Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIDANE, MEHERET WOLDEGEBREAL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2464 2469

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Meheret Woldegebreal Kidane has resolved 26 cases in Art Unit 2464, achieving an allowance rate of 80.8%. This high rate suggests a favorable outlook for applications assigned to this examiner in Tech Center 2400. The 80.8% rate indicates that the majority of cases handled by this examiner result in a grant.

The data shows an interview lift of 26.3%, which indicates that interviews are a productive way to further increase the probability of allowance. Successful cases typically reach allowance in a median of 1094 days. This 1094-day period serves as a benchmark for the expected duration of successful prosecution in Tech Center 2400.

Practitioners can rely on the 80.8% allowance rate as a strong baseline for success. The 26.3% interview lift offers a clear tactical advantage for overcoming potential rejections during the 1094-day median pendency. With 26 resolved cases, these metrics provide an initial understanding of the examiner's approach in Art Unit 2464.

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

Performance Statistics

80.8%
Allow Rate
+22.8% vs TC avg
56
Total Applications
+26.3%
Interview Lift
1094
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
72.5%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18855275 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING COT INFORMATION ON SL-U, ON BASIS OF TIMER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18838792 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA UNITS FOR ON-TIME SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18160896 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING MULTICAST SERVICE AFTER AN RELEASE IN MULTICAST SUPPORTING NETWORK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18865956 ACCESS POINT, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18930853 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18161878 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18622340 PACKET SYNCHRONIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18252856 CHANNEL SENSING FOR SPECTRUM SHARING WITH HIGH PRIORITY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18858351 METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18688517 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18553727 KEEPING A TERMINAL IN A CONNECTED STATE WHILE THE TERMINAL IS AWAY FROM A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18275274 FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, THIRD NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TO HANDLE A PATH FOR A PACKET Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17923628 RELAY APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17957238 ASSIGN MANAGEMENT RELATED ENTITIES TO GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS Final Rejection NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18859065 BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18460835 MULTICAST SERVICE RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18110708 OPERATING METHOD, SENDING METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18714381 COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
18000214 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18201189 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A CONTROL CHANNEL CANDIDATE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Apogee 5G Global, LLC

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