Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, CHANDRAHAS B

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2464 2472 2616

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Chandrahas B. Patel has 917 resolved cases in Art Unit 2416 and Tech Center 2600. The examiner has an 88.5% allowance rate and a median days to allowance of 941. This 941-day figure provides a specific timeline for the 917 resolved cases. Practitioners can use this data to estimate the duration of the grant process.

The interview lift is 7.0%. For the 917 resolved cases, this lift shows a measurable benefit from interviews. Practitioners can expect an 88.5% allowance rate and a 941-day median timeline for their applications. The 7.0% interview lift and 88.5% allowance rate together suggest that direct communication is a useful tactic for resolving issues in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

88.6%
Allow Rate
+26.6% vs TC avg
927
Total Applications
+7.0%
Interview Lift
941
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 919 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
41.1%
§102 Novelty
40.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18821334 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSING-ASSISTED BEAM REFINEMENT AND PREDICTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18773964 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING FREQUENCY OFFSET AND COMPENSATING RECEIVED SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18821350 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FRAME EXCHANGE CONTEXT UNDER MULTI-LINK DEVICE (MLD) ROAMING Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18818434 RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE FOR UNLICENSED CELLS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18920507 MULTICAST SERVICE FEEDBACK METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18750816 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18728394 TRANSMISSION SPATIAL INFORMATION FOR CHANNEL ESTIMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18597132 SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL DESIGN FOR MULTIPLE USE CASES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18853374 HANDLING OF RANDOM ACCESS PARTITIONS AND PRIORITIES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18837923 Method and Apparatus for SSB Measurement Time Configuration in Communication Network Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18682697 UPLINK TRANSMISSION WITH MULTIPLE CODEWORDS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18920402 METHODS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML)-BASED ON/OFF PATTERN CONFIGURATION FOR WTRU POWER SAVING Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18854790 SPATIAL REUSE TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18837323 CONFIGURATIONS AND OPERATIONS RELATED TO SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18814420 TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18788867 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
18729521 COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT METHOD AND RELATED DEVICES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN TCL DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD.
18594867 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-CARRIER PACKET COMMUNICATION WITH REDUCED OVERHEAD Non-Final OA NEO WIRELESS LLC

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