USPTO Examiner CHO HONG SOL - Art Unit 2467

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19196995DETERMINING PERFORMANCE IMPACT CAUSED BY TROPOSPHERIC DUCTINGMay 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19091153METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR MANAGING RAT UTILIZATION CONTROL INFORMATIONMarch 2025July 2025Allow400NoNo
19010706CIRCUIT MAPPINGJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
18868099METHOD OF OPERATING A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKNovember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18911594USE OF CELL SWITCH ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR SSB SEARCHING DURING SATELLITE SWITCHINGOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18629196COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAMApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18696189OVERSHOOTER DETECTION IN A RADIO NETWORK BASED ON RESTRICTION OF DATA TRAFFICMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18606552METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SOFTWARE DEFINED VIRTUAL PLATFORM FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICEMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18603419COMMUNICATION PARAMETER SIGNALING FOR PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONSMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410YesNo
18691112CELL DTX/DRX INTERWORKING WITH LAYER1/LAYER2 TRIGGERED MOBILITYMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18602506EARLY TERMINATION OF BLIND DECODING WITH RATELESS CODINGMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18601352SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION RECEIVERSMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18435517NETWORK FORWARDING ELEMENT WITH KEY-VALUE PROCESSING IN THE DATA PLANEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18432785APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN MULTI ANTENNA SYSTEMFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18432671COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18429146TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECEPTION METHODJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18293405Early Evaluation for Conditional ReconfigurationJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2500NoNo
18293123METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT LARGE SCALE QOS STATE TRANSITIONJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2500NoNo
18416550METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING UPDATED INFORMATION FOR ML RECONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18404918METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2600NoNo
18404824COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2600NoNo
18400301COMMUNICATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSING APPARATUSDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18398582EARLY TERMINATION PREDICTOR REPORTDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18395961Identification of a Wireless Device With Reduced CapabilitiesDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18545580CHANNEL CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, POWER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023August 2025Allow2030NoNo
18534449TAG SIGNALING FOR SELECTIVE BEAM SWEEPINGDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18532929TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING LOW POWER SIGNALSDecember 2023December 2025Allow2400NoNo
18516860CSI REPORTING IN MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSNovember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18516812RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODNovember 2023January 2026Allow2600NoNo
18562380MULTIPLE SYMBOL SHIFT CONFIGURATIONNovember 2023December 2025Allow2500YesNo
18513441CARRIER AGGREGATION UNDER DIFFERENT SUBFRAME STRUCTURES IN NEW RADIONovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18383764METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REQUESTING PARTIAL INFORMATION FROM APS WITHIN TRANSMISSION MLD IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMOctober 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18382609Communication of Cell Configuration Parameters of an Unlicensed CellOctober 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18380041Slice Group InformationOctober 2023January 2024Allow300NoNo
18482168BROADCAST OPERATIONS BY A SELECTED SUBSET OF ACCESS POINTSOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18374798WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, STATION DEVICE AND ACCESS POINT DEVICESeptember 2023March 2026Allow2910NoNo
18473863APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUISITION OF ON-DEMAND SYSTEM INFORMATIONSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18470108SYSTEM INFORMATION ACQUISITION IN SERVICE-BASED SYSTEMSSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18469088INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROCESSORSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18467830METHOD FOR INFORMATION INDICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18368187CELL ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023April 2024Allow720NoNo
18466057REVERSE WIRELESS DISCOVERY FOR ADDING AN IOT DEVICE TO AN IOT ECOSYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18367953METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING UPDATED INFORMATION FOR ML RECONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2023Allow200NoNo
18244427Small Data TransmissionSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2500YesNo
18458641WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18238933WIFI NETWORK OPERATION WITH CHANNEL AGGREGATIONAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18454765METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING FREQUENCY POSITION OF SSBAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18451917CELL SELECTION BASED ON USER CAPABILITYAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18449561MANAGING CONCURRENT MULTI-RAT UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS AT A USER EQUIPMENTAugust 2023January 2025Allow1710NoNo
18448453METHODS AND APPARATUS TO RECOGNIZE METERED DEVICES CONNECTED TO PROPRIETARY WIFI EXTENDERSAugust 2023August 2024Allow1200NoNo
18363351PREEMPTION FOR LATENCY-SENSITIVE TRAFFICAugust 2023December 2025Allow2910NoNo
18275265MECHANISMS FOR ADJUSTING ATOMS OF AN INTELLIGENT REFLECTIVE SURFACEAugust 2023August 2025Allow2500NoNo
18228641METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2023September 2025Allow2600NoNo
18273512CONTENTION-FREE RIS HANDOVER VIA BARRINGJuly 2023September 2025Allow2600NoNo
18222480APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18353455APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONCURRENT MULTIPLE BAND (CMB) NETWORK ACCESSJuly 2023March 2025Allow2030YesNo
18271440COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEJuly 2023December 2025Allow2910NoNo
18348117REVERSE WIRELESS DISCOVERY FOR ADDING AN IOT DEVICE TO AN IOT ECOSYSTEMJuly 2023August 2023Allow200NoNo
18260028INFORMATION REPORTING AND RECEIVING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEJune 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18257715TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATIONJune 2023November 2025Allow2910NoNo
18265407COMMUNICATION METHODS, AND USER EQUIPMENTJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18329285DYNAMIC FREQUENCY COORDINATION IN SHARED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTSJune 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18203407METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2023August 2023Allow200NoNo
18202682USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS OF BEARER OPERATION FOR CARRIER AGGREGATIONMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18321514COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2023November 2023Allow510NoNo
18199254SPECTRUM ACCESS SYSTEM AND ACCESS PROBE HYBRID FRAMEWORKMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18196094APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE(S) IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM(S)May 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18036634PROTECTION OF RESTRICTED TWT OPERATIONMay 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18140878METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REQUESTING PARTIAL INFORMATION FROM APS WITHIN TRANSMISSION MLD IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMApril 2023July 2023Allow200NoNo
18304544METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CELLULAR PREFERENCEApril 2023December 2025Allow3210NoNo
18305223Removing Virtual Machine Identifiers From PacketsApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18249614METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION ON BEACON INTERVAL OF ANOTHER AP IN TRANSMISSION MLD IN WLAN SYSTEMApril 2023August 2025Allow2800NoNo
18302089SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023February 2026Allow3420NoNo
18301521Bandwidth Part Switching Method, Apparatus, and SystemApril 2023August 2025Allow2700NoNo
18031369PHYSICAL BROADCAST CHANNEL (PBCH) EXTENSION TO MANAGE EXTENDED MASTER INFORMATION BLOCK (MIB)April 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18297982CORRELATING RADIO ACCESS NETWORK MESSAGES OF AGGRESSIVE MOBILE DEVICESApril 2023August 2024Allow1610YesNo
18189111CONFLICT RESOLUTION BETWEEN DATA TRANSMISSIONS AND NON-DATA SERVICE SIGNALSMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010YesNo
18184977COMMUNICATION DEVICE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFORMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18180706WIRELESS METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR RAPID SYNCHRONIZATION WITH PERIODIC BROADCAST LINKMarch 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18178685UPLINK FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2023February 2026Allow3520NoNo
18118090NASAL AND ORAL RESPIRATION SENSORMarch 2023May 2024Allow1410NoNo
18118067METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18023997ASSISTED CONNECTIVITYFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18114964RESOURCE SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3620NoNo
18114860MANAGING MULTIPLANE NETWORKSFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18172467METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REQUESTING SYSTEM INFORMATIONFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1610YesNo
18171939SINGLE LINK MULTI-LINK DEVICE OPERATIONFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110NoNo
18168405CRITICAL BSS PARAMETER MANAGEMENT METHOD APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE LINK AND RELATED APPARATUSFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18108822METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNALING INFORMATION RELATED TO TDD SLOT CONFIGURATION IN NR V2XFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18020670METHOD FOR ENABLING A TERMINAL TO ACCESS A BASE STATION, AND BASE STATION, TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18019925METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18019769USER EQUIPMENT (UE)February 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18019030APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING RADIO ACCESS NETWORK SLICING-RELATED INFORMATIONJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1710NoNo
18161360Communication Method and System in Wireless Local Area Network, and ApparatusJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18159448METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING COVERAGE IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18157961PERFORMING INTER-BAND CARRIER AGGREGATION BASED ON DEVICE CAPABILITYJanuary 2023October 2023Allow920NoNo
18100484METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING INFORMATION FOR PROVIDING PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION SERVICESJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1200NoNo
18017634ACQUIRING ON-DEMAND SYSTEM INFORMATIONJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3520YesNo
18157420HANDLING COLLISIONS BETWEEN UPLINK DATA REPETITIONS AND AN UPLINK CONTROL TRANSMISSIONJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18016778Cell Selection with Coverage Recovery for Reduced Capability User EquipmentJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3420NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHO, HONG SOL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
18
Examiner Affirmed
15
(83.3%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(16.7%)
Reversal Percentile
28.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 16.7% 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
71
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(18.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
58
(81.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
22.7%
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, 18.3% 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 CHO, HONG SOL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHO, HONG SOL works in Art Unit 2467 and has examined 1,219 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.7%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHO, HONG SOL's allowance rate of 91.7% places them in the 77% 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 CHO, HONG SOL receive 1.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% 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 CHO, HONG SOL is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 91% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHO, HONG SOL. This interview benefit is in the 24% 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, 32.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 69% 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 42.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 73.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% 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 73.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 55.1% 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, 35.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% 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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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 20% 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:

    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

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