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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ashley L Shivers, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHIVERS, ASHLEY L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2477 2619

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHIVERS, ASHLEY L is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2419. The profile records 631 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 87.0% and a median of 1000 days to allowance. The 14.8% interview lift indicates that interviews are associated with a higher allowance outcome in this record, although the effect is smaller than the examiner’s overall allowance rate.

The listed company activity centers on Qualcomm Incorporated, Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Counsel appearing most often includes Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, Brooks Kushman P.C., and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP - Qualcomm. Practitioners handling matters in art unit 2419 can use this profile to identify recurring applicant and firm experience, while planning prosecution around a high observed allowance rate and a 1000-day median timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

87.0%
Allow Rate
+25.0% vs TC avg
655
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
1000
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 631 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18686067 WIRELESS DEVICE, NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY FOR HANDLING A CONFIGURATION OF ONE OR MORE THRESHOLDS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18277448 AVOIDING LOSING NETWORK ACCESS DUE TO LACK OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM COVERAGE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18663448 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18918600 CONFIGURATION OF CONTROL CHANNELS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18440587 PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL CONFIGURATIONS FOR FULL DUPLEX SYMBOLS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18419467 REESTABLISHMENT WITH REDIRECTION FOR A NARROWBAND INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE Non-Final OA Qualcomm Incorporated
18718321 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18699513 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATE CARRIER CONFIGURATION Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18840049 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING WAKE-UP SIGNAL, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18716466 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18972107 RANDOM ACCESS IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18642758 METHOD FOR RESOURCE INDICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18829664 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NODE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18086355 RELAY DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, RELAY CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ashley L Shivers's allowance rate?

87.0% of resolved applications examined by Ashley L Shivers were allowed (631 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ashley L Shivers?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ashley L Shivers take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ashley L Shivers took 1,000 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ashley L Shivers work in?

Ashley L Shivers examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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