Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ASRES, HERMON

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2449 2478

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hermon Asres is an examiner in Art Unit 2449 of Tech Center 2400. The examiner has 381 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 80.6 percent. This high rate suggests a favorable outcome for most applications. The median days to allowance is 1104, which establishes the expected timeline for reaching a grant for applications under this examiner's review.

The interview lift is 18.5 percent, indicating that interviews provide a meaningful boost to the 80.6 percent allowance rate. This suggests that while the baseline for success is high, personal engagement can further improve the probability of allowance. With 381 resolved cases, the profile is well-supported by data and shows a consistent approach to examination. Practitioners can use the 1104 median days to allowance to inform their planning for cases in Art Unit 2449. The 18.5 percent lift provides an additional layer of strategy for ensuring a successful resolution.

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

Performance Statistics

80.7%
Allow Rate
+22.7% vs TC avg
400
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1103
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 383 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
53.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17654470 Enhancements for New Radio Devices with a Reduced Number of Antenna Branches Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18800534 MAP-BASED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE INDICATING GEOSPATIAL ACTIVITY METRICS Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18773740 VERIFICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18858938 INTER-CELL BEAM MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18850701 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18657353 TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMIC DELAY STATUS REPORTING PROCEDURES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17771694 ROBUSTNESS CONSIDERATIONS FOR 2-STAGE DCI FOR FREQUENCY DOMAIN COMPRESSED UPLINK SUBBAND PRECODING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18005881 Method and System for Monitoring a Wireless Communication Network Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18712362 FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY, FOR HANDLING A RECEIVER AT A WIRELESS DEVICE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18269395 MOBILITY HISTORY INFORMATION ENHANCEMENTS WITH PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK (PLMN) IDENTITY Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18156060 SPATIAL-REUSE CLASSIFICATION IN MESH NETWORK Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18679791 BANDWIDTH REDUCTION THROUGH DURATION AVERAGING Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18194239 IDENTIFYING USERS AND DEVICES THAT REQUEST SERVICE Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18846071 Spectrum Sensing Method, Electronic Device and Storage Medium Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18113282 EFFICIENT USE OF HASH BITS FOR FULL NETWORK FORWARDING SCHEME Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18374466 METHODS FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK TRAFFIC WITH A SUBSCRIBER-AWARE DISAGGREGATOR AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection F5, Inc.
18844339 METHOD FOR DETERMINING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SRS) RESOURCE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, AND APPARATUS USING SAME Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18408578 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee Networks, LLC

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