Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Salma Abdelmonem Ayad, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AYAD, SALMA ABDELMONEM

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2462

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+22.0% vs TC avg
84
Total Applications
-1.5%
Interview Lift
1107
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 60 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
65.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18682791 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING GRANT ON BASIS OF SL DRX IN NR V2X Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18927791 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR RELAY OPERATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18282922 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18912484 Enhanced Autonomous Uplink Timing Adjustment Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17442011 TIME CONSTRAINTS FOR SCHEDULING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS (SRS) TRANSMISSION IN MULTIPLE COMPONENT CARRIERS (CCS) Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18510674 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18666137 LINKING SEARCH SPACE SETS FOR PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL REPETITIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18234223 LINK ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION IN MULTILINK DEVICES Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18719396 TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
17634724 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR NEW RADIO SIDELINK CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION ACQUISITION Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18886497 SIGNALING PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18839455 Method and Apparatus for Feeding Back Channel State Information, Storage Medium, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18774596 ADAPTIVE DEVICE MEASUREMENT EXECUTION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18464094 TRANSMISSION METHODS OF SIDELINK ON UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Salma Abdelmonem Ayad's allowance rate?

80.0% of resolved applications examined by Salma Abdelmonem Ayad were allowed (60 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2462 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Salma Abdelmonem Ayad?

This examiner's interview lift is -1.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Salma Abdelmonem Ayad take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Salma Abdelmonem Ayad took 1,107 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Salma Abdelmonem Ayad work in?

Salma Abdelmonem Ayad examines applications in Art Unit 2462 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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