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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Mewale A Ambaye, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AMBAYE, MEWALE A

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2119 2416 2469 2472 2475 2478 4100

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

91.5%
Allow Rate
+31.5% vs TC avg
894
Total Applications
-1.1%
Interview Lift
798
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 859 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18574819 MEASUREMENT REPORTING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18860998 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISCOVERING APPLICATION SERVICES IN FEDERATION OF OPERATORS IN WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18536025 TRIGGERING OF A REPORT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18931780 TECHNOLOGIES FOR NR COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18860911 HANDLING OF MULTIPLE TARGET SECONDARY NODES IN AN SN-INITIATED CONDITIONAL SECONDARY NODE CHANGE Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18289759 MANAGING EARLY DATA COMMUNICATION WITH A UE OPERATING IN AN INACTIVE STATE Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18893402 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18813420 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-STATIC SENSING AND COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18813506 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE EXCHANGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML) PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18496324 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18921346 SCHEDULING FOR IMPROVED THROUGHPUT IN ENHANCED MACHINE-TYPE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18657388 RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL RESPONSE MESSAGE MONITORING WITH PREAMBLE REPETITION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated,
18409457 MODEL SELECTION AND DELIVERY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18283691 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18808484 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING RADIO LINK FAILURE Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18861128 NEGOTIATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18841957 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18838961 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOURCE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18841619 PDCCH MONITORING IN CARRIER AGGREGATION DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18798060 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA KT CORPORATION
18812860 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18610025 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18943731 WAKE-UP SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, UE, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18900754 METHOD FOR INITIATING ESTABLISHMENT OF BSC LINK, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18847416 TECHNIQUES FOR COMMUNICATIONS USING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS Non-Final OA Viasat, Inc.
18613520 Link Flap Damping for Full-Duplex Link Final Rejection Arista Networks, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mewale A Ambaye's allowance rate?

91.5% of resolved applications examined by Mewale A Ambaye were allowed (859 resolved cases), compared with 78.7% across Art Unit 2119 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mewale A Ambaye?

This examiner's interview lift is -1.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mewale A Ambaye take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mewale A Ambaye took 798 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mewale A Ambaye work in?

Mewale A Ambaye examines applications in Art Unit 2119 in Tech Center 4100.

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