Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KAYAL, DAVID M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2464

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

David M Kayal serves in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2464. He has 56 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 83.9. This 83.9 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on his docket. The 56 resolved cases are a foundation for this analysis.

The interview lift pct is 28.1. This 28.1 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 28.1 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 2400.

The median days to allowance is 1134. This 1134 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 1134 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history in Art Unit 2464.

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

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
84
Total Applications
+28.1%
Interview Lift
1134
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 56 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
67.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18694731 OPERATION METHOD AND DEVICE RELATED TO SIDELINK DRX AND INITIAL TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18790971 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-USER SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING SCHEDULING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17821552 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR CROSS DIVISION DUPLEX OPERATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection APPLE INC.
17928088 DATA COLLECTION METHOD, SENSOR DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE, VISUALIZATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18824803 INDICATION OF A PRESENCE OF A FIRST FRAME VIA A FIELD IN A SECOND FRAME Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18833803 TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING HIGH MOBILITY AND ENHANCING MODEM PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18298269 TECHNIQUES FOR RESOLVING SCHEDULING CONFLICTS BETWEEN MEASUREMENT OR REPORTING OCCASIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENERGY HARVESTING (EH)-CAPABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19197604 COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17791995 Methods and Apparatuses for Sounding Reference Signal Configuration and Triggering in a Wireless Communications Network Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18701425 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
17995169 FIRST MESSAGE DIFFERENTIATION IN CFRA PROCEDURE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17915552 HANDLING OF CONDITIONAL RECONFIGURATION DELAY Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17487644 MEASUREMENT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17634902 TERMINAL Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18405671 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAKEUP, AND TERMINAL Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18767589 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LATENCY REDUCTION Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17401702 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PARALLEL PROVISIONING OF NODE NETWORKS Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18455871 MULTIMODAL WIRELESS AND DETERMINISTIC MODE OPERATION Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18463850 USER EQUIPMENT LOCALIZATION IN CENTRALIZED OR CLOUD RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC

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