USPTO Art Unit 2641 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19084078SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATIC SIGNAL DETECTION BASED ON POWER DISTRIBUTION BY FREQUENCY OVER TIME WITHIN A SPECTRUMMarch 2025May 2025Allow210NoNo
19006120Lower-Layer Triggered Mobility for Recovery from Radio Link FailureDecember 2024April 2025Allow310NoNo
18955764METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELAYED CONNECTION BETWEEN NODESNovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18927428Power Control in Power Headroom ReportOctober 2024February 2025Allow300YesNo
18915013SIGNAL PROCESSING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18896936REAR PLATE AND PROTECTIVE CASE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18897420METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING EXPRESSION OF BIOMARKER FROM MEDICAL IMAGESeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18886368Initiating Uplink Transmission in Non-Terrestrial NetworksSeptember 2024June 2025Allow910YesNo
18826646EDGE COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH LOW POWER WIDE AREA NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AND AUTONOMOUS OR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS MACHINE LEARNINGSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18823492METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18842861TIMING ERROR CORRECTION IN POSITIONING OF TERMINAL DEVICEAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18819266METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY APPLYING DEEP LEARNING FOR CLASSIFICATION OF PLATFORMS CARRYING RADIO FREQUENCY EMITTERSAugust 2024December 2024Allow410NoNo
18797627REMOTE RADIO HEAD UNIT TESTERAugust 2024November 2024Allow311NoNo
18798412METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL NETWORK ACCESS AND ROAMING COMMUNICATIONAugust 2024September 2024Allow200YesNo
18773928OPTIMIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT METHOD FOR MEDICAL HEALTH PHYSICAL EXAMINATION BIG DATAJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18769127DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18765263Smartphone that is automatically changed to a ringing mode after performing predetermined number of vibrationsJuly 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18764818SCHEDULING AND COORDINATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORKJuly 2024May 2025Allow1020NoNo
18760558SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION FENCING WITHIN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTJuly 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18752307DYNAMIC GEOFENCE GENERATION AND ADJUSTMENT FOR ASSET TRACKING AND MONITORINGJune 2024February 2025Allow810YesNo
18746980AUTHORIZATION, CREATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL NETWORKSJune 2024October 2024Allow410NoNo
18743809ENHANCEMENT TO REDUNDANT TRANSMISSION IN 5G NETWORKJune 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18739357Smart Appless WiFi Hotspot SSID Data TransmissionJune 2024October 2024Allow400YesNo
18740378Methods, Apparatus and Systems for Command and Control (C2) Communications Setup and UpdateJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18739765METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK INTER-WIRELESS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNIT (WTRU) COORDINATIONJune 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18739303CACHING OTA ANTENNA INSTALLATION DATAJune 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18679908METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING DOWNLINK CONTROL SIGNAL IN WIRELESS CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024February 2025Allow900YesNo
18674111SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OF FUNDUS IMAGESMay 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18672103METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CELL LEVEL MOBILITY IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024August 2024Allow300YesNo
18672299MULTI-MODAL ROUND TRIP TIME MITIGATION FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK DEVICESMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18672082ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMay 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18669533BIDIRECTIONAL LINK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR V2X-BASED AUTONOMOUS COOPERATIVE TRAVELINGMay 2024November 2024Allow610YesNo
18668655WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING LOCATION AND IDENTIFYING CHANGES IN SALIENT INDICATORS OF PATIENT HEALTHMay 2024November 2024Allow610YesNo
18666121User-Specific Security Credential Bypass For Shared Device VoicemailMay 2024April 2025Allow1100YesNo
18662786WIRELESS AUDIO STREAMING SYSTEM FOR SWIMMERS AND UNDER WATER APPLICATIONSMay 2024June 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18661428HANDOVER MANAGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT MULTI-RAT DUAL CONNECTIVITYMay 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18657803METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS RESOURCE SELECTION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18707254MACHINE LEARNING ASSISTED USER PRIORITIZATION METHOD FOR ASYNCHRONOUS RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROBLEMSMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18706413WIRELESS-POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS, WIRELESS-POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAMMay 2024August 2024Allow300YesNo
18651756Audio Signal Encoding For Device Control Or Content Access In TelecommunicationsMay 2024October 2024Allow611NoNo
18643615ELECTRONIC DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18642473PERMISSION-BASED CONTROLLING NETWORK ARCHITECTURES AND SYSTEMS, HAVING CELLULAR NETWORK COMPONENTS AND ELEMENTS MODIFIED TO HOST PERMISSION CONTROLLING SCHEMAS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION SESSIONS BETWEEN MEMBER COMPUTING DEVICES BASED ON CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NOVEL CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS, AND PROTOCOL MEDIATED AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM) PAYMENT ACTIVITIES VIA CELLULAR NETWORKS METHODS FOR USE THEREOFApril 2024January 2025Allow900YesNo
18640110NEW RADIO (NR) VEHICLE TO VEHICLE (V2X) - METHODS FOR SCHEDULING SIDELINK IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUMApril 2024October 2024Allow510YesNo
18639893ACTIVE NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE FACILITATION OF LOW POWER CARD DETECTIONApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18702745TESTING A BASE STATIONApril 2024August 2024Allow400NoNo
18637728COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHODApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18638501PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD(S)April 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18633368METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING PROFILE IN CASE OF DEVICE CHANGE FAILUREApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18626942DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING A RELAPSE OF A CANCER FOR A PATIENTApril 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18698052SYSTEM, BASE STATION, TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERApril 2024August 2024Allow400NoNo
18625954UPLINK TRANSMISSION METHOD IN UNLICENSED BAND IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL USING SAME METHODApril 2024January 2025Allow900YesNo
18624268System for Performance and Inspection of Facility Maintenance and Custodial ProcessesApril 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18620352SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATIC SIGNAL DETECTION BASED ON POWER DISTRIBUTION BY FREQUENCY OVER TIME WITHIN A SPECTRUMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1220NoNo
18616896METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-MODAL PREDICTION USING A TRAINED STATISTICAL MODELMarch 2024April 2025Allow1300NoNo
18615239METHOD OF ANALYSIS OF A REPRESENTATION OF A DENTAL ARCHMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18613163METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LAYER-2 MOBILITYMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18611548HIGH-PERFORMANCE FILTER BANK CHANNELIZERSMarch 2024July 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18601217MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION SETUP METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUSMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18600248COMMUNITY SAFETY, SECURITY, HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PROVIDING EMERGENCY SOURCE TRACKINGMarch 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18595367MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18592938INTENT-BASED NETWORK CONFIGURATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18590532METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) BEAM ISOLATION VIA ALTERNATING POLARIZATIONFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18589927SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRONES AS A SERVICEFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1200YesNo
18686549Digital Design Of Dental Matrix With Improved Customized Interproximal ContactsFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18585684METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING PHASE ROTATION OPTIMIZED FOR WIDE BAND IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18585597MOBILE DEVICE LOCATORFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18685790AUTHORIZATION, CREATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL NETWORKSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18584367METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNCATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18581674Method And Systems for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing With A Spectrum Management FirewallFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18581279SYSTEM COMPRISING A PORTABLE SWITCHING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1401NoNo
18438787METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING TRANSMISSION PRIORITY FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300YesNo
18682500Method and System for Providing Time-Critical Services via a Flow Control EnvironmentFebruary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18682110BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEMFebruary 2024July 2024Allow600NoNo
18431128METHOD OF ENRICHMENT OF A DIGITAL DENTAL MODELFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18431708SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERMITTING ACCESS TO A PARTY USING A DECENTRALIZED IDENTITYFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1400YesNo
18430360Integrated Standalone Flow for Cellular Subscription TransferFebruary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18427505METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHANGING EUICC TERMINALJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710YesNo
18424714METHOD FOR PERFORMING TERMINAL-BASED HANDOVER AND DEVICE THEREFORJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18422168METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18421640COMPUTE SYSTEM WITH ACNE DIAGNOSTIC MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFJanuary 2024May 2024Allow400NoNo
18420575RADIO VEHICLE-TO-ANYTHING NEGATIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BASED MULTICASTJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1300YesNo
18418852ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION, LOCATION TRACKING, COMMUNICATION & NOTIFICATION SYSTEM WITH BEACON CLUSTERINGJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1200YesNo
18418404SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING NETWORK OUTAGESJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18417575TECHNIQUES FOR EFFICIENT MOBILITY USING RELAY DEVICESJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700YesNo
18412483METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ANTENNA STATE OF WIRELESS AP, SMART ANTENNA SCHEDULING METHOD AND WIRELESS APJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610YesNo
18412112LOCATION AND BEHAVIOR BASED PREFETCH AND CACHING OF REMOTE DATAJanuary 2024February 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18411298DYNAMIC KEYBOARD FOR ELECTRONIC COMPUTING DEVICEJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18411844RADIO NETWORK NODE, WIRELESS DEVICE, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18409376GENERATING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR MAPPING RADIO FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18408370ENERGY SAVINGS FOR 5G NETWORKSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18406029WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow920YesNo
18404080MOBILITY ROBUSTNESS OPTIMIZATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKJanuary 2024April 2024Allow300NoNo
18403233CONTENT REQUEST BY LOCATIONJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1000YesNo
18402133HANDLING MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN ARRIVAL OF CRITICAL DATA FOR TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION OCCASIONS OF A CONFIGURED GRANTJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1300YesNo
18398048METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ACCESSING A SERVICE OUTSIDE A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK IN A MULTIPATH CONNECTIONDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18395899ELECTRONIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION & TRACKING SYSTEM WITH BEACON CLUSTERINGDecember 2023November 2024Allow1000YesNo
18545170User Intervention Based on Proximity Between Tracking DevicesDecember 2023March 2025Allow1450NoNo
18544403WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING SHARED TXOP, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAMEDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18542138Method and Apparatus for Handling Communications Between Spacecraft Operating in an Orbital Environment and Terrestrial Telecommunications Devices That Use Terrestrial Base Station CommunicationsDecember 2023October 2024Allow1000YesNo
18542489METHODS AND NETWORK NODES FOR HANDLING BASEBAND PROCESSINGDecember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2641.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
189
Examiner Affirmed
141
(74.6%)
Examiner Reversed
48
(25.4%)
Reversal Percentile
16.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.4% 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
784
Allowed After Appeal Filing
244
(31.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
540
(68.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
40.8%
Lower 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, 31.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 2641 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2641 is part of Group 2640 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 11,591 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 84.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2641's allowance rate of 84.9% places it in the 79% 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 2641 receive an average of 1.87 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 55% percentile). The median prosecution time is 23 months (in the 83% 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 more 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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