Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEONARD, SAMUEL HAYDEN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2649

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
52
Total Applications
-72.7%
Interview Lift
1240
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 12 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
69.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18040793 SURVIVAL TIME IN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18031767 POSITIONING IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18248149 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COGNITIVE SERVICE DRIVEN HANDOVER OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18573546 NETWORK DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER, AND METHODS THEREIN FOR INDOOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18551212 Radio Network Node, User Equipment and Methods Performed Therein Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18436774 Positioning Method, Transmit End, Receive End, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18573831 COMMUNICATION PERFORMANCE MAPPING FOR PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS Non-Final OA Viasat, Inc.
18574267 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NEW RADIO (NR) POSITION MEASUREMENT IN A RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL INACTIVE STATE Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18438212 LOW SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO (SNR) OPERATION WITH DUTY CYCLE SELECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18477301 CONDITIONAL HANDOVER INCLUDING TARGET MCG AND TARGET SCGS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17890542 SCHEMES FOR IDENTIFYING CORRUPTED DATASETS FOR MACHINE LEARNING SECURITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18166264 ACCESS POINT COORDINATION USING GRAPHS AND MACHINE LEARNING PROCESSES Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18555435 TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18555922 METHOD FOR REPORTING MALICIOUS CALL, TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18450717 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE ON-DEMAND CONNECTIVITY Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
17978076 USING UNMANNED MOBILE VEHICLES TO IMPROVE SIGNAL PROPAGATION BY PLACING TEMPORARY ACCESS POINTS Non-Final OA AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
18034328 VIRTUALLY VIEWING DEVICES IN A FACILITY Final Rejection View, Inc.
18456638 MANAGING INCOMING CALLS IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
18353853 METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection INNOPEAK TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18323895 REPUTATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Somos, Inc.

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