Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TOKUTA, SHEAN S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2413 2419 2446

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shean S. Tokuta has resolved 518 cases in Art Unit 2413 within Tech Center 2400. The examiner maintains a strong allowance rate of 79.7 percent. The median time to allowance is 975 days, which is a standard timeframe for this tech center.

An interview lift of 16.2 percent suggests that direct communication provides a meaningful benefit to applicants. This lift indicates that verbal discussion is a useful tool for resolving issues and securing a grant, improving upon the 79.7 percent baseline. The overall metrics point to a favorable prosecution environment with a high likelihood of success. Practitioners should use the 16.2 percent lift to resolve any technical hurdles during the 975 day median pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+21.7% vs TC avg
544
Total Applications
+16.2%
Interview Lift
975
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 518 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18922311 USER EQUIPMENT BAND SELECTION FOR CELLULAR PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18629750 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CELL RESELECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19574179 MANAGING DIGITAL ARTIFACT ACCESS USING AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS Final Rejection Citibank, N.A.
18897861 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PASS-THROUGH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18889025 TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISCARDING MECHANISM Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
17905218 METHOD FOR GROUP BASED L1-SINR MEASUREMENT AND REPORT Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18506212 Cloud Service Deployment Method of Cloud Platform and Related Device Non-Final OA Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18859250 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18860268 POWER CONTROL WITH NETWORK-CONTROLLED REPEATERS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18859723 MULTI-ANTENNA PANEL TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18943363 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING SYNCHRONIZED DATA STRUCTURES FOR SYNCHRONIZED GROUPS Non-Final OA DK Crown Holdings Inc.
18693830 Terminal Devices, Network Devices, and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18040005 SPECIAL QoE MEASUREMENTS DURING RRC CONNECTED STATE MOBILITY Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
17975586 CELL SELECTION METHOD, CELL SELECTION CONTROL METHOD AND REATED DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18912273 CLOUD DEFINED STORAGE Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18083544 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO GENERATE DATA PACKETS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18950422 DATA VALIDATION TECHNIQUES FOR SENSITIVE DATA MIGRATION ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS Non-Final OA EQUIFAX INC.
18700770 REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND USER EQUIPMENT, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18704970 INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Final Rejection CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP CO., LTD.
18842995 ON-DEMAND SELECTIVE RETRANSMISSIONS FOR UPLINK POSE AND CONTROL INFORMATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18933980 MULTI-TENANCY VIA CODE ENCAPSULATED IN SERVER REQUESTS Non-Final OA Auth0, Inc.

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