Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Lester G Kincaid, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KINCAID, LESTER G

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2632 2646 2649

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

KINCAID, LESTER G works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2617. The record includes 81 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 63.0%. The median time to allowance is 995 days, and interviews are associated with an 8.6% lift.

The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, WEISBERG I.P. LAW, P.A., and Bayes PLLC. The resolved-case record provides a focused basis for prosecution planning rather than a broad historical sample. The interview and timing measures can still inform application-specific engagement and docket decisions.

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

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
123
Total Applications
+8.6%
Interview Lift
995
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 81 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
23.6%
§102 Novelty
56.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18881898 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18838600 NEGOTIATION MECHANISMS FOR AKMA AND GBA Final Rejection TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18260984 WIRELESS DEVICE FEARED EVENT OBSERVATIONS AND INDICATORS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19022445 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING MCPTT FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18199453 SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SRS) ENHANCEMENT FOR MULTI-TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINT (TRP) OPERATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18727321 METHODS FOR HANDLING MOBILITY OF A WIRELESS DEVICE AND RELATED NETWORK NODES Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18760692 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18523262 TAG MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18261211 DIFFERENTIAL ANGLE OF ARRIVAL (AOA) FOR LOW POWER MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18255329 PANEL-SPECIFIC MAXIMUM PERMITTED EXPOSURE INDICATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19047283 ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18527689 BEAMFORMING ANTENNA ARRAYS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18735618 DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION FOR RF TRANSMITTERS USING DIGITAL SUPPLY MODULATION Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18996462 POWER HEADROOM REPORTING METHOD BASED ON MULTI-PANEL TRANSMISSION, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18837249 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLUSTER-BASED POSITIONING OF WIRELESS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNITS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18271989 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING POSITIONING INTEGRITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18671251 COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18218097 5G REGISTRATION RESULTANT VALUE HANDLING Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18660983 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18656331 PACED MULTL-BAND OPERATION SCANNING SCHEME FOR FAST THROUGHPUT ROAMING Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18661041 IDENTIFYING AND DISRUPTING CYBER-THREATS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lester G Kincaid's allowance rate?

63.0% of resolved applications examined by Lester G Kincaid were allowed (81 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lester G Kincaid?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lester G Kincaid take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lester G Kincaid took 995 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lester G Kincaid work in?

Lester G Kincaid examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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