USPTO Examiner LA PHONG - Art Unit 2469

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18780148DYNAMIC MODIFICATION OF SOUNDING PROCEDURE CONFIGURATIONJuly 2024February 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18656124METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FOR D2D COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFORMay 2024January 2026Allow2000YesNo
18630710SERVER CLUSTERING IN A COMPUTING-ON-DEMAND SYSTEMApril 2024June 2025Abandon1410YesNo
18620787SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK (SSB) IN FULL-DUPLEXMarch 2024July 2025Allow1620YesNo
18606342Managing Upstream Transmission in a NetworkMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410YesNo
18442848CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH PROTECTION SWITCHINGFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000YesNo
18439202OBJECT RECEIVING METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18438125PROGRAMMABLE SMART REPEATER WITH IN-BAND CONTROLFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000YesNo
18401977HANDOVER COORDINATION FOR LARGE AREA COVERAGEJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1210YesNo
18521192MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATIONNovember 2023September 2024Allow1000YesNo
18510673METHOD AND DEVICE IN A NODE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONNovember 2023July 2024Allow800YesNo
18282658USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS AND SIGNALING FOR DOWNLINK SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING OF NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKSSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18239705WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3001NoNo
18458031METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PPDU IN DUPLICATE (DUP) MODE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2023July 2024Allow1100YesNo
18228779METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RETRANSMISSION IN PHYSICAL LAYERAugust 2023March 2026Allow3110NoNo
18224071METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN COMMUNICATION NODE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJuly 2023October 2025Allow2700NoNo
18346564METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION OF DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2023October 2025Allow2700YesNo
18209923Method And Apparatus For Low Power Wake-Up Signal TransmissionJune 2023March 2026Allow3310NoNo
18330050TRANSMITTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNALS IN NEW RADIOJune 2023April 2024Allow1110YesNo
18206030PHYSICAL LAYER (PHY) DATA UNIT FORMAT FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ)June 2023April 2024Allow1000YesNo
18205665PHASE TRACKING IN SYSTEMS AIDED BY RATE CONVERTING AND FREQUENCY TRANSLATION DEVISESJune 2023August 2025Allow2700NoNo
18038947UE-ASSISTED CHANNEL RECONSTRUCTION BASED ON PARTIAL SPATIAL SOUNDINGMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18322970AVAILABLE SLOTS FOR UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL REPETITIONSMay 2023December 2023Allow700YesNo
18253680SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK CONFIGURATION FOR BANDWIDTH NARROWER THAN A MINIMUM BANDWIDTHMay 2023January 2026Allow3210YesNo
18317046SERVER CLUSTERING IN A COMPUTING-ON-DEMAND SYSTEMMay 2023January 2024Allow800YesNo
18252754NON-COLLOCATED SCELL SELECTION FOR CARRIER AGGREGATIONMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18315746Data Transmission Method and Electronic DeviceMay 2023July 2025Allow2600NoNo
18311742WAKE-UP SIGNAL ERROR HANDLINGMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18142806SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLEXING MULTIPLE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IN RESOURCE CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT BASED ON SPECTRAL UTILIZATIONMay 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18139583METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURED GRANT REGARDING SIDELINK CARRIER AGGREGATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2023December 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18306384EXTRACTING ETHERCAT DATAGRAMS FROM AN ETHERCAT FRAMEApril 2023March 2025Allow2310YesNo
18249878BEAM REPORTING ENHANCEMENT FOR SIMULTANEOUS IAB RECEPTIONApril 2023December 2025Allow3210NoNo
18304177CELL-LEVEL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION (DTX) AND POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) TRANSMISSIONSApril 2023March 2026Allow3420NoNo
18249789Learning-Based Spectrum Occupancy Prediction Exploiting Multi-Dimensional CorrelationApril 2023October 2025Allow3010YesNo
18301038Uplink Signal Sending and Receiving Method, and ApparatusApril 2023June 2025Allow2600YesNo
18031642COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2023November 2025Allow3120YesNo
18132983METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN COMMUNICATION NODE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONApril 2023January 2026Allow3420NoNo
18248368ADJUSTING RETRANSMISSION TIMING FOR A CONFIGURED GRANTApril 2023August 2025Allow2810YesNo
18127015METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMarch 2023June 2025Allow2720NoNo
18245791METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BUFFERING OF DATA PACKET OF NETWORK CARD, TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023July 2023Allow400YesNo
18044910METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATION, AND APPARATUS THEREFORMarch 2023September 2025Allow3120NoNo
18024717COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR REDUCING OVERHEAD OF REFERENCE SIGNALMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18173525SCHEDULING REQUEST RESOURCE CONFIGURATIONFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1000YesNo
18041925TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATIONFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18166799METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING OF ADAPTIVE POLAR CODING CONFIGURATIONFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18020079SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18163059DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE NETWORKFebruary 2023October 2023Allow800YesNo
18018844SELECTING A FIXED FRAME PERIOD DURATIONJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18006029DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18098348METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-PHASE POSITIONING WITH MULTIPLE FREQUENCIESJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3510YesNo
18016642SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHODS AND APPARATUSES, NODES, AND STORAGE MEDIAJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18152692METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FOR D2D COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFORJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310YesNo
18152388Managing Upstream Transmission in a NetworkJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1100YesNo
18149988Wireless Resource SwitchingJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710YesNo
18148720COMMON REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCES FOR BANDWIDTH PART SWITCHINGDecember 2022September 2025Allow3320YesNo
18148685INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2022December 2025Allow3510NoNo
18147344Method for Retransmitting Data and ApparatusDecember 2022May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18145687FAKE BLOCK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUEST ALTERNATIVE TO PROTECTED BLOCK ACKNOWLEDGMENT AGREEMENT CAPABLEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210YesNo
18085184FAST WAKEUP RECOVERY FOR NBIOT SYSTEMSDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18010838SUPPRESSING INTERFERENCE ON A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE THROUGH BEAMFORMINGDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410NoNo
18066891HANDOVER COORDINATION FOR LARGE AREA COVERAGEDecember 2022September 2023Allow900YesNo
18009917METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
17994744PROVIDING SECONDARY COVERAGE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022March 2025Allow2800YesNo
17994015METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17991171APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASED ON PUNCTURINGNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410YesNo
17926644SINGLE CORESET BASED PDCCH DIVERSITY OVER MULTIPLE TRPsNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
18057630SYNCHRONIZATION FOR MULTI-TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINT COMMUNICATIONS IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKSNovember 2022June 2024Allow1920YesNo
17973160SENSING BEAM DETERMINATION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUMOctober 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
17971408DATA ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD FOR UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC NETWORKS (UANS) BASED ON IMPROVED ONLINE FOUNTAIN CODEOctober 2022April 2023Allow500YesNo
17968218Terminal Device Capability Transmission Method, Apparatus, and SystemOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010YesNo
17968317METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE SUPPORTING SAMEOctober 2022April 2023Allow610YesNo
17957559MOBILE DEVICE CAPABILITY IDENTIFIERSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2730YesNo
17913138MULTIPLE DCIS TRANSMITTED OVER PDSCHSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3720YesNo
17948702FEEDBACK TRANSMISSIONS WITH ADAPTIVE AND DYNAMIC SIDELINK COCHANNEL COEXISTENCESeptember 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
17942988MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2400YesNo
17942570Medium Access Recovery Mechanism For Non-Simultaneous-Transmission-And-Reception Peer Multi-Link DevicesSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3410YesNo
17941109PROTECTION SWITCHING DEVICE WITH LINK SELECTIVE SWITCHING BETWEEN HOST DEVICES FOR MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1200YesNo
17905414AUTOMATIC ENABLING ENDC (EVOLVED UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (UMTS) TERRESTRIAL RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (E-UTRAN) NEW RADIO (NR) - DUAL CONNECTIVITY FOR 4G LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) EVOLVED NODE B (ENB)September 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17889663HARQ FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2022November 2023Allow1510YesNo
17889095RECEIVE (RX) RATE CONTROL FOR THREAD COEXISTENCE WITH OTHER RADIOSAugust 2022September 2025Allow3711NoNo
17820079Service Transmission Method, and ApparatusAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110YesNo
17882200Frequency Compensation Method and ApparatusAugust 2022March 2023Allow800YesNo
17814338SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKJuly 2022March 2023Allow800NoNo
17759037Joint-Processing of Random Access Channel CommunicationsJuly 2022March 2025Allow3200NoNo
17856059APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZATION BETWEEN PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNEL AND SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK RECEPTIONJuly 2022September 2023Allow1520YesNo
17856161Data Transmission Method, Computing Device, Network Device, and Data Transmission SystemJuly 2022June 2023Allow1200YesNo
17758104TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17851019PHYSICAL LAYER (PHY) DATA UNIT FORMAT FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ)June 2022January 2023Allow600YesNo
17838556DRX PARAMETER CONFIGURATION METHOD, PROCESSING METHOD, NETWORK NODE, AND USER EQUIPMENTJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17837611METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY SAVING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING AN OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKJune 2022February 2025Allow3210YesNo
17744979EARLY LINK DETECTION BASED ADAPTIVE SELECTION OF RECEIVE PARAMETERSMay 2022October 2023Allow1710YesNo
17776812METHODS OF SENDING PAGING SIGNALING, PAGING METHODS, INFORMATION SENDING METHODS AND APPARATUSES THEREOFMay 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17741372MODIFIED BACKHAUL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNELMay 2022September 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17739452METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2022September 2023Allow1620YesNo
17730519SHORT CONTROL CHANNEL ELEMENT (SCCE) TO SHORT RESOURCE ELEMENT GROUPS (SREG) MAPPING FOR SHORT PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (SPDCCH)April 2022December 2022Allow800YesNo
17731219HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (HARQ-ACK) FEEDBACK POSITION DETERMINING METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEApril 2022July 2024Allow2600YesNo
17660959METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INSTRUCTION OF PHYSICAL RESOURCE USED FOR RANDOM ACCESS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17771244Method and Network Node for Interference Mitigation for TDD UL/DL ConfigurationApril 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17440710METHOD FOR BEAM SWITCHING IN MMWAVE SYSTEMSApril 2022July 2025Allow4610NoNo
17770398CLEARING PART OF SIDELINK GRANT FOR SINGLE PDU TRANSMISSION AND SIDELINK RESOURCE ALLOCATIONApril 2022August 2024Allow2800NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LA, PHONG.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
2
(40.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(60.0%)
Reversal Percentile
83.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 60.0% 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
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.6%
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, 25.0% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner LA, PHONG - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LA, PHONG works in Art Unit 2469 and has examined 486 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.2%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LA, PHONG's allowance rate of 91.2% places them in the 75% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LA, PHONG receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% 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 LA, PHONG is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LA, PHONG. This interview benefit is in the 62% 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, 37.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 27.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% 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, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% 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 64.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 55.6% 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, 40.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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 53% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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.