Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
983
Total Applications
+5.6%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 955 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
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
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
18597249 SOFTWARE-DEFINED ANTENNA MANAGEMENT FOR AN ACCESS POINT OF A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
17974329 CARRIER AGGREGATION USING COMPONENT CARRIER GROUPS Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18577721 SIDELINK COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18426699 SIDELINK RESOURCE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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.
18221316 DYNAMIC RADIO PARAMETER SELECTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN A MESH NETWORK Non-Final OA Quixotic Holdings, LLC

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