Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: RICHMOND, GARTH DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2418 2644

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.2%
Allow Rate
+6.2% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+27.3%
Interview Lift
1118
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
64.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18028294 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING FEEDBACK BY TERMINAL AND BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18118171 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER ON BASIS OF STATE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17977356 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (O-RAN) Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18159578 RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co, Ltd.
18889138 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARED ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18155389 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18553648 SERVICE CONTINUITY ON PREFERRED CELL DURING CONNECTED MODE MOBILITY Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18174563 TECHNIQUES TO INDICATE REPETITION OF MESSAGES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18009813 USING POSITIONING INFORMATION WITH RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18404761 TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE DETERMINATION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18284402 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18361279 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18967269 AUTHENTICATION OF MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES BY THE SAME TARGET DEVICE IN AN ULTRA-WIDEBAND SYSTEM Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18906054 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR SECONDARY NETWORK SELECTION FOR DUALSTEER DEVICES Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18888117 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEVELOPING NETWORK CONNECTIONS ACROSS RELAYS WITH MULTIMODAL SIGNALS Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
17813840 DETERMINING WIRELESS DEPLOYMENT TYPE FOR OPTIMIZED SPECTRUM UTILIZATION Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18972637 PASSIVE INTERMODULATION INTERFERENCE DETECTION AND MITIGATION IN CELLULAR NETWORKS Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18284978 CELL RESELECTION METHOD Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18391359 IMU PERFORMANCE BOOST ON FOLDABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18471198 NODE FOR A RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK WITH DYNAMIC RESERVATION OF TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, CORRESPONDING NETWORK, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

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