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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Bradley D Lytle Jr., USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LYTLE JR., BRADLEY D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2473 2644

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

LYTLE JR., BRADLEY D works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2473. The record contains 56 resolved cases, a 80.4% allowance rate, and a 1140-day median time to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 20.8% lift in the allowance outcome.

The limited case volume qualifies the broader use of these measures, but allowance is common in the available record and interviews show a meaningful association. Counsel may consider interview preparation alongside application-specific claim analysis and written response work. The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, ZTE Corporation, and Apple Inc.

The leading firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, Arch & Lake LLP, and Crowell. These organizations provide the listed client and counsel context.

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

Performance Statistics

80.4%
Allow Rate
+18.4% vs TC avg
101
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
1140
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 56 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
68.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18848380 :USER EQUIPMENT REPORT OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
17634275 SIDELINK RRC PROCEDURE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18925961 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING NEIGHBORING CELL BY USER EQUIPMENT HAVING WAKE-UP RECEIVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18853357 Primary Secondary Cell Handover in Unlicensed Spectrum Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17947885 TECHNOLOGIES IN MULTI-PDSCH TRANSMISSION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18806890 COMMUNICATION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18261979 INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT RESOURCES FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18321624 SIGNALING SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE CODING SCHEMES TO A SINGLE USER DEVICE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18162000 MULTIPLE PATH SUPPORT FOR LAYER 3 USER EQUIPMENT TO NETWORK RELAY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18045458 JOINT SCELL AND PCELL ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION SIGNALING IN L1/L2 INTER-CELL MOBILITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17904492 MAC CE WITH SPATIAL RELATION INFORMATION FOR SRS RESOURCES ACROSS A LIST OF CELLS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17839818 MULTI-LINK OPERATION (MLO) IN A MESH NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17726375 FREQUENCY-DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR MULTI-CELL SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18399318 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MULTI-LINK WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18712077 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18712068 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR A RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN A SUB-BAND FULL DUPLEX SCENARIO Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18841952 CONFIGURING SIDELINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALS TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18855078 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18860415 METHODS FOR CROSS-BASE STATION CELL CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17798797 UPLINK AND DOWNLINK TRANSMISSION CONFLICT RESOLUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
17514992 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY FOR SECONDARY CELL Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18684132 BEAM MANAGEMENT IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18079616 METHOD FOR HANDLING PDU SESSION ESTABLISHMENT WHEN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PDU SESSIONS HAS BEEN REACHED Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18914530 TERMINAL CAPABILITY INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17868720 METHOD FOR DETERMINING UPLINK RESOURCE AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18841951 TRANSMISSION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18841956 CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD, CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION RECEIVING METHOD, TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18113157 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ENHANCING INTEGRATED ACCESS BACKHAUL NETWORKS FOR NEW RADIO Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bradley D Lytle Jr.'s allowance rate?

80.4% of resolved applications examined by Bradley D Lytle Jr. were allowed (56 resolved cases), compared with 76.5% across Art Unit 2473 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bradley D Lytle Jr.?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bradley D Lytle Jr. take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bradley D Lytle Jr. took 1,140 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bradley D Lytle Jr. work in?

Bradley D Lytle Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 2473 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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