Listed by the USPTO as NEFF, MICHAEL R
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2631
This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases
Michael R. Neff is an examiner in Art Unit 2611 within Tech Center 2600. The examiner has 996 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 87.6 percent. The median days to allowance is 913, which reflects an efficient and favorable prosecution environment. These metrics indicate a high frequency of patent grants for applications reaching a final resolution.
The interview lift of 14.5 percent shows a benefit from direct engagement, although the base allowance rate of 87.6 percent is already quite high. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Signify Holding B.V., and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation are top companies frequently appearing before this examiner. BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, and Barta Jones, PLLC are top firms representing these entities and navigating the 913 days median timeline.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18859504 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYSTEM INFORMATION ACCUMULATION IN INTERNET OF THINGS NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS | Non-Final OA | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) |
| 18845509 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Secondary Authentication/Authorization for Terminal Device in Communication Network | Non-Final OA | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 18553603 | TRANSMISSION POWER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | Final Rejection | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 19044803 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM CORPORATION |
| 18832354 | TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | Final Rejection | NTT DOCOMO, INC. |
| 18880922 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING RELAY RESELECTION OF SIDELINK COMMUNICATION | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION |
| 18519334 | FIXED DEVICE, POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, CONTROL CIRCUIT, STORAGE MEDIUM, POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION |
| 18565726 | SIGNAL-EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK | Final Rejection | SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. |
| 18565707 | SIGNAL-EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN RF-BASED ACTIVITY-SENSING ARRANGEMENT | Non-Final OA | SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. |
| 18858660 | OVER-THE-AIR COMPUTING (OTAC) OVER A MULTIPLE ACCESS CHANNEL | Non-Final OA | LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LIMITED |
| 18723480 | USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY UE | Non-Final OA | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18291032 | METHOD OF JOINT USER ACTIVITY DETECTION AND CHANNEL INFORMATION ESTIMATION IN EXTRA-LARGE MIMO (XL-MIMO) SYSTEMS WITH NON-STATIONARITIES | Non-Final OA | Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH |
| 18705900 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION INFORMATION OF TERMINAL DEVICE, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR | Final Rejection | BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD. |
| 18615436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING LTE WAVEFORMS IN SHARED SPECTRUM BY CARRIER SENSING | Non-Final OA | Texas Instruments Incorporated |
| 18906566 | SKIPPING REPEATED PAGING MESSAGES | Non-Final OA | Nokia Technologies Oy |
| 18721103 | POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION AND MEASUREMENT UPDATE | Final Rejection | Nokia Technologies Oy |
| 19024375 | POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD, TIMER MAINTENANCE METHOD, AND DEVICE | Non-Final OA | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD. |
| 18920423 | SIDELINK POSITIONING PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. |
| 19022588 | GAZE DETECTION USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS | Non-Final OA | Nvidia Corporation |
| 18968416 | QUALITY OF SERVICE CLASS IDENTIFIER FORECASTING AS-A-SERVICE | Non-Final OA | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. |
| 18783651 | DETERMINATION OF IMAGING DIRECTION BASED ON A 2D PROJECTION IMAGE | Non-Final OA | metamorphosis GmbH |
| 18571193 | CHARGING METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK-SIDE EQUIPMENT | Non-Final OA | DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. |
| 18781133 | RADIOMIC SIGNATURE OF A PERIVASCULAR REGION | Final Rejection | Oxford University Innovation Limited |
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Build Your Strategy87.6% of resolved applications examined by Michael R Neff were allowed (996 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +14.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael R Neff took 913 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael R Neff examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).
