Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NOORISTANY, SULAIMAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2146 2400 2415 2446 2451 2469 2478

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sulaiman Nooristany is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2146. The profile includes 941 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 77.7%. This 77.7% rate indicates a favorable environment for applicants seeking a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1269, which outlines the typical duration of the prosecution process. With 941 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent pattern of granting patents.

The interview lift is 23.9%, showing that interviews are an effective way to improve the 77.7% baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider an interview to resolve issues and potentially navigate the 1269-day timeline. The 23.9% lift indicates that verbal advocacy is a productive tactic for this examiner. Applicants should be prepared for a standard process based on the 1269 median days to allowance. This analysis of Art Unit 2146 is based on the 941 resolved cases available.

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

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+19.7% vs TC avg
969
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1269
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 941 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
54.8%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18913700 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18843417 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SENSING PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18860187 APPARATUS AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18853242 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING OF INFORMATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18834830 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD EXECUTED BY USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18778316 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING DISTANCE-BASED SERVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18726960 L1-L2 Triggered Cell Switch Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18614843 TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18411272 DISTRIBUTED UNIT, CENTRAL UNIT, AND METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18366379 NETWORK ISSUE INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18943600 CHANNEL MEASUREMENT RESOURCE GROUPING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18832383 TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE UE COMMUNICATION STATES VIA MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18686368 ANTENNA ADAPTATION ACCORDING TO CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18546568 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL REPORTING, FALLBACK, AND UPDATING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
17934728 FULL-DUPLEX ELIGIBILITY OR PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18852349 TRANSMISSION TRIGGERING USING A SEPARATE LOW-POWER WAKE-UP RECEIVER Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18063806 Vehicle and Method of Controlling the Same Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18719863 COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18631466 Switching a Communication Connection Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18707502 LCP PROCEDURE CONSIDERING INTER-UE COORDINATION SCHEMES Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18624298 BEAM INDICATION FOR LTM FACILITATING AN INTERMEDIATE FILTERING STEP FOR TCI STATES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18479157 WIRELESS MODEM, MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK Inc.
18953163 METHOD FOR SENDING/RECEIVING DATA IN A WIRELESS PACKET COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN WHICH THERE IS SIMULTANEOUS COMMUNICATION WITH VARIOUS TERMINALS Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18518932 POLICY GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, DEVICE, AND SESSION MANAGEMENT UNIT Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18825086 Service Link Switching in a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18439576 METHOD FOR REPORTING TIMING ADVANCE BY TERMINAL DEVICE IN NTN, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18336006 CHANNEL TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18907014 COMMUNICATION NETWORK RECONFIGURATION FOR ELECTRICAL POWER EVENTS Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18583511 DYNAMIC ANTENNA DEVICE RECONFIGURATION FOR SPECTRUM ACCESS REQUESTS FOLLOWING INCUMBENT-BASED SUSPENSION Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC

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