Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18949373 | METHODS AND NODE APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE NODE COMMUNICATION PATHS TO A SERVER WITHIN A WIRELESS NODE NETWORK | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18656116 | IDENTIFICATION OF WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK STATIONS USING RANDOM MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESSING | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645242 | Tracking Device Operation in Safety-Classified Zone | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18622820 | PRIVACY-PROTECTING PANDEMIC-BIO-SURVEILLANCE MULTI PATHOGEN SYSTEMS | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436820 | DETECTION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE PRESENCE USING EMITTED BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY SIGNALS | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18426885 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING POTENTIAL NET SERVICE IMPAIRMENTS | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18539020 | SYSTEMS/METHODS OF ESTABLISHING A CAPABILITY, AND THEN USING THE CAPABILITY, TO PERFORM A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION BY A SMARTPHONE | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18535516 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18507116 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18503061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING UE CAPABILITIES USING MANUFACTURER-SPECIFIC IDENTIFIER OF UE CAPABILITY IN NEXT MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492884 | Message Routing System for Cellular to Satellite Networks | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380452 | Dual Fallback Hardened VoIP System with Signal Quality Measurement | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233586 | Passive Collection of Air-to-Ground Network Parameters for Network Planning and Control | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446165 | IDENTIFICATION OF WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK STATIONS USING RANDOM MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESSING | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358099 | Devices And Methods For Object Location Identification | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18345570 | RADIO MAP IMPROVEMENTS | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341959 | Variable Impedance Circuit | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213640 | Message Routing System for Cellular to Satellite Networks | June 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141004 | GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION BASED REGISTRATION REQUEST | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305392 | UNSCENTED KALMAN FILTER-BASED BEAM TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | April 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131259 | PERSONAL MONITORING SYSTEM | April 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190028 | OPTIMIZED PAGE RECEPTION BASED ON TARGET PAGE MISS RATE FOR IOT DEVICES | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121971 | Communication Between Autonomous Vehicles and Operations Personnel | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18118896 | Techniques for Registering An Internet Protocol (IP) Endpoint For Emergency Services Calling | March 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166708 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105055 | FULLY AUTOMATED SELF-DIVESTING CLUSTER SCREENING SYSTEM | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105236 | GEO-BASED INFORMATION PROVISION, SEARCH AND ACCESS METHOD AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM | February 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984940 | Tracking Device Operation in Safety-Classified Zone | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17936212 | SMARTPHONE CLUSTERING METHOD | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943675 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING BASE STATION | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL RRC STATE | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17887368 | ADAPTIVE PAGING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878252 | Dual Fallback Hardened VoIP System with Signal Quality Measurement | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869076 | Systems And Methods for Restricting The Use Of A Vehicle Operator's Terminal | July 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869692 | PRIVACY-PROTECTING PANDEMIC-BIO-SURVEILLANCE MULTI PATHOGEN SYSTEMS | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866567 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17853765 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING A CALLER USING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17850342 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR ADAPTIVE DATA COMMUNICATION CONTROL AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17742010 | REAL-TIME GROUP TRACKING USING COOPERATIVE MOBILE CLUSTERING | May 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17733990 | RICH COMMUNICATION SERVICES IN MULTI-CARRIER ENVIRONMENTS | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726647 | POWER RAMPING OF BEACON SIGNALS TO ENHANCE LOCATION ACCURACY | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658088 | PROVIDING EVENTS ON A MAP USING AN ACTIVITY ONTOLOGY FOR EVENT SUGGESTION | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17702273 | TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIA | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17762723 | RRC CONNECTION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL AND ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760586 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING USER EQUIPMENTS | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17633326 | PROVIDE EPS SECURITY CAPABILITY AND RECEIVE EPS SECURITY ALGORITHM INFORMATION IN 5GS | February 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575645 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | January 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17576368 | Techniques for Registering An Internet Protocol (IP) Endpoint For Emergency Services Calling | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17647707 | MODIFYING CONSISTENCY GROUPS ASSOCIATED WITH POSITIONING OF A USER EQUIPMENT | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17571318 | SUPPORTING ADAPTIVE FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR A RELAY NODE | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17567763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING UE CAPABILITIES USING MANUFACTURER-SPECIFIC IDENTIFIER OF UE CAPABILITY IN NEXT MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | January 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17556343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | December 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17513840 | POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA PROCEDURES | October 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17510741 | Method and Apparatus for Selectively Applying the Power Adjustment of a Transmit Power Control Command | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17503137 | EMERGENCY MODE FOR MOBILE DEVICES | October 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17603668 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | October 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17450074 | APPROXIMATING POPULATION DENSITY AND POST-INCIDENT SCENARIO ANALYSIS | October 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17477197 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD | September 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17447772 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17446903 | ELEVATION-AWARE HOTSPOT GENERATION SYSTEM | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17403551 | FEEDBACK INFORMATION SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS | August 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17386306 | PROVIDING EVENTS ON A MAP USING AN ACTIVITY ONTOLOGY FOR EVENT SUGGESTION | July 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17443354 | RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (RACH)-LESS TIMING ADVANCE DETERMINATION | July 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382076 | PRIVACY-PROTECTING PANDEMIC-BIO-SURVEILLANCE MULTI PATHOGEN SYSTEMS | July 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17381060 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM AND DEVICE | July 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17422400 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION, AND INFORMATION ELEMENT TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS | July 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17422081 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | July 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17421951 | POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALING | July 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17368215 | MANY TO MANY RANGING TECHNIQUES | July 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17367503 | Systems and Methods for Triggering Location-Based Mobile Device Events Using Geo-Fencing | July 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17366608 | PERSONAL MONITORING SYSTEM | July 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17366627 | PERSONAL MONITORING SYSTEM | July 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17361710 | Passive Collection of Air-to-Ground Network Parameters for Network Planning and Control | June 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17355632 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL RELATED TO SWITCHING ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR | June 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17333143 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LOCATIONS OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES | May 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17318426 | EVENT PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM | May 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17313889 | CAPABILITY IDENTIFIER DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND DEVICE | May 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17306388 | Communication Between Autonomous Vehicles and Operations Personnel | May 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17246670 | System and Method for Facilitating Physical Services | May 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17285382 | POSITION DETERMINATION SYSTEM, POSITION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD, POSITION DETERMINATION PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND STORAGE DEVICE | April 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17230087 | Variable Impedance Circuit | April 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17279454 | AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING ACTIVATION STATE OF SECONDARY CELL AND USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | March 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17279344 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTION ON BASIS OF LOCATION AND DIRECTION OF OBJECT | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17197907 | DUAL-BAND REAL-TIME LOCATION TRACKING | March 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17189546 | SLEEP-STATE FOR MOBILE TERMINAL AND SERVICE INITIATION FOR MOBILE TERMINALS IN SLEEP-STATE | March 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17176630 | Mobile Phone Location Tracking Device | February 2021 | October 2021 | Abandon | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17248889 | HANDOVER TIME | February 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17162304 | ON-SITE APPOINTMENT ASSISTANT | January 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17158140 | DUAL-BAND REAL-TIME LOCATION | January 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17147166 | SYSTEM FOR LOCATING REMOTE OBJECTS | January 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17140496 | SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS | January 2021 | March 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17139291 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHECKING A USER INTO A LOCATION USING A PACKET SEQUENCE INCLUDING LOCATION INFORMATION | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17139235 | Security Protection Method and Apparatus | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17137174 | TRACKING DEVICE OPERATION IN SAFETY-CLASSIFIED ZONE | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17116216 | IDLE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION BASED ON AVAILABLE ENERGY RESOURCES | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111760 | MESSAGING SYSTEMS FOR SHARING LOCATION SPECIFIC INFORMATION | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109298 | Tracker or Locator to Minimize Battery Usage and Prolong Battery Life By Changing Modes Of Operation Based On Whether Certain Criteria Is Met | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17106439 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS | November 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17105932 | Dual Fallback Hardened VoIP System with Signal Quality Measurement | November 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17102499 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE REMOTE SIM PROVISIONING | November 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NEALON, WILLIAM.
With a 42.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 43.8% 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.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner NEALON, WILLIAM works in Art Unit 2643 and has examined 687 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.
Examiner NEALON, WILLIAM's allowance rate of 87.6% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by NEALON, WILLIAM receive 1.40 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NEALON, WILLIAM is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 88% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NEALON, WILLIAM. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 34.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 52% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 64.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 53% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 5.6% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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