Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KHIRODHAR, MAHARISHI V

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416 2463

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Maharishi V. Khirodhar is an active examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2416, with 820 resolved cases. The allowance rate of 87.4 percent is notably high, suggesting a receptive approach to patentability. This efficiency is further supported by a median days to allowance of 910, which indicates a fast turnaround for the large volume of 820 cases.

An interview lift of 12.5 percent shows that while interviews are beneficial, the high baseline allowance rate of 87.4 percent already points toward a high probability of success. The 910-day median timeline is efficient for Tech Center 2400, making this examiner productive in Art Unit 2416. Practitioners can expect a streamlined process, though the 12.5 percent lift still justifies an interview if specific claim issues arise during the prosecution of these 820 cases.

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

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+29.4% vs TC avg
827
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
910
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 820 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
61.3%
§103 Obviousness
10.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18699234 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RELATED TO SL DRX IN NR V2X Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18889979 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD SUPPORTING CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18934918 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18757215 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
18713385 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS SENSING Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18837114 EXPANDED SKIPPING OF PDCCH MONITORING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18852372 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PACKET Non-Final OA CLOUD INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HOLDING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED
18032270 UE NON-SSB RSS RECEPTION IN IDLE FOR POWER SAVING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18282941 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18847884 LOCATION SERVICE ENHANCEMENT BASED ON USAGE OF AN USER PLANE INTERFACE WITH A TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18913056 METHODS FOR USING IN-CARRIER GUARD BANDS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
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.
18915317 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Soenghun Kim
18934252 METHOD AND DEVICE IN A NODE USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee 5G Global, LLC

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month