Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

John D Blanton, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BLANTON, JOHN D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2466 2619

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

BLANTON, JOHN D is assigned to Technology Center 2600 and art unit 2419. The profile includes 1038 resolved cases and shows a 77.6% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 1084 days. Interview lift is 8.4%, indicating a positive but relatively limited association with allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd., and Kyocera Corporation. The listed firms are NIXON & VANDERHYE PC, Studebaker Brackett PLLC, and Ascenda Law Group, PC. The large record provides a strong basis for planning, with interviews best viewed as a supporting tactic alongside focused claim presentation and prosecution management.

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

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
1,082
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1038 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17607585 Two-Step Contention-Free Random Access Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
16349547 A Wireless Device, a Network Node and Methods Therein for Transmission of Synchronization Signals Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18468124 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPEATEDLY TRANSMITTING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION WHEN PERFORMING NETWORK COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18724453 A METHOD FOR IMPROVING COMMUNICATION BY A WIRELESS DEVICE, RELATED NETWORK NODE AND RELATED WIRELESS DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18829912 METHODS AND DEVICES OF RESOURCE MAPPING FOR DATA TRANSMISSION AND OF DATA RECEIVING Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18400004 RELAY COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18605152 BANDWIDTH AGGREGATION CONFIGURATION FOR FRACTIONAL SPECTRUM INTEGRATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18455477 TECHNIQUES FOR UPLINK CARRIER AGGREGATION COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18319695 REDUCED CANCELATION INDICATION MONITORING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18178989 HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST FEEDBACK CODEBOOK FOR MULTI-CELL SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18567777 INTERFERENCE CONTROL SYSTEM, INTERFERENCE CONTROL METHOD, REPEATER AND PROGRAM FOR INTERFERENCE CONTROL FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18804484 RESERVED TIME-SLOTS LIST TO AVOID TRANSMISSION COLLISIONS IN VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Kyocera Corporation
18768779 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING EARLY DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18656480 DISTRIBUTED SCHEDULING FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18019550 CONFIGURED GRANT TRANSMISSIONS IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18803062 METHOD AND DEVICE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18450390 PDCCH MONITORING METHOD AND DRX UPLINK RETRANSMISSION TIMER CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18199717 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18724334 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCEMENTS ON PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) MONITORING ADAPTATION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18943879 BEAM CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS AUXILIARY DEVICE AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18400124 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MLD LEVEL PARAMETERS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John D Blanton's allowance rate?

77.6% of resolved applications examined by John D Blanton were allowed (1,038 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John D Blanton?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John D Blanton take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John D Blanton took 1,084 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John D Blanton work in?

John D Blanton examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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