Last updated: July 07, 2026

Application No. 18/884,398

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Examiner

ZHAO, YONGHONG

Art Unit

Tech Center

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Assignee

Verizon Communications Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 65% of cases after interview

— +21.7% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ZHAO, YONGHONG View full profile →

Grants 65% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

11 granted / 17 resolved

+4.7% vs TC avg

Strong +22% interview lift

Without

With

+21.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

28 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§103

89.7%

+49.7% vs TC avg

§102

9.8%

-30.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 17 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 02, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12672125

TECHNIQUES FOR MIXED NUMEROLOGY CO-CHANNEL COEXISTENCE

3y 4m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/369,193

Patent 12538370

MULTI-LINK DEVICE OPERATING IN MULTIPLE LINKS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING MULTI-LINK DEVICE

2y 4m to grant Granted Jan 27, 2026

17/970,587

Patent 12451959

Communication Apparatus and Method for Handling Interference on a Non-terrestrial Network

3y 0m to grant Granted Oct 21, 2025

17/962,430

Patent 12432613

DATA SCRAMBLING IN RATE-SPLIT COMMUNICATIONS

2y 11m to grant Granted Sep 30, 2025

18/052,871

Patent 12395879

METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT-RELAXATION REQUIREMENT DETERMINATION AND TERMINAL DEVICE

2y 9m to grant Granted Aug 19, 2025

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

65%

Grant Probability

86%

With Interview (+21.7%)

2y 10m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 17 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.