Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MASHELE, BONGANI JABULANI

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645 3648

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.7%
Allow Rate
+32.7% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+2.3%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
29.3%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18854696 USE OF A RADAR SENSOR HAVING A WAVEGUIDE ANTENNA ARRAY FOR A METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ESTIMATED EGO VELOCITY VALUE AND AN ESTIMATED ANGLE VALUE OF TARGETS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18157702 ANTENNA DEVICE WITH IMPROVED RADIATION DIRECTIVITY Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18915122 MEASUREMENTS FOR SENSING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18720336 VEHICLE NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS plc
18529892 DETECTION OF FLUID PRODUCT USING WIRELESS BEACONS Final Rejection Ecolab USA Inc.
18139531 UPDATING RADAR SENSOR ACCURACY MEASUREMENTS FOR OBJECT TRACKING Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18826599 STRUCTURED NEURAL NETWORK FOR RADAR DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18472830 PROHIBITIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) ACQUISITION AND REPORTING FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY DEVICES Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18866138 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IN A MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18919336 Locationing with Bluetooth-Assisted Ultra-Wide Band Ranging Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18722328 MULTI-SPOT IMAGING USING SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR Final Rejection ICEYE OY
18865712 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATION OF GNSS-SIGNAL INTERFERENCE Non-Final OA TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS, INC.

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