Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: 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

Benjamin S Lamont works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2416 with 482 resolved cases. His allowance rate pct is 73.0, and the median days to allowance is 1189. These figures suggest the path to allowance for applicants. The 1189-day median to allowance is a benchmark for applicants in Art Unit 2416 and can be used to set expectations for the duration of prosecution.

The interview lift pct of 14.3 indicates that interviews are associated with the likelihood of a grant. This 14.3 lift suggests that direct communication can help overcome hurdles in the 1189-day median prosecution cycle and improve the 73.0 allowance rate pct. The 482 resolved cases provide a statistical profile for this examiner. Practitioners should consider the 14.3 lift as a tactic for resolving issues and reaching an allowance in his docket.

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

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+11.0% vs TC avg
521
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
1189
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 482 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
56.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18780363 RANDOM ACCESS FOR ENHANCED UPLINK COVERAGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18628115 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENERGY SAVING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18784253 PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) REPETITIONS FOR SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18122033 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) ROUTING SELECTION POLICY (URSP) RULES FOR A ROAMING UE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
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
18270814 METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18659425 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA PRIORITY SUBSCRIPTION ENFORCEMENT PER SERVICE Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
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.
17960168 NEGOTIATION METHOD FOR AN OPERATING MODE, INITIATOR, RECEIVER, CHIP SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17927729 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR UL FEEDBACK Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18840695 A METHOD OF DUAL SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE (SIM)-DUAL ACTIVE (DSDA) USER EQUIPMENT (UE) FLEXIBLE TRANSMISSION RESOURCE-SHARING MODE SWITCHING AND UPLINK TRANSMISSION PROTECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18741617 IMPROVED PUNCTURING SCHEME FOR SPINAL CODES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18659204 RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL POWER CONTROL Non-Final OA 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
17451781 COOPERATIVE OPERATION FOR SIDELINK BANDWIDTH PART Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18903005 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18853907 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBBAND UTILIZATION IN FULL DUPLEX SYSTEM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18010765 CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME SHARING Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18761857 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
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)
17415329 USER APPARATUS Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18794635 UL COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18687580 SIDELINK MODE 1 ENHANCED RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR DIRECTIONAL TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18632202 RANDOM ACCESS PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18635671 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

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