Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Shantell Laketa Heiber, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HEIBER, SHANTELL LAKETA

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2415 2617 2641 2644 2645

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

HEIBER, SHANTELL LAKETA is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2415. The profile covers 815 resolved cases and reports an allowance rate of 77.4%. The median time to allowance is 1,112 days, while interviews correspond with a 19.8% lift. The record supports a prosecution strategy that treats examiner dialogue as a useful complement to written advocacy.

The represented companies include Qualcomm Incorporated, InterDigital Inc., and Nokia Corporation. The listed firms are BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. Practitioners may prepare interviews around precise telecommunications claim distinctions, while maintaining a clear written explanation of the technical advantages relied upon.

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

Performance Statistics

77.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
862
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1112
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 815 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.6%
§102 Novelty
58.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18708366 MANAGEMENT OF DELIVERY OF POWER TO A RADIO HEAD Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18564689 REFERENCE SIGNALLING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18833650 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING PACKET PROCESSING IN NETWORK CONGESTION SITUATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18711651 RESOURCE CONFLICT AVOIDANCE IN A SIDELINK RESOURCE POOL Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18869310 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18531778 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18847560 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18892265 GEOFENCE TRACKING WITH DEVICE LOCATION PRIVACY Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18720573 TECHNIQUES FOR PROVISIONING UAV-TO-EVERYTHING PARAMETERS Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18563851 INTER-UE COORDINATION INCLUDING RESOURCE RESERVATION FORWARDING MECHANISMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17997895 INTER-OPERATOR MULTICAST AND UNICAST CONVERGENCE TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18012360 MOBILE NETWORK AUTHENTICATION USING A CONCEALED IDENTITY Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18591997 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CROSS-LAYER OPTIMIZATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18521361 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING MAPPING RESTRICTIONS FOR ONE OR MORE LOGICAL CHANNELS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18040338 5G MULTICAST-BROADCAST SERVICES (MBS) RADIO ACCESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND OPERATION Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18695292 BEAM MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18564728 INDICATING TIME WINDOW FOR CONDITIONAL HANDOVER Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18663470 ACCESS DEVICE, COMPUTING DEVICE, METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18434344 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18902740 POWER SAVING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18816867 SEAMLESS ROAMING SOLUTION FOR 5G CAPABLE USER EQUIPMENT (UE) IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18910833 MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA ARKRAY, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shantell Laketa Heiber's allowance rate?

77.4% of resolved applications examined by Shantell Laketa Heiber were allowed (815 resolved cases), compared with 75.0% across Art Unit 2415 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shantell Laketa Heiber?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Shantell Laketa Heiber take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Shantell Laketa Heiber took 1,112 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shantell Laketa Heiber work in?

Shantell Laketa Heiber examines applications in Art Unit 2415 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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