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
17163211GENERATING PROGRAMMATICALLY DEFINED FIELDS OF METADATA FOR NETWORK PACKETSJanuary 2021March 2023Allow2920YesNo
17139840ADAPTABLE AND SCALABLE INTELLIGENT NETWORK PACKET BROKER SYSTEMDecember 2020May 2024Abandon4130NoNo
17253425USER TERMINALDecember 2020August 2022Allow1910YesNo
17110457OPTIMIZING APPLICATION PERFORMANCE IN HIERARCHICAL SD-WANDecember 2020June 2023Allow3020YesNo
17109155HIERARCHICAL SWITCHING FABRIC AND DEADLOCK AVOIDANCE METHOD FOR ULTRA HIGH RADIX NETWORK ROUTERSDecember 2020March 2022Allow1610YesNo
17108684BANDWIDTH PART INDICATION FOR MULTIPLE CELLS SCHEDULED BY A SINGLE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION MESSAGEDecember 2020February 2023Allow2610YesNo
17058202CONFIGURING A NETWORK PATH IN AN SDNNovember 2020July 2022Allow2010NoNo
16952746SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOCHRONOUS DATA TRANSMISSION IN INDUSTRIAL NETWORKNovember 2020November 2022Allow2410NoNo
17091557MULTI-LAYER NETWORK SYSTEM AND PATH SETTING METHOD IN MULTI-LAYER NETWORKNovember 2020May 2024Allow4350YesNo
17084673METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODEOctober 2020June 2023Allow3120YesNo
17047390COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMOctober 2020August 2022Allow2210YesNo
17035532CONTROL DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2310YesNo
17035116METHOD FOR CONFIGURING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICESeptember 2020December 2023Allow3940YesNo
17026023COMMON DEFAULT BEAM PER COMPONENT CARRIER GROUPSeptember 2020December 2023Allow3940YesNo
16939402DYNAMIC CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING ADJUSTMENT ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PATHSJuly 2020January 2023Allow3000YesNo
16936932MULTIPLEXED COMMUNICATIONS FOR COORDINATION OF PILOTED AERIAL DRONES ENLISTED TO A COMMON MISSIONJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16929415SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER PLANE FUNCTION ("UPF") OFFLOAD AT CONFIGURABLE ROUTING FABRICJuly 2020May 2022Allow2210NoNo
16918775Power Control Method And ApparatusJuly 2020May 2022Allow2210YesNo
16958770METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CHANNEL BONDINGJune 2020January 2023Allow3130YesNo
16958386METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING SCHEDULING REQUESTJune 2020March 2022Allow2110YesNo
16898080Reducing Scope of Service of Relay in Response to Donor Access Node Air-Interface LoadJune 2020July 2023Allow3710YesNo
16894014MOVEMENT PATH DETECTION FOR ANOMALIES AND PATTERNS FROM SENSORS IN A HOME OR OTHER ENVIRONMENTJune 2020November 2022Allow2920YesNo
16888587METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2020July 2021Allow1330YesNo
16881453SUPPORTING MULTIPLE PDU SESSIONS FOR 5G CLIENT DEVICES ON WIRELINE ACCESSMay 2020January 2022Allow1910YesNo
16879778METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN UPLINK NON-ORTHOGONAL MULTIPLE ACCESS METHODMay 2020December 2021Allow1910NoNo
16877877Coordinated Beamforming of Receiving Nodes in a Wireless Mesh NetworkMay 2020March 2022Allow2100NoNo
16869189Interference Determining Method And Network DeviceMay 2020June 2022Allow2510NoNo
16866152DISTRIBUTED NEIGHBOR STATE MANAGEMENT FOR NETWORKED AGGREGATE PEERSMay 2020July 2022Allow2610YesNo
16856858METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UE TO gNB CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME SHARING IN NR UNLICENSEDApril 2020November 2022Abandon3120NoNo
16756622COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION NODEApril 2020July 2022Allow2730NoNo
16850319SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING VM MIGRATION BETWEEN SUBNETS IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTApril 2020May 2021Allow1300NoNo
16834623SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SHARED MULTICAST LOCAL IDENTIFIERS (MILD) RANGES IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTMarch 2020March 2021Allow1210YesNo
16825217METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFORMarch 2020March 2022Allow2330YesYes
16821442TECHNIQUES TO SYNCHRONIZE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR CO-CHANNEL OPERATIONMarch 2020March 2022Allow2420YesNo
16818705BAND STEERING OF MULTI-BAND WIRELESS CLIENTSMarch 2020November 2023Allow4460YesNo
16646073METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUSHING HARQ BUFFER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2020December 2021Allow2110NoNo
16813611METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK WITH MULTIPLE VIRTUAL ACCESS POINTSMarch 2020February 2022Allow2410YesNo
16802233SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AGGRESSIVE CREDIT WAITING IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2020June 2022Allow2830YesNo
16790398METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORT PROTOCOL ACK AGGREGATIONFebruary 2020October 2022Allow3220YesNo
16785852TRANSPARENT AUTO-NEGOTIATION OF ETHERNETFebruary 2020July 2021Allow1730YesNo
16637607BUS COMMUNICATION NETWORK WIRELESS BACKHAUL SYSTEM USING PORTABLE TVWS AND OPERATING METHODFebruary 2020September 2022Abandon3220NoNo
16781413METHOD FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICEFebruary 2020February 2022Allow2410NoNo
16634887ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2020June 2021Allow1610YesNo
16773515SECONDARY LINK FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONSJanuary 2020May 2022Allow2720YesNo
16747365DISTRIBUTION OF DATA PACKET VIA OVERLAY TUNNEL CONNECTING MULTICAST TREES UTILIZING A FAT TREE NETWORK TOPOLOGYJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2200YesNo
16746364TECHNIQUES FOR CONFIGURING SCHEDULING REQUEST FOR SIDELINK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSJanuary 2020November 2022Abandon3420NoNo
16738993POWER CONTROL IN FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2020April 2023Allow3950YesNo
16734783PROVIDING UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO RESOURCES VIA A MOBILE HOTSPOT CONNECTIONJanuary 2020April 2022Allow2820YesNo
16623663TERMINAL APPARATUS AND CORE NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2019October 2022Abandon3440NoNo
16717384TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING A THIRD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP) FABRIC ANCHOR FOR AN ENTERPRISE FABRICDecember 2019August 2021Allow2000YesNo
16703457SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SUBNET NUMBER ALIASING IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2019September 2021Allow2110NoNo
16702906ROUTING PATH ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICEDecember 2019October 2021Allow2320YesNo
16700569SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CONNECTED VEHICLE PARAMETERSDecember 2019January 2023Allow3820YesNo
16696203SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING NETWORK COMPONENT SCORES USING BANDWIDTH CAPACITYNovember 2019March 2022Allow2820YesNo
16686625APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING USER PLANE PROTOCOL STACK IN CONNECTIONLESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2019December 2022Abandon3740YesNo
16543040CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING FOR BANDWIDTH PARTSAugust 2019December 2022Abandon4040YesNo
16543344LINK FAULT HANDLING IN FRONTHAUL COMMUNICATION NETWORKSAugust 2019August 2021Allow2410YesNo
16541465APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HYBRID ACCESS COORDINATIONAugust 2019March 2021Allow1901NoNo
16541283RESILIENT TUNNELSAugust 2019November 2021Allow2720YesNo
16511015INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMJuly 2019August 2021Allow2510YesNo
16477381METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DRIVE TEST IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2019August 2021Allow2510YesNo
16508947METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR TESTING RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODES BY EMULATING BAND-LIMITED RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) AND NUMEROLOGY-CAPABLE UEs IN A WIDEBAND 5G NETWORKJuly 2019March 2021Allow2000NoNo
16508306GRANT-FREE TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEJuly 2019January 2023Abandon4240NoNo
16508650FRONT END MODULEJuly 2019January 2021Abandon1910NoNo
16508680DATA RECEIVING METHOD, DATA SENDING METHOD, RECEIVING DEVICE, AND SENDING DEVICEJuly 2019November 2021Abandon2820YesNo
16504932METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING BUFFER STATUS REPORTING PROCEDURE FOR RELAYING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2019April 2021Allow2120NoNo
16436279RESOURCE SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND BASE STATIONJune 2019June 2021Allow2410NoNo
16436227Resource Configuration Method And ApparatusJune 2019March 2021Allow2110YesNo
16436091TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION METHODJune 2019November 2020Allow1710NoNo
16435541INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND ACCESS NETWORK DEVICEJune 2019August 2021Abandon2720YesNo
16346793User Equipment, Network Node and Methods in a Wireless Communications NetworkMay 2019March 2022Allow3511YesNo
16393665UNIVERSAL CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENTApril 2019October 2020Allow1830YesNo
16368151RADIO TERMINAL AND BASE STATIONMarch 2019December 2020Allow2120YesNo
16368629COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICEMarch 2019October 2020Allow1910NoNo
16367864Information Transmission Method And ApparatusMarch 2019December 2021Allow3340NoNo
16368751APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS AND CROSS-MEDIA TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS WITHOUT PROTOCOL CONVERSIONMarch 2019October 2021Abandon3120NoNo
16366478Data Transmission Method and Terminal DeviceMarch 2019February 2021Allow2320YesNo
16366639SMS Processing Method In Internet of Things, Mobility Management Network Element, and Terminal DeviceMarch 2019July 2021Allow2831YesNo
16367112METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATIONMarch 2019February 2022Allow3440YesNo
16358269METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BEACON INFORMATION PROVISIONING, TRANSMISSIONS AND PROTOCOL ENHANCEMENTSMarch 2019February 2022Allow3570YesNo
16328658METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE USING SAMEFebruary 2019January 2022Allow3510NoNo
16284795METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A CONTROL SIGNAL TO A SELF ORGANIZING NETWORK CONTROLLERFebruary 2019August 2020Allow1830YesNo
16283422METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION OR MESSAGE, AND NETWORK DEVICEFebruary 2019December 2022Abandon4660YesNo
16282287SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2019April 2021Abandon2620YesNo
16282293PROTOCOL LAYER DISTRIBUTION INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2019June 2021Abandon2820YesNo
16326530POWER HEADROOM REPORT METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2019August 2022Allow4230YesNo
16278855NETWORK NODES, AND METHODS THEREOFFebruary 2019December 2020Allow2101NoNo
16278404BEAMFORMING TRAINING METHOD, INITIATING DEVICE, AND RESPONDING DEVICEFebruary 2019January 2021Allow2320YesNo
16268712RADIO TERMINAL AND BASE STATIONFebruary 2019March 2021Allow2530YesNo
16269145RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHODFebruary 2019January 2021Allow2320NoNo
16268674Signal Transmission Mode Switching Method, Base Station, and Terminal DeviceFebruary 2019April 2021Abandon2620NoNo
16269316UNLICENSED SPECTRUM-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICEFebruary 2019April 2021Abandon2720YesNo
16230167SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SUBNET PREFIX VALUES IN GLOBAL ROUTE HEADER (GRH) FOR LINEAR FORWARDING TABLE (LFT) LOOKUP IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTDecember 2018August 2020Allow2020YesNo
16311057BASE STATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2018December 2020Allow2421NoNo
16222360METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING SCHEDULING REQUEST IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2018May 2022Allow4170YesNo
16310594METHODS FOR SUPPORTING SESSION CONTINUITY ON PER-SESSION BASISDecember 2018June 2021Allow3040NoNo
16310639NETWORK CONNECTION CONTROL METHOD BY USING A USER CONTEXTDecember 2018January 2021Abandon2520NoNo
16215733Geographic Routing Via Labels in SIP RedirectDecember 2018June 2020Allow1810YesNo
16215874METHOD FOR GENERATING PROMPT MESSAGE FOR NETWORK CONNECTION CONVERSION, AND NETWORK SYSTEM THEREOFDecember 2018July 2020Allow1910NoNo
16308963Downlink Data Transmission Method and ApparatusDecember 2018November 2020Allow2330YesNo

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
7.1%
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
24
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(29.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(70.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
45.0%
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, 29.2% 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 464 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.9%, 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 76.9% places them in the 45% 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 2.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% 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 +34.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VAN, JENKEY. This interview benefit is in the 82% 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, 28.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 53% 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 29.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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, 23.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 29% 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 65.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% 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 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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 22% 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.