Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Christopher Ryan Davis, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DAVIS, CHRISTOPHER RYAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2476

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher Ryan Davis serves as an examiner in Art Unit 2476 within Tech Center 2400. The examiner has reached a final disposition in 54 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 77.8%. For applications that successfully reach allowance, the median time to allowance is 1173 days. This 1173 days timeline suggests that practitioners should prepare for a prosecution period of approximately three years to reach a final grant.

Direct engagement with the examiner appears to be a productive strategy, as the data reflects an interview lift of 20.4%. This increase suggests that verbal discussion can effectively resolve rejections, providing a higher probability of success than the 77.8% baseline allowance rate. The 20.4% lift is a key metric for applicants deciding whether to request a formal interview in Art Unit 2476. Practitioners should use this lift to justify direct communication.

The examiner’s docket includes prominent companies such as Qualcomm Incorporated, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc. Legal representation is frequently provided by AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and Barta Jones, PLLC. These firms have managed the 54 resolved cases in Tech Center 2400. The 77.8% allowance rate and 20.4% interview lift provide a clear statistical foundation for developing a successful prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

77.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
82
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
1173
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 54 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
35.8%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18714709 Versatile Access Point Cooperation Setup Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18836552 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MAC PDU INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE MAC CE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18759097 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17959511 SECOND SERVING CELL DRX CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS USING INFORMATION IN FIRST SERVING CELL Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18649364 UE CAPABILITY AND SRS CONFIGURATION FOR CLOSED-LOOP ANTENNA SELECTION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18417782 SUBBAND FULL-DUPLEX AWARE USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18505618 PEAK-TO-AVERAGE POWER RATIO BASED FREQUENCY INTERLEAVING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18366524 TECHNIQUES FOR JOINT COMMUNICATION AND SENSING USING GUARD SYMBOLS IN SIDELINK Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18074434 SPACE-FREQUENCY PRECODING FOR HYBRID FREQUENCY MULTI-HOP LINKS WITH LINE-OF-SIGHT MULTIPLE-INPUT AND MULTIPLE-OUTPUT ON AN INTERMEDIATE HOP Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17813502 SYNCHRONIZED LONG RANGE SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18722092 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18833703 MEASUREMENTS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18104496 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christopher Ryan Davis's allowance rate?

77.8% of resolved applications examined by Christopher Ryan Davis were allowed (54 resolved cases), compared with 78.1% across Art Unit 2476 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christopher Ryan Davis?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christopher Ryan Davis take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christopher Ryan Davis took 1,173 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christopher Ryan Davis work in?

Christopher Ryan Davis examines applications in Art Unit 2476 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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