Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RICHMOND, GARTH DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2418 2644

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
+1.6% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+67.3%
Interview Lift
1128
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 11 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18553542 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPLACEMENT OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY-CONSTRAINED 6G AERIAL CELLS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18118171 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER ON BASIS OF STATE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18081233 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SCANNING OF LINK AND OPERATION METHOD FOR SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18159578 RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co, Ltd.
18552487 METHOD FOR DETERMINING PROPAGATION DELAYS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18028294 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING FEEDBACK BY TERMINAL AND BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18155389 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18558077 Security Parameter Updates during Cell-Reselection for NR SDT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18552473 CELL RESELECTION USING EXPECTED CELL SERVING TIME Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18496149 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18168404 Channel Access Method and Communication Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18061183 Link Selection Method and Apparatus, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18404761 TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE DETERMINATION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18284402 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18505510 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, BASE STATION, AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18379475 CROSS-NODE MACHINE LEARNING OPERATIONS IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18174563 TECHNIQUES TO INDICATE REPETITION OF MESSAGES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18009813 USING POSITIONING INFORMATION WITH RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18088212 SUPPORT REDUNDANT PDU SESSION AFTER INTER-SYSTEM CHANGE Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18284978 CELL RESELECTION METHOD Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE 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
18530448 Apparatus, Methods, and Computer Programs Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18284394 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING TRANSMISSION RESOURCE IN INTERNET OF VEHICLES, AND TERMINAL Final Rejection DATANG GOHIGH INTELLIGENT AND CONNECTED TECHNOLOGY (CHONGQING) CO., LTD.
18091018 MOBILE PLATFORM CLUSTERS FOR COMMUNICATIONS CELL TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA KYTHERA SOFTWARE, INC.

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