USPTO Examiner PHAM TUAN - Art Unit 2649

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18797968AUXILIARY SHOOTING DEVICE FOR MOBILE DEVICEAugust 2024September 2024Allow100NoNo
18609158TRANSMISSION OF FEEDBACK TO EDGE TRANSCEIVER VIA IN-BAND ON-CHANNEL (IBOC) MESH NETWORKMarch 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18602311Doppler Shift Estimate Reporting with Pre-CompensationMarch 2024February 2026Allow2320NoNo
18596267PHASED ARRAY CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING DIRECTIVITY OF A BEAM-FORMED SIGNALMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18596594Retractable Grip Element for Cell PhonesMarch 2024January 2025Allow1120NoNo
18585656ARCHITECTURE, PROTOCOL, AND SIGNALING FLOW FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING AND RANGINGFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18441401SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDOVER FROM NON-STANDALONE COVERAGE TO STANDALONE COVERAGE WHILE MAINTAINING SESSION CONTINUITYFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18430809METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING RAN POWER CONSUMPTIONFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18424969CONVERTIBLE STRAND AND POLE SMALL CELL MOUNTS AND ASSEMBLIESJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1001NoNo
18580818FOLDING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2024February 2026Abandon2500NoNo
18406754ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH METAL FRAME ANTENNAJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18392753INTERFEROMETRIC RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTERDecember 2023March 2026Allow2701NoNo
18544851METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK SLICE ACCESS MANAGEMENT FOR A USER EQUIPMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2023January 2026Allow2400NoNo
18517294RADIO-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICENovember 2023December 2025Allow2500NoNo
18514654CONTROLLING REFLECTED SIGNALSNovember 2023August 2025Allow2111NoNo
18512377SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWERING RE-GENERATION AND RE-TRANSMISSION OF MILLIMETER WAVES FOR BUILDING PENETRATIONNovember 2023January 2025Allow1400NoNo
18510533CALIBRATION AND TEST OF RADIOS SPANNING DIGITAL AND ANALOG DOMAINSNovember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18508553Conformal Antenna Module With 3D-Printed RadomeNovember 2023March 2025Allow1620NoNo
18506997POSITIONING PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICENovember 2023March 2026Allow2810NoNo
18558104SIM Card Communication Circuit, Related Apparatus, and Control MethodOctober 2023February 2026Allow2800NoNo
18557050METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18477782ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HARMONIC CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2023December 2025Allow2600NoNo
18478095COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18368534HOUSING FEATURES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2023January 2025Allow1601NoNo
18549523ONBOARD TRANSMISSION SYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2800NoNo
18241963APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL, METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2023November 2025Allow2600NoNo
18241054BROADBAND ARCHITECTURES FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT-ENDSAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18456795SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING RADIO ACCESS NETWORK COMPONENTS USING FIELD RADIO FREQUENCY INPUTAugust 2023March 2026Allow3010YesNo
18452905NFC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN NFC DEVICEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010NoNo
18450147BROADBAND HIGH POWER TRX HYBRID IMPLEMENTATIONAugust 2023November 2025Allow2700NoNo
18229346CANCELER DEVICE AND WIRELESS DEVICEAugust 2023August 2025Allow2400NoNo
18229069MULTI-BAND MULTI-PATH INTERCONNECTIONSAugust 2023February 2026Allow3120YesNo
18360409POWER COMBINING FOR HIGH POWER AMPLIFIERSJuly 2023October 2025Allow2700NoNo
18218997WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEJuly 2023November 2025Allow2810NoNo
18218962DISPLAY STRUCTURE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEJuly 2023August 2025Allow2500NoNo
18347191ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RF MODULE FOR BEAMFORMING THEREOFJuly 2023July 2025Allow2500NoNo
18215783Grip Shield for Cell PhonesJune 2023October 2024Allow1600NoNo
18339796FRONT END MODULES FOR Wi-Fi ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR RF FILTER CIRCUITSJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18269129ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJune 2023January 2026Abandon3110NoNo
18211532OSCILLATOR SYNCHRONIZATION IN MULTIPLE ANTENNAS SYSTEMS USING MUTUAL COUPLING SIGNALSJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18336204YIELD RATE BY CALIBRATING PARAMETERS OF A RADIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIERJune 2023September 2025Allow2700NoNo
18209759MANAGING UPLINK TRANSMISSION POWER PLANSJune 2023July 2025Allow2500NoNo
18334328MEASUREMENT RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE FOR DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION (DPD) IN MILLIMETER WAVE PHASED ARRAY ENVIRONMENTJune 2023September 2025Allow2700NoNo
18333207ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IMPROVING A PERFORMANCE OF A SIGNAL CHAINJune 2023August 2025Allow2700NoNo
18206466SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SWITCHING IN COMMUNICATION MODULESJune 2023February 2026Allow3320YesNo
18322768TARGET QUBIT DECOUPLING IN AN ECHOED CROSS-RESONANCE GATEMay 2023October 2025Allow2801NoNo
18253448DEFAULT PATH LOSS REFERENCE SIGNAL IN UNIFIED TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION FRAMEWORKMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18037431ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSIONMay 2023January 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18036351CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODMay 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18310614SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE THROUGH ACTIVE CANCELLATIONMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18305764ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA DEVICEApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18303731ELECTRONIC MODULATING DEVICEApril 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18136620AUDITORY DEVICE TO AUDITORY DEVICE COMMUNICATION LINKINGApril 2023August 2025Allow2810YesNo
18302032RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEApril 2023August 2025Allow2800NoNo
18134014Method and apparatus for an accurate determination of a transfer function of a device under testApril 2023July 2025Allow2700NoNo
18132535ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE WITH ATTACHMENTSApril 2023November 2024Allow2030YesNo
18297476METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE EXPOSURE TO BROADCAST SIGNALS HAVING EMBEDDED DATAApril 2023February 2024Allow1000NoNo
18192047SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS, CHIP, AND CONTROL METHODMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18191080FOLDING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18188816CONVERTIBLE STRAND AND POLE SMALL CELL MOUNTS AND ASSEMBLIESMarch 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18245985TRANSCEIVER SWITCH CIRCUITRYMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18123250FOLDABLE MOBILE PHONEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18184417ROBUST RETRANSMISSION TOPOLOGIES USING ERROR CORRECTIONMarch 2023July 2025Allow2800NoNo
18026306WIRELESS AUDIO TRANSMISSION DEVICE, WIRELESS SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE, AND SYSTEM HAVING SAMEMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18174398LOW-POWER WAKEUP RADIO SIGNALING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110NoNo
18022868MOBILE TERMINALFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18111620METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY SUPPLYING VOLTAGE TO MULTIPLE AMPLIFIERS USING SWITCHING REGULATORFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1110NoNo
18041854HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL RERADIATING DEVICE, HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE, AND WIRELESS SYSTEMFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18041711MULTIPATH SUPPRESSION METHOD BASED ON STEEPEST DESCENT METHODFebruary 2023May 2023Allow300NoNo
18162178BROADBAND ARCHITECTURES FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT-ENDSJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18102345PHASED ARRAY CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING DIRECTIVITY OF A BEAM-FORMED SIGNALJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18157161BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR FILTERS INCLUDING REJECTION-BAND RESONATORSJanuary 2023July 2023Allow610NoNo
18098975DETERMINING A UNIFIED NUMBERING SYSTEM IDENTIFIER FOR A WORKJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1300NoNo
18065924APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS FOR CLOSED-LOOP TUNING OF WIRELESS DEVICESDecember 2022July 2025Allow3100NoNo
18062606POWER MANAGEMENT FOR WEARABLE DEVICESDecember 2022September 2023Allow1001NoNo
18062101MOBILE TERMINAL TEST APPARATUS AND PARAMETER SETTING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022August 2025Allow3310YesNo
18075541INTERFERENCE AND JAMMER CANCELLATION FOR RADIOSDecember 2022June 2025Allow3000NoNo
18072055APPARATUS FOR ENABLING INTERCHANGEABLE DETACHABLE ATTACHMENTNovember 2022October 2025Abandon3410YesNo
18059673SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESTRICTING CAPTURE OF SELF-PORTRAIT IMAGES ON MOBILE DEVICESNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17990605LOW-CURRENT HIGH-LINEARITY LINEAR TRANSMITTER DRIVERNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
18055929CONVERTIBLE STRAND AND POLE SMALL CELL MOUNTS AND ASSEMBLIESNovember 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17987031METHODS OF STORING AND RETRIEVING ACTIVE ANTENNA UNIT CALIBRATION DATA AND RELATED ACTIVE ANTENNA MODULES AND METHODS OF CALIBRATING SAMENovember 2022December 2025Abandon3710NoNo
18055645WIRELESS RECEPTION CIRCUITNovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
17998646ANTENNA SYSTEMNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
17983142Calibration circuit and calibration method of wireless transceiverNovember 2022February 2025Allow2800NoNo
18052522INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION MODULE AND ASSOCIATED METHODSNovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
17997663DYNAMIC POWER RAIL FLOATING FOR CDAC CIRCUITSNovember 2022April 2025Allow2900NoNo
18050321ONLINE CALIBRATION WITH PHASE OR SIGNAL STRENGTH MEASUREMENTSOctober 2022March 2025Allow2800NoNo
17969302ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD INCLUDING POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE HAVING PROTECTION CIRCUITOctober 2022February 2025Allow2800NoNo
17938797SWITCHING DEVICE AS WELL AS SETUPOctober 2022August 2025Allow3420NoNo
17960486ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH METAL FRAME ANTENNAOctober 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17995467FULL DUPLEXOctober 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17957631ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA DEVICESeptember 2022December 2022Allow200NoNo
17934649MOBILE TERMINAL TEST DEVICE AND PORT CONNECTION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410NoNo
17930351PROMOTING COEXISTENCE OF MULTIPLE RADIO SYSTEMS THROUGH THE MITIGATION OF DESENSITIZATION AND INTERMODULATION EFFECTSSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4111NoNo
17823609SOUND REDIRECTING CASEAugust 2022April 2023Allow800NoNo
17895033SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ESTIMATING OPTIMAL PHASES TO USE FOR INDIVIDUAL ANTENNAS IN AN ANTENNA ARRAYAugust 2022December 2022Allow400NoNo
17801877PORTABLE TERMINAL ACCESSORY MODULE HAVING DETACHABLE MEANSAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17904808ENHANCED PHR REPORTING IN SUPPORT OF UE ANTENNA SCALINGAugust 2022February 2025Allow2900NoNo
17888291COMMUNICATION DEVICEAugust 2022February 2024Allow1800NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
6
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
9.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% 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
24
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.5%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

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 PHAM, TUAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PHAM, TUAN works in Art Unit 2649 and has examined 858 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 17 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PHAM, TUAN's allowance rate of 90.9% places them in the 75% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PHAM, TUAN receive 1.08 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 11% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PHAM, TUAN is 17 months. This places the examiner in the 97% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PHAM, TUAN. This interview benefit is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% 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 73.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 29.4% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 59.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 55% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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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