Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2112 2476 2611 2631 2632 2635

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kevin Michael Burd is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2112. The data shows 783 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 74.8%. The interview lift is 11.3%, which represents an increase in the likelihood of allowance over the 74.8% baseline. This suggests that interviews provide a benefit even when the initial allowance rate is already 74.8%. This 11.3% lift is a factor for practitioners to consider.

The median days to allowance is 1065. With 783 resolved cases, the 74.8% allowance rate is a metric for this examiner in Art Unit 2112. The 11.3% interview lift offers an advantage for practitioners. The 1065-day median pendency provides a benchmark for the time required to reach an allowance. These figures suggest an environment within Tech Center 2600 where 74.8% of cases proceed to a grant. The 1065-day timeline and 11.3% lift are key components of the examiner's prosecution profile.

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

Performance Statistics

74.8%
Allow Rate
+12.8% vs TC avg
812
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
1065
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 783 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18978504 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE DEVICES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EMPLOYING REDUCED DATA SYMBOL LENGTH ASSOCIATED WITH DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE UNIT TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18884049 INTELLIGENT REFLECTION SURFACE, SIGNAL SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18965868 POWER CONTROL FOR INDEPENDENT LINKS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18414359 MULTIPLE FFT OPERATIONS FOR WIDEBAND OPERATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18553084 MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE (MPE) MITIGATION FOR MULTI-PANEL USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18834354 HARDWARE IMPAIRMENT COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18550529 METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUPPORTING INTERMODULATON COMPONENT SUPPRESSION IN A TRANSMITTER SYSTEM WITH DIGITAL PREDISTORTION AND FEEDFORWARD LINEARIZATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19050801 DATA INTERPRETATION WITH MODULATION ERROR RATIO ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19198537 ESTIMATING AND CORRECTING TRANSMITTER LOCAL OSCILLATOR LEAKAGE IN LOOPBACK PATH Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18586192 ADAPTIVE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONTROLLER Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18979685 Ultra-wideband circuit Final Rejection REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
19062295 OFDM TRANSMITTER DEVICE HAVING A SYMBOL GENERATOR FOR GENERATING NON-ZERO CONTROL SYMBOLS, AND OFDM TRANSMISSION METHOD INCLUDING GENERATING NON-ZERO CONTROL SYMBOLS Non-Final OA Sun Patent Trust
18681324 RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18980599 FRACTIONAL DIVIDER CALIBRATION WITH DUAL DIGITAL CONTROL DELAY CIRCUITS Non-Final OA Renesas Electronics America Inc.
18792054 LOW DATA RATE, LOW POWER BI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMISSIONS OVER EXISTING PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION MEDIA USING A PORTABLE NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS MODULE Final Rejection Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
18437607 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW DATA RATE, LOW POWER BI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMISSIONS OVER EXISTING PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION MEDIA Final Rejection Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

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