Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, ANDREW CHANUL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2471 2472 2473

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrew Chanul Kim, an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2471, has 45 resolved cases on record. The allowance rate is 53.3, and the median days to allowance is 1261. These metrics suggest a specific level of difficulty and a timeline for the prosecution process. The 1261-day median is a benchmark for practitioners to use when discussing timelines with their clients.

The interview lift for this examiner is 8.8, which indicates a positive impact from direct communication. This lift provides a boost to the 53.3 baseline allowance rate, suggesting that interviews are a helpful part of the strategy. With 45 resolved cases, the data provides an emerging profile of an examiner whose 1261-day median pendency is a primary consideration. Practitioners can use the 8.8 lift to improve the probability of allowance in Art Unit 2471.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

53.3%
Allow Rate
-4.7% vs TC avg
99
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
1261
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 45 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
71.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18943554 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING CHANNEL ON BASIS OF COMPRESSED CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18814221 MULTI-LINK FRAGMENTATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18149559 METHOD OF PERFORMING POWER CONTROL WHEN PUCCH REPETITION TRANSMISSION IS APPLIED THROUGH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINTS IN NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18227344 Method and Apparatus for Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal in a Wireless Communication System Final Rejection ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
18970266 MASTER NODE, SLAVE NODE, POWER SUPPLY METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18496576 COMMUNICATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18477762 SIDELINK TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18473346 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17955323 COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18838186 SIDELINK RESOURCE SELECTION FOR A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18593091 TECHNIQUES FOR ENERGY-AWARE SCHEDULING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18261658 ENCRYPTION KEY EXTRACTION USING A RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18066238 RAN PROCEDURES FOR SUPPORTING ADAPTIVE PDCCH MONITORING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17917530 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING DISCOVERY REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17797061 REPETITION OF INFORMATION IN A TRANSMISSION BURST Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17816485 TIMING ADVANCES FOR RANDOM ACCESS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17662390 USER EQUIPMENT SUBBAND FILTERING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18515652 Beam Failure Recovery Procedures Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
17985003 LINK SELECTION FOR NON-SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMIT RECEIVE (NSTR) Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18575318 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18723826 ON-DEMAND PRS CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18790223 NETWORK CAPABILITY EXPOSURE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18837800 MAINTAINING MULTI-PATH LINKS IN SIDELINK SCENARIOS DURING HANDOVER Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17908791 MASTER CELL GROUP (MCG) FAILURE AND RADIO LINK FAILURE (RLF) REPORTING Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17778894 SCHEDULING FOR MULTI-TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINT TRANSMISSION WITH DYNAMIC ON-OFF SWITCHING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18861989 UE POWER SAVING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18040838 MULTI-CARRIER BASED NEW RADIO VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS WITH SIDELINK Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18497195 RRC CONNECTION MAINTENANCE METHOD, RELATED DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18417766 METHOD FOR DETERMINING POWER ADJUSTMENT COMPONENT, TERMINAL, MEDIUM, AND CHIP Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18606974 AGGREGATION LINK ESTABLISHMENT AND RELEASE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection ZTE Corporation

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