USPTO Examiner GHULAMALI QUTBUDDIN - Art Unit 2632

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18741658DEVICE AUTHENTICATION IN A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKJune 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18732438GEOLOCATION OF WIRELESS NETWORK USERSJune 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18656266LABOR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18624878LIGHTING FIXTURE DATA HUBS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO USE THE SAMEApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18391098OPTIMIZING TRANSMISSION OF A SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BY A WIRELESS DEVICEDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18519361SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENCE AND PULSE DETECTION FROM WIRELESS SIGNALSNovember 2023March 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18510444CROWDSOURCED CONTACT TRACINGNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18506443Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Determining Location of Tags in an Environment Using Mobile AntennasNovember 2023June 2025Allow2020YesNo
18505344Tracking Systems with Electronic Devices and TagsNovember 2023April 2025Allow1720YesNo
18372192APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BAGGAGE, A METHOD FOR MANAGING BAGGAGE AND A BAGGAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2023May 2025Abandon2010YesNo
18236885Apparatus and Locale-Based Method for Thwarting Deceptions and/or Denial of ServicesAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610NoNo
18227538CONNECTIBLE COMPONENT IDENTIFICATIONJuly 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18346452WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18340548Network Computer System to Evaluate an Operator of a Freight VehicleJune 2023August 2024Allow1310YesNo
18334570BEVERAGE ENTERTAINMENT GLASS AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023August 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18206712WIRELESS BROADBAND METER COLLARJune 2023April 2024Allow1110YesNo
18200073IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUSMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18139233SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALL MANAGEMENTApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18033379I/Q DOMAIN MODULATION METHOD, DUAL DOMAIN MODULATION METHOD, AND MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2023December 2023Allow710NoNo
18137689Systems and Methods for Intercept Directing in a Monitoring SystemApril 2023May 2024Allow1220NoNo
18123485DIRECTED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMarch 2023July 2023Allow410NoNo
18118614LABOR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18175994Environmental Conditions Monitoring SystemFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18114520NOTIFICATION DEVICEFebruary 2023November 2023Allow910YesNo
18111873DATA TRANSITION TRACKING FOR RECEIVED DATAFebruary 2023August 2023Allow600NoNo
18099764Electromagnetic Telemetry Transmitter Apparatus and Mud Pulse-Electromagnetic Telemetry AssemblyJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1101NoNo
18094079EMERGENCY SERVICES SUPPORT FOR A DEVICE WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A VALID SUBSCRIPTIONJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18066023DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AUDIO SANITIZATIONDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18078386METHOD FOR LOCATING A USER DEVICE IN A SUB-ZONE OF A MAIN ZONE DEFINED WITH RESPECT TO A VEHICLEDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010NoNo
18062856Method for Broadcast Radio Communication ServicesDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910NoNo
18074120SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE HEADLIGHTDecember 2022March 2024Allow1621NoYes
18072898PEAK TO SIGMA RATIO MEASUREMENT WITH ACTIVE GEO-LOCATION FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK DEVICESDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
17925976OPERATION METHOD OF VRU FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS TO AND FROM RSU IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022March 2025Allow2800NoNo
17998132ASSET TRACKING TECHNOLOGIESNovember 2022June 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17972198CYBER-PHYSICAL INTEGRATED RESTORATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS BASED ON EMERGENCY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17960321APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BAGGAGE, A METHOD FOR MANAGING BAGGAGE AND A BAGGAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17959651POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND APPARATUSOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17957500SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIMIZATION USING GEO-DATA FOR IMPROVED USER EXPERIENCESeptember 2022July 2025Allow3320NoNo
17955918Device Positioning Method and Related ApparatusSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2800NoNo
17955090Methods and Systems for Partitioning Media Content Across Different Network Slices in a NetworkSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3200NoNo
17906901COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND BASE STATIONSeptember 2022July 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17912748METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SAMESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17944038RESOURCE SELECTION METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17931845DEVICE POSITIONINGSeptember 2022February 2025Allow3010YesNo
17931245SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK FALLBACK FOR MULTIMEDIA PRIORITY SERVICESSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17939118LOW LATENCY DATA HANDOFF USING PHASE ROTATION AND CLOCK GAPPINGSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3000NoNo
17909580ADDING PER-USER EQUIPMENT CONTROLS TO RADIO INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER E2 POLICYSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17902070System and Method for Presence and Pulse Detection from Wireless SignalsSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17900733Fabric-Based Items With Stretchable BandsAugust 2022July 2024Allow2230NoNo
17908120COMMUNICATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAugust 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17897846METHOD OF PROVIDING ACTIVITY NOTIFICATION AND DEVICE THEREOFAugust 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17894439AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE VISUAL BASED COMMUNICATIONAugust 2022February 2023Allow610NoNo
17821155EPHEMERIS INFORMATION SIGNALINGAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110YesNo
17801011METHOD FOR TRIGGERING ADVANCED AUTOMATIC COLLISION NOTIFICATION USING PRE-CRASH SYSTEMAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17819984COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PERFORMING DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SHIFT KEYING BASED ON A PLURALITY OF PREVIOUS SIGNALS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17885808AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND USER INTERFACE DEVICEAugust 2022July 2025Allow3520NoNo
17884681APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION OF CONTROL AUTHORITY TRANSITION IN VEHICLEAugust 2022March 2023Allow710YesNo
17798259PWS SERVICE METHOD IN NPNAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17883186DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPATCHING PUBLIC-SAFETY RESPONDER TYPES TO A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCATIONAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17797546CHANGE REQUEST WITH INDICATION THAT NO NOTIFICATION OF SUBSCRIBED DATA CHANGE IS TO BE SENT TO REQUESTING NETWORK FUNCTIONAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17873503TRAFFIC MONITORING USING OPTICAL SENSORSJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17872483SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND ENSURING STUDENT SAFETYJuly 2022January 2025Allow3011NoNo
17795226METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SECURE CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVER AND A BASE STATION NODEJuly 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17871284WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2022March 2023Allow810YesNo
17793414ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17793636METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CELL RESELECTION AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510NoNo
17857934Methods And System For Collaborative Local PositioningJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17851162IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUSJune 2022February 2023Allow810NoNo
17849068LOCATION TRACKING OF ASSETSJune 2022November 2022Allow500NoNo
178459156 GHZ NON-PSC AP DISCOVERYJune 2022May 2025Allow3410YesNo
17844269SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR OPTIMIZED RETURN TO HPLMNJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17784294Person Protection System, Method and System for Localizing a Wirelessly Communicating Object TransponderJune 2022May 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17827112COLLECTING AND VISUALIZING HEALTH PROFILE DATA OF RADIO ACCESS NETWORK COMPONENTSMay 2022October 2024Allow2810YesNo
17748642NOTIFICATION DEVICEMay 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17663729Sidelink Positioning Method and ApparatusMay 2022October 2024Allow2910YesNo
17740161MONITORED ENVIRONMENT FINGERPRINT MODELING SYSTEMMay 2022March 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17775052DIGITAL RECEIVER WITH PHASE OFFSET COMPENSATIONMay 2022November 2023Allow1810NoNo
17662311PREDICTIVE PERSONAL THREAT LEVELS VIA USER DEVICEMay 2022April 2025Allow3520YesNo
17773844SYSTEM FOR THE INSPECTION, EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF THE LEVEL OF CYBERSECURITY OF A VEHICLEMay 2022March 2025Allow3520YesNo
17773803COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHODMay 2022March 2025Allow3510NoNo
17773654CONDITIONAL FULL CONFIGURATION AND CONDITIONAL DELTA CONFIGURATIONMay 2022May 2025Allow3610NoNo
17769777SENDING OR RECEIVING SMS BY INTERNET MESSAGING APPLICATION WITHOUT USING INTERNETApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17659359MANAGING TRANSMISSION OF MISBEHAVIOR REPORTSApril 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17659439UPLINK TRANSMISSION DURING A CELL SLEEP MODE OPERATIONApril 2022February 2025Allow3420NoNo
17720806METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING EVENTS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17768813TERMINALApril 2022November 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17657565METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING EMERGENCY SERVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORKMarch 2022January 2024Allow2110NoNo
17710370UWB RANGING METHOD, UWB RANGING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17709635SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONSMarch 2022February 2025Allow3410NoNo
17765452COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, CORE NETWORK PART AND METHODSMarch 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17681929SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATION OF WIRELESS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNIQUESFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17671493SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALL MANAGEMENTFebruary 2022October 2022Allow810NoNo
17668857METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING DEVICES IN IOT ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3110YesNo
17667690ENHANCED MULTI-CONNECTION OPERATIONSFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17586776Variable Rate Sampling in a Bluetooth Receiver using Connection StatusJanuary 2022November 2022Allow1010NoNo
17584295LIGHTING FIXTURE DATA HUBS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO USE THE SAMEJanuary 2022December 2023Allow2320YesNo
17584332METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FETCHING GRADIENT DATA FOR FEDERATED LEARNING PROCESSJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17572845METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRIER FREQUENCY-OFFSET DETERMINATION AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022April 2023Allow1500NoNo
17566406Reducing Wireless Device Service InterruptionsDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17562460Environmental Conditions Monitoring SystemDecember 2021January 2023Allow1310NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
51.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(60.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(40.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
87.8%
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, 60.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN works in Art Unit 2632 and has examined 522 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN's allowance rate of 90.2% places them in the 71% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN receive 1.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% 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 GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN 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 +12.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN. This interview benefit is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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 57.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 80% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 71% 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 37.0% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 66% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.
  • 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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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.