Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nimesh Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, NIMESH

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2414 2465 2617 2642 2648 3645

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, NIMESH has 882 resolved cases in tech center 3600 and art unit 2414. The allowance rate is 84.7%, the interview lift is 16.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1013 days. The large resolved-case record supports using these indicators as a meaningful planning reference, and the positive interview measure favors purposeful examiner engagement.

Qualcomm Incorporated, Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the listed companies. The listed firms are LEX IP MEISTER, PLLC, Barta Jones, PLLC, and FIG. 1 Patents. Counsel can use interviews to clarify technical distinctions while maintaining a detailed written record for claim scope and prior-art issues.

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

Performance Statistics

84.7%
Allow Rate
+32.7% vs TC avg
912
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 882 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18989095 Conditional Configuration in Multi-Connectivity Operation Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18287971 FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, OR THE METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18856040 TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOBILE-TERMINATED, SMALL-DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18755326 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING TIMING ADVANCE FOR CELLS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
18886800 TRACKER DEVICE SENSING CONFIGURATION BASED ON NEIGHBOR CONTEXT INFORMATION AND PASSIVE SENSOR DATA Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18832860 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING AND SIDELINK COMMUNICATION SESSIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18751566 FLEXIBLE RECOVERY FROM REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FAILURE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18596198 SENSING-BASED POSITION ESTIMATION OF A USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18421077 VALIDITY TIME FOR A CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18858374 IMPROVEMENT OF RELOCATION WITH DEDICATED RELOCATION INFORMATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18997103 BANDWIDTH AND/OR SCENARIO BASED FEATURE SELECTION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18592546 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING STANDARD-POWER FREQUENCY BAND UTILIZATION IN WI-FI COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18955859 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING OBJECT LOCATION BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18954384 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING OBJECT LOCATION BASED ON BEAMFORMING Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18983906 MULTIPLE SENSING RESOURCE SETS AND FREQUENCY LAYERS FOR INTEGRATED SENSING AND COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18921533 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18782458 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING A ROAMING MODEL WITHIN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA BOOST SUBSCRIBERCO L.L.C.
18403833 MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR USING MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Wistron NeWeb Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nimesh Patel's allowance rate?

84.7% of resolved applications examined by Nimesh Patel were allowed (882 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2414 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nimesh Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nimesh Patel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nimesh Patel took 1,013 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nimesh Patel work in?

Nimesh Patel examines applications in Art Unit 2414 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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