Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Naomi M Wolford, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WOLFORD, NAOMI M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2875 3648

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

WOLFORD, NAOMI M is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 2875. The record includes 244 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 56.6% and a median of 950 days to allowance. The interview lift of 39.4% is a strong positive association and stands out as an important feature of the prosecution record.

The companies most represented are Sony Group Corporation, NXP Semiconductors N.V., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Xsensus, BakerHostetler, and DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP. Applicants facing this docket may benefit from treating interviews as a planned part of response strategy, while recognizing that the allowance rate shows that favorable outcomes are not automatic and that prosecution can extend over a significant period.

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

Performance Statistics

56.6%
Allow Rate
+4.6% vs TC avg
281
Total Applications
+39.4%
Interview Lift
950
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 244 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18718887 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18743047 SENSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND CHIP Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18964400 RADAR PULSE WITH LINEAR FREQUENCY MODULATION Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18043816 TIME-ANGLE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18661709 SENSOR SYSTEM, VEHICLE COMPRISING SAID SENSOR SYSTEM, AND RADIO WAVE TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHOD Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18678035 HYBRID TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SCHEME FOR INTEGRATED SENSING AND COMMUNICATION Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18983694 ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADAR DEVICE, METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING A CONTROL ACTION AND METHOD FOR SECURE LOCALIZATION Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18975911 GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
18521379 Quality Indicator for High Accuracy Distance Measurements Non-Final OA Silicon Laboratories Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Naomi M Wolford's allowance rate?

56.6% of resolved applications examined by Naomi M Wolford were allowed (244 resolved cases), compared with 65.6% across Art Unit 2875 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Naomi M Wolford?

This examiner's interview lift is +39.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Naomi M Wolford take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Naomi M Wolford took 950 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Naomi M Wolford work in?

Naomi M Wolford examines applications in Art Unit 2875 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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