USPTO Examiner VOLTAIRE JEAN F - Art Unit 2466

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18615882Techniques to Reduce Time to Music for a Playback DeviceMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18589983Selection of Grant and CSIFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18235579RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINALS, RADIO BASE STATIONS, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAMAugust 2023October 2024Allow1400YesNo
18135671ENHANCED SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALING FOR BEAM MANAGEMENTApril 2023October 2024Allow1800YesNo
18119881METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEEP PACKET INSPECTION IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310NoNo
18119883METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEEP PACKET INSPECTION IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18078438CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION FEEDBACK TECHNIQUESDecember 2022March 2025Allow2820YesNo
17910872CODEBOOK BASED ZERO-FORCED MU-MIMO BEAMFORMINGSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17882908EXTENDING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNELSAugust 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17871293RADIO-FREQUENCY SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110YesNo
17858781HYBRID TIME SLOT SCHEDULING METHOD FOR WIRELESS NETWORKJuly 2022November 2024Allow2900NoNo
17810252DISTRIBUTED UNIT TIMING SYNCHRONIZATIONJune 2022September 2024Allow2610YesNo
17849806RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO STATION, RADIO TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMJune 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17750127SCHEDULING METHOD, ACCESS POINT, AND STATIONMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17663623METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING WIRELESS PROTOCOL CONFIGURABLE ACCORDING TO SERVICES AND DEVICESMay 2022January 2025Abandon3220NoNo
17734147METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEEP PACKET INSPECTION IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKSMay 2022December 2024Allow3140NoYes
17734148METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEEP PACKET INSPECTION IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKSMay 2022December 2024Allow3220NoNo
17642949SIGNAL SAMPLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL RECEIVERMarch 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17590106OUT OF BAND NETWORK AND PASSIVE INTERFACE DEVICEFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4110NoNo
17578664RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO STATION, RADIO TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17648113GRADIENT DROPPING FOR FEDERATED LEARNINGJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4100YesNo
17575411TEST SYSTEM AND TEST METHODJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3120NoNo
17572540MATCHING AND CONNECTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS REQUIRING VIDEO COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2022June 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17570041Mapping User Data onto a Time-Frequency Resource Grid in a Coordinated Multi-Point Wireless Communication SystemJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17557107APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A GENERATION AND UTILIZATION OF NETWORKS ASSOCIATED WITH EVENTSDecember 2021February 2025Allow3810NoNo
17619003COMPUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMPUTING SYSTEMDecember 2021March 2025Allow3900YesNo
17548674METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SIGNALDecember 2021February 2024Allow2610NoNo
17546945MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK (NTN)December 2021May 2025Allow4120NoNo
17616164NEIGHBOR CELL PLANNING METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON THIESSEN POLYGONDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17456097Device, Network, and Method for Network Adaptation and Utilizing a Downlink Discovery Reference SignalNovember 2021September 2024Allow3420YesNo
17514567Congestion Information Collection Method and System, Related Device, and Computer Storage MediumOctober 2021December 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17607190DUAL COMMUNICATION CARD-BASED COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICEOctober 2021June 2024Allow3210NoNo
17604056RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR TRANSMISSION OF DUPLICATES OF DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSOctober 2021March 2024Allow2910YesNo
17601956ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2021February 2025Allow4010NoNo
17494342TRANSCEIVER VALIDATION PORTS FOR NETWORK SWITCHESOctober 2021June 2025Allow4420YesNo
17593397REPEATED UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS IN AN NTNSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4520YesNo
17476659APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS FOR A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURESeptember 2021December 2022Allow1520YesNo
17473681Selection of Grant and CSISeptember 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17461856Techniques to Reduce Time to Music for a Playback DeviceAugust 2021October 2023Allow2600NoNo
17407454SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEURISTICS-BASED LINK PREDICTION IN MULTIPLEX NETWORKSAugust 2021September 2023Allow2500NoNo
17402861PREEMPTIVE PACKET TRANSMISSIONAugust 2021March 2024Allow3120NoNo
17426158METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CROSS-DOMAIN INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE REGISTRATIONJuly 2021December 2024Allow4110NoNo
17384411Machine Learning Based Nonlinearity Mitigation Using Peak Reduction TonesJuly 2021June 2024Allow3410NoNo
17443004MULTIPLE ACCESS USING ORTHOGONAL TIME FREQUENCY SPACE MODULATIONJuly 2021March 2024Allow3220NoNo
17373750CONTROL-LESS OPERATION FOR COVERAGE LIMITED MACHINE-TYPE-COMMUNICATIONSJuly 2021June 2025Allow4750NoNo
17369239Combine Orientation Tracking Techniques of Different Data Rates to Generate Inputs to a Computing SystemJuly 2021September 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17358043METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESISTING DOWNGRADE ATTACK FOR PRIVATE LIMITED CONNECTIONJune 2021March 2025Allow4410NoNo
17348522MACHINE LEARNING MODEL CONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKSJune 2021May 2024Allow3520NoYes
17338718METHOD, SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND APPLICATION FOR JOINT OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE ALLOCATIONJune 2021June 2023Allow2510NoNo
17316515Asset Tracking Systems and MethodsMay 2021September 2021Allow410NoNo
17314886BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEPTION METHODMay 2021November 2022Allow1800YesNo
17313026Network Adapter Providing Isolated Self-Contained Time ServicesMay 2021April 2024Allow3610YesNo
17244579DYNAMICALLY RESERVED RESOURCE ALLOCATIONApril 2021April 2024Allow3510YesNo
17242535TRAFFIC FLOW CLASSIFIERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODSApril 2021January 2024Allow3210NoNo
17242792SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO AUTOMATE PRIORITIZING AND ORGANIZING OF CONSUMER GOODS AND SERVICESApril 2021May 2024Allow3720NoNo
17236695CONTROLLING STORAGE ARRAYDATA TRANSMISSIONSApril 2021September 2024Allow4140NoNo
17228609METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UE REPORTING OF TIME VARYING ML CAPABILITYApril 2021February 2025Allow4740YesNo
17200147DYNAMIC DOWNLINK WAVEFORM AND DECODER UE CAPABILITIESMarch 2021April 2024Allow3830NoNo
17193119SERVER APPARATUS, EDGE EQUIPMENT, PROCESS PATTERN SPECIFYING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAMMarch 2021October 2022Allow1900NoNo
17186476HARDWARE-BASED TIME SYNCHRONIZATION FOR HETEROGENEOUS SENSORS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESFebruary 2021June 2024Allow3930YesNo
17184418TIMER-BASED DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2021December 2023Allow3310NoNo
17182560NETWORK TEST APPARATUS AND NETWORK TEST METHODFebruary 2021August 2023Allow2930NoNo
17265733BASE STATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2021August 2022Allow1910NoNo
17265319DATA SCHEDULING AND TRANSMITTING METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2021June 2024Allow4010NoNo
17150350QOS GUARANTEE METHOD AND GATEWAYJanuary 2021October 2023Abandon3320NoNo
17137471RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINALS, RADIO BASE STATIONS, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAMDecember 2020March 2023Allow2610YesNo
17131499METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINATION OF UPLINK/DOWNLINK TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE AND MODULATION AND CODING SCHEMEDecember 2020March 2023Allow2720YesNo
17125797APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS FOR A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK INFRASTRUCTUREDecember 2020April 2021Allow410NoNo
17251983DEPLOYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS SENSING APPARATUSDecember 2020January 2023Abandon2520NoNo
17118701IDENTIFYING A VOICE COMMAND BOUNDARYDecember 2020June 2024Allow4230YesNo
17118970TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING MAPPING OF TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATES TO A CONTROL CHANNELDecember 2020October 2023Allow3440YesNo
17117601Tensor Decomposition-Based Big Data Processing System and Processing method for Spectrum MonitoringDecember 2020March 2023Allow2710NoNo
16972893WIRELESS BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLEDecember 2020October 2022Allow2310NoNo
17089123WAVEFORM ADAPTATION FOR INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS AND SENSINGNovember 2020December 2024Allow4920YesNo
17052995METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC OF A RECEIVER IN A MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING THIS METHODNovember 2020April 2022Allow1700NoNo
17065438PROGRAMMABLE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ENGINEOctober 2020March 2023Allow3020YesNo
17060010EMBEDDED FILE NETWORK SERVER BASED ON SEISMIC DATA STREAMSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1700NoNo
17031355ENHANCED SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALING FOR UPLINK BEAM TRACKINGSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2700YesNo
17026416NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH VARIABLE PATH-LOSSSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2910NoNo
16992520Location Assessment System for DronesAugust 2020October 2023Abandon3820YesNo
16991061METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONAugust 2020April 2022Allow2000NoNo
169397325G USER PLANE PACKET DELAY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTSJuly 2020May 2023Allow3320YesNo
16915399DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION WITHIN A PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNELJune 2020January 2023Allow3020NoNo
16912262APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS FOR A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK INFRASTRUCTUREJune 2020October 2020Allow410YesNo
16911380TIME-DOMAIN TRANSMISSION SCHEDULINGJune 2020June 2022Allow2410NoNo
16906652EXTENDING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNELSJune 2020August 2020Allow210YesNo
16905255APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF MULTIMEDIA DATAJune 2020September 2022Allow2710NoNo
16901999SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESS POINT COORDINATIONJune 2020October 2022Allow2810NoNo
16865796CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION FEEDBACK TECHNIQUESMay 2020September 2022Allow2810NoNo
16866418SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATED ACCESS POINT CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTMay 2020August 2023Allow3920YesNo
16865361METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEEP PACKET INSPECTION IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKSMay 2020January 2025Allow5640NoYes
16821595DEPLOYING LINE-OF-SIGHT COMMUNICATION NETWORKSMarch 2020January 2023Allow3410YesNo
16813245METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING APPLICATION TIME OF CSI REPORT, AND DEVICEMarch 2020July 2024Allow5250YesNo
16811509LOCATION AND LISTEN-BEFORE-SCHEDULE BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONMarch 2020December 2024Allow5760YesYes
16806787INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMMarch 2020February 2024Allow4760YesNo
16795580TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODSFebruary 2020April 2024Allow5020NoYes
16795106CELL HANDOVER METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2020December 2022Allow3430YesNo
16789820SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECTRUM SHARING AND INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT BETWEEN WIRELESS SYSTEMSFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1810NoNo
16783077BI-DIRECTIONAL BUFFER WITH CIRCUIT PROTECTION TIME SYNCHRONIZATIONFebruary 2020August 2024Allow5520YesNo
16747152Station (STA) and Method for Usage of Phase Noise Compensation Based on Operational ParametersJanuary 2020January 2022Abandon2410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner VOLTAIRE, JEAN F.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
72.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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
35
Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(57.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(42.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
86.4%
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, 57.1% 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 VOLTAIRE, JEAN F - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner VOLTAIRE, JEAN F works in Art Unit 2466 and has examined 438 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner VOLTAIRE, JEAN F's allowance rate of 85.8% places them in the 58% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by VOLTAIRE, JEAN F receive 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 71% 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 VOLTAIRE, JEAN F is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VOLTAIRE, JEAN F. This interview benefit is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% 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 20.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 17% 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, 163.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 91% 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 94.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 84.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 43.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.