USPTO Examiner KARIKARI KWASI - Art Unit 2641

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19258318GEOVALIDATION FOR NON-EMERGENCY CALLSJuly 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
18966275DETERMINING AUTHENTICATION CREDENTIALS FOR A DEVICE-TO-DEVICE SERVICEDecember 2024October 2025Allow1120NoNo
18939949Authenticating a Device Using Geofencing DataNovember 2024July 2025Abandon910NoNo
18672299MULTI-MODAL ROUND TRIP TIME MITIGATION FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK DEVICESMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18608158DYNAMIC REWARDABLE ACTIVITY VALUE DETERMINATION AND ALLOCATIONMarch 2024August 2025Allow1710NoNo
18591717DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER DEVICESFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1820NoNo
18588523SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBILITY IN SENSING TRANSMISSIONSFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1820YesNo
18439354SMART OFFICE MAILBOXFebruary 2024August 2025Abandon1840NoNo
18438200METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING HISTORICAL SENSOR DATA WITHOUT LOCATION SERVICESFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210NoNo
18545170User Intervention Based on Proximity Between Tracking DevicesDecember 2023March 2025Allow1450NoNo
18562634INDOOR POSITION AUTHENTICATION METHOD, INDOOR POSITION AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND INDOOR POSITION AUTHENTICATION APPARATUSNovember 2023June 2025Allow1920NoNo
18511065TRIPWIRE-BASED GEOLOCATION SYSTEMNovember 2023January 2026Allow2630YesNo
18371103Interlinked Geo-FencingSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18367797VEHICLE MOBILITY PATTERNS BASED ON USER LOCATION DATASeptember 2023July 2025Allow2230YesNo
18456472WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TAGAugust 2023November 2025Allow2630NoYes
18453074INTEGRATION OF CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS WITH DEVICE DETECTION SYSTEMS IN PHYSICAL VENUESAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18453101LOCATION SHARING APPLICATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH SERVICES PROVISIONAugust 2023March 2024Allow710NoNo
18364509TERMINAL HANDLER FOR PROVIDING REMOTE ACCESS TO SERVICE DEVICES TO FACILITATE SECURE TRANSACTIONSAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010NoNo
18218245METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SELECTIVE PRIVACY IN A TRACKING SYSTEMJuly 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18265241POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18254294LOCATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18318326METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED POPULATION OUTREACHMay 2023June 2024Allow1310NoNo
18304215SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CONTEXTS OF MOBILE DEVICESApril 2023June 2024Allow1410NoNo
18300532METHOD FOR BLUETOOTH ENQUIRY/PAGING AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE THEREFORApril 2023December 2024Abandon2020NoNo
18295956PRIVATE ANTI-THEFT PROTECTION IN A TRACKING DEVICE ENVIRONMENTApril 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18296166LOCATION HISTORY ACCESS FOR LOST TRACKING DEVICEApril 2023June 2024Allow1410YesNo
18130117DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER DEVICESApril 2023December 2023Allow900NoNo
18193759SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LOCATION ANOMALIES OF MOBILE DEVICESMarch 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18188960HIGH-ACCURACY DEVICE POSITIONINGMarch 2023September 2025Allow2900NoNo
18182419METHODS AND DEVICES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSMarch 2023December 2024Abandon2130YesNo
18018800POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION TERMINAL USED FOR SAME, AND POSITION ESTIMATION METHODJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3610NoNo
18153373TRACKING SYSTEM AND TRACKING METHODJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3710NoNo
18147089USER DEVICE INCORPORATING MULTI-SENSING SENSOR DEVICEDecember 2022October 2024Allow2140YesNo
18069638MOBILITY CHARACTERISTIC ADJUSTMENT BY USER EQUIPMENTDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410NoNo
18083660TRIPWIRE-BASED GEOLOCATION SYSTEMDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18068356AUTOMATED AND DYNAMIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION AND GEOFENCING BASED ON GPS DATADecember 2022December 2024Allow2440NoNo
18066481METHOD FOR POSITIONING WITH ADAPTIVE POSITIONING INTEGRITY AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSDecember 2022February 2026Allow3820NoNo
18081996DYNAMIC WIRELESS INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONDecember 2022July 2024Allow1930YesNo
18074213ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SHARING DATA AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18059946Receiver-Based Computation of Transmitter Parameters and State for Communications Beyond Design Ranges of a Cellular Network ProtocolNovember 2022October 2025Allow3501NoNo
17982686CUSTOMIZATION OF DATA SESSION RETRY MECHANISM IN A WIRELESS PACKET DATA SERVICE NETWORKNovember 2022November 2023Allow1220NoNo
18053169APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RADIO MODEL GENERATION, MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING, AND/OR HASH KEY GENERATION FOR A RADIO MODELNovember 2022October 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17923820GATEWAY FUNCTION REAUTHENTICATIONNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
17980922DIRECTION FINDING METHOD AND DIRECTION FINDING SYSTEMNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17979415SECURITY ZONE COMPLIANCE MONITORING IN MOBILE NETWORKSNovember 2022February 2026Allow3920YesNo
17997532METHOD FOR GEOLOCATING AN ITEM OF USER EQUIPMENT, DEVICE, ITEM OF USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM CORRESPONDING THERETOOctober 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17975750TECHNIQUES FOR DECOUPLING AUTHENTICATION AND SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT FROM A HOME SUBSCRIBER SERVEROctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17967798DEVELOPING A FINGERPRINT MAP FOR DETERMINING AN INDOOR LOCATION OF A WIRELESS DEVICEOctober 2022April 2023Allow600NoNo
17966640METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC VOICEMAIL GREETINGSOctober 2022October 2025Allow3620NoNo
18046129INDOOR PLACE PREDICTIONOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17962251ACCESS CONTROL VIA A MOBILE DEVICEOctober 2022January 2026Allow3960NoYes
17957195METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING HISTORICAL SENSOR DATA WITHOUT LOCATION SERVICESSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17916527CAPABILITY OBTAINING AND SENDING METHOD, POSITIONING SERVER AND DEVICESeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17916277A SYSTEM, METHOD, DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR POSITIONING ENHANCEMENT IN ENVIRONMENT WITH REPEATERSSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
17995062SIDELINK-ASSISTED POSITIONINGSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3920YesNo
17936799PRESENCE DETECTION AND RECOGNITION WITH WI-FISeptember 2022July 2025Allow3310NoNo
17951388TELECOMMUNCATION NETWORK VERIFICATION FOR TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17946379DYNAMIC REWARDABLE ACTIVITY VALUE DETERMINATION AND ALLOCATIONSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310NoNo
17912101LEARNING APPARATUS, DETERMINATION SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3410NoNo
17945393METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DEVICE MOBILITY ALLOWING A SERVICE SUBSCRIBER TO RECEIVE SERVICE IN MULTIPLE NETWORKSSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17908754Network Access Method and TerminalSeptember 2022December 2025Allow4020YesNo
17899916Systems and Methods for Location Determination of Base Station Facilities and Mobile User Equipment (UE) Devices in a Wireless Communication NetworkAugust 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17819733SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATED BEAMFORMING AMONG DISCRETE COMMUNICATION DEVICESAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17795366Tracking of a Target in a Wireless Communication NetworkJuly 2022May 2025Allow3410NoNo
17793272METHOD OF AND A SESSION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION FOR PROVISIONING A USER PLANE FUNCTION, A METHOD OF AND A USER PLANE FUNCTION FOR PROCESSING USER TRAFFIC AND A METHOD OF AND CHARGING FUNCTION FOR CHARGING USER TRAFFICJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17864403User Intervention Based on Proximity Between Tracking DevicesJuly 2022November 2023Allow1620NoNo
17853482Methods and Systems for Positioning of Wireless DevicesJune 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17850487DETECTION OF A CHANGE OF A REMOTE UNIT OF A CENTRALIZED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (C-RAN)June 2022March 2023Allow900NoNo
17757931POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL REPETITION DURATION FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKSJune 2022September 2024Allow2700NoNo
17841000Mobile Device Communication Access and Hands-Free Device ActivationJune 2022June 2024Allow2440YesNo
17833968MANAGEMENT SERVER, TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND APPLYING WIRELESS LAN SECURITY POLICY BY PARTICIPATING IN MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTSJune 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17833244INTEGRATION OF CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS WITH DEVICE DETECTION SYSTEMS IN PHYSICAL VENUESJune 2022May 2023Allow1110NoNo
17826846Analyzing Wi-Fi Motion Coverage in an EnvironmentMay 2022September 2022Allow400NoNo
17824611SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBILITY IN SENSING TRANSMISSIONSMay 2022November 2023Allow1840YesNo
17745818HANDOVER ANALYSIS FOR A MOVING VEHICLEMay 2022December 2023Allow1910NoNo
17662203SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS TO ASSOCIATE DATA SOURCES WITH MOBILE DEVICESMay 2022February 2024Allow2120YesNo
17736377LOCATION SHARING APPLICATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH SERVICES PROVISIONMay 2022May 2023Allow1310NoNo
17771013USER LOCALIZATION IN A WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORKApril 2022September 2022Allow500NoNo
17710551VEHICLE DATA JURISDICTION MANAGEMENTMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010YesNo
17699223Communication Method And Communication DeviceMarch 2022February 2025Allow3520NoNo
17695136DYNAMIC REWARDABLE ACTIVITY VALUE DETERMINATION AND ALLOCATIONMarch 2022May 2022Allow200NoNo
17691109Method, system, and apparatus for location-based machine-assisted interactivityMarch 2022February 2025Allow3510YesNo
17637896POSITION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND PROGRAMFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17637660Beam Selection During Downlink PositioningFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3611NoNo
17676356SERVICE INDICATION METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4030NoNo
17651526DETERMINING ORIENTATION OF DEPLOYED ACCESS POINTSFebruary 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17651380MODULAR PERSONAL NETWORK SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2022August 2023Abandon1820NoYes
17635895METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17634928POSITION INFORMATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND FIRST TERMINAL AND SECOND TERMINALFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2910NoNo
17649379FACILITATION OF RADIO ACCESS NETWORK MULTI-ACCESS 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORKJanuary 2022December 2023Abandon2320YesNo
17649253APPLICATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR WIRELESS SERVICESJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17628417METHODS AND DEVICES FOR NETWORK FUNCTION DISCOVERY IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4020NoNo
17576763LOCATION HISTORY ACCESS FOR LOST TRACKING DEVICEJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1100NoNo
17569647TAI Management for CBRS Networks to Prevent Denial of ServiceJanuary 2022June 2025Abandon4120NoYes
17597457SERVICE INTERRUPTION MEASUREMENTJanuary 2022September 2025Allow4420YesNo
17568838METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ESTABLISHING PRECISE LOCATION OF A TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH BASE STATIONSJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2710NoNo
17568078METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUMS FOR AUGMENTED FINE TIME MEASUREMENTJanuary 2022June 2024Allow3010NoNo
17567529MESSAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND BASE STATIONJanuary 2022May 2023Allow1710NoNo
17565452NETWORK SELECTION METHODS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021July 2025Allow4330NoNo
17623739METHOD FOR REDUCING NAS SIGNALING OF LCS AND LPP PROCEDURESDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
18
Examiner Affirmed
14
(77.8%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(22.2%)
Reversal Percentile
35.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.2% 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
110
Allowed After Appeal Filing
36
(32.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
74
(67.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
50.2%
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, 32.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner KARIKARI, KWASI - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KARIKARI, KWASI works in Art Unit 2641 and has examined 1,038 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KARIKARI, KWASI's allowance rate of 86.4% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KARIKARI, KWASI receive 1.99 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 50% 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 KARIKARI, KWASI is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 93% 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 KARIKARI, KWASI. This interview benefit is in the 12% 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, 27.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 82% 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 81.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 77.9% 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, 58.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% 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 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 4.2% of allowed cases (in the 78% 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:

  • 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.