Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GONZALES, APRIL GUZMAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2648

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

April Guzman Gonzales is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2618. She has 854 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 85.1 percent. This percentage shows the frequency of patent grants in this docket for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 6.2 percent. This indicates a small change in the likelihood of success when an interview is conducted compared to the 85.1 percent baseline. The high baseline suggests that many cases proceed to allowance without the need for additional verbal communication, though 854 resolved cases provide a robust sample for this trend.

The median time to allowance is 947 days. This pendency figure reflects the typical timeline for securing a grant. With 854 resolved cases, these metrics provide a stable view of the examiner's practice and the efficiency of the prosecution process, allowing applicants to manage their expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
876
Total Applications
+6.3%
Interview Lift
947
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 855 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
33.6%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18793142 POWER-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18473641 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PREVENTING DAMAGE TO RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME 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.
18434279 UPLINK SCHEDULING OF COMPUTING DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18548193 SENSOR SHARING MESSAGE COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18840248 MANAGEMENT NODE, CONTROLLER NODE AND METHODS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
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
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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