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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Angela Marie Widhalm De Rodrig, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WIDHALM DE RODRIG, ANGELA MARIE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2400 2441 2443 2452 2455 2469 2642

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

WIDHALM DE RODRIG, ANGELA MARIE is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2400. The record covers 498 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 65.1% and a median of 1518 days to allowance. The 15.6% interview lift is positive, suggesting that interviews may help, although the long median indicates that resolution can require sustained prosecution effort.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Apple Inc., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, Bayes PLLC, and Crowell. Practitioners should use interviews to isolate the key claim and prior art disputes, then support any amendment with a clear written record. The allowance rate supports maintaining meaningful claim scope, while the 1518-day median favors early fallback planning and careful portfolio timing.

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

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
+3.1% vs TC avg
526
Total Applications
+15.6%
Interview Lift
1518
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 498 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.9%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
62.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18862662 CONTROLLING THE COLLECTION OF DATA FOR USE IN TRAINING A MODEL Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18858874 NODES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED ML-BASED CSI REPORTING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18862638 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING TBS IN UNLICENSED BAND Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18667094 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING MEASUREMENT SEQUENCE FOR FREQUENCIES ACCORDING TO BASE STATION CONFIGURATION IN NEXT GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18411793 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAVING ENERGY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18859919 SIDELINK INTER-UE COORDINATION SCHEME 2 Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18842922 SIDELINK BEAM MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18826839 MASKING OF NETWORK FUNCTION TOPOLOGY FOR VISITING CONSUMERS WITHIN A 5G NETWORK Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18956191 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18939246 COMMUNICATION METHOD BASED ON PHYSICAL LAYER PROTOCOL DATA UNIT AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18336608 ALLOCATING UPLINK CHANNEL RESOURCES FOR NEGATIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ONLY BASED MULTICAST FEEDBACK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18478589 METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO MANAGE NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS IN TIME SENSITIVE NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18859122 SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AND TRANSMISSION TIMING CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18849613 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING WAKE UP SIGNAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING WAKE UP SIGNAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, NETWORK DEVICE, UE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18849674 DEPLOYMENT OF ACCELERATION ABSTRACTION LAYER IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18952329 TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18899528 Method for Initiating BSC Link Establishment, Terminal, and Network Side Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18896215 Energy Saving for Control Channels Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18736152 INTER-CELL MOBILITY TRIGGERED BY USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Angela Marie Widhalm De Rodrig's allowance rate?

65.1% of resolved applications examined by Angela Marie Widhalm De Rodrig were allowed (498 resolved cases), compared with 49.8% across Art Unit 2400 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Angela Marie Widhalm De Rodrig?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Angela Marie Widhalm De Rodrig take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Angela Marie Widhalm De Rodrig took 1,518 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Angela Marie Widhalm De Rodrig work in?

Angela Marie Widhalm De Rodrig examines applications in Art Unit 2400 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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