Listed by the USPTO as THOMAS, WILFRED
Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416
This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases
Wilfred Thomas serves in Tech Center 2400, working within Art Unit 2416. He has 284 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 76.8%. This rate indicates a favorable environment for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1154, which suggests a prosecution timeline of just over three years for most granted patents. The 1154 median days to allowance is a key figure for setting applicant expectations.
The interview lift of 30.0% is a strong indicator that direct communication is highly effective. Applicants who schedule interviews are significantly more likely to achieve an allowance compared to the baseline rate of 76.8%. His docket includes major telecommunications companies such as Qualcomm Incorporated, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and LG Electronics Inc. These entities represent the primary focus of his examination work in Art Unit 2416.
The top firms appearing in his profile are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and Baker Botts L.L.P. The 76.8% allowance rate and 30.0% interview lift suggest a clear path to success through proactive engagement. While the 1154 median days to allowance is somewhat lengthy, the high lift figure provides a strategy for potentially overcoming rejections more efficiently. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to leverage this 30.0% increase in allowance probability.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18261445 | SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL SUBBAND-LEVEL SOUNDING | Non-Final OA | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL) |
| 17633323 | PUSCH DMRS DESIGN IN 2-STEP RANDOM ACCESS | Final Rejection | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 18693007 | SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION OPERATION METHOD AND DEVICE | Final Rejection | LG Electronics Inc. |
| 18294070 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | LG Electronics Inc. |
| 18579102 | METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION | Final Rejection | NEC CORPORATION |
| 18710826 | CONFIGURATION OF CANDIDATE TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATES | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18692988 | CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTS DURING A SMALL DATA TRANSFER SESSION | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18422355 | SIGNALING OF TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18357427 | EXTENDED DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL SCRAMBLING IDENTIFIER FOR DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL COMMUNICATION | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18248501 | SELF-INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTS FOR SINGLE FREQUENCY FULL DUPLEX (SFFD) COMMUNICATION | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18355338 | MECHANISM TO HANDLE TRANSMIT OPPORTUNITY TERMINATION IN NON-PRIMARY CHANNEL ACCESS | Non-Final OA | Intel Corporation |
| 18028465 | DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION INDICATING TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR STATES | Final Rejection | LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED |
| 18019583 | CHANNEL OCCUPANCY BASED ON A PRIORITY | Non-Final OA | Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. |
| 17799141 | SIGNALING AND TIMELINE REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTIPLEXING BETWEEN HARQ-ACK CODEBOOKS WITH DIFFERENT PRIORITIES | Final Rejection | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18579185 | RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. |
| 18916206 | BEAM INDICATION FOR 5G NEW RADIO | Non-Final OA | INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. |
| 18780890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FREQUENCY HOPPING OF CHANNEL, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD. |
| 18869267 | METHOD FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT SPECTRUM SHARING | Non-Final OA | Nokia Technologies Oy |
| 18948171 | UPSAMPLING OF NETWORK TRAFFIC TRACES | Non-Final OA | Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy |
| 18711002 | METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR CAPABILITY REPORTING IN RELAY COMMUNICATIONS | Final Rejection | MEDIATEK INC. |
| 18692931 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DATA SCHEDULING | Final Rejection | MEDIATEK INC. |
| 18870777 | Information Transmission Method and Apparatus, and Storage Medium and Electronic Apparatus | Non-Final OA | ZTE Corporation |
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Build Your Strategy76.8% of resolved applications examined by Wilfred Thomas were allowed (284 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +30.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Wilfred Thomas took 1,154 days on average from filing to allowance.
Wilfred Thomas examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).
