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Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HARPER, KEVIN C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2462 2616

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.9%

Allow Rate

+25.9% vs TC avg

987

Total Applications

+6.2%

Interview Lift

1011

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 962 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%

§101 Eligibility

13.0%

§102 Novelty

70.9%

§103 Obviousness

2.7%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18682457	COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD	Non-Final OA	SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18609922	RECEPTION SCHEME	Non-Final OA	NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18412946	LOW-POWER WIRELESS DEVICE	Non-Final OA	Nokia Technologies Oy
18517411	ACCESS POINT, STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD	Final Rejection	GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18628040	POWER SAVING METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18338301	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF SIGNAL FOR TIMING ESTIMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM	Final Rejection	ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18610933	ACHIEVING UNEQUAL ERROR PROTECTION FOR DECODING HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST BITS	Non-Final OA	QUALCOMM Incorporated
18393253	TIME-DOMAIN RESOURCE BLOCK MAPPING	Final Rejection	QUALCOMM Incorporated
18018503	JOINT DL/UL TCI STATE ACTIVATION	Non-Final OA	QUALCOMM Incorporated
18670283	OPTIMIZING NETWORK EFFICIENCY FOR APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS	Non-Final OA	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
17757810	TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD	Final Rejection	NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18697868	BEAM DETERMINATION METHOD, NODE AND STORAGE MEDIUM	Non-Final OA	ZTE CORPORATION
17974329	CARRIER AGGREGATION USING COMPONENT CARRIER GROUPS	Non-Final OA	ZTE CORPORATION
18612309	GENERIC ENHANCED CAPACITY DIMENSIONING OF CELL SITES IN A 5G STANDALONE O-RAN NETWORK	Non-Final OA	DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18537736	WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION	Final Rejection	MaxLinear, Inc.

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