Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646 3648

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ashley Brown Raynal is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3646. She has 51 resolved cases in her record. The allowance rate for these cases is 78.4 percent. This 78.4 percent rate provides a baseline for applicants to understand the frequency of patent grants in her docket. With 51 resolved cases, the data offers a perspective on her examination history.

The interview lift is 21.1 percent. This 21.1 percent figure is lower than the 78.4 percent allowance rate, but it still indicates the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted. Practitioners in Art Unit 3646 can use this lift to inform their strategy. The median days to allowance is 1037. This 1037-day period represents the time typically required to reach a grant. Stakeholders can use the 1037-day metric and the 51 resolved cases to plan their prosecution timelines in Tech Center 3600.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+26.4% vs TC avg
87
Total Applications
+21.1%
Interview Lift
1037
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 51 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18837027 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18997073 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) MEASUREMENT IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK (NTN) Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18885147 REAL-TIME PRECISE IONOSPHERE CORRECTIONS FOR MOBILE DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18932354 MULTI-RADAR JOINT DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
19003812 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIERARCHICAL COOPERATIVE POSITIONING Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18358441 TAG POSITIONING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18970186 WIRELESS SENSING PROTECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18608661 GNSS TIME ERROR DETECTION AND MITIGATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18465903 ANTI-SPOOFING CONSIDERATIONS IN MAP-AIDING POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18260494 MOISTURE SENSOR CONTROLLING APPARATUS, MOISTURE SENSOR CONTROLLING SYSTEM, AND MOISTURE SENSOR CONTROLLING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18229716 Device and Method for Exact Seat Occupancy Identification Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18330880 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING ADS-B TRACKS Non-Final OA BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
18541790 REDUCED SIZE FOR GNSS CORRECTION POINTS Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18428236 RADAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
17940253 PARKING SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18652506 RANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
18819705 SYSTEM FOR SCREENING A GROUP OF PEOPLE Final Rejection Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
18306551 METHOD OF SELECTING A SENSING NODE AND METHOD OF SELECTING A SENSING MODE Non-Final OA Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
18405811 ADC INTERFERENCE CANCELATION BY TEMPORAL FILTER Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC

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