Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NDIAYE, CHEIKH T

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2447

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Cheikh T Ndiaye, working in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2447, has overseen 739 resolved cases. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 79.2%, which reflects a consistent pattern of granting applications. This rate provides a clear baseline for success for those prosecuting patents within this specific art unit.

The data highlights a significant interview lift of 18.6%, suggesting that personal engagement is a highly effective strategy. This 18.6% increase in the probability of allowance following an interview indicates that verbal advocacy can help overcome examiner objections. The median time to allowance is 1020 days, which is a critical figure for applicants to consider when planning their long-term prosecution strategy for the 739 cases handled by this examiner. Given the 79.2% allowance rate, the 1020-day timeline represents a reliable expectation for the duration of successful prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+21.2% vs TC avg
751
Total Applications
+18.6%
Interview Lift
1020
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 739 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18838385 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, NETWORK EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18839313 INTER-RRH L1-RSRP MEASUREMENT AND TCI STATE SWITCHING IN FR2 HST DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18847092 METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18810557 RESOURCE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18802050 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18903742 REVERSE PROXY SERVER FOR REDUCING ERRORS DURING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COMPUTER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18848939 USER EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18291599 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18726979 ITERATIVE LEARNING PROCESS IN PRESENCE OF INTERFERENCE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18845106 WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE, BASE STATION AND WIRELESS RELAY METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18696923 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18558485 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18782537 METHODS, DEVICES, APPARATUSES AND MEDIUM FOR MEASUREMENT-BASED TCI STATE ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18733411 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18838836 CELL ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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