Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WOODS, BRANDON SEAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2845

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brandon Sean Woods has resolved 117 cases in Art Unit 2845. His allowance rate is 82.9 percent, indicating a high probability of success for applicants in Tech Center 2800. The median days to allowance is 855, which is a standard duration for this unit. This 855-day median provides a clear expectation for the time required to move an application to grant.

The interview lift is 5.7 percent. While the lift is modest, it still indicates a positive benefit from direct communication. Given the 82.9 percent baseline, practitioners can use interviews as a targeted tool to resolve specific issues during the 855-day median prosecution period. The 5.7 percent lift suggests that a conversation with the examiner can help bridge the gap for cases that are not immediately allowed. This strategy can be particularly useful for clarifying technical nuances in the 82.9 percent of successful applications.

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

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
130
Total Applications
+5.7%
Interview Lift
855
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 117 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.8%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
13.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18328107 ANTENNA MODULES AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18139204 INTEGRATED MILLIMETER WAVE ANTENNA ESD PROTECTION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18451396 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED ANTENNA WITH INVERTED HAT MONOPOLE ELEMENT Final Rejection BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18537495 ALL-INTEGRATED PHOTONIC TRANSCEIVER WITH A COMMON APERTURE Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
18464586 MULTI-SENSOR TILT MEASUREMENT FOR ANTENNA MONITORING DEVICES Non-Final OA Viavi Solutions Inc.

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