Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KINCAID, LESTER G

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2646 2649

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.5%
Allow Rate
-7.5% vs TC avg
94
Total Applications
+1.2%
Interview Lift
1011
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 55 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
60.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18559028 METHOD AND NETWORK FOR LOCALISING USER EQUIPMENTS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18142063 Backward and Forward Compatible Spatial Reuse Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18279574 METHOD FOR GENERATING LOCATION INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18571954 METHOD OF FIRST ACCESS AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (AMF) APPARATUS, METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT (UE), FIRST ACCESS AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (AMF) APPARATUS, AND USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18271963 NTN-RELATED COMMUNICATION Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18684270 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SESSION MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18286020 Method and Apparatuses for Deferred Positioning of Wireless Devices Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18255482 FIRST NETWORK NODE AND METHOD IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18361552 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18262888 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUICKLY DISPLAYING CONTROL WINDOW FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18253968 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18450360 TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING THE CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY STATE OF A SUBMERGED WIRELESS DEVICE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18261559 BUSY Indication Transmitted by a Multi-SIM User Equipment Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18320999 IN-VEHICLE TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18392442 PHYSICAL CELL IDENTIFIER MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18261211 DIFFERENTIAL ANGLE OF ARRIVAL (AOA) FOR LOW POWER MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18329193 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED POSITIONING WITH MULTIPLE POSITIONING FREQUENCY LAYERS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18255329 PANEL-SPECIFIC MAXIMUM PERMITTED EXPOSURE INDICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18133722 ROUTING SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18289109 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING REJECTION RESPONSE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18596972 PROFILE GENERATION FOR PROVISIONING THE PROFILE TO AN EUICC Non-Final OA Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security Germany GmbH
18259094 POSITIONING METHODS AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18541115 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFYING A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER OF A PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT Non-Final OA MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.

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