USPTO Examiner ESMAEILIAN MAJID - Art Unit 2477

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18612803USER-DISTINGUISHED FINITE-FIELD RESOURCE CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND FINITE-FIELD MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEMMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18493904SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING NETWORK TRAFFICOctober 2023June 2025Abandon1910NoNo
17900914TIME SYNCHRONIZATION IN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17862053METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A SUPPLEMENTARY UPLINK FREQUENCY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022April 2024Allow2100NoNo
17700236EPDG SELECTIONMarch 2022January 2024Allow2220YesNo
17592063VOICE SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICEFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2520YesNo
17597975METHOD OF PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PUCCH) RESOURCE DETERMINATION FOR REL. 16 TYPE II CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI)January 2022January 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17571785METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING SEPARATED MOBILITY MANAGEMENT AND SESSION MANAGEMENTJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3130YesNo
17617389Implicit Indication of Centralized Unit (CU) Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) CapabilityDecember 2021April 2025Allow4020YesNo
17536789Transmission of Common Control Messages for Machine-Type Communication (MTC) User Equipments With Reduced BandwidthNovember 2021November 2024Abandon3640YesNo
17514583Switching Method and Apparatus, and Communication DeviceOctober 2021July 2024Allow3310NoNo
17607630METHOD WHEREBY TERMINAL CARRIES OUT RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFOROctober 2021May 2025Allow4230NoNo
17505657SYSTEM SYNCHRONIZATION METHODOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210NoNo
17493222SYNCHRONIZING SYSTEMS ON A CHIP USING TIME SYNCHRONIZATION MESSAGESOctober 2021May 2025Allow4340NoNo
17449477Method and Devices for Cell Measurement in a Cellular NetworkSeptember 2021November 2024Abandon3730YesNo
17441196METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING HARQ FEEDBACK TRANSMISSION IN DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3620NoNo
17468251Network Slice Information for Handover ProcedureSeptember 2021May 2025Allow4540YesNo
17432244COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2021March 2025Abandon4320NoNo
17431752Method for Spectrum Sharing by Primary and Secondary Networks Based on Cognitive BeamformingAugust 2021April 2025Allow4420YesNo
17431979METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HARQ OPERATIONAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17426904GENERATION OF A THRESHOLD MONITORING SERVICE FOR A NETWORK FUNCTION TO MONITOR A PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT BASED ON A THRESHOLD THUS DEFINEDJuly 2021March 2025Allow4430YesNo
17386649METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING FOR NETWORK FUNCTION (NF) FALLBACK TO RECOVERED NF REPOSITORY FUNCTION (NRF)July 2021July 2023Allow2310NoNo
17421207PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNEL (PDSCH) RESOURCE MAPPING FOR MULTI-TRANSMISSION POINT (TRP)July 2021June 2024Allow3510NoNo
17365254REPORTING FOR CONDITIONAL PRIMARY SECONDARY CELL ADDITION OR CHANGEJuly 2021May 2023Allow2310NoNo
17359667Accurate Time-Stamping of Outbound PacketsJune 2021March 2023Allow2010YesNo
17356926OVERLAPPING BASIC SERVICE SET STATUS INDICATION FOR AN ACCESS POINT COOPERATIVE TRANSMISSIONJune 2021February 2025Allow4450YesNo
17336998SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME, NETWORK TRAFFIC, AND CABLE MANAGEMENTJune 2021March 2022Abandon1010YesNo
17335484Signaling the distributed 1588v2 clock accuracy relative to UTCJune 2021November 2022Allow1810NoNo
17322797NETWORK TRIGGERED HANDOVERMay 2021August 2024Allow3940YesNo
17321752UPLINK MULTI-POWER AMPLIFIER/ANTENNA OPERATION AND CHANNEL PRIORITIZATIONMay 2021September 2022Allow1610NoNo
17322309USING SIDELINK BETWEEN VEHICLE-MOUNTED RELAYS TO OPTIMIZE USER EQUIPMENT MOBILITYMay 2021March 2024Allow3420YesYes
17308976CONTROL METHOD AND TIME AWARE BRIDGE DEVICE FOR SEAMLESS PRECISION TIME PROTOCOLMay 2021September 2022Allow1710YesNo
17241341ENHANCED MOBILE DEVICE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN WIRELESS NETWORKSApril 2021February 2024Allow3420NoNo
17239876NETWORK DEVICE, NETWORK SYSTEM, NETWORK METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMApril 2021August 2023Allow2720YesNo
17236168METHOD OF GUARANTEEING JITTER UPPER BOUND FOR A NETWORK WITHOUT TIME-SYNCHRONIZATIONApril 2021May 2023Allow2510NoNo
17228885Detecting time delay between circuits to achieve time synchronizationApril 2021January 2024Allow3330YesNo
17227976SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING NETWORK TRAFFICApril 2021July 2023Allow2720YesNo
17221301METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A SUPPLEMENTARY UPLINK FREQUENCY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2021March 2022Allow1110NoNo
17218242Multi-Band Wi-Fi Fusion for WLAN SensingMarch 2021October 2023Allow3020YesNo
17211768VEHICLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2021September 2023Allow3020YesNo
17274526Signal Generation DeviceMarch 2021May 2022Allow1410NoNo
17195530COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR ONE-WAY TRANSMISSIONMarch 2021September 2022Allow1810NoNo
17272804RADIO RESOURCE SWITCHING IN PLATOONINGMarch 2021June 2023Allow2810YesNo
17180336PERFORMING A HANDOVER BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON A PREDICTED USER EQUIPMENT MOBILITYFebruary 2021September 2022Allow1910YesNo
17174697MILLIMETERWAVE REPEATER AND DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR POWER TRANSMISSIONFebruary 2021August 2022Allow1810NoNo
17267982SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICEFebruary 2021May 2024Allow3910NoNo
17266739USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODFebruary 2021January 2023Abandon2420YesNo
17264818METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR CHANNEL ACCESS IN UNLICENSED BANDJanuary 2021September 2023Allow3100NoNo
17159703COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2021April 2022Allow1510NoNo
17261729BASE STATIONS AND METHODSJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3100NoNo
17120843NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKDecember 2020June 2023Allow3020YesNo
17252227METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL THEREFORDecember 2020November 2022Allow2310NoNo
17116568METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING PROBE DATA COLLECTIONDecember 2020April 2024Abandon4030YesNo
16951067METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REDUNDANT NETWORKING CAPABILITIES FOR TELEOPERATIONSNovember 2020May 2023Allow3020YesNo
17049096Measurement Reporting TimerOctober 2020April 2024Allow4140YesNo
17069698METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILITY HANDLING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2020September 2022Allow2320NoNo
17037940System and Method of Network Synchronized Time in Safety ApplicationsSeptember 2020November 2022Allow2610NoNo
17038627COMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR EFFICIENT BEAM MANAGEMENTSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2010YesNo
16981797ENERGY CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RADIO ACCESS SPECTRUM-FLEXIBLE OPTICAL NETWORKSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2010NoNo
16922794PUCCH FOR MTC DEVICESJuly 2020October 2021Allow1500YesNo
16912664SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PARTITION RADIO SPECTRUM IN A MIXED CLIENT ENVIRONMENT FOR EFFICIENT 802.11AX TRANSMISSIONSJune 2020March 2022Allow2110NoNo
16888592CUSTOMIZED PRESENTATION OF HEALTH RECORD DATAMay 2020May 2025Allow6050YesNo
16854868PARTITIONING FOR AN EXECUTION PIPELINEApril 2020April 2024Allow4730YesNo
16813297EPDG SELECTIONMarch 2020November 2021Allow2000YesNo
16797854METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING DATA IN A PROGRAMMABLE DATA PROCESSING PIPELINE THAT INCLUDES OUT-OF-PIPELINE PROCESSINGFebruary 2020July 2022Allow2910YesNo
16700836DATA REDUCTION IN A SYSTEMDecember 2019March 2022Allow2710YesNo
16589019NON-LINE OF SIGHT WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2019July 2023Allow4520NoNo
16578491Electronic Communication NetworkSeptember 2019January 2024Allow5230YesNo
16490155DEMULTIPLEXING CIRCUIT, MULTIPLEXING CIRCUIT, AND CHANNELIZER RELAY UNITAugust 2019May 2022Allow3310YesNo
16480215METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL BY TERMINAL FOR V2X COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE USING SAME METHODJuly 2019September 2022Allow3840NoNo
16519051In Order Packet Delivery for Compressed Radio BearersJuly 2019May 2022Allow3430YesYes
16476381NETWORK CONTROLLED SMALL GAP CONFIGURATIONJuly 2019August 2022Abandon3720NoNo
16437833Terminal and Method for Transmitting DataJune 2019May 2021Allow2310NoNo
16438310TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION SERVICE AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMJune 2019May 2021Allow2300YesNo
16468536DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION METHOD AND DEVICEJune 2019October 2021Allow2820YesNo
16468523FAST ACCESS TO NEIGHBOR CELL SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS IN NRJune 2019April 2022Allow3410YesNo
16468456VEHICLE TO X COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLEJune 2019September 2021Allow2710NoNo
16407852USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS AND METHODS FOR PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING IN DOWNLINKMay 2019July 2021Allow2610NoNo
16348478REMOTE MENTORING STATIONMay 2019May 2023Abandon4810NoNo
16406495UPLINK DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICEMay 2019April 2022Abandon3620YesNo
16376601RESERVED RESOURCE POOL ASSISTED ACCESS RESOURCE SELECTION FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONApril 2019February 2021Allow2230YesNo
16368702SATELLITE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR COVERAGE AREAS OF DISPARATE DEMANDMarch 2019March 2020Allow1200YesNo
16355420SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ASSURE DATA QUALITY IN DISTRIBUTED DATA COLLECTION PIPELINEMarch 2019March 2025Allow6060NoNo
16333241WI-FI HOTSPOT SHARING METHOD FOR TERMINAL, AND TERMINALMarch 2019December 2021Abandon3320NoNo
16333178Measurement Signal Transmission Method and Network DeviceMarch 2019February 2022Abandon3520YesNo
16330773ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMarch 2019March 2021Allow2410YesNo
16327139METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING SEPARATED MOBILITY MANAGEMENT AND SESSION MANAGEMENTFebruary 2019May 2021Allow2710NoNo
16276171METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING COMMON CHANNEL RESOURCESFebruary 2019August 2020Allow1800YesNo
16270604DISTRIBUTED SWITCH ARCHITECTUREFebruary 2019June 2020Allow1620YesNo
16316564METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK DATA, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE AND TERMINAL DEVICEJanuary 2019December 2021Abandon3520NoNo
16149968Method of Data Recovery with Uplink SwitchingOctober 2018December 2020Abandon2610YesNo
16089440Voice Service Processing Method And Terminal DeviceSeptember 2018September 2021Allow3620YesNo
16089551USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2018November 2020Allow2610NoNo
16144245Wideband Hybrid Access For Low Latency AudioSeptember 2018July 2022Allow4650YesNo
16144199Controlling Radar Transmissions Within a Licensed Frequency BandSeptember 2018May 2022Allow4430YesYes
16075133METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL PLANE TO CONFIGURE MONITORING OF DIFFERENTIATED SERVICE CODE POINT (DSCP) AND EXPLICIT CONGESTION NOTIFICATION (ECN)August 2018February 2021Allow3020YesNo
16074723FRONT END MODULE FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION OPERATIONAugust 2018December 2020Abandon2910NoNo
16050573METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A SUPPLEMENTARY UPLINK FREQUENCY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2018December 2020Allow2820YesNo
16048674RADIO REPEATER SELECTION APPARATUS AND MACHINE LEARNING DEVICEJuly 2018March 2020Allow2010NoNo
16073730USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, CHANNEL IDENTIFYING METHOD, AND IDENTIFIER TRANSMITTING METHODJuly 2018September 2022Abandon5060NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
18
Examiner Affirmed
12
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
51.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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
44
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(31.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
30
(68.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
46.3%
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, 31.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner ESMAEILIAN, MAJID - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ESMAEILIAN, MAJID works in Art Unit 2477 and has examined 292 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ESMAEILIAN, MAJID's allowance rate of 79.1% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ESMAEILIAN, MAJID receive 2.82 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 92% 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 ESMAEILIAN, MAJID is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 12% 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 +21.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ESMAEILIAN, MAJID. This interview benefit is in the 71% 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, 23.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 11.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 6% 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, 32.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 30% 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 64.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 43.8% 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, 36.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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 14% 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 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.
  • 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.

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.