Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HAMPTON, TARELL A

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2419 2476 4100

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.0%
Allow Rate
+26.0% vs TC avg
788
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 750 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
54.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18847158 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING UPLINK TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18138263 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18642750 INITIAL ACCESS PROCEDURE AND INITIAL BWP CONFIGURATION FOR BANDWIDTH LIMITED UE DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18486130 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM INDICATION AND ASSOCIATION FOR CONTROL AND DATA CHANNELS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18173442 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATION OF A MAC LAYER SUPPORTING A CELL GROUP DEACTIVATION/ACTIVATION PROCEDURE IN A NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18559646 MODULARIZED DESIGN FOR INTER-PHYSICAL LAYER PRIORITY UCI MULTIPLEXING Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18243164 Information Feedback Method, Information Sending Method, and Terminal and Network Side Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18477061 Resource Determining Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18038973 CONDITIONAL BLIND DECODING LIMIT REDUCTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18174489 DYNAMIC NETWORK-SIDE CELL DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) CONTROL AND SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18572819 METHOD FOR NSACF AND NSACF Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18019601 DCI FORMAT THAT INDICATES TO MONITOR FOR PAGING DCI Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18734420 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER1/LAYER2 TRIGGERED MOBILITY (LTM) OPERATIONS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18031596 JOINT REPORTING OF HARQ-ACK AND SR WITH DIFFERENT PRIORITIES FOR UP TO 2 BITS OF HARQ-ACK WITH PUCCH FORMAT 0 OR 1 Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18012814 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION USING AGGREGATED CARRIERS Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18355917 ASSURED RELATED PACKET TRANSMISSION, DELIVERY AND PROCESSING Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18811622 Methods And Apparatus For Beam Indication In Mobile Communications Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18741775 WIRELESS RECEIVER DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
18639783 UNDERLAY-AWARE ROUTING IN SD-WAN NETWORKS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.

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