Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TOWFIGHI, AFSHAWN M

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2458 2463 2469 2473 4100

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Afshawn M Towfighi is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, Art Unit 2458. The examiner has 982 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 87.7 percent and an interview lift of 9.0 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 920.

The 9.0 percent interview lift is a metric that can be compared to the 87.7 percent base allowance rate. This indicates that conducting an interview is a method for increasing the likelihood of an allowance. The 920 day median pendency is the timeframe applicants can expect when navigating the resolved cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 2458. Practitioners can consider how these metrics influence the overall prosecution timeline.

With 982 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics provide a view of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners can use the 87.7 percent allowance rate to assess the probability of a grant. The 9.0 percent lift and the Tech Center 4100 environment are factors for prosecution strategy. These data points help in setting expectations for clients.

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

Performance Statistics

87.7%
Allow Rate
+27.7% vs TC avg
988
Total Applications
+9.0%
Interview Lift
920
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 982 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
32.6%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18863602 Resource Allocation for Wireless Communication and Sensing Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18931686 Transmitting Wake-Up Signals for Paging Operations Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18859700 CODEBOOK-BASED TRANSMISSION OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18696246 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18843160 TECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE 8TX UPLINK MIMO TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18631115 Transmission of Multi-SIM device Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
18431460 Connection Failure Report for Multiple Transmission and Reception Points Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
18723464 METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18849017 SUPPORT OF SRS TRANSMISSION WITH 8 ANTENNA PORTS Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18867484 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING RADIO LINK FAILURE DURING PATH SWITCH Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18784858 METHOD FOR PROVISIONING AD HOC MONITORING TIME FOR REPITITION GRANTS AND USER EQUIPMENT ENERGY SAVINGS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18795052 Method And Apparatus For Reporting Aggregated Bandwidth Capability In Mobile Communications Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18676918 DIGITAL TWIN DEVICE-BASED RAN-CORE CONVERGED MOBILE CORE NETWORK Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18931661 TIME-DOMAIN RESOURCE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18752140 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, FIRST ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, SECOND ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18900111 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRAME STRUCTURES FOR COMMUNICATION IN PASSIVE/SEMI-PASSIVE INTERNET-OF-THINGS Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18935235 CONTROLLING UE BEHAVIOR FOR CSI/SRS REPORTING DURING DRX Non-Final OA Sun Patent Trust
18846460 SUB-BAND INFORMATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18812135 CHANNEL PUNCTURING INDICATION IN A SOUNDING NULL DATA PACKET (NDP) FRAME Non-Final OA Avalon Technology Solutions LLC
18837183 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
18835202 BEACON SIGNALS FOR BEAM MANAGEMENT AT COVERAGE ENHANCING DEVICE Final Rejection SONY EUROPE B.V.
18815881 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC

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