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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Dhaval V Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, DHAVAL V

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2611 2631 2646 2647 3645 3646

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, DHAVAL V works in tech center 3600 and art unit 2611. He has 1,346 resolved cases, an 86.0% allowance rate, and an 889-day median time to allowance. The interview lift is 14.8%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance results in the measured record.

The listed companies are Lenovo (United States) Inc., Sony Group Corporation, and Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. The listed firms are NIXON & VANDERHYE PC, VOLPE KOENIG, and AMPACC Law Group, PLLC. Practitioners can use the profile to set expectations for a relatively structured prosecution timeline, while continuing to prepare substantive responses alongside any interview request.

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

Performance Statistics

86.0%
Allow Rate
+34.0% vs TC avg
1,389
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
889
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1346 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
59.2%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18832773 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION BASED GROUP FORMATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18899821 Location Determination for a Wirelessly Locatable Tag Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18874164 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18858348 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18964947 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18971121 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SECOND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18353418 NETWORK VERIFICATION OF USER EQUIPMENT (UE) LOCATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18854825 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PARAMETER CONFIGURATION DURING DAPS HANDOVER Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18949914 REFERENCE SIGNAL BASED BEAM REFINEMENT Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18842655 SERVICE-BASED HOSTING NETWORK DISCOVERY AND SELECTION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18863492 RANGING/SIDELINK POSITIONING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18862621 RANGING SIDELINK POSITIONING METHOD, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18727502 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR POSITIONING Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18712044 ANTENNA CONTROL METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
19025708 PACKAGED MODULE WITH FRONT END INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, CRYSTAL, AND SYSTEM-ON-A-CHIP Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dhaval V Patel's allowance rate?

86.0% of resolved applications examined by Dhaval V Patel were allowed (1,346 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dhaval V Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dhaval V Patel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dhaval V Patel took 889 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dhaval V Patel work in?

Dhaval V Patel examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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