Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RIVAS, RAUL

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2471 4100

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Raul Rivas is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2471. He has 484 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 83.7 percent. The interview lift is 9.2 percent. This indicates that while interviews provide a small benefit, the examiner is generally inclined to allow cases. The median days to allowance is 996.

With 484 resolved cases, the 83.7 percent allowance rate is a strong indicator of a favorable outcome. The 996 median days suggest a timeline of less than three years. The 9.2 percent lift suggests that interviews may not be as necessary here as with more restrictive examiners. The 484 resolved cases provide a solid data set. The 83.7 percent allowance rate is a significant positive for applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

83.7%
Allow Rate
+23.7% vs TC avg
532
Total Applications
+9.2%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 484 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
65.3%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18717161 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SENSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SL DRX IN NR V2X Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18425349 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECONDARY NODE RECOVERY IN NON-STANDALONE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18382229 Multiple Layer Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) Transmission That Uses More Than One Codeword Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18337520 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MEASUREMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18716936 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18441527 SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK-BASED INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18332482 CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE REPORTING FOR MULTIPLE TYPES OF TRANSMISSION TIME INTERVALS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18331537 CONDITIONAL MEASUREMENT GAPS FOR DELAY CRITICAL TRAFFIC Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18308574 EVENT-BASED REPORTING OF BEAM-RELATED PREDICTION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18002597 RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR RECIPROCAL CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17890175 SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUES FOR ENERGY SAVING AND OVERHEAD REDUCTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17808378 CHOOSING RANDOM SELECTION OR PARTIAL SENSING FOR SIDELINK RESOURCE SELECTION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19050602 Handling Out of Date Delay Reports Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
18905536 TECHNIQUES FOR INDICATING ON-DEMAND SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18851790 UE POLICIES PROVISIONING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18715790 Minimization of Drive Test Configuration in User Equipment Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18559221 SCHEDULING CELL EDGE USERS TO AVOID CROSS LINK INTERFERENCE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18252466 MULTI-LINK MEASUREMENT REPORTING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17924474 SUBSCRIPTION BASED SERVICE RESTRICTION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17759158 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18085570 METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL CHANNEL OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
18294962 EARLY MEASUREMENT REPORTING DURING SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18571016 ENHANCING SPLIT BEARER DATA TRANSFER Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18553950 CONFIGURATION OF A DEVICE TO AVOID FREQUENCY CONFLICTS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18552981 ACTIVATION/DE-ACTIVATION MECHANISM FOR ONE SCG AND SCELLS, AND CONDITIONAL PSCELL CHANGE/ADDITION Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18206326 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DATA FOR OBSERVABILITY Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18016326 CSI MEASUREMENT REPORTING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18427785 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC

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