USPTO Examiner VLAHOS SOPHIA - Art Unit 2633

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18848778DETECTING A LOOP LENGTH CHANGE IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINESeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18743593Background Noise RecorderJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18392778APPARATUS, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR REPEATING SIGNALSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810YesNo
18543891Satellite Communication System Transmitting Navigation Signals Using a Wide Beam and Data Signals Using a Directive BeamDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18542963Continuously changing system clock in a packet processing module based on load determined by deterministic feedback signalsDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18532973MULTIPLE PANEL TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18522665LINE DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR FULL-DUPLEX TRANSCEIVERS WITH SUPPORT FOR DIFFERENTIAL AND SINGLE-ENDED SIGNALINGNovember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18519830PRE-SCALER FOR ORTHOGONAL DIFFERENTIAL VECTOR SIGNALLINGNovember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18388338METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES THAT PROVIDE FAST MOBILITYNovember 2023June 2025Allow1920NoNo
18500475DOPPLER-BASED BEAM TRAINING INTERVAL ADAPTATIONNovember 2023May 2025Allow1910NoNo
18556318HOLOGRAPHIC-MIMO FIELD TYPE INDICATIONOctober 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18382015PEAK AND GAIN CALIBRATION OF A RECEIVER IN AN ISOLATION PRODUCTOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18374045Panel Prioritization for Multi Panel User EquipmentSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1600NoNo
18552588METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18461574DATA TRANSMISSION VIA POWER LINESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18452236BEAM CHARACTERIZATIONAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210YesNo
18450925SWITCHING ACROSS ANTENNA MODULES WITH INDEPENDENT BORESIGHT DIRECTIONSAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18231373METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE BEAM SWEEPINGAugust 2023March 2025Allow2010YesNo
18217015NON-COHERENT DSSS DEMODULATOR WITH FAST SIGNAL ARRIVAL DETECTION AND IMPROVED TIMING AND FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATIONJune 2023January 2025Allow1900YesNo
18345004APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING JOINT PRECODING AND PROBABILISTIC CONSTELLATION SHAPINGJune 2023February 2025Allow1900NoNo
18270446SIGNAL PRECODINGJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18338642ISOLATING DOWN-CONVERSION MIXER FOR A RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) TRANSCEIVERJune 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18336753HIGHER-LAYER BEAM MANAGEMENTJune 2023May 2025Allow2310YesNo
18333659LONG PREAMBLE AND DUTY CYCLE BASED COEXISTENCE MECHANISM FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATION (PLC) NETWORKSJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18334229PORTABLE POWER OVER ETHERNET INJECTORJune 2023May 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18333384DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WITH SELECTABLE SINGLE-ENDED OR DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONJune 2023June 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18333411ANALOG FRONT END LINEARIZATIONJune 2023September 2024Allow1500YesNo
18207580MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF MISMATCH IN AN ISOLATION CHANNELJune 2023June 2024Allow1210YesNo
18202303VEHICULAR ADAPTIVE DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMSMay 2023June 2025Allow2520YesNo
18036304WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RELAY APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODMay 2023May 2025Allow2420YesNo
18138595R-Mode Receiver AssemblyApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18030737FREQUENCY GENERATION OF A MULTI-ANTENNA TRANSCEIVER SYSTEMApril 2023March 2025Allow2320YesNo
18028965STATION, AP, METHOD FOR FEEDING BACK CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION, BEAM FORMING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18188106ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING REVERSE SIGNAL AND FEEDBACK SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2023August 2024Allow1700NoNo
18186885ORTHOGONAL TRAINING SIGNALS FOR TRANSMISSION IN AN ANTENNA ARRAYMarch 2023May 2024Allow1420NoNo
18117795Method and Apparatus For Reducing Jitter In A Phase-Locked LoopMarch 2023December 2024Allow2110YesNo
18024668WIRELESS SIGNAL DIGITAL CONVERSION DEVICEMarch 2023May 2024Allow1400NoNo
18176632INDICATIONS OF SELECTED BEAMS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN FULL DUPLEX OPERATIONMarch 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18169186FLEXIBLE GUARD LENGTH INTERVALFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410YesNo
18168544POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF A MONITORED CIRCUIT AND ADJUSTING A WORKING VOLTAGE OF THE MONITORED CIRCUITFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18166965DATA SENDING AND RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2620NoNo
18040672APPARATUS AND METHODS OF SIMULTANEOUS USER EQUIPMENT (UE) RECEIVE (RX) BEAM REFINEMENTFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2110NoNo
18162824CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR SELF-ADAPTIVE DECISION-FEEDBACK EQUALIZATION IN A MEMORY SYSTEMFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18158405HORIZONTAL CENTERING OF SAMPLING POINT USING MULTIPLE VERTICAL VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTSJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1510NoNo
18146042REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATIONDecember 2022August 2024Allow1930NoNo
18066342RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE LINK IDENTIFICATIONDecember 2022August 2024Allow2010YesNo
18065035OPERATING A LOWER LAYER SPLIT CENTRAL UNITDecember 2022June 2024Allow1830YesNo
18064077AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION METHOD OF PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS OF A SIGNAL GENERATOR CIRCUITDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
18070035SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING NOT PERFECTLY POLARIZED BIT CHANNELS IN PARALLEL POLAR CODESNovember 2022February 2024Allow1520NoNo
17993168PASSIVE BACKSCATTERING BEAMFORMER BASED ON LARGE-AREA ELECTRONICSNovember 2022March 2025Allow2820NoNo
17987393ECHO CANCELLATION METHOD AND TRANSCEIVERNovember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17924546METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING SENSING FRAMES IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMNovember 2022May 2024Allow1800NoNo
18052967Low power modes for data transmission from a distribution pointNovember 2022October 2023Allow1120NoNo
18052965MIMO ANTENNA SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2022November 2024Abandon2410NoNo
18045006COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR POWER SUPPLY NOISE REDUCTIONOctober 2022October 2024Allow2410NoNo
17962136METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF SEGMENT SPLITTING ACROSS FRAMESOctober 2022April 2025Allow3120NoNo
17936778APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING IN WIRELESS NETWORKSSeptember 2022November 2023Abandon1410NoNo
17914909Methods and Apparatuses for Windowing-Based Channel Filtering in an OFDM-Based Communication NetworkSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17946422FREQUENCY CONVERSION BEAM SQUINT CORRECTION METHOD OF ACTIVE PHASE ARRAY ANTENNA SYSTEMSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2200NoNo
17932707OSCILLATOR FOR HIGH-SPEED SERIAL DEVICESeptember 2022May 2024Allow2010NoNo
17931448PRE-SCALER FOR ORTHOGONAL DIFFERENTIAL VECTOR SIGNALLINGSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1000NoNo
17909985DETERMINING UPLINK DEFAULT BEAM FOR MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO)September 2022October 2024Allow2520NoNo
17929750TRANSCEIVER AND CALIBRATION METHODSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1810NoNo
17907843PROJECTION MATRIX BASED MU-MIMO PRECODINGAugust 2022January 2024Allow1600NoNo
17795620A Receiver for a Communication SystemJuly 2022April 2024Allow2110NoNo
17758409FILTERING APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2022April 2025Allow3420NoNo
17857820DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSING AND/OR DECOMPRESSING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATIONJuly 2022October 2023Allow1520NoNo
17790736IMPROVED INTERNAL DATA TRANSFER IN A MULTIPLE-ANTENNA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022February 2024Allow2010NoNo
17851736WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFJune 2022March 2024Allow2120YesNo
17786493Swapped Section Detection and Azimuth PredictionJune 2022March 2024Allow2110NoNo
17838091NON-ZERO INSERTION BASED MODULATION SCHEME FOR LOW PEAK AVERAGE POWER RATIOJune 2022January 2023Allow700YesNo
17834162SIGNAL MODULATION APPARATUS AND SIGNAL MODULATION METHODJune 2022November 2023Allow1700NoNo
17826469MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT FOR ISOLATION PRODUCTMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17825629METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING BEAM ALIGNMENT IN A HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2022December 2023Allow1800NoNo
17744441Transporting Sampled Signals over Multiple Electromagnetic PathwaysMay 2022December 2023Allow1910NoNo
17743875Precoding Matrix Determining Method, Device, And SystemMay 2022January 2024Allow2010NoNo
17742863ADAPTING 5G NR SPATIAL COMPONENTS FOR STACKED TRANSMISSION VIA RF/OPTICAL MEDIAMay 2022July 2024Allow2720YesNo
17767739TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2022December 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17716724Background Noise RecorderApril 2022March 2024Allow2410YesNo
17714388BEAM ALIGNMENT FOR MILLIMETER WAVE SYSTEMS IN PRESENCE OF MULTI-PATHApril 2022September 2024Abandon2920YesNo
17712390DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL SKEW CALIBRATION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORYApril 2022December 2023Allow2010NoNo
17710245RESOURCE AGGREGATION FOR DYNAMIC ANTENNA PORT ADAPTATIONMarch 2022May 2024Allow2611NoNo
17709737DRIVER OF ETHERNET TRANSMITTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORMarch 2022April 2023Allow1300NoNo
17709115METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION CSI CODEBOOKMarch 2022October 2023Allow1910YesNo
17687082SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSMarch 2022February 2024Allow2320YesNo
17683207OPTICAL MODULATION SKEW ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2840YesNo
17637091Apparatuses and Methods for Sequential Receive CombiningFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17584731Communication Method and Communications ApparatusJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1710NoNo
17648440HYBRID ANALOG/DIGITAL EQUALIZER ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH-SPEED RECEIVERJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1910YesNo
17578378METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANTENNA SELECTION FOR DISTRIBUTED MIMO SYSTEMJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1300NoNo
17571243COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING SHAPE-SHIFTED SINUSOIDAL WAVEFORMSJanuary 2022August 2023Allow2011YesNo
17570329Satellite Communication System Transmitting Navigation Signals Using a Wide Beam and Data Signals Using a Directive BeamJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1910YesNo
17624241METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING 5G ANTENNA, 5G TERMINAL AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17623364WIRELESS RECEIVING APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS RECEIVING METHODDecember 2021December 2023Allow2310NoNo
17645278TONE RESERVATION FOR DIGITAL POST DISTORTIONDecember 2021October 2023Allow2210YesNo
17457875ENVELOPE RATIO METHOD TO IMPROVE BEAM HIERARCHY DESIGNDecember 2021April 2023Allow1610NoNo
17538290SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING BEAMFORMING CODEBOOKS FOR ANGLE-OF-ARRIVAL ESTIMATION USING COMPRESSIVE SENSING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2021June 2023Allow1920YesNo
17615010INFORMATION FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION NODE AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2021November 2023Allow2320NoNo
17454959ORTHOGONAL TRAINING SIGNALS FOR TRANSMISSION IN AN ANTENNA ARRAYNovember 2021December 2022Allow1310NoNo
17609449METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RADIO BEAM DETERMINATIONNovember 2021May 2024Allow3040NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
5
(83.3%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(16.7%)
Reversal Percentile
27.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 16.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(21.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(78.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
25.1%
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, 21.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

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 VLAHOS, SOPHIA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner VLAHOS, SOPHIA works in Art Unit 2633 and has examined 696 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner VLAHOS, SOPHIA's allowance rate of 92.0% places them in the 77% 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 VLAHOS, SOPHIA receive 1.82 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by VLAHOS, SOPHIA 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 +7.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VLAHOS, SOPHIA. This interview benefit is in the 36% 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, 33.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 64% 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 57.2% 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, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 58% 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 64.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.5% 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, 65.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 25.0% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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.

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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