USPTO Examiner PHAN MAN U - Art Unit 2477

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18750943APPLICATION BASED EGRESS INTERFACE SELECTIONJune 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18744784NETWORK OPTIMIZATION AND STATE SYNCHRONIZATIONJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18672857BANDWIDTH CONTROL INSIDE A SHARED NETWORK INTERFACE CARDMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18585415CONTROL SIGNALING IN LTE CARRIER AGGREGATIONFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18398817SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR LTEDecember 2023May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18536046ENHANCED TRACKING REFERENCE SIGNAL PATTERNSDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18532084PARTIAL CONTROL RESOURCE SET HANDLINGDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18520017METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING TIMER CONFIGURATIONNovember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18488188TECHNIQUE FOR DYNAMIC DISCOVERY, UPDATE AND PROPAGATION OF MULTICAST STREAM CAPABILITIES IN A CAPABILITY-AWARE NETWORKOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610YesNo
18376382METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK RESOURCE EXCLUSION FOR INTRA-DEVICE COORDINATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONOctober 2023May 2025Allow2020NoNo
18356357METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING NETWORK ASSOCIATION INFORMATIONJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18219187DISTRIBUTED SERVICE CHAIN ACROSS MULTIPLE CLOUDSJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18216949SECONDARY CELL ACTIVATION METHOD, ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND SYSTEMJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18210828METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT POWER SAVING IN WIRELESS NETWORKSJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18330634Delaying Transmission Depending on Transmission Type and UE Processing CapabilitiesJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18330909VARIABLE TERMINATION IN A VEHICLE COMMUNICATION BUSJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18200708DYNAMIC NETWORK AWARENESSMay 2023September 2024Allow1520YesNo
18195678DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURING DATA PLANE OF FORWARDING ELEMENT TO ACCOUNT FOR POWER CONSUMPTIONMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18311051FRAME TRANSMITTING METHOD AND FRAME RECEIVING METHODMay 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18310372APPARATUS, METHOD FOR A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND USE THEREOFMay 2023September 2024Allow1720YesNo
18306354LONG TRAINING FIELD SEQUENCE CONSTRUCTIONApril 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18300907Method for Auto-Detection of WLAN Packets using STFApril 2023April 2024Allow1210YesNo
18129263Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PT-RS) ConfigurationMarch 2023March 2025Allow2440YesYes
18192709GENERIC LAYER INDEPENDENT FRAGMENTATION OF NON-INTERNET PROTOCOL FRAMESMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210YesNo
18182267AVOIDING COLLISIONS WITH REFERENCE SIGNALSMarch 2023October 2024Allow2030YesNo
18168329WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK TO SERVE A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) OVER A USER PLANE FUNCTION GROUP (UPFG)February 2023March 2024Allow1310NoNo
18156199PARALLEL TRANSMISSION OF PREAMBLE SEQUENCES WITH DATA LAYERS FOR IMPROVED DATA DETECTIONJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2430NoNo
18014152METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESOURCE LOCATION, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010NoNo
18088099SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING PAGING RESOURCESDecember 2022June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18145329SELECTIVE FIDELITY RATES FOR NETWORK TRAFFIC REPLICATION BY A DIGITAL TWIN DEVICEDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18082204ETHERNET CONTROLLER FOR A VEHICLE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010NoNo
18010446IAB-NODE HANDOVER IN INTER-CU MIGRATION, RECURSIVE F1 AND RRC SIGNALING ASPECTSDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
179270175G MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICE HANDOVERNovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
18053172COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITNovember 2022June 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18051043NETWORK OPTIMIZATION AND STATE SYNCHRONIZATIONOctober 2022March 2024Allow1610NoNo
17922107SIDELINK RELAY ROUTING OPTIONS FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA FROM WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO NETWORKOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17968808METHODS AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENTOctober 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17966671SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONOctober 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo
17962168SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PAGING AND SYSTEM INFORMATIONOctober 2022July 2023Allow910YesNo
17952318APPLICATION BASED EGRESS INTERFACE SELECTIONSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720NoNo
17911291TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATIONSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17939006USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK NODE FOR CONFIGURING MEASUREMENTS OF CELLS AND BEAMS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17939164COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17902879METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SERVICE SWITCHING USING SERVICE TAGSSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17907789Over the Air Antenna Synchronization in Wireless Communication NetworkAugust 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17797639DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL DEVICES AT A SMART BUILDING TO ASSIST A FIRST RESPONDERAugust 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17817292METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM SELECTION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo
17878422CONTROL SIGNALING IN LTE CARRIER AGGREGATIONAugust 2022October 2023Allow1520YesNo
17874013APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A CONNECTIONJuly 2022March 2025Allow3110YesNo
17865111TRANSPARENT PACKET SPLITTING AND RECOMBININGJuly 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo
17865189METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022July 2023Allow1210NoNo
17846564TECHNIQUE FOR DYNAMIC DISCOVERY, UPDATE AND PROPAGATION OF MULTICAST STREAM CAPABILITIES IN A CAPABILITY-AWARE NETWORKJune 2022July 2023Allow1210YesNo
17807907SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAST RETURN TO 5G RAN AFTER FALLBACK TO ANOTHER RANJune 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo
17751961METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING SHARED MAXIMUM SEGMENT SIZE MSSMay 2022April 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17776299SORT DEVICE, SORT METHOD, AND SORT PROGRAMMay 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17775915MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINT (mTRP) ENHANCEMENT IN UNLICENSEDMay 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17775478TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DEVICE FOR A BUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING LINE EMISSIONS IN A BUS SYSTEMMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17729828CELL SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022March 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17723551SPREAD SPECTRUM HIGH-SPEED SERIAL LINKApril 2022December 2023Allow2010NoNo
17721009COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022December 2023Allow2010NoNo
17715949ELECTRONIC DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17711838SIGNALING RADIO TRANSMISSION MAPPING TYPESApril 2022August 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17710569METHOD OF INTERLACED PUCCH DESIGN - FORMAT 0March 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17708363RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLE FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKMarch 2022December 2024Allow3320NoNo
17706969METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION ACROSS A DATA CENTER NETWORKMarch 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17698987BANDWIDTH CONTROL INSIDE A SHARED NETWORK INTERFACE CARDMarch 2022February 2024Allow2310YesNo
17761264COMMUNICATION SPEED PREDICTION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SPEED PREDICTION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2022November 2024Allow3210NoNo
17697824Tethering Policy for Cellular NetworksMarch 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17654934VARIABLE TERMINATION IN A VEHICLE COMMUNICATION BUSMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210NoNo
17694221SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR LTEMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17641209TRANSMITTING-SIDE RELAY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17686581DATA TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022February 2025Allow3520NoNo
17686872TRANSMISSION AND RECEIPT PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TIME-FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN V2X TERMINALSMarch 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17680727Method and Device for Detecting Partial Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) Using Bits ReconstructionFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3110YesNo
17638427METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A CELL SELECTION PROCEDURE AND A HANDOVER PROCEDUREFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110YesNo
17679982RESOURCE SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17680018WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3220YesNo
17680076Data Processing Method, Apparatus, And SystemFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3320NoNo
17637800AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SERVING CELL IDENTIFICATIONFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3320YesNo
17670066METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING TIMER CONFIGURATIONFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1720YesNo
17668655MEASUREMENT METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110NoNo
17633057TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODFebruary 2022October 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17632466TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY IN SIDELINK WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3930NoYes
17630900METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING PARAMETER OF WAKE UP SIGNALING, TERMINAL, AND MEDIUMJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17630590Integrated Access and Backhaul Node Resource TimingJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3220NoNo
17584267COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2110NoNo
17648413DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICEJanuary 2022July 2022Allow610NoNo
17627849METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RADIO EQUIPMENT AND RADIO EQUIPMENT CONTROLLERJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3720NoNo
17574113TECHNIQUES FOR SIDELINK RESOURCE INFORMATION FORWARDINGJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3530NoNo
17625644AUDIO DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD USING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFORJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2910NoNo
17647305NON-COHERENT DOWNLINK (DL) CONTROL CHANNEL FOR HIGHER BANDSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17647136CONFORMANCE TESTING OF SEGMENTATIONJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3110YesNo
17565293INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEDecember 2021May 2024Allow2810NoNo
17621145USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATIONS THAT ACHIEVE UPLINK MULTIPLEXINGDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910NoNo
17645167TECHNIQUES FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION USING ASSISTING DEVICEDecember 2021September 2024Allow3220YesNo
17556587TRAFFIC SHAPING METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTDecember 2021July 2023Allow1810NoNo
17550460COMMUNICATION NETWORK HOPPING ARCHITECTUREDecember 2021August 2023Allow2020NoNo
17545613METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATIONDecember 2021March 2023Allow1610NoNo
17457887COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR A USER STATION FOR A SERIAL BUS SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN A SERIAL BUS SYSTEMDecember 2021August 2023Allow2010YesNo
17541590METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING NETWORK ASSOCIATION INFORMATIONDecember 2021April 2023Allow1710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PHAN, MAN U.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
30
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(46.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(53.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
73.5%
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, 46.7% 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

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

Examiner PHAN, MAN U - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PHAN, MAN U works in Art Unit 2477 and has examined 588 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PHAN, MAN U's allowance rate of 94.0% places them in the 83% 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 PHAN, MAN U receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 40% 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 PHAN, MAN U is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PHAN, MAN U. This interview benefit is in the 38% 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, 35.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 73% 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 71.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 91% 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, 184.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 92% 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 89% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 83.3% 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, 37.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% 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:

  • 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.