Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jenkey Van, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VAN, JENKEY

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2419 2477

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

VAN, JENKEY has 577 resolved cases in tech center 2400 and art unit 2419. The allowance rate is 77.8%, the interview lift is 30.8%, and the median time to allowance is 1108 days. The profile shows allowance in a substantial majority of resolved matters. Interviews are associated with a meaningful improvement, while the median indicates a prosecution process extending beyond three years.

The principal companies are InterDigital Inc., NEC Corporation, and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, and Barta Jones, PLLC. Counsel may benefit from technically focused interviews supported by claim amendments that respond directly to the examiner's concerns.

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

Performance Statistics

77.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
613
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1108
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 577 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
56.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18857704 A METHOD FOR CONFIGURING TRANSMISSION RESOURCES FOR A USER EQUIPMENT, A RADIO NETWORK NODE AND A USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18851380 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS NETWORK NODE Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18846334 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18740691 DATACENTER, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18957049 ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18804453 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18352501 Communication Method and Communication Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17729687 TRANSMISSION PROCEDURES FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18851851 ASSISTANCE TO RAN FOR XR APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18887588 METHODS FOR SUPPORTING SESSION CONTINUITY ON PER-PDU-SESSION BASIS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18661027 Frame length obfuscation methods to increase the privacy of STAs in 802.11 Networks Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18655611 Random Access for Estimation SSBs in AIML Systems Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
17834615 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BEACON INFORMATION PROVISIONING, TRANSMISSIONS AND PROTOCOL ENHANCEMENTS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18089282 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18907733 OPERATION OF CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS ON UNLICENSED FREQUENCY BANDS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18832217 EXTERNAL STEERING OF ACCESS TRAFFIC MULTIPATH COMMUNICATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18681585 METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18784890 POLICY PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NETWORK FUNCTION Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18397211 BEAM INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18661167 MULTI-AP COORDINATION OF CHANNEL BANDWIDTH ON A PER-STATION BASIS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18638408 FACILITATING GENERALIZED CELL RESELECTION FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVINGS USING GRAPH-BASED ABSTRACTIONS IN ADVANCED COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jenkey Van's allowance rate?

77.8% of resolved applications examined by Jenkey Van were allowed (577 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jenkey Van?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jenkey Van take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jenkey Van took 1,108 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jenkey Van work in?

Jenkey Van examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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