Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, HARRY H

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2411 2415 2441 2465 2472 2483

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Harry H Kim works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2411, with 562 resolved cases. The examiner has an allowance rate of 90.0 and a median days to allowance of 807. These metrics indicate the prosecution environment and its efficiency. The 807-day median is a benchmark for practitioners to use when forecasting the duration of the process.

The interview lift is 8.2, which adds a benefit to the 90.0 allowance rate. Given the 562 resolved cases, the data is reliable for strategy. Practitioners can expect a path to allowance with a median duration of 807 days. While the 8.2 lift is modest, it still provides a strategic advantage for those looking to secure an allowance beyond the 90.0 baseline. The high volume of cases makes this a reliable profile for data-driven decision making.

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

Performance Statistics

90.0%
Allow Rate
+32.0% vs TC avg
607
Total Applications
+8.2%
Interview Lift
807
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 562 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.8%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18843193 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING STF FOR NEW NUMEROLOGY IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18843190 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESCHEDULING TARGET WAKE TIME SERVICE PERIOD IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18709652 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18921218 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THROUGHPUT ENHANCEMENT IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS USING ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE SPREADING Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18575526 METHODS FOR COMMUNICATIONS, TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18843062 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18905531 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18825801 GRANT-FREE RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18806981 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHARING A SPECTRUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18643583 Fault Handling Method, Related Device, and System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18434393 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18326538 BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY IN SENSING-ASSISTED MIMO Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18709786 CONGESTION CONTROL FOR MULTI-CARRIER V2X COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18653867 RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTS WITH LOW-POWER SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18702762 PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL (PUSCH) REPETITIONS AFTER IDLE PERIOD IN FRAME-BASED EQUIPMENT (FBE) Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18593303 JOINT BEAM MANAGEMENT AND CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18489739 TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL ORIENTED TONE RESERVATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18550370 BEAM FAILURE DETECTION FOR A PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING OPERATION CORRESPONDING TO AT LEAST TWO TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18078867 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CAPABILITY SIGNALING FOR PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PUCCH) CELL SWITCHING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18217023 Control Channel Multiplexing in Uplink Repetition Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18870439 ENHANCED NULL DATA PACKET FOR BASIC BEAMFORMING TRAINING IN 60GHZ Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18015701 BEAM CONFIGURATION FOR ACCESSING AN OPEN SPECTRUM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18856204 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18678844 CONNECTION METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18404336 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18843205 USER EQUIPMENT PREDICTION FLOW IN TERRESTRIAL - NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18709971 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE NODE IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18709767 POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT OF RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) NODE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18709772 MBS SESSION FAILURE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18702956 Reconfiguration Procedure in a Wireless Communication Network Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

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