Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Samuel Hayden Leonard, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LEONARD, SAMUEL HAYDEN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2649

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

LEONARD, SAMUEL HAYDEN is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2649. The profile covers 40 resolved cases, with an 82.5% allowance rate and a 14.5% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1139 days. The limited record means that the allowance and interview measures should be read as directional indicators rather than definitive expectations.

The listed companies are Intel Corporation, Nokia Corporation, and Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. The listed firms are NIXON & VANDERHYE PC, Apple Inc. -- FKM, and Cozen O'Connor - Boulder. Counsel may use the profile to frame initial prosecution planning, but should place greater weight on the individual application’s claims, cited art, and examiner communications. The median timing figure remains useful for setting preliminary expectations about the duration of examination.

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

Performance Statistics

82.5%
Allow Rate
+20.5% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+14.5%
Interview Lift
1139
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
66.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18573546 NETWORK DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER, AND METHODS THEREIN FOR INDOOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18858426 Training and Inference for AI-Based Positioning Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18905156 INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18493942 MOBILITY PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18818419 ENHANCED PRECISION RANGING FOR WI-FI NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18574267 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NEW RADIO (NR) POSITION MEASUREMENT IN A RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL INACTIVE STATE Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
18555435 TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18726863 WIRELESS TRANSMITTER DEVICE FOR MM-WAVE/THZ-BASED COMMUNICATION AND GAS-SENSING Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18696181 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING INFORMATION AND DEVICE Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18764911 POSITIONING APPROACH Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18586875 PROCEDURE FOR PRE-DEPLOYMENT VALIDATION OF AI/ML ENABLED FEATURE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19033377 CONDITIONAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
19028936 METHOD FOR POSITIONING, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18166264 ACCESS POINT COORDINATION USING GRAPHS AND MACHINE LEARNING PROCESSES Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18034328 VIRTUALLY VIEWING DEVICES IN A FACILITY Final Rejection View, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Samuel Hayden Leonard's allowance rate?

82.5% of resolved applications examined by Samuel Hayden Leonard were allowed (40 resolved cases), compared with 65.4% across Art Unit 2649 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Samuel Hayden Leonard?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Samuel Hayden Leonard take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Samuel Hayden Leonard took 1,139 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Samuel Hayden Leonard work in?

Samuel Hayden Leonard examines applications in Art Unit 2649 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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