Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: ESCALANTE, OVIDIO

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2414 2654 3992

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ovidio Escalante has 232 resolved cases in Tech Center 3900 and Art Unit 2414. His allowance rate is 76.3 percent. The median time to allowance for these cases is 846 days. This 846 days figure indicates a relatively efficient path to allowance for applications assigned to this examiner.

The interview lift is 5.8 percent. While the allowance rate is already high at 76.3 percent, an interview provides a small additional benefit. This 5.8 percent lift suggests that while not always necessary, direct communication can help finalize the allowance process. For the 232 resolved cases, the 76.3 percent allowance rate is a strong indicator of a favorable prosecution environment. The 5.8 percent lift offers a slight statistical advantage for practitioners seeking to ensure a grant. The 846 days median pendency is a positive metric for applicants looking for a timely resolution of their cases.

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

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
262
Total Applications
+5.8%
Interview Lift
846
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 232 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
28.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18989827 METHOD FOR PERFORMING UPLINK TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19203783 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING TASK INCLUDING CALL IN RESPONSE TO USER UTTERANCE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18660752 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PAGING FOR USER EQUIPMENT RECEIVING WAKE-UP SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18587389 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19319384 CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18859721 CORE NETWORK AND USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19059465 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDICATING NUMEROLOGY Final Rejection Nec Corporation
18961506 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19030770 UPMIXER, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR UPMIXING A DOWNMIX AUDIO SIGNAL Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18139278 AUDIO OR VIDEO ENCODER, AUDIO OR VIDEO DECODER AND RELATED METHODS FOR PROCESSING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO OR VIDEO SIGNALS USING A VARIABLE PREDICTION DIRECTION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
17690665 SOUND PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18735597 Methods and Devices For Broadcasting System Information on Demand Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18694244 WORKER NODE CLUSTER MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17497217 Scheduling of delay-sensitive traffic Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18697348 USER EQUIPMENT CONTENTION-BASED POSITIONING WITHOUT AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
19230931 NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18788078 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROPAGATING NETWORK POLICY Non-Final OA ThreatSTOP, Inc.

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