Allow810YesNo
17979542CONFIGURABLE LOGIC PLATFORM WITH RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSING CIRCUITRYNovember 2022March 2023Allow510NoNo
17963596CANCELLING SL CSI REPORTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022March 2023Allow610NoNo
17958836METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING SL HARQ FEEDBACK REPORT RESOURCE IN NR V2XOctober 2022December 2022Allow300NoNo
17959266RESOURCE INDICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEOctober 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17936936CONSTRUCTION AND MAPPING OF COMPACT UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (UCI) OVER PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL (PUSCH)September 2022August 2023Allow1120NoNo
17995252GAP-FREE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17911098METHOD FOR MERGING AND TRANSMITTING, BY NETWORK, VRU MESSAGES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING SIDELINK, AND APPARATUS THEREFORSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17903155Methods of Resuming a Radio Bearer and Related Wireless Terminals and Network NodesSeptember 2022March 2023Allow600NoNo
17899893ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION METHODS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAMEAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010YesNo
17888638SELECTIVE PROBE-RESPONSE SUPPRESSION BASED ON SNRAugust 2022March 2023Allow700NoNo
17882632TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR RESOURCE SELECTION AND UPDATING OF ACCESS CLASS INFORMATIONAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17880623METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY TERMINAL TO PERFORM RANDOM ACCESS USING A PLURALITY OF PUCCH COMMON CONFIGURATION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17795634IMPROVED RELAYING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKJuly 2022December 2024Allow2900NoNo
17870668METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM SUPPORTING MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATIONJuly 2022October 2022Allow300NoNo
17813139AUTONOMOUS BANDWIDTH PART SWITCHINGJuly 2022March 2023Allow800NoNo
17861551METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CAPABILITY OF A TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022June 2023Allow1100NoNo
17859657CONFIGURABLE LOGIC PLATFORM WITH RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSING CIRCUITRYJuly 2022September 2022Allow200NoNo
17858165Location-Based System Information and Doppler Correction in 5G/6GJuly 2022February 2023Allow711NoNo
17837064METHOD AND DEVICE IN A NODE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJune 2022February 2023Allow800NoNo
17836460METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING OVERHEAT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2022March 2023Allow910NoNo
17834377COMMUNICATION NODE AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL IN THE SAMEJune 2022April 2025Allow3510NoNo
17805203METHOD AND UE FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION IN BASE STATION SHARED CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIMEJune 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17782009SCALING SUBSCRIBER HANDLING CAPACITY AND THROUGHPUT IN A CLOUD NATIVE RADIO ACCESS NETWORKJune 2022March 2025Allow3310NoNo
17825318Method for Compressing Wireless Channel State Information FeedbackMay 2022May 2025Allow3510NoNo
17779198INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEMay 2022June 2025Allow3720NoNo
17778412SIGNAL COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17747839CONFIGURABLE LOGIC PLATFORM WITH RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSING CIRCUITRYMay 2022March 2023Abandon1010NoNo
17663347Communication Method and ApparatusMay 2022September 2024Allow2800NoNo
17740075METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM SUPPORTING MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATIONMay 2022December 2022Allow700NoNo
17662597SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONMay 2022May 2025Allow3710YesNo
17739639METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CODE COVER TO OFDM SYMBOLS IN MULTIPLE USER SYSTEMMay 2022September 2023Allow1610NoNo
17775305METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PT-RS MAPPINGMay 2022March 2025Allow3410YesNo
17774734L1 SIGNALING FOR SCELL DORMANCY INDICATIONMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17773695INTERSECTING PROCEDURE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17729579APPARATUS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR AUTOMATIC NEIGHBOR RELATIONSApril 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17754723METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING PPDU TYPE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMApril 2022March 2025Allow3610NoNo
17707126RESOURCE SELECTION FOR CONTROL SIGNALING IN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKMarch 2022June 2023Allow1410NoNo
17677749METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORE NETWORK REGISTRATION AND RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NOTIFICATION UPDATEFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3601NoNo
17636599METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESERVATION OF SIDELINK RESOURCE IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3310NoNo
17636015METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCHEDULING TRANSMISSIONFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3910NoNo
17634622Method for Reporting UDC Information By UE, and DeviceFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2800NoNo
17590563METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING SL HARQ FEEDBACK REPORT RESOURCE IN NR V2XFebruary 2022May 2022Allow400NoNo
17630370MULTIPLEXING HARQ-ACK OF DIFFERENT SERVICE TYPES ON A SINGLE PUSCHJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3410NoNo
17583302Method and Apparatus for Configuring a Triggering Condition of a Beam Failure Event and a Communication SystemJanuary 2022November 2022Allow1000NoNo
17629717MEASURE FOR CHANGING PLMNJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3510NoNo
17576524FEEDBACK INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010YesNo
17576395COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2910NoNo
17575016METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST PROCEDUREJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3820NoNo
17570881RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL OCCASIONS AND RESOURCES FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATIONJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3510NoNo
17569941CANCELLING SL CSI REPORTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022July 2022Allow610NoNo
17567867ACCESSING A LOCAL DATA NETWORK VIA A MOBILE DATA CONNECTIONJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1300NoNo
17565719METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT (UE) FOR HANDLING FREQUENCY SCANNING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKDecember 2021September 2024Allow3210YesNo
17565101Feedback TimingDecember 2021October 2022Allow1000NoNo
17564924Wireless Communication Method, Terminal Device, and Network DeviceDecember 2021January 2023Allow1200NoNo
17564267WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICEDecember 2021July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17557301CARRIER AGGREGATION RESTORATIONDecember 2021April 2024Allow2700NoNo
17596834CAPABILITY PARAMETER PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021December 2024Allow3610NoNo
17620694METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING BUFFER STATUS REPORT, USER EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021September 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17551516PRIMARY COMPONENT CARRIER CONTROL IN A WIRELESS ACCESS NODE THAT USES MULTIPLE RADIO FREQUENCY BANDSDecember 2021January 2023Allow1300NoNo
17543227METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING AND DEBUGGING ACROSS IOT SYSTEMSDecember 2021June 2023Allow1810YesNo
17457424UPLINK CARRIER ACCESSDecember 2021October 2022Allow1100NoNo
17595701METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2021January 2025Allow3820NoNo
17526192Rapid Doppler Correction for Mobile V2X Communication in 5G/6GNovember 2021May 2022Allow610NoNo
17454730DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION RESPONSE TO IDLE MODE REQUESTSNovember 2021December 2022Allow1310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner O CONNOR, BRIAN T.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
51.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.5%
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, 33.3% 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 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 O CONNOR, BRIAN T - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner O CONNOR, BRIAN T works in Art Unit 2465 and has examined 554 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.2%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner O CONNOR, BRIAN T's allowance rate of 94.2% places them in the 83% 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 O CONNOR, BRIAN T receive 1.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 20% 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 O CONNOR, BRIAN T is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by O CONNOR, BRIAN T. This interview benefit is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 39.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 87% 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 66.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 88% 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, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 60% 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 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, 29.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% 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 6.9% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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:

  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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.