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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Timothy J Weidner, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WEIDNER, TIMOTHY J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2469 2476 2619

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

WEIDNER, TIMOTHY J is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2419. Across 853 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 86.4%. The median time to allowance is 1009 days. The interview lift is 3.5%, so the profile shows a high allowance rate without a large recorded change associated with interviews. Applicants may therefore place particular emphasis on initial claim drafting, written responses, and focused treatment of the prior art.

The principal companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. The leading firms are Baker Botts L.L.P., Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. The company and firm mix is consistent with communications and mobile-device prosecution. The data supports careful technical framing, especially where claim distinctions must be established through the written record.

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

Performance Statistics

86.4%
Allow Rate
+24.4% vs TC avg
873
Total Applications
+3.5%
Interview Lift
1009
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 853 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18851270 RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) ANALYTICS EXPOSURE MECHANISM Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18701505 EXCHANGING LBT INFORMATION BETWEEN RAN NODES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18757968 CELL HANDOVER METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18859937 COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES AND COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR MULTI-PRACH TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18868969 TIMING ADVANCE SIGNALING FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMIT RECEIVE POINTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18869168 RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL (RRC) STATE SELECTION FOR MULTICAST SERVICE RECEPTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18742317 TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE FOR PHASE CODE FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE (PC-FMCW) SENSING SIGNALS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18729807 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18563644 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18857443 USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18727878 INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18834728 SSID ASSOCIATION WITH ADDRESS INFORMATION Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18959041 STATE DETERMINING METHOD, STATE INDICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18850463 METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR POWER SAVING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
17917121 RADIO LINK FAILURE INFORMATION REPORTING AND OBTAINING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Timothy J Weidner's allowance rate?

86.4% of resolved applications examined by Timothy J Weidner were allowed (853 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Timothy J Weidner?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Timothy J Weidner take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Timothy J Weidner took 1,009 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Timothy J Weidner work in?

Timothy J Weidner examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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