USPTO Examiner SAMS MATTHEW C - Art Unit 2646

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19291678Method and Apparatus of Handling of Scheduling Request Triggered by SL-PRS (Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal) Resource Request in a Wireless Communication SystemAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19247329METHOD FOR MANAGING COVERAGE AND INTERFERENCE OF INTERNET OF DRONES (IoD)June 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
18996393METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC REDEPLOYMENT OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKJanuary 2025November 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18883811Systems and Methods for Emergency Contact and ResponseSeptember 2024June 2025Abandon910NoNo
18823724METHOD FOR SETTING UP A LOCALIZATION SYSTEM, AND LOCALIZATION SYSTEMSeptember 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18765005APPLICATION INTERACTION FOR NETWORK SLICINGJuly 2024August 2025Allow1340YesNo
18663507UPLINK RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD AND DEVICE, BASE STATION, AND TERMINALMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18661055SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING SD-WAN POLICIESMay 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18633018ALLOCATION OF RADIO RESOURCES FOR VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18622731Tracking Device Functionality Restriction in a Lost ContextMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18600638METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VERIFICATION OF AN AFFILIATION OF A CALL INITIATOR WITH AN ORGANIZATIONMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320YesNo
18442066METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING FLIGHT PATH INFORMATION, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING INFORMATIONFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420NoNo
18395563METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING WIRELESS TRAFFIC AND FOR USING WIRELESS TRAFFIC INFORMATIONDecember 2023December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18543820CONTROLLING A DEVICE THAT OPERATES IN A MONITOR MODEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18509579METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING REGISTRATION IN NETWORK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2023May 2025Allow1830NoNo
184933415G Mobile Network With Intelligent 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) Radio Access Network (RAN)October 2023November 2024Abandon1210NoNo
18488563SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RELEVANT DEVICESOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18480796Domain Proxy Channel Reallocation FeatureOctober 2023March 2026Abandon3010NoNo
18473784SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING A MOBILE PHONE AND A MOBILE PHONE COVERSeptember 2023October 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18549423NETWORK COVERAGE PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18241628ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMS-BASED CALL IN ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2023December 2025Allow2810YesNo
18450924METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUTONOMOUS WIRELESS COVERAGEAugust 2023March 2025Allow1930YesNo
18447811Bluetooth Multipoint Algorithm and Private NotificationsAugust 2023December 2024Abandon1720YesNo
18272223METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR MINIMIZATION OF SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS (MINT)July 2023February 2026Allow3100NoNo
18218603EVALUATION METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSJuly 2023August 2025Allow2600NoNo
18338227Systems and Methods for Mobile Device Location PredictionJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18258478MANAGING A NETWORK SLICE PARAMETER FOR ADMISSION CONTROLJune 2023October 2025Allow2810YesNo
18335444METHODS PROVIDING DYNAMIC NEF TUNNEL ALLOCATION AND RELATED NETWORK NODES/FUNCTIONSJune 2023June 2025Abandon2430NoNo
18325832METHODS TO HANDLE SLICING ACCOUNTING FOR EVOLVED PACKET DATA GATEWAY WI-FI ACCESSMay 2023December 2023Allow600NoNo
18314001CONFIGURABLE OPTIONS FOR DEVICE REGISTRATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSMay 2023October 2025Allow2910YesNo
18134753CELLULAR NETWORK SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONApril 2023December 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18295810System, Method, and Computer-Readable Medium for Schedule-Based Telecommunication PoliciesApril 2023June 2024Allow1410NoNo
18185197ALLOCATION OF RADIO RESOURCES FOR VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONMarch 2023January 2024Allow1020NoNo
18018590PRIVACY OF RELAY SELECTION IN CELLULAR SLICED NETWORKSJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2900NoNo
18154439TERMINAL DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TERMINAL DEVICEJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1740YesNo
18014502APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SLICE INTERWORKINGJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3610NoNo
18076937SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING A MOBILE PHONE AND A MOBILE PHONE COVERDecember 2022September 2023Abandon1010NoNo
17994666UE BEHAVIOR WHEN THE DEVICE IS ATTACHED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICENovember 2022October 2024Abandon2330YesNo
17994733ACCESS REJECTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROCESSORNovember 2022March 2023Allow300NoNo
17985395METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING HANDLING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2022July 2024Allow2040YesNo
17981915SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING A MOBILE PHONE AND A MOBILE PHONE COVERNovember 2022September 2023Abandon1010NoNo
17972235Methods and Apparatuses for Resource Management in a Multi-Carrier Telecommunications SystemOctober 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17918695METHOD FOR GEOLOCATING INTERFERENCE SOURCE IN COMMUNICATION-BASED TRANSPORT SYSTEMOctober 2022May 2025Allow3100NoNo
17936373SUBSCRIPTION ACTIVATION FOR MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICESSeptember 2022June 2023Allow810NoNo
17915070STATION PLACEMENT SUPPORT METHOD, STATION PLACEMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND STATION PLACEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMSeptember 2022December 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17915036STATION PLACEMENT SUPPORT METHOD, STATION PLACEMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND STATION PLACEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17950864SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTIFICATION FORWARDINGSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1020YesNo
17912043DEVICE, A SERVER AND A SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ITEMS OR PERSONS COMING INTO PROXIMITY OF ONE ANOTHERSeptember 2022August 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17945981OPTIMIZATION OF TRAFFIC LOAD IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMSeptember 2022June 2023Abandon910NoNo
17896041CALL RESPONSE METHOD, CALL RESPONSE DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022April 2025Allow3120NoNo
17894544System and Method of Capturing, Tracking, Composing, Analyzing and Automating Analog and Digital InteractionsAugust 2022January 2026Allow4110NoNo
17890323Method and apparatus to verify a base station based on system information and dedicate control informationAugust 2022January 2023Allow510YesNo
17890930SESSION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (SMF) OUTAGE PROTECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKAugust 2022July 2025Allow3500NoNo
17890137REDUCED BEAM FOR PAGINGAugust 2022November 2025Allow3930NoNo
17904354COMMUNICATION RELATED TO NETWORK SLICEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17799860SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMALL CELL SITE LOCATION IDENTIFICATION FOR CELLULAR NETWORKSAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17818502SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC OUTDOOR SMALL CELL PLANNINGAugust 2022March 2023Allow710NoNo
17797764Relative Transmission Point Beam Configuration InformationAugust 2022January 2026Allow4220YesNo
17873930APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHJuly 2022February 2025Allow3130YesYes
17867969METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING HINGE ANGLEJuly 2022September 2025Allow3830NoNo
17813141CONTROL OF A USER DEVICE UNDER WET CONDITIONSJuly 2022February 2023Allow710NoNo
17859348LOCATION INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2022February 2026Allow4340YesYes
17839205POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2022October 2023Allow1630YesNo
17838760DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A TRANSMITTER DEVICEJune 2022January 2024Allow1920YesNo
17825787ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2022January 2025Allow3220NoNo
17825965ACCESSING CONTENT USING TIME, TOPIC, AND LOCATION TO TRANSITION BETWEEN DISPLAY MODESMay 2022May 2023Allow1130NoNo
17664669ADAPTIVE MULTIPLE ANTENNA TRANSMISSION SCHEME FOR UPLINK DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMay 2022October 2023Abandon1720YesNo
17751142Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Remote Update AgentMay 2022September 2024Allow2810YesNo
17740445ALLOWED NETWORK SLICE DETERMINATION BASED ON UE HISTORICAL BEHAVIORMay 2022September 2025Allow4020NoNo
17718877METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING CAPABILITY PLANNING IN A SHARED SPECTRAApril 2022September 2022Allow500YesNo
17603735METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORK FAILURESMarch 2022August 2024Allow3410NoNo
17764507ACCESSING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK USING A USER IDENTIFIERMarch 2022September 2024Allow3000NoNo
17701786METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING LOCAL SERVICES THROUGH A COMMUNITY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMMarch 2022March 2026Allow4730YesNo
17699957EXPANDING ANGLE-OF-ARRIVAL (AOA) COVERAGE WITH SWITCHING BETWEEN THREE OR MORE ANTENNAS FOR ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) DEVICESMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610YesNo
17760540METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSOR SELECTION FOR LOCALIZATION AND TRACKINGMarch 2022April 2024Allow2500NoNo
17753541APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUBSCRIPTION DATA TO NON-SUBSCRIBER REGISTERED TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110YesNo
17652215METHOD TO REDUCE EMERGENCY CALL SET-UPFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2920YesNo
17590635METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATION OF AN INDOOR SPACEFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1300NoNo
17585000METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING DIGITAL NOTIFICATIONS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKSJanuary 2022September 2022Allow800NoNo
17582127Method for identifying travel classification based on smartphone travel surveysJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2600NoNo
17577543Service Continuity Implementation Method, Related Apparatus, and SystemJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3710NoNo
17573523Method And Apparatus For Scalable ML-Based Frameworks For Resource Planning In Enterprise NetworksJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3600NoNo
17565126TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK PREDICTIONS BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING USING AGGREGATED NETWORK KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORSDecember 2021March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17645967Transient Chatrooms Adapted to Provide Communications Among DriversDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210NoNo
17561451SERVICE INVOKING METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2021February 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17645949METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE ACCESS LINK AND ATG-BASED MESSAGE RELAYINGDecember 2021March 2025Allow3820YesNo
17559370MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHODDecember 2021September 2024Allow3320NoNo
17558072Method and System for Supporting Emergency Voice Services Over Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Using Dynamic SSID DeploymentDecember 2021September 2024Allow3320NoNo
17558494System, Method, and Computer-Readable Medium for Schedule-Based Telecommunication PoliciesDecember 2021January 2023Allow1210YesNo
17296207MESSAGE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2021July 2024Allow3710NoNo
17545432CONTROL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021March 2024Allow2710NoNo
17542826SRV6 USER-PLANE-BASED TRIGGERING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SESSION OR FLOW MIGRATION IN MOBILE NETWORKSDecember 2021February 2023Allow1410NoNo
17540073Tracking Device Functionality Restriction in a Lost ContextDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17535326ADAPTIVE USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY REPORTINGNovember 2021March 2024Allow2810NoNo
17612773Network User AssociationNovember 2021March 2025Allow4030YesNo
17517500SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OPTIMIZE REGISTRATION AND SESSION ESTABLISHMENT IN A WIRELESS NETWORKNovember 2021October 2025Allow4840YesNo
17508389Systems and Methods for Proxying Real Traffic for SimulationOctober 2021November 2025Allow4950NoNo
17451477SUBSCRIPTION ACTIVATION FOR MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICESOctober 2021September 2022Allow1100NoNo
17604914ULTRA-WIDEBAND LOCATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2021January 2025Allow3911NoNo
17501948METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUTONOMOUS WIRELESS COVERAGEOctober 2021May 2023Allow1910NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SAMS, MATTHEW C.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
33
Examiner Affirmed
28
(84.8%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(15.2%)
Reversal Percentile
26.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 15.2% 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
72
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(19.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
58
(80.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
24.0%
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, 19.4% 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 SAMS, MATTHEW C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SAMS, MATTHEW C works in Art Unit 2646 and has examined 599 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SAMS, MATTHEW C's allowance rate of 74.5% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SAMS, MATTHEW C receive 3.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 86% 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 SAMS, MATTHEW C is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAMS, MATTHEW C. This interview benefit is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 20.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 21.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 26% 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, 47.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 56.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.1% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 55.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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 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:

  • 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.

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

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