Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Samuel Dilan Rutnam, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RUTNAM, SAMUEL DILAN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2469 2471 4100

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

RUTNAM, SAMUEL DILAN handles cases in tech center 4100 and art unit 2469. Across 60 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 86.7%, the interview lift is 17.8%, and the median time to allowance is 1158 days. The limited case volume makes the figures more useful as an individual prosecution signal than as a broad measure of repeated outcomes.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., and Sony Group Corporation are the leading companies associated with the docket. FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, Crowell, and FIG. 1 Patents are the leading firms. Applicants may find interview preparation relevant, but the allowance profile is the more pronounced feature of this record.

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

Performance Statistics

86.7%
Allow Rate
+26.7% vs TC avg
110
Total Applications
+17.8%
Interview Lift
1158
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 60 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
31.9%
§102 Novelty
64.8%
§103 Obviousness
0.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18554301 First Node and Communications System Methods Performed Thereby, for Handling a Change of a Wireless Device from a First Cell to a Second Cell Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18159565 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW-LATENCY TRAFFIC IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18098955 USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17910230 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MBS CONFIGURATION AND RECEPTION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17796421 CONTROL OF UPLINK TRANSMISSION FOR ERROR ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
17756432 CONTROL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONNECTION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17855237 RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17726985 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18967832 PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL STATUS REPORT TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17998414 CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTS AND CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH JOINT SENSING AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17955339 LOW POWER WAKE UP RADIO IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18839993 RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
17791381 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR CELL RESELECTION Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17632564 TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18972000 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION AND EXECUTION OF MEASUREMENT IN CELL SWITCH PROCEDURE CONSIDERING DUAL CONNECTIVITY Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18867967 CROSS-SSB-SUPPORTING MULTI-PRACH TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION METHODS AND APPARATUSES Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18857411 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR SENSING MEASUREMENT REPORTING Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18688839 SENSING SIGNAL NEGOTIATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, CORE NETWORK ENTITY AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18956404 CELL BARRING BASED ON DEVICE CAPABILITY AT A FREQUENCY BAND Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18578599 INTERWORKING BETWEEN LAYER 3 (L3) HANDOVER AND LAYER 1 (L1)/LAYER 2 (L2) CENTRIC INTER-CELL CHANGE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18780070 METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18581915 PAGING MESSAGE MONITORING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP,. LTD.
18918296 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18060443 BEAM STATE UPDATING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18807212 EXTRACTING INSIGHTS FROM REAL-TIME INTERNET ROUTING DATA Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18020179 METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONTROL CHANNEL ELEMENT (CCE) INDEX AND RELATED PRODUCTS Final Rejection SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Samuel Dilan Rutnam's allowance rate?

86.7% of resolved applications examined by Samuel Dilan Rutnam were allowed (60 resolved cases), compared with 80.6% across Art Unit 2469 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Samuel Dilan Rutnam?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Samuel Dilan Rutnam take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Samuel Dilan Rutnam took 1,158 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Samuel Dilan Rutnam work in?

Samuel Dilan Rutnam examines applications in Art Unit 2469 in Tech Center 4100.

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