Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SORRELL, ERON J

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 2181 2182 2417 2465 3992

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eron J Sorrell has an allowance rate of 81.0 percent across 327 resolved cases. The median time to allowance is 1061 days. In Art Unit 2181, the interview lift is 6.2 percent. This 6.2 percent lift is a factor for practitioners in Tech Center 3900.

The 81.0 percent allowance rate indicates a high probability of success for applications. While the 6.2 percent interview lift is modest, it still offers a benefit for cases that encounter difficulties. The 1061-day median pendency provides a standard timeline for successful outcomes. This data from 327 cases offers a clear view of the examiner's performance.

Practitioners can use the 81.0 percent allowance rate and the 1061-day median to guide their strategy. The 6.2 percent lift from interviews is a tool for resolving remaining issues in Art Unit 2181. These figures provide a reliable basis for predicting prosecution results.

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

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+21.0% vs TC avg
338
Total Applications
+6.2%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 327 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18920317 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FRAME IN WLAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18868266 CENTRAL UNIT, DISTRIBUTED UNIT, RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, UE, AND METHODS THEREFOR Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18940972 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18505583 Resource Selection for Sidelink Inter-UE Coordination Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18077440 DISCOVERY SIGNALS AND PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18860271 METHODS FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MECHANISMS BASED ON UNIFIED TCI FOR MTRP Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18696782 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL SEPARATION FOR INTELLIGENT REFLECTING SURFACE (IRS)-BASED TRANSMISSION Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18866183 BCC LOW CODING RATE DESIGNS FOR NEXT-GENERATION WLAN Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18369198 GENERATING DOWNLINK FRAME AND SEARCHING FOR CELL Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18215673 PREAMBLE ALLOCATION METHOD AND RANDOM ACCESS METHOD IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18603037 System providing faster and more efficient data communication Final Rejection Bright Data Ltd
18852320 Information Transmission Method, Related Device and Storage Medium Non-Final OA China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd.

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