USPTO Examiner RIVAS RAUL - Art Unit 2471

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18779947Activation/de-activation mechanism for one SCG and Scells, and Conditional PSCell change/additionJuly 2024March 2025Allow820YesNo
18743693LOCATION BASED ACCESS CONTROL FOR CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK RESOURCESJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18732678APPARATUS AND METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024June 2025Allow1310YesNo
18678534METHODS FOR RELAXATION OF RADIO LINK MONITORING REQUIREMENTS IN WIRELESS SYSTEMSMay 2024December 2024Allow710YesNo
18644853LOW LATENCY OFF-GRID COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH NETWORK OPTIMIZATION AND LOW ENERGY SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CAPABILITIESApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18393161BASE STATION, TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODDecember 2023July 2024Allow700YesNo
18529794Passive Assessment of Signal Relays Amongst BystandersDecember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18477784OPERATING DUAL CONNECTIVITY IN AN INACTIVE STATESeptember 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18370821A METHOD OF USING BIT VECTORS TO ALLOW EXPANSION AND COLLAPSE OF HEADER LAYERS WITHIN PACKETS FOR ENABLING FLEXIBLE MODIFICATIONS AND AN APPARATUS THEREOFSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1820NoNo
18465706REFLECTION ROUTE FOR LINK LOCAL PACKET PROCESSINGSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18241632TRANSMISSION SPEED TESTING OF A WIRELESS LOCAL NETWORKSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18362795Audio Playback Network JoiningJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18218516WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINALJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18336514SCHEDULING REQUEST PROCEDURE FOR D2D COMMUNICATIONJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18136705LOW LATENCY OFF-GRID COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH NETWORK OPTIMIZATION AND LOW ENERGY SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CAPABILITIESApril 2023March 2024Allow1120YesNo
18116594METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR NEW RADIO MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTMarch 2023March 2024Allow1310NoNo
18116533SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING UPSTREAM DIRECTIVES BASED ON UPSTREAM SIGNAL QUALITY OF WIRELESS NETWORK IN REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONMarch 2023November 2024Abandon2030YesNo
18165064METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK CHANNEL, AND METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR RECEIVING UPLINK CHANNELFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1320NoNo
18087194CHANNELIZATION FOR SIGNAL BOOSTERSDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
17992517ACTUATION OF EXECUTION UNITSNovember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
18056891Passive Assessment of Signal Relays Amongst BystandersNovember 2022September 2023Allow910YesNo
17822725SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORKAugust 2022October 2023Allow1420YesNo
17879783Device and Method for Handling a Reference Signal ReportingAugust 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17880224Adaptive Buffer ControlAugust 2022August 2024Allow2420YesNo
17879601NR Control Channel Element Detections to Reduce Blind Demodulation and DecodingAugust 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17815346COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17794523METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PDSCH RECEPTION BEAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINALJuly 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17812288METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING UPLINK RESOURCE, AND TERMINALJuly 2022March 2024Allow2010YesNo
17860117APPARATUS AND METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022September 2023Allow1400YesNo
17855675DISAGGREGATION OF TIER1 DEVICES IN AN SDN USING SMARTSWITCHESJune 2022April 2025Allow3420YesNo
17847562TERMINAL DEVICES AND BASE STATION DEVICESJune 2022March 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17830422APPARATUS AND METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022March 2024Allow2111YesNo
17747964RESOURCE EXCLUSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17739837METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING TRIGGER FRAME FOR A-PPDU IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17755701WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHODMay 2022February 2025Allow3310YesNo
17774106METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING BEAM FAILURE DETECTION RESOURCESMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17771630CHANNEL DROPPING BEHAVIOR AND TIMING RELATIONSHIPS FOR UPLINK CHANNEL COLLISION WITH DIFFERENT PRIORITIESApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17721856BASE STATION, TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17688468LOCATION BASED ACCESS CONTROL FOR CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK RESOURCESMarch 2022March 2024Allow2410YesNo
17685089METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSIONMarch 2022June 2024Allow2830YesNo
17674057ON-VEHICLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF ON-VEHICLE DEVICEFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17674109METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTING SYSTEMFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3510YesNo
17650043CBR AND CR WITH MINI SLOTSFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2710NoNo
17569613METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING CONTROL CHANNEL STRUCTURE IN SHORTENED TRANSMISSION TIME INTERVALS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2010YesNo
17566008METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER HEADROOM REPORT REGARDING MULTI-TRP IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2021August 2024Allow3110YesNo
17565704METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17565712METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2021May 2024Allow2810NoNo
17565708INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021September 2024Allow3320NoNo
17565748METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING INTERWORKING BETWEEN SYSTEMS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2021November 2024Allow3510NoNo
17566356DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION AND CONNECTION MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKSDecember 2021December 2024Allow3610NoNo
17561879TRANSMISSION SPEED TESTING OF A WIRELESS LOCAL NETWORKDecember 2021July 2023Allow1910NoNo
17645246SIGNAL REPORTING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2021June 2023Allow1810NoNo
17620411NEW RADIO SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK RELATED IDLE MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATIONDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17554136AGGRESSOR NETWORK NODE DETERMINATION TO APPLY RESTRICTION RULEDecember 2021April 2025Allow4030YesNo
17553000Methods for Resource Processing and DevicesDecember 2021June 2024Allow3011NoNo
17596259SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2021September 2024Allow3320YesNo
17611261UPLINK TRANSMISSON PRE-EMPTIONNovember 2021August 2024Allow3310NoNo
17611238INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2021September 2024Allow3410NoNo
17525475APPARATUS AND METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF SAMENovember 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17515597SERVICE DISCOVERY FOR WIRED HOSTSNovember 2021June 2024Allow3210YesNo
17599359CHANNEL QUALITY REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DIRECT LINK, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND USER EQUIPMENTSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17479443ACTUATION OF EXECUTION UNITSSeptember 2021November 2022Allow1420YesNo
17440603BEAMFORMED RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR (RSSI) FOR WIRELESS NETWORKSSeptember 2021July 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17471751SIGNALING OF PUCCH AND PUSCH SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION OR MULTIPLEXINGSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17411434APPLICATION, SERVICES, AND NETWORK SLICE BASED MEASUREMENTS FOR MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TEST REPORTINGAugust 2021June 2025Allow4631NoNo
17432884USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODAugust 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17432651METHOD FOR PERFORMING BEAM MANAGEMENT BY UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND UE AND BASE STATION SUPPORTING SAMEAugust 2021January 2025Allow4130NoNo
17432894SECONDARY CELL (SCELL) ACTIVATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK FOR A HIGH SPEED SCENARIOAugust 2021January 2025Allow4120YesNo
17432869METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATAAugust 2021June 2024Allow3410NoNo
17432871RADIO BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENTAugust 2021February 2025Abandon4220NoNo
17406982TECHNIQUES FOR RECEIVER-SPECIFIC NETWORK CODING REDUNDANCYAugust 2021December 2023Allow2810NoNo
17380898UPLINK INFORMATION SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND USER EQUIPMENTJuly 2021March 2023Allow2000YesNo
17419146MOBILITY MANAGEMENT METHODS AND APPARATUSES AND BASE STATIONSJune 2021June 2024Allow3510NoNo
17352637PRIORITIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR SIDELINK CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTINGJune 2021March 2024Allow3320YesNo
17340366FACILITATING APPLICATION AND/OR TRAFFIC STATUS AWARE INTELLIGENT CARRIER AGGREGATION IN ADVANCED NETWORKSJune 2021December 2023Abandon3010NoNo
17330782METHOD OF USING BIT VECTORS TO ALLOW EXPANSION AND COLLAPSE OF HEADER LAYERS WITHIN PACKETS FOR ENABLING FLEXIBLE MODIFICATIONS AND AN APPARATUS THEREOFMay 2021June 2023Allow2510NoNo
17326780DUPLEXING TRANSCEIVERS, SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING THE CAPACITY OF ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMay 2021August 2024Allow3921NoNo
17302748DYNAMIC AND COMPACT MEASUREMENT REPORT RESOLUTION IN WIRELESS SYSTEMSMay 2021December 2023Allow3130YesNo
17232147WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINALApril 2021April 2023Allow2310NoNo
17230432Address TranslationApril 2021March 2023Allow2310NoNo
17225640System and Method for Simultaneous UL Cancellation and UL CI MonitoringApril 2021February 2024Allow3530NoNo
17224004METHODS FOR SELF-INTERFERENCE AND CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENTS IN MILLIMETER WAVE BANDSApril 2021July 2023Allow2710NoNo
17216268GROUP TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKSMarch 2021August 2024Allow4130NoYes
17211426SCHEDULING REQUEST PROCEDURE FOR D2D COMMUNICATIONMarch 2021March 2023Allow2410NoNo
17276373USER EQUIPMENTMarch 2021December 2023Abandon3310NoNo
17271617WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INPUT-SIDE DEVICE, AND OUTPUT-SIDE DEVICEFebruary 2021August 2022Abandon1820NoNo
17178035PATH SELECTION BETWEEN WIRELESS MESH NETWORK DEVICESFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2810NoNo
17173925METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT PERFORMANCE DATA STREAMING END-TO-END (E2E) PROCEDURESFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3620YesNo
17126760Signal Strength Measurement Method, Signal Strength Obtaining Method, and Related ApparatusDecember 2020September 2023Allow3320YesNo
17121188Policy Based Dual Connectivity Traffic SteeringDecember 2020May 2023Allow2920NoNo
17117721SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK-BASED INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENTDecember 2020December 2023Allow3620YesNo
17251181METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTDecember 2020June 2023Allow3010YesNo
17111263DYNAMIC FABRIC SYSTEMDecember 2020September 2021Allow920YesNo
17108502HARQ PROTOCOLDecember 2020March 2023Allow2710NoNo
17059578INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD, INFORMATION REPORTING CONFIGURATION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICENovember 2020December 2023Allow3730NoNo
17101840Audio Playback Network JoiningNovember 2020March 2023Allow2710NoNo
16951655TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHEDULING TIME SENSITIVE CYCLICAL NETWORK TRAFFIC IN REAL-TIMENovember 2020October 2023Allow3520YesNo
17021632STATE MACHINE EMULATION USING DOMAIN-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE CONSTRUCTSSeptember 2020September 2023Allow3631YesNo
17017153ADAPTABLE PACKET SCHEDULING FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATIONSeptember 2020November 2022Allow2710YesNo
16991560COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUSAugust 2020March 2023Allow3140YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
6.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
44
Allowed After Appeal Filing
18
(40.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
26
(59.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
65.7%
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, 40.9% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner RIVAS, RAUL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RIVAS, RAUL works in Art Unit 2471 and has examined 465 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RIVAS, RAUL's allowance rate of 84.1% 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 RIVAS, RAUL receive 2.27 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 RIVAS, RAUL is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RIVAS, RAUL. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% 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 33.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 41% 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, 156.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 97.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 71.9% 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, 34.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 14% 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 18% 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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.