Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, NIMESH

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

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nimesh Patel is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2414. With 876 resolved cases, the examiner has a substantial track record. The allowance rate of 84.6 percent indicates a high probability of success for applicants whose cases are assigned to this unit. This 84.6 percent rate suggests a favorable environment for patent grants.

The data shows an interview lift of 16.8 percent. This positive lift indicates that conducting an interview can further improve the chances of allowance, even with a base rate as high as 84.6 percent. Practitioners should consider an interview as a tool to resolve remaining issues quickly, as the 16.8 percent lift demonstrates a clear benefit to direct communication.

The median days to allowance is 1013. This 1013 day timeline represents the typical duration for applications to reach a grant. Given the high allowance rate and the positive interview lift, the 1013 day period reflects the standard prosecution path for successful applications under this examiner's review in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+32.6% vs TC avg
896
Total Applications
+16.8%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 878 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18846187 HYBRID SPATIAL DOMAIN AND FREQUENCY DOMAIN BASIS SELECTION FOR COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION FEEDBACK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18832860 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING AND SIDELINK COMMUNICATION SESSIONS Non-Final OA 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
18989095 Conditional Configuration in Multi-Connectivity Operation Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18592546 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING STANDARD-POWER FREQUENCY BAND UTILIZATION IN WI-FI COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18983906 MULTIPLE SENSING RESOURCE SETS AND FREQUENCY LAYERS FOR INTEGRATED SENSING AND COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
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
18921533 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18822940 A METHOD TO ENHANCE AVAILABILITY OF UE LOCATION FOR 911 LOCATION-BASED CALL ROUTING Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18901616 ROUTING PRIORITY TRAFFIC IN INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) OVER A WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK BASED ON IP ADDRESS Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18782458 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING A ROAMING MODEL WITHIN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA BOOST SUBSCRIBERCO L.L.C.

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