Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: HEIBER, SHANTELL LAKETA

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

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shantell Laketa Heiber is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2415, where 810 resolved cases have been processed. The allowance rate for these applications is 77.4 percent. This rate provides a baseline for the probability of allowance for cases assigned to this examiner. Understanding this 77.4 percent outcome is a factor for setting expectations during prosecution.

The interview lift is 19.8 percent. This figure indicates the change in allowance probability when an interview is conducted compared to the baseline. For practitioners, this 19.8 percent suggests that direct communication is a tool to consider in Art Unit 2415. The data indicates how the examiner responds to verbal advocacy among the 810 resolved cases. Engaging in such dialogue is a factor in navigating the prosecution requirements of this art unit.

The median days to allowance is 1112. This timeline represents the typical duration from filing to an allowed outcome. When planning for prosecution, practitioners should factor in this 1112-day period. These metrics offer a data-grounded perspective on the prosecution environment in Tech Center 2600. This information allows for an informed approach to managing applications under this examiner's review.

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
849
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1112
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 810 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18836718 ENHANCED REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18496606 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18340651 SECURITY CONTEXT GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18711651 RESOURCE CONFLICT AVOIDANCE IN A SIDELINK RESOURCE POOL Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18720573 TECHNIQUES FOR PROVISIONING UAV-TO-EVERYTHING PARAMETERS Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18701840 QUASI CO-LOCATED SIGNALS OF DIFFERENT RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18444670 SIGNALING FOR ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION OF DISCONTINUOUS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18180784 WIRELESS PACKET HEADER PROTECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18825092 ENGINE CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce plc
18032903 Common and Default Beam Indication of Uplink and Downlink Channel Resources and/or Reference Signals Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18892265 GEOFENCE TRACKING WITH DEVICE LOCATION PRIVACY Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18012360 MOBILE NETWORK AUTHENTICATION USING A CONCEALED IDENTITY Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
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)
18695292 BEAM MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18564728 INDICATING TIME WINDOW FOR CONDITIONAL HANDOVER Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
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.
18816003 Data Transmission Method, Terminal, and Network Side Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
18153448 INITIAL ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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
18776299 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR SPECIFYING PACKET LOSS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18816867 SEAMLESS ROAMING SOLUTION FOR 5G CAPABLE USER EQUIPMENT (UE) IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18910833 MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA ARKRAY, Inc.

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