USPTO Examiner KIM MINJUNG - Art Unit 2644

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17252475Method and Device for Filtering a CommunicationDecember 2020January 2023Allow2510NoNo
17114119BAND USAGE INFORMATION GENERATING AND REPORTING METHOD, CHARGING METHOD, ENODEB, AND MMEDecember 2020December 2021Allow1210YesNo
17107727NODES FOR USE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAMENovember 2020April 2023Allow2920YesNo
17059560METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMERGENCY CALL CONNECTION BY ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2020December 2021Allow1310YesNo
17105836METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRACTION MANAGEMENT OF CONTEXT-AWARE RULE-BASED SMART DEVICENovember 2020January 2022Allow1420YesNo
17105430INTERLEAVED DEEP AND SHALLOW SEARCH DURING FREQUENCY SCAN FOR RADIO RESOURCESNovember 2020February 2023Allow2711YesNo
16953710WEARABLE DEVICE DETECTION OF LIFE THREATENING EVENTSNovember 2020March 2022Allow1620YesNo
16949782SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING GEOFENCE AREAS AND MULTICASTING TO SHARE BASIC SAFETY MESSAGE DATA WITH VEHICLESNovember 2020May 2022Allow1810YesNo
17096194SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF LIVE STREAMING EMERGENCY DISPATCH DATA TO FIRST RESPONDERSNovember 2020August 2021Allow910YesNo
17095298METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING SYSTEM INFORMATION UPDATE INFORMATIONNovember 2020April 2022Allow1710NoNo
17088491ACCESS METHOD AND TRANSMISSION POINTNovember 2020March 2023Allow2820YesNo
17087714ENHANCEMENT TO SYSTEM INFORMATION BLOCK (SIB) VALIDITY CHECK FOR NON-PUBLIC NETWORKS (NPNs)November 2020April 2022Allow1710NoNo
17085681METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR 5G TRAFFIC ROUTING IN IPX WITH NETWORK SLICINGOctober 2020July 2021Allow800YesNo
17039617REMOTELY-MONITORED PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICESSeptember 2020October 2022Abandon2511NoNo
17038622METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDIRECTING A COMMUNICATION REQUESTSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2830YesNo
17035280ELECTRONIC APPARATUSSeptember 2020December 2021Allow1510NoNo
17014763911 Call Assistance for Assisted Device UserSeptember 2020December 2021Allow1500YesNo
17001224APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FAST CONVERGENCE TO HIGH-ACCURACY POSITIONINGAugust 2020May 2022Allow2111YesNo
16971382Real-Time Incident Reporting And Alert SystemAugust 2020December 2021Allow1510NoNo
16996415PROVISION OF AVAILABLE SERVICE INFORMATION FOR A NETWORK PRIOR TO A NETWORK CONNECTIONAugust 2020August 2022Abandon2420NoNo
16994450METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SESSION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2020September 2021Allow1310YesNo
16990479SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN IDENTIFIER OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AT A CONTROL CHECKPOINTAugust 2020February 2022Allow1830YesNo
16985083SPLIT BILLING FOR A USER ACROSS DIFFERENT TRAFFIC TYPESAugust 2020December 2021Allow1610NoNo
16942956UWB AND BLE BASED INCIDENT REPORTING AND PREVENTING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED USING MOBILE ACCESS DEVICESJuly 2020September 2022Allow2521YesNo
16940804Robocall ScreeningJuly 2020November 2022Allow2730YesNo
16940963METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CELL SEARCH OF UE, AND UEJuly 2020March 2022Allow2020YesNo
16962281SERVICE INDICATION METHOD AND RELEVANT DEVICESJuly 2020July 2022Allow2430YesNo
16962279CLIENT-BASED STORING OF TUNING PARAMETERS FOR POSITIONING SERVICESJuly 2020November 2021Allow1610NoNo
16916567METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEARCH FOR WIRELESS NETWORK, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2020February 2022Abandon2020NoNo
16915215TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION INTERFACE FOR VISION-BASED MONITORING SYSTEMJune 2020March 2022Abandon2020YesNo
16913782SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MOBILE DEVICE STATUSJune 2020July 2021Allow1310NoNo
16958293MOBILE TERMINAL AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEMJune 2020August 2021Allow1410YesNo
16771875COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR LOW POWER FAST SMART SCANNINGJune 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16890515PROXIMITY-BASED MESSAGINGJune 2020May 2021Allow1210YesNo
16887220CONVEYING PRECISE CIVIC ADDRESS WITH AN EMERGENCY CALLMay 2020May 2021Allow1220YesNo
16767988INITIAL NETWORK ACCESS FOR A SUBSCRIBER ENTITYMay 2020June 2022Allow2530YesNo
16884814SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING POLICY CONTROL OF PARALLEL SIGNALING IN A FIFTH GENERATION (5G) NETWORKMay 2020February 2021Allow900NoNo
16766622METHOD AND DEVICE OF PROCESSING ABNORMALITY CONFIGURATION OF MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE-TESTMay 2020June 2021Allow1310NoNo
16763422Dual-Registered Terminal Device Wireless Communication Method, Network Device and Terminal DeviceMay 2020September 2021Allow1620NoNo
16763033Data Processing Method and ApparatusMay 2020June 2021Allow1310NoNo
16862837INDOOR POSITIONING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2020April 2021Allow1110NoNo
16855488Key-Derivation Verification in Telecommunications NetworkApril 2020October 2022Allow3020YesYes
16852779CONTEXTUAL AWARENESS DETERMINATION FOR A MOBILE DEVICEApril 2020December 2020Allow810YesNo
16847824Device, System, and Process for Providing Real-Time Short Message Data Services for Mission Critical CommunicationsApril 2020August 2020Allow410YesNo
16847079METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR 5G TRAFFIC ROUTING IN IPX WITH NETWORK SLICINGApril 2020August 2020Allow400YesNo
16830944POSITION DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND POSITION DETERMINATION METHODMarch 2020January 2021Allow1010YesNo
16645388METHOD FOR TELEPHONIC LINKING OF A COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH MULTIPLE NUMBERSMarch 2020August 2021Allow1710YesNo
16808980CHARGING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMMarch 2020February 2021Allow1110NoNo
16803688Methods, Systems and Computer Readable Media for Predicting Risk in Network Elements Using Machine LearningFebruary 2020January 2022Allow2340YesNo
16798138Motion Vector Identification in a Wi-Fi Motion Detection SystemFebruary 2020December 2020Allow1010NoNo
16785991POSITION IDENTIFYING DEVICE, POSITION IDENTIFYING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTFebruary 2020December 2020Allow1000YesNo
16782712SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ALERT MESSAGING USING DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONFebruary 2020September 2021Allow1930YesNo
16748340Communication Method, Communications Device, and Communications SystemJanuary 2020July 2021Allow1830YesNo
16746508SIGNALING FOR ROUND TRIP TIME (RTT) BASED POSITIONING USING STRONGER PATH TRACKINGJanuary 2020April 2021Allow1510YesNo
16736338System, Method, and Process for Handling Wireless Service and Wireless Device Transaction and Information RequestsJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1330YesNo
16732894911 Call Assistance for Assisted Device UserJanuary 2020May 2020Allow410YesNo
16726628SPLIT BILLING FOR A USER ACROSS MULTIPLE BILLING SYSTEMSDecember 2019July 2020Allow710YesNo
16717227SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN IDENTIFIER OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AT A CONTROL CHECKPOINTDecember 2019May 2020Allow510YesNo
16712142METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING SAS CPAS PERFORMANCE IN CBRS SYSTEMSDecember 2019December 2020Allow1210NoNo
16704728SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING GEOFENCE AREAS AND MULTICASTING TO SHARE BASIC SAFETY MESSAGE DATA WITH VEHICLESDecember 2019August 2020Allow810NoNo
16697352MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMENovember 2019June 2021Allow1930YesNo
16610529TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODSNovember 2019November 2020Allow1210NoNo
16669415APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING DO-NOT-DISTURB MODE BASED ON CONTEXT-AWARENESSOctober 2019May 2021Abandon1920NoNo
16663850SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION-FRIENDLY PROTOCOL DATA UNIT (PDU) SESSION MANAGEMENTOctober 2019February 2020Allow400YesNo
16654624RADIO NETWORK NODE, USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO A RADIO NETWORKOctober 2019January 2021Abandon1510NoNo
16581030BAND USAGE INFORMATION GENERATING AND REPORTING METHOD, CHARGING METHOD, ENODEB, AND MMESeptember 2019September 2020Allow1120YesNo
16495511ENHANCED REGISTRATION PROCEDURE IN A MOBILE SYSTEM SUPPORTING NETWORK SLICINGSeptember 2019July 2021Allow2120NoNo
16563032GAPLESS AUDIO COMMUNICATION VIA DISCOURSE GAP RECOVERY MODELSeptember 2019August 2021Allow2430YesNo
16490086Unified Device AccessAugust 2019May 2021Allow2010NoNo
16555900NULL DATA PACKET (NDP) ANNOUNCEMENT FRAME FOR NDP RANGINGAugust 2019October 2020Allow1420YesNo
16484698SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PERSONAL MESSAGINGAugust 2019September 2020Abandon1410NoNo
16532994System and Method for Improving Telematics Location Information and Reliability of E911 CallsAugust 2019February 2023Allow4250NoNo
16531200SESSION CONTINUITY BETWEEN SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK-CONTROLLED AND NON-SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK-CONTROLLED WIRELESS NETWORKSAugust 2019March 2021Abandon1910NoNo
16526394Safe Case with Security Choke Point ControlJuly 2019May 2021Allow2130YesNo
16522610CELL USER OCCUPANCY INDICATOR TO ENHANCE INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC STEERINGJuly 2019May 2020Allow1010YesNo
16513053REPORTING LIGHT METHOD AND APPARATUSJuly 2019January 2021Abandon1820YesNo
16457231AUTOMATED CONTACT DELETION BASED ON CONTENT COMMUNICATIONSJune 2019February 2020Allow710YesNo
16444312APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FAST CONVERGENCE TO HIGH-ACCURACY POSITIONINGJune 2019May 2020Allow1110NoNo
16443425Mobile-Device-Based Carrier Voicemail ReductionJune 2019July 2020Allow1310YesNo
16438936MESH NETWORK MANAGEMENTJune 2019October 2020Allow1720YesNo
16433155METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A NODEJune 2019January 2020Allow710YesNo
16426501METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVISIONING A VIRTUAL SIM CARDMay 2019May 2021Allow2330YesNo
16422526METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS DIRECTED TO IMPROVED DEAD RECKONING FOR PEDESTRIAN NAVIGATIONMay 2019December 2019Allow700YesNo
16414242Methods, Systems and Computer Readable Media for Predicting Risk in Network Elements Using Machine LearningMay 2019November 2019Allow600YesNo
16409028DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DEVICEMay 2019December 2020Abandon1940YesNo
16407131METHOD FOR RESELECTING RANDOM ACCESS RESOURCE FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY ON SCELL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFORMay 2019April 2020Allow1110NoNo
16338203RADAR-ASSISTED TRACKING OF MOBILE DEVICES TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNICATION LINK IN HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNCIATIONMarch 2019July 2021Allow2810YesNo
16363832LOCAL DETERMINATION OF GEO-LOCATION DATA BY USER DEVICESMarch 2019January 2020Allow1010NoNo
16352685Charging Method, Apparatus, and SystemMarch 2019January 2020Allow1010YesNo
16258468USING RF ENERGY ON AN UPLINK CHANNEL TO TRANSITION AN UNPOWERED ACCESS POINT TO A POWER-UP STATEJanuary 2019October 2019Allow900YesNo
16239358HANDOVER OF EXTENDED SYNCHRONOUS CONNECTION-ORIENTED LOGICAL TRANSPORT CHANNELJanuary 2019June 2020Allow1700YesNo
16311921PAGING FOR MASSIVE MTCDecember 2018September 2019Allow910NoNo
16179223SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETECTING MOVING OBSTACLESNovember 2018April 2022Allow4250YesNo
16176669BAND ASSIGNMENT FOR USER EQUIPMENT ON MULTIBAND ADVANCED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSOctober 2018June 2019Allow710YesNo
16173429IDENTIFYING MOBILE RADIO NODES AND DETERMINING USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLEOctober 2018March 2020Allow1610YesNo
16171559METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BEAM ASSISTED POSITIONINGOctober 2018May 2021Abandon3050YesNo
16172251DEDUPLICATION OF POINTS OF INTEREST (POIS) FROM DIFFERENT SOURCESOctober 2018January 2020Allow1410YesNo
16162491METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A CONFERENCEOctober 2018July 2019Allow810YesNo
16150089EMERGENCY CONTACT METHOD AND SYSTEMOctober 2018March 2019Allow610YesNo
16090262METHOD FOR DETECTION OF SATURATED PIXELS IN AN IMAGESeptember 2018March 2022Allow4240NoYes

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
53.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
53.4%
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, 33.3% 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 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 KIM, MINJUNG - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KIM, MINJUNG works in Art Unit 2644 and has examined 171 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KIM, MINJUNG's allowance rate of 84.8% places them in the 62% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KIM, MINJUNG receive 1.94 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 44% 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 KIM, MINJUNG is 18 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KIM, MINJUNG. This interview benefit is in the 61% 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, 32.3% 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 17.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. 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, 85.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 86% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 20% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 27% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.