Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.

Technology area: Networking & Security

19 pending office actions • 8 art units • 19 examiners • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 52 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

19
Total Pending OAs
13
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due later (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

4
Hard (21%)
10
Medium (53%)
5
Easy (26%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (5%)
§101 + other1 (5%)
§103 only10 (53%)
Double-patenting only5 (26%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (11%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
11
Information Tech
58% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
8
Business / Other
42% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

190 h
Manual time on pending OAs
38 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
66 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR 1 68.7% +13.6%
NAWAZ, TALHA M 1 89.4% -0.8%
KASSIM, KHALED M 1 70.4% +38.1%
JENSEN, NICHOLAS A 1 55.8% +54.6%
NGUYEN, CHUONG M 1 72.7% +19.4%
RANEW, BENJAMIN THOMAS 1 90.9% +14.3%
OHRI, ROMANI 1 85.4% +16.6%
HODGES, SUSAN E 1 67.1% +13.8%
NOWLIN, ERIC 1 88.3% +5.8%
SHARMA, GAUTAM 1 87.6% +12.1%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18913806 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR COEXISTENCE WITH LEGACY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL NOWLIN, ERIC —
18911756 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-USER CONCURRENT TRANSMISSION SHARMA, GAUTAM —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19473933 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING CURRENT BLOCK BY USING RELATIONAL EXPRESSION BETWEEN REFERENCE BLOCK AND CURRENT BLOCK ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR —
19248324 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING ADAPTIVE MOTION VECTOR RESOLUTION NAWAZ, TALHA M —
18861129 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING SUBBAND IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR RANEW, BENJAMIN THOMAS —
18918118 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING WAKE-UP RADIO AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREFOR OHRI, ROMANI —

Interview Candidates (8)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19201850 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM KASSIM, KHALED M 71d
19473933 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING CURRENT BLOCK BY USING RELATIONAL EXPRESSION BETWEEN REFERENCE BLOCK AND CURRENT BLOCK ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR —
19200660 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM JENSEN, NICHOLAS A —
19094902 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM NGUYEN, CHUONG M —
18861129 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING SUBBAND IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR RANEW, BENJAMIN THOMAS —
18918118 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING WAKE-UP RADIO AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREFOR OHRI, ROMANI —
18692814 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD USING OBMC, AND DEVICE THEREFOR HODGES, SUSAN E —
18911756 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-USER CONCURRENT TRANSMISSION SHARMA, GAUTAM —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2482 2
2472 2
2467 2
2411 1
2425 1
2416 1
2471 1
2469 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19473933 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING CURRENT BLOCK BY USING RELATIONAL EXPRESSION BETWEEN REFERENCE BLOCK AND CURRENT BLOCK ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR 2482 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 09, 2025
19248324 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING ADAPTIVE MOTION VECTOR RESOLUTION NAWAZ, TALHA M 2482 §101§102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2025
19201850 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM KASSIM, KHALED M 2472 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending May 07, 2025
19200660 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM JENSEN, NICHOLAS A 2472 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 07, 2025
19094902 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM NGUYEN, CHUONG M 2411 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 29, 2025
18861129 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING SUBBAND IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR RANEW, BENJAMIN THOMAS — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18918118 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING WAKE-UP RADIO AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREFOR OHRI, ROMANI — §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2024
18692814 VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD USING OBMC, AND DEVICE THEREFOR HODGES, SUSAN E 2425 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2024
18913806 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR COEXISTENCE WITH LEGACY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL NOWLIN, ERIC — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 11, 2024
18911756 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-USER CONCURRENT TRANSMISSION SHARMA, GAUTAM 2467 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2024
18900634 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING MULTILINK AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAME VANGAPATY, SRIHARSHA REDDY — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 28, 2024
18890765 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING SHARED TXOP, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAME MILORD, MARCEAU — §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 20, 2024
18818565 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING NETWORK ALLOCATION VECTOR AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAME NGUYEN, THE HY — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2024
18818582 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING SHARED TXOP AND OPERATION METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS SIDDIQUI, KASHIF — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2024
18808094 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE USING SAME MAGLOIRE, ELISABETH BENOIT — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 19, 2024
18778866 METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL AND DATA CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THOMAS, WILFRED 2416 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 19, 2024
18534580 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING MULTI-LINK AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAME CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL 2467 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 09, 2023
18085570 METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL CHANNEL OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RIVAS, RAUL 2471 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Dec 20, 2022
17928263 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING DOWNLINK AND UPLINK RADIO RESOURCES IN UNLICENSED BAND JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM 2469 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Nov 28, 2022

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