Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ELLIOTT IV, BENJAMIN H

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2198 2416 2419 2474

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.0%
Allow Rate
+31.0% vs TC avg
1,236
Total Applications
-0.7%
Interview Lift
874
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1213 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
41.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18793644 MONITORING A PDCCH PROVIDING A NETWORK OPERATION STATE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18162624 NR Sidelink Relaying Discovery Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18757851 FREQUENCY HOPPING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION, INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
18894544 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18854919 SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK MEASUREMENT GAPS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18845328 REDUCED LATENCY SCHEDULING REQUEST PROCEDURES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18718772 REQUEST, CONFIGURATION, AND REPORTING OF PHASE-BASED MEASUREMENTS FOR CARRIER PHASE POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18574260 CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING WITH SINGLE AND JOINT TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINT MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18465698 LOW POWER WAKE-UP SIGNAL WITH TWO PARTS IN TIME DOMAIN Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18556584 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REPORTING EVENT RELATED INFORMATION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18855777 METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO REPORT MEASUREMENT RELAXATION STATE AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18117132 RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RADIO TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR INCREASING TXOPS OBTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENHANCING TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY, AND REDUCING Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18013180 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD FOR A USER TERMINAL FOR MANAGING A NUMBER OF USER TERMINALS ALLOWED FOR EACH NETWORK SLICE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18700155 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18043125 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18816273 COMMUNICATION METHOD, CONTROL TERMINAL, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18799615 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR SUPPRESSING DECREASE IN TRANSMISSION RATE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18853687 PRECODING CONFIGURATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18727247 TIME DIFFERENCE DETERMINATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18856313 MOBILITY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18727174 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPORTING MEASUREMENT REPORT Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18701560 METHOD FOR SENDING OR RECEIVING CAPABILITY INDICATION INFORMATION, AND DEVICE Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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