USPTO Art Unit 2631 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2631
Group: 2630
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 13,149
Last Active: March 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19073324ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2025May 2025Allow210NoNo
18878877NEAR-FIELD BEAM SEARCH METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2024July 2025Allow600NoNo
18941303SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE OPERATIONNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18932549METHOD OF LIGHTWEIGHTING A NEURAL NETWORK FOR OBJECT RECOGNITION, A METHOD OF RECOGNIZING OBJECT USING THE LIGHTWEIGHTED NEURAL NETWORK, AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAMEOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18928729SPATIAL CONFIGURATION ADAPTATIONOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18926655METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICEOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18921834SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY CALIBRATION EXPLOITING CHANNEL RECIPROCITY IN DISTRIBUTED INPUT DISTRIBUTED OUTPUT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2024April 2025Allow620YesNo
18921858SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY CALIBRATION EXPLOITING CHANNEL RECIPROCITY IN DISTRIBUTED INPUT DISTRIBUTED OUTPUT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2024April 2025Allow620YesNo
18907906Systems and Methods for Directed Transmission and Reception of Wireless Power and Broadband DataOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18885256Student Accountability SystemSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18884140SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEMETRY INFORMATION-BASED SIGNAL INTERFERENCE MITIGATION IN WIRELESS BACKHAUL MESH NETWORKSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18772560EFFICIENT BEAMSPACE IMAGING IN WIRELESS NETWORKSJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18769534INITIALIZATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION FOR PULSE POWER IN A NETWORK SYSTEMJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18765621TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMITTER APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD AND RECEIVER APPARATUSJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100NoNo
18766347ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED USER IDENTIFICATIONJuly 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18751270Efficient AI Methods for Localization of Faulted Message Elements in 5G/6GJune 2024August 2024Allow210NoNo
18751191ACCURACY AND LATENCY IMPROVEMENTS FOR REL-17 NR POSITIONINGJune 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18744553SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OR RETENTION PLANJune 2024October 2024Allow400NoNo
18744169TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND SYSTEMJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18739961System and Method for Selective Treatment of Crops Using Machine VisionJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18735349TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF A PHYSICAL LAYER PACKET WITH MIDAMBLESJune 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18680603METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONMay 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18680867Method, Device, Computer Program, and Computer Program Product for Analyzing Data Sets of Action Objects in Audio and/or Visual Media ContentsMay 2024December 2024Allow610YesNo
18678388Systems and Methods for a Tone Mapper Solution for an Autonomous Driving SystemMay 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18678846NEURAL NETWORK BASED LINE OF SIGHT DETECTION AND ANGLE ESTIMATION FOR POSITIONINGMay 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18677099METHOD FOR LOCATION SERVICE CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS UNITMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18676535Methods and Apparatuses for Reducing Feedback OverheadMay 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18670521Temporary Handling of Wireless Communication Device CapabilitiesMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18664784COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18662319LANE VIOLATION DETECTION USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18658404NULL DATA PACKET ANNOUNCEMENT (NDPA) FRAME INDICATIONMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18656669INTERPRETING AND IMPROVING THE PROCESSING RESULTS OF RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKSMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18655836METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USING BEAM-FORMING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024May 2025Allow1200NoNo
18655034DEMODULATOR FOR AN ISOLATION COMMUNICATION CHANNEL FOR DUAL COMMUNICATIONMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18654273Automated Facial Recognition Library Construction with Privacy ProtectionMay 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18653378ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ANTENNAS AND METHOD OF THE SAMEMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18653536ON DEMAND POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALS AND PER BAND DEPLOYMENT ASPECTSMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18650556CAPABILITY HANDLING RELATED TO PER-BWP MIMO LAYER INDICATIONApril 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18644590DECODING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING DISTORTIONS IN DIGITAL SIGNALSApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18642799METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF USING A PLURALITY OF REMOTE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION MODULE PROFILESApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18640547Transmission of Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power in Channel State Information During a Discontinuous OperationApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18639673BANDWIDTH CONSTRAINED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH NEURAL NETWORK BASED DETECTIONApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18635440Filtering Channel Responses for Motion DetectionApril 2024June 2025Allow1420NoNo
18636041SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DERIVING AN AGENT TRAJECTORY BASED ON MULTIPLE IMAGE SOURCESApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18635260METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALARM VERIFICATION BASED ON VIDEO ANALYTICSApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18636105LOAD CONDITION DETECTIONApril 2024June 2025Allow1420NoNo
18633573INDEPENDENT SUB-BAND SIZE FOR PRECODING MATRIX INDICATOR AND CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATORApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18633376ENTITY IDENTIFICATION USING MACHINE LEARNINGApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18632068Student Accountability SystemApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18631308METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING, MEASURING, AND/OR LOCATING PASSIVE INTERMODULATION (PIM) SOURCES VIA BEAMFORMINGApril 2024February 2025Allow1030YesNo
18631851HANDOVER CONTROL METHOD, AND USER APPARATUSApril 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18630466ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED BIOMETRIC INFORMATION BASED ON BIOMETRIC SIGNAL USING SAMEApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18629610Safe Zones in Tracking Device EnvironmentsApril 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18629582BEAM TRAINING TECHNIQUES IN WIFI FREQUENCY BANDSApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18625353REJECTION OF END-OF-PACKET DRIBBLE IN HIGH SPEED UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS REPEATERSApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18622582AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (ALPR) AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION PROFILE METHODS AND SYSTEMSMarch 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18615169MODULATION AND EQUALIZATION IN AN ORTHONORMAL TIME-SHIFTING COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18615920DETECTING AND TRACKING FEATURES OF PLANTS FOR TREATMENT IN AN AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTMarch 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18609670APPARATUS AND METHODMarch 2024September 2024Allow600YesNo
18692090SIGNAL SENDING METHOD, SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18603230WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION RATE CONTROL METHODMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18600788WEARABLE DEVICE FOR MEDICATION ADHERENCE MONITORINGMarch 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18600092METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS SYSTEMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18598340POWER OVER CABLE FILTERS FOR SERIAL COMMUNICATION LINKSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18595017MASSIVE MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) UPLINK ENHANCEMENT IN SPLIT RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) DEPLOYMENTSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18594488ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18594692SMART WORKSTATION METHOD AND SYSTEMMarch 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18594851ANTENNA PATTERN MATCHING AND MOUNTINGMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18594427UNIFIED RADIO SOLUTIONMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18591305Automated Video SegmentationFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18592508METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RANDOM ACCESS FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERYFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18587111RELIABLE LINK MANAGEMENT FOR A HIGH-SPEED SIGNALING INTERCONNECTFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1320NoNo
18587599DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO RADIO-FREQUENCY FRONT-END SYSTEMSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18586401CAMERA APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING LATENCY IN PLANT DETECTION FROM TIME OF IMAGE CAPTUREFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200YesNo
18585662COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING USING A TRANSMIT POWER DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANTENNASFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18581469COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18581034MULTI-BAND MIMO REPEATER SYSTEM WITH CARRIER AGGREGATION CAPABILITYFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18438914SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE OPERATIONFebruary 2024April 2024Allow220NoNo
18439284COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING BYPASS CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR MATING WITH AN ACTIVE MODULEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18438532ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18438179MEDICAL TOOL POSITIONING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTUREFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18437649METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDRESS VERIFICATIONFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18436965WIRELESS DEVICES AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING EXAMPLES OF CROSS CORRELATING WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONSFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1320NoNo
18437147METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTATIONAL DECODING OF BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, AND PHYSICAL ENTITIESFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1510YesNo
18432279METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENTFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18431169MULTI-STAGE DISTRIBUTED BEAMFORMING FOR DISTRIBUTED MOSAIC WIRELESS NETWORKSFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1300NoNo
18431019STABLE SCALABLE DIGITAL FREQUENCY REFERENCEFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18430046GEAR SHIFTING IN A SKYWAVE SYSTEMFebruary 2024April 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18426568METHOD FOR UE COORDINATION BASED BEAM MANAGEMENTJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18427162Precoding a Transmission from a Multi-Panel Antenna ArrayJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18422756TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18291245RELAY CONTROL SYSTEM, RELAY APPARATUS, AND RELAY CONTROL METHODJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1600YesNo
18419700DIFFERENTIAL CHAOS SHIFT KEYING (DCSK) COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONSTELLATIONJanuary 2024June 2024Allow510NoNo
18419398CONNECTED VEHICLE SERVICES PRIVACY AND PROTECTIONJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18416109Beam Forming and Beam Steering Using Antenna ArraysJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18415527SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRECISE RADIO FREQUENCY LOCALIZATION OF WIRELESS NODES INCLUDING A WIRELESS ARBITRARY DEVICE USING TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVALJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18579931CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1300NoNo
18413250CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAMJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18411455Student Accountability SystemJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1101YesNo
18409232WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING DATA FROM MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINTS AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAMEJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2631.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
199
Examiner Affirmed
132
(66.3%)
Examiner Reversed
67
(33.7%)
Reversal Percentile
56.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.7% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
452
Allowed After Appeal Filing
162
(35.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
290
(64.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
65.6%
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, 35.8% 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 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 2631 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2631 is part of Group 2630 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 13,149 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 91.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2631's allowance rate of 91.1% places it in the 92% 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 2631 receive an average of 1.34 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 15% percentile). The median prosecution time is 18 months (in the 96% 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.