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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Robert C Scheibel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2467 2476 2616 2619

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C has 817 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 80.7%. The median time to allowance is 1004 days. Interviews correspond to a 15.0% lift in the allowance rate. Counsel can treat interviews as a potentially useful supplement to written responses, while using the substantial resolved-case history to place the allowance and timing measures in context.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Apple Inc. The listed firms are Jefferson IP Law, LLP, Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P., and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP - Qualcomm. The applicant and representative names offer practical points of reference for matters involving related portfolios or prosecution approaches.

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

Performance Statistics

80.7%
Allow Rate
+18.7% vs TC avg
863
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
1004
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 817 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18288485 METHODS FOR INTER-NODE COORDINATION FOR RAN ENERGY SAVING Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18552883 EXTENDED DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION DIFFERENTIATION FOR NEW RADIO (NR) Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18823537 METHOD OF RECEIVING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL AND THE CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18815240 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPETITIVE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF UPLINK DATA FOR NETWORK COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18649833 SIDELINK POWER CONTROL WITH CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18451453 METHOD OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18793302 DATA TRANSFER WITHIN CONNECTED MEASUREMENTS RADIO GAPS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18625521 PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNEL ANTENNA PORTS INDICATION ENHANCEMENT FOR DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL TYPE 2 WITH FREQUENCY DOMAIN ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE LENGTH FOUR Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18940899 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD USING MULTIPLE MULTIPLEXING METHODS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18625542 JOINT BEAM MANAGEMENT IN INTEGRATED TERRESTRIAL/NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18890534 TRANSCEIVER DEVICE AND SCHEDULING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18847961 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18886946 UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION MULTIPLEXING ON PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNELS IN NEW RADIO Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18606951 SYMBOL-LEVEL BASED LOG LIKELIHOOD RATIO (LLR) COMPANDING AND DECOMPANDING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18704820 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18860309 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AI BEAM MODEL, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18041169 MULTI-LINK COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18592370 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, FIRST DEVICE, AND SECOND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18761513 Ambient-IoT Locating and Calibration Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18106951 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING SENSING WINDOW, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18888870 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTER-DONOR MIGRATION AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18937844 PRE-ASSOCIATIVE QUALITY-OF-EXPERIENCE ADVERTISING Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Robert C Scheibel's allowance rate?

80.7% of resolved applications examined by Robert C Scheibel were allowed (817 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Robert C Scheibel?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Robert C Scheibel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Robert C Scheibel took 1,004 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Robert C Scheibel work in?

Robert C Scheibel examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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