USPTO Examiner BELETE BERHANU D - Art Unit 2468

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17185517ELECTRONIC PACKET SWITCHING BASED ON TRAFFIC PROPERTIESFebruary 2021April 2024Allow5740NoYes
17253141INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHODSDecember 2020September 2023Allow3320YesNo
17123504APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING GROUP DELAY INFORMATION AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A MEASUREMENT SIGNAL VIA A TRANSMISSION MEDIUMDecember 2020March 2023Allow2711NoNo
17117775RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2820NoNo
17247136Use of Backhaul Packet-Drop Rate as Basis to Control Transport Block Size for Air-Interface CommunicationDecember 2020January 2025Allow5040YesYes
17057055Communication Input-Output DeviceNovember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17095359PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICES USING A MICRO POP TO EXTEND MEDIA PROCESSING INTO ENTERPRISE NETWORKSNovember 2020January 2022Allow1400YesNo
17072328IAB Timing Delta MAC CE Enhancement For Case #6 Timing SupportOctober 2020August 2023Allow3330YesNo
17064296DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2020June 2024Abandon4440YesNo
15733685MAC PDU TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2020April 2023Abandon3120YesNo
17035319METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TARGET CLOCK AND WIRELESS DEVICE THEREOFSeptember 2020September 2023Allow3530NoNo
17027735PHYSICAL PROTOCOL DATA UNIT TRANSMISSION METHOD EMPLOYED BY WIRELESS FIDELITY MULTI-LINK DEVICESeptember 2020October 2022Allow2520YesNo
16996139MAC-BASED HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ)August 2020June 2023Allow3420YesYes
16984834Mobile Communication System, Method and DeviceAugust 2020June 2023Allow3540YesNo
16939900SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING WIRELESS USER EQUIPMENT AND RADIO ACCESS NETWORK MESSAGING OVER PACKET-BASED NETWORKSJuly 2020August 2023Allow3740YesNo
16927124NETWORK NODE, WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN A RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE THEREBETWEEN IN A CELL OF THE NETWORK NODEJuly 2020October 2021Allow1500YesNo
16959800USER EQUIPMENT AND RELATED METHODJuly 2020August 2023Abandon3840YesNo
16918190Uplink Reference Signal Transmission Method, User Terminal, and Base StationJuly 2020May 2025Allow5860YesYes
16909423Data Routing Method and TerminalJune 2020April 2022Allow2210NoNo
16771286Improved Latency ManagementJune 2020March 2022Abandon2120NoNo
16895950User Equipment Transmit Duty Cycle ControlJune 2020August 2021Allow1400YesNo
16770237SCHEDULING OF A DATA TRANSMISSIONJune 2020January 2023Allow3230YesNo
16885218MULTIPLEX TIME DIVISION DUPLEX (TDD) SYNC DETECTION MODULEMay 2020May 2024Allow4840NoNo
16877842Automatic Selection of MAC Protocol to Support Multiple Prime PLC StandardsMay 2020January 2024Allow4440YesYes
16876639SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS OF BEAM-TRACKING AND BEAM FEEDBACK OPERATION IN A BEAM-FORMING BASED SYSTEMMay 2020September 2022Allow2830YesNo
16762962Methods, Network Entities, Network Exposure Entity and Computer Readable Media for Data Delivery ConfigurationMay 2020September 2022Abandon2820NoNo
16871876System and Method for Providing Explicit Feedback in the UplinkMay 2020July 2021Allow1400NoNo
16869377EXTENDED RANGE DIRECT MODE ENHANCED CHANNEL ACCESS IN DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMSMay 2020August 2023Allow3931YesNo
16865872METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECIDING PACKET COMMUNICATION RANGE IN TERMINAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2020September 2022Allow2930YesNo
16862884CELL HANDOVER METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2020December 2022Abandon3120NoNo
16828518EVOLVED NODE-B, USER EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS FOR TRANSITION BETWEEN IDLE AND CONNECTED MODESMarch 2020December 2020Allow900YesNo
16806992PACKETIZED CONTENT DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHODSMarch 2020September 2021Allow1801NoNo
16803735JOINT ACTIVATION AND/OR RELEASE FOR MULTIPLE CONFIGURED GRANT AND/OR SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING CONFIGURATIONSFebruary 2020August 2022Allow3060YesNo
16796931ROUTING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTSFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1400NoNo
16632553CONTROLLING END NODES OF A LOW-POWER WIDE AREA NETWORKJanuary 2020December 2021Allow2210NoNo
16717009SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO RUN USER SPACE NETWORK STACK INSIDE DOCKER CONTAINER WHILE BYPASSING CONTAINER LINUX NETWORK STACKDecember 2019September 2023Allow4540YesNo
16691599SIM Whitelisting and Multi-Operator Core NetworksNovember 2019June 2021Allow1900YesNo
16601325ENHANCED DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL CONFIGURATION FOR LTEOctober 2019January 2021Abandon1560NoYes
16587332Neighbor Awareness Networking Datapath - Reciprocation and CoexistenceSeptember 2019April 2024Allow5451NoYes
16480105METHOD FOR RANDOM ACCESS, AND TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEJuly 2019June 2021Allow2310NoNo
16478992METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING INTERFERENCE CONNECTION TYPES IN CITIZENS BROADBAND RADIO SERVICE DEVICES BANDJuly 2019November 2022Allow4030YesYes
16477237BASE STATION, TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2019January 2023Abandon4240NoNo
16476971ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2019July 2023Allow4850NoNo
16456935Control Channel Resource Indication Method, User Equipment, And Network DeviceJune 2019January 2022Allow3130NoNo
16474037PROCESSING PACKETJune 2019January 2021Allow1910NoNo
16452073METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SCHEDULING FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE (D2D) COMMUNICATIONJune 2019May 2021Allow2310YesNo
16450543TRANSMIT FREQUENCY BASED TERMINAL UPLINK POWER CONTROL IN A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2019February 2023Allow4440NoNo
16450697ADAPTIVE SCANNINGJune 2019January 2023Allow4340YesYes
16450840PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICES USING A MICRO POP TO EXTEND MEDIA PROCESSING INTO ENTERPRISE NETWORKSJune 2019August 2020Allow1400YesNo
16434393METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING OFFLOADING PROCEDURES FOR WLAN-LTE INTEGRATION AND INTERWORKING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2019October 2020Allow1600YesNo
16433198Neighbor Awareness Networking RangingJune 2019January 2022Allow3120YesYes
16422444CHANNEL-SOUNDING METHOD USING A PLURALITY OF ANTENNAS, AND APPARATUS FOR SAMEMay 2019August 2020Allow1500YesNo
16389335AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATION DURING HANDOVERApril 2019May 2021Allow2520YesNo
16388007Direct Server-to-Server Wireless Data Center Network and Method thereofApril 2019November 2023Allow5560NoNo
16387249METHOD FOR DIGITAL VIDEO TRANSMISSION ADOPTING PACKAGING FORWARDING STRATEGIES WITH PATH AND CONTENT MONITORING IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS USING MMT PROTOCOL, METHOD FOR RECEPTION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2019October 2020Allow1810YesNo
16387000METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARQ IN NOMA TRANSMISSION FOR 5G NRApril 2019March 2021Allow2320YesNo
16374899METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BEAM FAILURE RECOVERYApril 2019January 2021Abandon2110NoNo
16294524SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME-SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATIONMarch 2019March 2021Abandon2420YesNo
16284900GENERAL PURPOSE RING BUFFER HANDLING IN A NETWORK CONTROLLERFebruary 2019November 2020Allow2110YesNo
16278648NETWORK SLICE SELECTION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION CONFIGURATIONFebruary 2019February 2021Allow2420YesNo
16277400Beam Failure ReportFebruary 2019April 2022Allow3840NoYes
16271885SERVICE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEFebruary 2019April 2022Abandon3840YesNo
16271175Information Transmission Method, Terminal, and Network DeviceFebruary 2019May 2021Abandon2720NoNo
16261828User Equipment Transmit Duty Cycle ControlJanuary 2019February 2020Allow1300YesNo
16250923UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (UCI) TO RESOURCE ELEMENT (RE) MAPPINGJanuary 2019February 2021Allow2520YesNo
16317945METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING SYSTEM INFORMATION AREA OR NETWORK AREAJanuary 2019May 2023Allow5280YesNo
16318112METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A BUFFER STATUS REPORT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFORJanuary 2019September 2020Allow2020YesNo
16195830ROUTING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTSNovember 2018December 2019Allow1320YesNo
16130342Neighbor Awareness Networking DatapathSeptember 2018October 2019Allow1300YesNo
16108570FAST DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF LOST PACKETSAugust 2018May 2021Abandon3220NoNo
16031670SIM Whitelisting and Multi-Operator Core NetworksJuly 2018January 2024Allow6060NoNo
15992860Method and Apparatus for Asynchronous OFDMA/SC-FDMAMay 2018January 2022Abandon4440NoNo
15965998Device and Method of Handling a Channel Access ProcedureApril 2018August 2021Allow3930YesNo
15771690METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING OVERLAP OF DIFFERENT CHANNELS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2018July 2020Allow2610NoNo
15963804FORECASTING UNDERUTILIZATION OF A COMPUTING RESOURCEApril 2018September 2020Abandon2910NoNo
15963422METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A RLC LAYER STATUS REPORTApril 2018October 2020Allow3020NoNo
15954003Control Channel in a Wireless Communication SystemApril 2018January 2023Allow5720NoYes
15947184METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER HEADROOM REPORT BY TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2018December 2018Allow910NoNo
15934820METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PBCH TRANSMISSION IN A MULTI-BEAM BASED SYSTEMMarch 2018March 2021Abandon3620YesNo
15934431Device, Network, and Method for Communications with Dynamic AdaptationMarch 2018June 2024Abandon60100YesNo
15934344APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INITIAL ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2018September 2022Allow5460YesNo
15922523SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTERNALIZING NETWORK FUNCTIONS VIA PACKET TRUNKINGMarch 2018August 2018Allow500YesNo
15894070UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, USER TERMINAL, AND BASE STATIONFebruary 2018March 2020Allow2510NoNo
15890453CONNECTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHODFebruary 2018August 2020Allow3020YesNo
15891255USER TERMINAL, RADIO BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODFebruary 2018September 2021Abandon4350YesNo
15884670SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING WIRELESS NETWORK LOAD AND PROACTIVELY ADJUSTING APPLICATIONS TO MINIMIZE WIRELESS NETWORK OVERLOAD PROBABILITY AND MAXIMIZE SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OPERATIONJanuary 2018April 2019Allow1500YesNo
15839252User Equipment Transmit Duty Cycle ControlDecember 2017October 2018Allow1010NoNo
15833746METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEXING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATIONDecember 2017October 2020Allow3530YesNo
15833297AUTOMATIC CALL FORWARDING DURING SYSTEM UPDATESDecember 2017May 2022Allow5370YesYes
15833416MULTI-CELL SYSTEM AND CHANNEL CALIBRATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2017July 2020Abandon3220NoNo
15830520MULTIPLE RSTP DOMAIN SEPARATIONDecember 2017January 2021Allow3821YesNo
15539730Methods and Devices for Configuring or Generating Channel Acquisition SignalNovember 2017August 2019Abandon2610NoNo
15798015Information delivery system for generating a data stream with a server system based on a content file received from a client deviceOctober 2017November 2018Abandon1310NoNo
15712906PROBING AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH ALONG A NETWORK PATHSeptember 2017February 2018Allow500YesNo
15559219METHOD FOR EVALUATING A WIRELESS LINK, RESPECTIVE DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2017January 2021Allow4040YesNo
15704022RESILIENT PEER-TO-PEER APPLICATION MESSAGE ROUTINGSeptember 2017March 2018Allow600YesNo
15698563MULTICAST INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2017November 2019Abandon2720NoNo
15556159METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING OFFLOADING PROCEDURES FOR WLAN-LTE INTEGRATION AND INTERWORKING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2017March 2019Allow1810YesNo
15553857MONITORING AND REPORTING TRANSMISSION AND COMPLETENESS OF DATA UPLOAD FROM A SOURCE LOCATION TO A DESTINATION LOCATIONAugust 2017June 2019Allow2210NoNo
15684921WIRELESS COMMUNICATING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2017January 2021Allow4060NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BELETE, BERHANU D.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
3
(27.3%)
Examiner Reversed
8
(72.7%)
Reversal Percentile
88.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 72.7% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
68
Allowed After Appeal Filing
35
(51.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
33
(48.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
83.9%
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, 51.5% 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 BELETE, BERHANU D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BELETE, BERHANU D works in Art Unit 2468 and has examined 389 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BELETE, BERHANU D's allowance rate of 76.1% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BELETE, BERHANU D receive 2.76 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BELETE, BERHANU D is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +39.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BELETE, BERHANU D. This interview benefit is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 32% 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 20.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 26% 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, 68.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% 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 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.7% 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, 53.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 16% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 21% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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.

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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.