Last updated: October 02, 2026

Application No. 18/568,338

AOA MEASUREMENT AND REFERENCE POINT LOCATION INFORMATION ASSOCIATION

Final Rejection

Filed

Dec 08, 2023

Priority

Nov 05, 2021 — provisional 63/276,319 +2 more

Examiner

NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG

Art Unit

2649

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Intel Corporation

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +4.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +4.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1546 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1399 granted / 1546 resolved

+28.5% vs TC avg

Minimal +4% lift

Without

With

+4.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 3m

Avg Prosecution

23 currently pending

Career history

1553

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

7.9%

-32.1% vs TC avg

§103

59.0%

+19.0% vs TC avg

§102

12.4%

-27.6% vs TC avg

§112

10.7%

-29.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1546 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 08, 2023

Application Filed

Mar 05, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Apr 09, 2026

Response Filed

May 07, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

May 12, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/400,764

Patent 12750806

LOCATION-BASED SIDELINK CONFIGURATION

2y 9m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026

18/474,551

Patent 12750719

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FOR WIDE BANDWIDTH WIFI-RANGING MEASUREMENTS

3y 0m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026

18/242,980

Patent 12743688

NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE

3y 0m to grant Granted Sep 22, 2026

18/317,518

Patent 12745300

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING MATCHING BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

3y 4m to grant Granted Sep 22, 2026

18/516,811

Patent 12738770

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WIRELESS CHARGING METHOD

2y 9m to grant Granted Sep 15, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

90%

Grant Probability

94%

With Interview (+4.0%)

2y 3m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 1546 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.