USPTO Examiner MULL FRED H - Art Unit 3648

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18984945SUPPRESSION METHOD FOR MULTIPATH SIGNAL OF IMAGE MODE BASED ON CORRELATION PEAKS OF SATELLITE BASEBAND SIGNALDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18739839LOCATING A SATELLITE IN LOW-EARTH ORBITJune 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18408070TRUSTED SPACE POSITIONING CALIBRATION SERVICE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2400YesNo
18576309POSITIONING DEVICE AND POSITIONING METHODJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2600YesNo
18402346DETERMINING POSITIONS USING ROTATING ANTENNA ARRAYJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18487388CIRCUIT ARCHITECTURE FOR DISTRIBUTED MULTIPLEXED CONTROL AND ELEMENT SIGNALS FOR PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18482854METHODS OF AND SYSTEMS, NETWORKS AND DEVICES FOR REMOTELY DETECTING AND MONITORING THE DISPLACEMENT, DEFLECTION AND/OR DISTORTION OF STATIONARY AND MOBILE SYSTEMS USING GNSS-BASED TECHNOLOGIESOctober 2023October 2025Allow2520NoNo
18479682SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GNSS INTERFERENCE MONITORINGOctober 2023March 2026Allow3010YesNo
18476842TOTAL STATION WITH GNSS DEVICESeptember 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18373913Phase Multipath Mitigation in a Navigation Satellite Signal ReceiverSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810YesNo
18241542SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GNSS CORRECTIONSSeptember 2023April 2024Allow710YesNo
18234604LOCATING A SATELLITE IN LOW-EARTH ORBITAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18229815Methods and Devices for Performing Mini-Batch Discrete Fourier Transforms for Tracking Satellite SignalsAugust 2023March 2026Allow3210YesNo
18261917BEAMFORMING ANTENNAS WITH OMNIDIRECTIONAL COVERAGE IN THE AZIMUTH PLANEJuly 2023March 2026Allow3211NoNo
18207287MODERNIZED GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) RECEIVERS AND COMMERCIALLY VIABLE CONSUMER GRADE GNSS RECEIVERSJune 2023September 2025Allow2700YesNo
18330175GPS-BASED SPATIAL MEASUREMENTSJune 2023July 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18196204MOVING SPACE BASED DATUM SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USEMay 2023October 2024Allow1710YesNo
18195910MODERNIZED GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) RECEIVERS AND COMMERCIALLY VIABLE CONSUMER GRADE GNSS RECEIVERSMay 2023December 2025Allow3210YesNo
18251088SATELLITE SIGNAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, SATELLITE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMApril 2023March 2026Allow3420NoNo
18132359DIGITAL COMPASS FOR MULTI-USER INITIAL ACCESS IN MILLIMETER-WAVE CELLULAR NETWORKSApril 2023December 2023Allow820YesNo
18118503NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEPTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING NAVIGATION SATELLITE SIGNAL FROM SAME, AND PROGRAMMarch 2023May 2024Allow1430NoNo
18115963SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUSING SENSOR AND SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS FOR POSITIONING DETERMINATIONMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18159641LOCATING A SATELLITE IN LOW-EARTH ORBITJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18098591CIRCUIT ARCHITECTURE FOR DISTRIBUTED MULTIPLEXED CONTROL AND ELEMENT SIGNALS FOR PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAJanuary 2023July 2023Allow600NoNo
18091675MULTIPATH MITIGATION FOR GNSS LOCATION DETERMINATION USING DUAL ANTENNASDecember 2022February 2026Allow3720NoNo
18050976DETERMINING POSITIONS USING ROTATING ANTENNA ARRAYOctober 2022August 2023Allow920NoNo
17972716Tracking a Radio Beacon IndoorOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710YesNo
17937584RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONOctober 2022December 2023Abandon1410NoNo
17935061MISALIGNMENT CORRECTION OF ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM (OAM) BEAMSSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4130NoNo
17912268SPATIAL DOMAIN MEASUREMENTS FOR BEAM BASED POSITIONINGSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810YesNo
17944433SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SPOOFING OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM SIGNALS USING A PLURALITY OF ANTENNASSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310YesNo
17944385SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SPOOFING OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM SIGNALS USING A PLURALITY OF ANTENNASSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210YesNo
17943743Dual Reception Antennas for Precise Alignment of Users in 5G/6GSeptember 2022October 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17811789LOCATION DETERMINATION BASED ON PHASE DIFFERENCESJuly 2022July 2023Allow1220YesNo
17809265MULTIPATH MITIGATION FOR MULTIBAND GNSS RECEIVERJune 2022April 2023Allow910YesNo
17847176Node positioningJune 2022November 2024Allow2900NoNo
17784825METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17663366SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR SCINTILLATION AND FOR FACILITATION OF LONG-BASELINE RTKMay 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17775747TWO-DIMENSIONAL RADAR FOR MILLIMETER WAVE APPLICATIONSMay 2022February 2026Allow4620NoNo
17661952STATIC VIRTUAL REFERENCE STATION AGENTS FOR GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM CORRECTIONSMay 2022March 2023Allow1010YesNo
17642355SIGNAL RECEIVING EQUIPMENT, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMMarch 2022November 2024Allow3220NoNo
17654308HYBRID SIGNAL ACQUISITION AND TRACKING DEVICEMarch 2022May 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17683100SELF-CALIBRATING PHASED-ARRAY TRANSCEIVERFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2600YesNo
17670984SATELLITE RADIO WAVE RECEIVING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE, POSITIONING CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1310YesNo
17670538METHOD OF USING MULTIPLE RECEIVED SATELLITE SIGNALS TO COMPENSATE SATELLITE MULTIPATH ESTIMATION ERRORFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2100NoNo
17581024CALIBRATING A VEHICLE-MOUNTED GNSS ANTENNAJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3020YesNo
17541698Offline Radio Maps for Device-Specific GNSS Rescue AreasDecember 2021May 2024Abandon3020YesNo
17537767Personal Mobility Device, Server for Communicating with the Same, and Method of Controlling the ServerNovember 2021July 2024Allow3110YesNo
17537425POSITIONING CONTROL DEVICENovember 2021July 2023Allow1910NoNo
17536666SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANTENNA CALIBRATIONNovember 2021March 2024Allow2810NoNo
17532760LOCATING A SATELLITE IN LOW-EARTH ORBITNovember 2021October 2022Allow1100NoNo
17455630PRECISE POINT POSITIONING (PPP)-BASED REAL TIME KINEMATIC (RTK) CORRECTIONNovember 2021October 2023Allow2310NoNo
17454319PROVIDING A LOCATION AS A SERVICENovember 2021January 2025Allow3830YesNo
17509406SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GNSS REFLECTIVE SURFACE MAPPING AND POSITION FIX ESTIMATIONOctober 2021June 2023Allow2020YesNo
17508107POSITIONING SYSTEMOctober 2021February 2025Allow4030YesNo
17508168POSITIONING SYSTEMOctober 2021February 2024Allow2800NoNo
17478955METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF GPS LOCATION POLLING BASED ON USER LOCOMOTIVE ACTIVITYSeptember 2021June 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17478356Methods and Systems for Using a Vehicle Location to Geo-Reference Radio Data Collected During a Time of CommuteSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910NoNo
17440112METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A POSITION RELATIVE TO A CONFINED SPACESeptember 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17476098RADAR DEVICE AND TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING ARRAY ANTENNASeptember 2021July 2024Allow3410YesNo
17437389Multi-Inertial Measurement Unit Fusion for Fine-Resolution Position EstimationSeptember 2021June 2022Allow1010YesNo
17466410GEOLOCATION OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC EMITTER UTILIZING RECEPTOR PATTERN SLOPESeptember 2021April 2022Allow710YesNo
17462745PRECISION POSITIONING AND POINTING INSTRUMENTAugust 2021August 2024Allow3510YesNo
17388573METHOD OF DRIVING PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND METHOD OF DRIVING RADIO WAVE REFLECTING DEVICEJuly 2021April 2024Allow3310NoNo
17382823INERTIAL NAVIGATION UNIT ENHANCED WITH ATOMIC CLOCKJuly 2021September 2024Abandon3740YesNo
17383045Systems and Methods for Adaptive Beam Steering for ThroughwaysJuly 2021January 2024Allow3010YesNo
17380024POSITIONING SYSTEM AND POSITIONING METHODJuly 2021March 2024Allow3210NoNo
17374882ACCURACY OF A GNSS RECEIVER THAT HAS A NON-DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAJuly 2021October 2022Allow1530YesNo
17365601FINISHED SHAPE OBSERVATION METHOD AND OBSERVATION SYSTEM USING GNSS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFJuly 2021July 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17418734UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ANTENNA CONFIGURATIONSJune 2021May 2025Abandon4730YesNo
17311936Enhancing Sensitivity to Reflected GNSS SignalsJune 2021January 2024Allow3220YesNo
17295836Method and System for Recreating Unavailable GNSS MeasurementsMay 2021October 2023Allow2910NoNo
17322799SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DE-NOISING GNSS SIGNALSMay 2021October 2022Allow1700YesNo
17319029IN-FIELD MILLIMETER-WAVE PHASED ARRAY RADIATION PATTERN ESTIMATION AND VALIDATIONMay 2021August 2023Allow6010YesNo
17315527DETERMINING POSITION INFORMATION OF MOBILE DEVICESMay 2021April 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17313486ULTRA WIDE-LANE (UWL) REAL-TIME KINEMATIC (RTK) POSITIONINGMay 2021June 2024Allow3820NoNo
17289048RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHODApril 2021January 2024Allow3320YesNo
17239737SMALL CELL ANTENNAS SUITABLE FOR MIMO OPERATIONApril 2021September 2024Allow4120NoYes
17287747SERVER, SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM, AND SATELLITE POSITIONING METHODApril 2021March 2024Allow3510YesNo
17233555METHOD FOR QUICKLY ACQUIRING HIGHLY RELIABLE INTEGER SOLUTION FOR SATELLITE POSITIONINGApril 2021April 2023Allow2400NoNo
17230014MATCHING FOR GNSS SIGNALSApril 2021August 2024Allow4030YesNo
17227564METHOD OF ESTIMATING A METRIC OF INTEREST RELATED TO THE MOTION OF A BODYApril 2021January 2025Allow4520YesNo
17283400Localizing a Target Device Based on Measurements from a Measurement Device ArrayApril 2021March 2022Allow1120YesNo
17222049ALL SOURCE POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMINGApril 2021June 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17213346POSITIONING OF WEARABLE TRAINING COMPUTERMarch 2021May 2024Abandon3740NoNo
17209198RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONMarch 2021September 2022Allow1800NoNo
17250677POSITIONING APPARATUS AND POSITIONING METHODFebruary 2021April 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17167980Ellipticity Reduction in Circularly Polarized Array AntennasFebruary 2021July 2022Allow1700NoNo
17165999METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION USING PLATE TECTONICS MODELSFebruary 2021August 2023Allow3010NoNo
17259332NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEPTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING NAVIGATION SATELLITE SIGNAL FROM SAME, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3110YesNo
17257922NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEPTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING NAVIGATION SATELLITE SIGNAL FROM SAME, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2021June 2023Abandon2920NoNo
17137445METHOD FOR DETECTING LOSS-OF-LOCK OF A GNSS SIGNAL TRACKING LOOP BASED ON FREQUENCY COMPENSATIONDecember 2020March 2023Allow2600YesNo
17119773GPS-BASED SPATIAL MEASUREMENTSDecember 2020January 2023Allow2500YesNo
17056245MECHANISM TO TRIGGER ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION FOR VULNERABLE ROAD USERS (VRU)November 2020November 2022Allow2310NoNo
17054029METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALCULATING DIRECTIONAL PATTERN OF BEAM POINTING ADJUSTABLE ANTENNANovember 2020September 2024Abandon4620NoNo
17090688METHOD OF AND RECEIVER FOR MITIGATING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE IN A GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMNovember 2020October 2022Allow2320YesNo
17087629METHODS OF AND SYSTEMS, NETWORKS AND DEVICES FOR REMOTELY DETECTING AND MONITORING THE DISPLACEMENT, DEFLECTION AND/OR DISTORTION OF STATIONARY AND MOBILE SYSTEMS USING GNSS-BASED TECHNOLOGIESNovember 2020May 2023Allow3110NoNo
16949532Method For Determining The Position Of A Vehicle As A Function Of The Vehicle VelocityNovember 2020December 2023Allow3730NoNo
17082282SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM SPOOFING ATTACKS ON A PROTECTED VEHICLEOctober 2020June 2022Allow1910NoNo
17081973MULTIPATH MITIGATION FOR MULTIBAND GNSS RECEIVEROctober 2020April 2022Allow1800YesNo

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
5
Examiner Affirmed
4
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
33.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% 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
18
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
54.3%
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

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 3648 and has examined 434 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MULL, FRED H's allowance rate of 65.2% places them in the 26% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MULL, FRED H receive 2.72 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 80% 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 MULL, FRED H is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MULL, FRED H. This interview benefit is in the 60% 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, 16.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 14% 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 26.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% 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, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 68.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 54.5% 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, 40.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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:

  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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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