Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PHUNKULH, BOB A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2412 2419 2477 2619

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.3%
Allow Rate
+27.3% vs TC avg
962
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
1057
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 935 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
32.9%
§102 Novelty
40.4%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17267116 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATION FOR CANCELLING UPLINK TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18145950 Apparatus and method of wireless communication Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18238454 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED RANGE AND PERFORMANCE FOR LOW POWER RADIOS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18113584 SEAMLESS CONTINUATION OF COMMUNICATION SESSIONS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18442921 VISIBLE INTERRUPTION LENGTH CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONFIGURED GRANT TRANSMISSION OCCASIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18004286 CONFIGURABLE METRICS FOR CHANNEL STATE COMPRESSION AND FEEDBACK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18012512 PORT-SELECTION CODEBOOK WITH FREQUENCY SELECTIVE PRECODED CSI-RS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17687433 REFERENCE SIGNAL SIGNALING FOR SECONDARY CELLS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17396415 Control Channel Repetition Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
17873121 Device and Method of Handling a Handover Non-Final OA ACER INCORPORATED
18363069 PRIVATE NETWORK AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY REPORTING Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18439817 COMMUNICATION SCHEDULING IN A NETWORK BASED ON DIFFERENT QOS Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18373949 GUARD PERIOD DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18426622 MULTI-LINK SETUP OF A ROAMING NON-AP MLD Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
17758199 CALL SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND MOBILE TERMINAL Final Rejection HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD
17873091 Methodology for Achieving Highly Scalable and Distributed Secured Connectivity per IPSEC Tunnel Final Rejection Parallel Wireless, Inc.
18388809 DYNAMIC FREQUENCY ALLOCATION METHOD FOR BASE STATION, SHELF LABEL SYSTEM AND COMPUTER DEVICE Non-Final OA HANSHOW TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
18442483 Anchor Cell for Network Energy Saving Non-Final OA PANPSY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18397086 Method and Apparatus for Event Triggered Positioning of Enterprise Premises Equipment in a Wireless Network Non-Final OA Celona, Inc.

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