USPTO Art Unit 2472 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2472
Group: 2470
Tech Center: 2400
Total Cases: 9,688
Last Active: April 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19183755FLEXIBLE TCI STATE INDICATION UNDER UNIFIED TCI FRAMEWORKApril 2025August 2025Allow410NoNo
19072436SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CENTRAL CLOUD SERVER MANAGED WIRELESS BACKHAUL NETWORK USING HYBRID REPEATER DEVICESMarch 2025April 2025Allow100YesNo
19065411Handling on Retransmission for Extended RealityFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610YesNo
19050502METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19040149Sidelink Radio Link ManagementJanuary 2025August 2025Allow610YesNo
18959458CONTROL CHANNEL DETECTION IN TERMINAL DEVICENovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18934113SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND QUERYING AN INDEX ASSOCIATED WITH TARGETED COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18930531CELL OFF INDICATION VIA DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATIONOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18930397Timing Advance Group IndicationOctober 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18920127METHOD AND APPARATUS APPLIED TO NODE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18918379ENHANCEMENTS ON SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18909621DOWNLINK CHANNEL MONITORINGOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18889911SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CENTRAL CLOUD SERVER MANAGED WIRELESS BACKHAUL NETWORK USING HYBRID REPEATER DEVICESSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18842055USING OR APPLYING USER EQUIPMENT ROUTE SELECTION POLICY INFORMATION WHEN OPERATING A USER EQUIPMENT CONNECTED TO A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKAugust 2024August 2025Allow1220NoNo
18803357METHODS FOR FAULT RECOVERY WITH COLLISION-TOLERANT MODULATION IN 5G AND 6GAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18799492Small Data Transmission TimerAugust 2024February 2025Allow710YesNo
18799309Multiple Timing Advance with Multiple Transmission Reception PointsAugust 2024March 2025Allow710YesNo
18782793METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS USING VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X) ENHANCEMENTS TO SUPPORT VEHICLE-TO- PEDESTRIAN (V2P) COMMUNICATIONJuly 2024December 2024Allow510NoNo
18776894SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSCRIPTION BASED SELECTIVE EVPN ROUTE DISTRIBUTIONJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18774586STRUCTURE OF MESSAGE FROM USER EQUIPMENT TO BASE STATION IN 2-STEP RANDOM ACCESSJuly 2024October 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18728909CONFIGURATION FOR IN-X SUBNETWORKSJuly 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18760819MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, RECEPTION METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION METHODJuly 2024December 2025Allow1720NoYes
18744810Methods and Apparatuses for Signaling and Determining Reference Signal OffsetsJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18745428GATEWAY MANAGEMENTJune 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18744566TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITJune 2024September 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18742792USER EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM PERFORMING TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OPERATIONSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18740897Selection of Edge Application ServerJune 2024October 2025Allow1610YesNo
18739073METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY CALL MANAGEMENTJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18737379CHANNEL ACCESS FOR UNLICENSED SPECTRUM IN MMW OPERATIONJune 2024July 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18735532Layer 1 and Layer 3 Measurement CoordinationJune 2024October 2025Allow1610NoNo
18736065DETERMINING PHASE TRACKING REFERENCE SIGNALS IN MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION POINTSJune 2024April 2025Allow1020NoNo
18674559INFORMATION INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A MULTI-BEAM TRANSMISSION SCENARIOMay 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18673553Transmitting and Receiving Signals Using Multiple Carriers From Multiple AntennaMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18668349QOS Management Aspects for NR Sidelink to Support Advanced V2X Use CasesMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18667839SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING TIME SYNCHRONIZATION LATENCY IN COMPUTER NETWORKSMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18666172METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING A RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18665221TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHODMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18662351METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024September 2025Allow1610NoNo
18659900WIRELESS STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION TO ANOTHER WIRELESS STATION IN A CELL IN VIEW OF AN INTERFERENCE CELLMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18655152WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE LOW-LATENCY FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS USING HYBRID REPEATER DEVICESMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18653720METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18652301TECHNIQUES FOR SWITCHING RECEIVE BEAMS FOR CELL MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSMay 2024November 2025Allow1810NoNo
18649668SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND QUERYING AN INDEX ASSOCIATED WITH TARGETED COMMUNICATIONSApril 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18641898SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSCRIPTION BASED SELECTIVE EVPN ROUTE DISTRIBUTIONApril 2024March 2026Allow2340NoNo
18638214Method and Apparatus for Optimizing of Beamforming Based on User ExperienceApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18638169NON-PERSONAL BASIC SERVICE POINT / ACCESS POINT (PCP/AP) COMMUNICATION DEVICE, NON-PCP/AP COMMUNICATION METHOD, PCP/AP COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND PCP/AP COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2024August 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18638224Maintenance of Multiple Timing Advance GroupsApril 2024January 2025Allow910YesNo
18637187REFERENCE SIGNAL RECEPTION AND CQI COMPUTATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUSApril 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18634852PAGING METHOD, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENTApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18620117Port Information of Time Sensitive Network BridgeMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18620614METHODS FOR ARBITRATING THE ROLE OF BUS MASTER AMONG A PLURALITY OF HOST DEVICESMarch 2024June 2024Allow200YesNo
18618855METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFORMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18614760RECEIVER, TRANSMITTER, SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING SPACE-DELAY PRECODINGMarch 2024December 2025Allow2010YesNo
18614632METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING HARQ-ACK CODEBOOK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18614633METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING HARQ-ACK CODEBOOK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18613145ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GUARD BAND BASED ON INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY OVERLAPPING OF DIFFERENT RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIESMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18608310UCI on Grant-Free PUSCHMarch 2024May 2025Allow1420NoNo
18599268ACQUIRING INTERFERENCE INFORMATION USING OBSS AND WITHOUT MANAGEMENT DEVICEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18598619Beam Indication and Application with Multiple CarriersMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110YesNo
18596353IMPLICIT SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL APERIODIC TRIGGERING OFFSETMarch 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18589411SOFTWARE-DEFINED SERVICE INSERTION FOR NETWORK FABRICSFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2500YesNo
18585460Codebook Subset Restriction SignalingFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18444270RELIABLE DATA PACKET TRANSMISSION AMONG ENTITIES OF A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18444118METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING RADIO SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18442452Low-Power Radio-Frequency ReceiverFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18442708METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERING TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORKING SYNCHRONIZATION INFORMATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1820NoNo
18440665DYNAMIC TRANSMIT CHAIN AVAILABILITY SIGNALING IN WIRELESS DEVICESFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18439960SERVER SELECTED VARIABLE BITRATE STREAMINGFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18438771INSERTING VIRTUAL CARRIER IN CONVENTIONAL OFDM HOST CARRIER IN COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1511YesNo
18435391COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18434558CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18433398CHANNEL CONFIGURATION METHOD AND TERMINAL, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18430860Power Saving Operation for Multicast and Broadcast ServicesFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18428253DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18428944ISSUES MANAGEMENT KEY RISK INDICATORSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18422972DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUSJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1810NoNo
18422149MANAGING MOBILE DEVICE VOICE OVER WI-Fl HANDOVERJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18422757EFFICIENT FULL-DUPLEX CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTINGJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2400NoNo
18419109COMMUNICATION GENERATION IN COMPLEX COMPUTING NETWORKSJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18415731COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION OVER A SEARCH SPACEJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18579764METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONNECTING RESOURCES THROUGH RESOURCE RESELECTION UNDER SL DRX OPERATION IN NR V2XJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2400NoNo
18409236MULTI-STAGE ERROR CHECKING FOR POLAR-ENCODED CODE BLOCKSJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2600NoNo
18408501Channel State Information Reporting for Multi-Transmission-Reception-Point OperationJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610YesNo
18405836DETERMINATION OF SEARCH SPACE SETS FOR PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) MONITORINGJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18401145WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2023October 2024Allow920NoNo
18396327NESTING CONFIGURED GRANT - SMALL DATA TRANSFER OCCASIONSDecember 2023October 2024Allow900YesNo
18396273BEAM INFORMATION IN EARLY MEASUREMENTSDecember 2023July 2024Abandon600NoNo
18395451DYNAMICALLY AND LOCALLY ADJUSTING WIRELESS NETWORK COVERAGE IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY SERVICES NOTIFICATIONSDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18392845RATE SELECTION FOR USER EQUIPMENTS OF CLUSTERDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18572496RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION MODELDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18545221TRANSMISSION OF CONTROL DATA ON WIRELESS NETWORK COMMUNICATION LINKSDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18572093ESTIMATION METHOD AND ESTIMATION DEVICEDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18545598METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BASED ON CHANNEL STATE IN DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710YesNo
18545259UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATIONDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18543615POWER-LIMIT REPORTING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING CARRIER AGGREGATIONDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210YesNo
18543899METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BUFFER STATUS REPORT BY WIRELESS NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2023May 2025Allow1720NoNo
18544047DYNAMIC SCHEDULING OF DATA TRANSMISSION FROM INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICES BASED ON DENSITY OF IOT DEVICESDecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18539809HARQ Codebook for Radio Access NetworksDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18537230COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023October 2024Allow1000YesNo
18534672STREETLIGHT-BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND SUPPORT UNIT FOR USE THEREINDecember 2023July 2025Allow1920YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2472.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
82
Examiner Affirmed
62
(75.6%)
Examiner Reversed
20
(24.4%)
Reversal Percentile
13.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 24.4% 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
451
Allowed After Appeal Filing
176
(39.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
275
(61.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
84.3%
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, 39.0% 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.

Art Unit 2472 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2472 is part of Group 2470 in Technology Center 2400. This art unit has examined 9,688 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 88.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2472's allowance rate of 88.0% places it in the 85% 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 2472 receive an average of 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 30% percentile). The median prosecution time is 25 months (in the 77% 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.