Last updated: October 22, 2026

Application No. 17/450,222

DYNAMIC REPETITION FOR A CONTROL CHANNEL

Final Rejection

Filed

Oct 07, 2021

Priority

Oct 16, 2020 — provisional 63/092,987

Examiner

ALAWDI, SHEHAB A

Art Unit

2466

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Qualcomm Incorporated

OA Round

8 (Final)

Interview Optional

— -18.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 84% grant rate with -18.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ALAWDI, SHEHAB A View full profile →

Grants 84% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

31 granted / 37 resolved

+25.8% vs TC avg

Minimal -19% lift

Without

With

+-18.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 7m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.1%

-36.9% vs TC avg

§103

17.5%

-22.5% vs TC avg

§102

77.3%

+37.3% vs TC avg

§112

2.1%

-37.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 37 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 27 earlier events

Feb 02, 2026

Interview Requested

Feb 17, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Mar 26, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Apr 08, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 17, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 23, 2026

Response Filed

Oct 09, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/517,195

Patent 12750109

METADATA GENERATION FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) / MACHINE LEARNING (ML) MODELS

2y 10m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026

18/656,888

Patent 12750128

BEAM HOPPING METHODS FOR NEXT-GENERATION INTEGRATED TERRESTRIAL-NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS

2y 4m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026

18/116,493

Patent 12719561

APPLICATION-AWARE ROUTING THROUGH PATHS OF SATELLITE NETWORKS

3y 5m to grant Granted Aug 25, 2026

17/436,982

Patent 12647817

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DUPLICATION COMMUNICATION

4y 8m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/045,560

Patent 12621737

NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK CONNECTION MANAGEMENT

3y 6m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

9-10

Expected OA Rounds

84%

Grant Probability

65%

With Interview (-18.6%)

3y 7m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 37 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.