Listed by the USPTO as BLAIR, DOUGLAS B
Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2142 2400 2442 2454
This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases
BLAIR, DOUGLAS B is assigned to Technology Center 2400 and art unit 2142. The record contains 647 resolved cases and shows a 72.5% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 1435 days. Interview lift is 7.9%, indicating a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available data.
The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. The listed firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A., and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. The substantial case volume makes the profile useful for prosecution planning, although the median timing supports preparing for a lengthy path to allowance.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18554020 | APPROACHES FOR MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION | Non-Final OA | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 18284454 | System Information Indicating a Type Parameter Associated with a Group Identity | Final Rejection | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 17910604 | Puncturing Pattern Based Control of OFDM Transmissions | Final Rejection | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 18862488 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING NETWORK SUPPORT FOR IMS DC CAPABILITY TO UE AFTER INITIAL REGISTRATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18553962 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK ASSURANCE | Final Rejection | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 17372586 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18782882 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18729620 | METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION | Non-Final OA | NEC CORPORATION |
| 18819234 | CHANNEL SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 18696541 | DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, RELATED APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 18499876 | DATA TRANSMISSION CONTROLLERS AND METHODS TO GENERATE DATA TRANSMISSION PACKETS ACCORDING TO MODIFIED QUIC PROTOCOL | Non-Final OA | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 18284748 | SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION PROCEDURES | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18837989 | CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORT CONFIGURATION FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMIT RECEIVE POINTS | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED |
| 18836181 | INDICATION OF SIMULTANEOUS UPLINK TRANSMISSION FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMIT RECEIVE POINTS | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18836190 | TECHNIQUES FOR RESUMING SUSPENDED TRANSMIT SWITCHING | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18553838 | ENERGY DETECTION THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT BASED ON SENSING AND TRANSMISSION BEAMS | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 17935653 | TECHNIQUES FOR ENERGY ALLOCATION | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 17806071 | DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION METHODOLOGY FOR MULTIMEDIA | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18475460 | Method and device for controlling a local area network | Final Rejection | ORANGE |
| 18547860 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SLAVE CLUSTER OF NODES BY A MASTER CLUSTER OF NODES, CORRESPONDING DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS | Final Rejection | Orange |
| 18255317 | MAC CE BASED BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY IN MULTIPLE TRP SCENARIO | Final Rejection | Lenovo (Beijing) Limited |
| 17910956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION | Non-Final OA | Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd. |
| 18877561 | USER EQUIPMENTS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TIME-FREQUENCY RESOURCE SET FOR ENHANCED DUPLEX OPERATION | Non-Final OA | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18874222 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | Non-Final OA | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18798628 | ENHANCEMENT TO TCI STATE TIMER OPERATION FOR LTM | Non-Final OA | Nokia Technologies Oy |
| 18178202 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY | Non-Final OA | ZTE CORPORATION |
| 17976717 | METHODS FOR RESILIENT MULTI CLOUD GATEWAY INTERCONNECTS | Final Rejection | VeloCloud Networks, LLC |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy72.5% of resolved applications examined by Douglas B Blair were allowed (647 resolved cases), compared with 23.4% across Art Unit 2142 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +7.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Douglas B Blair took 1,435 days on average from filing to allowance.
Douglas B Blair examines applications in Art Unit 2142 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).
