Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BROCKMAN, ANGEL T

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2412 2414 2416 2463 2469 2485

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Angel T. Brockman is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2412. The examiner has 733 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 81.9 percent. This rate indicates a very favorable environment for applicants in this docket. The median days to allowance for these cases is 986.

The interview lift is 6.4 percent. This figure indicates that conducting an interview is associated with a higher likelihood of allowance compared to the 81.9 percent base rate. Practitioners should consider the 6.4 percent lift as a helpful method for advancing prosecution in Art Unit 2412.

The 733 resolved cases provide a substantial basis for understanding the 986 day timeline. The allowance rate reflects the examiner's historical approach to applications. By utilizing the 6.4 percent lift, applicants may improve their outcomes in Tech Center 2400. This profile provides a data-grounded view of the prosecution environment.

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

Performance Statistics

81.9%
Allow Rate
+23.9% vs TC avg
766
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
986
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 733 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
60.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18887868 MULTI-LINK RTS AND CTS TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18844122 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18574251 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING MULTICAST DATA BY USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18718125 METHOD FOR SESSION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (SMF), AND SMF Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18552127 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18952622 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18823221 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Monitoring Interface for Networking Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18613480 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18865254 MANAGING MEASUREMENT GAP CONFIGURATION FOR POSITIONING MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18784637 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS POINT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18716103 COORDINATION INFORMATION FORWARDING FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18289851 RELIABILITY ENHANCEMENT FOR SIDELINK DISCOVERY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18335021 MULTI-STAGE GRANT FOR MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY SPECTRUM SHARING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18903049 Methods and Apparatuses for Physical Uplink Shared Channel For Multi Transmit-Receive-Point Communications in a Wireless Communications Network Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18848138 MULTI-LINK DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18004884 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18840384 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DETERMINING RESOURCES Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18939719 PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) MONITORING DURING SKIPPED MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18576547 DIVERSITY-AWARE TRUNCATED LAYER SELECTION FOR LOW COMPLEXITY BEAMFORMING Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18717444 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18576212 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18417722 RADIO FRAME SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RADIO FRAME RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies OY
18629550 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION FOR MULTI-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY OPERATION Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18604512 METHOD FOR PERFORMING CHANNEL MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18373901 Method And Apparatus For Capability Reporting To Support Small Data Transmission On A Bandwidth Part With Non-Cell-Defining Synchronization Signal Block Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18895145 Transmission Method, Terminal, and Network-Side Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
18804057 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING AND RECEIVING CONDITIONAL POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dolby International AB
18874845 CELL DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18734812 System And Method For Enhanced Channel Configurations of Multiple Wireless Access Points (APs) in Dense Environments Using a Monte Carlo Algorithm Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC

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