USPTO Examiner PHU PHUONG M - Art Unit 2632

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18733376METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMS TO LOCATE PASSIVE INTERMODULATIONJune 2024February 2025Allow920NoNo
18635624CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18419360Method and System for Time-Aligned Media PlaybackJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1411YesNo
18405045METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED ACOUSTIC TRANSMISSION OF DATAJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18395704INTEGRATING VOLTERRA SERIES MODEL AND DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS TO EQUALIZE NONLINEAR POWER AMPLIFIERSDecember 2023December 2024Allow1110YesNo
18394376AMPLITUDE AND PHASE ERROR CORRECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CIRCUITDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18531638COMMUNICATION INTERFACE WITH CALIBRATING DELAY CIRCUITDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18386980PHASE INTERPOLATOR (PI) WITH CLAMPING CIRCUIT TO LIMIT OPERATION TO RANGE HAVING OPTIMAL INTEGRAL NON-LINEARITY AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18382766TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18479815CLOCK CORRECTION METHOD AND CLOCK CORRECTION CIRCUITOctober 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18553039TIME SYNCHRONIZATION DEVICE AND NETWORKSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1700NoNo
18472796CLOCK EDGE CORRECTING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1600NoNo
18469379FIFTH GENERATION NEW RADIO RADIO FREQUENCY SENSING WITH POLARIZATION CONFIGURATIONSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2110NoNo
18368091ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND SCOPESeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18243442RESET SYNCHRONIZING CIRCUIT AND GLITCHLESS CLOCK BUFFER CIRCUIT FOR PREVENTING START-UP FAILURE, AND IQ DIVIDER CIRCUITSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18453018SENSOR DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD AND SYSTEMAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18365857METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSITE BEAM OPERATION AND OVERHEAD REDUCTIONAugust 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18264112COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2023June 2025Allow2321NoNo
18229161METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING PHASE SHIFT TO DIGITAL PHASE-LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT TO ADJUST FREQUENCY OF LOCAL OSCILLATOR SIGNAL USED BY DOWN-CONVERSIONAugust 2023April 2025Allow2010NoNo
18222851METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS TO POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18261707AN IMPROVED SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18350220DEVICE AND COMPUTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DEVICEJuly 2023January 2025Allow1921NoNo
18258633TERMINAL AND BASE STATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18333118APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING CELL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18208127TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAMEJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18318162WIRELESS DEVICES AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING EXAMPLES OF MIXING COEFFICIENT DATA SPECIFIC TO A PROCESSING MODE SELECTIONMay 2023November 2024Allow1820YesNo
18195382METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTI-ANTENNA TRANSMISSION IN UE AND BASE STATIONMay 2023January 2025Allow2030NoNo
18036315WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECEIVING DEVICEMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18252096METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNSUPERVISED USER CLUSTERING AND POWER ALLOCATION IN NON-ORTHOGONAL MULTIPLE ACCESS (NOMA)-AIDED MASSIVE MULTIPLE INPUT-MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MIMO) NETWORKSMay 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18309652ETHERNET TRANSCEIVER CODING MODULEApril 2023February 2025Allow2210NoNo
18305964COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023November 2023Allow700YesNo
18031922COMMUNICATION STRUCTURESApril 2023February 2025Allow2220NoNo
18194816APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AN UPPER BOUND IN RESPECT OF A SPATIAL DOMAIN BEAM SELECTIONApril 2023November 2024Allow1910YesNo
18194355EQUALIZATION ADAPTATION SCHEMES FOR HIGH-SPEED LINKSMarch 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18127239SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD AND SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICEMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18165876BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD WHICH USE CHANNEL BONDINGFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1520NoNo
18096186Signal communication apparatus and method having re-sampling mechanismJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1900NoNo
18005033ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTROACOUSTIC CONVERSION APPARATUSJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2110NoNo
18094316PROCESSING METHOD IN A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER RECEIVING A DIGITALLY MODULATED SINGLE-CARRIER SIGNAL, ASSOCIATED WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAMJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2210NoNo
18014347METHOD AND DEVICE(S) FOR SUPPORTING CALIBRATION OF A MULTI-ANTENNA ARRAY COMPRISED IN AN ANTENNA DEVICE OPERATIVE WITH A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2420NoNo
18092561BAUD-RATE CLOCK RECOVERY LOCK POINT CONTROLJanuary 2023March 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18092013SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING DATA AND VOICE COMMUNICATIONS VIA SATELLITE NETWORKDecember 2022February 2025Allow2520YesNo
18003895BEAM SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NETWORK DEVICE, TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022March 2025Allow2630NoNo
18003026TRANSMITTER CIRCUITDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010NoNo
18085906METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING RANGING PERIOD OF MULTI-RANGING SESSION OF UWB COMMUNICATIONDecember 2022September 2024Allow2110NoNo
18002781GROUP-BASED BEAM REPORTING FOR MULTI-TRP OPERATIONDecember 2022November 2024Allow2320NoNo
18083937FULL-DUPLEX CONTACTLESS CONNECTORSDecember 2022August 2024Allow2020NoNo
18084193SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR TESTING, ANALYZING, AND ASSEMBLING RF MODULESDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010YesNo
18084057ADVANCED PHYSICAL LAYER (APL) ADAPTER FOR LEGACY FIELD DEVICESDecember 2022October 2024Allow2210NoNo
18078631SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYMBOL-SPACED PATTERN-ADAPTABLE DUAL LOOP CLOCK RECOVERY FOR HIGH SPEED SERIAL LINKSDecember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
18060612RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM HAVING RF NODES THAT DETERMINE A DESPREADING SEQUENCE AND PHASE AND TIMING OFFSETS FOR FREQUENCY AGILITYDecember 2022February 2024Allow1500NoNo
18060262PIPELINED COGNITIVE SIGNAL PROCESSORNovember 2022September 2024Allow2140YesNo
18059784TIME DOMAINS SYNCHRONIZATION IN A SYSTEM ON CHIPNovember 2022June 2023Allow700NoNo
17992913ENVELOPE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING GAIN COMPRESSION OF POWER AMPLIFIER IN RESPONSE TO NUMBER OF ACTIVE RESOURCE BLOCKS IN CHANNEL BANDWIDTH, ASSOCIATED ENVELOPE TRACKING METHOD, AND ASSOCIATED ENVELOPE TRACKING SUPPLY MODULATOR CIRCUITNovember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17986714DATA PROTOCOL OVER CLOCK LINENovember 2022September 2024Allow2230NoNo
17975884DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE, CHIP SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022April 2025Allow3011YesNo
17976025RIC FOR SELECTING CELL TO PERFORM COMP FUNCTION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEOctober 2022October 2024Allow2311NoNo
18050922DEVICE-CONTROLLED TRANSMIT CHAIN CONFIGURATION FOR HIGH POWER MODESOctober 2022June 2024Allow2010NoNo
17964723Channel Measurement Method and User EquipmentOctober 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17916972METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING OPTIMIZED PHASE ROTATION TO BROADBAND IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMOctober 2022December 2023Allow1400NoNo
17915439METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING A SIGNAL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CHIRPS, AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND DEVICESeptember 2022July 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17933557QUADRATURE CIRCUIT INTERCONNECT ARCHITECTURE WITH CLOCK FORWARDINGSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1710YesNo
17948207POWER AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM HAVING FORWARD AND REVERSE COUPLING AND DIGITAL PREDISTORTION COMPENSATIONSeptember 2022July 2025Allow4230NoNo
17947577INTEGRATING VOLTERRA SERIES MODEL AND DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS TO EQUALIZE NONLINEAR POWER AMPLIFIERSSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1110YesNo
17932473FREQUENCY SEARCH AND ERROR CORRECTION METHOD IN CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY CIRCUITSeptember 2022December 2022Allow300NoNo
17944215Synchronization between data and clock signals in high-speed interfacesSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1611NoNo
17943932MONITORING CIRCUIT OF PHASE LOCKED LOOP AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1700NoNo
17902139ONE-LINE SYNCHRONOUS INTERFACESeptember 2022August 2023Allow1100NoNo
17904484BEAM STEERING USING PASSIVE RADARAugust 2022July 2024Allow2310NoNo
17891130FREQUENCY RANGE CONVERSIONAugust 2022March 2024Allow1910NoNo
17799493METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS SUPPORTING SAMEAugust 2022March 2024Allow1910NoNo
17885554Lateral escape using triangular structure of transceiversAugust 2022May 2024Allow2110NoNo
17797758WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION DEVICEAugust 2022November 2023Allow1500NoNo
17817834RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL INTEGRITY VERIFICATIONAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010YesNo
17817955METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK SIGNAL AND DOWNLINK SIGNAL, UE AND BASE STATIONAugust 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17797533SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICEAugust 2022July 2024Allow2320NoNo
17865185RADIO SYNCHRONIZATIONJuly 2022November 2024Allow2800NoNo
17860039METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTI-ANTENNA TRANSMISSION IN UE AND BASE STATIONJuly 2022February 2023Allow710NoNo
17811009DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS BUS SUITABLE FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONSJuly 2022February 2024Allow1910YesNo
17851916PHASE MIXER NON-LINEARITY COMPENSATION WITHIN CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY CIRCUITRYJune 2022December 2023Allow1710YesNo
17847283APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING RELIABILITY IN COMMUNICATIONS AND RESOLUTION IN RESPECT OF CHARACTERISTICS OF UTILITY INFRASTRUCTUREJune 2022November 2024Allow2911NoNo
17840340DEVICE AND COMPUTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DEVICEJune 2022January 2024Allow1920NoNo
17838923ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING COARSE LOCK TIME OF PHASE LOCKED LOOP (PLL)June 2022December 2023Allow1810YesNo
17833971SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN DEVICES FOR PWM WAVEFORMSJune 2022February 2023Allow800NoNo
17828698SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMPENSATING FOR ACTUAL DATA PATH LATENCYMay 2022June 2023Allow1300NoNo
17746436METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADVANCED OFDM TRIGGERING TECHNIQUESMay 2022February 2024Allow2120YesNo
17744743PAM-4 RECEIVER WITH JITTER COMPENSATION CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERYMay 2022July 2023Allow1400NoNo
17742834SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING NETWORK EQUIPMENT FROM A REMOTE LOCATIONMay 2022July 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17662918SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CLOCK RECOVERY WITH LOW PHASE-ERROR FOR CARD EMULATION CLOCK-LESS NFC TRANSCEIVERSMay 2022August 2023Allow1610NoNo
17736550Antenna Arrangement for Distributed Massive MIMOMay 2022October 2023Allow1730NoNo
17736007RADIO RECEIVER SYNCHRONIZATIONMay 2022July 2023Allow1510NoNo
17733995DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17661050MINIATURIZED 5G DUAL-BAND MIMO RADIATING SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREOFApril 2022August 2024Abandon2820YesNo
17731651SIGNAL DISTORTION CORRECTION WITH TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER (TDC)April 2022February 2024Allow2210YesNo
17729173COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022March 2024Abandon2321NoNo
17728470Synchronization Signal (Sync Mark) Detection Using Multi-Frequency Sinusoidal (MFS) Signal-Based FilteringApril 2022May 2023Allow1310YesNo
17769315METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNELApril 2022December 2023Allow2010NoNo
17720671CLOCK PATTERN DETECTION AND CORRECTIONApril 2022August 2023Allow1620YesNo
17719974Methods and Circuits for Reducing Clock JitterApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17710377PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUIT AND IN-PHASE DISTRIBUTION CIRCUITMarch 2022May 2023Allow1300NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
7.8%
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
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(62.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(37.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
89.6%
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, 62.5% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner PHU, PHUONG M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PHU, PHUONG M works in Art Unit 2632 and has examined 518 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.8%, 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 PHU, PHUONG M's allowance rate of 95.8% places them in the 87% 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 PHU, PHUONG M receive 1.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 20% 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 PHU, PHUONG 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 +0.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PHU, PHUONG M. This interview benefit is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 60% 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 56.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% 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, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 72.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 65% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 11.3% 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:

  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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.