USPTO Examiner AREVALO JOSEPH - Art Unit 2642

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18962780METHODS AND NODE APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE NODE COMMUNICATION PATHS TO A SERVER WITHIN A WIRELESS NODE NETWORKNovember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18926930POSITIONING OF LOW POWER USER DEVICESOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18919337SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY WHEN CONNECTED TO ROAMING NETWORKSOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18850211HANDOVER OF SIDELINK POSITIONING SESSIONSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610YesNo
18788343INTERACTIVE ROUTING IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY CALL LOCATION DATAJuly 2024September 2024Allow200YesNo
18780517COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18770033METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER-EFFICIENT POSITIONING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSJuly 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18768156Techniques For Identifying Wireless Connectivity Deadspots In A Geofenced AreaJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18749408CONNECTION THROTTLING IN A LOW POWER PHYSICAL ASSET TRACKING SYSTEMJune 2024August 2024Allow200YesNo
18741677METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING TRANSFER OF PROFILE BETWEEN DEVICES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18654345SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING GEOGRAPHICAL ZONESMay 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18626121REACHING AN ASSET TRACKING DEVICE ON DEMANDApril 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18622580SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING UPLINK AND DOWNLINK POSITIONING PROCEDURES IN A WIRELESS NETWORKMarch 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18595143DISTRIBUTED LAND MOBILE RADIO ARCHITECTURESMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18404229HIERARCHICAL REPORTING OF LOCATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) RESOURCES IN A MULTI-BEAM USER EQUIPMENT-BASED POSITIONING SCENARIOJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18390129SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING GEOGRAPHICAL ZONESDecember 2023April 2024Allow400NoNo
18389487SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRECISE RADIO FREQUENCY LOCALIZATION OF WIRELESS NODES USING TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL AND DECOUPLING IN TIME SYNCHRONIZING OF THE WIRELESS NODES FROM RANGINGNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610YesNo
18490807TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720YesNo
18485612System and Method for Requesting an Updated User LocationOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610YesNo
18479546SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE MONITORING CARE USING WIRELESS SENSING TECHNOLOGIESOctober 2023January 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18466138ACCESS CONTROL IN 5G NRSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18460127SELECTIVELY HIGHLIGHTING MAP FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PLACESSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18450303INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL (IAB) TIMING HANDLING FOR POSITIONINGAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410NoNo
18233998INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUSAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010YesNo
18362885MANAGING A NETWORK OF RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) REPEATER DEVICESJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18345782VERIFYING INCOMING COMMUNICATIONSJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18318560GATEWAY SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATION IN A FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMay 2023February 2025Allow2140YesNo
18196337Establishing and Terminating Wireless LinksMay 2023May 2024Allow1200YesNo
18126764MOBILE APPLICATION BASED COMMISSIONING OF SMART CITY DEVICESMarch 2023July 2024Allow1620YesNo
18178074LOCATION DATA BASED INTELLIGENCE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION PLATFORMSMarch 2023December 2024Allow2120YesNo
18109396PASSIVE SENSOR TRACKING USING OBSERVATIONS OF WI-FI ACCESS POINTSFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1200YesNo
18151239SELECTIVELY HIGHLIGHTING MAP FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PLACESJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400YesNo
18090135METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18013051POSITIONING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010YesNo
18068814MANAGING A NETWORK OF RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) REPEATER DEVICESDecember 2022April 2023Allow400YesNo
18007873TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A RADIO NETWORK NODEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2800NoNo
18073380METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO THE USE OF REAL AND/OR VIRTUAL BEACONSDecember 2022March 2024Allow1620YesNo
17981070DISTRIBUTED LAND MOBILE RADIO ARCHITECTURESNovember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
17972828DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH MACHINE LEARNING ENGINE TO PROVIDE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONSOctober 2022July 2024Allow2120YesNo
17967892System and Method for Verifiably Proving ProximityOctober 2022March 2024Allow1720YesNo
18045091METHODS FOR USER EQUIPMENT FOR IMPROVING POSITION INFORMATION, APPARATUS, VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMOctober 2022June 2025Allow3220NoNo
17936129WI-FI MANAGEMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGH PRIORITY RECEIVERSSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1820YesNo
17913653METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TERMINAL CONNECTION STATE FOR PROVIDING ULTRA-LOW-LATENCY LOCATION INFORMATION SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17902553HANDOVER METHOD, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICESeptember 2022April 2024Allow1920NoNo
17929228USER EQUIPMENT (UE) STEERING BETWEEN NETWORK SLICES FOR SERVICE CONTINUITYSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17896207DISTRIBUTED GENERATION OF REAL-TIME LOCATIONAugust 2022December 2024Allow2700YesNo
17821251Secure Multicast/Broadcast RangingAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17821403LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USEAugust 2022June 2024Allow2220YesYes
17820195HIERARCHICAL REPORTING OF LOCATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) RESOURCES IN A MULTI-BEAM USER EQUIPMENT-BASED POSITIONING SCENARIOAugust 2022October 2023Allow1420NoNo
17888284TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL (TCP) CONTROL OVER RADIO COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2022November 2023Allow1520YesNo
17817892POWER SAVING TECHNIQUES FOR BB-RF INTERFACEAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17881449SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTICARRIER PHASE-BASED LOCALIZATIONAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17815039UNTETHERED ACCESS POINT MESH SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022January 2023Allow600YesNo
17869882CONFIGURATION ENABLING METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310NoNo
17860533Session Management Method, Device, and SystemJuly 2022January 2024Allow1920NoNo
17859282PAGING METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2022October 2024Allow2700YesNo
17851476AUTOMATED FREQUENCY COORDINATION AND DEVICE LOCATION AWARENESSJune 2022November 2023Allow1720NoNo
17756061METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING PPDU THROUGH BROADBAND IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMJune 2022August 2024Allow2700NoNo
17785075Interferometric location sensingJune 2022December 2024Allow3000YesNo
17663927MULTI-WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT LINK SELECTION AND AGGREGATIONMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17774533COUNTING OF DEVICESMay 2022March 2025Allow3510NoNo
17661880VERIFYING INCOMING COMMUNICATIONSMay 2022March 2023Allow1110YesNo
17769981System and Method for Informing Travelers of Nearby Pet Relief AreasApril 2022January 2023Allow900YesNo
17680938COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3920YesNo
17677425GATEWAY DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAMEFebruary 2022April 2023Allow1410NoNo
17633711METHOD BY USER DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17589626Measurement Design for Next Radio (NR) and Long Term Evolution (LTE)January 2022August 2023Allow1920YesNo
17589530METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSMISSIONJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1810YesNo
17586615POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, AND POSITION ESTIMATION METHODJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2810NoNo
17585079System and Method for Requesting an Updated User LocationJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1710YesNo
17581494USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF UPLINK BEAM MANAGEMENTJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210YesNo
17570333XCB TRACKING DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMSJanuary 2022March 2022Allow200YesNo
17646322METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUBSCRIBER PROFILE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFORDecember 2021September 2023Allow2120YesNo
17556058ACCESS CONTROL IN 5G NRDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17552753NETWORK ROUTING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTDecember 2021June 2024Allow3020YesNo
17617568HARQ FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021February 2025Allow3810YesNo
17596372BEAM BASED MOBILITY STATE FOR UE POWER SAVINGDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910NoNo
17457872Establishing and Terminating Wireless LinksDecember 2021February 2023Allow1410YesNo
17543576METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING TRANSFER OF PROFILE BETWEEN DEVICES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2021January 2024Allow2630NoNo
17532505LOCATION DATA BASED INTELLIGENCE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION PLATFORMSNovember 2021July 2022Allow810NoNo
17612488Data Analysis System and Data Analysis MethodNovember 2021June 2024Allow3110YesNo
17608714METHOD FOR MONITORING SEARCH SPACE BY MEANS OF PRECONFIGURED UPLINK RESOURCE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFORNovember 2021June 2024Allow3110NoNo
17608680Method and Apparatus for Controlling Transmission on Preconfigured Uplink Resources in a Wireless Communication NetworkNovember 2021May 2025Allow4210NoNo
17447222NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT IN PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGSSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2710NoNo
17470765SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF HANDS-FREE ASSISTANT-REQUESTED COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3130YesNo
17469768RELATIVE LOCATION REPORTING FOR UE BASED POSITIONINGSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3910NoNo
17465853TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODSSeptember 2021July 2023Allow2220YesNo
17435255USER APPARATUS AND BASE STATION APPARATUSAugust 2021October 2024Allow3820NoNo
17461272MEASUREMENT OF A DOWNLINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL FROM A NON-SERVING BASE STATION OF A USER EQUIPMENT AT A SERVING BASE STATION OF THE USER EQUIPMENTAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17461802SIGNALING FOR NETWORK CODING OF SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2021January 2025Allow4111YesNo
17458752METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AT LEAST ONE NODE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORKAugust 2021September 2023Allow2510YesNo
17409128MANAGING A NETWORK OF RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) REPEATER DEVICESAugust 2021September 2022Allow1300YesNo
17404911ANGLE OF ARRIVAL CAPABILITY IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH MOTION SENSOR FUSIONAugust 2021May 2024Allow3320YesNo
17444332SELECTIVELY HIGHLIGHTING MAP FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PLACESAugust 2021September 2022Allow1400YesNo
17390923SATELLITE SIGNAL ENVIRONMENT DETERMINATION AND/OR POSITION ESTIMATE SELECTIONJuly 2021October 2024Allow3930YesNo
17389206REPORTING OF INTEGRITY-RELATED INFORMATION FOR POSITIONINGJuly 2021October 2023Allow2610NoNo
17385123SERVING CELL STATE MANAGEMENTJuly 2021August 2024Allow3720YesYes
17385078RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND DEVICEJuly 2021July 2024Allow3610YesNo
17443291METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO THE USE OF REAL AND/OR VIRTUAL BEACONSJuly 2021September 2022Allow1400YesNo
17380294USER EQUIPMENT BAROMETER CALIBRATION OVER TIMEJuly 2021September 2024Allow3820NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
7
Examiner Affirmed
5
(71.4%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(28.6%)
Reversal Percentile
43.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 28.6% 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
57
Allowed After Appeal Filing
37
(64.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(35.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
90.6%
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, 64.9% 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 AREVALO, JOSEPH - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AREVALO, JOSEPH works in Art Unit 2642 and has examined 742 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AREVALO, JOSEPH's allowance rate of 91.4% places them in the 75% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by AREVALO, JOSEPH receive 1.82 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 56% 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 AREVALO, JOSEPH is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AREVALO, JOSEPH. This interview benefit is in the 59% 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, 34.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 69% 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 37.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 49% 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, 137.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 87% 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 88.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 56.6% 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, 41.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 24% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

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.
  • 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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