Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Benjamin Peter Welte, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WELTE, BENJAMIN PETER

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2477

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Benjamin Peter Welte is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, specifically Art Unit 2477. Across 44 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 63.6%. The median time to allowance for these cases is 1183 days. These metrics provide a baseline for practitioners navigating the prosecution process in this specific unit.

Practitioners may find value in conducting interviews, as the data shows an interview lift of 14.7%. This figure suggests that direct engagement often correlates with successful outcomes. Major entities appearing before this examiner include Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The 14.7% lift is a key factor for firms to consider when planning their response strategies.

Legal representation is frequently provided by firms such as Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, PRICE HENEVELD LLP, and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP. The 63.6% allowance rate and 1183 days median pendency reflect the examiner's historical performance across the 44 resolved cases in the current data set. These statistics offer a clear overview of the expected timeline and probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
+5.6% vs TC avg
101
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 44 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
76.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18683867 First Node, Second Node and Third Node, Communications System and Methods Performed, Thereby for Handling Mobility of One or More Ongoing Communication Sessions for a Device Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18550007 VISION-ASSISTED SAFE MODE HANDLING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18017559 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAUSING RADIO LINK FAILURE DETECTION FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18468350 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING EPS FALLBACK IN NEXT GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18351156 BASE STATION AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18191500 INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL TIMING MODE SIGNALING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18245996 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING EEC FOR SERVICE PROVISIONING AND EAS DISCOVERY Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18019381 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17919877 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION FOR LINK FAILURE REPORTING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18496037 PSCCH DETECTION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18495867 ENERGY SAVING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18164860 Frequency Domain Resource Determining Method, Device, and Storage Medium Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18152358 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18068863 MEASUREMENT REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18857318 RECOMMENDATION FOR CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18833656 COMMON TIMING ADVANCE GROUP FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMIT RECEIVE POINT OPERATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18500748 BEAM MANAGEMENT TRIGGERS DUE TO POLARIZATION IMBALANCE WITH UE CASE AND COVER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18491664 DYNAMIC INDICATIONS FOR PARTIAL UL SKIPPING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18550584 AIR-TO-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18190043 MULTI-CARRIER NONLINEAR SELF-INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION FOR FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18004531 UPLINK RESOURCES FOR UE INITIATED CSI AND DOWNLINK GRANT CSI Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18054090 TECHNIQUES FOR INTER-CELL TRAFFIC COORDINATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18052451 INDICATION OF UPLINK TRANSMISSION PRECODING PARAMETER CHANGE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17801901 POWER EFFICIENT MANNER TO OPERATE USER EQUIPMENT (UE) IN MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY DUAL CONNECTIVITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18934016 Heterogeneous Multi-Channel Scanning for Wireless Devices Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18995234 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18990852 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SPECIFIC CONNECTIVITY QUALITY OF SERVICE ALONG A ROUTE OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18276765 DETERMINING PERIODICITY OF SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS OUT OF THE NETWORK COVERAGE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18921199 METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18080311 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Benjamin Peter Welte's allowance rate?

63.6% of resolved applications examined by Benjamin Peter Welte were allowed (44 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2477 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Benjamin Peter Welte?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Benjamin Peter Welte take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Benjamin Peter Welte took 1,183 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Benjamin Peter Welte work in?

Benjamin Peter Welte examines applications in Art Unit 2477 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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