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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Maharishi V Khirodhar, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KHIRODHAR, MAHARISHI V

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416 2428 2463 2469

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

KHIRODHAR, MAHARISHI V is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2416. The profile contains 826 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 87.5% and a median of 910 days to allowance. Interview lift is 12.4%, indicating a higher allowance outcome for interview-associated cases than for the corresponding cases without interviews.

The recorded companies are LG Electronics Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Qualcomm Incorporated. The leading firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY, and ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated. The substantial case history gives the allowance rate useful context. Counsel can evaluate interviews as one response option, while the median timing supports prosecution forecasting and client planning.

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

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+29.5% vs TC avg
848
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
910
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 826 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
61.0%
§103 Obviousness
10.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18871120 METHOD OF TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18699234 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RELATED TO SL DRX IN NR V2X Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18777374 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING UPLINK TIME ADJUSTMENT TIMER DURING L1/L2-BASED HANDOVER IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18820036 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR SMART UPLINK AND DOWNLINK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18757215 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18934918 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18864718 JOINT ACTIVATION AND/OR DEACTIVATION DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE SEMI-PERSISTENT COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18837845 TECHNIQUES FOR COMMUNICATING SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS IN EXISTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEPLOYMENTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18898540 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING A SINGLE-USER (SU) MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18282941 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18713385 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS SENSING Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18852372 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PACKET Non-Final OA CLOUD INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HOLDING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED
18913056 METHODS FOR USING IN-CARRIER GUARD BANDS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18847884 LOCATION SERVICE ENHANCEMENT BASED ON USAGE OF AN USER PLANE INTERFACE WITH A TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18826647 GENERATING DOWNLINK SECTOR BEAMS BASED ON UPLINK CHANNEL ESTIMATES UTILIZING A BASE BAND UNIT POOL FOR MODULAR MASSIVE MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT ARRAYS Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18855299 RESOURCE SELECTION METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
18934252 METHOD AND DEVICE IN A NODE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee 5G Global, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Maharishi V Khirodhar's allowance rate?

87.5% of resolved applications examined by Maharishi V Khirodhar were allowed (826 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Maharishi V Khirodhar?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Maharishi V Khirodhar take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Maharishi V Khirodhar took 910 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Maharishi V Khirodhar work in?

Maharishi V Khirodhar examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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