Listed by the USPTO as HANCE, ROBERT J
Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2421 2422 2423 2487 2623 3772 3992
This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases
Robert J. Hance has resolved 763 cases in Art Unit 2421. His allowance rate is 66.4 percent. The median days to allowance is 1038 days. This examiner works within Tech Center 3900, focusing on communications technologies where prosecution is often complex.
The interview lift is 21.7 percent, suggesting that interviews are a helpful tool for applicants to clarify claim scope and address rejections. Top companies include Qualcomm Incorporated, LG Innotek Co., Ltd., and B1 Institute of Image Technology Inc. Firms such as Oliff PLC, Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk, and AMPACC Law Group, PLLC are frequently involved in his resolved cases. The 66.4 percent allowance rate provides a solid foundation for applicants who engage actively in the process.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18830047 | DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DMRS) FORMAT SELECTION | Non-Final OA | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 19451814 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING 360 VIDEO, METHOD FOR RECEIVING 360 VIDEO, APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING 360 VIDEO, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING 360 VIDEO | Final Rejection | LG Electronics Inc. |
| 18883976 | USER VELOCITY TRACKING WITH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY | Final Rejection | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 19088123 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19333667 | DISPLAY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. |
| 18446293 | Maintaining Communication and Signaling Interfaces through a Network Role Transition | Final Rejection | Google LLC |
| 19376222 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE CROPPING | Non-Final OA | Amazon Technologies, Inc. |
| 18844246 | NETWORK ASSISTED CELL SELECTION FOR A DEVICE | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18569462 | SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK OR MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TEST DATA COLLECTION FOR SMALL DATA | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 19273932 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGES ACCORDING TO DISTINCT ZONES, ENCODING AND DECODING DEVICE, AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAMS | Non-Final OA | ORANGE |
| 19109189 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | NIKON CORPORATION |
| 18832774 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING | Non-Final OA | LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED |
| 18838261 | SENSING SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD. |
| 18911885 | MULTI-CAMERA SYNCHRONIZATION THROUGH RECEIVER HUB BACK CHANNEL | Non-Final OA | Texas Instruments Incorporated |
| 19112451 | LENS-DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. |
| 19029426 | LIGHT UNIT AND A LCD LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY COMPRISING THE LIGHT UNIT | Non-Final OA | LG Innotek Co., LTD. |
| 16718719 | Cloud Computing as a Basis for Equipment Health Monitoring Service | Final Rejection | Honeywell International Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy66.4% of resolved applications examined by Robert J Hance were allowed (763 resolved cases), compared with 66.7% across Art Unit 2421 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +21.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Robert J Hance took 1,038 days on average from filing to allowance.
Robert J Hance examines applications in Art Unit 2421 in Tech Center 3900.
