Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13369754 | METHOD FOR ACCESSING SERVICE RESOURCE ITEMS THAT ARE FOR USE IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM | February 2012 | May 2012 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13192964 | PREAMBLE FORMATS FOR MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | July 2011 | May 2012 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12923212 | COMMUNICATION PATH CONTROL APPARATUS FOR EVENLY DISTRIBUTING PACKETS BETWEEN ADJACENT NODES AND A METHOD THEREFOR | September 2010 | August 2012 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 12852787 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING SERVICE RESOURCE ITEMS THAT ARE FOR USE IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM | August 2010 | April 2012 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12829328 | DEVICE FOR SHARED MANAGEMENT OF A RESOURCE AMONG SEVERAL USERS | July 2010 | April 2012 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12725242 | SIMULCASTING OR MULTICASTING OF MULTIMEDIA CALL SESSIONS IN A LAN/WLAN/PAN VIA A BROADBAND ACCESS GATEWAY | March 2010 | March 2011 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12677730 | CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | March 2010 | July 2012 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12717119 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RELEASING A POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT RADIO BEARER | March 2010 | June 2012 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12599463 | METHOD OF SELECTING ANTENNAS AND TRANSMITTING DATA IN MULTI-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS | November 2009 | May 2012 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12516788 | ASSIGNMENT METHOD AND BASE STATION APPARATUS USING THE ASSIGNMENT METHOD | July 2009 | March 2012 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12516949 | UPE RELOCATION FOR ROUTE OPTIMIZATION DURING HANDOVER BETWEEN NEIGHBOURING NETWORK AREAS | July 2009 | June 2012 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12518080 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING SERVICE OPTION TO CIRCUIT DATA | July 2009 | March 2012 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12520099 | HANDLING OF IDLE GAP COMMANDS IN A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM | June 2009 | May 2012 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12520424 | SCP-CONTROLLED OVERLAY BETWEEN GSM AND IMS | June 2009 | March 2012 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12486128 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSFER OPTIMIZATION | June 2009 | August 2010 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 12515233 | METHOD FOR HANDOVER PROCEDURE OF USER TERMINAL DURING POWER SAVING OPERATION IN CELLULAR SYSTEM | May 2009 | April 2012 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12414934 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING HANDOFF IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK | March 2009 | April 2012 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12415194 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT A HANDOVER BETWEEN BASE STATIONS OF A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL | March 2009 | March 2012 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12414307 | NETWORK BACKHAUL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2009 | October 2011 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 12414329 | RELAY CODED MULTI-USER COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS FOR UPLINK 4G WIRELESS NETWORKS | March 2009 | October 2011 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12389843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING COMMUNICATION DATA RELEVANT TO A TARGET ENTITY IDENTIFIED BY A NUMBER STRING | February 2009 | February 2012 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12389851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING COMMUNICATION DATA RELEVANT TO A TARGET ENTITY IDENTIFIED BY A NUMBER STRING | February 2009 | March 2012 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12389837 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING COMMUNICATION DATA RELEVANT TO A TARGET ENTITY IDENTIFIED BY A NUMBER STRING | February 2009 | December 2010 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12378653 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVERS, OR KEY MANAGEMENT WHILE PERFORMING HANDOVERS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | February 2009 | December 2011 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12226831 | Video Signal Switching System | October 2008 | November 2010 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12212661 | NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND IMPULSE NOISE PROTECTION METHOD | September 2008 | April 2011 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12232461 | PACKET RELAY METHOD AND DEVICE | September 2008 | October 2011 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12230608 | PROTECTION PROVIDING METHOD AND CUSTOMER EDGE APPARATUS | September 2008 | March 2010 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12231019 | System and Method for requesting bandwidth allocation and allocating bandwidth in communication system | August 2008 | April 2011 | Abandon | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 12230402 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD, NODE DEVICE INCLUDED IN INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROCESS PROGRAM | August 2008 | April 2012 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12189683 | A GLOBALLY ROUTABLE USER AGENT UNIFORM RESOURCE IDENTIFIER SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2008 | March 2011 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12189679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND EXECUTING COMMUNICATION DIVERSION WITH A GLOBALLY ROUTABLE USER AGENT UNIFORM RESOURCE IDENTIFIER | August 2008 | November 2011 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12188479 | Control System, Data Message Transmission Method And Network Device In The Ethernet | August 2008 | June 2011 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12178338 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-BEAM OPTIC-WIRELESS VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS | July 2008 | July 2011 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12173796 | PREAMBLE FORMATS FOR MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | July 2008 | March 2011 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12146896 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL STACK OF A CONNECTION | June 2008 | January 2011 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12066627 | DATA TRANSMITTING SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, BASE STATION AND MOBILE STATION | March 2008 | December 2011 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12066096 | LOAD BALANCING FOR AN AIR INTERFACE PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURE WITH A PLURALITY OF HETEROGENEOUS PHYSICAL LAYER MODES | March 2008 | May 2011 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12066061 | RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND NETWORK SIDE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS | March 2008 | June 2012 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12071581 | IAS-BASED CONFIGURATION FOR UMB FEMTO DEVICES | February 2008 | September 2011 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12071098 | System and method for performing handovers, or key management while performing handovers in a wireless communication system | February 2008 | September 2011 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12070102 | Apparatus and method for retransmitting data in a wireless communication system | February 2008 | December 2011 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12068677 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | February 2008 | August 2011 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12068740 | HANDOVER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENTLY BUFFERING PACKETS IN WIMAX NETWORK | February 2008 | February 2012 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12069057 | HETEROGENEOUS MAC PROTOCOL FOR FORWARDING VOIP TRAFFIC ON WIRELESS NETWORKS | February 2008 | December 2011 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12025090 | CODE KEYING IN A POWER SAVINGS MODE | February 2008 | May 2011 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12024849 | FLEXIBLE DTX AND DRX IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | February 2008 | April 2011 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12024355 | SIGNALLING THE PRESENCE OF EXTENSION FRAMES | February 2008 | May 2011 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12013679 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND NETWORK DEVICE FOR EXCEPTION HANDLING OF MULTICAST SERVICE | January 2008 | August 2011 | Abandon | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11905097 | Method and apparatus for distribution and attachment gateway support node in wireless communications system | September 2007 | February 2011 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11905098 | Method and apparatus for distribution and attachment gateway support node in wireless communications system | September 2007 | February 2011 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11901419 | Multiple path switch and switching algorithms | September 2007 | February 2011 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11898886 | Programmable communications system | September 2007 | May 2011 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11900414 | REAL TIME CLOCK DISTRIBUTION AND RECOVERY | September 2007 | July 2010 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11900199 | DISCOVERY PHASE IN A FREQUENCY HOPPING NETWORK | September 2007 | January 2011 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 11847054 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR END-TO-END LINK DETECTION AND POLICY ROUTING SWITCHING | August 2007 | September 2011 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11737360 | PRIORITY SELECTION CIRCUIT | April 2007 | June 2010 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11679393 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ABNORMALLY BECOMING POWER OFF OF A TERMINAL OF MULTICAST USER | February 2007 | May 2010 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11679741 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING TELECOMMUNICATION INFORMATION BETWEEN A BROADBAND NETWORK AND A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK | February 2007 | March 2011 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11679044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TRIGGER A MOBILE DEVICE IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS BASED ON UNSUCCESSFUL INITIALIZATION OR HANDOVER | February 2007 | March 2011 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 11589957 | Communication control method | October 2006 | July 2010 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11590050 | VLAN AWARE TRUNKS | October 2006 | October 2009 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11589926 | POWER DISSIPATION MANAGEMENT FOR WIRED TRANSCEIVERS | October 2006 | August 2010 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11590309 | DETECTION OF MISMATCHED VLAN TAGS | October 2006 | June 2010 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 11589646 | Method for transmitting and receiving data in a multi-hop wireless mobile communication system | October 2006 | October 2009 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11589600 | DYNAMICALLY AND EFFICIENTLY FORMING HIERARCHICAL TUNNELS | October 2006 | February 2012 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11590489 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING COMMUNICATION DATA RELEVANT TO A TARGET ENTITY IDENTIFIED BY A NUMBER STRING | October 2006 | March 2010 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10582511 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTICAST BROADCASTING TOWARDS A ROAMING TERMINAL ACCORDING TO THE LOCATION THEREOF | September 2006 | July 2012 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11395986 | NETWORK ROUTING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS SOFT GRACEFUL RESTART | March 2006 | November 2009 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 11389998 | Data relay method and data relay apparatus | March 2006 | May 2010 | Abandon | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11006845 | MASKABLE CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY | December 2004 | February 2010 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 10973640 | AUTOMATIC DISPLAYING OF ALARMS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK | October 2004 | September 2011 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10973224 | TOPOLOGY MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK | October 2004 | January 2011 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10503256 | Method for transmitting data between a base station and a transponder | August 2004 | March 2011 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 10491206 | SHARED-MANAGEMENT DEVICE | August 2004 | March 2011 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 10485877 | FILTERING REDUNDANT PACKETS IN COMPUTER NETWORK EQUIPMENTS | August 2004 | January 2011 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 10501101 | Signaling point code sharing in exchanges | July 2004 | January 2010 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10500021 | Virtual protection method and device for fiber path | June 2004 | September 2010 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10866125 | ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM) CELL FORMATTING | June 2004 | October 2009 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 10864574 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND ESTIMATING MEAN TRAFFIC FOR HIGH TRAFFIC ORIGIN-DESTINATION NODE PAIRS IN A NETWORK | June 2004 | December 2009 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10864755 | SCHEME FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO AND AUDIO DATA OF VARIABLE FORMATS OVER A SERIAL LINK OF A FIXED DATA RATE | June 2004 | May 2010 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 10497938 | Method for allocation of transmission channels in a mobile radio cell for a multicast service | June 2004 | September 2011 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | No | No |
| 10853422 | LINK DELAY DETERMINATION USING VIRTUAL CONCATENATION | May 2004 | June 2012 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 10845517 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFERRING SERVICES ON A NETWORK | May 2004 | August 2010 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 10495536 | INBAND CONTROLLING OF A PACKET-BASED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK | May 2004 | March 2011 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10839885 | Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving network protocol compliant signal packets over a platform bus | May 2004 | September 2010 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 10828134 | Method and apparatus for data routing | April 2004 | January 2011 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 10484086 | COMMON CHANNEL FLOW CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM | January 2004 | January 2010 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 10691879 | DEVICE FOR SHARED MANAGEMENT OF A RESOURCE AMONG SEVERAL USERS | October 2003 | April 2010 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10673665 | MESSAGE-BASED LOW LATENCY CIRCUIT EMULATION SIGNAL TRANSFER | September 2003 | December 2010 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 10674220 | BRIDGED NETWORK SYSTEM WITH TRAFFIC RESILIENCY UPON LINK FAILURE | September 2003 | February 2012 | Allow | 60 | 11 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10648277 | FAST ROAMING SYSTEM | August 2003 | April 2011 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10636765 | TECHNIQUE TO SELECT TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS | August 2003 | October 2010 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 10631257 | Signal processing of transmission packets | July 2003 | November 2009 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 10399706 | Multiple access network and method for digital radio systems | April 2003 | July 2010 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHRISS, ANDREW W.
With a 50.0% 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.
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, 40.0% 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.
✓ 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 CHRISS, ANDREW W works in Art Unit 2472 and has examined 95 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.
Examiner CHRISS, ANDREW W's allowance rate of 72.6% places them in the 38% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CHRISS, ANDREW W receive 2.46 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.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CHRISS, ANDREW W is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHRISS, ANDREW W. This interview benefit is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.9% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 22.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 31% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 82% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 60.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 16.8% of allowed cases (in the 97% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.9% of allowed cases (in the 75% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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