Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CRUTCHFIELD, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2417 2419 2466 2619

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+21.9% vs TC avg
676
Total Applications
-0.2%
Interview Lift
1118
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 651 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
55.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18391318 UE-INITIATED CSI MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18014456 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING TERMINAL CAPABILITY INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18577045 FREQUENCY RESOURCE CONFIGURATION-BASED WIRELESS SIGNAL TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION METHOD AND DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18418628 TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18363678 QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18280134 SIDELINK TRANSMISSION RESOURCES FOR INTER-UE COORDINATION FEEDBACK Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18604974 DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL REPETITION NUMBERS AND ASSOCIATED SELECTION CRITERIA Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18472083 RECURRENT EQUIVARIANT INFERENCE MACHINES FOR CHANNEL ESTIMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17484257 Methods and Apparatus for Signalling Transmission in L2 UE-to-Network Relay Operation Final Rejection MediaTek INC.
18576947 MESSAGE CONFIGURATION METHOD, MESSAGE CONFIGURATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18204382 PUSCH TRANSMISSION SCHEDULING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18299307 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPETITION WITH CONFIGURED GRANT, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17489440 DYNAMIC EMERGENCE, SYNCHRONIZATION, AND CONSOLIDATION OF SPECIALIZED AUTHORITIES AMONG NODES OF AN AD HOC PEER NETWORK Final Rejection Quixotic Holdings, LLC
17936871 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING A DISTRIBUTED DATA FLOW MODEL Non-Final OA Sayantek, Inc

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