Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SEFCHECK, GREGORY B

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2477 2619

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gregory B. Sefcheck is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2419. He has overseen 695 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 69.2 percent. This 69.2 percent rate reflects the frequency of patent grants under his review. Practitioners can use the 695 resolved cases as a baseline for understanding the examination environment in this art unit.

The interview lift is 19.6 percent. This 19.6 percent figure represents the change in the likelihood of allowance following an interview. A positive value of 19.6 percent indicates that interviews are associated with a higher probability of success. This suggests that requesting an interview is a productive strategy for applicants seeking to resolve outstanding issues.

The median days to allowance is 1295. This 1295-day duration is the middle value for the time elapsed from filing to grant. For applicants, this 1295-day median is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. By combining the 69.2 percent allowance rate with the 1295-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded strategy for Art Unit 2419.

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

Performance Statistics

69.2%
Allow Rate
+7.2% vs TC avg
748
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
1295
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 695 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18859509 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18849914 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18557885 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19000969 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PSA-UPF RELOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18922292 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING OF INTER-CELL BEAM MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18754335 OPERATING METHODS OF BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR JOINT DECODING OF INTERFERENCE UPLINK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
18722981 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR POSITIONING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18258155 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MBS RECEPTION IN RRC IDLE AND RRC INACTIVE STATE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18830130 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING SLEEPY FUNCTIONALITY IN WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18850208 METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18117261 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE BEAMS COLLISION HANDLING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection ASUSTek Computer Inc.
18679304 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17311984 Selecting a Wireless Network Connection Non-Final OA Google LLC
18455559 UE SUGGESTED UPLINK RESOURCE ALLOCATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18263044 PUNCTURING OF INTER-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS DURING EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM FALLBACK CALL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18261975 TRANSMISSION OF CANCELLED UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18245710 UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION MAPPING FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION SWITCHING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18069140 VARIABLE UPLINK GRANT CONFIGURATIONS FOR HIGH POWER CLASS DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18001825 LAYER 2 RELAY INITIAL CONFIGURATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17662831 INTER USER EQUIPMENT COORDINATION FOR RESOURCE POOLS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17650504 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR C-V2X SYNCHRONIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18560328 ENHANCED SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SRS) OPERATION FOR FIFTH-GENERATION (5G) SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18193340 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING A DATA FIELD OF A PHYSICAL LAYER (PHY) PROTOCOL DATA UNIT (PPDU) OVER A PLURALITY OF CHANNEL BANDWIDTH (BW) SEGMENTS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17986795 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFYING QoS CHANGE, DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18559187 REFERENCE SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17599051 User Equipment, Radio Network Node and Methods Performed Therein for Handling Communication Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18853593 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
17420847 USER EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18855326 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17146917 FLEXIBLE DATA TRANSMISSION METHODS CONSIDERING CONFIGURED GRANT TIMERS Final Rejection NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

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