Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: WILLIAMS, ELTON S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2465

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Elton S. Williams is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, Art Unit 2465. The examiner has 443 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 78.6%. The median days to allowance for these cases is 967, providing a benchmark for the expected duration of successful prosecution.

The interview lift is 7.9%, showing that interviews are associated with an increased likelihood of allowance compared to the 78.6% baseline. This 7.9% lift suggests that direct communication is a useful tool for resolving outstanding issues. With 443 resolved cases, the data provides a consistent view of the examiner's historical performance. In Tech Center 2400, this examiner's specific focus in Art Unit 2465 involves technical subject matter that may contribute to these metrics. Practitioners can use the 967 median days to allowance and 7.9% interview lift to set expectations for their clients.

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

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
465
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 443 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
61.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§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.
18545397 TECHNOLOGIES FOR TIMER-BASED MULTICAST RECEPTION IN INACTIVE STATE Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18294437 BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18519973 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18519911 ACCESS METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18890554 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
18816670 SCHEDULING REQUEST TECHNIQUES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18160772 INDICATION TO REDUCE TRANSMISSION POWER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18569335 SERVICE CONTINUITY FROM INDIRECT TO DIRECT COMMUNICATION TRIGGERED BY BASE STATION REQUEST Final Rejection Kyocera Corporation
18785480 TRIGGERING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING TRAINING IN NETWORK DATA ANALYTICS FUNCTION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18423729 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18545332 Alternative HARQ Configuration for XR Uplink Data Transmission Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18861408 WLAN Communication Method, Access Point, Client, and Computing Device Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18058999 NETWORK AWARENESS OF DEVICE LOCATION Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18902397 CLOSE LOOP LISTEN BEFORE TALK FOR NR OPERATION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18960477 UTILIZING INVARIANT USER BEHAVIOR DATA FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA VIAVI Solutions Inc.
18834253 METHODS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM INFORMATION, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd.

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