Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: APPIAH, CHARLES NANA

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2617 2641 2642 4100

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.9%
Allow Rate
-16.1% vs TC avg
68
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1181
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 57 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
58.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18614795 AUTHORIZATION REQUEST THROUGH CONNECTED HEAD UNIT Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18740329 EMERGENCY INCIDENT DETECTION USING MULTIPLE DEVICES AND DIFFERENTIAL ALERTING TO NEARBY DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18651472 SYSTEM INFORMATION REQUEST IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18438350 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SERVICES FOR USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON ENERGY CONSTRAINTS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18810195 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FILE MANAGEMENT FOR ESIM TRANSFER Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18855247 MANAGING DISCONTINUOUS COVERAGE AND DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN NTN Non-Final OA Google LLC
18807052 Communication System, Method for Generating Network Layer Address, and Related Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18584220 LOCATION DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18685746 PERFORMING A TRANSMISSION OF A FIRST SUBSCRIPTION USING INFORMATION OF A SECOND SUBSCRIPTION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18312455 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISION OF NETWORK COVERAGE INFORMATION TO WIRELESS DEVICES AND ENTITIES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18844825 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18499114 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN UNLICENSED BAND Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18863436 GROUND-BASED DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE OF AERIAL OBJECTS FOR A LOCATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18838159 METHOD FOR WIRELESS DEVICE (WD) GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) LOCAL ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18904497 COVERAGE GAP DETECTION Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18927343 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION OF DOWNLOADS OF ESIM PROFILES Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18735639 DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION FOR DIGITAL ET SYSTEMS USING DIGITAL SUPPLY MODULATION WITH PULSE TRANSITION CONTROL Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18671106 COMMUNICATION GATEWAY WITH IMPROVED FILTERING, RELATED AIRCRAFT, FILTERING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA THALES
18867977 UPLINK NOISE REDUCTION AND SIGNAL-TO-INTERFERENCE-AND-NOISE RATIO (SINR) IMPROVEMENT IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM Non-Final OA Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
18507942 Determining a Location of a Device Based on a Polygon Defined by Locations of Nearby Devices Final Rejection Arista Networks, Inc.
18949333 CARRIER POWER BOOST BY DYNAMIC LOGICAL SECTORIZATION Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18387978 RSSI Based Transmit Power for BLE Advertisers Non-Final OA Silicon Laboratories Inc.

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