USPTO Art Unit 2469 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2469
Group: 2460
Tech Center: 2400
Total Cases: 8,936
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19307889SCHEDULING COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19068799USER EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN MONITORING A DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNELMarch 2025January 2026Allow1110YesNo
19008299NEURAL NETWORK-ASSISTED GENERATION OF INTERLEAVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2025July 2025Allow600NoNo
18870425METHOD TO RESET SWITCH WHEN CONTROLLER FAULT IS DETECTED.November 2024August 2025Allow910YesNo
18945353RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR A BANDWIDTH PART FOR A WIRELESS NETWORKNovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18915071METHOD FOR PERFORMING HARQ FEEDBACK PROCEDUREOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600YesNo
18896771UPLINK SPATIAL FILTER AND POWER CONTROL FOR CHANNEL ESTIMATION ACROSS PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNELSSeptember 2024October 2025Allow6000YesNo
18818551DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NON-CONTIGUOUS MULTIPLE RESOURCE UNIT IN A WIRELESS NETWORKAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18804473APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DC (DUAL CONNECTIVITY)August 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18798816WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING FRAGMENTATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAMEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18786755COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR ADDRESSING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COLLISIONSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo
18785698METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DOWNLINK SIGNALING RECEPTIONJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100NoNo
18786330CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, RELATED APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18779631METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING DMRS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18780148DYNAMIC MODIFICATION OF SOUNDING PROCEDURE CONFIGURATIONJuly 2024February 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18730330DYNAMIC RESOURCE SHARINGJuly 2024June 2025Abandon1100NoNo
18774080DETERMINING A MACHINE-LEARNING ARCHITECTURE FOR NETWORK SLICINGJuly 2024April 2025Allow900YesNo
18774815APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING A MULTI-USER PHYSICAL LAYER PROTOCOL DATA UNITJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18773067MULTICAST COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND SYSTEMJuly 2024August 2025Allow1300YesNo
18772994Sidelink Channel State Information AcquisitionJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18772094APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION AND DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2024December 2025Allow1710YesNo
18770107Increasing Battery Performance for a Device That Uses Power Saving FeaturesJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210YesNo
18770384WIRELESS DYNAMIC FILE EXCHANGEJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18767092METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA, BASE STATION, TERMINAL, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ACCELERATING RESCHEDULING OF RESOURCESJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18762438USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK NODE INVOLVED IN THE TRANSMISSION OF SIGNALS USING TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATIONJuly 2024January 2026Allow1910YesNo
18759545LATENCY-REDUCING WIRELESS NETWORK MULTIPOINT ASSOCIATIONJune 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18756889CROSS-SLOT CHANNEL ESTIMATION OF UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNALSJune 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18755830ENABLING A TERMINAL DEVICE TO PERFORM EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION IN A STAND-BY STATEJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18753779TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING POWER MEASUREMENT INFORMATION RELATED TO BEAM REPORTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18753239SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING STANDALONE 5G RADIO WITH LEGACY NETWORK BY AN INTERWORKING UNITJune 2024September 2025Allow1530NoNo
18747026TECHNIQUES FOR INTRA-USER EQUIPMENT AND INTER-USER EQUIPMENT CANCELATION OF OVERLAPPING COMMUNICATIONSJune 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18742158DETERMINING CHANNEL STATISTICS FOR CLEAR CHANNEL ASSESSMENTSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18741459AP-SRS TRIGGERING OFFSET ENHANCEMENT FOR FURTHER ENHANCED MIMOJune 2024November 2025Allow1720YesNo
18732466PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PUCCH) REPETITION ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPONENT CARRIERSJune 2024July 2025Allow1410YesNo
18731130SIDELINK RESOURCE HANDLING FOR CU-DU SPLIT BASED V2X COMMUNICATIONMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18677662PUNCTURING INDICATOR OF A PORTION OF A REFERENCE SIGNAL WITHIN AN UNPUNCTURED PORTION OF THE REFERENCE SIGNALMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18677129METHOD OF PRIORITIZING RANDOM ACCESS FOR MULTIMEDIA PRIORITY AND MISSION CRITICAL SERVICES AND APPARATUS THEREOFMay 2024January 2025Allow810YesNo
18675245METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE VIRTUAL WIFI DATA RATEMay 2024September 2025Allow1610NoNo
18674350METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING RANGE OF A WIRELESS SIGNALMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18671506PRECODING MATRIX CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18666530Method for Sending Wake Up PacketMay 2024October 2024Allow500YesNo
18665777Configured Grant and Dynamic Grant TransmissionMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18665402WIRELESS DYNAMIC FILE EXCHANGEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18661961POWER TOOL WITH COMBINED CHIP FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER TOOL CONTROLMay 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18662810METHODS FOR POWER-EFFICIENT TRANSFER OF SMALL DATA IN RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL CONNECTED LITE MODEMay 2024February 2026Allow2130YesNo
18662716SCHEDULING COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024May 2025Allow1230NoNo
18662740TECHNIQUES FOR BEAM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION AND PUNCTURED CHANNEL INDICATIONMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18661382RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR A BANDWIDTH PART FOR A WIRELESS NETWORKMay 2024April 2025Abandon1110YesNo
18661150EFFICIENT MULTIPLEXING OF CONTROL INFORMATION IN TRANSPORT BLOCKMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18656124METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FOR D2D COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFORMay 2024January 2026Allow2000YesNo
18656014FLEXIBLE RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL CONFIGURATIONSMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18655617Resource Counting for Reference SignalsMay 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18654861CONTROL CHANNEL DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE TO IMPROVE RELIABILITYMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18654762COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR SETTING A BASIC SERVICE SET COLORMay 2024October 2024Allow500YesNo
18652951DYNAMIC CELLULAR NETWORK INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENTMay 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18652627USER EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN MONITORING A DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNELMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18648338CHANNEL ACCESS METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAMEApril 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18647037COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSApril 2024November 2025Allow1810YesNo
18643593SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTIONApril 2024June 2025Allow1420YesNo
18642685INTELLIGENT CONNECTIVITY FOR VEHICLESApril 2024August 2025Allow1620YesNo
18642066METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF GROUPCAST AND BROADCAST DATA IN WIRELESS CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2024August 2025Allow1610NoNo
18640051MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION OF USER EQUIPMENTApril 2024September 2025Allow1720NoNo
18633809METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION USED FOR DYNAMIC SCHEDULINGApril 2024July 2025Allow1520NoNo
18631489TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A CONTROL SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18630710SERVER CLUSTERING IN A COMPUTING-ON-DEMAND SYSTEMApril 2024June 2025Abandon1410YesNo
18629836CONTENT SHAPING AND ROUTING IN A NETWORKApril 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18627514Cell Grouping in Beam Failure Recovery ProcedureApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18623727USING A SMARTPHONE TO CONTROL ANOTHER DEVICE BY VOICEApril 2024September 2025Allow1710NoNo
18623693STRETCHED EPG AND MICRO-SEGMENTATION IN MULTISITE FABRICSApril 2024January 2025Allow920YesNo
18623922PAGING INDICATION FOR COMMUNICATING A PAGING CONTROL CHANNELApril 2024January 2025Allow910YesNo
18622529APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZATION OF RANDOM ACCESS IN A MULTI-USER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18620787SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK (SSB) IN FULL-DUPLEXMarch 2024July 2025Allow1620YesNo
18617443CONNECTING IMSI-LESS DEVICES TO THE EPCMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18615428TRANSMISSION OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL AND SCHEDULING REQUEST IN SINGLE CARRIER SYSTEMSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18611588MAC CONTROL ELEMENT FOR MULTI-TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION POINT OPERATIONMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18608160METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING AND REACTIVATING SCELL CONSIDERING CURRENTLY ACTIVATED BANDWIDTH PART AND BANDWIDTH PART CONFIGURATION INFORMATION IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024October 2025Allow1920YesNo
18608855SIGNALING OF RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLE PARAMETERS IN WIRELESS NETWORKSMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18607262PROTOCOL DATA BIT PARSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AK PROTOCOL WHEEL SPEED SENSORMarch 2024July 2024Allow400YesNo
18606342Managing Upstream Transmission in a NetworkMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410YesNo
18607258DETERMINING A RESOURCE FOR A CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18605001OPTIMIZING MOBILE NETWORK TRAFFIC COORDINATION ACROSS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS RUNNING ON A MOBILE DEVICEMarch 2024August 2025Allow1710NoNo
18604630Radio Network Node, Wireless Device and Methods Performed ThereinMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18602418METHODS, APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES FOR DISTANCE DEPENDENT RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (RACH) PREAMBLE SELECTION IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS (NTNS)March 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18601015METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATIONMarch 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18600156SHORT PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (SPDCCH) MAPPING DESIGNMarch 2024September 2025Allow1920NoNo
18599886DATA CHANNEL MONITORING AND SELECTIONMarch 2024May 2025Allow1420NoNo
18600155METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDLE MODE OPERATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18690649FREQUENCY HOPPING FOR JOINT CHANNEL ESTIMATIONMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400YesNo
18595903SIMULTANEOUS UPLINK AND SIDELINK OPERATIONMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18594983MULTI-PROTOCOL COMMUNICATION NETWORKMarch 2024February 2025Allow1101NoNo
18595352METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONMarch 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18592257ADAPTING TCP IN SAS-CONTROLLED CBRS NETWORKSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1411YesNo
18592223METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HEADER COMPRESSION IN A WIRELESS SYSTEMFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18592470USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND METHODS OF USING SAMEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110YesNo
18687559METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING WI-FI DEVICESFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400YesNo
18589441METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18588005URLLC DAI AND LTIFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800YesNo
18587245Method and Device in UE and Base Station for Multi-Antenna TransmissionFebruary 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18587081SECONDARY NODE CHANGE MEASUREMENT SIGNALING IN NEXT GENERATION RADIO NETWORKFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18585406METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2469.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
159
Examiner Affirmed
116
(73.0%)
Examiner Reversed
43
(27.0%)
Reversal Percentile
21.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.0% 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
489
Allowed After Appeal Filing
183
(37.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
306
(62.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
78.0%
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, 37.4% 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 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.

Art Unit 2469 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2469 is part of Group 2460 in Technology Center 2400. This art unit has examined 8,936 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 87.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2469's allowance rate of 87.4% places it in the 84% 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 2469 receive an average of 1.80 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 42% percentile). The median prosecution time is 26 months (in the 73% 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

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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.