Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2112 2414 2461

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kevin M. Cunningham is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, specifically Art Unit 2112. He has managed 605 resolved cases, achieving an allowance rate of 71.7 percent. This is a solid rate that indicates a generally positive environment for applicants. The 605 resolved cases provide a reliable statistical foundation for understanding the examiner's tendencies and the likelihood of obtaining a patent grant.

The interview lift is 11.2 percent, and the median time to allowance is 1007 days. This timeline is a standard expectation for the 605 resolved cases in Tech Center 2400. The 11.2 percent lift shows that direct communication with the examiner is a beneficial strategy for resolving rejections. While the 71.7 percent allowance rate is already high, the lift suggests that interviews can help to further clarify issues.

Practitioners should consider the 11.2 percent lift as a good reason to request an interview when faced with a rejection. The allowance rate and the 1007-day median pendency are both favorable metrics for managing client expectations. The 605 resolved cases establish a clear pattern of consistent and relatively successful prosecution for applicants in Art Unit 2112.

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

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
648
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
1007
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 605 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
59.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18860433 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18850381 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING NETWORK SLICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18849262 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HPLMN CONTROL FOR DISCONTINUOUS COVERAGE IN SATELLITE ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18842672 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE TIMING ADVANCE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING BASED MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18844083 ANALYSIS DEVICE, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18645772 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PAGING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18906820 UPLINK TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18776685 MEASUREMENT REPORTING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18764633 INFORMATION CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18732331 BEACON SENDING AND RECEIVING METHODS AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18915699 METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING ERRORS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18857806 TRANSMISSION OF SRS OR CSI BASED REPORTS IN SKIPPED CONFIGURED GRANT OCCASIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18839368 CSI REFINEMENT OR ADJUSTMENT AND PUCCH REPETITION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18680134 DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION SIZE ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18516206 PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL POWER CONTROL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18547635 CHANNEL SENSING DURING AWAY PERIOD Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17759685 TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSMITTING MULTI-CHANNELS IN SHARED RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18852636 COLLISION HANDLING IN AND HARQ-ACK CODEBOOK GENERATION FOR SIDELINK CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17746611 RELIABLE TRANSPORT PROTOCOL TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGIES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
16968335 FLEXIBLE ACTIVATION OF EARLY DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18700919 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNEL RECEPTION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18559494 CHANNEL OCCUPANCY INITIATOR DETERMINATION FOR TRANSMISSIONS IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18700768 INDICATION FOR PROPAGATION DELAY COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18261737 NETWORK NODE, WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHODS THEREIN FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18849231 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18849209 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18700904 CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18580718 COMMUNICATION METHOD, FIXED REPRESENTATIVE NODE, REPLICA SERVER, MOBILE NODE AND POSITION MANAGEMENT SERVER Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18645998 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18903314 METHOD FOR NEIGHBOR CELL MEASUREMENT IN NTN, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

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