Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, NIMESH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2465 2617 2642

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.4%
Allow Rate
+22.4% vs TC avg
872
Total Applications
+17.0%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 850 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
49.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18270601 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTICATING UE FOR ACCESSING NON-3GPP SERVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18573765 ENABLING ENHANCED SUBCHANNEL SELECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN WLAN SYSTEMS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18436125 User Equipment Reporting of Maximum Sensitivity Degradation Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18569413 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESS POINT-TO-ACCESS POINT TRIGGER AND RESPONSE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18572615 DOWNLINK PRECODING SWITCHING BASED ON CHANNEL VARIATION ESTIMATES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18266471 Node and Method in a Wireless Communications Network Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18454053 TECHNIQUES FOR ENABLING COMPUTING DEVICES TO IDENTIFY WHEN THEY ARE IN PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18294113 CORE NETWORK APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18523146 PROVIDING A TRIGGER SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST TO SEND FOR EFFICIENT UPLINK RESOURCE UTILIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18363479 USE OF AMBIENT INTERNET-OF-THINGS (IoT) DEVICES IN A POSITIONING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18260719 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, TERMINAL AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18460854 TIERED SIMULTANEOUS CORE Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18253351 FIELD DEVICE, EXPANSION MODULE AND METHOD FOR OPERATION Final Rejection VEGA Grieshaber KG
18523883 IMPROVING USER EXPERIENCE IN MULTI-FREQUENCY LAYER DEPLOYMENTS USING FREQUENCY BAND COMBINATION PRIORITY VALUE Non-Final OA Rakuten Symphony, Inc.
18306047 AUTOMATED AND DYNAMIC LOCATION INTELLIGENCE BASED ON GPS DATA Non-Final OA Omnitracs, LLC

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