Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AHMED, ABDULLAHI

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2472 2475

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Abdullahi Ahmed examines applications in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2472, with 544 resolved cases. The examiner has an allowance rate of 85.8%, which shows a high frequency of grants among the 544 cases processed. This 85.8% rate suggests a favorable outlook for applicants, supported by a substantial volume of resolved matters. The data reflects a consistent and well-documented history of examination in this unit.

The interview lift is 2.1%, indicating that interviews have a minimal impact on the probability of allowance. This 2.1% lift suggests that the written record is the primary driver of outcomes for this examiner. The median days to allowance is 964, which provides a timeline for the cases that reach issuance. Practitioners should factor this 964-day median into their planning when prosecuting patents in Art Unit 2472. This duration serves as a useful benchmark for pendency expectations.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+27.8% vs TC avg
556
Total Applications
+2.1%
Interview Lift
964
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 544 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18955628 TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEIVING DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECEIVING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18860484 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SENSING Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18752297 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEAM ALIGNMENT FOR ANALOG BEAMFORMING Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18783270 NARROWBAND INTERNET OF THINGS NARROWBAND PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE (OCC) SUPPORT WITH DYNAMIC OCC ON/OFF AND OCC MULTIPLEXING FACTOR INDICATION Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18872742 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18842320 TECHNIQUES FOR SEPARATE CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18352083 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTENDING A WIRELESS MEDIUM Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18927147 Preemptive Handover Preparation and Tracking/Paging Area Handling and Intelligent Route Selection in a Cellular Network Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18579452 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRP RELATED BEAM FAILURE DETECTION AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18850449 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18844627 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18836926 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18205997 Enhanced Long Range Waveform Structures And Signal Subfield In Wireless Communications Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18918122 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD SUPPORTING MULTI-USER CASCADING TRANSMISSION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING SAME Non-Final OA SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
18486917 BEAMFORMING INDICATION TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18857787 METHOD FOR HANDLING CONSISTENT LBT FAILURE, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18947066 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER PLANE GEO REDUNDANCY WITH SESSION CONTINUITY Non-Final OA Mavenir Systems, Inc.
18769449 METHOD AND DEVICE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee Networks, LLC

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