Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Darren E Wolf, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WOLF, DARREN E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2613 2634 2636

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
836
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
778
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 804 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.6%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
48.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18816267 OPTICAL REPEATER, OPTICAL REPEATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18216457 APPARATUS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE SECURE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18855228 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION EQUIPMENT AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18853444 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION EQUIPMENT, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18880692 OPTICAL RECEIVER Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18880366 CALCULATION DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE, CALCULATION METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18915894 VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18486751 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SEGMENTS FOR A DOWNSTREAM TRANSMISSION AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING SEGMENTS OF A DOWNSTREAM TRANSMISSION FOR A PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18878929 Client Mapping Method and Device, Storage Medium, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18848870 INFORMATION CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18776946 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, SENDING END, RECEIVING END, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
19058955 OPTICAL APERTURE FOR MODULATING RETROFLECTING OPTICAL COMMUNICATION, POSITIONING, AND TIMING Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18415193 PERFORMANCE MONITORING DATA INTEGRATED ROUTE PLANNING TOOL FOR RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD-DROP MULTIPLEXER (ROADM) DENSE WAVELENGTH-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (DWDM) NETWORKS Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Darren E Wolf's allowance rate?

85.0% of resolved applications examined by Darren E Wolf were allowed (804 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2613 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Darren E Wolf?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Darren E Wolf take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Darren E Wolf took 778 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Darren E Wolf work in?

Darren E Wolf examines applications in Art Unit 2613 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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