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Last updated: October 26, 2026

David Bilodeau, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BILODEAU, DAVID

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2647 2648 2692

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

BILODEAU, DAVID has 776 resolved cases in technology center 2600 and art unit 2618. The allowance rate is 77.1%, with a median of 994 days to allowance.

Interview lift is 14.5%, indicating a positive association with allowance. The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms include Bayes PLLC, Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P., and Saul Ewing LLP (Philadelphia). The case volume makes the profile useful for interview and timing planning.

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

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+15.1% vs TC avg
790
Total Applications
+14.5%
Interview Lift
994
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 776 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
29.5%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18129603 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS CHARGING GUIDANCE BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18390125 COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SATELLITE APPARATUS, SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19047224 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18857175 PERIODIC POWER HEADROOM REPORT FOR UPLINK CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18391361 PROXIMITY BASED BROADCAST ONBOARDING FOR AUDIO DEVICES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19005373 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18775555 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18780560 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND VALID SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Bilodeau's allowance rate?

77.1% of resolved applications examined by David Bilodeau were allowed (776 resolved cases), compared with 57.3% across Art Unit 2618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Bilodeau?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner David Bilodeau take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Bilodeau took 994 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Bilodeau work in?

David Bilodeau examines applications in Art Unit 2618 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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