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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Hooman Houshmand, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HOUSHMAND, HOOMAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2419 2429 2465

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

HOUSHMAND, HOOMAN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2419. The record reports 330 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 55.2%, and a median of 1693 days to allowance. The interview lift is 23.6%, supplying a separate indicator for practitioners considering direct examiner engagement.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft. The listed firms are FIG. 1 Patents, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, and IP LEGAL SERVICES, LLC. The profile supports advance planning around claim amendments, interview preparation, and the longer timing reflected in the examiner's recorded matters.

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

Performance Statistics

55.2%
Allow Rate
-2.8% vs TC avg
342
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1693
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 330 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18820105 S-SSB TRANSMISSION IN MULTIPLE RESOURCE BLOCK SETS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18621638 BLUETOOTH CHANNEL SOUNDING CONFIGURATION WITH COMMON INTER-CHANNEL SPACING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18553651 DATA PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Siemens Mobility GmbH
18727964 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTICAST HARQ-ACK FEEDBACK DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18725459 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE TRANSMISSION POSITION Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hooman Houshmand's allowance rate?

55.2% of resolved applications examined by Hooman Houshmand were allowed (330 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hooman Houshmand?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hooman Houshmand take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hooman Houshmand took 1,693 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hooman Houshmand work in?

Hooman Houshmand examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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