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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ryan Alexander Crigler, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CRIGLER, RYAN ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2472

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

CRIGLER, RYAN ALEXANDER examines in USPTO Technology Center 2400 and art unit 2472. The available record contains 2 resolved cases, with a 100.0% allowance rate and a 0.0% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 936 days. The small record limits predictive use, and the available matters show no measured interview association.

The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Google LLC. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, EIP US LLP, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. These names identify the participants represented in the limited examination history.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+42.0% vs TC avg
32
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
936
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
34.3%
§102 Novelty
57.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18912479 BEAM ACTIVATION, INDICATION AND APPLICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18788767 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SEARCHING FOR BASE STATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATING METHOD Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18839598 MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION IN AN INACTIVE STATE Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18860286 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18682571 METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18864141 CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18840406 INFERENCE ERROR INFORMATION FEEDBACK FOR MACHINE LEARNING-BASED INFERENCES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18778852 SHARED CHANNEL PIGGYBACKING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18702500 TRAINING A RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE (RIS) FOR RIS-AIDED POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18700063 RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18443148 UPDATING SYSTEM INFORMATION IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18857136 TECHNIQUES FOR JOINT CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION TRAINING AND PRECODER MATRIX INDICATOR FEEDBACK FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED NETWORKS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18617808 COMB-LEVEL SENSING FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE SELECTION Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18688215 APPARATUS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR PROPAGATION DELAY DETERMINATION Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18919003 METHOD FOR SENDING POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18777377 RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18900347 FUTURE SITE CAPACITY CALCULATIONS AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18850344 MULTIPLE ACCESS SCHEME PROVISIONING Non-Final OA BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
18724783 TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS Final Rejection China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd.
18536810 EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A NETWORK CONNECTIVITY PERFORMANCE ROAD MAP Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18851361 SKYWAVE MASSIVE MIMO BEAM STRUCTURE PRECODING-BASED TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA Southeast University

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ryan Alexander Crigler's allowance rate?

100.0% of resolved applications examined by Ryan Alexander Crigler were allowed (2 resolved cases), compared with 78.1% across Art Unit 2472 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ryan Alexander Crigler?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ryan Alexander Crigler take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ryan Alexander Crigler took 936 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ryan Alexander Crigler work in?

Ryan Alexander Crigler examines applications in Art Unit 2472 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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