USPTO Examiner SAM PHIRIN - Art Unit 2476

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18769229MESSAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18742886WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL RELATION AND POWER CONTROL PARAMETER FOR UPLINK SIGNALSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18731073SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING APPLICATION-AWARE VIRTUAL TOPOLOGIES IN WIDE AREA NETWORKSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18655475DISCOVERY REFERENCE SIGNAL DESIGN FOR QUASI CO-LOCATION AND FRAME TIMING INFORMATION IN NEW RADIO USER EQUIPMENTMay 2024June 2025Allow1310YesNo
18650420QUASI CO-LOCATION RELATED PRIORITY RULES FOR MULTI-DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION BASED MULTI-TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION POINTApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18620730METHOD FOR SIGNAL COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION NODE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18585319METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UPLINK CONTROL SIGNAL AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAMEFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18585556PUNCTURED NULL DATA PACKET (NDP) WITHIN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18430016WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICEFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18423661METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1520NoNo
18407823Method, Apparatus, and Computer-Readable Medium for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Message DistributionJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18477380CONTROL RESOURCE SET CONFIGURATION AND PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL DESIGN FOR ABOVE 52.6GHZSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18466614BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18243814DYNAMIC SEGMENT ROUTING MAPPING SERVER FOR A MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING NETWORKSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1620NoNo
18344458DETERMINING PHYSICAL CHANNEL RESOURCES IN A WIRELESS NETWORKJune 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18338450Method and Apparatus for Processing Transmission Path Fault, and SystemJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18315347MESSAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICEMay 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18138400CONTROL AND OPERATION IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKApril 2023July 2024Allow1520NoNo
18117158WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICEMarch 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18158506QUASI CO-LOCATION RELATED PRIORITY RULES FOR MULTI-DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION BASED MULTI-TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION POINTJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1420YesNo
18154234RECEIVER ADDRESS FIELD FOR MULTI-USER TRANSMISSIONS IN WLAN SYSTEMSJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18151287METHOD, ACCESS POINT, AND STATION FOR TRANSMITTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATIONJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2730NoNo
18089706METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UPLINK CONTROL SIGNAL AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAMEDecember 2022November 2023Allow1010YesNo
18146196METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING UNLICENSED BAND AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SAME METHODDecember 2022September 2024Allow2030NoNo
18063535UPLINK PROCEDURES ON A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MEDIUMDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18075981Session Establishment Method and ApparatusDecember 2022August 2023Allow910YesNo
17923450INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17969890ENFORCING STRICT SHORTEST PATH FORWARDING USING STRICT SEGMENT IDENTIFIERSOctober 2022January 2023Allow300YesNo
17907416FIRST AND SECOND APPARATUS, METHOD TO OPERATE THE FIRST AND SECOND APPARATUSSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17905743FLEXIBLE SEMI-STATIC HARQ-ACK CODEBOOK OVERHEADSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3200NoNo
17894440WIRELESS AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, WIRELESS AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICE AND WIRELESS AUDIO TRANSCEIVING SYSTEMAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17893674LINE ORDER DETECTION METHOD AND MULTI-ANTENNA NETWORK DEVICEAugust 2022October 2024Allow2600NoNo
17888267SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF AN APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTAugust 2022July 2024Abandon2320NoNo
17886931METHOD FOR SENDING PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL AND APPARATUSAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17885898METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSMITTING FEEDBACK INFORMATIONAugust 2022May 2025Allow3320YesNo
17818340DYNAMICALLY TOGGLING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) INTERLEAVINGAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17797602COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT METHODAugust 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17878250Intercepting Satellite Telephone Signals Via a Cube SatelliteAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17759743INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, UPLINK TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, SERVING NODE, TERMINAL AND MEDIUMJuly 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17876279WIFI CALL IDENTIFICATION FOR ROAMING SUBSCRIBERSJuly 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17794262BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2022February 2025Allow3100NoNo
17759068TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17862871RESOURCE OFFSET MAPPING FOR MULTIPLEXINGJuly 2022April 2025Allow3300NoNo
17850304METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJune 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17846350PILOT SIGNALING SUPPORTING DIGITAL POST-DISTORTION (DPOD) TECHNIQUESJune 2022January 2024Allow1910NoNo
17804333Optimizing IPSec for Hierarchical SD-WANMay 2022August 2024Allow2720YesNo
17756260ACCESS NODE, USER EQUIPMENT, AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUSES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMSMay 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17775739INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICEMay 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17738883WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL RELATION AND POWER CONTROL PARAMETER FOR UPLINK SIGNALSMay 2022July 2024Allow2610NoNo
17732269FREQUENCY RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY DEVICESApril 2022June 2025Allow3810NoNo
17731610ENFORCING STRICT SHORTEST PATH FORWARDING USING STRICT SEGMENT IDENTIFIERSApril 2022June 2022Allow200NoNo
17727290Systems And Methods For Network Device ManagementApril 2022January 2024Allow2110NoNo
17720611RESOURCE CONFLICT HANDLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17719781DYNAMIC SEGMENT ROUTING MAPPING SERVER FOR A MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING NETWORKApril 2022July 2023Allow1610NoNo
17658976PRIORITY BASED STAND-ALONE AND CARRIER AGGREGATED FREQUENCY BAND USAGEApril 2022February 2025Allow3510NoNo
17711249METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNLINK TRANSMISSION IN A CLOUD RADIO ACCESS NETWORKApril 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17765231TERMINALMarch 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17703793SCHEDULING TIME-CRITICAL DATA ON A RADIO INTERFACEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17695869METHOD AND DEVICE IN WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17652250DATA INTERFACES WITH ISOLATION FOR CONTAINERS DEPLOYED TO COMPUTE NODESFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2320YesNo
17636447RESOURCE SCALING FOR URLLC TRANSMISSIONSFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3710NoNo
17673881PACKET FRAGMENTATION IN GREFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3710NoNo
17636104METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING SPECIFIC NODE CONNECTED TO PLURALITY OF OTHER NODEFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3310NoNo
17753040METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFORFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17671598METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN UE AND BASE STATIONFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1710NoNo
17671282METHOD FOR DETERMINING MAPPING OF ANTENNA PORTS, AND TERMINALFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17649763IN-VEHICLE MACHINE LEARNING SERVICEFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3710NoNo
17649715MULTI-LINK DEVICE (MLD) ASSOCIATIONFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17590653REFERENCE SIGNAL PERIODICITIES FOR MULTIPLE SETS OF BEAMSFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17590516SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING FEEDBACK CODEBOOKFebruary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17590519DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17584998DETERMINING PHYSICAL CHANNEL RESOURCES IN A WIRELESS NETWORKJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1300NoNo
17583147Tone Alignment For Distributed-Tone Resource Units In 6GHz Low-Power Indoor SystemsJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17580326SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING NETWORK SERVICES BY AN SD-WAN APPLICATION AND AN SD-WAN DEVICEJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4110NoNo
17575271METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PRIORITIZATION PROCEDURE IN NR V2XJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3310NoNo
17572771TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEIVING DEVICE AND RECEIVING METHODJanuary 2022April 2023Allow1510NoNo
17569096Method to Mitigate Hash Correlation in Multi-Path NetworksJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2810YesNo
17567813PUNCTURED NULL DATA PACKET (NDP) WITHIN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2210NoNo
17566657CHANNEL SOUNDING USING CARRIER AGGREGATIONDecember 2021September 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17560106VISUAL REFARMING OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECTRUM BLOCKSDecember 2021November 2024Allow3400NoNo
17645498COMBINED INPUT AND OUTPUT QUEUE FOR PACKET FORWARDING IN NETWORK DEVICESDecember 2021June 2023Allow1810NoNo
17619718METHODS AND DEVICES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONDecember 2021March 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17618476CONFIGURATION OF EARLY DOWNLINK PAYLOAD DATA TRANSMISSIONDecember 2021July 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17617871METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CELL HANDOVERDecember 2021March 2025Allow3920NoNo
17544362METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SLOT FORMATDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910NoNo
17535248SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING APPLICATION-AWARE VIRTUAL TOPOLOGIES IN WIDE AREA NETWORKSNovember 2021January 2024Allow2610YesNo
17598784BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY METHOD AND DEVICE, BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY PARAMETER DETERMINATION METHOD AND DEVICE, QUASI COLOCATION REFERENCE SIGNAL DETERMINATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2021July 2024Allow3310NoNo
17534763Communication Method And Device In Wireless Local Area NetworkNovember 2021June 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17528100DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL PRECODING IN HIGH-DOPPLER SCENARIOSNovember 2021July 2024Allow3200NoNo
17525374DOWNTIME OPTIMIZED NETWORK UPGRADE PROCESSNovember 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17522215SEARCH SPACE MONITORINGNovember 2021March 2023Allow1610NoNo
17290888METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING QUASI CO-LOCATION REFERENCE SIGNAL SET, NETWORK DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2021December 2023Allow3200NoNo
17513386BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHODOctober 2021July 2023Allow2020NoNo
17506915WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICEOctober 2021November 2022Allow1300NoNo
17498025CONFIGURATION OF DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNALS IN BEAMFORMED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSOctober 2021March 2023Allow1710YesNo
17489266BIT INDEXED EXPLICIT REPLICATION USING MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHINGSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3010YesNo
17599992DATA CHANNEL TRANSMISSION BANDWIDTH DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE AND TERMINALSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3510NoNo
17600064METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TIME-DOMAIN POSITION OF SEARCH SPACE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICESeptember 2021January 2025Allow3920NoNo
17488005SWITCH DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHODS FOR ENHANCED SCHEDULABILITY AND THROUGHPUT ON A TSN NETWORKSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17486356MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICESeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
15
Examiner Affirmed
13
(86.7%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(13.3%)
Reversal Percentile
24.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 13.3% 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
20
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
22.1%
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, 20.0% 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 SAM, PHIRIN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SAM, PHIRIN works in Art Unit 2476 and has examined 915 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SAM, PHIRIN's allowance rate of 90.4% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SAM, PHIRIN receive 1.46 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% 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 SAM, PHIRIN is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAM, PHIRIN. This interview benefit is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 39.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 88% 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 69.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 22.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 42.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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

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.