Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHRISS, ANDREW W

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

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrew W. Chriss serves in Art Unit 2400 of Tech Center 2400, where the examiner has 232 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 73.3 percent. This metric indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1464, representing the duration of the prosecution period.

The interview lift is 25.1 percent. This figure shows the increase in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use this 25.1 percent lift to assess the potential impact of oral advocacy. The 232 cases provide the statistical foundation for these observations in Art Unit 2400.

The 1464 median days to allowance serves as a benchmark for applicants in Tech Center 2400. With an allowance rate of 73.3 percent, the majority of applications reach a grant. These data points offer a clear perspective on the examiner's historical performance. The record of resolved cases helps in understanding the procedural environment.

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

Performance Statistics

73.3%
Allow Rate
+15.3% vs TC avg
286
Total Applications
+25.1%
Interview Lift
1464
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 232 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.0%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18275914 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SL RESOURCE IN NR V2X Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18399909 REPEATER, NETWORK NODE AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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
18944988 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18365619 TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18353324 Communication Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18702568 Managing Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Communication in a Distributed Base Station Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18458053 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18216920 USER MOBILITY METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18865627 INTERFERENCE MITIGATION IN REFLECTIVE INTELLIGENT SURFACE-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA 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 Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18378798 Trigger Frame for Low Latency Uplink Transmission Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18725212 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEXING HARQ-ACK FEEDBACK FOR A MULTICAST SERVICE ON A PUSCH Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18431684 COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
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)
18568135 RECONFIGURABLE SURFACE DEVICE, BASE STATION, AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18952601 UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18699556 DETERMINATION OF CONCURRENT BEAM FAILURE Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18562642 PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18553088 SHORT CONTROL SIGNALING FOR SSB TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18590966 JOINT SENSING METHOD AND RELATED USER EQUIPMENT FOR ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18882570 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, FIRST DEVICE, AND SECOND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18562567 NETWORK SLICE SELF-OPTIMIZATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18828792 NETWORK-BASED INTELLIGENT MULTICASTING FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.

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