Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Eric Nowlin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NOWLIN, ERIC

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2427 2469 2474

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

NOWLIN, ERIC is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2427. The record contains 938 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 88.3%, and a median of 852 days to allowance. The interview lift is 6.0%, indicating a limited but positive relationship with allowance outcomes. The case volume makes the profile useful for planning, while the figures favor a strategy led by precise claim presentation and written prosecution.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc. The listed firms are HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT), VOLPE KOENIG, and AMPACC Law Group, PLLC. Counsel may use interviews to resolve particular technical misunderstandings, but the record does not indicate that interviews should replace a strong initial disclosure or a carefully supported response to an office action.

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

Performance Statistics

88.3%
Allow Rate
+30.3% vs TC avg
988
Total Applications
+6.0%
Interview Lift
852
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 938 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18839406 ROAMING FOR CROWDSOURCED INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18270517 DCI BASED DL TCI STATE AND UL TCI STATE ACTIVATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18866507 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SENSING PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18846177 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18838777 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE PERIODIC RESOURCES FOR A RADIO BEARER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18934033 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UPLINK SIGNALS FOR COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18858951 CHANNEL MEASUREMENT RESOURCE CONFIGURATION TO SUPPORT MULTI-TRP COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACK Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18830064 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR LIGHTWEIGHT WAKEUP WITH TOKEN Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18805766 PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL RESOURCE DETERMINATION AND MULTIPLEXING OF MULTIPLE HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FEEDBACKS AND OTHER UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION ON PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL AND PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18858687 IMPROVED r-TWT-BASED COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR P2P STREAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18859131 Method and Apparatus for Managing Small Data Transmission in Protocol Operations Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18611291 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, CORE NETWORK DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18862931 NETWORK INTEGRATION OF NETWORK-CONTROLLED REPEATERS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18846244 TECHNIQUES FOR BACKSCATTER AND BACKSCATTER-AIDED ADVANCED COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18838587 UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION FOR COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION WITH TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINT SELECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18837161 SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING OF CONTROL INFORMATION FOR MASSIVE MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18708549 RELAY NODE AIDED MULTIPLE-USER MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT COMMUNICATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18550570 ENHANCED MULTI-LAYER UPLINK TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18858469 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18865729 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18844575 METHODS AND APPARATUS OF CODEBOOK ENHANCEMENT FOR COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18722419 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18856842 WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18856214 NEIGHBORING CELL MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18835678 CAPABILITY INDICATION METHOD, AND CAPABILITY DETERMINATION METHOD Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18921345 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18657017 METHODS TO MANAGE QOS AND QOE IN 6G Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18812244 DEVICE ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18511701 Cell Configuration For Packet Duplication Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18626975 TUNNEL FAILOVER IN A NETWORK SYSTEM Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Eric Nowlin's allowance rate?

88.3% of resolved applications examined by Eric Nowlin were allowed (938 resolved cases), compared with 1.8% across Art Unit 2427 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Eric Nowlin?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Eric Nowlin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Eric Nowlin took 852 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Eric Nowlin work in?

Eric Nowlin examines applications in Art Unit 2427 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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