USPTO Examiner MENSAH PRINCE AKWASI - Art Unit 2474

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18589572LIMITING UPLINK NOISE BY ADJUSTING MIMO TRANSMISSION LAYERSFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18441946SIDELINK POWER CONTROLFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18405068SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE A WAVEFORM IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORKJanuary 2024March 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18400194SESSION MANAGEMENT METHOD BASED ON REALLOCATION OF PDU SESSION ANCHOR DEVICE, AND DEVICE PERFORMING THE SESSION MANAGEMENT METHODDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18481570METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2023June 2024Allow900YesNo
18460264QUEUE PROTECTION USING A SHARED GLOBAL MEMORY RESERVESeptember 2023September 2024Allow1220YesNo
18312060TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR (TCI) STATE GROUPSMay 2023October 2024Allow1710YesNo
18174423SIDELINK POWER CONTROLFebruary 2023November 2023Allow900NoNo
18153923QUEUE PROTECTION USING A SHARED GLOBAL MEMORY RESERVEJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2830YesNo
18092529IP Address and Routing Schemes for Overlay NetworkJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18084049Concurrent Channel State Information (CSI) Capability Reporting using Multiple CodebooksDecember 2022December 2023Allow1110NoNo
17968343METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PACKET IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022September 2023Allow1000NoNo
17917406METHOD AND APPARATUS TRANSMITTING SIGNAL FOR HIGH SPEED MOBILE TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17913757METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS RECEPTION OF SSB AND OTHER SIGNALSSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17931069USER EQUIPMENT BEAM MANAGEMENTSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3420YesNo
17875676Radio Link Monitoring/Radio Link Failure Reconfiguration Upon Bandwidth Parts SwitchingJuly 2022July 2024Abandon2420NoNo
17866620Anonymous collection of directional transmissionsJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17832970SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE A WAVEFORM IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORKJune 2022September 2023Allow1610NoNo
17740056MOBILE NETWORK POLICY FRESHNESSMay 2022November 2023Allow1910YesNo
17738863BEAM ESTABLISHMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2022August 2024Allow2710YesNo
17733798SIGNAL SENDING METHOD, SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD, AND APPARATUSApril 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17772874MANAGEMENT OF PREDICTIVE MODELS OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORKApril 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17722714METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING RADIO LINK IN UNLICENSED BANDApril 2022April 2024Abandon2430NoNo
17694586USING VTI TEAMING TO ACHIEVE LOAD BALANCE AND REDUNDANCYMarch 2022October 2023Allow1920NoNo
17639941METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALING INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATION NODE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17639915ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022February 2025Allow3510NoNo
17638881SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING PARAMETERSFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3820NoNo
17644044METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND TRANSMITTING PARAMETER OF REFERENCE SIGNAL, TERMINAL DEVICE AND BASE STATIONDecember 2021August 2024Allow3230NoNo
17544212USER INTERFACES FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL AND ACCESS TO DISPARATE DATA/MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSDecember 2021October 2023Allow2210NoNo
17537279REPEATER CONFIGURATION FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNALNovember 2021March 2024Allow2710YesNo
17536609SESSION MANAGEMENT METHOD BASED ON REALLOCATION OF PDU SESSION ANCHOR DEVICE, AND DEVICE PERFORMING THE SESSION MANAGEMENT METHODNovember 2021September 2023Allow2220NoNo
17532567TECHNIQUES FOR INDICATING A SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCKNovember 2021April 2025Allow4120NoNo
17519214SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFINING TOPOLOGY OF A DISTRIBUTED UNIT MESH IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORKNovember 2021November 2023Allow2520YesNo
17608861INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICENovember 2021March 2025Allow4010NoNo
17517323TECHNIQUES FOR PER-POLARIZATION BEAM SCHEDULING FOR MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) COMMUNICATIONNovember 2021September 2024Allow3420NoNo
17513065COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2021November 2024Allow3720NoNo
17506547METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER SELECTION IN DISTRIBUTED MIMOOctober 2021June 2024Allow3210NoNo
17503147METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING TEMPERATURE OF 5G UE BY TX/RX PATH SWITCHINGOctober 2021December 2024Allow3820YesNo
17603907METHODS FOR BEAM CONTROL SIGNALLING, NETWORK NODES AND WIRELESS DEVICESOctober 2021February 2025Allow4020NoNo
17450245DERIVATION OF CHANNEL FEATURES USING A SUBSET OF CHANNEL PORTSOctober 2021November 2024Allow3730YesNo
17490123SIDELINK MEASUREMENT REPORTING IN NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKSSeptember 2021January 2023Allow1500NoNo
17488860Spectral Efficiency Prediction with Artificial Intelligence for Enhancing Carrier Aggregation and Proactive Radio Resource ManagementSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3130YesNo
17442083CSI FEEDBACK FOR MULTI-PDSCH TRANSMISSIONSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3930YesNo
17441689CELL RESELECTION AND MEASUREMENT IN A HIGH-SPEED MODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3310YesNo
17593501POWER SAVING SENSING FOR REDUCED SENSING UES USING RESOURCE RE-EVALUATION AND RESOURCE PRE-EMPTIONSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4520YesNo
17593455Quasi Co-Located Framework for Beam Reception in a Single Frequency NetworkSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3310NoNo
17447115MEASUREMENT OF REFERENCE SIGNAL WITH POLARIZATIONSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3011NoNo
17462742MANAGING FEEDBACK INFORMATION TO ENABLE REFERENCE SIGNAL RECEIVED POWER PREDICTIONAugust 2021February 2024Allow3000NoNo
17412634NETWORK MEASUREMENTS FOR ENHANCED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TRAINING AND INFERENCEAugust 2021March 2024Allow3020YesNo
17404791METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS IN A MIMO SYSTEM TO INCREASE CHANNEL DIVERSITYAugust 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17404309E2 NODE AND NEAR REAL-TIME RAN INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER (NEAR-RT RIC) CONFIGURED FOR PDCP DUPLICATIONAugust 2021May 2024Allow3310YesNo
17444801BEAM SELECTION FOR RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR LAYER 3 MEASUREMENTAugust 2021September 2023Allow2500NoNo
17388739Method and apparatus for configuring operation mode of a remote transceiver unitJuly 2021September 2023Allow2520NoNo
17360811REPORTING A SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK CONFIGURATION TO A CONTROL UNITJune 2021April 2025Allow4540YesNo
17353554LAYER 1 SIGNAL TO INTERFERENCE PLUS NOISE RATIO (L1-SINR) MEASUREMENTS WITH NETWORK CONFIGURED MEASUREMENT GAPSJune 2021October 2022Allow1600YesNo
17349742BEAM SWITCHING AND ENHANCED BEAM REPORTING TO MITIGATE INTERFERENCE IN BEAMFORMINGJune 2021March 2025Allow4520YesNo
17347901SWITCHING BETWEEN NON-ORTHOGONAL MULTIPLE ACCESS AND ORTHOGONAL MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEMS FOR UPLINK DATA TRANSMISSIONJune 2021January 2023Allow1910YesNo
17304152RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL TRANSMISSIONS USING RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCKSJune 2021June 2023Allow2420YesNo
17328826UPLINK BEAM RECONFIGURATIONMay 2021October 2023Allow2910NoNo
17322846SIGNALING FOR RELAYING PRIOR TO DECODINGMay 2021January 2024Allow3240YesNo
17320100SWITCHING METHOD, BASE STATION AND TERMINALMay 2021February 2023Allow2110NoNo
17308720TECHNIQUES FOR MEASUREMENT OF SIGNAL-TO-INTERFERENCE-PLUS-NOISE RATIO (SINR)May 2021August 2024Allow4030NoYes
17216077L1-SINR measurement period based on channel measurement resource (CMR) and interference measurement resource (IMR)March 2021June 2022Allow1500NoNo
17301155METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNAL-BASED BEAM MANAGEMENTMarch 2021April 2024Allow3710NoNo
17214776TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION METHODMarch 2021March 2023Allow2410NoNo
17203105SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FOR CONNECTED USER EQUIPMENTMarch 2021January 2023Allow2310NoNo
17195981IP Address and Routing Schemes for Overlay NetworkMarch 2021August 2022Allow1800NoNo
17170139SIGNALING AND DECODING OF PUNCTURED SUBBANDS IN TRIGGER-BASED PPDUFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2820YesNo
17248709BEAM REFINEMENT WITH SIMULTANEOUS SPATIAL-DIVISION MULTIPLEXED BEAMSFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2930YesNo
17259777Concurrent Channel State Information (CSI) Capability Reporting using Multiple CodebooksJanuary 2021September 2022Allow2010NoNo
17129310TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR (TCI) STATE GROUPSDecember 2020January 2023Allow2520YesNo
17127486CSI-RS SENDING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND BASE STATIONDecember 2020June 2022Allow1800YesNo
17125865GROUP-BASED BEAM REPORTING USING PHASE CONTINUITYDecember 2020March 2023Allow2720NoNo
16973094METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING SIGNAL, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020November 2022Allow2310NoNo
17115126CHANNEL SOUNDING TECHNIQUES WITH ANALOG BEAMFORMINGDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17110764BEAM TRAINING METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUSDecember 2020February 2023Allow2620NoNo
17247165TECHNIQUES FOR INDICATING BEAMS FOR USER EQUIPMENT BEAM REPORTINGDecember 2020August 2024Allow4460YesNo
17100570FRACTAL TREE STRUCTURE-BASED DATA TRANSMIT DEVICE AND METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND INTELLIGENT CHIPNovember 2020December 2022Allow2510YesNo
17088589METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODENovember 2020March 2025Allow5230NoNo
17050617METHODS AND DEVICES OF SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK TRANSMISSION AND DEMODULATION, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENTOctober 2020September 2023Allow3510NoNo
17064987LIMITING UPLINK NOISE BY ADJUSTING MIMO TRANSMISSION LAYERSOctober 2020December 2023Allow3820YesNo
17061694METHOD FOR SENDING SIGNAL CHANNEL, AND BASE STATION, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSOctober 2020March 2023Allow2920YesNo
17021952SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATIONSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2110NoNo
16948155DISCOVERY REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED BANDSeptember 2020September 2024Allow4860YesNo
17009587PACKET PROCESSING METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE IN HYBRID ACCESS NETWORKSeptember 2020November 2022Allow2610NoNo
16995521Systems and Methods for Reference Signals and CSI FeedbackAugust 2020July 2023Allow3410NoNo
16991567METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL IN SHORTENED TRANSMISSION TIME INTERVALSAugust 2020September 2022Allow2510YesNo
16990587SIDELINK POWER CONTROLAugust 2020October 2022Allow2620YesNo
16947615RATE MATCHING FOR MULTI-TRANSMITTER COMMUNICATIONAugust 2020December 2021Allow1710YesNo
16935672METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PACKET IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2020July 2022Allow2400NoNo
16962454INFORMATION INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENTJuly 2020January 2022Allow1810NoNo
16919820SELF-HEALING AND RESILIENT IP MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM COREJuly 2020March 2024Allow4540NoNo
16946684ANTENNA AND BEAM SELECTION USING CSI FOR CHANNEL STATE FEEDBACK RATHER THAN CSI FOR BEAM MANAGEMENTJuly 2020October 2021Allow1500NoNo
16918983USER TERMINAL AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2020March 2022Allow2010YesNo
16955767METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR BEAM ASSIGNMENT SUPPORTJune 2020June 2023Allow3610NoNo
16905861SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS CAMERA DETECTIONJune 2020April 2024Allow4620NoYes
16878124CyberSecurity System Having Security Policy VisualizationMay 2020October 2023Allow4120YesNo
16764168CONFIGURING SPATIAL QCL REFERENCE IN A TCI STATEMay 2020December 2023Abandon4340NoNo
16763895MEASUREMENT RESOURCE INDICATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICEMay 2020March 2022Allow2210NoNo
16758690METHODS, NETWORK ASSISTANCE NODE, WIRELESS DEVICE, NETWORK NODE AND OPPOSITE NODE, FOR HANDLING DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE WIRELESS DEVICE AND THE OPPOSITE NODEApril 2020April 2023Allow3630YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MENSAH, PRINCE AKWASI.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
7
Examiner Affirmed
6
(85.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(14.3%)
Reversal Percentile
24.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 14.3% 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
32
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(9.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
29
(90.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
10.8%
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, 9.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MENSAH, PRINCE AKWASI - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MENSAH, PRINCE AKWASI works in Art Unit 2474 and has examined 528 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MENSAH, PRINCE AKWASI's allowance rate of 79.4% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MENSAH, PRINCE AKWASI receive 2.66 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 89% 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 MENSAH, PRINCE AKWASI is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MENSAH, PRINCE AKWASI. 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, 25.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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 33.6% 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, 114.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 79% 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 78.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.7% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 58.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 19% 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.

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