USPTO Examiner ZHANG ZHENSHENG - Art Unit 2474

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18735427Carrier Aggregation Capability AdvertisementJune 2024May 2025Allow1100NoNo
18599393SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRIGGERING FOR ENHANCED CARRIER AGGREGATIONMarch 2024May 2025Allow1420NoNo
18433648CONFIGURATION ENHANCEMENTS ON ACCESS POINT NAME (APN) OR DATA NETWORK NAME (DNN) SELECTION IN USER EQUIPMENT (UE)February 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18491454RESOURCE APPLICATION AND ALLOCATION METHOD, UE, NETWORK CONTROL UNIT, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023May 2025Allow1820NoNo
18380729SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NETWORK BANDWIDTH USAGE BY ROBOTSOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18486568Random Access Procedures Using Multiple Active Bandwidth PartsOctober 2023September 2024Allow1100YesNo
18486877Voice Service Restoration After Element FailureOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000YesNo
18377738WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR MULTI-USER UPLINK TRANSMISSION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000YesNo
18285140EXPLOITATION OF TRANSMITTER (TX) POWER FOR EACH BAND DUAL UP-LINK (UL) CARRIER AGGREGATION (CA)September 2023March 2025Allow1811NoNo
18467407SUPPORT OF FLEXIBLE PDCCH MONITORING IN NEW RADIO (NR)September 2023July 2024Allow1100YesNo
18352160METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE DETERMINATION, RESOURCE CONFIGURATION, TRANSMITTING RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLE AND RANDOM ACCESSJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610NoNo
18349232INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR FREQUENCY DRIFT OF AN OSCILLATOR OF A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEJuly 2023October 2024Allow1511YesNo
18343038DETERMINING FLOW PATHS OF PACKETS THROUGH NODES OF A NETWORKJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18338765SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO AUTOMATICALLY CREATE DEDICATED BEARERS DURING FAILURE EVENTJune 2023October 2024Allow1610YesNo
18205893TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR PUSCH TRANSMISSIONJune 2023June 2024Allow1300YesNo
18315451ENCRYPTED TRAFFIC DETECTIONMay 2023May 2024Allow1200NoNo
18137087ASSET SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18194439ENHANCED TRIGGER-BASED NULL DATA PACKET FOR CHANNEL SOUNDINGMarch 2023March 2025Allow2320YesNo
18127893Enhancement on Smartwatch ImplementationMarch 2023August 2024Allow1620YesNo
18126849INTERNET-OF-THINGS (NB-IOT) CARRIER-BASED INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAULMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210YesNo
18118019NLOS WIRELESS BACKHAUL DOWNLINK COMMUNICATIONMarch 2023January 2024Allow1101NoNo
18111223Transport Layer Handling For Split Radio Network ArchitectureFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1310NoNo
18075583SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A MULTICAST SERVICE TO CONFIGURE A CONTROLLING DEVICEDecember 2022January 2024Allow1410NoNo
18056283CONNECTIONLESS SEGMENT ROUTING FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORKNovember 2022December 2024Allow2530NoNo
17986750Efficient Evolved Packet System (EPS) FallbackNovember 2022February 2024Allow1510YesNo
17980350TRANSMISSION DIRECTION CONFIGURATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMNovember 2022January 2024Allow1410YesNo
18045315UNSUPERVISED ENCODER-DECODER NEURAL NETWORK SECURITY EVENT DETECTIONOctober 2022April 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17953766COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMSeptember 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17949028Joint Bandwidth Part Switching for a Group of UEsSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17945825LEAST PRIVILEGE NETWORK ACCESS CONTROLS ADVISORSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2911YesNo
17908813Signaling Enhancement for Dynamic Power Sharing in Dual ConnectivitySeptember 2022January 2025Allow2911NoNo
17907904METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ENABLING CELL SELECTION OR CELL RESELECTION PROCEDURESAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17898227INTERNET OF THINGSAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17802579APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CENTRALIZED POLICY MANAGEMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17802193OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING NETWORK ENERGY CONSUMPTION BASED ON TRAFFIC GROOMINGAugust 2022January 2025Allow2900NoNo
17798136Apparatus, Method, and Computer ProgramAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17880924SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRIGGERING FOR ENHANCED CARRIER AGGREGATIONAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17879443SIDELINK TRANSMISSION RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17796021REPORTING PRECONFIGURED UPLINK TRANSMISSION FAILURESJuly 2022November 2024Allow2810YesNo
17874060DISTRIBUTED ACCESS POINT LOCATION DETERMINATION IN ENTERPRISE WIRELESS NETWORKSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17758449METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SESSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022January 2025Allow3001NoNo
17773860Message Encapsulation Method and Apparatus, and Message Decapsulation Method and ApparatusMay 2022April 2024Allow2420NoNo
17733840COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUSApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17730860Random Access Procedures Using Multiple Active Bandwidth PartsApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17729026SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIFI MAPPING IN AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITYApril 2022August 2023Allow1610NoNo
17770486METHOD, SYSTEM, AND CONVERSION APPARATUSApril 2022February 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17653139IDENTIFYING A BEAM IN 5G WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMarch 2022December 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17683863CROSS-NETWORK WAKE-UP METHOD AND RELATED DEVICEMarch 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17665966RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3110YesNo
17649955MICRO AND MACRO SEGMENTATION IN ENTERPRISE NETWORKS WITHOUT A PER SEGMENT LAYER-3 DOMAINFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2420NoNo
17631232METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE MEASUREMENTS APPLIED TO REAL TIME PERFORMANCE MONITORING IN A PACKET NETWORKJanuary 2022May 2025Abandon4021YesNo
17648632ON-CHIP LINK ANALYSISJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3631YesNo
17561315Random Access Procedures Using Multiple Active Bandwidth PartsDecember 2021November 2023Allow2320YesNo
17643538SUPPORT OF FLEXIBLE PDCCH MONITORING IN NEW RADIO (NR)December 2021June 2023Allow1900YesNo
17544553METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING BROADCAST CHANNEL FOR NR IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2021August 2023Allow2010NoNo
17454488Cross-LAN Communication and Group Member Contact SynchronizationNovember 2021January 2024Allow2610NoNo
17451209REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSOctober 2021February 2024Allow2800YesNo
17493369Voice Service Restoration After Element FailureOctober 2021July 2023Allow2110NoNo
17449725METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH MESSAGES TRANSMITTABLE VIA A BUS SYSTEMOctober 2021August 2024Allow3530NoNo
17485789ADAPTIVE SOURCE ADDRESS REWRITESeptember 2021January 2023Allow1610NoNo
17593449Channel State Information Report for Multi-TRP OperationSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4531NoNo
17475623APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING OF DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PROVIDING DIFFERENT SERVICESSeptember 2021April 2023Allow1910NoNo
17465326SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NETWORK BANDWIDTH USAGE BY ROBOTSSeptember 2021July 2023Allow2210NoNo
17459385SECURITY / AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH CLOUD-COMMUNICATIVE SENSOR DEVICESAugust 2021February 2024Allow3030YesNo
17412219WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR MULTI-USER UPLINK TRANSMISSION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODAugust 2021August 2023Allow2420NoNo
17431129USER EQUIPMENTAugust 2021July 2024Allow3510NoNo
17444512METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE DETERMINATION, RESOURCE CONFIGURATION, TRANSMITTING RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLE AND RANDOM ACCESSAugust 2021February 2023Allow1810NoNo
17310455METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING C-OFDMA PPDU IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMAugust 2021January 2024Allow3000NoNo
17392806CONFIGURATION ENHANCEMENTS ON ACCESS POINT NAME (APN) OR DATA NETWORK NAME (DNN) SELECTION IN USER EQUIPMENT (UE)August 2021November 2023Allow2720YesNo
17427863CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICEAugust 2021February 2025Allow4330NoNo
17392162TECHNIQUES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY SIDELINK RESOURCE CONFIGURATION IN FULL DUPLEX MODEAugust 2021October 2024Allow3820YesNo
17390890CELL MEASUREMENT METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2021June 2025Allow4640YesNo
17425481RESOURCE CONFIGURATIONJuly 2021March 2025Allow4330YesNo
17422117METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION BETWEEN TERMINAL AND BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SAMEJuly 2021February 2024Allow3210NoNo
17367695COMMUNICATION METHOD IN VEHICLE SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD IN IN-VEHICLE NETWORKJuly 2021April 2023Allow2201YesNo
17420041METHOD FOR TRANSCEIVING PLURALITY OF PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNELS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFORJune 2021March 2024Allow3310NoNo
17354816SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO AUTOMATICALLY CREATE DEDICATED BEARERS DURING FAILURE EVENTJune 2021March 2023Allow2110YesNo
17341798RETRIEVING A CORE NETWORK OR ACCESS NETWORK ASSIGNED USER EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIERJune 2021May 2024Allow3531YesNo
17311810UPLINK LISTEN BEFORE TALK FAILURE HANDLINGJune 2021March 2025Abandon4540NoNo
17335013METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NETWORKINGMay 2021August 2023Allow2620YesNo
17314276INTEGRATED CORE NETWORK OF 5G AND ATSC 3.0, CONTROL PLANE ENTITY AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT IN CONTROL PLANE ENTITYMay 2021January 2023Allow2001NoNo
17302624TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE DETERMINATION FOR RETRANSMISSIONMay 2021March 2023Allow2310YesNo
17246825INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR FREQUENCY DRIFT OF AN OSCILLATOR OF A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEMay 2021March 2023Allow2211NoNo
17290379PDCCH MONITORING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2021April 2024Allow3510NoNo
17290338Information Transmission Method and ApparatusApril 2021February 2024Allow3410YesNo
17290505USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2021June 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17235521WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND DEVICEApril 2021March 2023Allow2310YesNo
17283869OFF-RASTER SSB DESIGN IN IAB NETWORKSApril 2021February 2024Allow3410NoNo
17225201Enhancement on Smartwatch ImplementationApril 2021January 2023Allow2210YesNo
17282947METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TERMINALS AND APPARATUS THEREFORApril 2021January 2024Allow3310NoNo
17301370EXPLOITATION OF TRANSMITTER (TX) POWER FOR EACH BAND DUAL UP-LINK (UL) CARRIER AGGREGATION (CA)March 2021February 2023Allow2320NoNo
17218597DOWNLINK SCHEDULING OPTIMIZATION FOR EDGE DEVICES THAT USE A RADIO COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLMarch 2021November 2023Allow3230YesNo
17215515MITIGATING INTERFERENCE IN HIGH-DENSITY WIRELESS NETWORKS USING VARIABLE ATTENUATORSMarch 2021January 2023Allow2210YesNo
17280513METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING DTX ON BASIS OF REFERENCE SIGNAL IN NR V2XMarch 2021February 2024Allow3410NoNo
17250909INTEGRATED ACCESS BACKHAUL CONFIGURATIONMarch 2021January 2025Allow4630YesNo
17211440UNIVERSAL GATEWAY SOLUTION WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL DATA TRANSFER, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL FROM MULTIPROTOCOL SENSORS AND END-DEVICES FOR VARIOUS IOT NETWORKSMarch 2021December 2022Allow2140YesYes
17250886Carrier Aggregation Capability AdvertisementMarch 2021January 2024Allow3410NoNo
17205269TERMINAL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHODMarch 2021May 2025Abandon5040NoNo
17276331BASE STATION, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHODS THEREFORMarch 2021December 2023Allow3310NoNo
17196242SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING IDLE RESOURCES IN COMMUNICATION ENDPOINTSMarch 2021January 2023Allow2210YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
5
(62.5%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(37.5%)
Reversal Percentile
57.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 37.5% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
24
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(45.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(54.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
72.7%
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, 45.8% 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 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 ZHANG, ZHENSHENG - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ZHANG, ZHENSHENG works in Art Unit 2474 and has examined 383 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ZHANG, ZHENSHENG's allowance rate of 77.5% places them in the 37% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ZHANG, ZHENSHENG receive 2.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 79% 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 ZHANG, ZHENSHENG is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZHANG, ZHENSHENG. This interview benefit is in the 55% 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, 26.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 33% 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 13.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 8% 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, 77.8% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 68.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.9% 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, 52.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 65% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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.
  • 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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.