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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Curtis A Kuntz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KUNTZ, CURTIS A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2600 2646 2656 2687 2846 3648

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

KUNTZ, CURTIS A works in tech center 3600 and art unit 2600. The profile shows 95 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 60.0%. Interview lift is 5.0%, indicating a limited measured contribution from interviews. The median time to allowance is 903 days, giving applicants a concrete reference for planning prosecution activity and portfolio review.

The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Sony Group Corporation. The listed firms are APPLE INC. - Fletcher, BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP, and CALDWELL LLC. Practitioners may emphasize clear written distinctions and use interviews selectively to address focused technical or claim-construction questions.

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

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
120
Total Applications
+5.0%
Interview Lift
903
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 95 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18859835 ANALOG WIDEBAND AND DIGITAL NARROWBAND HYBRID BEAM STEERING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18728954 CALIBRATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18864354 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING REMOTELY INITIATED MISSION CRITICAL PUSH TO TALK (MCPTT) CALLS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18677761 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RADIATED POWER Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18432987 DUAL-CONNECTIVITY MOBILE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18854899 Wearable Computing Device Having Multiple Antennas for Communication Diversity Non-Final OA Google LLC
18281726 FILTER MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE FOR RECONFIGURABLE RELAYING DEVICES USING POLARIZATION MULTIPLEXING OF DATA SIGNALS AND REFERENCE SIGNALS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18880557 RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18935151 SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR UPLINK TRANSMIT ANTENNAS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18854633 TRANSMIT SPUR MITIGATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18903895 OPEN-LOOP POWER CONTROL PARAMETER DETERMINATION AT USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18742270 DIRECTIONAL COUPLER, RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18977557 RADIO COMMUNICATION AT A FIRST FREQUENCY AND AT A SECOND DIFFERENT FREQUENCY Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18845156 MACHINE LEARNING BASED GENERALIZED EQUIVALENT ISOTROPICALLY RADIATED POWER CONTROL Non-Final OA NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
18951750 ESTABLISHMENT AND PREDICTION OF RF CALIBRATION AI MODEL Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18977917 ANTENNA CAPABILITY SWITCH METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18822589 THROUGH RECEIVE PATH FOR MULTIPLEXING BANDS IN CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Curtis A Kuntz's allowance rate?

60.0% of resolved applications examined by Curtis A Kuntz were allowed (95 resolved cases), compared with 84.5% across Art Unit 2600 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Curtis A Kuntz?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Curtis A Kuntz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Curtis A Kuntz took 903 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Curtis A Kuntz work in?

Curtis A Kuntz examines applications in Art Unit 2600 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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