Listed by the USPTO as SAMS, MATTHEW C
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2642 2643 2646
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
SAMS, MATTHEW C is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617. The record contains 777 resolved cases and a 68.0% allowance rate. The 1232-day median to allowance suggests that applicants should expect prosecution to require sustained effort and should consider timing implications for related filings and commercial plans.
The interview lift is 11.3%, indicating a positive but moderate association with allowance. A targeted interview may help clarify technical distinctions, but the data supports pairing that step with carefully developed written responses. The leading companies are Apple Inc., Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd., and Qualcomm Incorporated. The principal firms are FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - CISCO, and AKA CHAN LLP.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18719322 | POSITIONING MEASUREMENT REQUEST INCLUDING NUMBER OF PATHS | Final Rejection | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 19105563 | NODE, USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18416636 | USER EQUIPMENT POLICY CONTROL WITH POLICY CONTROL FUNCTION RESELECTION | Final Rejection | APPLE INC. |
| 18372009 | LOW POWER PAGE SCAN THROUGH ID SENSING | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18853403 | Managing SDT Configuration Parameters in Handover | Non-Final OA | GOOGLE LLC |
| 17951780 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18209899 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND INTEGRATION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18331718 | MODEL GENERALIZATION | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 19014018 | ACCESSING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK USING A USER IDENTIFIER | Non-Final OA | Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. |
| 19110554 | CONTROLLING NETWORK BEHAVIOUR TO INHIBIT INFORMATION LEAKAGE | Non-Final OA | Nokia Technologies Oy |
| 18431052 | METHOD FOR LOCATION SERVICE IN EDGE COMPUTING | Final Rejection | ZTE CORPORATION |
| 19005665 | RECOVERING FROM RECURSIVE WIRELESS CLIENT AUTHENTICATION FAILURES | Non-Final OA | Cisco Technology, Inc. |
| 19005618 | BACKSCATTER AMBIENT POWER (AMP) DEVICE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING ULTRA WIDEBAND (UWB) IMPULSE RADAR | Non-Final OA | Cisco Technology, Inc. |
| 18681607 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING UL POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL, AND TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy68.0% of resolved applications examined by Matthew C Sams were allowed (777 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +11.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Matthew C Sams took 1,232 days on average from filing to allowance.
Matthew C Sams examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).
