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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Tarell A Hampton, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAMPTON, TARELL A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2419 2476

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAMPTON, TARELL A has resolved 760 cases in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2419. The allowance rate is 86.2%, and the median time to allowance is 1047 days. The substantial record supports using these results as a meaningful planning reference, while the median timing remains relevant to product and portfolio schedules.

The interview lift is 10.2%, indicating a limited measured association between interviews and allowance. A practitioner may therefore emphasize precise written responses and claim construction, using interviews where a focused discussion is likely to resolve a specific issue. The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc. The leading firms are Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast, LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY, and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
804
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
1047
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 760 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
54.2%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18722723 NETWORK NODE, USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR CSI-RS CONFIGURATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18845386 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION OF STF FOR NEW NUMEROLOGY IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18486130 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM INDICATION AND ASSOCIATION FOR CONTROL AND DATA CHANNELS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18173442 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATION OF A MAC LAYER SUPPORTING A CELL GROUP DEACTIVATION/ACTIVATION PROCEDURE IN A NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18927546 Communication of Segmented Radio Resource Control Messages Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18894622 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18708612 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18572819 METHOD FOR NSACF AND NSACF Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17630001 SERVICE CONTINUITY ACROSS NETWORK SLICES Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18899133 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18477061 Resource Determining Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18931998 BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18844790 REFERENCE SIGNAL MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18603066 ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE SUPPORT FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18586016 MULTIPLE ANTENNA PORT SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION USING SETS OF SYMBOLS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18174489 DYNAMIC NETWORK-SIDE CELL DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) CONTROL AND SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18856267 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR A PSCELL CHANGE OR CPAC PROCEDURE Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18031596 JOINT REPORTING OF HARQ-ACK AND SR WITH DIFFERENT PRIORITIES FOR UP TO 2 BITS OF HARQ-ACK WITH PUCCH FORMAT 0 OR 1 Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18575395 RRM MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18913561 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK ENERGY HARVESTING AND SIGNALING Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18917268 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18205218 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18449374 ACCESS MANAGEMENT FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY DEVICES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18506704 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING UPLINK TRANSMISSION TIME WINDOW, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18718792 QOE CONFIGURATION RELEASE METHOD, AND DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
18572784 GROUP HANDOVER METHOD, DEVICE, AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tarell A Hampton's allowance rate?

86.2% of resolved applications examined by Tarell A Hampton were allowed (760 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tarell A Hampton?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tarell A Hampton take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tarell A Hampton took 1,047 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tarell A Hampton work in?

Tarell A Hampton examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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