USPTO Examiner SINGH HIRDEPAL - Art Unit 2631

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18631851HANDOVER CONTROL METHOD, AND USER APPARATUSApril 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18630466ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED BIOMETRIC INFORMATION BASED ON BIOMETRIC SIGNAL USING SAMEApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18600092METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS SYSTEMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18594851ANTENNA PATTERN MATCHING AND MOUNTINGMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18581469COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18419398CONNECTED VEHICLE SERVICES PRIVACY AND PROTECTIONJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18511709PARAMETER BASED ADAPTION OF A TRANSMISSION SCHEME ON A RADIO RESOURCENovember 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
18388146METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PAGING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2023April 2025Allow1720YesNo
18502421PRIORITIZED SCHEDULING FOR UWB RANGINGNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18495258Systems and Methods for Integrated Automated Sports Data Collection and Analytics PlatformOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18214186QUANTIZATION OF CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEMSJune 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18207590APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING OPERATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJune 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18199669SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICULAR DATA COMMUNICATIONMay 2023July 2024Allow1410YesNo
18141439WIRELESS INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18126792ADAPTIVE LOCATION ALERTSMarch 2023May 2024Allow1410NoNo
18120852DEVICE FOR REMINDING AND MEASURING MATERIAL LEVEL INSIDE A MATERIAL CONTAINERMarch 2023April 2024Allow1410NoNo
18181168ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED BIOMETRIC INFORMATION BASED ON BIOMETRIC SIGNAL USING SAMEMarch 2023December 2024Allow2110YesNo
18103254System and Methods For Detecting Vehicle Braking Events Using Data From Fused Sensors in Mobile DevicesJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2020NoNo
18150951Adaptive Rule Based Engine for QoS computations of Internet services over satelliteJanuary 2023August 2024Allow2010NoNo
18088736TRANSMISSION DEVICEDecember 2022December 2024Allow2400NoNo
18079708APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS, APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALSDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18075631PRIORITIZED SCHEDULING FOR UWB RANGINGDecember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
18073945SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MOVING OBJECT DETECTION AND LOCATION DETERMINATION USING DELAY RATE SPECTRUMDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
17924752METHOD AND MANAGEMENT ENTITY FOR DETERMINATION OF GEOFENCENovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17975464PARAMETER BASED ADAPTION OF A TRANSMISSION SCHEME ON A RADIO RESOURCEOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17919526TRANSMITTER ARRANGEMENT, TRANSCEIVER, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17958508SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEOctober 2022June 2025Allow3220NoNo
17958118ADJUSTMENT OF BLE RSSI VALUES BASED ON A TAG'S LIKELY LOCATIONSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3310YesNo
17957930EXPANSION OF GEO-FENCE SIZE BASED ON A TAG'S LIKELY LOCATIONSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17957885TECHNIQUES FOR PAGING EARLY INDICATION FOR UE POWER SAVING IN IDLE/INACTIVE STATESeptember 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17945820METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVISIONING A SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE (SIM) TO CONDUCT TESTING OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICESeptember 2022September 2023Abandon1210NoNo
17942240HANDLING OF TEMPORARY NON ACCESS STRATUM PARAMETERS DURING REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR THE UE SUPPORTING REGISTRATION TO THE NETWORK USING 3GPP NETWORK ACCESS AND NON-3GPP NETWORK ACCESSSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17942320ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT BASED ON RECEPTION INTERVAL BETWEEN SS/PBCH BLOCK AND DATA AND METHOD FOR THE SAMESeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110YesNo
17941085POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MOBILE TERMINALSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1620NoNo
17930790Network Slice Allocation and Network Slice RejectionSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17940456ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17902181DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DEVICE, BASE STATION, TERMINAL AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022May 2023Allow910NoNo
17894939SENSING PERIPHERAL HEURISTIC EVIDENCE, REINFORCEMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17821630ERROR CORRECTION FOR DECODING FRAMESAugust 2022September 2023Allow1300NoNo
17892680PAGING EARLY INDICATIONS IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKSAugust 2022May 2025Allow3320YesNo
17889398METHOD AND DEVICE IN COMMUNICATION NODE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17887982VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ALERTS FOR AVOIDANCE OF ABNORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONSAugust 2022July 2024Allow2310YesNo
17886577SECURELY CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION SESSIONS USING USER DOMAINAugust 2022March 2025Allow3120YesNo
17817317INDEX MODULATION FOR PHY SIGNATURE SELECTIONAugust 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17878803RELAY DISCOVERY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17874010SENSING PERIPHERAL HEURISTIC EVIDENCE, REINFORCEMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2022December 2022Allow410YesNo
17758396METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS OF TERMINAL TO PRIVATE NETWORKJuly 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17789815METHOD FOR CHANNEL SWITCHING IN WIRELESS MESH NETWORK, AND WIRELESS DEVICEJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17789632SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING RICH CONTACTS FOR PRE-PHONECALL COMMUNICATIONJune 2022April 2025Allow3310YesNo
17837284DYNAMIC TRACING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSJune 2022October 2024Allow2900YesNo
17831857ASSET TRACKING AND PROTECTIONJune 2022September 2023Allow1510YesNo
17751415METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION MODE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022April 2023Allow1010NoNo
17744372ENHANCED SELECTIVE ATTESTATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSMay 2022November 2024Allow3010NoNo
17657910CLOUD SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OUTDOOR GRILL WITH MOBILE APPLICATIONApril 2022September 2022Allow610NoNo
17699142VEHICLE DATA SHARING WITH INTERESTED PARTIESMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710YesNo
17655281INTELLIGENT SECURITY VIA ACCURATE MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION SENSINGMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010YesNo
17654381MODEL-BASED CHANNEL STATE INFORMATIONMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17653794Online validation service secures access to devices connected wirelessly to a secure secondary intelligent router module, which is connected via a wireless connection to a Primary Wired/Wireless Router/ModemMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17639425Network Configuration Information Configuration Method and DeviceMarch 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17639048UAS SERVICE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17638955METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREDICTING A SWITCHING STATE AND/OR A SWITCHING TIME OF A SIGNALING SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC CONTROLFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2820YesNo
17639105Position DeterminationFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2400NoNo
17668772Authentication Reject Handling for SNPN-Enabled UEFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17669241PRIVACY PRESERVING ZERO KNOWLEDGE PROOF OF DEVICE CO-LOCATIONFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110YesNo
17665526COMPLEX MASS TRAJECTORIES FOR IMPROVED HAPTIC EFFECTFebruary 2022June 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17579771Adaptive Sensor Position Determination for Multiple Mobile SensorsJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3310YesNo
17576070POSITIONING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJanuary 2022September 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17576382METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED CHANNEL MAP ADVERTISEMENTSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17576679Public Land Mobile Network Selection for Non-Terrestrial NetworksJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17576638METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE TERMINALJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2910NoNo
17576578Non-Terrestrial Networks for International AreasJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2710NoNo
17574874SENSING PERIPHERAL HEURISTIC EVIDENCE, REINFORCEMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2022August 2022Allow720YesNo
17575122MAXIMUM SENSITIVITY DEGRADATIONJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17573565ADAPTATION OF AT LEAST ONE TRANSMIT EQUALIZER SETTINGJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1310YesNo
17572319Proactive Transceiver and Carrier Automated ArbitrationJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3310NoNo
17571852METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAP OPERATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17566905RELATIONSHIP GRAPHS FOR TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK FRAUD DETECTIONDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210NoNo
17561308Methods and Arrangements for Service AdvertisementsDecember 2021June 2025Allow4210NoNo
17560088METHOD OF PERFORMING A PAGING RECEPTION AND USER EQUIPMENT USING THE SAMEDecember 2021July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17645283SUBSCRIPTION FOR NON-DATA WIRELESS SERVICESDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010YesNo
17617538LOCATION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF MOVABLE UNITSDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810NoNo
17545365CONTROL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010NoNo
17544763PRE-CONFIGURING PARAMETER SETS FOR SERVING-NODE-AWARE CONNECTION MODESDecember 2021August 2023Allow2010YesNo
17536446METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING AND SCORING VEHICLE TRANSPORTATIONNovember 2021August 2023Allow2100YesNo
17535612LOW-POWER MOBILE TELEPHONY ALERT SYSTEMNovember 2021April 2023Allow1610YesNo
17535394METHOD FOR ACTIVATING SERVICE BASED ON USER SCENARIO PERCEPTION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND SYSTEMNovember 2021March 2023Allow1610NoNo
17526092MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND LOCATION FINDING METHODNovember 2021March 2023Allow1600NoNo
17520802METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING OR PROVIDING RTK POSITIONING CORRECTION DATA USING VIRTUAL CELLNovember 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17519715Radio Base Station and User Equipment and Methods ThereinNovember 2021April 2023Allow1810YesNo
17513328RFID BROADCAST AUTHENTICATED ACTIVATIONOctober 2021February 2024Allow2710YesNo
17507980SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK PLANNING BASED ON PRECISE REGION CLASSIFICATIONOctober 2021June 2024Allow3110YesNo
17508334Pairing Groups of AccessoriesOctober 2021February 2024Allow2810YesNo
17504711FEDERATED LEARNING ACROSS UE AND RANOctober 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17496866METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING OFDM SIGNAL, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING OFDM SIGNALOctober 2021March 2024Allow2910NoNo
17485709ABERRATION DETECTION TECHNOLOGYSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17598528USER EQUIPMENTSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2410NoNo
17598449METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING MULTIPLE IDENTIFICATION DEVICES FOR MOVING OBJECTSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3310YesNo
17486181METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL AND WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE SAMESeptember 2021October 2024Allow3720YesNo
17477341REQUEST-RESPONSE-BASED SHARING OF SENSOR INFORMATIONSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17439511CARRIER AGGREGATION IN A HIGH SPEED MODE OF A USER EQUIPMENTSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2500NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
7
(87.5%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(12.5%)
Reversal Percentile
23.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 12.5% 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
17
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(11.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(88.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
12.4%
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, 11.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 SINGH, HIRDEPAL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SINGH, HIRDEPAL works in Art Unit 2631 and has examined 924 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SINGH, HIRDEPAL's allowance rate of 88.7% 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 SINGH, HIRDEPAL receive 1.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 25% 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 SINGH, HIRDEPAL is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 91% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SINGH, HIRDEPAL. This interview benefit is in the 39% 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, 42.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 40.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.7% 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, 45.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 50% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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 11.0% of allowed cases (in the 89% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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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