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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Francesca Lima Santos, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SANTOS, FRANCESCA LIMA

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2468 2483

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

SANTOS, FRANCESCA LIMA is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2468. The profile records 16 resolved cases, an 87.5% allowance rate, and an 18.2% interview lift. Median time to allowance is 978 days. The small number of resolved cases makes the reported outcome preliminary and limits predictive use for new applications.

Listed companies include Qualcomm Incorporated, Sharp Corporation, and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Listed firms include WEISBERG I.P. LAW, P.A., AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, and BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD. These names may help counsel identify relevant communications and prosecution experience in the Art Unit.

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

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+29.5% vs TC avg
55
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
978
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
30.0%
§102 Novelty
62.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18557340 MACHINE LEARNING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18032136 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECTRUM SHARING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18696664 CONFIGURATION OF A REPEATER STATION IN A WIRELESS COMMNUICATION NETWORK Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18636029 DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DM-RS) PATTERNS AND SCRAMBLING SEQUENCES FOR PHYSICAL SIDELINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PSCCH) OR PHYSICAL SIDELINK SHARED CHANNEL (PSSCH) TRANSMISSIONS WITH MULTIPLE STARTING SYMBOLS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18292601 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATE INDICATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18865963 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18720712 USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS AND METHODS Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18578647 METHOD FOR DETERMINING RRM MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION, UE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18647060 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC GRANT UPLINK HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST OPERATION WITH NETWORK CODING Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18634235 METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PRIMARY SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL-BASED MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18783852 DISASTER ROAMING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18863630 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE HANDLING FOR EXTENDED REALITY TRAFFIC Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18750193 DEVICE CAPABILITY COORDINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18862501 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Francesca Lima Santos's allowance rate?

87.5% of resolved applications examined by Francesca Lima Santos were allowed (16 resolved cases), compared with 70.6% across Art Unit 2468 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Francesca Lima Santos?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Francesca Lima Santos take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Francesca Lima Santos took 978 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Francesca Lima Santos work in?

Francesca Lima Santos examines applications in Art Unit 2468 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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