Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Soenghun KIM

27 pending office actions • 12 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 42 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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.

3
Hard (11%)
19
Medium (70%)
5
Easy (19%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only16 (59%)
§102 only3 (11%)
§112 only2 (7%)
Double-patenting only3 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (11%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
10
Information Tech
37% of docket
4
Communications
15% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
13
Business / Other
48% 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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BEAMER, TEMICA M 2 88.3% +4.2%
HENSON, JAMAAL R 2 84.5% +3.8%
MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY 2 65.3% +15.8%
MCCALLUM, LATRESA A 1 84.0% +15.5%
ASHLEY, HUGH MARK 1 90.4% +13.9%
LAFONTANT, GARY 1 73.1% +1.2%
BROCKMAN, ANGEL T 1 81.9% +6.4%
RAIMONDO, TRACY LAUREN 1 85.9% +19.1%
TRAN, MONG THUY THI 1 86.5% +13.8%
FAN, GUOXING 1 81.6% +21.0%

Quick Wins (10)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18905670 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATION OF AI/ML TECHNOLOGIES INTO NEW RADIO SYSTEM MCCALLUM, LATRESA A
18901037 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ASHLEY, HUGH MARK
18804057 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING AND RECEIVING CONDITIONAL POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BROCKMAN, ANGEL T
18804961 Method and Apparatus for Terminal to Manage Application Layer Measurement in RRC_Inactive in Mobile Wireless Communication System RAIMONDO, TRACY LAUREN
18803563 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING POWER HEADROOM REPORT BY RRC_INACTIVE STATE UE IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BEAMER, TEMICA M
18796883 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TERMINAL TO TRANSMIT APPLICATION LAYER MEASUREMENT REPORT IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TRAN, MONG THUY THI
18791347 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO GENERATE HARQ FEEDBACK IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK BEAMER, TEMICA M
18784882 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELEASING RRC CONNECTION BASED ON RRC MESSAGE IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK HENSON, JAMAAL R

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18804097 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR START AND STOP TRANSMISSION OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR POSITIONING IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM LAFONTANT, GARY
18716324 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING GAP ACCORDING TO TIMER STATE IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM KANG, SUK JIN
18625243 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OF CONFIGURED GRANT REPORT BASED ON DETERMINED TRANSMISSION PERIOD FOR DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WEBB, MARGARET G

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18905670 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATION OF AI/ML TECHNOLOGIES INTO NEW RADIO SYSTEM MCCALLUM, LATRESA A
18901037 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ASHLEY, HUGH MARK
18804961 Method and Apparatus for Terminal to Manage Application Layer Measurement in RRC_Inactive in Mobile Wireless Communication System RAIMONDO, TRACY LAUREN
18796883 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TERMINAL TO TRANSMIT APPLICATION LAYER MEASUREMENT REPORT IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TRAN, MONG THUY THI
18775021 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TCI STATE UPDATE IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FAN, GUOXING
18637462 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA BASED ON RECEIVED SYSTEM INFORMATION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY
18632294 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA AND REPORTING POSITIONING MEASUREMENT RESULTS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2411 2
2471 2
2647 2
4100 1
2477 1
2641 1
2463 1
2649 1
2443 1
2467 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18905670 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATION OF AI/ML TECHNOLOGIES INTO NEW RADIO SYSTEM MCCALLUM, LATRESA A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 03, 2024
18901037 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ASHLEY, HUGH MARK §102 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18804097 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR START AND STOP TRANSMISSION OF SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR POSITIONING IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM LAFONTANT, GARY §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18804057 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING AND RECEIVING CONDITIONAL POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BROCKMAN, ANGEL T §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18804961 Method and Apparatus for Terminal to Manage Application Layer Measurement in RRC_Inactive in Mobile Wireless Communication System RAIMONDO, TRACY LAUREN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18803563 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING POWER HEADROOM REPORT BY RRC_INACTIVE STATE UE IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BEAMER, TEMICA M DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 13, 2024
18796883 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TERMINAL TO TRANSMIT APPLICATION LAYER MEASUREMENT REPORT IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TRAN, MONG THUY THI §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2024
18791347 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO GENERATE HARQ FEEDBACK IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK BEAMER, TEMICA M DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 31, 2024
18784882 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELEASING RRC CONNECTION BASED ON RRC MESSAGE IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK HENSON, JAMAAL R 2411 DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 25, 2024
18775021 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TCI STATE UPDATE IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FAN, GUOXING §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2024
18775158 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUFFER STATUS REPORTING BASED ON ADDITIONAL FORMAT IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COX, BRIAN P §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2024
18769980 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING UPLINK TRANSMISSION BASED ON VALIDITY OF NTN CONFIGURATION INFORMATION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM VO, ERIC MINHSANG §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 11, 2024
18761316 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ULYSSE, JAEL M §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 02, 2024
18747544 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING UPLINK TRANSMISSION TIMING FOR SRS TRANSMISSION IN ONE OR MORE CELLS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM LEE, CHI HO A 4100 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 19, 2024
18716437 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING SMALL GAP ACCORDING TO GAP CONFIGURATION INFORMATION AND PERFORMING SMALL GAP OPERATION IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RIVAS, RAUL 2471 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 04, 2024
18716324 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING GAP ACCORDING TO TIMER STATE IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM KANG, SUK JIN 2477 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 04, 2024
18672085 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CELL LEVEL MOBILITY IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HENSON, JAMAAL R 2411 §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2024
18637462 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA BASED ON RECEIVED SYSTEM INFORMATION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY 2647 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 17, 2024
18632294 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA AND REPORTING POSITIONING MEASUREMENT RESULTS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY 2647 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 11, 2024
18625243 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OF CONFIGURED GRANT REPORT BASED ON DETERMINED TRANSMISSION PERIOD FOR DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WEBB, MARGARET G 2641 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 03, 2024
18605823 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSFER IN RRC_INACTIVE STATE IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM YEA, JI-HAE P 2471 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 15, 2024
18602048 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER 2 MOBILITY IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MADDOX, MICHAEL WAYNE 2463 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 12, 2024
18412627 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INACTIVE STATE PAGING IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM JAIN, SWATI 2649 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Jan 15, 2024
18406241 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS IN REPETITION MODE IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM KIM, CHONG G 2443 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2024
18241993 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS IN REPETITION MODE IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WEI, SIREN 2467 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Sep 04, 2023
18217988 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MIMO OPERATION ON A SET OF CELLS BASED ON LAYER 2 MOBILITY IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DABIRI, HIDAYAT T 2414 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2023
18137441 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING DATA ARRIVAL IN SDT OPERATION FOR A TERMINAL IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OLALEYE, OLADIRAN GIDEON 2472 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 21, 2023

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