Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PANCHOLI, RINA C

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2469 2477

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rina C. Pancholi serves in Art Unit 2469 within Tech Center 2400. The examiner has a substantial record of 591 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 86.0 percent. This high rate indicates a very favorable environment for patent applicants, as the vast majority of cases reach allowance. The median days to allowance is 879, which offers a clear expectation for the timeline of the examination process. These metrics are based on a large volume of 591 cases, providing a high level of statistical confidence for practitioners in this art unit.

The interview lift is 22.2 percent, which further enhances the already high 86.0 percent allowance rate. This indicates that even in a favorable environment, direct communication with the examiner can be a valuable strategy for resolving any remaining issues. The 879-day median pendency is an efficient benchmark for managing client expectations. Overall, the data from 591 resolved cases shows that this examiner is both efficient and generally inclined toward granting patents, with interviews providing a significant additional boost to the probability of success in Art Unit 2469.

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

Performance Statistics

86.0%
Allow Rate
+28.0% vs TC avg
617
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
879
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 592 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
56.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18865102 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPORTING SIDELINK CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN UNLICENSED BAND Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18898190 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SIDELINK CONTROL INFORMATION 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.
18587772 ACCESS POINT (AP)-ASSISTED AP TRANSITION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18903747 USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18673639 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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
18430650 UPLINK TRANSMISSION AND UPLINK RECEPTION WITH MULTIPLE PANELS RELATED METHODS AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Acer Incorporated
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.
18834641 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRECODING MATRIX INDICATOR GENERATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18248463 DATA SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18858733 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUARD PERIOD OPTIMIZATION FOR SRS ANTENNA SWITCHING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18976837 PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18794781 AIOT – RESOURCE ALLOCATION WITH MULTIPLE READERS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18425645 DUPLICATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., 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
18798571 Network Device with Device Discovery and Onboarding Capabilities Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18850884 Policy Control Method Non-Final OA China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd.
18656872 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED UNIT OR CENTRALIZED UNIT FLOW CONTROL OPTIMIZATIONS FOR HIGHLY SCALABLE CELLULAR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA MAVENIR SYSTEMS, INC.

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