Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Parthkumar Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, PARTHKUMAR

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2451 2468 2469 2479 4100

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, PARTHKUMAR has 788 resolved cases in tech center 4100 and art unit 2451. The allowance rate is 78.3%, the interview lift is 23.1%, and the median time to allowance is 1018 days. The positive interview measure supports using examiner discussions to address discrete technical or claim issues, while the median timing remains relevant to prosecution scheduling.

Qualcomm Incorporated, Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the listed companies. The listed firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, and BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD. The resolved-case volume provides a substantial factual base for aligning interview preparation with amendment strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
853
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
1018
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 788 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
60.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18707683 ENHANCEMENT TO A GTP-U ENTITY RESTART Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18248273 FEEDBACK SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17765626 Failure Reporting in a Wireless Communication Network Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18840287 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COT SHARING OPERATION CONSIDERING SL DRX IN SL-U Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18549473 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING MULTIPLE SUB QUALITY OF SERVICE FLOWS BELONGING TO QUALITY OF SERVICE FLOW IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18759579 UE-INITIATED BEAM MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18430225 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING WIRELESS SIGNALS FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18398914 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17701442 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING CSI REPORTING GRANULARITY Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18028623 ENHANCED RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICES Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18786991 Communication Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18787561 METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING SIGNALING PACKET IN COORDINATED MANNER Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18763807 FAULT LOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18937110 BASE STATION DEVICE, WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18861718 SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING RESOURCE ACTIVATION FOR MOBILE TERMINATED SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18928668 SEMI-DYNAMIC RATE MATCHING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18674547 USER EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION DURING A LOWER-LAYER TRIGGERED MOBILITY SESSION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18707028 ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR PANEL INFORMATION REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18330269 INTERFERENCE ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR MULTIPLE USER MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT GROUPS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18253565 NETWORK SELECTION BASED ON STANDARDS VARIANT FOR A RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18549990 TERMINAL Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18271288 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18674582 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING-BASED CONDITIONAL TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LIMITED
18570032 PARAMETER PROCESSING METHOD, AND ACCESS POINT DEVICE, STATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18559447 ACCESS FAILURE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18674544 HYBRID AI/ML FOR CSI FEEDBACK ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18706180 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-FLOW SYNCHRONIZATION Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18689640 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COORDINATED OPERATIONS IN A MULTIPLE ACCESS POINT MULTI-LINK DEVICE SET IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18285215 TRANSITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEACTIVATED SECONDARY CELL GROUP Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18802127 DEVICES, METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMS FOR CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Parthkumar Patel's allowance rate?

78.3% of resolved applications examined by Parthkumar Patel were allowed (788 resolved cases), compared with 74.1% across Art Unit 2451 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Parthkumar Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Parthkumar Patel took 1,018 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Parthkumar Patel work in?

Parthkumar Patel examines applications in Art Unit 2451 in Tech Center 4100.

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