Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd.

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications

12 pending office actions • 10 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 20 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd. has 12 pending office actions in Networking & Security. The matters involve 12 examiners and 10 art units, showing complete examiner dispersion across a smaller set of technical units.

ZONG, RUOLEI is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Because no examiner concentration is shown, docket oversight should emphasize consistent portfolio procedures and individual response analysis.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

12
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

6
Hard (50%)
5
Medium (42%)
1
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (8%)
§101 + other1 (8%)
§103 only3 (25%)
§102 only2 (17%)
§112 only1 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
7
Information Tech
58% of docket
4
Communications
33% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
8% 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.

120 h
Manual time on pending OAs
24 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
42 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ZONG, RUOLEI 1 86.9% +12.1%
MURILLO GARCIA, FABRICIO R 1 85.1% +57.2%
SHEN, YUZHEN 1 70.9% +12.5%
GARCIA, CARLOS E 1 76.9% +16.6%
BENGZON, GREG C 1 57.3% +10.1%
ANYAN, BARBARA BURGESS 1 77.9% -24.1%
MARTINEZ, TOMMY NMN 1 8.3% -11.1%
PANNELL, MARK G 1 74.7% +14.2%
LEE, BRYAN Y 1 67.4% +40.7%
VANG, MENG 1 78.0% +27.4%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19106204 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED USER EQUIPMENT POSITIONING ESTIMATION MURILLO GARCIA, FABRICIO R —

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18844954 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTENDED REALITY TRAFFIC LEE, BRYAN Y 4d overdue
19126231 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AI/ML MODEL DURING UE MOBILITY ZONG, RUOLEI —
19105771 SCREEN PROJECTION FRAME RATE ACQUISITION METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM SHEN, YUZHEN —
18998499 DOOR LOCK SECURITY ASSESSMENT METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE GARCIA, CARLOS E —
18869746 IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM MARTINEZ, TOMMY NMN —
18851048 DATA COLLECTION METHOD FOR BEAM MANAGEMENT BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE PANNELL, MARK G —
18003893 PERSON CATEGORY ATTRIBUTE-BASED REMOTE CARE METHOD AND DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT —

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18844954 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTENDED REALITY TRAFFIC LEE, BRYAN Y 4d overdue
19126231 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AI/ML MODEL DURING UE MOBILITY ZONG, RUOLEI —
19106204 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED USER EQUIPMENT POSITIONING ESTIMATION MURILLO GARCIA, FABRICIO R —
19105771 SCREEN PROJECTION FRAME RATE ACQUISITION METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM SHEN, YUZHEN —
18998499 DOOR LOCK SECURITY ASSESSMENT METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE GARCIA, CARLOS E —
18877968 DEVICE CAPABILITY DISCOVERY METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE BENGZON, GREG C —
18851048 DATA COLLECTION METHOD FOR BEAM MANAGEMENT BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE PANNELL, MARK G —
18292940 METHOD AND DEVICE OF DEVICE NETWORK CONFIGURATION, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE VANG, MENG —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2449 2
2633 1
2623 1
2686 1
2444 1
2457 1
2496 1
2445 1
2443 1
2667 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19126231 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AI/ML MODEL DURING UE MOBILITY ZONG, RUOLEI 2449 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 30, 2025
19106204 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED USER EQUIPMENT POSITIONING ESTIMATION MURILLO GARCIA, FABRICIO R 2633 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 24, 2025
19105771 SCREEN PROJECTION FRAME RATE ACQUISITION METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM SHEN, YUZHEN 2623 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 21, 2025
18998499 DOOR LOCK SECURITY ASSESSMENT METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE GARCIA, CARLOS E 2686 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 26, 2025
18877968 DEVICE CAPABILITY DISCOVERY METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE BENGZON, GREG C 2444 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18875069 COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TRAINING ANYAN, BARBARA BURGESS 2457 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 13, 2024
18869746 IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM MARTINEZ, TOMMY NMN 2496 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 26, 2024
18851048 DATA COLLECTION METHOD FOR BEAM MANAGEMENT BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE PANNELL, MARK G — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18844954 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTENDED REALITY TRAFFIC LEE, BRYAN Y 2445 §101§103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2024
18292940 METHOD AND DEVICE OF DEVICE NETWORK CONFIGURATION, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE VANG, MENG 2443 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 29, 2024
18401315 DEVICE CONTROL PERMISSION SETTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM ABEDIN, NORMIN 2449 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 29, 2023
18003893 PERSON CATEGORY ATTRIBUTE-BASED REMOTE CARE METHOD AND DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CAMMARATA, MICHAEL ROBERT 2667 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 29, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd. have?

Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd. has 12 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 10 art units and 12 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd. applications?

Ruolei Zong has the most, with 1 of Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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