Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Networking & Security
12 pending office actions • 1 client • 11 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days
Straub & Straub - Charter focuses on Networking & Security with 351 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate pct of 99.22. This rate indicates the percentage of resolved cases that have been allowed, providing a measure of historical outcomes for its 351 career applications.
The firm averages 2.34 office actions per allowance, representing the typical procedural path to a patent grant. There are 7 pending office actions currently on the docket. This current activity is part of the firm's history in Networking & Security and reflects its ongoing prosecution work.
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.
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.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 3 (25%) |
| §102 only | 2 (17%) |
| §112 only | 1 (8%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (25%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (8%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIVITO, WALTER J | 2 | 84.1% | +9.9% |
| ODOM, CURTIS B | 1 | 87.1% | +11.5% |
| HUYNH, CHUCK | 1 | 72.2% | +14.2% |
| MERED, HABTE | 1 | 84.5% | +12.6% |
| CASTANEYRA, RICARDO H | 1 | 74.4% | +22.8% |
| PHUNKULH, BOB A | 1 | 89.4% | +9.5% |
| DALENCOURT, YVES | 1 | 84.2% | -5.5% |
| GEORGANDELLIS, ANDREW C | 1 | 56.4% | +40.2% |
| HUA, QUAN M | 1 | 72.5% | +21.0% |
| FAYED, RASHA K | 1 | 63.3% | +25.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18085539 | Methods and Apparatus for Supporting the Communication of Path Switching Capability Information Between User Equipment and a Network Device To Enable Efficient Switching of Multi-Access (MA) Traffic Between Non-3GPP Access Paths | DIVITO, WALTER J | 37d overdue |
| 18085548 | Methods and Apparatus Relating to Communication of Path Switching Capability Information Between a Network Device and a UE device To Enable Efficient Switching of Multi-Access (MA) Traffic Between Non-3GPP Access Paths | DIVITO, WALTER J | 37d overdue |
| 19019416 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING AND DISPLAYING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) MESSAGES | ODOM, CURTIS B | — |
| 18882645 | Methods and Apparatus Supporting User Equipment (UE) Access to a Core Network Via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Facilitating Transfer of Application Data via the Core Network | MERED, HABTE | — |
| 18788101 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING SUBCARRIER SPACING ON A COMMUNICATIONS LINK WITH A MODEM | PHUNKULH, BOB A | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18631036 | Methods and Apparatus for Enabling Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S) in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) Through Use of Stream Classification Service | DALENCOURT, YVES | 15d overdue |
| 18236383 | DYNAMIC NETWORK SLICING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS USING CLUSTERING AND PACKET INSPECTION | HUA, QUAN M | — |
| 17590418 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SECURING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A MEDIATION DEVICE AND POINT OF INTERCEPT | DAVIS, ZACHARY A | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19019416 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING AND DISPLAYING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) MESSAGES | ODOM, CURTIS B | — |
| 18922373 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOW COMPLEXITY SPECTRUM SHARING | HUYNH, CHUCK | — |
| 18882645 | Methods and Apparatus Supporting User Equipment (UE) Access to a Core Network Via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Facilitating Transfer of Application Data via the Core Network | MERED, HABTE | — |
| 18801681 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING DOWNLINK TRANSMISSION POWER IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM | CASTANEYRA, RICARDO H | — |
| 18631038 | Methods and Apparatus for Using Mirrored Stream Classification Service to Enable Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S) in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) | GEORGANDELLIS, ANDREW C | — |
| 18236383 | DYNAMIC NETWORK SLICING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS USING CLUSTERING AND PACKET INSPECTION | HUA, QUAN M | — |
| 17990175 | Channel Access Mechanism For Sidelink In Unlicensed Spectrum | FAYED, RASHA K | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC | 12 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2465 | 2 |
| 2457 | 1 |
| 2459 | 1 |
| 2645 | 1 |
| 2413 | 1 |
| 2492 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19019416 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING AND DISPLAYING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) MESSAGES | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | ODOM, CURTIS B | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 | |
| 18922373 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOW COMPLEXITY SPECTRUM SHARING | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | HUYNH, CHUCK | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 | |
| 18882645 | Methods and Apparatus Supporting User Equipment (UE) Access to a Core Network Via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Facilitating Transfer of Application Data via the Core Network | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | MERED, HABTE | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| 18801681 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING DOWNLINK TRANSMISSION POWER IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | CASTANEYRA, RICARDO H | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 | |
| 18788101 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING SUBCARRIER SPACING ON A COMMUNICATIONS LINK WITH A MODEM | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | PHUNKULH, BOB A | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 | |
| 18631036 | Methods and Apparatus for Enabling Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S) in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) Through Use of Stream Classification Service | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | DALENCOURT, YVES | 2457 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18631038 | Methods and Apparatus for Using Mirrored Stream Classification Service to Enable Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S) in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | GEORGANDELLIS, ANDREW C | 2459 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18236383 | DYNAMIC NETWORK SLICING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS USING CLUSTERING AND PACKET INSPECTION | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | HUA, QUAN M | 2645 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18085539 | Methods and Apparatus for Supporting the Communication of Path Switching Capability Information Between User Equipment and a Network Device To Enable Efficient Switching of Multi-Access (MA) Traffic Between Non-3GPP Access Paths | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | DIVITO, WALTER J | 2465 | DP | Non-Final OA | 37d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2022 |
| 18085548 | Methods and Apparatus Relating to Communication of Path Switching Capability Information Between a Network Device and a UE device To Enable Efficient Switching of Multi-Access (MA) Traffic Between Non-3GPP Access Paths | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | DIVITO, WALTER J | 2465 | DP | Non-Final OA | 37d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2022 |
| 17990175 | Channel Access Mechanism For Sidelink In Unlicensed Spectrum | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | FAYED, RASHA K | 2413 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 17590418 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SECURING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A MEDIATION DEVICE AND POINT OF INTERCEPT | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | DAVIS, ZACHARY A | 2492 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2022 |
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