Sprint Communications Company L.P Patent Portfolio Statistics

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This article summarizes the perfomance of the assignee in the recent years. The overall statistics for this portfolio help to analyze the areas where the assignee is performing well. The filing trend, perfomance across the tech centers and the perfomance of the recent applications has been mentioned below. All the stats are calculated based on the perfomance in USPTO.

How does the overall patent portfolio of Sprint Communications Company L.P. look like?

Assignee Art Units
Total Applications: 7,529 1,320,911
Granted Patents: 7,222 731,656
Grant Index 98.34% ↑ 76.44%
Abandoned/Rejected Applications: 122 (1.66%) 225,547 (23.56%)
In-Process Applications: 181 363,708
Average Grant Time: 3.22 Years ↑ 3.09 Years
Average Office Actions: 1.61 ↓ 1.89

Which Technology Area Sprint Communications Company L.P. is filing most patents in? (Last 10 years)

Art Unit Definition Total Applications
2617 Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory 437
2645 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Equipment Details 311
2646 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details 258
2642 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Equipment Details 250
2641 Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details 246

How many patents are Sprint Communications Company L.P. filing every year?

Year Total Applications Predicted
2022 0* 949
2021 29* 875
2020 145 779
2019 584 584
2018 413 –
2017 468 –
2016 473 –
2015 418 –
2014 510 –
2013 586 –

*The drop in the number of applications filed in last two years compared to previous years is because applications can take up to 18 months to get published

Recently filed patent applications of Sprint Communications Company L.P. in USPTO?

Publication number: US20220110126A1
Application number: 17/551,516

Abstract:
A wireless access node serves a wireless User Equipment (UE) over radio frequency bands that comprise layers. The layers comprise parallel signals that share individual resource blocks in the radio frequency bands. In the wireless access node, radio circuitry wirelessly receives information from the wireless UE that indicates received signal strengths for the radio frequency bands. In the wireless access node, processing circuitry determines layer amounts for the radio frequency bands. The processing circuitry selects one of the radio frequency bands that has an adequate one of the received signal strengths and a higher one of the layer amounts. The radio circuitry wirelessly exchanges user data with the wireless UE over the selected one of the radio frequency bands to serve the wireless UE.

Publication date: 2022-04-07
Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Inventors: Marupaduga Sreekar

Publication number: US20220104002A1
Application number: 17/533,746

Abstract:
A wireless access node control Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) layers for a User Equipment (UE). A radio wirelessly exchanges network signaling with the User Equipment (UE) and exchanges the network signaling with baseband circuitry. The baseband circuitry exchanges the network signaling with the radio. The baseband circuitry determines a UE capability and identifies radio band status for the UE. The baseband circuitry selects a number of the MIMO layers for the UE based on the UE capability and the radio band status. The baseband circuitry precodes user data into precoded data for the selected number of MIMO layers and transfers the precoded data to the radio. The radio receives the precoded data from the baseband circuitry and wirelessly transmits the precoded data to the UE over the selected number of MIMO layers.

Publication date: 2022-03-31
Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Inventors: Marupaduga Sreekar

Publication number: US20220141759A1
Application number: 17/468,030

Abstract:
A wireless communication network serves a User Equipment (UE) based on a Data Network Name (DNN). An Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) receives initial signaling for the UE and selects a current Session Management Function (SMF) to serve the UE for the DNN responsive to the initial signaling. The current SMF serves the UE for the DNN. The AMF detects when the UE enters a geographic area while using the DNN. The current SMF transfers a wireless reattach instruction for the DNN to the UE responsive to the detection of the UE entering the geographic area while using the DNN. The AMF receives new signaling for the UE responsive to the wireless reattach instruction and selects a new SMF to serve the UE for the DNN responsive to the new signaling. The new SMF serves the UE for the DNN.

Publication date: 2022-05-05
Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Inventors: Malhotra Rajil

How are Sprint Communications Company L.P.’s applications performing in USPTO?

Application Number Title Status Art Unit Examiner
17/551,516 Primary Component Carrier Control In A Wireless Access Node That Uses Multiple Radio Frequency Bands Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/533,746 Multiple Input Multiple Output (Mimo) Layer Control For Wireless User Equipment Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/468,030 Wireless Data Service Based On Geographic Data Network Names Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/195,151 Hardware-Trusted Ledger Client For Distributed Ledgers That Serve Wireless Network Slices Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/189,934 Wireless Communications Over Multiple Input Multiple Output (Mimo) Layers Based On Backhaul Link Quality Patented Case 2631 Bolourchi, Nader