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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Sanaa Shaker Abed Al Samahi, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AL SAMAHI, SANAA SHAKER ABED

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2463

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

AL SAMAHI, SANAA SHAKER ABED is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2400 and art unit 2463. The profile contains 13 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 61.5%, and a median of 1,084 days to allowance. The interview lift is 52.4%, indicating a strong positive association in a record that remains limited in resolved-case volume.

The listed companies are ZTE Corporation, Qualcomm Incorporated, and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. The listed firms are ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C., Anova Law Group, PLLC, and Cozen O'Connor - Boulder. Because the record is small, practitioners should treat the interview measure as directional and give primary attention to the specific claims and office-action issues.

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

Performance Statistics

61.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+52.4%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
64.3%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18695468 NETWORK NODES AND METHODS THEREIN FOR NOTIFICATION EVENT ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18695573 DETECTION OF POORLY DEPLOYED FWA TERMINALS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18575011 BOOST ENHANCED ACTIVE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18725461 OPERATION METHOD OF RELAY UE RELATED TO BEAM FAILURE IN MULTI-PATH RELAY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18496497 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING QOE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18353032 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18842088 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18759544 METHOD FOR SENDING ACCURACY INFORMATION, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18502528 PRIORITIZATION OF EVENT TRIGGERED MOBILITY REPORTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18550861 GUARD PERIODS FOR SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE SETS Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18287943 TRAFFIC STEERING FOR SERVICE FUNCTION CHAINING (SFC) IN NEXT GENERATION CELLULAR NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18700169 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18558095 RADIO COMMUNICATION NODE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18815593 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18826011 BEAM MONITORING BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON BEAM STATUS Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18027907 MULTIPLEXING OF HARQ-ACK WITH DIFFERENT PRIORITIES ON PUCCH FOR UP TO TWO BITS HARQ-ACK CODEBOOKS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18869781 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING WIRELESS CONNECTION Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18777673 COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18877178 PROVIDING SYSTEM INFORMATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18624490 MULTIPLE TIMING ADVANCE OPERATION Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18979134 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICES THEREOF Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18723899 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING FRAME STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18218530 CHANNEL ACCESS PROCEDURES Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18345842 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REFERENCE SIGNALING DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18839950 COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sanaa Shaker Abed Al Samahi's allowance rate?

61.5% of resolved applications examined by Sanaa Shaker Abed Al Samahi were allowed (13 resolved cases), compared with 79.4% across Art Unit 2463 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sanaa Shaker Abed Al Samahi?

This examiner's interview lift is +52.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sanaa Shaker Abed Al Samahi take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sanaa Shaker Abed Al Samahi took 1,084 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sanaa Shaker Abed Al Samahi work in?

Sanaa Shaker Abed Al Samahi examines applications in Art Unit 2463 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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