Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/702,438

PROACTIVE SYNCHRONIZATION AND PHYSICAL BROADCAST CHANNEL SIGNAL BLOCK/ TRACKING REFERENCE SIGNAL RECEPTION PROCEDURE FOR HALF-DUPLEX OPERATION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Apr 18, 2024

Priority

Oct 22, 2021 — CN PCT/CN2021/125666 +1 more

Examiner

LY, ANH VU H

Art Unit

2472

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— -0.2% interview lift. Interview lift (-0.2%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 1056 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 89% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

941 granted / 1056 resolved

+31.1% vs TC avg

Minimal -0% lift

Without

With

+-0.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 6m

Avg Prosecution

28 currently pending

Career history

1087

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.1%

-36.9% vs TC avg

§103

54.7%

+14.7% vs TC avg

§102

23.7%

-16.3% vs TC avg

§112

9.2%

-30.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1056 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 18, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 01, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12671528

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3y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/460,006

Patent 12666300

LOW-COMPLEXITY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED CHANNEL LINK ADAPTATION

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/547,169

Patent 12640899

Optimizing Interframe Space in TDD

2y 9m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/572,496

Patent 12640829

RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION MODEL

2y 5m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/156,606

Patent 12634846

COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

3y 4m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

89%

Grant Probability

89%

With Interview (-0.2%)

2y 6m (~3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1056 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.