USPTO Art Unit 2642 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2642
Group: 2640
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 10,854
Last Active: January 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19024648SETTING A DIFFERENT BWP EARLIER IN A CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT PROCESS TO A WIRELESS NETWORK BY A UE WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM AN IDLE OR INACTIVE STATEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300YesNo
19001631VIRTUAL FIBER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY-BASED CONTROL OF WIRELESS BACKHAUL MESH NETWORKDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18962780METHODS AND NODE APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE NODE COMMUNICATION PATHS TO A SERVER WITHIN A WIRELESS NODE NETWORKNovember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18961507ROTATING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ACCESSORYNovember 2024June 2025Allow620NoNo
18957695TRANSMISSION OF POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONSNovember 2024March 2025Allow400YesNo
18951023MEASUREMENT RELAXATION CHANGE BASED ON TOTAL RECEIVED POWERNovember 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18926930POSITIONING OF LOW POWER USER DEVICESOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18927227USE OF A COMMON UE INDICATOR CHANNEL FOR BS DTX ENERGY SAVINGOctober 2024June 2025Allow721YesNo
18925156Priority for the Power Allocation for PRACH Transmission for TA AcquisitionOctober 2024April 2025Allow511NoNo
18919337SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY WHEN CONNECTED TO ROAMING NETWORKSOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18850211HANDOVER OF SIDELINK POSITIONING SESSIONSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610YesNo
18889573METHOD TO DETECT AND PRIORITIZE CLOSED ACCESS GROUP MOBILE IAB CELLSSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18888094SPECIALLY PROGRAMMED COMPUTING DEVICES BEING CONTINUOUSLY CONFIGURED TO ALLOW UNFAMILIAR INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE INSTANTANEOUS REAL-TIME MEETINGS TO CREATE A NEW MARKETPLACE FOR GOODS AND/OR SERVICESSeptember 2024June 2025Allow920NoNo
18886641METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2024April 2025Allow720NoNo
18882192METHOD OF A SERVING CELL MEASUREMENT OBJECT CONFIGURATIONSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18829247PING PONG ROAMING IDENTIFICATION AND PROCESSING IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200YesNo
18827287PASSIVE GEO LOCATION OF A WLAN DEVICE BY MERGING CIRCULAR ERROR PROBABILITY ELLIPSES BASED UPON SELECTION OF DATA SUBSETSSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18807998VIRTUAL FIBER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY-BASED CONTROL OF WIRELESS BACKHAUL MESH NETWORKAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18788343INTERACTIVE ROUTING IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY CALL LOCATION DATAJuly 2024September 2024Allow200YesNo
18780517COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18774417Systems & Methods for Automated Emergency ResponseJuly 2024October 2024Allow300NoNo
18772619RETRANSMISSION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100NoNo
18770033METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER-EFFICIENT POSITIONING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSJuly 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18768156Techniques For Identifying Wireless Connectivity Deadspots In A Geofenced AreaJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18757467PUSH-MODE TRANSMISSION METHOD, ASSOCIATED RECORDING DEVICE AND MEDIUMJune 2024January 2025Allow710YesNo
18753725USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION PARTICIPATING IN A SYSTEM INFORMATION ACQUISITION PROCEDUREJune 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18752403METHODS FOR PERFORMING POWER CONTROL IN NEW RADIO (NR) SYSTEMSJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18749408CONNECTION THROTTLING IN A LOW POWER PHYSICAL ASSET TRACKING SYSTEMJune 2024August 2024Allow200YesNo
18746549WAVEFORM CONFIGURATION AND INDICATION FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSIONJune 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18742576DUAL ACTIVE PROTOCOL STACK HANDOVERJune 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
18742525Method and Apparatus for Session ManagementJune 2024May 2025Allow1101NoNo
18741677METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING TRANSFER OF PROFILE BETWEEN DEVICES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18737376SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TARGETED MEDIA CONTENTJune 2024January 2025Allow700YesNo
18733970COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING MINIMUM SYSTEM INFORMATIONJune 2024January 2025Allow700YesNo
18732771COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING MINIMUM SYSTEM INFORMATIONJune 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18678106MOBILE APPARATUS FOR OBSERVING ROAD SURFACE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEMay 2024February 2025Allow900YesNo
18671171MMWAVE TO WI-FI CONTROL SIGNAL OFFLOADING IN THE EVENT OF FADING IN THE MMWAVE SYSTEMMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18670690METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SIM OPERATION DURING HANDOVER BASED ON REPORTING ON TERMINAL STATE IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18666442SERVICE AREA DETERMINATION IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18657807METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS RESOURCE SELECTION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18654345SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING GEOGRAPHICAL ZONESMay 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18651772TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF VOICE OVER WI-FI TO VOICE OVER CELLULAR HANDOVERSMay 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18652406RANDOM ACCESS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMay 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18648233ACCESSORY FOR SMART DEVICES WITH PRIVACY FEATURES AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEApril 2024February 2025Allow920YesNo
18644756POWER INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2024January 2025Allow900YesNo
18642961DETECTION OF UNLIKELY TRAVEL OF MOBILE DEVICES INDICATIVE OF FRAUDULENT MOBILE DEVICE USAGEApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18640215SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIMING ADAPTATION FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONSApril 2024May 2025Abandon1310YesNo
18626680SPACE-BASED AIRCRAFT MONITORINGApril 2024March 2025Allow1200NoNo
18626121REACHING AN ASSET TRACKING DEVICE ON DEMANDApril 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18623910Multi-Device Architecture for Tracking Device AccessApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18622580SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING UPLINK AND DOWNLINK POSITIONING PROCEDURES IN A WIRELESS NETWORKMarch 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18622702METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING HANDOVERMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18615887ROAMING METHOD FOR WIRELESS TERMINAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18609845CAMERA INTRINSIC RE-CALIBRATION IN MONO VISUAL TRACKING SYSTEMMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18607892ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING RANGING BY USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18608618Facilitating Self-Organizing Network (SON) EnhancementMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18603847FAST RETURN TO 5G SYSTEMS (5GS) AFTER HANDOVER TO EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM (EPS) DUE TO EPS FALLBACK FROM 5GSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1520YesNo
18602215SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE INTERACTION OF SATELLITE AND INTERNET PROTOCOL FEATURES IN CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS ("Satellite IP Interactions")March 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18601949SSB AND RMSI MULTIPLEXING PATTERNSMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18597349METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING NETWORK SLICE IDENTIFIERMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18595143DISTRIBUTED LAND MOBILE RADIO ARCHITECTURESMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18595119FIXED WIRELESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCORPORATING A BEAM STEERING ANTENNAMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18587205REMOTE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE IDENTIFICATION OF AN OBJECTFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18586265SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTILINK DEVICESFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18438950COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1520NoNo
18436611TRAINING A CLASSIFICATION MODEL USING LABELED TRAINING DATA THAT DOES NOT OVERLAP WITH TARGET CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION MODELFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18681125SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE AND RELIABLE COMMAND AND CONTROL OF IN-FLIGHT UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLES VIA PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORKSFebruary 2024June 2024Allow400NoNo
18431686SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO A PUSH-TO-TALK-OVER-CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORKFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18425354AUTONOMOUS USER EQUIPMENT (UE) BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY (BFR) ABORTJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900NoNo
18424828MULTI-FREQUENCY BRIDGE CLIENT FOR BRIDGE WITH A SINGLE-FREQUENCY/MULTI-FREQUENCY BRIDGE COMMUNICATION DEVICE ON MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BANDS, METHOD THEREOF, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024June 2024Allow501YesNo
18418970METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18413740Session Creation for Wireless DeviceJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18579822MOBILE PHONE ACCESSORY CAPABLE OF FREELY GRIPPING AND MOUNTING MOBILE PHONE USING MAGNETIC BANDJanuary 2024June 2024Allow500NoNo
18577998A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND MEASURING MULTIPLE HETEROGENEOUS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSJanuary 2024May 2024Allow500NoNo
18404229HIERARCHICAL REPORTING OF LOCATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) RESOURCES IN A MULTI-BEAM USER EQUIPMENT-BASED POSITIONING SCENARIOJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18402489SLICES FOR APPLICATIONS BASED ON MULTIPLE ACTIVE SIM PROFILESJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18401670CORE NETWORK INDICATION AND SECURITY HANDLING FOR HANDOVERJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18395248Systems and Methods for Provisioning User Equipment with an eSIM ProfileDecember 2023March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18393308METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING VARIOUS SERVICES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18390129SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING GEOGRAPHICAL ZONESDecember 2023April 2024Allow400NoNo
18390692MULTI-BEAM POWER CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMSDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18570664TECHNIQUES TO ENABLE SECURE DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A FIRST NETWORK AND A SECOND NETWORK THAT COMPRISE AT LEAST IN PART A DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTDecember 2023May 2024Allow500NoNo
18540088Random Access Method and Apparatus, Device, and Storage MediumDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510YesNo
18539255WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18527561WEDGE SHAPED CELLS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18528474Dynamic Resource Location Coordination Control SystemDecember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18564979METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMNovember 2023May 2024Allow600NoNo
18521643Device Locationing Using a Beacon of a Battery PackNovember 2023June 2025Allow1821NoNo
18512530Control Channel ConfigurationNovember 2023September 2024Allow1020NoNo
18510110Power Control for Small Data TransmissionNovember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18389487SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRECISE RADIO FREQUENCY LOCALIZATION OF WIRELESS NODES USING TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL AND DECOUPLING IN TIME SYNCHRONIZING OF THE WIRELESS NODES FROM RANGINGNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610YesNo
18507844ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CALL CONTINUITY IN WEAK ELECTRIC FIELD ENVIRONMENT AND CONTROL METHODNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18507447Non-Associative Telephony and SMS MessagingNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18507308PDN AND PDU SESSION TYPE MAPPING AND CAPABILITY DISCOVERYNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18502781Inter-Band Handover of the Same Physical FrequencyNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18500054HANDOVERS BETWEEN 5G RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS AND IPV4 PUBLIC DATA NETWORK SESSIONSNovember 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18497539CSI FEEDBACK AND RECEIVING METHODS, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18494543SPECTRUM SHARING FOR A TERRESTRIAL-SATELLITE HYBRID ENVIRONMENTOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18490807TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720YesNo
18487945TRACKING DEVICE PRESENCE DETECTION AND REPORTING BY ACCESS POINTSOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2642.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
235
Examiner Affirmed
172
(73.2%)
Examiner Reversed
63
(26.8%)
Reversal Percentile
20.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 26.8% 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
728
Allowed After Appeal Filing
285
(39.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
443
(60.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
82.1%
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, 39.1% 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 2642 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2642 is part of Group 2640 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 10,854 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 83.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2642's allowance rate of 83.4% places it in the 73% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2642 receive an average of 1.79 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 46% 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 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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