Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GRADINARIU, LUCIA GHEORGHE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2469 2478

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu examines applications in Tech Center 2400, Art Unit 2469. Her profile includes 13 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 38.5 percent. This rate suggests a selective examination process where applicants must be prepared to provide strong arguments to overcome rejections.

The interview lift is 52.8 percent, which is a very high and impactful metric. This suggests that Gradinariu is extremely responsive to the interview process. For an applicant facing a 38.5 percent baseline allowance rate, the 52.8 percent lift from an interview is a game-changing factor that should be utilized whenever possible to move the case toward allowance.

The median time to allowance is 1061 days. This timeline is relatively efficient for Tech Center 2400. The data from 13 resolved cases indicates that while the baseline probability of success is moderate, the 52.8 percent interview lift offers a very clear path to improving those odds through direct communication with the examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

38.5%
Allow Rate
-19.5% vs TC avg
70
Total Applications
+52.8%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
25.6%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18712589 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING PLURALITY OF SIMS IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18626622 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SELECTING CHANNEL BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON BASIS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF APPLICATION, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF 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.
18007022 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 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
18159510 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAST SWITCHING FROM A PRIVATE NETWORK TO A PUBLIC NETWORK FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18883872 QUEUE SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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.
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
18145710 ENHANCED SIGNALING OF ADDITION AND DELETION OF COMMUNICATION LINKS FOR MULTI-LINK DEVICES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18009297 SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION DURING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE FOR NEW RADIO SYSTEMS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17908342 METHOD OF CONTROLLING A NODE FOR JOINING A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18029517 REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION BASED ON A TRANSMISSION HYPOTHESIS Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18924578 SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18720839 TRAFFIC SCHEDULING PATTERN LEARNING Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18286311 BASEBAND UNIT, RADIO UNIT AND METHODS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18033329 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RRM MEASUREMENT RELAXATION FOR STATIONARY-MOBILITY DEVICES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18033102 Dynamic UE Signal Level Correction for Measurement Modification and/or Stationarity Detection Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18045637 QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18856876 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA KT CORPORATION

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