Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: RICHMOND, GARTH DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2418 2644

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Garth Daniel Richmond serves in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2418, where he has 27 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 74.1 percent is high, suggesting that applicants have a good chance of success when their cases are assigned to him. This 74.1 percent rate indicates a receptive approach to the examination of patent applications.

The median days to allowance for his docket is 1144. This 1144 day timeline provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process. With 27 resolved cases, the data reflects the typical time required to reach a grant in Art Unit 2418, which practitioners should factor into their planning.

A significant interview lift of 27.8 percent is also present in the data. This 27.8 percent increase in the probability of allowance following an interview suggests that direct dialogue is a highly effective tool. By leveraging the 27.8 percent lift, applicants can significantly improve their odds beyond the 74.1 percent baseline during the 1144 day prosecution period.

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

Performance Statistics

75.0%
Allow Rate
+13.0% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
1139
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
67.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18877136 METHOD FOR FIRST DEVICE TRANSMITTING REQUEST MESSAGE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18028294 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING FEEDBACK BY TERMINAL AND BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
19044068 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK SCHEDULING CONSIDERING PATHLOSS IN NETWORK COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18889138 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARED ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18967269 AUTHENTICATION OF MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES BY THE SAME TARGET DEVICE IN AN ULTRA-WIDEBAND SYSTEM Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18159578 RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co, Ltd.
18976066 BLUETOOTH TRANSCEIVER SELF-TESTS FOR IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Panasonic Avionics Corporation
18496149 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18155389 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18284402 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18832575 SIDELINK POSITIONING RESOURCE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18501392 OUT OF BAND BLOCKER HANDLING FOR LOCAL AREA BASE STATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18009813 USING POSITIONING INFORMATION WITH RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18906054 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR SECONDARY NETWORK SELECTION FOR DUALSTEER DEVICES Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18761340 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING CAPABILITY OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18877640 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMIT POWER OF PUCCH, AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
17967434 CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18391359 IMU PERFORMANCE BOOST ON FOLDABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18888117 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEVELOPING NETWORK CONNECTIONS ACROSS RELAYS WITH MULTIMODAL SIGNALS Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, 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.
18018237 UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND RECEPTION METHOD, TERMINAL AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
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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