Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/665,407

RFID Range Extension via Adjacent Bandwidth

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 15, 2024

Examiner

LAFONTANT, GARY

Art Unit

2646

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

T-Mobile USA Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +1.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 73% grant rate with +1.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 465 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 73% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

340 granted / 465 resolved

+11.1% vs TC avg

Minimal +1% lift

Without

With

+1.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 5m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

495

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.7%

-38.3% vs TC avg

§103

75.2%

+35.2% vs TC avg

§102

19.8%

-20.2% vs TC avg

§112

1.5%

-38.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 465 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 15, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 07, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 02, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 16, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 16, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 07, 2026

Response Filed

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/376,054

Patent 12684481

Reducing UE Awake Time After WUS Reception for Non-Paged UEs

2y 9m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/477,411

Patent 12684331

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING USER CONSENT FOR ROAMING UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

2y 9m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/146,066

Patent 12677249

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEGOTIATION COMMUNICATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICE

3y 6m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

17/253,329

Patent 12672180

Initial Network Access for a Wireless Communication Device

5y 6m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

19/294,954

Patent 12659024

METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE

10m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

73%

Grant Probability

74%

With Interview (+1.0%)

2y 5m (~3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 465 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.