USPTO Examiner WAQAS SAAD A - Art Unit 2468

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18768094Tunnel Failure Signaling ProceduresJuly 2024July 2025Allow1220YesNo
18752175COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2024July 2025Allow1320NoNo
18746901Systems and Methods for Reference Signal Measurements in Wireless SystemsJune 2024April 2025Allow910YesNo
18647924TRANSITIONING BETWEEN MULTI-LINK AND SINGLE-LINK MODE ON A TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY (TXOP) BASISApril 2024January 2025Allow910YesNo
18634545UPLINK CONFIGURED GRANT TRANSMISSION REPETITION TECHNIQUES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18583439Neighbor Cell MeasurementsFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1420YesNo
18411113Radio Network Node, Wireless Device and Methods Performed Therein for Handling Communication in a Wireless Communication NetworkJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18507217Suspendable CSMA/CA for IEEE 802.15.4 System to Reduce Packet Discard Caused by Backoff FailureNovember 2023September 2024Allow1000YesNo
18389130MODIFIED METHODS AND SYSTEM OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL SEGMENTS OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL PACKETSNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210YesNo
18474291Suspendable CSMA/CA for IEEE 802.15.4 System to Reduce Packet Discard Caused by Backoff FailureSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18283684TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2800NoNo
18244195WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-USER UPLINK TRANSMISSIONSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1830YesNo
18264057COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-LINK ADDRESS RESOLUTIONAugust 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18272869Adaptive Frame Selection for Sensing and Joint Sensing and Communication ApplicationsJuly 2023August 2025Allow2500YesNo
17630759SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INTELLIGENT NON-STANDALONE TRAFFIC FLOWJuly 2023March 2026Allow4920YesNo
18346666CAPABILITY SIGNALING FOR PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL REPETITIONJuly 2023November 2024Allow1620YesNo
18217183COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHODS WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJune 2023December 2025Allow2920YesNo
18265409REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONSJune 2023November 2025Allow3010YesNo
18195884SUPPORT FOR MULTI-AZ MANAGEMENT APPLIANCE NETWORKINGMay 2023June 2024Abandon1410YesNo
18312293METHOD PERFORMED BY NETWORK NODE AND NETWORK NODEMay 2023March 2026Allow3420YesNo
18309286DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND TERMINALApril 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18306670SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VIRTUAL NETWORK ASSISTANTApril 2023December 2024Allow2020YesNo
18041885TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATIONFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3730YesNo
18019173METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRIER CONTROLFebruary 2023December 2025Abandon3520NoNo
18160033TIMING METHOD FOR DEALING WITH LINK EXCEPTION AND APPARATUSJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2900YesNo
18157580Packet Forwarding Method, Apparatus, and SystemJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18153987UPLINK RESOURCE MAPPING FOR SIMPLIFIED SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK CELLSJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3420YesNo
18093825METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1020YesNo
18091497METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SYNCHRONIZING UPLINK SLOT NUMBER IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONDecember 2022November 2025Allow3510YesNo
18013660WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICEDecember 2022March 2026Allow3820NoNo
18146486COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022September 2025Allow3310YesNo
18002201Data Transmission Method and ApparatusDecember 2022October 2025Allow3420YesNo
18001363APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION USING SPECTRUM WHITE SPACESDecember 2022September 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18009222ACCESS METHOD, ACCESS APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022January 2026Allow3720NoNo
17927672METHOD FOR ROUTING PACKETS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK HAVING A VARIABLE AND PREDICTABLE TOPOLOGYNovember 2022June 2023Allow610YesNo
17993752Prioritized Messaging and Resource Selection in Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Sidelink CommunicationNovember 2022September 2023Allow900YesNo
17926562UL TDM CARRIER AGGREGATIONNovember 2022January 2026Allow3820YesNo
17976359Communication Method and Communication ApparatusOctober 2022August 2025Allow3420YesNo
17922190Session Identifier Handling For Co-Located User Plane GatewaysOctober 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17964229SELECTION OF DECODING LEVEL AT SIGNAL FORWARDING DEVICESOctober 2022December 2025Allow3860YesNo
17964212SELECTION OF DECODING LEVEL AT SIGNAL FORWARDING DEVICESOctober 2022November 2025Allow3820YesYes
18045662Synchronized Reception in Mesh NetworksOctober 2022October 2023Allow1210YesNo
17962032Tunnel Failure ProceduresOctober 2022March 2024Allow1730YesNo
17959340CONFIGURATION INFORMATION INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3300YesNo
17935946DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL PATTERNS FOR DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING WITH INCREASED SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORKSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1100YesNo
17952964Beam Failure Recovery for a Secondary Cell Scheduling a Primary CellSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1420YesNo
17910319METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-LINK SETUP BETWEEN MULTI-LINK NON-AP LOGICAL ENTITIESSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3920NoNo
17887514UPLINK TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE THEREOFAugust 2022June 2025Allow3420YesNo
17819579SIGNALING FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINT ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATIONAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210YesNo
17885762OVERLAY ROUTE OPTIMIZATION ACROSS DATA CENTERSAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210YesNo
17760091DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LISTEN-BEFORE-TALK RANDOM ACCESS WITH ADAPTIVE ENERGY DETECTION THRESHOLD SELECTIONAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17812313WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE AND TERMINAL DEVICEJuly 2022April 2023Allow910NoNo
17860951METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING SUBFLOW OF MULTIPATH CONNECTION, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMJuly 2022July 2023Allow1210YesNo
17860276METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SCHEDULING MULTIPLE CELLS WITH SINGLE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATIONJuly 2022March 2025Allow3220YesNo
17858236COMPANION METADATA FOR PRECISION TIME PROTOCOL (PTP) HARDWARE CLOCKJuly 2022January 2025Allow3120YesYes
17850950METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR CHANNEL TRANSMISSION ON UNLICENSED SPECTRUMJune 2022January 2023Allow600YesNo
17789387METHOD BY WHICH RELAY COMMUNICATION UE EFFICIENTLY SUPPORTS REMOTE UE IN CONFIGURATION UPDATEJune 2022August 2024Allow2600YesNo
17806164USER EQUIPMENT MACHINE LEARNING SERVICE CONTINUITYJune 2022March 2026Allow4530YesNo
17782917METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILITY EXECUTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2022October 2024Allow2810YesNo
17824520ACCESS POINT CONFIGURED FOR SIGNALING CONFIGURATION AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION INSIDE A SYNCHRONIZED TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY (S-TXOP)May 2022March 2026Allow4620YesNo
17734353WEIGHTED DECISION PROCESS-BASED RESOURCE SENSINGMay 2022March 2026Allow4630YesNo
17731150COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSApril 2022March 2025Allow3510NoNo
17754572TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2022December 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17765207METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2022December 2024Allow3310YesNo
17656503CELL RESELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17696768Adaptive Simultaneous Multilink Operational FrameworkMarch 2022February 2025Allow3500NoNo
17696773DATA RETRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICEMarch 2022September 2024Allow3000YesNo
17674255DIFFERENTIATED MULTIHOMED ROUTE ADVERTISEMENT FOR MULTIPATH TCPFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3710YesNo
17582241RADIO FREQUENCY PLAN GENERATION FOR NETWORK DEPLOYMENTSJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3610YesNo
17648620Communication Method and Communication ApparatusJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210YesNo
17580414SUPPORT FOR MULTI-AZ MANAGEMENT APPLIANCE NETWORKINGJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1310NoNo
17628469METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3620YesNo
17648169METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION FOR TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION OF IAB NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3830YesNo
17576072METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL USERS IN THE RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) INTELLIGENT CONTROLLERJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2100NoNo
17646955Communication Method and ApparatusJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2700YesNo
17566857METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY INTEGRATING A RADIO SUBSCRIBER INTO AN AUTOMATION SYSTEMDecember 2021April 2024Allow2700YesNo
17567085DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS BUS FOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR CONTROL AND STATUS READ OF MULTIPLE POWER STAGESDecember 2021March 2025Allow3820YesNo
17597118TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING ACCESS TO NETWORK BY USING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCKDecember 2021February 2025Allow3840YesNo
17596846METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENT BY USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2021March 2024Allow2710NoNo
17543100Communication Method and Related DeviceDecember 2021March 2024Allow2800YesNo
17536743Radio Network Node, Wireless Device and Methods Performed Therein for Handling Communication in a Wireless Communication NetworkNovember 2021January 2024Abandon2620YesNo
17536859System and Method of Access Point Name (APN) Dynamic MappingNovember 2021December 2022Allow1300YesNo
17612270Scheduling Apparatus, Scheduling Method and ProgramNovember 2021March 2024Allow2800NoNo
17521327BYPASSING RADAR IN WIDE DYNAMIC FREQUENCY SELECTION (DFS) CHANNELS UTILIZING PUNCTURINGNovember 2021January 2023Allow1400YesNo
17516734METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONNovember 2021October 2022Allow1100YesNo
17515266SIDELINK INTERLACE CONFIGURATIONOctober 2021December 2025Allow5050YesNo
17606844INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021February 2024Allow2820NoNo
17500255METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HANDLING UPLINK (RE)TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED AND CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTOctober 2021June 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17489453USING EXPANDED METADATA TO SELECT AMONG AVAILABLE WIRELESS NETWORKSSeptember 2021October 2025Allow4921YesNo
17593578Data Scheduling for Reduced Capability UEsSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4120YesYes
17478634EVOLVED PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL DUPLICATIONSeptember 2021April 2023Allow1910YesNo
17447590MANAGING FAILOVER BETWEEN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3510YesNo
17438204Neighbor Cell MeasurementsSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2720YesNo
17466420System and Method for Active Carrier Sense Based CSMA/CA for IEEE 802.15.4 System to Avoid Packet Discard Caused by InterferenceSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2800YesNo
17435596INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICESeptember 2021June 2024Allow3410YesNo
17435635DYNAMIC AND SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING MIXED MULTI-PANEL UPLINK PRECODINGSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3510YesNo
17461687CARRIER AGGREGATION AND HIGH ORDER MODULATION IN VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE (V2V) SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONAugust 2021September 2022Allow1300YesNo
17407087METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING QUALITY OF SERVICE OF SIDELINK COMMUNICATION, MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2021June 2024Allow3420YesNo
17403988ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DATA PACKET TRANSMISSION USING RLC IN AM MODE OPERATING IN 5G PROTOCOL STACK WITH MITIGATION OF RLC CHANNEL CONGESTIONAugust 2021October 2023Allow2600NoNo
17430538METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RANDOM ACCESSAugust 2021November 2024Allow3920YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WAQAS, SAAD A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
25
Examiner Affirmed
13
(52.0%)
Examiner Reversed
12
(48.0%)
Reversal Percentile
69.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 48.0% 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
62
Allowed After Appeal Filing
28
(45.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
34
(54.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
73.8%
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, 45.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

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 WAQAS, SAAD A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WAQAS, SAAD A works in Art Unit 2468 and has examined 414 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WAQAS, SAAD A's allowance rate of 80.4% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WAQAS, SAAD A receive 2.37 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% 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 WAQAS, SAAD A is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +44.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WAQAS, SAAD A. This interview benefit is in the 90% 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, 23.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 33% 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 32.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% 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, 34.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 34% 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 61.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 32.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 33% 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 54% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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:

  • 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.

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.