Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Quan M Hua, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HUA, QUAN M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2414 2617 2645 3648

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

HUA, QUAN M is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 2414. The profile includes 645 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 72.4%, and a median of 1062 days to allowance. The interview lift is 21.2%, providing a separate indicator for assessing the role of examiner interviews in prosecution.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The associated firms are ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated, McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP, and NIXON & VANDERHYE PC. Practitioners can use the record to structure claim responses, interview preparation, and client timing advice.

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

Performance Statistics

72.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
688
Total Applications
+21.2%
Interview Lift
1062
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 645 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18271620 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HANDOVER BETWEEN DIFFERENT RATS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18267318 Using a Classification Model to Make Network Configuration Recommendations for Improved Mobility Performance Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18031671 CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18247143 MANAGEMENT OF MASTER AND SECONDARY CELL GROUP CONFIGURATIONS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18021288 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER PLANE PATH MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18878531 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SOUNDING PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18549037 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING UPLINK DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18727044 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING HARQ-ACK INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18662535 METHODS AND SYSTEM TO ACCESS SERVICES IN A MULTI-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY NETWORK ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18973289 UWB-BASED PPDU TRANSMISSION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18928445 FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18474247 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS ON WIRELESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND AIR INTERFACE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18192276 Neural Network-Based Communication Method and Related Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18854667 FOUR-STEP RACH PROCEDURE FOR ENERGY HARVESTING USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18670434 PREDICTIVE TRACKING FOR ANTENNA SWITCHING AND BEAM SWITCHING IN EXTENDED REALITY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18567215 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO AVOID NETWORK PRECODING ADJUSTMENT DURING BAND SHARING MSIM SCENARIOS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18272984 COMMON BEAM INDICATION/ACTIVATION FOR SEPARATE TCI LIST TO PHYSICAL CHANNELS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18303514 OPERATION EXPANSION POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ACCESS POINTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18343152 ADVANCED PROCEDURE FOR NON-COLLOCATED MULTI-LINK DEVICE RECONFIGURATION IN WI-FI NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18267545 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18837540 USER ASSISTANCE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18797036 Using Energy Detection to Identify Wireless Technology Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18447715 OPTIMIZED DATA STORAGE IN MOBILE NETWORK SCENARIOS Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18982165 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18849166 SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION IN A TIME DIVISION DUPLEX SYSTEM Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18710966 METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR RELAY NODE ID ACQUISITION Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18912144 IMAGE GENERATION USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
17356224 GENERATION OF BOUNDING BOXES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
17177068 USING NEURAL NETWORKS TO PERFORM OBJECT DETECTION, INSTANCE SEGMENTATION, AND SEMANTIC CORRESPONDENCE FROM BOUNDING BOX SUPERVISION Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
16922214 IMAGE GENERATION USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Quan M Hua's allowance rate?

72.4% of resolved applications examined by Quan M Hua were allowed (645 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2414 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Quan M Hua?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Quan M Hua take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Quan M Hua took 1,062 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Quan M Hua work in?

Quan M Hua examines applications in Art Unit 2414 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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