Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KAYAL, DAVID M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2464

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.0%
Allow Rate
+26.0% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+29.6%
Interview Lift
1137
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 50 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
61.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18790971 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-USER SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING SCHEDULING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18549568 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17821552 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR CROSS DIVISION DUPLEX OPERATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18405671 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAKEUP, AND TERMINAL Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
19210154 SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION TIMER OPERATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18716726 NETWORK ASSISTED INFORMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18709778 COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18472701 ORTHOGONAL COVER CODES FOR UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION MULTIPLEXING WITH PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNELS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18298269 TECHNIQUES FOR RESOLVING SCHEDULING CONFLICTS BETWEEN MEASUREMENT OR REPORTING OCCASIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENERGY HARVESTING (EH)-CAPABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18022502 STARTING BIT DETERMINATION FOR PUSCH REPETITION WITH TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE SCALING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17928088 DATA COLLECTION METHOD, SENSOR DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE, VISUALIZATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18767589 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LATENCY REDUCTION Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18737456 TRIGGERING SENSING OPERATIONS PERFORMED BY A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Limited
18450061 RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
19197604 COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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