Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NEFF, MICHAEL R

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2631

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael R. Neff is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2611. The examiner has 992 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 87.5 percent, which represents the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 14.5 percent. This 14.5 percent figure indicates that interviews correlate with an increased probability of allowance. When considering the 992 resolved cases, the 14.5 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a beneficial tactic for practitioners. The 87.5 percent baseline allowance rate is a key metric for evaluating the prosecution environment.

The median days to allowance is 913. This 913-day timeline reflects the duration for successful applications to reach a grant. The 913-day figure provides a benchmark for expected pendency in Art Unit 2611. Practitioners can use this 913-day median and the 992 resolved cases to inform their strategy and manage expectations for the timing of a final outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
1,011
Total Applications
+14.5%
Interview Lift
913
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 992 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
17.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18960570 IMAGE CODING METHOD AND DEVICE IN IMAGE CODING SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18723480 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY UE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18880922 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING RELAY RESELECTION OF SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18519334 FIXED DEVICE, POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, CONTROL CIRCUIT, STORAGE MEDIUM, POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18565707 SIGNAL-EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN RF-BASED ACTIVITY-SENSING ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18565726 SIGNAL-EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18928587 DENTAL DIAGNOSTICS HUB Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18858660 OVER-THE-AIR COMPUTING (OTAC) OVER A MULTIPLE ACCESS CHANNEL Non-Final OA LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LIMITED
18845509 Method and Apparatus for Performing Secondary Authentication/Authorization for Terminal Device in Communication Network Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18553603 TRANSMISSION POWER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18859847 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18906566 SKIPPING REPEATED PAGING MESSAGES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18721103 POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION AND MEASUREMENT UPDATE Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18739157 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING EMERGENCY ALERT MESSAGE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
19024375 POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD, TIMER MAINTENANCE METHOD, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18615436 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING LTE WAVEFORMS IN SHARED SPECTRUM BY CARRIER SENSING Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19022588 GAZE DETECTION USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18968416 QUALITY OF SERVICE CLASS IDENTIFIER FORECASTING AS-A-SERVICE Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18738552 COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAFETY SENSOR ACTIVATION WITHIN A LOCATION Non-Final OA Resideo USA LLC
18705900 METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION INFORMATION OF TERMINAL DEVICE, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18571193 CHARGING METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK-SIDE EQUIPMENT Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18781133 RADIOMIC SIGNATURE OF A PERIVASCULAR REGION Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited

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