Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jean F Voltaire, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VOLTAIRE, JEAN F

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2417 2466

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

VOLTAIRE, JEAN F. is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2417. The record contains 423 resolved cases, an 83.5% allowance rate, and a median of 1031 days to allowance. The interview lift is 15.7%, so interviews may support prosecution but do not replace disciplined written treatment of the outstanding issues.

Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Canon Inc. are the leading companies. The listed firms are ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated, Cooper Legal Group LLC, and HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP. Practitioners can use the strong allowance record to inform expectations while preserving a focused strategy for the median prosecution period.

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

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
460
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 423 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
62.2%
§103 Obviousness
1.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18280496 ROUTING DATA OVER A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LINK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18284693 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO DATA LOSS DUE TO DONOR CHANGE IN A MULTI-HOP NETWORK Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18571667 MLD BSS PARAMETERS CHANGE COUNT AT MLD LEVEL IN MANAGEMENT FRAMES Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18164254 Methods and Apparatus for Change of Connection Link Involving Sidelink Relays Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18386441 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LAYER-2 LINK MODIFICATION IN UE-TO-UE RELAY COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
17924240 TECHNIQUES FOR CONFIGURING SUPPLEMENTARY UPLINK SUPPORT FOR HALF-DUPLEX FDD UE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17759611 INTERLEAVING TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18553350 COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18560589 METHOD AND A RELAY UE (USER EQUIPMENT) FOR SERVICE RELAYING Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18430434 CONTROL RESOURCE MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18250249 METHOD FOR DATA PROCESSING AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jean F Voltaire's allowance rate?

83.5% of resolved applications examined by Jean F Voltaire were allowed (423 resolved cases), compared with 84.9% across Art Unit 2417 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jean F Voltaire?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jean F Voltaire take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jean F Voltaire took 1,031 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jean F Voltaire work in?

Jean F Voltaire examines applications in Art Unit 2417 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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