Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Andrew W Chriss, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHRISS, ANDREW W

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2400 2416 2419 2469 2472 2479

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHRISS, ANDREW W has resolved 233 cases in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2400. The allowance rate is 73.4%, and the median time to allowance is 1461 days. These figures describe a prosecution record in which allowance is common among resolved cases, but the median path to that result is extended.

The interview lift is 25.2%, making examiner interviews a potentially useful component of prosecution planning. The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Nokia Corporation, and Toyota Motor Corporation. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, and HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT). Counsel should pair interview preparation with planning for a prolonged timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
299
Total Applications
+25.2%
Interview Lift
1461
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 233 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18690953 DYNAMIC RACH CONFIGURATION FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING Final Rejection TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18578594 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TEMPORARY AND ADAPTIVE LOAD BALANCING FOR INTEGRATED AND WIRELESS ACCESS BACKHAUL Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18261327 COLLISION HANDLING, UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION MULTIPLEXING AND REPETITION FOR SINGLE TRANSPORT BLOCK TRANSMISSION ON A MULTI-SLOT PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18275914 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SL RESOURCE IN NR V2X Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18644205 Uplink Frame Handling for Access Point Assisted Roaming Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18458053 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18702568 Managing Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Communication in a Distributed Base Station Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18690055 EARLY REAL-TIME RADIO LINK PROBLEM DETECTION Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18770999 Procedure for Sidelink Sensing Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18402583 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18471476 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18619312 SATELLITE CORE NETWORK DEPLOYMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, SYSTEM, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18365619 TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18261873 Scheduling Request Transmission Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18353324 Communication Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18568210 TERMINAL, WIRELESS SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18865627 INTERFERENCE MITIGATION IN REFLECTIVE INTELLIGENT SURFACE-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18859045 MOBILITY ENHANCEMENTS UNDER COVERAGE AND CAPACITY OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18837994 CONFIGURING CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE (CLI) MEASUREMENT RESOURCES OR CLI MEASUREMENT WINDOWS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18568198 RESOURCE RESERVATION PRIORITIZATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18505605 TECHNIQUES FOR A REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR ON-DEMAND BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18363643 TIME-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING OF SENSING AND COMMUNICATION SIGNALS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18260540 GROUP BASED BEAM REPORTING FOR NON-SERVING CELLS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18338476 CONTEXTUAL QUALITY OF SERVICE FOR MOBILE DEVICES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18314804 SCHEDULING ENHANCEMENTS FOR TRANSMIT OPPORTUNITY SHARING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18725212 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEXING HARQ-ACK FEEDBACK FOR A MULTICAST SERVICE ON A PUSCH Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18711515 RESOURCE SELECTION OF SIDELINK CA Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18216920 USER MOBILITY METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18255508 METHOD FOR DETERMINING COMPONENTS OF A SENSOR NETWORK WITHIN AN IN-VEHICLE ETHERNET NETWORK IN A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18550188 BANDWIDTH PART CONFIGURATION METHOD, BANDWIDTH PART CONFIGURATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co.,Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Andrew W Chriss's allowance rate?

73.4% of resolved applications examined by Andrew W Chriss were allowed (233 resolved cases), compared with 49.8% across Art Unit 2400 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Andrew W Chriss?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Andrew W Chriss take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Andrew W Chriss took 1,461 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Andrew W Chriss work in?

Andrew W Chriss examines applications in Art Unit 2400 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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