USPTO Examiner VAN JENKEY - Art Unit 2477

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18652156OPTIMIZING APPLICATION PERFORMANCE IN HIERARCHICAL SD-WANMay 2024July 2025Allow1530YesNo
18593240SIDELINK VEHICLE TO VULNERABLE ROAD USER TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSMarch 2024October 2025Allow2010YesNo
18425343COMMON DEFAULT BEAM PER COMPONENT CARRIER GROUPJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1830YesNo
18417265Determination of a Signal Structure in a Wireless SystemJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2130YesNo
18490793Subscriber node for fixed wireless access network with steered antennaOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1301NoNo
18478567OPTIMIZING APPLICATION PERFORMANCE IN HIERARCHICAL SD-WANSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510YesNo
18241898METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODESeptember 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18548182MANAGING LISTEN BEFORE TALKAugust 2023December 2025Allow2810NoNo
18238948METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK WITH MULTIPLE VIRTUAL ACCESS POINTSAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18236273RESOLVING TN/NTN SPECTRUM OVERLAP BY ASSIGNMENT OF BANDWIDTH PARTS TO GEOGRAPHIC AREASAugust 2023November 2025Allow2700NoNo
18361412COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710NoNo
18213475COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USER APPARATUS, AND BASE STATIONJune 2023September 2024Allow1510YesNo
18258372METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING RADIO RESOURCES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORKJune 2023July 2025Allow2500YesNo
18206747TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION METHODJune 2023March 2025Allow2130YesNo
18317914COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSMay 2023March 2026Allow3410YesNo
18143610INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMay 2023June 2024Allow1310YesNo
18298604DYNAMIC CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING ADJUSTMENT ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PATHSApril 2023July 2024Allow1510YesNo
18296408FACILITATION OF MOBILE EDGE VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL APPLICATIONS FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORKApril 2023July 2024Allow1510YesNo
18117639MOVEMENT PATH DETECTION FOR ANOMALIES AND PATTERNS FROM SENSORS IN A HOME OR OTHER ENVIRONMENTMarch 2023June 2025Abandon2730YesNo
18177971SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING NETWORK COMPONENT SCORES USING BANDWIDTH CAPACITYMarch 2023May 2025Allow2640NoNo
18110266ENHANCED UPLINK CONFIGURED GRANTFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18166307USER EQUIPMENT SPECIFIC CONDITIONAL GUARD BAND REQUESTFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3620NoNo
18165761METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS ON UNLICENSED FREQUENCY BANDSFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410YesNo
18161580SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MAXIMUM SIMULTANEOUS SLICESJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3200YesNo
18155302INPUT STATE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR BORDER GATEWAY PROTOCOL (BGP) PROCESSESJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3100YesNo
18149388POWER HEADROOM REPORT METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910YesNo
18014115METHOD FOR RESOURCE CONFIGURATION, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEDecember 2022October 2025Allow3310YesNo
18013410Addressing of D2D Transmissions by Target Geographical AreaDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
18011315METHOD FOR RESOURCE UPDATING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022October 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18067475Packet Forwarding Method, Device, and SystemDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18064231POWER SAVING TECHNIQUES FOR LAYER-TO-LAYER INTERFACEDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
18000398TRANSMISSION BAND SELECTION USING BATTERY STATUSDecember 2022December 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17992673ENCODING ENHANCE FEEDBACK THROUGH COMBINATIONS OF PSFCH RESOURCESNovember 2022December 2025Allow4720YesNo
18055575TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING UPLINK-BASED MOBILITYNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210YesNo
17970484METADATA ENHANCEMENT FOR PACKET CAPTURE USING VXLAN ENCAPSULATIONOctober 2022June 2025Allow3200NoNo
18047911SIGNALING FOR EXTENDED REALITY (XR) RENDERING OFFLOADINGOctober 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
17996503DEVICE ACCESS IN UNLICENSED BANDOctober 2022May 2025Allow3100NoNo
17967448COMPRESSING SEGMENT IDENTIFIERS FOR SEGMENT ROUTINGOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17961973METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING SCHEDULING REQUEST IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2022April 2025Abandon3040YesNo
17937495Hardware Based Ethernet Audio And Video Bridging (EAVB) Packet SchedulingOctober 2022September 2025Allow3610YesNo
17956915V2X COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3820YesNo
17995056METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING RANDOM ACCESS FOR LOW-CAPABILITY TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3520YesNo
17936489COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION NODESeptember 2022November 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17947361SECONDARY LINK FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONSSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1310YesNo
17942957POWER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1100YesNo
17893392INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD, ACCESS MANNER DETERMINING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3100YesNo
17799793METHOD TO CONFIGURE THE MULTI-SLOT PUSCH FOR HALF DUPLEX SYSTEMSAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010YesNo
17798761SUPPORT OF SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (SMSoIP) IN 5G-ONLY DEPLOYMENTSAugust 2022December 2024Allow2800YesNo
17879652LAYER ONE/LAYER TWO (L1/L2) SIGNALING TO RELEASE CELLS CONFIGURED FOR L1/L2 INTER-CELL MOBILITYAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17796861METHOD FOR RECOVERING THE SYMBOL TIME BY A RECEIVING DEVICEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2600YesNo
17815327SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER PLANE FUNCTION ("UPF") OFFLOAD AT CONFIGURABLE ROUTING FABRICJuly 2022July 2023Allow1200NoNo
17868931METHOD FOR DETERMINING SIDELINK FEEDBACK INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEJuly 2022March 2026Allow4330YesNo
17793330CELL HANDOVER METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17859458TECHNIQUES TO SYNCHRONIZE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR CO-CHANNEL OPERATIONJuly 2022December 2023Allow1720NoNo
17857861SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING NETWORK COMPONENT SCORES USING BANDWIDTH CAPACITYJuly 2022May 2023Abandon1010NoNo
17857816METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK WITH MULTIPLE VIRTUAL ACCESS POINTSJuly 2022April 2023Allow910NoNo
17844320User Equipment, Network Node and Methods in a Wireless Communications NetworkJune 2022February 2023Allow810NoNo
17839416METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING SCHEDULING REQUESTJune 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17662417METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATIONMay 2022June 2023Allow1320NoNo
17732423METHOD FOR RESOURCE RESERVATION PERIODICITY IN NR SIDE LINK COMMUNICATIONApril 2022May 2025Allow3720NoNo
17724550Beam Directionality ErrorsApril 2022August 2025Allow4020YesNo
17754925MULTIPATH-SCHEDULING-BASED RELAY DEVICEApril 2022May 2025Allow3711YesNo
17714595NETWORK ORCHESTRATION FOR DEVICE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONSApril 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17766652RESOURCE BALANCINGApril 2022May 2025Allow3711NoNo
17712680MULTIPLEXED COMMUNICATIONS FOR COORDINATION OF PILOTED AERIAL DRONES ENLISTED TO A COMMON MISSIONApril 2022July 2022Allow410YesNo
17657602SIDELINK BFR WITH RELAY UE RESELECTION IN MULTI-CONNECTIVITY SCENARIOMarch 2022August 2024Allow2900NoNo
17678262NETWORK INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICEFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3210NoNo
17637157COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMFebruary 2022February 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17676029POOLING SMART NICS FOR NETWORK DISAGGREGATIONFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910YesNo
17676007CONDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF MOBILE NODESFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3320YesNo
17597991MULTI-OPERATOR MARITIME MESH NETWORKFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3611YesNo
17588789Method and Apparatus for Processing Data in a NetworkJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2410YesNo
17573467METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUSHING HARQ BUFFER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1310NoNo
17647293TIMING CONSIDERATIONS FOR DYNAMIC INDICATION OF UPLINK (UL) CHANNEL REPETITION FACTORSJanuary 2022April 2025Allow4030YesNo
17564449METHOD FOR PROCESSING CSI, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010YesNo
17527642LINK FAULT HANDLING IN FRONTHAUL COMMUNICATION NETWORKSNovember 2021July 2023Allow2010YesNo
17595221SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE SET CONFIGURATION FOR ANALOG CHANNEL STATE FEEDBACKNovember 2021October 2024Allow3510YesNo
17523327APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VOICE CALL SERVICENovember 2021September 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17522011DATACENTER, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2021March 2024Allow2830YesNo
17520731INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMNovember 2021January 2023Allow1510YesNo
17453833HYBRID BEAMFORMING METHOD FOR WIRELESS MULTI-ANTENNA AND FREQUENCY-DIVISION DUPLEX SYSTEMSNovember 2021February 2025Allow3911NoNo
17517229METHODS FOR SUPPORTING SESSION CONTINUITY ON PER-SESSION BASISNovember 2021June 2024Allow3140YesNo
17495473TECHNIQUES FOR INDICATING A CONFIGURATION USING A RESOURCE ALLOCATION INDICATIONOctober 2021November 2024Allow3710NoNo
17494169PROVISIONING AN ACCESS POINT DEVICE USING AN EIRP MASKOctober 2021October 2023Allow2410NoNo
17494148PROVISIONING AN ACCESS POINT DEVICE USING AN EIRP MASKOctober 2021October 2023Allow2410NoNo
17493540TECHNIQUES FOR INDICATING DOWNLINK POWER ADJUSTMENTSOctober 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17479899ADAPTIVE UE CAPABILITY INDICATORSSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3220YesNo
17473135TRANSPARENT AUTO-NEGOTIATION OF ETHERNETSeptember 2021December 2022Allow1510NoNo
17434310SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING DATA BETWEEN CONTROL OR EVALUATION APPARATUSES AND DATA-PRODUCING DEVICES, MORE PARTICULARLY TOOLS, NETWORK-CAPABLE MODULE AND TOOL HAVING A NETWORK-CAPABLE MODULEAugust 2021August 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17404871TECHNIQUES FOR RESOURCE CONFIGURATIONS BASED ON CHANNEL METRICSAugust 2021August 2024Allow3630YesNo
17397243SMS PROCESSING METHOD IN INTERNET OF THINGS, MOBILITY MANAGEMENT NETWORK ELEMENT, AND TERMINAL DEVICEAugust 2021March 2023Allow1930YesNo
17427205Technique for Mitigating Remote InterferenceJuly 2021March 2024Allow3100YesNo
17384784RIC AND RIC FRAMEWORK COMMUNICATIONJuly 2021April 2023Allow2100YesNo
17384530APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HYBRID ACCESS COORDINATIONJuly 2021March 2023Allow2000YesNo
17384512APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HYBRID ACCESS COORDINATIONJuly 2021March 2024Allow3220YesYes
17422431ACCESS FEEDBACK METHOD, BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2021March 2025Allow4430YesNo
17420882METHODS AND APPARATUSES THAT ENABLE PANEL-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION AND TRANSMISSIONJuly 2021June 2025Allow4740YesNo
17420838SIDELINK COMMUNICATION USING MULTIPLE PROTOCOL STACKSJuly 2021July 2024Allow3620YesNo
17414918WIRED/WIRELESS CONVERGENCE NETWORK PACKET RELAY DEVICE AND PACKET TIMESTAMP ASSIGNING METHOD THEREOFJune 2021November 2023Allow2910YesNo
17341337UU AND SIDELINK PRIORITIZATION FOR SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX UESJune 2021January 2024Allow3130YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
8
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
7.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% 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
25
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(32.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(68.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.3%
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, 32.0% 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 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 VAN, JENKEY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner VAN, JENKEY works in Art Unit 2477 and has examined 510 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner VAN, JENKEY's allowance rate of 78.4% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by VAN, JENKEY receive 2.37 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by VAN, JENKEY is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +33.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VAN, JENKEY. This interview benefit is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 51% 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 27.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

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 28% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% 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, 64.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 69% 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 3.9% of allowed cases (in the 83% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.