USPTO Examiner ALKASSIM JR AB SALAM - Art Unit 2845

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17131535HORN FOR KA DUAL-BAND CIRCULARLY POLARIZED SATELLITE ANTENNADecember 2020April 2022Allow1610NoNo
17113577ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEDecember 2020January 2023Allow2521YesNo
17110349ANTENNA FOR SUPPRESSING THE GAIN OF SIDE LOBESDecember 2020January 2023Allow2520YesNo
17098125ULTRA-WIDEBAND ANTENNANovember 2020June 2024Abandon4330NoNo
17055396Antenna System and Terminal DeviceNovember 2020April 2023Allow2911YesNo
17055001WAVEGUIDE SLOT ANTENNANovember 2020February 2023Allow2710NoNo
17092078STAND-TYPE PORTABLE ANTENNANovember 2020April 2022Allow1800NoNo
17089952GRIP DETECTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAMENovember 2020June 2023Allow3101YesNo
17086822INTEGRATED ANTENNA IN AN AERIAL VEHICLENovember 2020March 2022Allow1610YesNo
17085601DEPLOYABLE ANTENNA STRUCTUREOctober 2020September 2023Allow3500YesNo
17083320Antenna StructureOctober 2020September 2022Abandon2310NoNo
16974170High speed cluster scanning with geodesic sphere phased array antenna systemOctober 2020February 2022Allow1600YesNo
17050591A MULTI-BAND RADIO-FREQUENCY (RF) ANTENNA SYSTEMOctober 2020February 2022Allow1620NoNo
17065707ANTENNA APPARATUS MOUNTING SYSTEMOctober 2020January 2023Allow2720YesNo
17027837BALLASTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MOUNTS AND ASSEMBLIESSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2111NoNo
17026986PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR AN ANTENNASeptember 2020May 2022Allow1910NoNo
17017731NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICESeptember 2020February 2023Allow2920NoNo
16980099REAR GLASSSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2930YesNo
17015483BROADBAND MULTIPLE LAYER DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMESeptember 2020February 2024Abandon4121NoNo
17013033Pattern Reflector Network for a Dual Slot AntennaSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2130NoNo
16996935LIGHTWEIGHT ANTENNA UNIT, LIGHTWEIGHT ARRAY ANTENNA, AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR ANTENNA UNITAugust 2020May 2022Abandon2110NoNo
16995845Antenna and Electronic Device Using SameAugust 2020October 2022Abandon2620NoNo
16996584MULTIBENDING ANTENNA STRUCTUREAugust 2020September 2021Allow1310NoNo
16993387THIN CHASSIS NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) ANTENNA INTEGRATIONAugust 2020November 2021Allow1510NoNo
16993732Electronically Reconfigurable AntennaAugust 2020March 2022Allow1920YesNo
16990006VEHICLE DOOR HANDLEAugust 2020July 2023Allow3520YesNo
16988304MULTI-ELEMENT ANTENNA FOR MULTIPLE BANDS OF OPERATION AND METHOD THEREFORAugust 2020December 2021Allow1610NoNo
16966589ARRAY ANTENNAJuly 2020November 2020Allow400NoNo
16940969COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ANTENNA HAVING ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON CURVED SURFACE OF BASE HAVING DOME SHAPEJuly 2020January 2023Allow3010YesNo
16937099Devices, Assemblies, and Methods for Mounting a Wireless Access Point to a PostJuly 2020October 2021Allow1410NoNo
16963507ANTENNA DEVICE FOR VEHICLEJuly 2020March 2022Allow2020NoNo
16962854ANTENNA DEVICEJuly 2020March 2022Allow2020YesNo
16960314ANTENNA POSITIONER WITH ECCENTRIC TILT POSITION MECHANISMJuly 2020July 2022Allow2400NoNo
16916909SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MULTI-TRANSMIT ANTENNA AND PROXIMITY SENSOR RECONFIGURATION FOR A MULTI-RADIO-ACCESS-TECHNOLOGY MULTI-MODE DEVICEJune 2020January 2022Allow1820NoNo
16898007Antenna Apparatus And Communications ApparatusJune 2020February 2023Abandon3221YesNo
16894721MOBILE TERMINALJune 2020January 2021Allow810NoNo
16882069DIRECTIONAL CURVED ANTENNAMay 2020May 2022Allow2430NoNo
15931023ANTENNA AND MOBILE TERMINALMay 2020November 2023Allow4231NoNo
16872486CHIP-SCALE RADIO-FREQUENCY LOCALIZATION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2020July 2021Allow1410YesNo
16869625AUTO ORIENTATING ANTENNA DEVICEMay 2020September 2021Allow1610NoNo
16761547SYSTEM OF AT LEAST TWO TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING UNITS CONNECTED TO A COMMON ANTENNAMay 2020July 2023Allow3820YesNo
16863789SLANTED TOP LOADED MONOPOLE FOR VLF GENERATIONApril 2020August 2022Allow2801YesNo
16853654Antenna PedestalApril 2020November 2021Allow1910NoNo
16838077CONTROLLING ANTENNA BEAM GENERATION TO COMPENSATE FOR MOTION OF A HIGH-ALTITUDE PLATFORMApril 2020August 2022Allow2830YesNo
16642843REMOTE ELECTRIC TILTABLE DIFFUSING FOCUSING PASSIVE REFLECTORFebruary 2020September 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16641847ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING ANTENNAFebruary 2020March 2023Abandon3630NoNo
16799837WAVEGUIDE SLOT ARRAY ANTENNAFebruary 2020December 2020Allow1020NoNo
16797982BRACKET FOR ADJUSTING ANTENNA RADIATION ANGLE AND ANTENNA ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAMEFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2600NoNo
16743322ANTENNA ARRAY HAVING ANTENNA ELEMENTS WITH INTEGRATED FILTERSJanuary 2020May 2022Allow2811NoNo
16736984ANTENNAJanuary 2020May 2021Allow1600NoNo
16736453ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEJanuary 2020November 2020Allow1120NoNo
16628697DUAL BAND ANTENNA WITH A DOME-SHAPED RADIATORJanuary 2020June 2021Allow1800NoNo
16715323METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ANTENNADecember 2019May 2022Allow2910NoNo
16702586DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA-IN-PACKAGE SYSTEM AND MOBILE TERMINALDecember 2019July 2023Abandon4321NoNo
16677185FOLDABLE, DEPLOYABLE AND RECONFIGURABLE MIMO ANTENNA ARRAYSNovember 2019June 2020Allow700YesNo
16677172MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT ANTENNA DEVICESNovember 2019October 2020Allow1100YesNo
16663749NONPLANAR COMPLEMENTARY PATCH ANTENNA AND ASSOCIATED METHODSOctober 2019March 2022Allow2921YesNo
16662184ANTENNA AND MIMO ANTENNAOctober 2019April 2021Allow1810NoNo
16662700PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA WITH EDGE-EFFECT MITIGATIONOctober 2019July 2021Allow2111NoNo
16608076EBG STRUCTURE, EBG COMPONENT, AND ANTENNA DEVICEOctober 2019December 2020Allow1410NoNo
16656192ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAMEOctober 2019September 2021Allow2310NoNo
16655887ANTENNA APPARATUSOctober 2019February 2021Allow1601NoNo
16597087MULTI-ELEMENT ANTENNA FOR MULTIPLE BANDS OF OPERATION AND METHOD THEREFOROctober 2019April 2020Allow610YesNo
16500125TFT SUBSTRATE, AND SCANNING ANTENNA PROVIDED WITH TFT SUBSTRATEOctober 2019August 2020Allow1100NoNo
16500166TFT SUBSTRATE, SCANNING ANTENNA PROVIDED WITH TFT SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TFT SUBSTRATEOctober 2019December 2020Allow1500NoNo
16304183WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WITH COMBINED FREQUENCY AND POLARIZATION DIVERSITY BETWEEN TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER CHANNELSSeptember 2019November 2020Abandon2410NoNo
16496273PATCH ANTENNA FOR MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATIONSSeptember 2019September 2021Allow2330NoNo
16563041BROADBAND MULTIPLE LAYER DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMESeptember 2019June 2020Allow910NoNo
16530311Rod Antenna Having Anti-Whistle CoilAugust 2019February 2024Abandon55100NoNo
16481499DEVICES WITH BEZELS TO REDUCE RESONANCE SHIFT IN ANTENNASJuly 2019January 2023Abandon4220YesNo
16522667ANTENNA ASSEMBLYJuly 2019May 2022Allow3410NoNo
16514121Integrated Antenna in an Aerial VehicleJuly 2019July 2020Allow1230NoNo
16513890ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCEJuly 2019October 2021Abandon2710NoNo
16475830PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAJuly 2019June 2021Allow2300NoNo
16502131PLANAR COMPLEMENTARY ANTENNA AND RELATED ANTENNA ARRAYJuly 2019April 2022Allow3330NoNo
16459827ANTENNA HOUSINGJuly 2019June 2022Allow3520YesYes
16451978RADIO FREQUENCY ANTENNA FOR WEARABLE DEVICEJune 2019September 2021Allow2753YesNo
16442010ANTENNA WITH ENHANCED AZIMUTH GAINJune 2019October 2022Allow4010YesNo
16466358ANTENNA APPARATUS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2019December 2022Allow4220NoNo
16466467ANTENNA DEVICEJune 2019February 2022Allow3320NoNo
16405290PORTABLE DEVICE AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION CHIPMay 2019February 2020Allow1011YesNo
16401036METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A META-STRUCTURE ANTENNA ARRAYMay 2019April 2022Allow3521NoNo
16343587ULTRA-WIDE BANDWIDTH LOW-BAND RADIATING ELEMENTSApril 2019August 2022Allow3911NoNo
16388274ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEApril 2019May 2020Allow1300YesNo
16385191LAUNCHER WITH PLANAR STRIP ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHApril 2019August 2019Allow410NoNo
16386137MULTIPLEXED ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADIATING ANTENNA ELEMENTApril 2019July 2022Allow3910NoNo
16340921THROUGH-HOLE INVERTED SHEET METAL ANTENNAApril 2019August 2020Allow1710NoNo
16377657ANTENNA AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAMEApril 2019March 2021Allow2300NoNo
16377529ANTENNA SYSTEM AND TERMINALApril 2019October 2020Allow1820NoNo
16378281MULTI-BAND ENDFIRE ANTENNAS AND ARRAYSApril 2019February 2021Allow2221YesNo
16377180DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTSApril 2019August 2020Abandon1610NoNo
16356484Deployable Reflectarray Antenna StructureMarch 2019July 2020Allow1611YesNo
16356527DEPLOYABLE REFLECTARRAY ANTENNA STRUCTUREMarch 2019July 2020Allow1621YesNo
16298858ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2019August 2019Allow510NoNo
16331827ARRAY ANTENNA APPARATUS USING SUPERSTRATES AND METHOD OF TUNING ARRAY ANTENNA BY USING SUPERSTRATESMarch 2019March 2021Allow2510NoNo
16296141FLEXIBLE RADIO FREQUENCY ASSEMBLIES, COMPONENTS THEREOF AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2019February 2022Allow3610NoNo
16328774MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY WITH ASSEMBLY AIDFebruary 2019May 2022Abandon3810NoNo
16264165ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJanuary 2019February 2020Allow1210YesNo
16247405ACTIVE ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED ARRAY (AESA) ANTENNA CONFIGURATION FOR SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVING OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALSJanuary 2019October 2020Allow2120YesNo
16238632ANTENNA ASSEMBLY WITH COMPACT LAYOUT TRACESJanuary 2019April 2021Allow2700NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
3
(60.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(40.0%)
Reversal Percentile
62.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.0% 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
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
36.6%
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, 25.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM works in Art Unit 2845 and has examined 378 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM's allowance rate of 77.2% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM receive 2.02 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 48% 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 ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM 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 +14.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM. This interview benefit is in the 52% 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, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 56% 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 25.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 37% 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, 72.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 70.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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, 20.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 74% 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:

    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

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