Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCIACCA, SCOTT M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2146 2446 2478 3627

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Scott M. Sciacca is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2146. He has managed 660 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 77.7 percent. This 77.7 percent rate provides a measure of how often applications result in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this 660-case history to understand the examiner's general tendencies.

The interview lift is 23.0 percent. This 23.0 percent figure represents the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. A positive value like 23.0 percent indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the likelihood of allowance. This suggests that requesting an interview is a productive strategy for this docket.

The median days to allowance is 1210. This 1210-day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. For applicants, this 1210-day median is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. By combining the 77.7 percent allowance rate with the 1210-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded strategy for Art Unit 2146.

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

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+25.7% vs TC avg
705
Total Applications
+23.0%
Interview Lift
1210
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 660 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18912961 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGH-SPEED AND LOW-LATENCY PACKET PROCESSING USING SMART NETWORK DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17838096 TWT COORDINATION FOR MULTI-AP OPERATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17995458 User Equipment Assisted Carrier Aggregation Final Rejection Apple Inc.
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.
18422499 NETWORK OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18541160 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18541148 RELAY COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18770105 IN-BAND WIRELESS RELAY OPERATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18624315 COMB PATTERNS FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18625016 TECHNIQUES FOR ON-DEMAND USER EQUIPMENT TRANSMISSIONS ON SECONDARY CELLS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18437055 INITIAL ACCESS WITH FREQUENCY-TRANSLATING NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATER Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18468614 TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING IN FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATION MODES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18313033 WIDEBAND AND SUBBAND CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Qualcomm Incorporated
18171306 EXCHANGE UL MUTING PATTERN AND UL CONDITIONAL UL MUTING 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 Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18832783 TRANSMISSION SCHEDULING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
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.
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
18482775 METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF NETWORKS OPERATING IN MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BANDS Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18195254 METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF NETWORKS OPERATING IN MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BANDS Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18210034 INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
17799183 TRANSLATION MATRIX USER PORTAL TO SIMPLIFY ONBOARDING SLICES Final Rejection RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.
18682014 DEVICE AND MOBILE RADIO NETWORK-ASSISTED AUTOMATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG

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