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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GRADINARIU, LUCIA GHEORGHE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2469 2478

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Analysis

GRADINARIU, LUCIA GHEORGHE is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2400 and art unit 2469. The profile covers 15 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 33.3% and a median of 1099 days to allowance. Interviews show a lift of 56.8%, a favorable association that may warrant attention in prosecution planning.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Nokia Corporation, and Qualcomm Incorporated. The listed firms are THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C., FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and NIXON & VANDERHYE PC. Because the resolved-case volume is limited, practitioners should use the figures as directional context and examine the underlying interview and amendment records before drawing broad conclusions.

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

Performance Statistics

33.3%
Allow Rate
-24.7% vs TC avg
87
Total Applications
+56.8%
Interview Lift
1099
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18720839 TRAFFIC SCHEDULING PATTERN LEARNING Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18033329 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RRM MEASUREMENT RELAXATION FOR STATIONARY-MOBILITY DEVICES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18029539 NETWORK SLICE DYNAMIC CONGESTION CONTROL Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18015217 ORTHOGONAL DMRS MAPPING METHOD FOR MT AND DU, AND NODE USING METHOD Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18863131 MANAGING MULTIPLE RRC CONNECTIONS SUPPORT OF MUSIM UE IN WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18841567 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TRANSMISSION BEAM OF UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18712589 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING PLURALITY OF SIMS IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18345312 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING MULTI-RAT DUAL CONNECTIVITY STATE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18204234 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEW RADIO SIDELINK PROCEDURES IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUMS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18296293 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENTION WINDOW ADJUSTMENT ON SIDELINK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18114732 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SRS) AND REPORTING OF CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18168540 PRACH FOR COVERAGE ENHANCEMENTS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18001224 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING UPLINK POWER CONTROL AND UPLINK CHANNEL TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18860078 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18011670 USER EQUIPMENT, RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS THEREFOR Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18304506 BEAM MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18048533 Communication Method and Apparatus for Sending Quality of Experience Measurement Result Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18924578 SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
19001200 WAKE UP SIGNAL RANGE EXTENSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18647872 DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL-BASED TWO-PART HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST FEEDBACK Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18253032 TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING A SLICE-BASED RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18160145 UNIFIED TCI FOR DCI FORMAT 1_2 Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18401263 ENHANCED SIGNALING OF ADDITION AND DELETION OF COMMUNICATION LINKS FOR MULTI-LINK DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18009297 SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION DURING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE FOR NEW RADIO SYSTEMS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18781530 BAND STEERING OF WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK TRAFFIC IN COEXISTENCE SCENARIOS USING MULTI-LINK OPERATION Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18721507 WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS RELAY METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18859635 UPLINK TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17996752 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING DATA, AND USER EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18050759 MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18784301 OBTAINING MEASURED INFORMATION AND PREDICTED INFORMATION RELATED TO AI/ ML MODEL Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu's allowance rate?

33.3% of resolved applications examined by Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu were allowed (15 resolved cases), compared with 80.6% across Art Unit 2469 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu?

This examiner's interview lift is +56.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu took 1,099 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu work in?

Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu examines applications in Art Unit 2469 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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