Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Raymond S Dean, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DEAN, RAYMOND S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2645 2649

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

DEAN, RAYMOND S is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2618. The record covers 909 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 70.4% and a median of 1206 days to allowance. Interview lift is 15.8%, so the reported data associates interviews with a higher allowance outcome in the relevant cases.

The principal companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, and ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP. Counsel can use this profile to anticipate a substantial prosecution record and incorporate interview preparation into case strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

70.4%
Allow Rate
+8.4% vs TC avg
950
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
1206
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 909 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
65.6%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18725432 METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUPPORTING ENERGY SAVING BY A RADIO NODE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18564078 A RADIO NETWORK DISTRIBUTION BOARD Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18040921 METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION POWER OF UPLINK SIGNAL BY TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18905468 DRIVING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18187626 CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NETWORK COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18096973 SRS ENHANCEMENTS FOR COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18739777 CONFIGURING SEPARATE POWER CONTROL ADJUSTMENT STATES FOR SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18181365 MAXIMUM TRANSMIT POWER INDICATION FOR BANDWIDTHS ABOVE 160 MHZ OR FOR PUNCTURED BANDWIDTHS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18158793 PRIORITIZATIONS FOR TRANSMISSION POWER REDUCTIONS IN CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18024510 SATELLITE WATCHING SYSTEM, SATELLITE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, GROUND EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATION SATELLITE, MONITORING SYSTEM, CONSTITUENT SATELLITE, ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE, COMMUNICATION SATELLITE CONSTELLATION, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION, AND SATELLITE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18701495 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18256297 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18268108 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RELAY APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18697225 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR A MRO MECHANISM Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
17760276 POWER CONTROL USING AT LEAST ONE POWER CONTROL PARAMETER Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
18682336 POSITIONING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18623340 ENHANCED BROADCAST/MULTICAST TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION ASSOCIATED WITH NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18811362 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18729450 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Raymond S Dean's allowance rate?

70.4% of resolved applications examined by Raymond S Dean were allowed (909 resolved cases), compared with 57.3% across Art Unit 2618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Raymond S Dean?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Raymond S Dean take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Raymond S Dean took 1,206 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Raymond S Dean work in?

Raymond S Dean examines applications in Art Unit 2618 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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