USPTO Examiner LEE SIU M - Art Unit 2632

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19067675SATELLITE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON TIME DIVISION DUPLEX TDD FRAME STRUCTURE DESIGNFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
18715050Communication method of wireless internet of things under asynchronous frequency hopping networkingMay 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18674226POSITIONING SYSTEM WITH NLOS IDENTIFICATION AND MULTIPATH MITIGATIONMay 2024July 2025Allow1420NoNo
18666004UPLINK CARRIER SELECTION FOR PRACH TRANSMISSION BETWEEN A NR DEDICATED CARRIER AND A LTE/NR SHARED CARRIERMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18657094REDUNDANT ASSET TRACKINGMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18686659PULSE SHAPING IN DELAY-DOPPLER DOMAINFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18441870REPORTING OF COMBINED MEASUREMENT ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE SAMPLES FOR A POSITION ESTIMATION SESSIONFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18407650USER EQUIPMENT ASSISTED MAPPING OF ACCESS POINTSJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2600NoNo
18399038TECHNIQUES FOR REFERENCE SIGNAL INTERFERENCE CANCELING OR RATE MATCHINGDecember 2023October 2025Allow2210YesNo
18540834PAGING PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023December 2025Allow2400YesNo
18525326REMOTE DEVICE TELEMETRY AND COMMUNICATIONNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18521666METHOD FOR MOBILITY MANAGEMENT IN SATELLITE-TERRESTRIAL INTEGRATED NETWORK BASED ON BLOCKCHAINNovember 2023March 2026Allow2710NoNo
18559370LOCATION OFFSET DETERMINATION FOR A UAVNovember 2023February 2026Allow2700YesNo
18556041POSITIONINGOctober 2023January 2026Allow2710YesNo
18381029ANNOUNCING UWB / NBA-UWB-MMS RANGING ROUNDS VIA NARROWBAND-BASED ADVERTISEMENTSOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010YesNo
18377282RECEIVER BASED ON MULTIPLE FREQUENCY-SHIFT KEYING MODULATION AND RECEIVING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023January 2024Allow300YesNo
18478169SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DC POWER AND DATA COMMUNICATION OVER A SINGLE PAIR OF WIRES, FOR A QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANTSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18375043METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING SENSING FRAMES IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMSeptember 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18470104STATE DETECTION METHOD AND CONFIGURATION METHOD FOR NETWORK COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18281800POSITION DETERMINATION TIMING SELECTION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, POSITION DETERMINATION TIMING SELECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18464675PAGING EARLY INDICATION LOCATION DETERMINATIONSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2920NoNo
18548705CONFIGURATION FRAMEWORK AND POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) ASSOCIATION MECHANISMS AND TRIGGERING FOR RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE (RIS)-AIDED POSITIONING AND OBJECT SENSINGSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18456704COMPUTATIONAL SENSING FOR TELECOMMUNICATION TARGET LOCALIZATIONAugust 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18455970RADIO FREQUENCY MAP AGGREGATIONAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18237281COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USER APPARATUS AND BASE STATIONAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18547648PRS MEASUREMENT CROSS VALIDATIONAugust 2023September 2025Allow2500NoNo
18365123GROUP-BASED PRS BROADCAST FOR SIDELINK POSITIONINGAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18364970SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEMAugust 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18275758BATCH POSITIONING REPORTINGAugust 2023February 2026Allow3110YesNo
18363691METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINED SIGNALING FOR SIDELINK ASSISTED POSITIONINGAugust 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18263104DOUBLE DIFFERENTIAL TIMING PROCEDURES AND INDICATION OF A REQUIRED REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR POSITIONING MEASUREMENT SETJuly 2023February 2026Allow3111NoNo
18261772TIME-DRIFT ERROR MITIGATION FOR ROUND-TRIP-TIME POSITIONINGJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710NoNo
18350439WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEJuly 2023December 2025Allow2910NoNo
18261016POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON DOWNLINK (DL) CHANNEL INFORMATION, AND DEVICEJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710NoNo
18219181TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, AND RECEPTION DEVICEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18343672TECHNIQUES FOR SHARING USAGE COST INFORMATIONJune 2023July 2025Allow2500NoNo
18212550ONE-TO-MANY AND MANY-TO-MANY RANGING USING NBA-MMS UWB PROTOCOLSJune 2023November 2025Allow2910YesNo
18336664SENSING ASSISTED POSITIONINGJune 2023March 2026Allow3301YesNo
18333811ANALOG VIDEO TRANSPORT OVER IMPERFECT ELECTROMAGNETIC PATHWAYSJune 2023August 2025Allow2620NoNo
18255809OPTIMIZATION OF SIGNALING FOR BEAM SHAPE ASSISTANCE DATA FOR MOBILE DEVICE LOCATIONJune 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18201348ULTRA-RELIABLE LOW LATENCY COMMUNICATION WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION-RECEPTION POINTSMay 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18323286MILLIMETER WAVE DIGITAL PREDISTORTION CALIBRATIONMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18322435SATELLITE-BASED OPERATION OF A MOBILE DEVICEMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18200836FREQUENCY MODULATION TRACKING FOR BAND REJECTION TO REDUCE DYNAMIC RANGEMay 2023May 2024Allow1210YesNo
18321454Load Modulated Radio-frequency Amplifier with Digital PredistortionMay 2023October 2025Allow2910YesNo
18316729IMPROVING SIDELINK POSITIONING VIA MESSAGING BETWEEN WIRELESS NODESMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18315936METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICE SIGNAL TO INTERFERENCE PLUS NOISE RATIO (SINR) IMPROVEMENT VIA POLARIZATION ADJUSTING/OPTIMIZATIONMay 2023December 2023Allow710NoNo
18315165POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS)-BASED REFERENCE SIGNAL TIME DIFFERENCE (RSTD) MEASUREMENTSMay 2023February 2025Abandon2230YesNo
18313732METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING PDCCH, AND BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENTMay 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18035402DELAY DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DELAY INSTRUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2023October 2025Allow2910YesNo
18251708REPORTING UE UL TX TIMING QUALITY FOR UL OR DL-UL BASED POSITION METHODS FOR NR POSITIONINGMay 2023July 2025Allow2600NoNo
18033384PHASE DOMAIN MODULATION METHOD DEPENDENT ON SPATIAL POSITIONApril 2023October 2023Allow600NoNo
18135459Positioning Methods Facilitated by A Server UEApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18032308ACCESS OFFSET DETERMINATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH PAGING IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKSApril 2023January 2026Allow3320NoNo
18128315Signaling in a Wireless NetworkMarch 2023October 2025Allow3040NoNo
18117519Low-Complexity Resource-Efficient Demodulation Reference for 5G and 6GMarch 2023October 2024Allow1911NoNo
18117836RELAXATION OF UE MEASUREMENTSMarch 2023June 2023Allow400NoNo
18173013BLE PROTOCOL-BASED BATTERY-FREE MULTI-MODE TRANSCEIVERFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18172092DISTRIBUTED TIME SYNCHRONIZATION FOR TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL (TDOA) USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB)February 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18109325ANTENNA CONFIGURATION SELECTIONFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2400YesNo
18107202ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RECEIVING PAGING MESSAGE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210YesNo
18019649REQUESTING A CONFIGURATION CHANGE FOR A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODEFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18161513Two Way Pager SystemJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2900YesNo
18102713DATA DRIVEN SPECTRUM SHARINGJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3210NoNo
18018384CONFIGURING POSITIONING SIGNALS AND MEASUREMENTS TO REDUCE LATENCYJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3410NoNo
18018244EXTENDED BUFFERING OF DATA-TRANSFER CONTROL INFORMATIONJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18155881OPERATION MODE INDICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2920NoNo
18005176COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND BASE STATIONJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18094338POSITIONING MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18093819METHOD AND DEVICE IN COMMUNICATION NODES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18068516APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING BEAMFORMING ANTENNAS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMIZED COVERAGEDecember 2022April 2025Allow2800NoNo
18067145REPORTING WIDE BANDWIDTH OPERATION FOR BEAMFORMINGDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18082887OPTIMIZING COEXISTENCE OF RADIO SIGNALS IN A WEARABLE DEVICEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
18065767UPLINK UE POSITIONINGDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18001787Information Transmission Method and Apparatus and Terminal DeviceDecember 2022September 2024Allow2100NoNo
18064315SCHEDULING USE OF HETEROGENEOUS FREQUENCY SCHEMES FOR RADIO-BASED NETWORKSDecember 2022November 2024Allow2320NoNo
17928291TERMINAL POSITIONING METHOD AND DEVICENovember 2022October 2025Allow3520NoNo
17998843ELECTRONIC PERSONAL PROTECTIVE DEVICENovember 2022August 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18054569COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022May 2024Allow1830NoNo
18054673POSITIONING USING A LINE-OF-SIGHT SIGNALNovember 2022July 2025Allow3220YesNo
18053310MIXING COEFFICIENT DATA FOR PROCESSING MODE SELECTIONNovember 2022November 2024Allow2420YesNo
18052910USER EQUIPMENT LOCATION DETERMINATION USING DIFFERENT COVERAGE TYPESNovember 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17979814Single-Point Demodulation Reference for Noise Mitigation in 5G and 6GNovember 2022January 2023Allow210NoNo
18052126INTERFERENCE DETECTION AND REJECTION IN A COMMUNICATION/NAVIGATION NARROWBAND AND WIDEBAND RADIONovember 2022June 2025Allow3110YesNo
17979141DYNAMIC RAT AND LAYER MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT FOR DUAL-CAPABLE IOT DEVICESNovember 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
18050256BEAM SWEEPING BASED ON A USER EQUIPMENT OPERATING STATEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3520YesNo
17973412INTERFERENCE-AWARE BEAMFORMINGOctober 2022April 2024Allow1800NoNo
18047992COMPUTATIONAL SENSING FOR TELECOMMUNICATION TARGET LOCALIZATIONOctober 2022April 2023Allow600NoNo
18046692SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTICS AND INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK AND A CORE NETWORKOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
18045983LOCATION OF TRACKING REFERENCE SIGNAL AVAILABILITY INFORMATIONOctober 2022June 2025Allow3220YesNo
17938165VIRTUAL ANCHOR DETECTION BASED ON CHANNEL TAP REMOVALOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
17937154PAGING EARLY INDICATION FOR A USER EQUIPMENTSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17951102DETERMINING A CELL TO WHICH TO CONNECT USER EQUIPMENTSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17952186NFC ANTI-RELAY PROTECTIONSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3010YesNo
17949982SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE AND TERMINALSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1630NoNo
17949523ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17912670ANTENNA SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2610NoNo
17606379REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2022June 2025Allow4420NoNo
17932516TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINED DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION WITH OVER-THE-AIR SIGNALINGSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17943007DETECTION CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3000NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, SIU M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
3
(60.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(40.0%)
Reversal Percentile
62.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.0% 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
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(18.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(81.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
22.1%
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, 18.2% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner LEE, SIU M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEE, SIU M works in Art Unit 2632 and has examined 943 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 14 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEE, SIU M's allowance rate of 96.0% places them in the 86% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEE, SIU M receive 1.06 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 11% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, SIU M is 14 months. This places the examiner in the 99% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, SIU M. This interview benefit is in the 28% 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, 34.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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 65.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 10% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% 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 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, 52.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 52% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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 29.8% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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:

  • 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.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.