USPTO Examiner LYTLE JR. BRADLEY D - Art Unit 2473

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18762043Method and Apparatus for Communication Connection, Electronic Device, and Wireless Transmission SystemJuly 2024March 2025Allow800NoNo
18347187RESOURCE BLOCKS IN UPLINK BAND OF SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX SYMBOLJuly 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18260203CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION DECODINGJune 2023February 2026Allow3210YesNo
18311774METHOD AND APPARATUS TO OPTIMIZE NON-PUBLIC NETWORK (NPN) IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2023December 2025Allow3210NoNo
18090737Method for Determining Time-Domain Resource of Uplink Transmission, and Terminal Device and Network DeviceDecember 2022September 2025Allow3210NoNo
18078659SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DYNAMIC DISCARD TIMER ADJUSTMENT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONDecember 2022October 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17958207Generation of a Channel State Information (CSI) Reporting Using an Artificial Intelligence ModelSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4010NoNo
17955545METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3510NoNo
17913727TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2022September 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17945710CELL SWITCHING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3720NoNo
17894915USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATION OF SAMEAugust 2022September 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17800194DATA TRANSMISSION METHODS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17798471CAST TYPE TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT DURING HANDOVERS FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONAugust 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17870389METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING REFLECTING SURFACEJuly 2022September 2025Allow3810YesNo
17794469TECHNIQUE FOR CONFIGURING PREAMBLE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022August 2025Allow3720NoNo
17758941MONITORING FOR A COMBINATION DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (DCI) FOR SCHEDULING TRANSMISSIONS IN MULTIPLE CELLSJuly 2022July 2025Allow3620NoNo
17811939OVERLAY MULTICAST ORCHESTRATION IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED WIDE AREA NETWORKJuly 2022December 2025Allow4230YesNo
17758497MULTIPLE COMPONENT CARRIER SCHEDULING PARAMETER FOR DCI SCHEDULING MULTIPLE COMPONENT CARRIERSJuly 2022May 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17758416METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA UNIT USING PRECONFIGURED UPLINK RESOURCES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022August 2024Allow2550YesNo
17757322DETERMINING A PARAMETER CHARACTERISTIC OF A STATE OF A USER EQUIPMENT VIA AUTONOMOUS SCALING OF INPUT DATA RESOLUTION AND AGGREGATIONJune 2022February 2026Allow4440YesNo
17779846TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODMay 2022February 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17773372Interference Reduction in Telecommunication NetworksApril 2022September 2024Allow2910YesNo
17732356HARQ-ACK CODEBOOK GENERATION METHOD, INFORMATION TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND DEVICEApril 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17707299DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17669951TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR (TCI) FOR FLEXIBLE MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINT (mTRP) BEAM INDICATION AND MULTIPLEXING CONFIGURATIONSFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3620NoNo
17634351METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN CONSIDERATION OF PRIORITY OF MAC CEFebruary 2022December 2025Abandon4640NoNo
17634301Dual Connectivity Conflict Resolution for Distributed UnitsFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2900YesNo
17634008CONFIGURATIONS FOR AVAILABILITY OF INTERFACES USED IN V2X COMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110YesNo
17629015DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND RELATED APPARATUSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17628748APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING TWO-STEP RACHJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3520YesNo
17627303RADIO NETWORK NODE AND METHODS THEREIN FOR TRANSMITTING A TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION (TCI) UPDATE TO A WIRELESS DEVICEJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3310NoNo
17618637DETERMINATION OF CAUSE OF DISCONNECTION OF SENSORS OF A MOTION TRACKING SYSTEMDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17543726METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING RECOMMENDED NODE IN BEHAVIOR DEVIATION MODELDecember 2021August 2024Allow3310NoNo
17455367BIDIRECTIONAL CHANNEL STATISTICS-BASED BEAM REFINEMENTNovember 2021August 2025Allow4540YesNo
17526923Method and Apparatus for Communication Connection, Electronic Device, and Wireless Transmission SystemNovember 2021September 2024Allow3420NoNo
17514978DATA RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND DATA SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2021February 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17493792Access Point Methods and Apparatus Relating to Supporting Coexistence of Multiple Receiver/Transmitters In A Device Supporting One or More Communications StandardsOctober 2021August 2024Allow3510YesNo
17449045RESOURCE SELECTION WITH SIDELINK DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DMRS) BUNDLINGSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3520YesNo
17484143REFERENCE SELECTION FOR DOUBLE DIFFERENCE POSITIONINGSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3620NoNo
17442362TERMINAL FOR IMPROVED SCHEDULING PERFORMANCESeptember 2021November 2024Allow3730NoNo
17477388CODEBOOK GENERATION FOR SPS WITH DELAYED HARQSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3730NoNo
17476387SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSITION ENCODING COMPATIBLE PAM4 ENCODINGSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3940YesNo
17468093Communication Method and DeviceSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3520NoNo
17468537MULTIPLE ACCESS POINT OPERATION OF A WIRELESS NETWORKSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3310NoNo
17464493CHANNEL REPETITIONS FOR 2-STEP RACH PROCEDURESeptember 2021January 2025Allow4140YesNo
17463053SPECTRUM SHARING WITH DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (RL)August 2021January 2024Allow2810YesNo
17390452INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, INFORMATION DETECTION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEJuly 2021March 2024Allow3110NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner LYTLE JR., BRADLEY D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LYTLE JR., BRADLEY D works in Art Unit 2473 and has examined 16 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.8%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LYTLE JR., BRADLEY D's allowance rate of 93.8% places them in the 81% 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 LYTLE JR., BRADLEY D receive 2.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% 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 LYTLE JR., BRADLEY D is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LYTLE JR., BRADLEY D. This interview benefit is in the 43% 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, 35.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% 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 30.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% 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.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 16% 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 21% 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:

  • 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

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