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Last updated: October 27, 2026

April Guzman Gonzales, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GONZALES, APRIL GUZMAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2648

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

GONZALES, APRIL GUZMAN is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2618. The record includes 858 resolved cases, an 85.2% allowance rate, and a median of 948 days to allowance. For practitioners, the allowance figure supports planning around a prosecution record in which allowance is a frequent outcome, while the pendency figure remains relevant to portfolio timing.

The interview lift is 6.2%, indicating a limited positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in this record. Interviews may still help resolve specific issues, but the data does not show the same magnitude of effect as the underlying allowance result. The principal companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Apple Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Apple Inc. -- FKM, HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C., and Jefferson IP Law, LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

85.2%
Allow Rate
+23.2% vs TC avg
894
Total Applications
+6.2%
Interview Lift
948
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 858 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
33.6%
§102 Novelty
52.8%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18840248 MANAGEMENT NODE, CONTROLLER NODE AND METHODS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18793142 POWER-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18766545 WAKE-UP TIME RECOMMENDATION BY AN ACCESS POINT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18529377 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF SETTING LOCAL OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18899414 Location Operations Using Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Data Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18897204 WIRELESS ACCESSORY ADVERTISEMENTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18609421 PHR Reporting for Multi-Beam PUSCH Transmissions Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18239686 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A STRUCTURALLY COLORED ENCLOSURE COMPONENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18990867 EVALUATING RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) EXPOSURE IN REAL TIME Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18434279 UPLINK SCHEDULING OF COMPUTING DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18470310 LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIER (LNA) INPUT IMPEDANCE IMPROVEMENT USING COUPLING BETWEEN OUTPUT INDUCTOR AND DEGENERATION INDUCTOR Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18548193 SENSOR SHARING MESSAGE COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18297566 ENHANCEMENTS TO V2X MESSAGING TO IMPROVE MISBEHAVIOR DETECTION PERFORMANCE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17916784 A METHOD FOR NOTIFYING A FIRST MOBILE TERMINAL OF AN EVENT RELATED TO A SECOND MOBILE TERMINAL Non-Final OA Orange
18892745 COLLABORATIVE CONTROL OF POWER AMPLIFIER RELATED DISTORTIONS IN A RADIO TRANSMITTER DEVICE, AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18766540 SELECTING TRANSMIT ANTENNA BASED ON DEVICE LOCATION Non-Final OA Block Inc.
18397925 CALL TRACE AND TRACE FILE TRANSFER IN A CLOUD-BASED 5G COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection BOOST SUBSCRIBERCO L.L.C.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner April Guzman Gonzales's allowance rate?

85.2% of resolved applications examined by April Guzman Gonzales were allowed (858 resolved cases), compared with 57.3% across Art Unit 2618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner April Guzman Gonzales?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner April Guzman Gonzales take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by April Guzman Gonzales took 948 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner April Guzman Gonzales work in?

April Guzman Gonzales examines applications in Art Unit 2618 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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