Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nicholas Sloms, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2476

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

SLOMS, NICHOLAS works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2476. He has 606 resolved cases, a 68.6% allowance rate, and a 10.5% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1251 days.

His listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. His listed firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, Qualcomm, Bayes PLLC, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. The record combines substantial case volume with a median pendency that practitioners may need to account for in portfolio planning.

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

Performance Statistics

68.6%
Allow Rate
+10.6% vs TC avg
645
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
1251
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 606 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
64.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18540965 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT REPORT Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18902832 SIMULTANEOUS LINK OPERATION FOR MULTI-LINK DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18752761 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18303030 ROUTING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18743813 SPLIT RENDERING FOR LAYER 3 MULTIPATH RELAY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18658184 FIDELITY INDICATIONS FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA Qualcomm Incorporated
18448114 SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18365905 SYNCHRONIZING A POLICY CONTROL FUNCTION WITH A USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18551042 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MULTI-HOP TRANSMISSION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK, METHOD FOR PROCESSING A MULTI-HOP TRANSMISSION, CORRESPONDING DEVICES, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS Non-Final OA ORANGE
18836625 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18277162 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18842056 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS SUITABLE FOR COMMUNICATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH QUASI-COLOCATION AND A COMMUNICATION METHOD IN ASSOCIATION THERETO Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18707436 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18431288 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18898216 METHOD FOR INDICATING TA, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18755660 CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18357298 RESOURCE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18408975 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING HANDOVER FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY WIRELESS DEVICES Final Rejection T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18389326 INTER RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONS AND MILLIMETER WAVE ADDITION Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18834990 METHOD AND DATA BUS HEAD NODE FOR DETERMINING A PROPAGATION DELAY BETWEEN THE HEAD NODE ON ONE SIDE AND A PLURALITY OF OTHER BUS NODES OF THE DATA BUS ON THE OTHER SIDE, CORRESPONDING DATA BUS SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE DATA BUS SYSTEM Non-Final OA CARIAD SE

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nicholas Sloms's allowance rate?

68.6% of resolved applications examined by Nicholas Sloms were allowed (606 resolved cases), compared with 78.1% across Art Unit 2476 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nicholas Sloms?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nicholas Sloms take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nicholas Sloms took 1,251 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nicholas Sloms work in?

Nicholas Sloms examines applications in Art Unit 2476 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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