USPTO Examiner MAPA MICHAEL Y - Art Unit 2645

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18828204PAGING INFORMATION AND PAGING-RELATED ACTIONSSeptember 2024December 2024Allow310YesNo
18417343Systems And Methods For Determining The Driver Of A VehicleJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1001NoNo
18489299Multi-Hop PositioningOctober 2023June 2025Allow2020YesNo
18482971USER EQUIPMENT TRACKING AND PAGING AREA SELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSOctober 2023January 2025Allow1520NoNo
18328420ADAPTIVE BEACON REPORT FOR CLIENT DEVICESJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18197548SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING NETWORK QUALITYMay 2023May 2025Abandon2420NoNo
18138299METHOD TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF CIVIC ADDRESS PRODUCED BY REVERSE GEOCODERApril 2023November 2023Allow700YesNo
18184424Efficient Emergency Services FallbackMarch 2023September 2024Abandon1820NoNo
18176594Systems And Methods For Determining The Driver Of A VehicleMarch 2023November 2023Allow801NoNo
18103624LOCATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM HAVING MESH INFRASTRUCTURE TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTIONJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310YesNo
18084262ENHANCED INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM CALL HANDLINGDecember 2022August 2023Allow811YesNo
18070370SLICE SELECTION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICENovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
17975156FALSE BASE STATION DETECTION BASED ON TIME OF ARRIVAL OR TIMING ADVANCEOctober 2022March 2023Allow500NoNo
17921665ROTATING MECHANISM, SUPPORTING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2022June 2025Allow3200YesNo
18046805PAGING EARLY INDICATION TECHNIQUESOctober 2022May 2025Allow3170YesNo
17802922METHOD FOR OPERATING LINK QUALITY-RELATED RELAY UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2022November 2024Allow2600YesNo
17877759BANDWIDTH-PART-SPECIFIC NETWORK OPERATION MODESJuly 2022May 2025Allow3400NoNo
17839482TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS IMPLEMENTING WAKE-UP SIGNALING WITH VALIDITY PERIODJune 2022January 2024Allow1930YesNo
17837008OPTIMIZING POWER RESOURCES FOR INTERCONNECTED MOBILE IOT DEVICESJune 2022August 2023Allow1411NoNo
17805425TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING RANGING BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICESJune 2022February 2024Allow2100NoNo
17661969Systems And Methods For Determining The Driver Of A VehicleMay 2022December 2022Allow700NoNo
17773851ENERGY SAVING TECHNIQUES FOR MULTI-CONNECTIVITY DEVICESMay 2022August 2023Allow1630YesNo
17661755LOCATION-BASED ROUTE MANAGEMENT FOR VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING RELAY COMMUNICATIONSMay 2022September 2022Allow500YesNo
17772402METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALL SETUPApril 2022July 2024Abandon2721NoNo
17729020APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING MULTI-OPERATOR/MULTI-VENDOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORK RESOURCE POOLING AND SLICINGApril 2022April 2025Allow3611NoNo
17727690METHOD FOR ENTERING DORMANCY BEHAVIOR AND TERMINALApril 2022February 2025Abandon3440YesNo
17766861USE RESTRICTION METHOD, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2022April 2024Allow2410NoNo
17705684METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW POWER TRANSMISSION USING BACKSCATTERINGMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17702450METHOD FOR FEEDBACK INFORMATION TRANSMISSION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17686452CLOUD PROCESSING OF DATA RECEIVED BY SERIAL COMMUNICATION BASED PSAP EQUIPMENTMarch 2022August 2022Allow510NoNo
17635564RELAY SELECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIDELINK, STORAGE MEDIUM AND TERMINALFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17650782USING AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL TO INDICATE TARGET SIDELINK RECEIVING UEFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17634924METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3310NoNo
17591195Terminal Positioning Method, Apparatus, And SystemFebruary 2022September 2024Abandon3120YesNo
17590103BASE STATION DEVICE, RELAY DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3410NoNo
17589036Power Control in Random Access Procedure for Multiple Transmission and Reception PointsJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17631546OPERATOR NETWORK SWITCHING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17586274COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH PREDICTED SERVICE FAILURE TRIGGERED REGISTRATION FALLBACK FOR REDUCED COMMUNICATION SERVICE SETUPJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3020YesNo
17582518INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CONNECTING DEVICE THAT IS TO EXECUTE A PROCESS TO AN ACCESS POINTJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2720NoNo
17648664DYNAMIC POSTPONEMENT OF PERIODIC RESOURCES AND DRX ACTIVE TIMES IN MODE 1 SIDELINKJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3820NoNo
17628407TERMINAL, SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL FOR A SIDELINK REFERENCE SIGNALJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3620YesNo
17648085USER EQUIPMENT DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE NETWORK CONNECTIVITYJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3630YesNo
17553244TECHNIQUES FOR CELL ACQUISITIONDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17551854Releasing Information to Improve Cell Selection in Different Resource Control StatesDecember 2021July 2024Abandon3140YesNo
17618565CALLING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINALDecember 2021August 2024Allow3220NoNo
17548472NETWORK-ASSISTED BLANKING OF SHARED RESOURCES FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION LINKSDecember 2021September 2024Allow3320YesNo
17617033APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR CELLULAR SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE SUPPORT OF MULTI-SIM USER EQUIPMENTSDecember 2021April 2025Allow4030NoNo
17457239CONNECTION MANAGEMENT ON SIB1 BASED BARRED CELLDecember 2021January 2025Allow3710YesNo
17537283COMMUNICATING PAGING INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2021December 2022Allow1210NoNo
17612531BATTERY LIFE-TIME PREDICTION FOR LOW POWER DEVICESNovember 2021April 2024Allow2920NoNo
17441942TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHODNovember 2021November 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17454333SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING AN EXCLUSION ZONE TO PROTECT AN EARTH STATION FROM USER EQUIPMENT INTERFERENCENovember 2021October 2024Allow3510NoNo
17519814METHOD TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF CIVIC ADDRESS PRODUCED BY REVERSE GEOCODERNovember 2021January 2023Allow1500YesNo
17608641METHOD FOR ACCESSING A CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUMNovember 2021May 2025Allow4311NoNo
17516312SMART ALERTS IN A TRACKING DEVICE ENVIRONMENTNovember 2021May 2024Allow3000NoNo
17489396COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A WAKE-UP SIGNAL (WUS)September 2021December 2024Allow3830YesNo
17488916SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE BACKUPSeptember 2021April 2023Allow1910NoNo
17594000METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO HANDOVER OF A WIRELESS DEVICESeptember 2021October 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17486523GENERATING PREAMBLES FOR RANDOM ACCESS IN WIRELESS NETWORKSSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3210NoNo
17481619CRASH DETECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A MICROPHONE, FIRST AND SECOND BATTERIES, AND FIRST AND SECOND ANTENNAS AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMESeptember 2021December 2022Allow1510NoNo
17438761A RECEIVER SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR RECEIVING A TRANSMITTED SIGNAL VIA A LONG-RANGE LINKSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3930YesNo
17471860METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MITIGATING REDUCED COMPLEXITY FEATURES IMPACT ON POSITIONING PERFORMANCESeptember 2021October 2023Allow2641YesNo
17437593COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND HOST DEVICESeptember 2021August 2024Abandon3530YesNo
17465355PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD FOR DETECTING WHETHER A DECIVE IS AN OPERATING ENVIRONMENT TO PERMIT DIRECT COMMUNICATION OF VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X)September 2021April 2024Abandon3121NoNo
17435319COORDINATING TASK ZONES AT A PUBLIC SAFETY INCIDENT SCENEAugust 2021April 2023Allow1900NoNo
17446295CALL PROCESSING METHOD, CALL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021January 2023Allow1600NoNo
17459113EXTENDING CELL BROADCAST NOTIFICATION TO OTHER COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESAugust 2021January 2023Allow1710YesNo
17432023DYNAMIC MBMS/UNICAST BEARER ESTABLISHMENT BASED ON A MBMS MULTI-LEVEL BEARER QUALITY INDICATORAugust 2021July 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17401913Handover Method, Apparatus, and System in Wireless Communication SystemAugust 2021May 2024Allow3330YesNo
17429659MESSAGE RELAY APPARATUS AND METHODAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17397065BASE STATION SYSTEM, RADIO UNIT AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUSAugust 2021October 2024Allow3810NoNo
17391325METHOD FOR POWER SAVING MODE SWITCHING, METHOD FOR POWER SAVING MODE CONFIGURATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEAugust 2021February 2025Allow4330YesNo
17382336TABLET COMPUTER CASEJuly 2021March 2023Abandon2010NoNo
17377337TECHNIQUES FOR PAGING EARLY INDICATION REPETITIONJuly 2021February 2023Allow1911NoNo
17423015DIAGNOSIS OF OPERATION OF PLURAL COMMUNICATING UNITSJuly 2021August 2024Allow3820NoNo
17422889RANDOM ACCESS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RANDOM ACCESS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODJuly 2021September 2023Allow2600NoNo
17422849STRUCTURE OF MESSAGE FROM USER EQUIPMENT TO BASE STATION IN TWO-STEP RANDOM ACCESSJuly 2021February 2025Allow4320YesNo
17375765TENANT DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE NETWORK COMPONENTSJuly 2021April 2024Allow3310YesNo
17374381VOICE COMMAND SECURITY AND AUTHORIZATION IN USER COMPUTING DEVICESJuly 2021April 2023Allow2200NoNo
17372781Method for actively verifying whether candidate peer is mesh gate and method for determining primary mesh gateJuly 2021January 2023Allow1800NoNo
17370220PDU Session HandoverJuly 2021July 2024Abandon3640NoNo
17420995SUPPORT OF ENERGY EFFICIENT OPERATIONJuly 2021October 2023Allow2811NoNo
17419589SCHEDULING OF PDSCH TRANSMISSION WITH DFT-S-OFDM WAVEFORMJune 2021May 2024Allow3510NoNo
17299941USER EQUIPMENT TRACKING AND PAGING AREA SELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSJune 2021July 2023Allow2501NoNo
17336767SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING NETWORK QUALITYJune 2021January 2023Allow2010YesNo
17334916METHOD OF PERFORMING CLOSED ACCESS GROUP SELECTION IN NON-PUBLIC NETWORK AND RELATED DEVICEMay 2021July 2023Allow2620NoNo
17327547SUBFRAME VALIDITY AND SYSTEM INFORMATION RECEPTION FOR MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATIONMay 2021August 2024Allow3820YesNo
17324398INTERNET OF THINGS LOCATION SPOOFING DETECTIONMay 2021January 2024Allow3220YesNo
17294832Improved Techniques for Conditional Handover and Bi-CastingMay 2021January 2024Allow3210NoNo
17322625PROXIMITY ALERT SYSTEMMay 2021January 2025Allow4460YesNo
17318604COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH FEATURES FOR DETERMINING RELIABLE LOCATION DATA USING MESSAGES WITH UNRELIABLE LOCATION DATAMay 2021August 2022Allow1500NoNo
17244745Multi-Hop PositioningApril 2021July 2023Allow2711YesNo
17287737INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND SENDING METHOD, AND TERMINAL AND FIRST NETWORK DEVICEApril 2021August 2023Allow2710NoNo
17232134EFFICIENT MICO MODE MANAGEMENT METHOD UTILIZING NETWORK ANALYSIS INFORMATION IN 5G MOBILE NETWORK SYSTEMApril 2021March 2023Allow2310NoNo
17221260REGISTRATION OF MULTI-PORT DEVICEApril 2021August 2022Allow1700YesNo
17219490Data Analytics for Multi-access Edge ComputationMarch 2021May 2023Allow2510NoNo
17280261CONTROLLED HANDOVER FROM AN INCOMING ACCESS NETWORK TO A CELLULAR ACCESS NETWORK OF A VISITED NETWORK WHILE IN ROAMINGMarch 2021January 2024Allow3420NoNo
17214412COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF TRANSMISSION LATENCY OF DOWNLINK DATAMarch 2021January 2024Allow3410YesNo
17279438SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAVING MOBILE BATTERY AND EMPOWERING USER EQUIPMENT FOR INCOMING COMMUNICATION AND PAGINGMarch 2021August 2023Allow2930YesNo
17278987METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A FREQUENCY PRIORITY BASED ON A SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2021April 2022Allow1210YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MAPA, MICHAEL Y.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
29
Examiner Affirmed
26
(89.7%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(10.3%)
Reversal Percentile
21.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 10.3% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
48
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(18.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
39
(81.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.3%
Lower 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, 18.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MAPA, MICHAEL Y - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MAPA, MICHAEL Y works in Art Unit 2645 and has examined 688 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MAPA, MICHAEL Y's allowance rate of 78.9% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MAPA, MICHAEL Y receive 2.22 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MAPA, MICHAEL Y is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 72% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MAPA, MICHAEL Y. This interview benefit is in the 66% 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, 25.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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 19.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 16% 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, 18.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 24% 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 48.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 48.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 56% 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 0.4% 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 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • 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.

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