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
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
18389130MODIFIED METHODS AND SYSTEM OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL SEGMENTS OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL PACKETSNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210YesNo
18507217Suspendable CSMA/CA for IEEE 802.15.4 System to Reduce Packet Discard Caused by Backoff FailureNovember 2023September 2024Allow1000YesNo
18474291Suspendable CSMA/CA for IEEE 802.15.4 System to Reduce Packet Discard Caused by Backoff FailureSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18244195WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-USER UPLINK TRANSMISSIONSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1830YesNo
18346666CAPABILITY SIGNALING FOR PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL REPETITIONJuly 2023November 2024Allow1620YesNo
18195884SUPPORT FOR MULTI-AZ MANAGEMENT APPLIANCE NETWORKINGMay 2023June 2024Abandon1410YesNo
18306670SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VIRTUAL NETWORK ASSISTANTApril 2023December 2024Allow2020YesNo
18160033TIMING METHOD FOR DEALING WITH LINK EXCEPTION AND APPARATUSJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2900YesNo
18093825METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1020YesNo
17993752Prioritized Messaging and Resource Selection in Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Sidelink CommunicationNovember 2022September 2023Allow900YesNo
17927672METHOD FOR ROUTING PACKETS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK HAVING A VARIABLE AND PREDICTABLE TOPOLOGYNovember 2022June 2023Allow610YesNo
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
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
17860276METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SCHEDULING MULTIPLE CELLS WITH SINGLE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATIONJuly 2022March 2025Allow3220YesNo
17860951METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING SUBFLOW OF MULTIPATH CONNECTION, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMJuly 2022July 2023Allow1210YesNo
17858236COMPANION METADATA FOR PRECISION TIME PROTOCOL (PTP) HARDWARE CLOCKJuly 2022January 2025Allow3120YesYes
17789387METHOD BY WHICH RELAY COMMUNICATION UE EFFICIENTLY SUPPORTS REMOTE UE IN CONFIGURATION UPDATEJune 2022August 2024Allow2600YesNo
17850950METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR CHANNEL TRANSMISSION ON UNLICENSED SPECTRUMJune 2022January 2023Allow600YesNo
17782917METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILITY EXECUTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2022October 2024Allow2810YesNo
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
17696773DATA RETRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICEMarch 2022September 2024Allow3000YesNo
17696768Adaptive Simultaneous Multilink Operational FrameworkMarch 2022February 2025Allow3500NoNo
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
17567085DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS BUS FOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR CONTROL AND STATUS READ OF MULTIPLE POWER STAGESDecember 2021March 2025Allow3820YesNo
17566857METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY INTEGRATING A RADIO SUBSCRIBER INTO AN AUTOMATION SYSTEMDecember 2021April 2024Allow2700YesNo
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
17536859System and Method of Access Point Name (APN) Dynamic MappingNovember 2021December 2022Allow1300YesNo
17536743Radio Network Node, Wireless Device and Methods Performed Therein for Handling Communication in a Wireless Communication NetworkNovember 2021January 2024Abandon2620YesNo
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
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
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
17399292Resource Scheduling for Uplink ReportingAugust 2021December 2023Abandon2800NoNo
17395394CONFIGURED TIME GAP FOR SI BEAM FAILURE MEASUREMENT AND INDICATIONAugust 2021September 2024Allow3731YesNo
17372925METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CHANNEL ACCESS TYPE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2021December 2022Allow1710NoNo
17421615USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2021May 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17369634Link Aggregation Implementation Method and Related ProductJuly 2021January 2024Allow3010NoNo
17361647Control Embedded Data Packet for Efficient ARP Query in SDA EnvironmentJune 2021March 2023Allow2020YesNo
17419605CLI-RSSI MEASUREMENT RESOURCE CONFIGURATIONJune 2021April 2024Allow3420YesNo
17358673METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIORITIZING UPLINK OR DOWNLINK FLOWS IN MULTI-PROCESSOR DEVICEJune 2021November 2024Allow4160YesNo
17418336PATH CREATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NETWORK ON CHIP AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJune 2021May 2022Allow1120NoNo
17357404METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING SIDELINK RADIO BEARER FOR UE-TO-UE RELAY COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2021August 2023Allow2530YesNo
17355233METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021February 2024Allow3220YesNo
17414599METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILITY MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2021September 2024Allow3930YesNo
17347106RADIO LINK MONITORING FOR A SECONDARY CELL SCHEDULING A PRIMARY CELLJune 2021June 2022Allow1200YesNo
17339941WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-USER UPLINK TRANSMISSIONJune 2021May 2023Allow2420YesNo
17339792SYNCHRONIZATION IN SEVERE-FADING ENVIRONMENTSJune 2021March 2024Allow3420YesNo
17303386IDENTIFYING A USER EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH A PRE-CONFIGURED UPLINK RESOURCEMay 2021March 2023Allow2220YesNo
17330257TRANSITIONING BETWEEN MULTI-LINK AND SINGLE-LINK MODE ON A TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY (TXOP) BASISMay 2021January 2024Allow3230YesNo
17317623SUBCARRIER SPACING CAPABILITYMay 2021March 2023Allow2220YesNo
17246914WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS INCLUDING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL DETECTOR AND CELL SEARCHING METHOD THEREOFMay 2021October 2023Allow2910YesNo
17289004IPV6 ADDRESS MANAGEMENT IN IAB SYSTEMApril 2021February 2024Allow3420YesNo
17241928MESH PERFORMANCE USING OVERLAPPING BASIC SERVICE SET (OBSS) COLORING AND TRANSMISSION SCHEDULINGApril 2021July 2023Allow2610YesNo
17226499APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BRIDGE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2021February 2023Allow2220YesNo
17225896MODIFICATIONS TO UPLINK GRANT CONFIGURATIONSApril 2021January 2024Allow3330YesNo
17214152CONTENTION WINDOW ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2021October 2024Allow4330YesNo
17212941Modified methods and system of transmitting and receiving Transmission Control Protocol segments over Internet Protocol packetsMarch 2021August 2023Allow2830YesNo
17279455TIMING CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2021January 2023Allow2120YesNo
17210193UPLINK CONFIGURED GRANT TRANSMISSION REPETITION TECHNIQUES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSMarch 2021December 2023Allow3340YesNo
17198638SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VIRTUAL NETWORK ASSISTANTMarch 2021September 2022Allow1810YesNo
17274561Connecting to a Home Area Network Via a Mobile Communication NetworkMarch 2021March 2024Allow3640YesNo
17186997Systems and Methods for Reference Signal Measurements in Wireless SystemsFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3760YesNo
17186327SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING DESIGNS FOR RELAYINGFebruary 2021March 2023Allow2420YesNo

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
23
Examiner Affirmed
12
(52.2%)
Examiner Reversed
11
(47.8%)
Reversal Percentile
68.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 47.8% 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
59
Allowed After Appeal Filing
28
(47.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
31
(52.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
74.3%
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, 47.5% 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 445 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WAQAS, SAAD A's allowance rate of 81.6% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WAQAS, SAAD A receive 2.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% 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 29 months. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +43.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WAQAS, SAAD A. This interview benefit is in the 91% 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, 25.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% 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 33.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% 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, 35.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% 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 62.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.8% 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, 41.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% 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 51% 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 50% 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.

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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.