Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YOUNG, STEVE R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2417 2419 2477

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Steve R. Young has 593 resolved cases in Art Unit 2417 within Tech Center 2400. The examiner's allowance rate is 67.3%, which is a majority of cases. The median days to allowance is 1205, indicating a prosecution timeline of over three years. This data from 593 cases provides a clear picture of the examiner's performance.

The interview lift is 19.5%, which shows that interviews are effective. This 19.5% lift indicates that the probability of allowance increases significantly when a practitioner speaks with the examiner. With a 67.3% allowance rate and a 1205 days median pendency, the interview lift suggests that verbal communication is a key component of a successful strategy. Practitioners should consider scheduling interviews to address complex technical issues and potentially shorten the 1205 days it typically takes to reach an allowance in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

67.3%
Allow Rate
+9.3% vs TC avg
625
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
1205
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 593 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
65.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18753199 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING FREQUENCY OFFSET IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18284213 METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
17957818 Random Access Method, Apparatus, and System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17385570 RA-RNTI PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18681507 Communicating early and non-early data between a user device and a core network Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18755532 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, INFORMATION TERMINAL, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18067395 FEEDBACK AND TRAFFIC DIFFERENTIATION IN SIDELINK RELAYS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE, PHILIPS N.V.
18602755 RANDOM ACCESS USING RESOURCE FOR MULTIPLE OPERATORS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18442799 SYSTEM INFORMATION BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18041066 DEFAULT PATHLOSS REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR MULTI-PANEL UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18948962 Two-Step Random Access Procedure Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18957315 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING HARQ-ACK INFORMATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18219145 DATA RECEPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18270044 METHOD AND NETWORK NODE FOR HANDLING PUCCH RESOURCES IN A FREQUENCY SPECTRUM OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17755652 TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18676198 COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18637750 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, FIRST TERMINAL DEVICE AND SECOND TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18897373 SCHEDULING ENERGY HARVESTING NODES IN A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18815991 BEACON SCHEDULING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18836080 INFORMATION CONFIGURATION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18291527 RESOURCE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18358020 Best Effort Up Link (UL) Fractional Frequency Reuse (FFR) Final Rejection Parallel Wireless, Inc.
18660331 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIB1 OPTIMIZATION DURING NSA AND SA TO NSA CHANGE FOR IMPROVED CELL PERFORMANCE Final Rejection Mavenir Systems, Inc.
18676511 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee Networks, LLC
18676509 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
18676522 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee Networks, LLC
18331871 DYNAMIC UPDATE OF LATENCY SENSITIVE TRAFFIC Final Rejection NEXT WIRELESS, LLC

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