Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DEAN, JR, JOSEPH E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2645 2647

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph E. Dean, Jr. works in Art Unit 2617 of Tech Center 2600. He has resolved 769 cases and maintains an allowance rate of 87.1 percent. This 87.1 percent rate indicates the probability of success for applications assigned to him. The 769 resolved cases provide a substantial data set for analyzing his historical examination patterns in Tech Center 2600.

The median time to allowance for these applications is 867 days. The interview lift is 8.7 percent. This 8.7 percent lift suggests that while the baseline allowance rate is high, an interview still provides a slight advantage. Practitioners can use the 867-day median pendency to set expectations for the duration of the prosecution process in Art Unit 2617.

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

Performance Statistics

87.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
786
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
867
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 769 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
27.4%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18159603 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING EMERGENCY SERVICE AND PRIORITY SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19101206 Methods for Sidelink Positioning Measurements Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18887593 DYNAMIC eSIM CUSTOMIZATION WITH PRESET TEMPLATES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18705297 ATTENTION COMMANDS FOR MULTI-SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE DEVICES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19000805 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DUAL-SIM UES OPERATION IN 5G NETWORKS Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18817628 WAKE UP SIGNAL SENDING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18816146 RTT Based Sidelink Ranging And Positioning Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18039162 SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18693408 SKIPPING CONTROL ELEMENT UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS WHEN USING SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18271761 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FALLBACK OF DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18815947 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18903995 IMS Restoration Timer Triggered by User Action During Registration Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18336299 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OF AN OPEN-RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.
18264494 METHOD FOR OBTAINING DATA, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
18756998 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING POSITIONING BASED ON SIDELINK PRS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Innovative Technology Lab Co., Ltd.
18956868 DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING MOBILITY INFORMATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Alfred Consulting LLC

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