Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: THOMPSON, JR, OTIS L

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2419 2463 2469 2477 2619 2859 4100

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Otis L Thompson, Jr. is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2419. The examiner has an allowance rate of 88.9% across 1034 resolved cases. This volume of experience suggests a predictable environment for applicants. The median days to allowance is 872, which is a timeline for reaching a grant.

The interview lift is 9.5%, which enhances the 88.9% baseline. This indicates that while written prosecution is successful, an interview can provide an additional boost to the chances of allowance. For practitioners, the 872-day median pendency is a benefit, showing that the examiner processes cases. With 1034 resolved cases, these metrics are statistically robust and provide a foundation for planning a prosecution strategy. The combination of an 88.9% allowance rate and a 9.5% lift makes Art Unit 2419 a productive venue for patent applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+28.9% vs TC avg
1,057
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
872
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1034 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18856488 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18946356 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18748691 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO DATA ANALYTICS IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18796228 ANTENNA SELECTION FOR DATA TRANSMISSION AND TUNER STATE SELECTION FOR RECEPTION OPTIMIZATION BY A MULTI-ANTENNA USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17950949 Device-Driven Network Connection Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18924546 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RETRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18649666 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18703338 Managing Uplink Time Alignment Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18742731 MODEL MANAGEMENT FOR CONTROL CHANNEL ENCODING OR DECODING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18926823 CONCEPTS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA TO ONE OR MORE USERS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18845788 FULL DUPLEX INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT BASED ON DEVICE LOCATION Non-Final OA Kyocera Corporation
18257025 TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18844259 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18841797 ENHANCED REFERENCE SIGNAL PREDICTION IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18899320 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING OR RECONFIGURING PRIMARY CELL, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18679266 RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE TECHNIQUES Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18904086 Time Critical Packet Transmission Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18774326 CONFIGURATION OF A NETWORK USING A FLEX-ALGORITHM ROUTING MECHANISM Final Rejection Juniper Networks, Inc.
18865602 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FORWARDING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18832211 POLICY PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18861219 BEAM INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND REPEATER, HOST BASE STATION AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
18220967 ON DEMAND CELL-SITE INFORMATION COLLECTION IN A CLOUD 5G ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18810439 ABBREVIATED HEADER COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUANTEFI CORPORATION

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