USPTO Examiner MYERS ERIC A - Art Unit 2474

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18739397DOWNLINK QUALITY IMPROVEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2024November 2025Allow1710NoNo
18738146SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DMRS ANTENNA PORT INDICATION FOR URLLCJune 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18626425NODE CONFIGURATION AND SELF-HEALING FOR AD HOC NETWORKSApril 2024January 2026Allow2120NoNo
18621408Software-Based Fabric EnablementMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18693846METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RELATED TO SL DRX IN NR V2XMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18588883TRUNCATED IDENTIFICATION INDICATORS FOR EARLY USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CAPABILITY RETRIEVALFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1100NoNo
18438926APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR BASE STATIONS WITH UPTILT ANTENNAS FOR AERIAL VEHICLESFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18425072APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TIMING RELATIONSHIP IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18419738SYNCHRONIZATION OF AUDIO STREAMS AND SAMPLING RATE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18407303METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC BEAM INDICATION MECHANISMJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18518097TRANSITION OF USER EQUIPMENT TO A 5GC NETWORK POST VOICE CALL TERMINATION IN VIEW OF EPS FALLBACKNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18501869METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING A CHANNEL SENSING THRESHOLDNovember 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18493175DYNAMIC DUTY CYCLEOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18483916MULTI-DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION AND DATA TRANSMISSIONOctober 2023July 2025Allow2111YesNo
18474125SIDELINK TCI INDICATION FOR SIDELINK MULTI-TRP RELAYINGSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18549126AN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NODE CONFIGURATIONSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2500NoNo
18459971MULTI-CONNECTION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON TARGET WAKE TIMESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910YesNo
18352454SIGNALING LACK OF FULL SPHERICAL COVERAGE IN USER EQUIPMENTSJuly 2023October 2025Allow2700NoNo
18218000METHOD AND DEVICE IN A NODE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJuly 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18339022COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORKJune 2023August 2025Allow2500NoNo
18336226INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODSJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18257358LOCATING RECIPIENTJune 2023August 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18205080Software-Based Fabric EnablementJune 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18300159VOICE CALL DEVICEApril 2023July 2025Allow2701NoNo
18296772PHYSICAL LAYER LATENCY REDUCTIONApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18027322METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR TRANSMITTING REFERENCE SIGNAL, AND METHOD AND RECEPTION DEVICE FOR RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNALMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18111177SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION FOR INTRA-BAND COEXISTENCEFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3511NoNo
18167833SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS LINK CONFIGURATIONFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18167549METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZED BROADCAST TRANSMISSIONFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1320YesNo
18106109DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION AND DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3211NoNo
18164364ATSC 3.0 AND D2M BROADCAST CO-EXIST ALIGNED 5G O-RANFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3610NoNo
18162015SRS SOUNDING PROCEDURE FOR POSITIONINGJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3411NoNo
18147911AUTOMATIC FORWARDING OF INCOMING CALLS BASED ON USER INTERACTION WITH DEVICESDecember 2022February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18069184USER EQUIPMENT TO OBJECT ASSOCIATION BEAM MANAGEMENTDecember 2022December 2025Allow3611YesNo
18010639MOBILITY SUPPORT METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTICAST SERVICE IN NEXT GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
18080985METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS SERVICESDecember 2022September 2025Allow3310NoNo
18064636NODE CONFIGURATION AND SELF-HEALING FOR AD HOC NETWORKSDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18062536Tracking Area PlanningDecember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
17759484METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REFERENCE SIGNAL LINKAGE-BASED DOWNLINK TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2022November 2025Allow3910NoNo
18060952WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH NON-PUNCTURED SYMBOLSDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
18060521FAST REROUTE FOR ETHERNET VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS - VIRTUAL EXTENSIBLE LOCAL AREA NETWORKNovember 2022January 2024Allow1420NoNo
18052766CONCURRENT TRANSMISSION SCHEDULING AND PRIORITIZATIONNovember 2022January 2026Allow3911YesNo
18052471NETWORK ASSISTED REPEATER BEAM CONFIGURATIONSNovember 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
18051188TECHNIQUES FOR SENSOR SHARING OF WI-FI INTERFERENCE DETECTIONOctober 2022September 2025Allow3511NoNo
17976067METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM-BASED COMMUNICATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
17920834METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIAOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17964371METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING INFORMATION ABOUT LINKS IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMOctober 2022March 2023Allow500NoNo
17995887METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022November 2025Allow3720NoNo
17915164METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING CALL SERVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2022May 2023Allow700NoNo
17929921SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIAGING AND ROUTING OF EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS SESSIONSSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2801NoNo
17929658METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING A CHANNEL SENSING THRESHOLDSeptember 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17823919DESIGN FOR INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION IN MMWAVE NETWORKSAugust 2022March 2024Allow1800NoNo
17891995DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) MONITORING OCCASIONS LINKED BETWEEN MULTIPLE TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE POINTS (mTRPs)August 2022October 2024Allow2500NoNo
17855409METHOD FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATED WITH ANTENNA PORT AND PANEL SWITCHINGJune 2022March 2025Allow3330NoNo
17850038Ground Network for End-to-End BeamformingJune 2022June 2025Allow3610NoNo
17847124VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEMJune 2022July 2025Allow3710YesNo
17771039METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SIGNALING PROCEDUREApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17770594Apparatus, system, and method for cell detection and measurement for NR unlicensedApril 2022June 2025Allow3801NoNo
17755036TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING CONTENTION WINDOW IN UNLICENSED NEW RADIOApril 2022October 2025Allow4211YesNo
17723873METHOD AND ARCHITECTURE OF SYNCHRONIZATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2022July 2023Allow1510NoNo
17767316TRANSMITTING FEEDBACK FOR SIDELINK TRANSMISSIONSApril 2022October 2024Allow3010YesNo
17713352ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING OPERATION CORRESPONDING TO OVER-TEMPERATURE STATE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOFApril 2022January 2025Allow3310YesNo
17657645Low Complexity Angle of Arrival (AOA) Array CalibrationApril 2022September 2024Allow2900NoNo
17706202BEAM INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMarch 2022April 2024Allow2520NoNo
17763477METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CHANNEL QUALITY MEASUREMENTMarch 2022September 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17702958INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMMarch 2022May 2024Allow2630NoNo
17699963TECHNOLOGIES FOR JITTER-ADAPTIVE LOW-LATENCY, LOW POWER DATA STREAMING BETWEEN DEVICE COMPONENTSMarch 2022February 2023Allow1100NoNo
17686975Software-Based Fabric EnablementMarch 2022February 2023Allow1210NoNo
17638480METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING UE ASSOCIATED WITH SIDELINK RLM AND RLF IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17638465METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION RELATED TO POSITIONS OF MULTIPLE SIDELINK RESOURCES IN NR V2XFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17677543Special Subframe Utilization for NB-IoT Transmission in TDD ModeFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2320NoNo
17672321COORDINATION AMONG ARTIFICIAL REALITY LINKSFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1710NoNo
17634800POSITIONING METHOD BY USER DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17667805BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF AVOIDING VOICE INTERRUPTION, AND RELATED BLUETOOTH DEVICE SETFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17668242MULTI-DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION AND DATA TRANSMISSIONFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3721YesNo
17668009BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF REDUCING COMPLEXITY OF PAIRING BLUETOOTH HOST DEVICE WITH BLUETOOTH DEVICE SET FOR USERFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17667500SIDELINK RESOURCE MAPPING METHOD, SIDELINK RESOURCE TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICEFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4121NoNo
17628796SCHEDULED DEVICE-SPECIFIC SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALSJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3801NoNo
17577937ELECTRONIC DEVICE MULTIPLE SIM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2700NoNo
17627757Methods and Apparatuses for Load BalanceJanuary 2022December 2025Allow4621NoNo
17575363TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING UE-ASSISTANCE FOR A SELECTION OF A DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL PORT MULTIPLEXING PATTERNJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3510NoNo
17623985BUFFER STATUS REPORT SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2021May 2025Allow4000NoNo
17560506SIDELINK CONFIGURED GRANT SKIPPINGDecember 2021May 2024Allow2900NoNo
17597067V2X COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2021December 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17619399Session Establishment with a Local Serving NetworkDecember 2021October 2024Allow3420NoNo
17613133INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2021June 2024Allow3110NoNo
17612908DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2021November 2024Allow3640NoNo
17525087METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2021September 2025Abandon4640NoNo
17420354DATA TRANSMISSION LINK MAINTENANCE METHOD, MAINTENANCE TRIGGERING METHOD AND DEVICENovember 2021May 2025Abandon4620NoNo
17515663APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TIMING RELATIONSHIP IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2021June 2023Allow1910NoNo
17451631COMMUNICATION TIMING FOR SIDELINK RELAY BETWEEN A GROUND UE AND AN AERIAL DEVICEOctober 2021March 2025Allow4121YesNo
17451058METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2021March 2024Allow2910NoNo
17497525TRANSITION OF USER EQUIPMENT TO A 5GC NETWORK POST VOICE CALL TERMINATION IN VIEW OF EPS FALLBACKOctober 2021September 2023Allow2300NoNo
17493040USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR A RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL PROCEDURE OF SAMEOctober 2021May 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17492692DOWNLINK QUALITY IMPROVEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2021March 2024Allow3010YesNo
17441831SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DMRS ANTENNA PORT INDICATION FOR URLLCSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910YesNo
17441929METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE PRECODER INDICATION FOR PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONSSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3720NoNo
17441803ACCESS CONTROL OF USER EQUIPMENTS FOR INACTIVE DIRECT TRANSMISSIONSSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4530YesNo
17441310MULTIPLE PDSCH/PUSCH TRANSMISSION SCHEDULING WITH REPETITIONSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17593536METHODS OF CCA FOR FREQUENCIES BETWEEN 52.6 GHZ AND 71 GHZSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2801NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MYERS, ERIC A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
7
Examiner Affirmed
6
(85.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(14.3%)
Reversal Percentile
26.0%
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 below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
24
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
52.4%
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, 33.3% 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 MYERS, ERIC A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MYERS, ERIC A works in Art Unit 2474 and has examined 469 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MYERS, ERIC A's allowance rate of 80.2% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MYERS, ERIC A receive 1.95 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 48% 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 MYERS, ERIC A is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MYERS, ERIC A. This interview benefit is in the 40% 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, 32.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 12.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 65.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 15.4% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 47% 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 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:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.