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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Rina C Pancholi, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PANCHOLI, RINA C

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2469 2477

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rina C. Pancholi is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and art unit 2469. Her record covers 596 resolved cases, with an 86.1% allowance rate and a median of 880 days to allowance. The data provides a substantial view of a docket with frequent allowances and a prosecution timeline that remains relevant to filing and portfolio planning.

Interviews are associated with a 21.7% lift in allowance outcomes. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Apple Inc., and Qualcomm Incorporated are the leading companies. The leading firms are CKC & Partners Co., LLC, Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm. Practitioners may focus on clear claim drafting and use interviews to resolve targeted technical or legal distinctions.

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

Performance Statistics

86.1%
Allow Rate
+28.1% vs TC avg
634
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
880
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 596 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
56.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18248463 DATA SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18865102 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPORTING SIDELINK CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN UNLICENSED BAND Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18965451 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18822077 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFERENCE REDUCTION AND COORDINATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18412939 TRIGGERING A MAIN RECEIVER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18483440 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SS/PBCH BLOCK FOR NARROW CHANNEL BANDWIDTH Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18859043 SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-PANEL UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18906369 BLIND RETRANSMISSION SCHEMES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18903747 USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18975833 RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) AND WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORK (WWAN) CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18841518 CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT COUNTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18874422 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18405794 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND USER DEVICE Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18066504 ENERGY-EFFICIENT AUTONOMOUS RESOURCE SELECTION FOR NR V2X SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18755074 METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE CONTENTION Non-Final OA BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18976837 PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18425645 DUPLICATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18858733 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUARD PERIOD OPTIMIZATION FOR SRS ANTENNA SWITCHING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18898914 Device Determining Method and Communication Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18619126 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL, NODE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18430673 METHOD FOR DETECTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CHANNEL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Realtek Semiconductor Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Rina C Pancholi's allowance rate?

86.1% of resolved applications examined by Rina C Pancholi were allowed (596 resolved cases), compared with 80.6% across Art Unit 2469 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Rina C Pancholi?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Rina C Pancholi take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Rina C Pancholi took 880 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Rina C Pancholi work in?

Rina C Pancholi examines applications in Art Unit 2469 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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