Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WHITAKER, JUSTIN MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2415

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Justin Michael Whitaker is a patent examiner assigned to Art Unit 2415 within Tech Center 2400. The examiner's professional record includes 19 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 68.4% for these applications. This figure serves as a primary indicator of the probability of success for cases on this docket. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 1196, which establishes a specific timeframe for the prosecution process. These metrics offer a foundational understanding of the examiner's approach to patent applications.

The interview lift for this examiner is 21.8%. This 21.8% lift shows the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the 68.4% base rate. With 19 resolved cases, the data provides a view of the examiner's historical performance. The 1196-day median pendency is a key metric for managing client expectations regarding the duration of the patent application process in Tech Center 2400. Practitioners should evaluate the allowance rate and the interview lift to determine the most effective strategy for their specific cases.

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

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
+10.4% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+21.8%
Interview Lift
1196
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 19 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
75.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18546699 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING BANDWIDTH FIELD AND INDICATOR BIT TO INDICATE BANDWIDTH OF TB A-PPDU IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18321502 EXISTENCE OF PERIODIC/SEMI-STATIC SIGNALS AND CHANNELS OUTSIDE OF CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME (COT) Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18001701 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-USER MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
17976123 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18049740 Traffic Control Method, Network Device, and Communication System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18032309 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18769066 DYNAMIC AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL BASED ON TRANSMIT POWER FOR FREQUENCY BANDS WITH SMALL DUPLEX SEPARATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18292182 DUAL CONNECTIVITY CELL PRIORITIZATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18255032 BEAM TRAINING FOR COORDINATED RELAYING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18006357 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATORS (TCIS) FOR JOINT DOWNLINK/UPLINK BEAMS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18049261 CONFIGURED GRANTS AND SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING FALLING IN A PARTIALLY FULL DUPLEX SLOT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17827285 SLOT AGGREGATION TRIGGERED BY BEAM PREDICTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18929178 LATENCY REDUCTION THROUGH CONTROLLER TRANSMIT OPPORUNITY SHARING Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18860294 NETWORK DEPLOYMENT BASED ON PARTIALLY OVERLAPPED CARRIERS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18578528 Signalling in a Split Radio Network Node Architecture Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18136320 INDICATION INFORMATION VALIDATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17956815 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18896432 CONFIGURATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FOR RELAYING Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18975765 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18351019 RESOURCE SWITCHING METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18105548 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18657607 GRANDMASTER DIRECT SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE IN SHARED MEDIA NETWORKS Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
17989257 COOPERATIVE NETWORK DEVICES Final Rejection Silicon Laboratories Inc.
17921662 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE HANDOVER ON A MOBILE NETWORK Final Rejection Rakuten Mobile, Inc.

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