Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Samuel Roberge Bettendorf, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BETTENDORF, SAMUEL ROBERGE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2414 2417

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

BETTENDORF, SAMUEL ROBERGE has 18 resolved cases in technology center 2400 and art unit 2414. The allowance rate is 88.9%, and the median time to allowance is 945 days.

Interview lift is 13.3%, a positive association with allowance. The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms include FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, and ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated. The limited resolved-case volume warrants caution in using the figures as a broad predictive benchmark.

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

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+30.9% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
945
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 18 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
78.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18613369 APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD OF NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATER RELEATED TO BEAM FAILURE DETECTION IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18170089 APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18896106 RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL TECHNIQUES FOR SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18691471 FIRST AND SECOND COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18951890 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18875085 TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL MEASUREMENT WITH PREDICTIVE BEAM MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18443201 SBFD-AWARE UE BEHAVIOR IN SFI-FL SYMBOL WITH UL-SB Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18462057 TRANSMITTING ON NON-IMPAIRED PORTS FOR LAYER REDUCTION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18363636 REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR INITIAL BEAM-PAIRING WITH RESOURCE COORDINATION AMONG USER EQUIPMENTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18866438 MESSAGE TRANSMISSION BASED ON BANDWIDTH SUPPORTED BY USER DEVICE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18773903 CONDITIONAL CELL CHANGE Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18806810 BLUETOOTH CONNECTION METHOD, AUDIO DEVICE, AND CHIP Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18914563 Resource Configuration Method and Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18914261 TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18897949 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RADIO LINK FAILURE, AND TERMINAL AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18112542 METHOD FOR DELIVERY METHOD SWITCH FROM UNICAST TO MULTICAST Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18416358 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE AWARE WI-FI PREEMPTION ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18498730 NETWORK-TO-NETWORK INTERCONNECTION TRANSFER Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18449733 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A USE OF CYCLIC DELAY DIVERSITY IN RESPECT OF UPLINK MISO AND MIMO Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18509185 Flow Telemetry Triggered by Dropped Packets Non-Final OA Arista Networks, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Samuel Roberge Bettendorf's allowance rate?

88.9% of resolved applications examined by Samuel Roberge Bettendorf were allowed (18 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2414 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Samuel Roberge Bettendorf?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Samuel Roberge Bettendorf take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Samuel Roberge Bettendorf took 945 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Samuel Roberge Bettendorf work in?

Samuel Roberge Bettendorf examines applications in Art Unit 2414 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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