USPTO Art Unit 2412 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18996798DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING SYMBOL TIME WITH PARALLEL ARCHITECTUREJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
19023784DESIGNED METHOD FOR SATELLITE NAVIGATION SIGNAL SYSTEM WITH MIXED MODULATION OF DIRECT SPREAD SPECTRUM AND FREQUENCY HOPPINGJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19006097Performing Random Access Procedure in a Wireless Communication SystemDecember 2024April 2025Allow310YesNo
19006079Multicast and Broadband Service Communication with Mobile Terminated Small Data TransmissionDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18972529PMI-AIDED LINEAR PRECODING FOR RANK-DEFICIENT USERS IN MASSIVE MIMO SYSTEMSDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18960449PACKET SWITCHED CONTROL, CIRCUIT SWITCHED DATA APPARATUS ORCHESTRATED BY A LOW-LATENCY DIGITAL PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERNovember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18951793METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MESSAGE ROUTING USING ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOURCENovember 2024March 2025Allow410YesNo
18932708MESSAGE 3 ENHANCEMENTOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18926546METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING DATA STATUS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18859576APPARATUS AND METHODOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18919964Small Data TransmissionOctober 2024March 2025Allow410YesNo
18919942Timer for Small Data TransmissionOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18912722FREQUENCY PRIORITIZATION FOR TERMINAL DEVICES RECEIVING A MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICEOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18893346METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RECONFIGURATION FOR MOBILITY IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18893057UTC TRACEABILITY SUPPORT FOR TERMINAL DEVICESSeptember 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18819635METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BANDWIDTH INTENSIVE DATA STREAMS USING VIRTUAL MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL AND PHYSICAL LAYERSAugust 2024November 2024Allow310NoNo
18787267METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BANDWIDTH INTENSIVE DATA STREAMS USING VIRTUAL MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL AND PHYSICAL LAYERSJuly 2024October 2024Allow310NoNo
18781619METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS DIRECTED TO BUFFER STATUS REPORT ENHANCEMENTS FOR XR TRAFFICJuly 2024October 2024Allow300YesNo
18779405LIGHT CONNECTIVITY AND AUTONOMOUS MOBILITYJuly 2024January 2025Allow610YesNo
18774725Reliability Optimization by AI-based Fault Mitigation in 5G/6GJuly 2024December 2024Allow510NoNo
18769624MIGRATION OF NETWORK TRAFFIC BETWEEN LICENSED AND UNLICENSED SPECTRUMJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18765840SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE SPECTRUM PLANS ON A SINGLE CABLE SEGMENTJuly 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18762580USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF RESOURCE TRANSMISSIONJuly 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18761844Bandwidth Part Failure Indication in Radio Link Failure ReportJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18220012MULTI-SOURCE SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2024February 2025Allow2000NoNo
18757516METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING UE ASSISTANCE INFORMATION ON RRC STATE PREFERENCE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2024January 2025Allow600NoNo
18755451METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING SIDELINK RESOURCE IN NR V2XJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18753663TRAFFIC ESTIMATIONS FOR NETWORKSJune 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18749882METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-ACCESS PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SESSIONSJune 2024February 2025Allow710YesNo
18747535METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING UPLINK POSITIONING IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18747229METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION ON SIDELINKJune 2024November 2024Allow500NoNo
18745505RELIABLE HARQ-ACK TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUMJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18739016METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A FEEDBACK SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18678761METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DOWNLINK TRACKING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATIONMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18673129BANDWIDTH PART ADAPTATION IN DOWNLINK COMMUNICATIONSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18673067COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RETRANSMISSION CONTROL METHODMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18664934Spectrum-Aware Cross-Layer OptimizationMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18656642ADAPTATION TO A PULSE WIDTH MODULATION FREQUENCY VARIATION FOR A SENSOR OPERATING IN A SYNCHRONOUS MODEMay 2024April 2025Allow1111YesNo
18650114METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING BASED ON VALIDITY INFORMATION AND REPORTING THE RESULT IN RRC_INACTIVE IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18650113METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN RRC_INACTIVE FOR POSITIONING IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18651560TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR DETERMINATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18642952Wireless Device and Network Node for Verification of a Device Category as Well as Corresponding Methods in a Wireless Communication SystemApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18642356METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT UPDATE INFORMATION REGARDING SPECIFIC AP VIA MANAGEMENT FRAME IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18642289HIGH SPEED DATA PACKET PCAP CAPTURE AND STORAGE WITH ERROR DETECTION-CORRECTIONApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18636515ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18634672Radio Resource Control Connection Procedures for Remote Wireless DevicesApril 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18634725Radio Resource Control Connection Procedures for Remote Wireless DevicesApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18631178TECHNIQUES FOR CONNECTING A DISCONNECTED WIRELESS DEVICE TO A CLOUD-BASED COMMUNICATIONS SERVER VIA A PROXY DEVICEApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18631833Parameters for Small Data Transmission Procedure Identified with FieldApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18700184UTC TRACEABILITY SUPPORT FOR TERMINAL DEVICESApril 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18629550METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION FOR MULTI-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18628769Micro-Navigation For A VehicleApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18698787TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AI-NATIVE SERVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024January 2025Allow920YesNo
18621870MIXED STANDARD ACCESSORY DEVICE COMMUNICATION UTILIZING HOST-COORDINATED TRANSMISSIONMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18621425METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BANDWIDTH INTENSIVE DATA STREAMS USING VIRTUAL MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL AND PHYSICAL LAYERSMarch 2024June 2024Allow220NoNo
18618209TECHNIQUES FOR CONNECTING A DISCONNECTED WIRELESS DEVICE TO A CLOUD-BASED COMMUNICATIONS SERVER VIA A PROXY DEVICEMarch 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18615807USER EQUIPMENT (UE)-INITIATED DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) CONTROL ELEMENT (MAC-CE)March 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18614931TECHNIQUES FOR CONNECTING A DISCONNECTED WIRELESS DEVICE TO A CLOUD-BASED COMMUNICATIONS SERVER VIA A PROXY DEVICEMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18694895WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18613642METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DL CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING AND CANDIDATES DROPPING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18611788WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18610504TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION APPARATUSMarch 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18609869COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICEMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18608847Allocation and Logical to Physical Mapping of Scheduling Request Indicator Channel in Wireless NetworksMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18604978HARDWARE ACCELERATION TECHNIQUES USING FLOW SELECTIONMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18604189CONTROLLING TRANSMISSIONS FROM MULTIPLE USER DEVICES VIA A REQUEST-CLEAR TECHNIQUEMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18603732METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BANDWIDTH INTENSIVE DATA STREAMS USING VIRTUAL MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL AND PHYSICAL LAYERSMarch 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18604121SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION (SDT) PROCEDURES AND FAILURE RECOVERY DURING AN INACTIVE STATEMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18599827ENHANCEMENTS OF PHYSICAL CHANNELS IN MULTI-TRPMarch 2024November 2024Allow820YesNo
18597972METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENT IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18596216Remote Profile Manage For A VehicleMarch 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18594381METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BANDWIDTH INTENSIVE DATA STREAMS USING VIRTUAL MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL AND PHYSICAL LAYERSMarch 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18594375METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BANDWIDTH INTENSIVE DATA STREAMS USING VIRTUAL MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL AND PHYSICAL LAYERSMarch 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18593144METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION RELATED TO SIDELINK CHANNEL IN NR V2XMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18590888Fast, Resource-Efficient Timestamp Generation and Measurement in 5G/6GFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1200NoNo
18587091ESTABLISHING AND USING A TUNNEL FROM AN ORIGIN SERVER IN A DISTRIBUTED EDGE COMPUTE AND ROUTING SERVICEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1410YesNo
18585787METHOD FOR PERFORMING MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18586385NETWORK-INITIATED CONNECTION TRANSFERFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18586172FRAMEWORKS AND INTERFACES FOR OFFLOAD DEVICE-BASED PACKET PROCESSINGFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18584228METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION ON LINKS BETWEEN MLDS IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18581683PROVIDING MULTIPLE TCP CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A CLIENT AND SERVERFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18581026PADDING AND BACKOFF OPERATIONS WHEN TRANSMITTING VIA MULTIPLE FREQUENCY SEGMENTS IN A WLANFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18440961SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION IN MULTIPLE FREQUENCY SEGMENTSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18440938MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18439729METHOD AND SYSTEM FPOR TRANSFERRING DATA TO IMPROVE RESPONSIVENESS WHEN SENDING LARGE DATA SETSFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18431850LOWER LAYER CONTROL SIGNAL FOR DOWNLINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18430084METHOD FOR INDICATING UPLINK PARAMETER OF PPDU AND RELATED APPARATUSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18430352Network Edge Controller and Remote Field Service SystemFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18427590METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCHEDULING THE TRANSMISSION OF LOCALIZATION SIGNALS AND OPERATING SELF-LOCALIZING APPARATUSJanuary 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18424444FULL-DUPLEX SELF-INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18420722NETWORKING WITH HAPS AND ADDITIONAL GROUND-BASED NODESJanuary 2024June 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18417452SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (RACH) SIGNALING TO USER EQUIPMENT (UE) DURING INACTIVE DIRECT TRANSMISSIONSJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18415864METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUCCH COVERAGE ENHANCEMENTJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18408860METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING RECEPTION ANTENNA SET OF USER TERMINALJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18405735COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024April 2024Allow310NoNo
18402473Network Architecture, Methods, and Devices for a Wireless Communications NetworkJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18402364TCP POWER OPTIMIZATION PROTOCOL FOR CONNECTED AND LOW THROUGHPUT DEVICESJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18398780COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND MEDIUM WITH COMMUNICATION PROGRAM STORED THEREONDecember 2023January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18397296RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHOD THEREFORDecember 2023October 2024Allow910NoNo
18396592Method And System For Generating Fueling Instructions For A VehicleDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2412.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
79
Examiner Affirmed
46
(58.2%)
Examiner Reversed
33
(41.8%)
Reversal Percentile
83.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 41.8% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
243
Allowed After Appeal Filing
103
(42.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
140
(57.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
89.8%
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, 42.4% 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 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 2412 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2412 is part of Group 2410 in Technology Center 2400. This art unit has examined 7,584 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 91.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2412's allowance rate of 91.8% places it in the 94% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly higher allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2412 receive an average of 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 29% percentile). The median prosecution time is 25 months (in the 72% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more favorable examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With fewer office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is shorter than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

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