Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NOWLIN, ERIC

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2469 2474 2645

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eric Nowlin is an examiner in Art Unit 2469 and Tech Center 2600. He has 935 resolved cases with a high allowance rate of 88.3 percent. The median days to allowance is 851, which indicates a relatively fast prosecution process. Practitioners can expect a favorable and prompt resolution for their applications in Tech Center 2600.

The interview lift is 5.8 percent, which provides a modest boost to the already high 88.3 percent baseline. For the 935 cases resolved, the 851-day median pendency is a reliable metric for planning. Practitioners may find that direct communication provides a small advantage, leveraging the 5.8 percent lift in Art Unit 2469. The 88.3 percent allowance rate suggests a very high probability of success for applicants seeking patents under this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

88.3%
Allow Rate
+26.3% vs TC avg
954
Total Applications
+5.8%
Interview Lift
851
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 935 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18918607 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING DOWNLINK DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18769130 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONFIGURE AND SUPPORT VARIOUS PDCP VERSION IN SPLIT RAN ARCHITECTURE IN A 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.
18611291 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, CORE NETWORK DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18859131 Method and Apparatus for Managing Small Data Transmission in Protocol Operations Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
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
18610539 Uplink Resource Determination in Inter-cell Multiple Transmission and Reception Points Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
18550570 ENHANCED MULTI-LAYER UPLINK TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
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
18773188 MODEL IDENTIFICATION FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd
18921345 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
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)
18858469 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18701084 WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18913806 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR COEXISTENCE WITH LEGACY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL Non-Final OA WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
18852612 MEASUREMENTS FOR ONE OR MORE INTER-CELL PURPOSES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18812244 DEVICE ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18657017 METHODS TO MANAGE QOS AND QOE IN 6G Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18855503 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVER ADAPTATION FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18511701 Cell Configuration For Packet Duplication Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18408248 FRAMEWORK FOR DYNAMIC SLICE TRAFFIC OFFLOADING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

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