Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18956663 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SERVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION TO A MOBILE DEVICE | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741879 | Conditional Uplink Radio Resource Utilization in a Cellular Network | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741838 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732899 | VISITATION TRACKING SYSTEM | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662912 | ENHANCED CELLULAR SCANNING | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18630894 | ENHANCED CELLULAR SCANNING | April 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18627002 | PLANAR AND AZIMUTHAL MODE IN GEOMETRIC POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18614254 | MULTI-MODAL 3-D POSE ESTIMATION | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18438822 | COMPONENTS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS FOR THEIR ASSEMBLY | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411138 | Camera Parameter Estimation Using Semantic Labels | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SERVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION TO A MOBILE DEVICE | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403283 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393065 | ELECTION OF A NETWORK DEVICE TO SEND DATA OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18541004 | AI-BASED PRODUCT SURFACE INSPECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531614 | VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE IMAGING | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18386878 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND STROBE BEACON | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18496705 | WIRELESS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE PACKAGE VALIDATION | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382217 | OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488405 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC IMEI RE-ASSIGNMENT IN A MULTI-SIM ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486587 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD BY WHICH ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMS CLOUD ONBOARDING OF EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18480844 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE GENERATION | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18553714 | CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME SHARING FOR SIDELINK IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18478671 | CONSISTENT LISTEN BEFORE TALK FAILURE RECOVERY PROCEDURE FOR SIDELINK OPERATION IN UNLICENSED BANDS | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18285111 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONAL HANDOVER IN NETWORK | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18476620 | IDENTIFYING NEIGHBOR ACCESS NODES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18475836 | DEVICES FOR PORTABLE ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLED CONTAINERS | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372219 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464655 | IDENTIFYING, RECORDING AND ASSESSING GEOSPATIAL ASSETS WITH DATA COLLECTION, IMAGE PROCESSING, AND SELECTIVE PRUNING | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549273 | INTERFERENCE COORDINATION FOR MOBILITY | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461024 | MME WRITER AND IDENTITY SERVICE FOR RAN PARSER | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461039 | PROCEDURE CDR GENERATION FOR A RAN PARSER | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18460972 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEACTIVATING STOLEN USER EQUIPMENT AND A SESSION FOR THE STOLEN USER EQUIPMENT | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459830 | LINK GENERATION FOR RAN PARSER | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18457827 | IN-MESSAGING CALCULATION OF FORMULA RESULTS | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18456928 | Configuration and Capability Signaling for Enhanced Positioning Techniques in Cellular Systems | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238149 | MULTIPLE LINK ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18453192 | COVERAGE AREA ADJUSTMENT TO ADAPT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230320 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SERVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION TO A MOBILE DEVICE | August 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362378 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING EMERGENCY SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228107 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA-DRIVEN ROLL-OUT PLANNING OPTIMIZATION | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350510 | Method and System for Controlling a Modal Antenna | July 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DAMAGE DETECTION | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18266744 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED FEW-SHOT OBJECT DETECTION USING A DYNAMIC SEMANTIC NETWORK | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326289 | PROVISIONING FRAMEWORK SUPPORTING PLURAL DIFFERENT NETWORKS | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18326005 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326288 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATION METHOD | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18255115 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAIN OF LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER AND BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAME | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18321573 | VISITATION TRACKING SYSTEM | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18198500 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307707 | COVERAGE AREA ADJUSTMENT TO ADAPT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030840 | METHOD, APPARATUS, USER EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247900 | HANDLING CONDITIONAL PSCELL CHANGE (CPC) UPON SN RELEASE | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295458 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING MICROPHONE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18029981 | HANDLING OF COMPLETE MESSAGE AT CONDITION PSCELL ADDITION CHANGE | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18194335 | RESOURCE TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18194445 | MULTI-LAYER STATISTICAL WIRELESS TERMINAL LOCATION DETERMINATION | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18192608 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SEMI-STATIC MODE SIDELINK CHANNEL ACCESS | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18027050 | LBT PROCEDURE FOR SIDELINK OPERATIONS IN UNLICENSED BANDS | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183825 | COMPONENTS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS FOR THEIR ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108856 | Conditional Uplink Radio Resource Utilization in a Cellular Network | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163868 | VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE IMAGING | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007167 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING TIME INFORMATION OF CHO | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18015991 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING BOTNET CALLS TO A BOTNET CALL-ANSWER QUEUE | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18154402 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TERMINAL ACCESSING A BASE STATION IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094361 | PRIORITY OF COMMUNICATION AND TEXT | January 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18151103 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ESTIMATING THE POSITION OF AN RF SOURCE | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149389 | FULL MESH FINE TIME MEASUREMENT | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18090642 | METHOD FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATION WITHIN A REGROUP OF COMMUNICATION GROUPS IN A 3GPP MCS NETWORK | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013888 | HANDOVER METHOD AND DEVICE | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013525 | RADAR SIGNAL FOR USE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013491 | TRAFFIC CHARGING METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087808 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086242 | BI-DIRECTIONAL CBRS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHODS | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085304 | ESTIMATING SHIPPING COSTS WITH MACHINE LEARNING | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18066571 | NAVIGATION AND POSITIONING SYSTEM USING RADIO BEAM SUPPORT INFORMATION | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18072269 | RETRACTABLE SCREEN MOBILE DEVICE | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928866 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITION DETERMINING, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070470 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING ANTENNA | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17989848 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990232 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR MERCHANDISE REGISTRATION | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055747 | IMAGE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SERVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION TO A MOBILE DEVICE | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982170 | INTERFERENCE MITIGATION THROUGH SINR-BASED ITERATIVE DISTRIBUTED BEAM SELECTION | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977070 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA-DRIVEN ROLL-OUT PLANNING OPTIMIZATION | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17972525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TRANSMITTING INCIDENTS OF INTEREST OF A ROADWAY TO A REMOTE SERVER | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920141 | METHOD OF REPORTING USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY, EQUIPMENT, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964364 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SERVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION TO A MOBILE DEVICE | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962083 | INFORMATION PROCESSING USING A POPULATION OF DATA ACQUISITION DEVICES | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17911834 | Method for Preventing a Non-Authorized Using of an Aerosol Generation Device in a Restricted Area and Associated System | September 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910468 | LIST MODE IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17898025 | PROCESSING OF REFUSE CONTAMINATION MEDIA CAPTURED BY CAMERAS | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896250 | NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17770977 | CELL EVALUATION METHOD, CELL EVALUATION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819883 | ANNOTATED SURFEL MAPS | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17879201 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796708 | GAZE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, GAZE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT ORDERING AND DELIVERY FOR INMATES | July 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17860030 | MACHINE LEARNING ASSISTED IMAGE PREDICTION | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17854949 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PORTABLE ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLED CONTAINERS | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17853918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAGE INSPECTION THROUGH COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND TRANSMISSION OF DATA | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WYCHE, MYRON.
With a 25.0% 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.
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, 46.2% 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 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 WYCHE, MYRON works in Art Unit 2644 and has examined 702 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner WYCHE, MYRON's allowance rate of 88.5% places them in the 69% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WYCHE, MYRON receive 1.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% 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 WYCHE, MYRON is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WYCHE, MYRON. This interview benefit is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.4% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 49.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 73% 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 81.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 58.3% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 39.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 28% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 55% 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 2.3% of allowed cases (in the 69% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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