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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Khalid W Shaheed, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHAHEED, KHALID W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2445 2617 2641 2643 2646

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHAHEED, KHALID W is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2445, with 878 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 83.3%, and the median time to allowance is 967 days. The interview lift is 14.9%, indicating a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes. No art unit benchmark is supplied, so the data is best used to establish expectations for this examiner’s docket.

The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. The associated firms are APPLE INC. - Fletcher, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC. Applicants can plan around a favorable allowance environment while allowing time for prosecution beyond the median. Interviews may be useful, but the recorded lift supports treating them as one element of a broader written and claim-focused strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+21.3% vs TC avg
919
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 878 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
28.0%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18832845 Routing Indicator Update via UE Parameters Update (UPU) Procedure Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18015222 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (DRL) BASED SCHEDULING IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18004927 ACARS REPORT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
19101212 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18606528 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SUPPORT CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION AT USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17983808 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING USER ACTION BASED ON LOCATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18533501 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18898225 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SERVICE INTENT EXECUTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18836725 REFERENCE SIGNAL SLOT CONFIGURATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18696277 OVER-THE-AIR (OTA) DATA AGGREGATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18551333 NR AIR-TO-GROUND SIGNALING ENHANCEMENT FOR EARLY INDICATION OF AIR-TO-GROUND CELL Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18192235 TECHNIQUES FOR ACTIVATING THROUGHPUT-CONSTRAINED BEAM MANAGEMENT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18703872 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18277270 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COVERAGE EXTENSION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18902227 MSG3 TRANSMISSION CAPABILITY REPORT IN RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE FOR AMBIENT IOT Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18632513 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TRACKING DOWNLINK RECEPTION TIME TO USE FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18870177 Configuration File Downloading Method, Terminal and Storage Medium Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18734321 BINDING DATA CLEANUP IN RESPONSE TO SESSION STAGNATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18230467 STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CELLULAR NETWORK SYSTEM Final Rejection Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18704467 ASSISTED POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Khalid W Shaheed's allowance rate?

83.3% of resolved applications examined by Khalid W Shaheed were allowed (878 resolved cases), compared with 69.5% across Art Unit 2445 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Khalid W Shaheed?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Khalid W Shaheed take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Khalid W Shaheed took 967 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Khalid W Shaheed work in?

Khalid W Shaheed examines applications in Art Unit 2445 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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