USPTO Examiner ALI SHAWKAT M - Art Unit 2633

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18741250MECHANISMS FOR REDUCTION OF OVERLAP DURING ZONE CASTING WITH ALTERNATIVE MAIN TRANSMITTERS AND TIME ALIGNMENT FOR OVERLAYED RADIO TRANSMISSIONSJune 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18734123DISTRIBUTING MATRIX MULTIPLICATION PROCESSING AMONG PROCESSING NODESJune 2024March 2025Allow910YesNo
18620526SIGNAL INJECTION AT RADIO TAP POINTS IN A TIME DOMAINMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18611528CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION OVERHEAD REDUCTION FOR MULTI-TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINT/PANEL AND CELL FREE MULTIPLE INPUT, MULTIPLE OUTPUTMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18419473SUPERDIRECTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY MULTI-USER PRECODING METHOD, DEVICE AND MEDIUMJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610YesNo
18413416DIGITAL PREDISTORTION CALIBRATIONJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310YesNo
18410994DUAL PHYSICALLY-DRIVEN AND DATA-DRIVEN METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING INTERNAL RESPONSE OF BRIDGEJanuary 2024July 2024Allow620YesNo
18529339Signal Transmission Device, Industrial Apparatus and VehicleDecember 2023April 2025Allow1600NoNo
18510224APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR JITTER MEASUREMENTNovember 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18502028WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2023June 2025Allow1901NoNo
18497478MEASUREMENT APPLICATION DEVICE, AND METHODOctober 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18495994METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT A CHANNEL AND APPARATUSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710YesNo
18380300METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING DATA OVER MEDIUM AND HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINESOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18478412INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1600NoNo
18476660SIGNAL GENERATORSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1810YesNo
18471279TRANSMISSION STRATEGY SIGNALINGSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1010YesNo
18464005METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSION-BASED CSI REPORTINGSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1420YesNo
18234879HEADER REPETITION IN PACKET-BASED OFDM SYSTEMSAugust 2023April 2024Allow810YesNo
18232341NOVEL JITTER NOISE DETECTORAugust 2023April 2024Allow810YesNo
18446082COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910YesNo
18272102COMMUNICATION PATH PRESUMING METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICEJuly 2023January 2025Allow1810YesNo
18271953METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS DIRECTED TO SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL ANTENNA SWITCHINGJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18220848SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINT USER PRIORITIZATION AND ANTENNA ALLOCATION IN MASSIVE MU-MIMOJuly 2023April 2025Abandon2101NoNo
18351271TRAINING METHOD, ARITHMETIC PROCESSING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING TRAINING PROGRAMJuly 2023April 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18260411RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE, RIS, AIDED AND NON-RIS-AIDED SIGNAL TIMINGJuly 2023May 2025Allow2211YesNo
18216124REDUCED INTERPATH INTERFERENCE FOR ULTRAWIDEBAND (UWB) WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJune 2023May 2025Allow2310YesNo
18341374DEVICE AND SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY MEASUREMENT, REPORT, AND CHANGE PROCEDURE BY TERMINAL FOR CHANGING TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION POINT, AND BASE STATION PROCEDURE FOR SUPPORTING SAMEJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18340107Method for Determining Remote Radio Device and Distributed APJune 2023November 2024Allow1710NoNo
18338920PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER DECODER SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18338059DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORM SPREAD ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING WAVEFORM PRE-EQUALIZATIONJune 2023November 2024Allow1710YesNo
18257882METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023February 2025Allow2000YesNo
18334953DISTRIBUTING STAGED SAMPLED SIGNALS AND CONVEYING ANALOG SAMPLES OVER ELECTROMAGNETIC PATHWAYSJune 2023December 2024Allow1911YesNo
18331714ESTABLISHING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN A SYSTEM FORMING A BEAM BY SELECTING FROM A PRE-DETERMINED PLURALITY OF ANTENNA WEIGHT VECTORSJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18329269METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING PRECODER PARAMETERS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18327655RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2023April 2025Allow2330YesNo
18324631Communication Method and ApparatusMay 2023September 2024Allow1610YesNo
18201763METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A DEMAPPING SYSTEM WITH PHASE COMPENSATION TO DEMAP UPLINK TRANSMISSIONSMay 2023December 2024Allow1910YesNo
18038194ADAPTIVE EQUALIZATION FILTER AND METHOD FOR UPDATING FILTER COEFFICIENTSMay 2023October 2024Allow1710NoNo
18317272RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE OR REPEATER ASSISTED SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK TRANSMISSION AND INITIAL ACCESSMay 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18316074ESTIMATION OF AN EXPECTED ENERGY VALUE OF A HAMILTONIANMay 2023May 2024Allow1210YesNo
18312411Comprehensive System Design to Address the Needs for Virtual Segmentation of the Coaxial Cable PlantMay 2023June 2024Allow1310YesNo
18141891POWER TRACKER FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMIT SIGNALS SENT SIMULTANEOUSLYMay 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18135735SMART SERDESApril 2023September 2024Allow1710YesNo
18301184SELF-BIASING SHUNT SWITCH WITH BOOTSTRAPPINGApril 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18194341SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL CHANNEL ESTIMATIONMarch 2023June 2025Abandon2610NoNo
17778127CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) OMMISSION IN ADVANCED MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MIMO) CSI FEEDBACKMarch 2023March 2025Allow3410NoNo
18189625DISTRIBUTING MATRIX MULTIPLICATION PROCESSING AMONG PROCESSING NODESMarch 2023April 2024Allow1311YesNo
18179299METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PORT SELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMarch 2023September 2023Allow600YesNo
18175593Dual-Mode Power Amplifier For Wireless CommunicationFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1211YesNo
18043016METHOD FOR ADAPTING A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL FOR URLLC SERVICESFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1910YesNo
18042972BASE STATION-TO-SERVER SIGNALING OF TIME-ANGLE CHANNEL PROFILEFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18173600SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE LATENCY IN SERIAL FFT BASED OFDM RECEIVER SYSTEMS WITH DE-INTERLEAVERFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2310YesNo
18172361SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ANTENNA SWITCHING IN MOBILE DEVICESFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18042523TELECOMMUNICATIONS METHOD WITH PHASE-OFFSET POLAR CONSTELLATION FOR REDUCING PAPR, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICESFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310YesNo
18172658COMPACT ULF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR UNDERGROUND AND UNDERSEA APPLICATIONSFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18165951RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610YesNo
18097047CLOCK RECOVERY UNIT ADJUSTMENTJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2210YesNo
18096565Clock generating circuit and method for generating clock signalJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1600YesNo
18096653DIGITAL ISOLATOR AND DIGITAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHODJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910YesNo
18153325SPECTRAL MASKS AND SPECTRAL FLATNESS PARAMETERS FOR MILLIMETER WAVE (MMWAVE) CARRIER SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18152505LINE-OF-SIGHT MULTI-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT ENABLED MULTIBEAM SATELLITE SYSTEMJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1120YesNo
17994172CORRECTION CIRCUIT AND CORRECTION METHODNovember 2022March 2024Allow1600NoNo
17978422Multi-Stage Equalizer for Inter-Symbol Interference CancellationNovember 2022June 2023Allow810YesNo
17972475NOVEL JITTER NOISE DETECTOROctober 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17915916WIRELESS BASE STATIONSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1310YesNo
17954428SPURIOUS EMISSIONS DETECTION AND CALIBRATION USING ENVELOPE DETECTORSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2710YesNo
17948330Receiving Apparatus, Transmitting Apparatus, and Signal Processing MethodSeptember 2022June 2024Abandon2121NoNo
17939904HEADER REPETITION IN PACKET-BASED OFDM SYSTEMSSeptember 2022May 2023Allow810NoNo
17939616DUPLEXER MEASUREMENT AND TUNING SYSTEMSSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2711YesNo
17902817LINEAR PREDICTION TO SUPPRESS SPURS IN A DIGITAL PHASE-LOCKED LOOPSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2410YesNo
17905459FIELD DEVICE ADAPTER FOR WIRELESS DATA TRANSFERSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1710YesNo
17823521DELAY ESTIMATION USING FREQUENCY SPECTRAL DESCRIPTORSAugust 2022August 2024Allow2310NoNo
17897706POWER VARIATION CORRECTION FOR A TRANSMITTERAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17893191LOW JITTER PLLAugust 2022November 2023Allow1510NoNo
17881606RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEAugust 2022March 2023Allow710NoNo
17879499DISTRIBUTING STAGED SAMPLED SIGNALS AND CONVEYING OVER ELECTROMAGNETIC PATHWAYSAugust 2022October 2024Allow2611YesNo
17878289RADIO FREQUENCY CHIPS HAVING WAVEFORM GENERATORS FOR SELF-TESTINGAugust 2022May 2024Allow2110NoNo
17875219SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING COMMON MODE TRANSIENT IMMUNITY IN SILICON DIGITAL ISOLATORS USING CAPACITIVE BARRIER FOR GALVANIC ISOLATIONJuly 2022April 2025Allow3221YesNo
17873580METHOD FOR FEEDING BACKCHANNEL STATE INFORMATION, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATIONJuly 2022July 2023Allow1210YesNo
17795474METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE INDIRECT CARRIER MODULATIONJuly 2022May 2024Allow2210NoNo
17871677DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER WITH HYBRID COUPLERJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310YesNo
17871258RADIO-FREQUENCY SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2022June 2024Allow2310NoNo
17866638BASE STATION ANTENNAS WITH SECTOR SPLITTING IN THE ELEVATION PLANE BASED ON FREQUENCY BANDJuly 2022November 2023Abandon1611NoNo
17867198INTELLIGENT MODULES FOR INTELLIGENT NETWORKSJuly 2022July 2023Abandon1210NoNo
17865391Phase shift keying modulation and demodulation methods and devicesJuly 2022February 2024Allow1901YesNo
17865954METHOD OF BEAM STATE DETERMINATIONJuly 2022October 2024Allow2720YesNo
17812136METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSION-BASED CSI REPORTINGJuly 2022December 2023Abandon1700NoNo
17861657Clock data recovery circuit and method having quick locking and bandwidth stabilizing mechanismJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810YesNo
17861335COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810YesNo
17855004MECHANISMS FOR REDUCTION OF OVERLAP DURING ZONE CASTING WITH ALTERNATIVE MAIN TRANSMITTERS AND TIME ALIGNMENT FOR OVERLAYED RADIO TRANSMISSIONSJune 2022March 2024Allow2010YesNo
17851744CONTINUOUS TIME LINEAR EQUALIZATION AND BANDWIDTH ADAPTATION USING PEAK DETECTORJune 2022March 2023Allow910YesNo
17807917Use of Per-Connection MIMO Support as Basis for Dynamic Control of Air-Interface Communication with Dual-Connected DeviceJune 2022July 2023Allow1310YesNo
17807366METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-STAGE UL PRECODINGJune 2022November 2023Allow1710YesNo
17839921RADIO ARCHITECTURE FOR SWITCHING AMONG TRANSMISSION PATHSJune 2022September 2023Allow1510YesNo
17824866BEAMFORMING METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2022May 2024Allow2330YesNo
17749399PASSIVE MIXER INCLUDING LLC FILTER AND RF TRANSMITTING CIRCUIT INCLUDING PASSIVE MIXERMay 2022August 2023Allow1510YesNo
17778336BEAMFORMING SCHEME IN HIGHER RANK TRANSMISSIONMay 2022October 2024Allow2950YesNo
17733639CUSTOM SIGNAL DATA GENERATION IN A RADIO SYSTEMApril 2022February 2024Allow2210NoNo
17772519Ultrasonic Human Body Communication Method Based on a Group Index Modulation, and a Device ThereofApril 2022August 2023Allow1520YesNo
17731268Generation of Trellis-coded modulation schemesApril 2022June 2023Allow1410NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
27
Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(55.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(44.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
85.6%
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, 55.6% 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

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

Examiner ALI, SHAWKAT M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ALI, SHAWKAT M works in Art Unit 2633 and has examined 655 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ALI, SHAWKAT M's allowance rate of 90.4% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ALI, SHAWKAT M receive 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% 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 ALI, SHAWKAT M 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 +14.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALI, SHAWKAT M. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 38.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% 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 41.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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, 114.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 79% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.2% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.0% 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 0.8% 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 18.9% of allowed cases (in the 93% 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.
  • 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.