Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/643,909

TRANSPORT BLOCK SEGMENTATION FOR LONG START AND LENGTH INDICATOR VALUES

Non-Final OA

Filed

Apr 23, 2024

Examiner

FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH

Art Unit

2411

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Qualcomm Incorporated

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 63% of cases after interview

— +17.5% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 87 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 63% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

55 granted / 87 resolved

+5.2% vs TC avg

Strong +18% interview lift

Without

With

+17.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

26 currently pending

Career history

134

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

96.9%

+56.9% vs TC avg

§102

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

§112

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 87 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 23, 2024

Application Filed

May 07, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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6y 10m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

16/666,124

Patent 12647206

Application-Based Multi-Band Transmission

6y 7m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

17/715,032

Patent 12627593

OPTIMIZING MESHNET CONNECTIONS IN A MESH NETWORK

4y 1m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/812,695

Patent 12603684

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION

3y 9m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

17/886,729

Patent 12513029

CARRIER FREQUENCY TRACKING METHOD, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RELATED APPARATUS

3y 4m to grant Granted Dec 30, 2025

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

63%

Grant Probability

81%

With Interview (+17.5%)

3y 3m (~1y 0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 87 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.