Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Scott M Sciacca, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SCIACCA, SCOTT M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2146 2446 2478 3627

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

SCIACCA, SCOTT M is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2146. Across 663 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 77.8%, the interview lift is 23.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1210 days. The record shows a substantial allowance level with interviews providing a measurable supporting association.

The principal companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Nokia Corporation. The leading firms are Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P., Apple Inc. -- FKM, and Barta Jones, PLLC. Practitioners may want to combine technically precise amendments with interviews directed to the remaining claim issues.

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

Performance Statistics

77.8%
Allow Rate
+25.8% vs TC avg
715
Total Applications
+23.0%
Interview Lift
1210
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 663 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
56.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18832783 TRANSMISSION SCHEDULING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18912961 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGH-SPEED AND LOW-LATENCY PACKET PROCESSING USING SMART NETWORK DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17995458 User Equipment Assisted Carrier Aggregation Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18819186 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE DEVICES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EMPLOYING ENERGY-STATE REPORTING METHODS FOR AMBIENT-POWER WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) DEVICES Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18743299 CELL HANDOVER METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18645782 SIGNAL SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18541160 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18624315 COMB PATTERNS FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18437055 INITIAL ACCESS WITH FREQUENCY-TRANSLATING NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATER Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18313033 WIDEBAND AND SUBBAND CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Qualcomm Incorporated
18046135 BEAM-SPECIFIC LAYER ONE RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17800862 TWO STEP RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17447653 INTER-DISTRIBUTED UNIT (INTER-DU) CROSSLINK INTERFERENCE (CLI) MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18293139 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18290731 METHOD FOR FORWARDING SYNCHRONIZATION INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
19019585 METHOD TO TRANSMIT DOWNLINK SIGNALING MESSAGE ON CELLULAR SYSTEMS FOR PACKET TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING THE MESSAGE Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18482775 METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF NETWORKS OPERATING IN MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BANDS Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18819470 NETWORK CONTROLLED MEASUREMENT INTERRUPTION RATIO Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18321867 CHANNEL ASSESSMENT DETERMINATION IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18719419 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK POWER SAVING Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18819315 Method and Apparatus for Implementing Sensing QOS and Communication Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18439126 Sensing Assistance Method and Apparatus, Network Side Device, and Terminal Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18828375 NETWORK SCHEDULING FOR IMPROVED RELIABILITY Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18665233 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOGGED QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18682014 DEVICE AND MOBILE RADIO NETWORK-ASSISTED AUTOMATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Scott M Sciacca's allowance rate?

77.8% of resolved applications examined by Scott M Sciacca were allowed (663 resolved cases), compared with 71.7% across Art Unit 2146 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Scott M Sciacca?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Scott M Sciacca take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Scott M Sciacca took 1,210 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Scott M Sciacca work in?

Scott M Sciacca examines applications in Art Unit 2146 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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