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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Benjamin S Lamont, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LAMONT, BENJAMIN S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2417 2461 2462 2465 2469 2472 2473 2615

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

LAMONT, BENJAMIN S is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2416. The record includes 485 resolved cases, a 73.2% allowance rate, and a median of 1189 days to allowance.

Interviews show a 14.1% lift in the recorded allowance outcome. Qualcomm Incorporated, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and NEC Corporation are the listed companies. The leading firms are FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, and Baker Botts L.L.P. Counsel may use interview engagement as part of amendment and response planning.

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

Performance Statistics

73.2%
Allow Rate
+11.2% vs TC avg
534
Total Applications
+14.1%
Interview Lift
1189
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 485 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18260301 EPHEMERIS DATA SIGNALING WITH EXTENSIONS INDICATING CELL COVERAGE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
17599879 HANDLING OF TRANSMISSIONS IN THE SERVING CELL DISCOVERY BURST TRANSMISSION (DBT) WINDOW Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18780363 RANDOM ACCESS FOR ENHANCED UPLINK COVERAGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18903005 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18864594 BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18842869 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD OF TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18930875 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18910443 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18743471 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18741617 IMPROVED PUNCTURING SCHEME FOR SPINAL CODES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18554621 APPLYING NETWORK CODING AT ONE OR MORE MULTICAST RADIO BEARER (MRB) PATHS IN A MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SERVICE (MBS) SYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18470126 UE-OBJECT ASSOCIATION ASSIST MULTI-DEVICE AGGREGATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17914715 POWER HEADROOM REPORTING FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
17820991 PRIORITY FOR HALF-DUPLEX USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17451781 COOPERATIVE OPERATION FOR SIDELINK BANDWIDTH PART Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17415329 USER APPARATUS Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18853907 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBBAND UTILIZATION IN FULL DUPLEX SYSTEM Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
17927729 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR UL FEEDBACK Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18558723 COORDINATION CELL BEAM MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18286182 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DATA TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17912192 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18761857 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
17027620 RECEPTION OF DOWNLINK DATA FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT TRANSMISSION IN THE EVENT OF FALL-BACK Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
13970546 Reception of Downlink Data for Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission in the Event of Fall-Back Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18794635 UL COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18635671 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18632202 RANDOM ACCESS PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17983034 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTICAST TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Benjamin S Lamont's allowance rate?

73.2% of resolved applications examined by Benjamin S Lamont were allowed (485 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Benjamin S Lamont?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Benjamin S Lamont take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Benjamin S Lamont took 1,189 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Benjamin S Lamont work in?

Benjamin S Lamont examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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