Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Elton S Williams, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WILLIAMS, ELTON S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2465

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

WILLIAMS, ELTON S is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2465. The profile reports 452 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 79.0%. Median time to allowance is 966 days, and the interview lift is 7.2%. The record shows a substantial allowance outcome with a relatively modest measured association between interviews and allowance.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Nokia Corporation, and LG Electronics Inc. The listed firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, Barta Jones, PLLC, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP. Practitioners can use this distribution to understand the docket context, while planning around a median timeline that remains an important part of prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+21.0% vs TC avg
482
Total Applications
+7.2%
Interview Lift
966
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 452 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
61.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18294495 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL AND DEVICE THEREFOR Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18890554 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18519911 ACCESS METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18294437 BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18979315 TECHNIQUES FOR COMMUNICATING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK INDEX IN A TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18857618 CONTROL PROTOCOL FEEDBACK REPORT ENVELOPE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18655563 MULTI-PORT REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR HIGH RANK MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT SYSTEMS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18160772 INDICATION TO REDUCE TRANSMISSION POWER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18861408 WLAN Communication Method, Access Point, Client, and Computing Device Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18569335 SERVICE CONTINUITY FROM INDIRECT TO DIRECT COMMUNICATION TRIGGERED BY BASE STATION REQUEST Final Rejection Kyocera Corporation
18857658 MULTI-SCELL ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18785480 TRIGGERING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING TRAINING IN NETWORK DATA ANALYTICS FUNCTION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18693347 CONDITIONAL DEVICE PAGING IN DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18545332 Alternative HARQ Configuration for XR Uplink Data Transmission Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Elton S Williams's allowance rate?

79.0% of resolved applications examined by Elton S Williams were allowed (452 resolved cases), compared with 76.1% across Art Unit 2465 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Elton S Williams?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Elton S Williams take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Elton S Williams took 966 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Elton S Williams work in?

Elton S Williams examines applications in Art Unit 2465 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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