USPTO Examiner MULL FRED H - Art Unit 3645

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19291067METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONINGAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
18988779HIGH-PRECISION BEIDOU SATELLITE POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPLEX URBAN ENVIRONMENTDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18752502TOTAL STATION WITH GNSS DEVICEJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18524584POSITIONING APPARATUS, POSITIONING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMNovember 2023October 2025Allow2200YesNo
18563725Real Time Dynamic Satellite Positioning System And Positioning MethodNovember 2023May 2025Allow1830YesNo
18372936Automated AoX Test SystemSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2600NoNo
18263954METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE OUTPUT EFFICIENCY OF A PLURALITY OF AMPLIFIERSAugust 2023April 2025Allow2040NoNo
18263263GNSS signal multipath detection device, and associated carrier geolocation system and multipath detection methodJuly 2023July 2025Allow2400NoNo
18327028ON DEMAND POSITIONINGMay 2023February 2025Allow2160YesNo
18326568METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ERROR WITH ANCHOR POINT DETECTION FOR AN AT LEAST PARTLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18197773METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESUMPTIVE RECOGNITION OF A MEETING BETWEEN PEOPLE USING RTK TECHNOLOGYMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18035074Method for Estimating Multipath Error of Pseudo-Range Measurement Value, and Positioning Method Using SameMay 2023October 2025Allow3010YesNo
18249967POSITIONING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUSApril 2023January 2026Allow3310YesNo
18193580SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE LOCATIONS USING TRACK GEOMETRYMarch 2023August 2025Allow2910NoNo
18154974PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY CALIBRATION STATIONJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18000356AN APPARATUS COMPRISING A CARRIERNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
18056925METHOD FOR LOCATING A VEHICLENovember 2022April 2025Allow2910YesNo
17989246METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING VEHICLE LOCATION USING GEOMAGNETIC SENSORNovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
17998450ANTENNA SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING NON-GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITESNovember 2022April 2025Allow3000NoNo
17983835POSITIONING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022November 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17976628ELEVATION FILTERING OF SATELLITE SIGNALSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3110YesNo
18048944POSITIONING METHODS AND CLOUD DEVICEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17920894MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD AND PROGRAMOctober 2022January 2026Abandon3920NoNo
17971839METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DECEPTION SIGNAL IN GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMOctober 2022November 2025Allow3630YesNo
18047946POSITIONING MODEL TRAINING BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY FINGERPRINT POSITIONING (RFFP) MEASUREMENTS CORRESPONDING TO POSITION DISPLACEMENTSOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17930029GNSS POSITIONING METHODS AND DEVICES USING PPP-RTK, RTK, SSR, OR LIKE CORRECTION DATASeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320YesNo
17813512Method for Generating a Feature-Based Localization Map for a GNSS-Based and/or Feature-Based LocalizationJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510YesNo
17756455STRIPLINE WIPER-TYPE PHASE SHIFTER FOR A BASE STATION ANTENNAMay 2022September 2025Allow3920YesNo
17742060METHOD FOR PERFORMING A PARALLEL SEARCH, RECEIVER, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND NON-VOLATILE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022April 2025Allow3510NoNo
17661488SATELLITE NAVIGATION RECEIVER WITH AGGREGATE CHANNEL DIGITAL BASEBAND PROCESSINGApril 2022April 2025Allow3510NoNo
17730933Detection and Estimation of Direct and Reflected Navigation Satellite Signal Parameters in a Multipath EnvironmentApril 2022February 2025Allow3410YesNo
17716862KINEMATIC POSITIONING WITH INERTIAL CONSTRAINTSApril 2022June 2025Allow3830YesNo
17698731METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CARRIER PHASE CONTINUITY IN SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM SIGNALSMarch 2022August 2025Allow4150YesYes
17565176METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A DECOY USING AT LEAST ONE RECEIVERDecember 2021March 2025Allow3920NoNo
17545809METHODS FOR GEOSPATIAL POSITIONING AND PORTABLE POSITIONING DEVICES THEREOFDecember 2021May 2025Allow4150YesNo
17508268Null-Steering Phased Array AntennaOctober 2021August 2025Abandon4540YesNo
17167761PROVIDING AN ACCURATE LOCATION FOR A GNSS DEVICE IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTSFebruary 2021September 2025Allow5640YesYes
17127803TIME FREE POSITION DETERMINATION OF A ROVING RECEIVER USING A REFERENCE RECEIVERDecember 2020October 2025Abandon5760YesNo
16976758GNSS RECEIVER AND GNSS DEVICEAugust 2020April 2025Allow5620NoNo
16658204METHOD AND SYSTEM OF REAL-TIME TRANSMISSION AND DEMODULATION OF BEIDOU SATELLITE NAVIGATION SIGNALSOctober 2019November 2020Allow1210NoNo
16019202OBJECT DETECTION ENHANCEMENT USING RECEIVER PERSPECTIVEJune 2018November 2020Allow2910NoNo
15870913ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SOURCE LOCATING SYSTEMJanuary 2018December 2018Allow1110NoNo
15796585APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR POINTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ANTENNASOctober 2017April 2020Allow3000YesNo
15554723METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR DETERMINING POSITIONAugust 2017December 2019Allow2700YesNo
15584663GNSS LONG-CODE ACQUISITION, AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION, AND SIGNAL VALIDATIONMay 2017August 2017Allow400YesNo
15357976ANGLE OF ARRIVAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2016February 2019Allow2700YesNo
14885398METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2015January 2020Allow5160YesNo
14868506Frequency-Based Radio Beamforming Waveform TransmissionSeptember 2015January 2019Allow4020YesYes
14705096DETERMINING A YAW DIRECTION OF A WIND TURBINEMay 2015December 2017Allow3220NoNo
14234623LOW-COST TRACKING SYSTEMJanuary 2014December 2015Allow2340NoNo
13772586ANTENNA ARRAY CALIBRATIONFebruary 2013March 2019Allow6040YesYes
13770291SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANTENNA PATTERN ESTIMATIONFebruary 2013September 2015Allow3140YesYes
13765119ANTENNA BEAM SCAN MODULE, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING THE SAMEFebruary 2013December 2016Allow4610NoNo
13761455SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-BEAM ANTENNA ARCHITECTURES FOR ADAPTIVE NULLING OF INTERFERENCE SIGNALSFebruary 2013February 2017Allow4810YesNo
13697537NAVIGATION SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, NAVIGATION SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND POSITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUSJanuary 2013May 2019Allow6060YesNo
13725811MOBILE TERMINAL AND POSITIONING SATELLITES SELECTING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2012February 2018Allow6040YesNo
13707819WIRELESS POSITIONING SERVER USING CLOCK OFFSET CALIBRATION AND WIRELESS POSITIONING METHOD USING THE SAMEDecember 2012December 2016Allow4811NoNo
13608588ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SOURCE LOCATING SYSTEMSeptember 2012September 2017Allow6021YesNo
13442486SELECTION METHOD OF SATELLITES FOR RTK POSITIONING CALCULATION AND A SELECTION DEVICE OF SATELLITES FOR THE SAMEApril 2012April 2016Allow4840NoNo
13439287Satellite Positioning Receiver and Proxy Location SystemApril 2012January 2016Allow4560YesNo
13195621SIDELOBE INFORMATION SUPPRESSION VIA ANTENNA MODE MODULATIONAugust 2011November 2014Allow4040YesNo
13105423RADIOMETRIC IMAGING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHODMay 2011February 2015Allow4540NoNo
12986439System and Method for Mobile Location By Proximity DetectionJanuary 2011December 2015Allow5960YesNo
12939769PHASE ROTATION TECHNIQUES IN A MULTI-USER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTNovember 2010December 2014Allow4950YesNo
12754577CALIBRATION AND BLANKING IN SYSTEM SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING GPS AND GLONASS SIGNALSApril 2010July 2014Allow5241NoNo
12612635METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ESTIMATING TIME RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION BETWEEN NAVIGATION SYSTEMSNovember 2009November 2015Allow6080YesNo
11326868POSITION LOCATION USING PHASE-ADJUSTED TRANSMITTERSJanuary 2006February 2010Allow49131NoNo
10518564ARRAY ANTENNA RECEIVER DEVICEJuly 2005July 2007Allow3110NoNo
10539050METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POINTING THE BEAM OF A WIND PROFILERJune 2005January 2007Allow2020NoNo
10525970SATELLITE NAVIGATION METHODFebruary 2005September 2006Allow1910NoNo
11045679SELECTING AN OPTIMAL ANTENNA IN A GPS RECEIVER AND METHODS THEREOFJanuary 2005September 2006Allow2010NoNo
10885080DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION METHOD, AND DETECTION COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTJuly 2004March 2007Allow3210NoNo
10494468METHOD FOR THE GROUND-BASED MONITORING OF EWF-TYPE ANOMALIES IN A POSITIONING SATELLITE SIGNALApril 2004September 2005Allow1600NoNo
10491179APPARATUS FOR STEERING AN ANTENNA SYSTEMMarch 2004January 2007Allow3420NoNo
10801478POSITION MEASURING APPARATUSMarch 2004July 2006Allow2810NoNo
10750635OUTER LOOP TEST GENERATOR FOR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMDecember 2003September 2004Allow900NoNo
10416959ANTENNA SYSTEMSeptember 2003October 2005Allow5610YesNo
10623379VERTICAL ELECTRICAL DOWNTILT ANTENNAJuly 2003September 2004Allow1410NoNo
10408478SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL BROADCAST AREA OF AN ANTENNAApril 2003September 2005Allow3000NoNo
10358597ROBUST CAPON BEAMFORMINGFebruary 2003May 2004Allow1510NoNo
10352399PORTABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR INCLUDING BODY-PART-ENCIRCLING GPS ANTENNAJanuary 2003September 2003Allow800NoNo
10176040METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING TRUE TIME DELAYSJune 2002November 2003Allow1610NoNo
10076088BEAM STEERING IN SUB-ARRAYED ANTENNAEFebruary 2002May 2003Allow1510NoNo
10071020SELF-CONTAINED SELECTIVELY ACTIVATED MOBILE OBJECT POSITION REPORTING DEVICE WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION AND MINIMIZED WIRELESS SERVICE FEESFebruary 2002September 2003Allow2010NoNo
10056434METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL IN A WIRELESS COMMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2002May 2004Allow2720NoNo
10054770NON-LINEAR TECHNIQUE FOR MITIGATING CORRELATION TIMING ERRORS DUE TO MULTIPATH SIGNALSJanuary 2002August 2003Allow1910NoNo
09982800METHOD OF OBTAINING A TRANSMISSION GAIN FUNCTIONOctober 2001December 2002Allow1410NoNo
10003396PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA BEAMFORMEROctober 2001October 2002Allow1210NoNo
10007506CORRECTING A PRIOR DEAD RECKONING DETERMINED POSITION MEASUREMENT USING GPS WHEN GPS IS LATER ACQUIREDOctober 2001September 2002Allow1100NoNo
09956148MINIATURE, UNMANNED REMOTELY GUIDED VEHICLES FOR LOCATING AN OBJECT WITH A BEACONSeptember 2001December 2002Allow1510NoNo
09903109VEHICLE LOCATING APPARATUSJuly 2001July 2002Allow1200NoNo
09880418HYBRID SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GOLF COURSE DISTANCE DETERMINATION USING GPS NAVIGATION SIGNALSJune 2001August 2002Allow1420NoNo
09877102SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF JOINTLY OPTIMIZING THE TRANSMIT ANTENNA PATTERNS OF TWO GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES IN A SATELLITE BROADCASTING SYSTEMJune 2001June 2002Allow1200NoNo
09877310ANTENNA ELEMENT, ADAPTIVE ANTENNA APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJune 2001May 2003Allow2320NoNo
09875459PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND THE POSITIONAL INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD USING ITJune 2001December 2002Allow1910NoNo
09837979TRACKING DEVICEApril 2001April 2002Allow1210NoNo
09833022METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR EXPANDING THE DIGITAL BIT RATE POTENTIAL FOR COMMUNICATION ADDED TO LORAN-C RADIO NAVIGATION PULSE TRAINS AND THE LIKE, WITHOUT AFFECTING THE NAVIGATION CAPABILITY AND INTEGRITY THEREOFApril 2001May 2002Allow1310NoNo
09820718METHOD FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF A MOVING BODYMarch 2001February 2002Allow1110NoNo
09803799Personal location detection systemMarch 2001October 2001Allow710YesNo
09719749METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING DIRECTION OF AN ELECOMAGNETIC WAVEFebruary 2001February 2002Allow1400NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MULL, FRED H.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
16.4%
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
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
82.2%
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 MULL, FRED H - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MULL, FRED H works in Art Unit 3645 and has examined 69 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 97.1%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MULL, FRED H's allowance rate of 97.1% places them in the 88% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MULL, FRED H receive 2.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MULL, FRED H is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -8.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MULL, FRED H. This interview benefit is in the 4% 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, 21.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 25% 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 41.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 63% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 7.2% of allowed cases (in the 90% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 3.0% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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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