Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/815,309

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION ON BASIS OF OUT-BAND COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 26, 2024

Priority

Mar 03, 2019 — provisional 62/813,141 +3 more

Examiner

VO, NGUYEN THANH

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

LG Electronics Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.8% interview lift. Interview lift (+6.8%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 1082 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

VO, NGUYEN THANH View full profile →

Grants 85% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

921 granted / 1082 resolved

+25.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +7% lift

Without

With

+6.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 2m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

1101

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.4%

-37.6% vs TC avg

§103

64.4%

+24.4% vs TC avg

§102

5.5%

-34.5% vs TC avg

§112

18.6%

-21.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1082 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 26, 2024

Application Filed

May 28, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/340,720

Patent 12683559

Radio-frequency Circuitry with Shapable Differential Coupled Lines for Low-loss Impedance Matching

3y 0m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/636,416

Patent 12681165

TIME MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING TIME MEASUREMENT PROGRAM, AND TIME MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

2y 2m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

17/788,867

Patent 12677225

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODE

4y 0m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/291,205

Patent 12665633

UPLINK MIMO COHERENCE CONFIGURABLE WIRELESS APPARATUS

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/344,646

Patent 12665626

RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

2y 12m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

85%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+6.8%)

2y 2m (~3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1082 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.