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
18653001METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ALLOCATE RADIO RESOURCES FOR TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE PART IN AN ENHANCED RACHMay 2024November 2025Allow1810NoNo
18545663METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIAL CELL SEARCH AND SELECTIONDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18530574METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNALING TRANSMISSION LAYERS FOR SINGLE USER AND MULTI USER MIMODecember 2023October 2025Allow2240YesNo
18518221TECHNIQUES FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE NEGOTIATIONNovember 2023June 2025Allow1920YesNo
18483302OPPORTUNISTIC POSITION LOCATION DETERMINATION AND REPORTING FOR ASSET TRACKING AND MONITORINGOctober 2023February 2026Allow2800NoNo
18459403PRE-PAGING FOR DEEP COVERAGE SCENARIOSAugust 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18459410PRE-PAGING CONFIGURATIONAugust 2023March 2026Allow3010YesNo
18452327Semi-Persistent Scheduling ConfirmationAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410YesNo
18229949SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROADCAST SIGNAL UTILIZATION TO IMPROVE MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICESAugust 2023January 2026Allow3010YesNo
18355214BEAM SWEEPING TO IMPROVE THE RANGE OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERJuly 2023December 2025Allow2810NoNo
18218510OPERATING WITH MULTIPLE SCHEDULERS IN A WIRELESS SYSTEMJuly 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18214445METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING UPLINK RESOURCE GRANTS IN WIRELESS NETWORKSJune 2023September 2025Allow2710NoNo
18335187CORRELATING NETWORK & PHYSICAL LAYER ACTIVITIESJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18257054DYNAMIC SWITCHING BETWEEN MULTI-TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINT AND SINGLE-TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTJune 2023November 2025Allow2910YesNo
18139789COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, ALLOCATION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18033286PDU SESSION MANAGEMENT METHODApril 2023August 2025Allow2800NoNo
18032858EMPLOYING PAGING EARLY INDICATOR FOR IDLE MODE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE POWER SAVINGSApril 2023December 2025Allow3101YesNo
18194500PREAMBLE EXTENSION FIELDS IN WAKEUP PPDUSMarch 2023February 2026Allow3520YesNo
18027745OPERATION METHOD AND DEVICE USING NON-ACTIVATION PERIOD OF SL DRX CONFIGURATION IN NR V2XMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18186714CELL WAKE-UP SIGNAL TRIGGERING AND RESOURCE SELECTIONMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110YesNo
18182503Supplementary Uplink Sul Configuration Method and ApparatusMarch 2023February 2026Allow3520NoNo
18108425METHOD FOR BEACON FRAME RECEPTION, BEACON FRAME RECEIVING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110YesNo
18156560COMMUNICATION METHOD APPLIED TO INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL IAB SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJanuary 2023February 2026Abandon3720NoNo
18005505ENERGY SAVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, PARAMETER CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3320NoNo
18096688POWER EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION WITH WIRELESS SMART REPEATERJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3320NoNo
18153634Communication Method and Apparatus for Accessing Communication Cells Under Exception ConditionsJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18003197INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON DCP IN DRX SHORT CYCLE MODE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18012548STATE CONTROL METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEDecember 2022October 2025Allow3420YesNo
18069137ADAPTIVE DOWNLINK DEVICE AGGREGATIONDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110YesNo
18066014SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDOVER FOR MOBILE INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NODESDecember 2022November 2025Allow3520NoNo
18080622SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC UPLINK TRANSMITTER SWITCHINGDecember 2022September 2025Allow3310NoNo
18009904METHODS AND USER EQUIPMENT (UE) FOR HANDLING MBS SERVICE IN WIRELESS NETWORKDecember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
18008584METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING STATE INDICATIONDecember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17927977METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING CRITICAL UPDATE INFORMATION BETWEEN MLDS IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMNovember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
17984390DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE FOR WAKE-UP CONTROL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS THEREFORNovember 2022January 2026Allow3820NoNo
17964587DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
18045182Method and apparatus for offloading idle mode activities from one user equipment to anotherOctober 2022September 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17906707Terminal, Base Station, and Method for Transforming a Measurement ConfigurationSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3310YesNo
17939855PRIORITIZING CELL SELECTION IN A USER EQUIPMENTSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17894541FLEXIBLE REFERENCE SYMBOL PATTERN FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17801447WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, RU SELECTION DEVICE, AND METHODAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17886282INTELLIGENT TELEMATICS DATA SYNCHRONIZATIONAugust 2022January 2026Allow4120YesNo
17819224SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTUM BASED NETWORK TIME VALIDATIONAugust 2022December 2024Allow2800NoNo
17760332TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17796477Channel Assignment in a Wireless Communication SystemJuly 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17862077METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SCHEDULING REQUESTSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17845663COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING SIGNAL OVER MULTIPLE WIRELESS LINKS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022May 2025Allow3410NoNo
17776062COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHODMay 2022July 2025Allow3920YesNo
17660655SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE NETWORK CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATIONApril 2022November 2022Allow710NoNo
17768062SIDELINK OPERATING METHOD OF CSI-RS TRANSMISSION-RELATED UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2022July 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17580758Methods and Apparatuses for Sidelink CommunicationJanuary 2022July 2025Allow4240YesNo
17621929THERMAL MANAGEMENT BY SYSTEMATIC NETWORK RECONFIGURATIONDecember 2021March 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17553048WAKE-UP OR GO-TO-SLEEP SIGNALING FOR MULTIPLE SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION CYCLESDecember 2021December 2024Allow3630YesNo
17547048TRANSCEIVER DEVICE AND SCHEDULING DEVICEDecember 2021June 2024Allow3040YesNo
17508265METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR RADIO COMMUNICATIONOctober 2021June 2025Allow4441YesNo
17477941METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MODE REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2021January 2025Allow4040YesNo
17446034SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION(SL DRX) FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) AND POWER SAVINGAugust 2021April 2025Allow4460YesNo
17358205METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK CONNECTIONJune 2021November 2022Allow1710NoNo
17344331METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNALING TRANSMISSION LAYERS FOR SINGLE USER AND MULTI USER MIMOJune 2021September 2022Allow1510NoNo
17332816CHANNEL MANAGEMENT AND SHARED USE OF WIRELESS SPECTURMMay 2021June 2025Allow4920YesYes
17320545Method For Obtaining Capability Information Of Terminal, Apparatus, And SystemMay 2021December 2025Allow5550YesNo
17308318TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING GROUP WAKE UP SIGNALSMay 2021November 2022Allow1810YesNo
17246063Route Processing Method, Device, and SystemApril 2021December 2022Allow1910NoNo
17241052QCI Based Traffic-Offload of PDN Traffic at Trusted Wifi Access GatewayApril 2021August 2024Abandon3930NoNo
17282822REDIRECTION MECHANISM TO SUPPORT NETWORK SHARING/SLICING WITH CU-DU SPLITApril 2021September 2022Allow1810NoNo
17219903DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES AT USER EQUIPMENTApril 2021September 2022Allow1810NoNo
17274478Admission Control in IAB SystemMarch 2021October 2022Allow1910NoNo
17194440Autonomous Connection Switching in a Wireless Communication NetworkMarch 2021January 2026Allow5840NoYes
17168785SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING CONFIRMATIONFebruary 2021May 2022Allow1610NoNo
17166670RELAY APPARATUS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2021January 2025Allow4860YesNo
17165318BLUETOOTH MESH NETWORK PROVISIONINGFebruary 2021October 2022Allow2010YesNo
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
17018127RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE(S) FOR RADIO SYSTEMSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2940NoNo
17018091SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE NETWORK CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATIONSeptember 2020February 2022Allow1710NoNo
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
16965887Method and Radio Communication System for an Industrial Automation SystemJuly 2020October 2021Allow1500YesNo

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
26
Examiner Affirmed
20
(76.9%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(23.1%)
Reversal Percentile
36.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.1% 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
38
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(23.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
29
(76.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.2%
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, 23.7% 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 686 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.6%, 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 81.6% 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 1.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 49% 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 68% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.3% 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, 27.8% 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 22.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 28% 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, 18.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 26% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 26.9% 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, 27.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 15% 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 4.4% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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

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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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.