Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Kddi Corporation

31 pending office actions • 20 art units • 28 examiners • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 33 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

20
Overdue
0
Due this week
9
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (20)Due ≤ 30 days (9)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

0
Hard (0%)
26
Medium (84%)
3
Easy (10%)
2
Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only22 (71%)
§102 only4 (13%)
§112 only3 (10%)
No statute on record2 (6%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
22
Information Tech
71% of docket
6
Communications
19% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
10% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RIDER, JUSTIN W 3 83.2% +12.9%
PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M 2 83.5% -17.7%
GADOMSKI, STEFAN J 1 76.1% +7.3%
WALKER, JARED T 1 84.7% +10.1%
XU, XIAOLAN 1 73.8% +13.7%
KALAPODAS, DRAMOS 1 79.1% +27.5%
VOLENTINE, REBECCA A 1 76.5% +17.4%
FEREJA, SAMUEL D 1 74.9% +11.6%
HAQUE, MD NAZMUL 1 82.9% +15.9%
HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES 1 69.2% +13.5%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19022233 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RIDER, JUSTIN W 22d overdue
19022040 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RIDER, JUSTIN W 22d overdue
19022414 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RIDER, JUSTIN W 11d overdue
19013282 MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH ENCODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM HAQUE, MD NAZMUL 19d
19061088 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM WALKER, JARED T 46d

Interview Candidates (10)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18952709 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES 52d overdue
19013332 MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH ENCODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FEREJA, SAMUEL D 44d overdue
19022233 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RIDER, JUSTIN W 22d overdue
19022040 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RIDER, JUSTIN W 22d overdue
19061192 MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM KALAPODAS, DRAMOS 16d overdue
19022414 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RIDER, JUSTIN W 11d overdue
19059476 POINT CLOUD DECODING DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM VOLENTINE, REBECCA A 2d overdue
19013282 MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH ENCODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM HAQUE, MD NAZMUL 19d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2485 3
2487 3
2486 3
2481 3
2644 2
2465 2
3667 2
2426 1
2488 1
2483 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19061106 MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM GADOMSKI, STEFAN J 2485 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Feb 24, 2025
19061088 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM WALKER, JARED T 2426 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Feb 24, 2025
19061171 MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH ENCODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM XU, XIAOLAN 2488 §102 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Feb 24, 2025
19061192 MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM KALAPODAS, DRAMOS 2487 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 24, 2025
19059476 POINT CLOUD DECODING DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM VOLENTINE, REBECCA A 2483 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2025
19022233 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RIDER, JUSTIN W 2486 §112 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Jan 15, 2025
19022414 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RIDER, JUSTIN W 2486 §112 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jan 15, 2025
19022040 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM RIDER, JUSTIN W 2486 §112 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Jan 15, 2025
19021693 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M 2481 Other Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jan 15, 2025
19021772 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M 2481 Other Non-Final OA 30d Pending Jan 15, 2025
19013332 MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH ENCODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FEREJA, SAMUEL D 2487 §102 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jan 08, 2025
19013282 MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH ENCODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM HAQUE, MD NAZMUL 2487 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jan 08, 2025
18952709 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES 2481 §103 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Nov 19, 2024
18611844 TRANSMITTER, METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CHEN, JUNPENG 2645 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2024
18610379 CONTROL DEVICE THAT IMPROVES COMMUNICATION EFFICIENCY IN CELL-FREE MASSIVE MIMO SYSTEM COMPOSED OF MANY ANTENNAS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM SOLINSKY, PETER G 2463 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 20, 2024
18600940 CONTROL DEVICE FOR TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL IN CELL-FREE MASSIVE MIMO SYSTEM COMPOSED OF MANY ANTENNAS, TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM VO, DON NGUYEN 2634 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Mar 11, 2024
18594466 POINT CLOUD DECODING DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM ALAVI, AMIR 2668 §102 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2024
18594137 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM KIR, ALBERT 2485 §103 Final Rejection 120d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2024
18441323 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM TORRENTE, RICHARD T 2485 §103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2024
18435639 TERMINAL APPARATUS THAT EXECUTES FLEXIBLE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE OF COMPONENT CARRIERS, AND BASE STATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD WYCHE, MYRON 2644 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2024
18435617 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SUPPRESSING INFLUENCE OF INTERFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN ADJACENT FREQUENCY BAND KARIKARI, KWASI 2641 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Feb 07, 2024
18435625 BASE STATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR REDUCING LATENCY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PHUNG, LUAT 2468 §103 Non-Final OA 48d Pending Feb 07, 2024
18435602 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SUPPRESSING INFLUENCE OF INTERFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN ADJACENT FREQUENCY BAND JAHANGIR, KABIR U 2464 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Feb 07, 2024
18430721 TERMINAL DEVICE FOR REDUCING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LATENCY, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM PANCHOLI, RINA C 2477 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Feb 02, 2024
18292143 ENCRYPTION DEVICE, ENCRYPTION METHOD, AND ENCRYPTION PROGRAM SCOTT, RANDY A 2439 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jan 25, 2024
18516674 TERMINAL APPARATUS THAT EXECUTES CELL SELECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FREQUENCY BAND PRIORITY, CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM ELNOUBI, SAID M 2644 §102 Final Rejection 100d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2023
18197284 COMMUNICATION DEVICE THAT COMMUNICATES BY FORMING A BEAM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM RANEW, BENJAMIN THOMAS 2465 §103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending May 15, 2023
18104441 OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD GASCA ALVA JR, MOISES 3667 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Feb 01, 2023
18080318 BASE STATION APPARATUS, RELAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR EXECUTING HANDOVER PROCESSING OF RELAY APPARATUS WILLIAMS, TRACY L 2465 §103 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2022
17985380 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND FLIGHT MANAGEMENT METHOD TURNBAUGH, ASHLEIGH NICOLE 3667 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Nov 11, 2022
17876363 FLIGHT PLAN GENERATION DEVICE AND FLIGHT PLAN GENERATION METHOD PARK, CHANMIN 3661 §103 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2022

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