USPTO Examiner LINDENBAUM ALAN LOUIS - Art Unit 2466

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17113126WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION DEVICE AND BASE STATION SYSTEMDecember 2020January 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17101442Device-Assisted Services for Protecting Network CapacityNovember 2020July 2023Allow3220YesYes
17100002RELIABLE DATA DELIVERY OVER NON-ACCESS STRATUMNovember 2020October 2022Allow2310YesNo
16949799LOCAL-BIAS FORWARDING OF L2 MULTICAST, UNKNOWN UNICAST, AND BROADCAST TRAFFIC FOR AN ETHERNET VPNNovember 2020August 2022Allow2110YesNo
17054518BASE STATION DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITNovember 2020December 2023Abandon3740NoNo
17035213BEAM FAILURE PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICESeptember 2020January 2024Abandon3940YesNo
17041389METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2020October 2023Allow3640YesNo
17022585SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SRS) RESOURCE CONFIGURATION TECHNIQUESSeptember 2020June 2024Abandon4560YesNo
16991839SIGNALING ENHANCEMENTS OF SMTC CONFIGURATION FOR AN IAB MTAugust 2020January 2023Abandon2920YesNo
16986614RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (RRM) PROCEDURE IN A SHARED SPECTRUMAugust 2020August 2023Abandon3640NoNo
16966227MONITORING OF RADIO RELAY APPARATUS USING FEEDER LINKJuly 2020November 2021Allow1620YesNo
16961660RESOURCE MONITORING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND BASE STATIONJuly 2020August 2023Abandon3740NoNo
16896653Method and Apparatus for Indicating and Receiving Signaling, and Communication SystemJune 2020March 2025Abandon5770YesNo
16866820METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING DEVICE-TO-DEVICEMay 2020April 2023Abandon3630YesNo
16753265DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE AND USER EQUIPMENTApril 2020March 2022Allow2410NoNo
16834675INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2020October 2024Allow5540YesYes
16793579TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATIONFebruary 2020July 2024Allow5340YesYes
16746575MACHINE, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR A HYBRID COMMAND MANAGEMENT AGGREGATORJanuary 2020February 2024Allow4920NoYes
16731616BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD, BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD, BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUSDecember 2019September 2021Allow2000YesNo
16600369EARLY DETECTION PROCEDURE OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY FRAME AND DECISION TIMING FOR SPATIAL REUSEOctober 2019February 2025Abandon6050NoNo
16592774TELECOMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND SYSTEMOctober 2019August 2022Allow3530YesNo
16575611Power Saving in a Wireless Communication SystemSeptember 2019June 2022Allow3220YesNo
16570511Multiplexing and congestion controlSeptember 2019October 2022Allow3710YesNo
16538442METHOD AND COMMUNICATION ENTITY FOR PROVING A COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONAugust 2019March 2025Abandon6080YesNo
16538548RECIPROCAL CHANNEL SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL MULTIPLEXINGAugust 2019February 2022Allow3020YesNo
16460106Methods and Devices for Transmitting/Receiving Data Based on the Allocation of Random Access Resources to Uplink SubframesJuly 2019April 2024Allow5780YesNo
16454379DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MULTI-SIM WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJune 2019January 2022Allow3120NoNo
16451728Grant-Free Transmission Method, Terminal, and Network DeviceJune 2019November 2020Abandon1700NoNo
16449465METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER, USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2019February 2023Abandon4440NoNo
16347579METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR LONG RANGE TRANSMISSION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAMEMay 2019July 2021Allow2710NoNo
16411057METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA THROUGH TUNNEL GROUPSMay 2019May 2023Abandon4860YesNo
16347556DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING CORE NETWORK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2019September 2022Abandon4140YesNo
16345374METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DATA RETRANSMISSIONApril 2019May 2022Allow3640YesNo
16344021ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND MEDIUMApril 2019February 2021Allow2210YesNo
16343936METHOD FOR PAIRING WITH A GATEWAYApril 2019June 2024Abandon6040NoYes
16343228Technique for Communicating Control InformationApril 2019August 2024Abandon6080NoYes
16338818RELIABLE DATA DELIVERY OVER NON-ACCESS STRATUMApril 2019August 2020Allow1600NoNo
16337551USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2019September 2022Abandon4260YesNo
16336372NETWORK NODE, USER DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2019March 2022Abandon3640NoNo
16359123METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATING ON A RADIO CHANNEL BASED ON JOINTLY ENCODING A PREAMBLE FORMAT WITH RANDOM ACCESS CONFIGURATIONMarch 2019July 2021Allow2830NoNo
16323484RADIO ACCESS METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2019February 2021Allow2420YesNo
16334222PHYSICAL PATH CONTROL IN HIERARCHICAL NETWORKSMarch 2019May 2023Allow5040YesYes
16283133SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2019March 2021Abandon2520YesNo
16277802DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD ON UNLICENSED SPECTRUM, AND DEVICEFebruary 2019April 2021Abandon2620YesNo
16236973COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2018March 2022Allow3840YesNo
16235111INTER-MEC SYSTEM COMMUNICATION FOR V2X SERVICESDecember 2018August 2021Allow3230NoNo
16220520Packet Processing Method, and DeviceDecember 2018January 2022Allow3740YesYes
16196583COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, MOBILITY MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND GATEWAY DEVICENovember 2018March 2023Abandon5270NoNo
16184818UPLINK TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUES IN LOW-LATENCY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONNovember 2018August 2022Abandon4560YesNo
16099674BASE STATION, USER EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED METHODNovember 2018June 2022Abandon4460YesNo
16157779BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD, BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD, BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS (As amended)October 2018October 2019Allow1200YesNo
16048491RESPONDING TO UNBLOCKING OF A SWITCH PORTJuly 2018November 2021Abandon4040YesNo
16045845MOBILE TERMINAL TESTING APPARATUS AND PARAMETER CHANGING METHOD THEREFORJuly 2018March 2022Abandon4420YesYes
16071840NARROWBAND INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFJuly 2018April 2022Allow4520YesNo
16040367INPUT POWER BACKOFF SIGNALINGJuly 2018October 2020Abandon2710YesNo
16032824BUFFER MANAGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIESJuly 2018April 2020Allow2110NoNo
16021874TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, NETWORK DEVICE, AND USER EQUIPMENTJune 2018September 2020Allow2720YesNo
16065010THE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCKJune 2018January 2022Allow4330YesNo
16009071CELL-SPECIFIC SOUNDING AND MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATIONJune 2018October 2020Allow2820YesNo
16008511Post-Grant Beam TrackingJune 2018November 2020Abandon2910YesNo
16003430COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD USING A NEURAL NETWORK TO INFER A PREDICTED STATE OF A COMMUNICATION CHANNELJune 2018March 2022Abandon4540NoYes
15781821COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHODJune 2018July 2021Allow3740YesNo
15771647RADIO TERMINAL AND BASE STATIONApril 2018February 2021Allow3330YesNo
15771364METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN INTERNET OF VEHICLES SYSTEMApril 2018April 2022Allow4870YesNo
15947025TELECOMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2018June 2019Allow1500YesNo
15762734DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES WITHIN NETWORK DEVICESMarch 2018January 2022Allow4650YesNo
15761942Methods and Nodes for Configuring a Wireless LinkMarch 2018October 2020Allow3130NoYes
15758232METHODS AND NETWORK NODES FOR MANAGING ESTABLISHMENT OF A RADIO SESSIONMarch 2018August 2019Allow1710NoNo
15884144INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATIONJanuary 2018May 2020Abandon2820YesNo
15845092DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ANALYSIS FOR MOBILE DEVICESDecember 2017March 2020Allow2630YesNo
15811944TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION AND TRANSMISSION METHODSNovember 2017October 2022Abandon5980YesNo
15811289RECIPROCAL CHANNEL SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL MULTIPLEXINGNovember 2017April 2019Allow1720YesNo
15801640COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2017April 2019Abandon1810NoNo
15728637METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATING ON A RADIO CHANNEL BASED ON JOINTLY ENCODING A PREAMBLE FORMAT WITH RANDOM ACCESS CONFIGURATIONOctober 2017December 2018Allow1420NoNo
15711213METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING HARQS IN CARRIER AGGREGATION SYSTEMSSeptember 2017August 2018Allow1110NoNo
15703619METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING DEVICE-TO-DEVICESeptember 2017February 2020Allow6050YesNo
15702349SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING VPN-LESS SESSION SETUP FOR CONNECTING MOBILE DATA DEVICES TO AN ENTERPRISE DATA NETWORKSeptember 2017March 2018Allow600NoNo
15701760METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURVIVING OUTAGES IN HOSTED SIP SERVICE NETWORKSSeptember 2017November 2021Abandon5150YesNo
15696900SWITCHING APPARATUS, SWITCHING APPARATUS GROUP, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMSeptember 2017November 2019Allow2620YesNo
15693625Methods and Devices for Transmitting/Receiving Data Based on the Allocation of Random Access Resources to Uplink SubframesSeptember 2017March 2019Allow6000YesNo
15691495ENHANCED DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSAugust 2017August 2023Abandon60120YesNo
15681726Device-Assisted Services for Protecting Network CapacityAugust 2017July 2020Allow3520NoNo
15680280CHANNEL SELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2017June 2019Allow2210NoNo
15662570INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUMJuly 2017April 2021Abandon4540YesNo
15623096CONTROLLING CARRIER SELECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2017October 2020Allow4050YesNo
15594134MACHINE, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR A HYBRID COMMAND MANAGEMENT AGGREGATORMay 2017October 2019Allow2920NoYes
15499912Device and Method Handling a Radio Resource Control Connection Resume ProcedureApril 2017October 2020Abandon4240YesNo
15498470SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PUBLIC IP ADDRESSES FOR VIRTUAL DATA CENTERSApril 2017August 2020Allow3940YesNo
15496531METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GAIN ADJUSTMENT IN MOBILITY MEASUREMENTSApril 2017February 2022Allow5720NoYes
15521298METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DOWNLINK DATAApril 2017October 2019Abandon3020YesNo
15493390Selective Uplink Only Header Compression MechanismApril 2017June 2020Abandon3840YesNo
15492120Systems and Methods for Creating an Integrated Layer 2-Layer 3 Hybrid VPN NetworkApril 2017August 2020Abandon4040YesNo
15489408METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MEASUREMENT RESULTS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2017May 2019Abandon2510NoNo
15488018TECHNIQUES FOR NEW RADIO FRAME STRUCTURES FOR DATA TRANSMISSIONApril 2017March 2023Allow6080YesYes
15485749Data Interference Cancellation Method, Transmit End, Receive End, and SystemApril 2017April 2019Allow2420YesNo
15480335FEMTOCELL LOCAL BREAKOUT MECHANISMSApril 2017July 2017Allow400NoNo
15473674DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ANALYSIS FOR MOBILE DEVICESMarch 2017January 2020Allow3440YesNo
15473462LOCAL-BIAS FORWARDING OF L2 MULTICAST, UNKNOWN UNICAST, AND BROADCAST TRAFFIC FOR AN ETHERNET VPNMarch 2017July 2020Allow3940YesYes
15473414INTER-RAT MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND RELATED APPARATUS AND SYSTEMMarch 2017September 2019Abandon3020NoNo
15472188METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING A DATABASE OF WI-FI BEACON LOCATIONSMarch 2017July 2019Abandon2820YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
52
Examiner Affirmed
29
(55.8%)
Examiner Reversed
23
(44.2%)
Reversal Percentile
66.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 44.2% 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
82
Allowed After Appeal Filing
32
(39.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
50
(61.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
64.4%
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, 39.0% 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 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 LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS works in Art Unit 2466 and has examined 383 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 52.5%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS's allowance rate of 52.5% places them in the 15% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS receive 3.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 91% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS. This interview benefit is in the 47% 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, 12.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 11.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 6.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 24% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 48.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 14.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 53.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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 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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.