Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FAN, CHIEH M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2631 2632 2647

This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

27.3%
Allow Rate
-34.7% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+9.3%
Interview Lift
1174
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
67.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18957293 MONITORING CIRCUIT OF PHASE LOCKED LOOP AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18899794 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING CELL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18586192 ADAPTIVE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONTROLLER Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18868248 ORIENTATION-ROBUST OPERATION OF PLANAR TRI-POLARIZED ANTENNA ARRAY Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18954014 CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18694786 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18892276 REDUCING STARTUP TIME OF A TRELLIS-BASED MLSE DECODER Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18766186 ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18666579 DATA ALIGNMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

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