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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Bob A Phunkulh, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PHUNKULH, BOB A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2412 2419 2477 2619

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

PHUNKULH, BOB A is assigned to technology center 2600 and art unit 2412. The profile covers 963 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 89.4%. The high case volume makes the profile useful for identifying a consistent prosecution pattern, and the allowance rate shows that most resolved matters reached allowance.

The median time to allowance is 982 days. Interview lift is 9.4%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance, although the measured difference is smaller than the overall allowance tendency.

Recurring companies include NEC Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., and Lenovo (United States) Inc. The listed firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, Armis Intellectual Property Law, LLC, and BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD. Practitioners may find that careful claim development remains central, with interviews serving as a supplementary prosecution measure.

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

Performance Statistics

89.4%
Allow Rate
+27.4% vs TC avg
998
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
982
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 963 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
31.9%
§102 Novelty
41.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18853347 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PREAMBLE-PUNCTURING-BASED COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18103749 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION BASED ON SPATIAL PARAMETER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18767136 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING UPLINK SYNCHRONIZATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18897208 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18848171 METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18868272 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND ACCESS NETWORK NODE Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18916851 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17267116 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATION FOR CANCELLING UPLINK TRANSMISSION Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18979153 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18758767 SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18162153 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18909670 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, ENHANCED NODE B AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
17687433 REFERENCE SIGNAL SIGNALING FOR SECONDARY CELLS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18853581 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18767103 RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION ANALYSIS DEVICE, RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18848345 METHODS AND APPARATUS OF CSI OMISSION FOR COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18725678 HANDLING OF DATA TRANSMISSION IN DOWNLINK (DL) SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION (SDT) Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18868251 RELAY CONNECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
19001286 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR CLEAR CHANNEL ALLOCATION Non-Final OA SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
17396415 Control Channel Repetition Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18926264 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION ELEMENT, COMMUNICATION NODE, SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18617132 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UE TRIGGERED ON/OFF STATUS CONTROL FOR NETWORK NODES Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bob A Phunkulh's allowance rate?

89.4% of resolved applications examined by Bob A Phunkulh were allowed (963 resolved cases), compared with 82.9% across Art Unit 2412 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bob A Phunkulh?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bob A Phunkulh take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bob A Phunkulh took 982 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bob A Phunkulh work in?

Bob A Phunkulh examines applications in Art Unit 2412 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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