USPTO Examiner SAMARA LOUIS - Art Unit 2476

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18678579SIGNALING FOR MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN)May 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18658846MEASUREMENT REPORTING ENHANCEMENTS IN BATCH MODE REPORTINGMay 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18585037MULTI-BEAM LBT FOR NR-U AT 60 GHZFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18684216MULTIPLE COMPOSITION DISTRIBUTION MATCHING BASED ON ARITHMETIC CODING AND GEOMETRY-SPECIFIC PARAMETERSFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18439144DETERMINING DEPENDENT CAUSES OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM EVENTFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18429493WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18426408METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION FOR TRANSMITTING POWER ADJUSTMENTJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18425607WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS USING DISTRIBUTED TONESJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18538375SEQUENCE GENERATING AND PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18531411DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE UNIT CONFIGURATIONSDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18513461PILOT TONES IN DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE UNIT (DRU) TRANSMISSIONNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18513457TECHNIQUES FOR SIDELINK SENSING AND POSITIONINGNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18503124LOW LATENCY SCHEMES FOR PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2023July 2024Allow800YesNo
18380491MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL FOR FREQUENCY DIVISION FULL DUPLEX IN WLANOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18233996INFORMATION SENDING AND RECEIVING METHOD AND DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROCESSORAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18446347SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE INDICATOR DESIGNS FOR CODEBOOK-BASED COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2023December 2025Allow2800NoNo
18357981BEAM MEASUREMENT METHOD, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610NoNo
18225118APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKJuly 2023April 2024Allow800YesNo
18352624COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2023March 2024Allow800YesNo
18336607MINIMUM POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) PROCESSING WHEN MEASUREMENT GAPS ARE NOT CONFIGUREDJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18329767POWER SAVING TECHNIQUES FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONJune 2023July 2025Allow2530YesNo
18203044Virtual Access HubMay 2023March 2026Allow3310NoNo
18140968METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SCI IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONApril 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18248911METHODS OF LATENCY REDUCTION FOR POSITIONING-SPECIFIC MEASUREMENT REPORTINGApril 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18132412METHOD AND UE FOR BEAM-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONApril 2023November 2025Allow3100NoNo
18247271SYSTEM AND METHOD CARRIER AGGREGATION TRANSPORT BLOCK PREPARATIONMarch 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18191828WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL HAVING A METHOD FOR DETERMINING USE OF DATA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18042590TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK VIA RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACESFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18108447METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18102192METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3410NoNo
18097752APPARATUS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMSJanuary 2023March 2026Allow3810NoNo
18015402JOINT CSI FEEDBACK FOR MULTI-TRP BASED DL TRANSMISSIONJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3410YesNo
18090859METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING CELL GROUP IN NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2022December 2025Allow3520NoNo
18148301MESSAGE HOP-BASED COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUARANTEEING REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION IN AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410NoNo
18090562INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINALDecember 2022November 2025Allow3410NoNo
18145768COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHODDecember 2022April 2023Allow400YesNo
180114241X LTF SEQUENCE FOR 240MHZDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
18002409METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING TIME-SENSITIVE TRANSMISSIONDecember 2022February 2026Allow3820YesNo
18083552METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION FOR TRANSMITTING POWER ADJUSTMENTDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
18008513CARRIER CONFIGURATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3710NoNo
18060898BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICEDecember 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
18000271SIDELINK COMMUNICATION WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTIONNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17927013Method and Base Station for Resource AllocationNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
17926649COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHODNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210YesNo
18055376DYNAMIC TIMING ADJUSTMENT FOR NEW RADIO INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NODENovember 2022June 2024Allow1920NoNo
17985473APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKNovember 2022March 2023Allow400YesNo
17982888METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARALLELLY PROCESSING DATANovember 2022October 2025Allow3510YesNo
17974745Service Processing Method and ApparatusOctober 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
18049123SIGNALING FOR MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN)October 2022March 2024Allow1710NoNo
17965433Sharing Channel Occupancy Ratio InformationOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610YesNo
17917267COST-BASED ROUTE SELECTION FOR IAB NODE MIGRATIONOctober 2022April 2025Allow3000NoNo
17958426APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2022September 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17914959POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL HOPPING FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENTSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310YesNo
17934542QUASI CO-LOCATION PRIORITIZATION RULES FOR MULTI-DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION RECEPTION AND PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL REPETITIONSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210YesNo
17823888BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY FOR SIDELINK CARRIER AGGREGATIONAugust 2022September 2025Allow3710YesNo
17899269RESPONSE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEAugust 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17896550SYSTEM AND SCHEME ON GROUP BASED IDENTITY AND SCRAMBLING FOR UE COOPERATION TRANSMISSIONAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17822335COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17821925SELF-INTERFERENCE FEEDBACK FOR MULTIPLE ANTENNA PANELSAugust 2022May 2025Allow3210YesNo
17801235METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINALAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17890412BEAM PAIR TRAINING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17760068TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATIONAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17877820INFORMATION INDICATING METHOD, INFORMATION DETERMINING METHOD, TERMINAL AND BASE STATIONJuly 2022January 2024Allow1720NoNo
17876335TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL MEASUREMENTS FOR MULTIPLE UPLINK CARRIERS IN CARRIER AGGREGATIONJuly 2022August 2025Allow3710NoNo
17868718METHOD OF TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH STREAM CLASSIFICATION SERVICE, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3000NoNo
17793455Data Transmission Method and Apparatus, First Communication Node, and Second Communication NodeJuly 2022June 2025Allow3530NoNo
17813103LOOP DETECTION IN VIRTUAL EXTENSIBLE LOCAL AREA NETWORK OVERLAYJuly 2022September 2024Allow2600NoNo
17812877SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, PROCESSOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17841951METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIMING ADJUSTMENT IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17824797DYNAMIC NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (WCS)May 2022March 2025Allow3310NoNo
17664703LIGHT LAYER 1 MEASUREMENT REPORTMay 2022February 2025Allow3310NoNo
17741494METHOD AND DEVICE IN A NODE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMay 2022April 2025Allow3510NoNo
17774096METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BLOCK ACK IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMMay 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17772786TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2022November 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17660333DISTRIBUTED UNIT-BASED CUSTOM TRAFFIC INSERTION FOR LIVE-AIR AND NON-LIVE-AIR SIGNALSApril 2022December 2024Allow3210YesNo
17659741DISTRIBUTED UNIT SCHEDULING FOR RADIO UNIT-BASED CUSTOM TRAFFIC INSERTIONApril 2022May 2025Allow3720YesNo
17722197TECHNIQUES FOR WIDE BANDWIDTH POSITIONING IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKApril 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17766782ENHANCED CELL GLOBAL IDENTIFIER REPORTINGApril 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17705858MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL FOR FREQUENCY DIVISION FULL DUPLEX IN WLANMarch 2022June 2023Allow1400YesNo
17683433COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMMarch 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17680504COMMUNICATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17635299NETWORK ALLOCATION VECTOR SETTING METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17647569ADJUSTABLE MULTI-LINK CLEAR CHANNEL ASSESSMENT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17560315APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR RSRP MEASUREMENTS FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE WITH VARIABLE OUTPUT POWER PER ANTENNA ARRANGEMENTDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17645448MECHANISMS FOR PERFORMING RATE MATCHING IN LOW-DENSITY PARITY CHECK (LPDC) CODES IN A WIRELESS NETWORKDecember 2021March 2025Allow3800NoNo
17596703METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2021September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17548028METHOD FOR MONITORING CONTROL CHANNEL, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2021January 2025Allow3720NoNo
17643648SIGNALING FOR NETWORK CODED SIDELINK RETRANSMISSIONSDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210NoNo
17281197METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING INTER-TERMINAL PATH LOSS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2021September 2024Allow4110NoNo
17524940USER EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING CONDITIONAL HANDOVERS TO CELLS OF A CELLULAR NETWORK AND A CELLULAR NETWORK SUPPORTING CONDITIONAL HANDOVERSNovember 2021July 2025Allow4420NoNo
17524735DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICENovember 2021June 2024Allow3110NoNo
17524212Communication Method And DeviceNovember 2021August 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17524425TRANSMISSION OF UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNALSNovember 2021August 2023Allow2110NoNo
17524621APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERYNovember 2021July 2024Allow3210NoNo
17522429MEASURING SELF-INTERFERENCE FOR FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2021September 2024Allow3420NoNo
17452498SUPERPOSITION CODED MODULATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2021November 2023Allow2410NoNo
17605518METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE SUPPORTING SAMEOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210NoNo
17506085Efficient Trigger-Based Multi-User Uplink Transmissions In Wireless Local Area NetworksOctober 2021January 2024Allow2710NoNo
17503193METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTIONOctober 2021June 2024Allow3210NoNo
17451076SUPER SLOT FOR NEW RADIO SIDELINK OVER MILLIMETER WAVE OPERATING FREQUENCIESOctober 2021July 2024Allow3310NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.0%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SAMARA, LOUIS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SAMARA, LOUIS works in Art Unit 2476 and has examined 186 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.7%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SAMARA, LOUIS's allowance rate of 95.7% places them in the 85% 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 SAMARA, LOUIS receive 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SAMARA, LOUIS is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAMARA, LOUIS. This interview benefit is in the 31% 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, 33.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% 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 56.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 82% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 94% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.