Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Stephen Nicholas Steiner, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as STEINER, STEPHEN NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2464

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

STEINER, STEPHEN NICHOLAS is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2464. The record contains 322 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 73.6%. Interviews have a reported lift of 15.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1033 days. The allowance figure indicates that favorable outcomes are common within this case set, while the interview measure identifies a narrower effect.

The leading companies are NEC Corporation, Lenovo (United States) Inc., and Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. The listed firms are HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP, IPX PLLC, and Kunzler Needham Hilton - Lenovo. Prosecution teams can use the profile to balance a strong allowance record against the longer median timeline and the more modest interview association.

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

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
334
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 322 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
50.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18271365 Methods and Devices for Sidelink Configuration and Operation Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19076056 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION AND SYSTEM INFORMATION RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18274361 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18250022 MEETING AN ERROR VECTOR MAGNITUDE REQUIREMENT Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18548774 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CAPABILITY ACQUISITION AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CAPABILITY REPORTING Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18078071 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD USING FREQUENCY RANGE CONFIGURED BY NETWORK SIDE DEVICE, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18061236 RESOURCE OBTAINING METHOD, RESOURCE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Non-Final OA Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
18058692 CHANNEL ESTIMATION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18171876 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION IN NEW RADIO (NR) INACTIVE STATE Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Stephen Nicholas Steiner's allowance rate?

73.6% of resolved applications examined by Stephen Nicholas Steiner were allowed (322 resolved cases), compared with 77.1% across Art Unit 2464 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Stephen Nicholas Steiner?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Stephen Nicholas Steiner take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Stephen Nicholas Steiner took 1,033 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Stephen Nicholas Steiner work in?

Stephen Nicholas Steiner examines applications in Art Unit 2464 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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