Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CRUTCHFIELD, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2414 2417 2419 2466 2619

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+21.9% vs TC avg
686
Total Applications
+0.7%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 670 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18470338 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TCI STATE INDICATION AND ASSOCIATION FOR CONTROL AND DATA CHANNELS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18753542 Channel Estimation Method and Apparatus, Terminal, Network Side Device, and Medium Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18204382 PUSCH TRANSMISSION SCHEDULING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18698304 SIDELINK RESOURCE PROTECTION FOR FIRST TRANSMISSIONS IN APERIODIC TRAFFIC Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
17945879 TECHNIQUES FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN ADAPTIVE BEAM WEIGHTS-BASED ANALOG BEAMFORMING AND HYBRID BEAMFORMING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18645839 DRX CYCLE LENGTH ADJUSTMENT CONTROL Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
17484257 Methods and Apparatus for Signalling Transmission in L2 UE-to-Network Relay Operation Final Rejection MediaTek INC.
18587788 BEAM INDICATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REPEATER Final Rejection FUJITSU LIMITED
18798711 LAYER 2 OUT-OF-ORDER FRAME DETECTION Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18795019 CLIENT DRIVEN SEMI-HITLESS ROAMING Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18576981 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING TIME DOMAIN POSITION OF REFERENCE SIGNAL, USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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