USPTO Examiner SCHEIBEL ROBERT C - Art Unit 2467

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17136067COMMUNICATION DEVICE, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHODDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
17134123METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING UPLINK RESOURCE GRANTS IN WIRELESS NETWORKSDecember 2020May 2022Allow1710NoNo
17128222INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD USING MULTIPLE MULTIPLEXING METHODSDecember 2020May 2022Allow1710YesNo
17126462TRANSMUTABLE MIMO WIRELESS TRANSCEIVERDecember 2020July 2022Allow1920YesNo
17252121METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA AND APPARATUS THEREOFDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
17251290TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES OF A RADIO ACCESS NETWORKDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810NoNo
16972196METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LINK CONGESTION DETECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2020May 2022Allow1810YesNo
17109705CORRELATING NETWORK & PHYSICAL LAYER ACTIVITIESDecember 2020March 2022Allow1610NoNo
17247162SIDELINK RESOURCE SELECTION ASSISTANCE AND PAGINGDecember 2020July 2022Allow2010YesNo
17105321WIDEBAND CONTROL SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONNovember 2020June 2022Allow1910NoNo
17100519RADIO RECEIVING APPARATUS, RADIO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODNovember 2020March 2022Allow1610NoNo
16949770Use of Per-Connection Spectral Efficiency as Basis for Dynamic Control of Air-Interface Communication with Dual-Connected DeviceNovember 2020January 2022Allow1500YesNo
17093034TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODSNovember 2020June 2022Allow1910YesNo
17083848SUPPORTING OVERLAY NETWORKS FOR MULTIPLE AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND UNDERLAYSOctober 2020June 2022Allow1910YesNo
17075612VEHICLE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2020July 2022Allow2110NoNo
17069957Service Continuity Ensuring Method, Control Plane Gateway, and Mobility Management Network ElementOctober 2020April 2022Allow1801NoNo
17064883Dynamically Transitioning a UE to Standalone Connectivity with an Access Node Based on the UE Having Threshold Low Power Headroom on a Secondary Connection with the Access NodeOctober 2020March 2022Allow1700NoNo
17044871Methods, Systems and Wireless Communication Devices for Handling Cloud Computing ResourcesOctober 2020March 2022Allow1810NoNo
17039019METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SCHEDULING REQUESTSeptember 2020November 2022Allow2520YesNo
17028526TECHNIQUES FOR INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL TOPOLOGY DISCOVERYSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2320YesNo
17018091SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE NETWORK CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATIONSeptember 2020February 2022Allow1710NoNo
17018127RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE(S) FOR RADIO SYSTEMSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2940NoNo
16948060Dynamic Control of Uplink Communication from a Dual-Connected Device, Based on Uplink Backhaul Congestion Per ConnectionAugust 2020January 2022Allow1700YesNo
17002414METHOD FOR DOWNLINK CHANNEL RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFORAugust 2020September 2022Abandon2420NoNo
16947789Serving Cell Selection Based on Backhaul Connection Maximum Bit Rate and Packet-Drop RateAugust 2020January 2022Allow1700YesNo
16991824COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUSAugust 2020February 2022Allow1810NoNo
16984423RESPONSE MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2020June 2022Abandon2260YesNo
16945622MULTI LINK OPERATION CHANNEL ACCESSJuly 2020February 2022Allow1910YesNo
16942455ENHANCE COMMUNICATION OF NETWORK TRAFFICJuly 2020June 2022Allow2330YesNo
16965887Method and Radio Communication System for an Industrial Automation SystemJuly 2020October 2021Allow1500YesNo
16965436MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION OF PORTABLE DEVICESJuly 2020March 2022Allow1910YesNo
16935281SYSTEM INFORMATION DELIVERY ENHANCEMENTSJuly 2020December 2022Abandon2930NoNo
16928702WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION SERVICE OVER MULTIPLE UPLINKSJuly 2020December 2021Allow1710NoNo
16923737APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PACKET SWITCHINGJuly 2020August 2021Allow1310NoNo
16912384CROSS CELL OFFLOADINGJune 2020March 2022Allow2120YesNo
16906304METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING A TRANSMISSION ROUTE OF DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2020February 2022Abandon2010NoNo
16901257POWER ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR VEHICLE-TO-PEDESTRIAN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSJune 2020May 2022Allow2320YesNo
16769292COMMUNICATION METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR RELAY DEVICEJune 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16887101CENTRAL UNIT HANDOVER METHOD AND SERVICE PROCESSING APPARATUSMay 2020August 2021Allow1410NoNo
16886553ADAPTIVE VEHICLE IDENTIFIER GENERATIONMay 2020September 2021Allow1600NoNo
16765931Paging Indication Channel for EC-GSM-IOTMay 2020June 2021Allow1300NoNo
16878922METHOD OF OPERATING DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE USING THE METHODMay 2020September 2021Abandon1630NoNo
16863564ADAPTIVE CONTROL EXCLUSION CONFIGURATIONApril 2020August 2021Allow1510YesNo
16859626TECHNIQUES FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE NEGOTIATIONApril 2020November 2021Allow1810YesNo
16847387METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ALLOCATE RADIO RESOURCES FOR TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE PART IN AN ENHANCED RACHApril 2020November 2021Allow1930YesNo
16841765DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION RECEIVING METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT, AND DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMITTING METHOD AND BASE STATIONApril 2020September 2021Allow1820YesNo
16652665Adaptive Connection Management for Marginal Network ConditionsMarch 2020March 2022Allow2320YesNo
16836234COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, ALLOCATION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2020December 2021Allow2110NoNo
16642677TERMINAL DEVICE, ROADSIDE DEVICE, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATIONS METHODFebruary 2020September 2021Allow1910NoNo
16799654UPLINK POWER CONTROL PRIORITIZATION IN DUAL CONNECTIVITYFebruary 2020June 2022Allow2830YesNo
16799696METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A GROUP WAKE UP SIGNALFebruary 2020September 2022Allow3140YesNo
16797302Vehicle To Vehicle Safety Messaging Congestion Control For Platooning VehiclesFebruary 2020September 2022Allow3110NoNo
16796577METHOD FOR MULTIPLEXING ACK/NACK RESPONSE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFORFebruary 2020December 2020Allow1000NoNo
16793900METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL CHANNEL, BASE STATION, AND USER EQUIPMENTFebruary 2020October 2021Allow2010NoNo
16793978Detecting Method, Transmitting Method and Apparatus for Common Control ChannelFebruary 2020March 2021Allow1310NoNo
16749739METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS IN MOBILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2020June 2021Allow1710NoNo
16743433METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SERVICE PATHJanuary 2020October 2021Allow2120NoNo
16630770METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK DATA WHICH IS ROBUST TO COLLISION ON SHARED UPLINK RESOURCE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A DEVICE THEREFORJanuary 2020August 2021Allow1910NoNo
16628130METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A POWER HEADROOM REPORTING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A DEVICE THEREFORJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2220NoNo
16731142IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2019March 2023Abandon3920YesNo
16731701Service Continuity Ensuring Method, Control Plane Gateway, and Mobility Management Network ElementDecember 2019June 2020Allow610NoNo
16730487Service Continuity Ensuring Method, Control Plane Gateway, and Mobility Management Network ElementDecember 2019April 2020Allow310NoNo
16716807HYPER SYSTEM FRAME NUMBER DETERMINATIONDecember 2019July 2021Allow1810YesNo
16716259Channel Resource Set Indication Method and Device, and Computer Storage MediumDecember 2019October 2020Allow1020YesNo
16715861Mobility for Beam-Forming SystemsDecember 2019March 2021Allow1510NoNo
16708965Communication Method And Communications DeviceDecember 2019August 2021Allow2010NoNo
16699955Mechanisms for LAA/LTE-U Detection to Mitigate Impact on Wi-Fi PerformanceDecember 2019March 2021Allow1510NoNo
16614665CONTROLLING CONNECTIVITY FOR DOZING OF WIRELESS DEVICENovember 2019November 2021Abandon2410NoNo
16679777PAGING IN A GROUP COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMNovember 2019May 2021Allow1930NoNo
16611186CLOSED LOOP TRANSMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH WAKE-UP RADIOSNovember 2019April 2022Allow3040NoNo
16610765SELECTION OF WAVEFORM FOR UPLINK COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2019July 2021Allow2110NoNo
16671095METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A TRANSPORT BLOCK IN A TRANSMISSION OCCASIONOctober 2019July 2021Allow2010NoNo
16671071EDGE COMPUTING FULL-MESH INTERNET OF THINGS GATEWAYOctober 2019January 2022Allow2620NoNo
16665903CHANNEL ACCESS MECHANISM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2019July 2021Allow2010YesNo
16666044METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A PHYSICAL PROTOCOL DATA UNIT INCLUDING A HIGH-EFFICIENCY SHORT TRAINING FIELDOctober 2019September 2020Allow1110NoNo
16609091BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY METHOD AND TERMINALOctober 2019October 2021Allow2320NoNo
16606541METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT MOBILITY IN LWAOctober 2019January 2021Allow1500NoNo
16593800TTI BUNDLING FOR URLLC UL/DL TRANSMISSIONSOctober 2019September 2020Allow1210YesNo
16589007METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2019August 2020Allow1010YesNo
16579619METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNALING TRANSMISSION LAYERS FOR SINGLE USER AND MULTI USER MIMOSeptember 2019February 2021Allow1720YesNo
16578701DATA SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DATA RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2019December 2021Abandon2620YesNo
16578410PEER-TO-PEER SHARING OF NETWORK RESOURCESSeptember 2019May 2021Allow2020YesNo
16577518Session Migration Method and DeviceSeptember 2019April 2021Allow1910NoNo
16567589Route Processing Method, Device, and SystemSeptember 2019January 2021Allow1600NoNo
16564559METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RADIO LINK MONITORING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2019October 2021Allow2520YesNo
16564728APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2019December 2020Allow1500NoNo
16549328NOTICE OF ABSENCE SUPPORT FOR COEXISTENCEAugust 2019October 2022Allow3850NoNo
16516043Status Monitoring of Inline Network ToolsJuly 2019July 2020Allow1210NoNo
16449249SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS WITH COLLISIONS IN ASYMMETRIC CARRIER AGGREGATIONJune 2019March 2021Allow2110YesNo
16431261SERVICE CONTINUITY ENSURING METHOD, CONTROL PLANE GATEWAY, AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT NETWORK ELEMENTJune 2019November 2019Allow510YesNo
16418832OPERATING WITH MULTIPLE SCHEDULERS IN A WIRELESS SYSTEMMay 2019June 2021Allow2410NoNo
16416506RESPONSE RULES OF TRIGGER FRAMEMay 2019March 2021Allow2210YesNo
16408675QOS FOR LATENCY-SENSITIVE NETWORK-TRAFFIC FLOWSMay 2019February 2021Allow2110YesNo
16348787METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING RRC CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT CAUSE FOR RELAY TERMINAL IN IDLE STATE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2019January 2021Allow2010NoNo
16408249SIGNAL TO NOISE DETERMINATION IN CELLPHONESMay 2019April 2021Abandon2410NoNo
16407013BLUETOOTH MESH NETWORK PROVISIONINGMay 2019November 2020Allow1910NoNo
16406275SUPPORTING OVERLAY NETWORKS FOR MULTIPLE AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND UNDERLAYSMay 2019July 2020Allow1400NoNo
16406938SIGNALING TO SUPPORT SCHEDULING IN AN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL SYSTEMMay 2019November 2020Allow1810YesNo
16406931PER-USER MIDAMBLE IN MU PPDUMay 2019June 2021Allow2520NoNo
16406925AIRBORNE SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION DEVICEMay 2019November 2021Abandon3040YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
24
Examiner Affirmed
19
(79.2%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(20.8%)
Reversal Percentile
34.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.8% 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
35
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
28
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
26.1%
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, 20.0% 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 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 SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C works in Art Unit 2467 and has examined 633 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C's allowance rate of 80.7% places them in the 53% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C receive 1.94 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 44% 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 SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 67% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C. This interview benefit is in the 55% 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, 28.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% 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 21.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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, 20.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 48.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.4% 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, 26.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 14% 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 3.8% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 60% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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

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