USPTO Examiner SMARTH GERALD A - Art Unit 2478

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18633311AUTOMATIC POLICY CONFIGURATION FOR PACKET FLOWSApril 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18590564OPTIMIZING LAYER ASSIGNMENT DURING EPS FALLBACK PROCEDURESFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18432865Managing Local Emergency NumbersFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110YesNo
18294147PON SYSTEM OPTIMIZED FOR INTERNET OF THINGSJanuary 2024August 2024Allow600YesNo
18400881WEIGHTED MULTICAST JOIN LOAD BALANCEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310YesNo
18544783Signalling of Frequency-Domain Resource AssignmentDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18473384METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER PLANE RESOURCE SELECTION FOR 5G CORESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18239008MODULAR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18448410FILE DELIVERY FAILURE FEEDBACK AND APPLICATION FEEDBACKAugust 2023February 2025Allow1820YesNo
18222992AiNO: AN AI NETWORK OPERATORJuly 2023September 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18222425WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING TXOP AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAMEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18219617WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING VARIABLE-LENGTH WAKE-UP FRAMEJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18348455Communication Method, Access Network Device, Core Network Device, and User Equipment for handling a handover requestJuly 2023September 2024Allow1510YesNo
18341167METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A RELAY NODEJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18329916SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPROVED EMBEDDED APPLICATION DATA MANAGEMENTJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18308932METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTION OF OPTIMAL ACCESS POINTSApril 2023April 2025Allow2430YesNo
18033460FILE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023September 2023Allow400NoNo
18299400EFFICIENT SESSION MANAGEMENTApril 2023July 2024Allow1510YesNo
18297650TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODSApril 2023April 2024Allow1210YesNo
18132366METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING OF SYSTEM INFORMATIONApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18166775BIER OVERLAY SIGNALING ENHANCEMENTFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1210YesNo
18163285USER EQUIPMENT THAT DETERMINES RADIO LINK FAILURE USING TIMER AND RADIO LINK QUALITY, AND CORRESPONDING BASE STATIONFebruary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18100319METHOD FOR RECEIVING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION BY UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR SAMEJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18156175METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING, AND PROCESSING PACKETS ACCORDING TO, A FLOW FILTERING RULEJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1320NoNo
18058566RADIO BEARER SWITCHING IN RADIO ACCESSNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17992128USING AN UPLINK GRANT AS TRIGGER OF FIRST OR SECOND TYPE OF CQI REPORTNovember 2022July 2024Allow2030NoNo
17966917GEOGRAPHICAL IDENTIFICATION FORWARDING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AREA-ORIENTED ADDRESSINGOctober 2022April 2023Allow600YesNo
18046741WEIGHTED MULTICAST JOIN LOAD BALANCEOctober 2022September 2023Allow1110YesNo
17956212Managing Local Emergency NumbersSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1220NoNo
17946705RANDOM ACCESS RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NODESSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1520NoNo
17911723WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS CONTROL METHOD, AND WIRELESS BASE STATION APPARATUSSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17898985SYSTEM AND METHOD USING IMPROVED MESSAGE QUEUE AND PACKING SCHEME FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010NoNo
17890053DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A HARQ OPERATIONAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910YesNo
17820042DUAL BAND CHANNEL BONDING AND PUNCTURINGAugust 2022September 2023Allow1320NoNo
17882207AI/ML BASED SS BURST SET & CSI-RS TRS CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION AND IMPROVING NR NETWORK POWER AND SPECTRAL EFFICIENCYAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17881435NR SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTIONAugust 2022May 2025Allow3300YesNo
17880135Assistance Information for SPCell SelectionAugust 2022November 2023Allow1520NoNo
17816659METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A RELAY NODEAugust 2022March 2023Allow810NoNo
17871107Dynamic Assignment of Signals to Ports in an Access PlatformJuly 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo
17871891WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING VARIABLE-LENGTH WAKE-UP FRAMEJuly 2022March 2023Allow810NoNo
17810105Real-time Relay of Wireless CommunicationsJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17850537EARLY AND EFFICIENT PACKET TRUNCATIONJune 2022June 2024Allow2410YesNo
17841215USER-PLANE CONGESTION MANAGEMENTJune 2022October 2023Allow1620NoNo
17827812INSERTING VIRTUAL CARRIER IN CONVENTIONAL OFDM HOST CARRIER IN COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMMay 2022August 2024Allow2730NoNo
17662900TARGET CELL SELECTION FOR MOBILITYMay 2022February 2025Allow3400NoNo
17740481AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF UPLINK TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTIMAL EXPERIENCEMay 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17732534METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING COMMUNICATION CHANNEL USING SIDELINK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NODESApril 2022April 2025Allow3510NoNo
17727925WIRELESS ACCESS POINT SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR CLASSIFYING NETWORK DATA PACKETS TO IMPROVE PACKET FORWARDING PERFORMANCEApril 2022January 2023Allow910NoNo
17727348MULTICAST-ONLY THIN DODAG IN LOW POWER AND LOSSY NETWORKApril 2022October 2023Allow1820YesNo
17659314RELAY DEVICES FOR DISTRIBUTED NETWORKSApril 2022June 2025Allow3810NoNo
17717385COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM BY RRC CARRYING NSSAI, AND CORRESPONDING CORE NETWORK DEVICEApril 2022April 2023Allow1320NoNo
17717381COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM IN HANDOVER CARRYING NSSAI, AND CORRESPONDING CORE NETWORK DEVICEApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17716852METHODS FOR CONFORMING NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION TO TERRESTRIAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONSApril 2022September 2024Allow2900NoNo
17716254OFFLINE MESH MESSAGING NETWORK WITH BLUETOOTH BROADCASTINGApril 2022February 2025Allow3520YesNo
17657917METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC STEERING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2022April 2024Allow2410NoNo
17705608METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SESSION MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2022November 2024Allow3210NoNo
17763990RELAYING COMMUNICATIONS WITH MOBILE OBJECTSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3640YesNo
17700490WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING TXOP AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAMEMarch 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17642208DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRAFFIC IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2022February 2024Allow2320NoNo
17753204HARQ OPERATION AT PHY LAYER LEVELFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3920NoNo
17665803BLUETOOTH CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENTFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2430NoNo
17586638METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ALLOCATION AND USAGE OF RADIO RESOURCE, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA THROUGH UNLICENSED BAND CHANNEL, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACCESS OF RADIO RESOURCEJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3710NoNo
17577837INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND TERMINALJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3320NoNo
17647093RADIO UNIT CASCADING IN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKSJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2710NoNo
17624419METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING DATA TRANSMISSION LINK AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2910NoNo
17562674INTERFERENCE MITIGATION NEGOTIATION BETWEEN NETWORK ENTITIESDecember 2021November 2024Allow3510NoNo
17557495INTELLIGENT VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR CELLULAR LINK MONITORING AND FAILURE DETECTIONDecember 2021March 2024Allow2710NoNo
17558270OPTIMIZING LAYER ASSIGNMENT DURING EPS FALLBACK PROCEDURESDecember 2021November 2023Allow2310NoNo
17556782TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION BASED ARTIFICIAL NOISE INJECTIONDecember 2021May 2024Allow2900NoNo
17457855HARQ CODEBOOK DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2021November 2024Allow3520NoNo
17543016METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING OF SPECIAL SCELL SELECTION IN DUAL CONNECTIVITYDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510YesNo
17542056INTERNET PROTOCOL BROADCASTINGDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410YesNo
17614561METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR TIME DIVISION DUPLEX SYNCHRONIZATION FOR DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM, AND MEDIUMNovember 2021November 2023Allow2410YesNo
17524772INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATIONNovember 2021September 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17523562METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS, APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS, METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALSNovember 2021February 2023Allow1510NoNo
17454444METHODS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN REPEATER AND INTELLIGENT REFLECTIVE SURFACE OPERATIONS IN AN ASSISTIVE DEVICENovember 2021March 2024Allow2810NoNo
17608790WIRELESS SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF WIRELESS SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS SYSTEMNovember 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17607857METHOD AND UE FOR HANDLING COLLISION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKOctober 2021November 2024Allow3730NoNo
17506877Reference Signal Sending Method And ApparatusOctober 2021June 2024Allow3110NoNo
17506504RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND TERMINALOctober 2021July 2024Allow3210NoNo
17506511WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEOctober 2021June 2024Allow3210NoNo
17503168LTF SEQUENCES FOR 320 MHZ WIFI CHANNELSOctober 2021May 2024Allow3210YesNo
17499054METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR INITIATING TIME SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION SERVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021January 2024Allow2710NoNo
17450147AUTOMATIC POLICY CONFIGURATION FOR PACKET FLOWSOctober 2021January 2024Allow2710YesNo
17492661METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION THROUGH COMMUNICATION LINK, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17598413TIME-SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM, RELAY APPARATUS, TIME-SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2100YesNo
17484742Variable Application of Quality of ServiceSeptember 2021May 2023Allow2010YesNo
17593816Systems and Methods for Network-side UL Cancellation Using Interlaced Frequency Resource AllocationSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2700NoNo
17440586PSCCH CONTROL CHANNEL DESIGN FOR NR V2X SIDELINK COMMUNICATION AND PSCCH DMRS PHYSICAL STRUCTURESSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17440607USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2021May 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17446997SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLIENT DEVICE ROAMING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK TO PROVIDE LOSSLESS VIDEO TRANSMISSION SERVICESSeptember 2021March 2023Allow1920YesNo
17467608DYNAMIC RESOURCE COORDINATION FOR FULL-DUPLEX INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL (IAB)September 2021October 2023Allow2510NoNo
17401607METHOD FOR IMPROVING CALL PERFORMANCE IN WIRELESS NETWORKAugust 2021November 2023Allow2710YesNo
17386651QUALITY OF SERVICE ADJUSTING METHOD BASED ON APPLICATION CATEGORIES AND SYSTEM THEREOFJuly 2021January 2023Allow1700NoNo
17425170PROVISION OF RACH RELATED INFORMATION FOR CONNECTION FAILURE DETECTIONJuly 2021April 2024Allow3310NoNo
17425186USER TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2021April 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17382162AiNO: AN AI NETWORK OPERATORJuly 2021March 2023Allow1910NoNo
17424307METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PACKET DROPPING IN A FRONTHAUL NETWORKJuly 2021December 2023Allow2820NoNo
17378078WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL COMMUNICATION UNIT ARRANGED TO COMMUNICATE WITH SUBSCRIBER COMMUNICATION UNITSJuly 2021August 2023Allow2520YesNo
17373797USER EQUIPMENT THAT DETERMINES RADIO LINK FAILURE USING TIMER AND RADIO LINK QUALITY, AND CORRESPONDING BASE STATIONJuly 2021October 2022Allow1510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SMARTH, GERALD A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
13
(81.2%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(18.8%)
Reversal Percentile
29.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 18.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
51
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(27.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
37
(72.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
37.4%
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, 27.5% 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 SMARTH, GERALD A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SMARTH, GERALD A works in Art Unit 2478 and has examined 758 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SMARTH, GERALD A's allowance rate of 88.8% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SMARTH, GERALD A receive 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% 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 SMARTH, GERALD A is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMARTH, GERALD A. This interview benefit is in the 44% 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, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% 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 37.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 49% 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, 69.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 53.1% 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, 37.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 33% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 60% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

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:

    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.

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