Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Andrew Shaji Kurian, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KURIAN, ANDREW SHAJI

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2464

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
-9.6%
Interview Lift
1246
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.6%
§102 Novelty
74.0%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18692951 HARQ OPERATION METHOD OF TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS USING METHOD Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
17891982 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CONTENTION BASED DATA TRANSMISSION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18858677 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR UPDATE FOR TIME DOMAIN BEAM PREDICTION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18516476 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18449658 TRANSMISSION PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18362807 CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18050805 Communication Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18254145 FREQUENCY HOPPING CONSIDERATIONS FOR PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL REPETITIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18036866 MOBILITY IN SIDELINK-ASSISTED ACCESS LINK CONNECTIVITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18279185 CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18032311 CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18969250 METHOD FOR CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18902060 COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18855621 TERMINAL BEHAVIOR CONTROL FOR NETWORK REGISTRATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
17886974 UPLINK MULTI-ANTENNA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Andrew Shaji Kurian's allowance rate?

78.6% of resolved applications examined by Andrew Shaji Kurian were allowed (28 resolved cases), compared with 77.1% across Art Unit 2464 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Andrew Shaji Kurian?

This examiner's interview lift is -9.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Andrew Shaji Kurian take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Andrew Shaji Kurian took 1,246 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Andrew Shaji Kurian work in?

Andrew Shaji Kurian examines applications in Art Unit 2464 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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