USPTO Examiner ROBERTS BRIAN S - Art Unit 2466

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19073579Delay Status ReportingMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
18873964TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18829905SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEMETRY INFORMATION-BASED NETWORK ROLE REASSIGNMENTS IN WIRELESS BACKHAUL MESH NETWORKSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18832098PATH SWITCHING BETWEEN A UU AND A PC5 INTERFACEJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18779174ENHANCEMENTS FOR EDGE NETWORK ACCES FOR A UEJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18662702TECHNIQUES FOR HYBRIDIZED ULTRA-WIDEBAND AND NARROWBAND SIGNALINGMay 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18645386MULTI-LINK GROUP ADDRESSED TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18592556TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION DEVICE CONTROL METHODMarch 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18587378SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SELECTIVELY ROUTING A PACKET FLOW OVER ACCESS NETWORKSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18433315SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROPAGATING DATA PACKETS IN A NETWORK OF NODESFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620NoNo
18418000DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18417885DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900NoNo
18574782REFERENCING LOCAL RESOURCES IN USER EQUIPMENT (UE) ROUTE SELECTION POLICY (URSP) IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMDecember 2023June 2024Allow500NoNo
18536235METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENTDecember 2023May 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18568301ROUTING OF DATA PACKETS, AMONG A PLURALITY OF NETWORK NODES OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, WHILE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ENERGY INTENSITYDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18531252METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR FAST PATH SWITCHING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS WITH USER EQUIPMENT (UE) COOPERATIONDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18386510METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING PREAMBLE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18495464Wireless Communications For Asymmetric ServicesOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18383680INTELLIGENT NETWORK SLICING AND POLICY-BASED ROUTING ENGINEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18492838WIRELESS ROUTE CONTROL METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS NODEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18481454COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING 5G MESH NETWORK FOR ENHANCED COVERAGE AND ULTRA-RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18553736ESTABLISHING A DATA PLANE SESSION FOR A USER EQUIPMENT WITH A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK USING AN ACCESS NETWORK OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKOctober 2023October 2024Allow1320NoNo
18477567METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENTSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18475270MULTI-LINK DEVICE PROBING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18372912SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SELECTIVELY ROUTING A PACKET FLOWSeptember 2023February 2024Allow410YesNo
18455989DISTRIBUTED RADIO TRANSPARENT CLOCK OVER A WIRELESS NETWORKAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18450853Radio Frame Sending Method and Apparatus, and Radio Frame Receiving Method and ApparatusAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18220170TECHNIQUE FOR PERFORMING MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2023September 2023Allow200NoNo
18260416RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
183415991 BIT SIGNALING FEEDBACK TO CONFIGURE OR CHANGE THE SETTINGS OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2023January 2025Allow1830NoNo
18341234COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING 5G MESH NETWORK FOR ENHANCED COVERAGE AND ULTRA-RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONJune 2023August 2023Allow200NoNo
18340490METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA UNIT BY IAB NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18338326MULTI-LINK GROUP ADDRESSED TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18200864MANAGING VPLMN CONFIGURATION UPDATES IN THE UE DUE TO HOME PLMN CONFIGURATION CHANGESMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18199648METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS BROADBAND USING A LOCAL MESH NETWORKMay 2023April 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18319900SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OVER-THE-AIR USER EQUIPMENT ROUTE SELECTION POLICY CONFIGURATION UPDATESMay 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18303733METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING PREAMBLE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2023July 2023Allow300NoNo
18134569METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18299283SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SLICE COMMUNICATION SESSIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORKApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
181285991X LTF SEQUENCE FOR 320 MHZMarch 2023June 2023Allow200NoNo
18128713METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A RELAY USER EQUIPMENT (UE) SUPPORTING CONNECTION WITH ANOTHER REMOTE UE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2023May 2023Allow200NoNo
18125246SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL NETWORK EDGE AND OVERLAY WITH VIRTUAL CONTROL PLANEMarch 2023September 2024Allow1730NoNo
18183032SYNCHRONIZATION MESSAGES FOR PERIPHERAL DEVICESMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18175271METHOD FOR PERFORMING RELAY FORWARDING ON INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL LINKS, INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, NODE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023October 2023Allow800NoNo
18173183METHOD FOR UPDATING OR RELEASING BACKHAUL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION AND RELATED PRODUCTFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18167595Radio Frame Sending Method and Apparatus, and Radio Frame Receiving Method and ApparatusFebruary 2023May 2023Allow300NoNo
18147518COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING 5G MESH NETWORK FOR ENHANCED COVERAGE AND ULTRA-RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONDecember 2022February 2023Allow200NoNo
18012358SERVER DEVICE, MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
18069157INTELLIGENT NETWORK SLICING AND POLICY-BASED ROUTING ENGINEDecember 2022April 2023Allow400NoNo
18061702SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER EQUIPMENT ROUTE SELECTION POLICY REVALIDATIONDecember 2022March 2025Allow2700NoNo
17994906METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ROUTING BASED ON FLOW CONTROL FEEDBACK BY IAB NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17993391METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA UNIT BY IAB NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022March 2023Allow1500NoNo
17989896COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMNovember 2022February 2025Allow2700NoNo
18056535Unified Quality of Service Management of Aircraft Data Traffic Through Satellite Communication SystemNovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
17989418METHOD FOR TERMINAL RESENDING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING SAMENovember 2022December 2023Allow1310NoNo
17988579MULTI-LINK GROUP ADDRESSED TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17987213MULTI-LINK DEVICE PROBING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSNovember 2022June 2023Allow710NoNo
17986189PROCESSING METHOD OF ABNORMALLY BEHAVING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, NETWORK ELEMENT, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022February 2025Allow2700NoNo
17982488SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROPAGATING DATA PACKETS IN A NETWORK OF NODESNovember 2022November 2023Allow1220NoNo
18052144DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKNovember 2022October 2023Allow1110NoNo
17974282COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17964581METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING UE-TO-NETWORK RELAY COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022January 2023Allow300NoNo
17958332RANDOM-ACCESS RESPONSE WITH ANALOG BEAMFORMINGOctober 2022April 2024Allow1920NoNo
17951486COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A 5G MESH NETWORK FOR ENHANCED COVERAGESeptember 2022November 2022Allow200NoNo
17950202WIRELESS ROUTE CONTROL METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS NODESeptember 2022July 2023Allow1000NoNo
17942183METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENTSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17910692TECHNIQUE FOR PERFORMING MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310NoNo
179057531X LTF SEQUENCE FOR 320 MHZSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2310NoNo
17885768BACKHAUL PATH SWITCHING METHOD, WIRELESS RELAY, NETWORK-SIDE NODE AND TERMINALAugust 2022August 2023Allow1220NoNo
17873541RESOURCE ALLOCATION SIGNALING FOR SLOT AGGREGATIONJuly 2022March 2024Allow1910NoNo
17812806ROUTE-BASED BEAM PROVISIONINGJuly 2022April 2023Allow910NoNo
17860530METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A RELAY USER EQUIPMENT (UE) TO SUPPORT DIRECT TO INDIRECT COMMUNICATION PATH SWITCHING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022October 2022Allow300NoNo
17791541METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMJuly 2022June 2025Allow3610NoNo
17857935DISTRIBUTED RADIO TRANSPARENT CLOCK OVER A WIRELESS NETWORKJuly 2022May 2023Allow1110NoNo
17852048METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK COMPRISING A NETWORK SWITCH TO WHICH A STATION IS CONNECTED BY CABLE CONNECTIONJune 2022August 2024Allow2610NoNo
17848070SUPPORTING UPLINK TRANSMISSIONSJune 2022September 2022Allow300NoNo
17806562COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING 5G MESH NETWORK FOR ENHANCED COVERAGE AND ULTRA-RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONJune 2022September 2022Allow300NoNo
17748231Communication Method and ApparatusMay 2022July 2024Allow2600NoNo
17747574METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING AD HOC NETWORK ROUTING PROTOCOL IN MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMMay 2022October 2022Allow500NoNo
17739697MANAGED DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTIONMay 2022November 2024Allow3000NoNo
17739779METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVINGMay 2022February 2023Allow900NoNo
17775248METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING PREAMBLE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2022July 2024Allow2610NoNo
17732546METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENTApril 2022January 2025Allow3310YesNo
17728655DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKApril 2022July 2022Allow200NoNo
17721456RE-ROUTING IN AN INTEGRATED ACCESS BACKHAUL NETWORKApril 2022November 2022Allow710NoNo
17719161TECHNIQUES FOR MULTI-DATA RATE COMMUNICATIONSApril 2022November 2023Allow1910YesNo
17658814CONNECTIVITY GRAPH FOR WIRELESS NETWORK ROUTINGApril 2022March 2025Allow3520YesNo
17658045COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A 5G MESH NETWORK FOR ENHANCED COVERAGEApril 2022June 2022Allow200NoNo
17642038DATA PACKET TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17682092METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING 5G CORE ROAMING ROUTING IN AN IPX NETWORKFebruary 2022May 2022Allow300NoNo
17678536TECHNIQUES FOR BEAM SWEEPING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3330NoNo
17675782METHOD FOR TERMINAL RESENDING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING SAMEFebruary 2022August 2022Allow610NoNo
17753049CHANNEL SENSING TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS NETWORKSFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17589437Wake Up Signal for Machine Type Communication and Narrowband-Internet-of-Things DevicesJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1710NoNo
17586205FLEXIBLE MAPPING OF LOGICAL END-POINTSJanuary 2022April 2023Allow1510NoNo
17627513METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING RESPONSE MESSAGE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2500NoNo
17572973METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING GPU TO SOFTWARE PACKAGEJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2500NoNo
17625939TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3220NoNo
17625544METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROUTING DATA PACKET, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DATA PACKET TRANSMISSIONJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2600NoNo
17570153MINIMIZING SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS DURING TRACKING AREA UPDATE PROCEDURESJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2500NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ROBERTS, BRIAN S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
14
(87.5%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(12.5%)
Reversal Percentile
23.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 12.5% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
32
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(18.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
26
(81.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.3%
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, 18.8% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner ROBERTS, BRIAN S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROBERTS, BRIAN S works in Art Unit 2466 and has examined 863 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROBERTS, BRIAN S's allowance rate of 90.2% places them in the 71% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ROBERTS, BRIAN S receive 1.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ROBERTS, BRIAN S 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 +8.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROBERTS, BRIAN S. This interview benefit is in the 41% 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, 29.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 34.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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 59.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 47.8% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 25.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 16% 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 2.8% of allowed cases (in the 82% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 18% 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:

  • 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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