Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHAHEED, KHALID W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2641 2643 2646

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
881
Total Applications
+15.3%
Interview Lift
1017
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 840 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18606528 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SUPPORT CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION AT USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17983808 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING USER ACTION BASED ON LOCATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18248416 TIMING ADVANCE CALCULATION AND PRACH SCHEDULING FOR HAPS SWITCHING Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
17516648 METHOD FOR SIDELINK MONITORING AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18248892 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF APERIODIC SIGNALS AND REPORTS IN POSITIONING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18030296 METHODS AND NODES FOR MEASURING A SERVING CELL IN L1/L2-CENTRIC MOBILITY Final Rejection TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18552285 MESSAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND CORRESPONDING TERMINAL Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18087396 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANTENNA OBSTRUCTION DETECTION AND MITIGATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18277270 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COVERAGE EXTENSION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18533501 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17914732 METHOD FOR DETECTING A DRONE WITH A USER EQUIPMENT LOCATED ON-BOARD, CORRESPONDING DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS Non-Final OA Orange
18624691 RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL MODEL DELIVERY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18595247 CODE BLOCK GROUP AND CODE BLOCK BUNDLE ALIGNMENT SIGNALING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18409740 TIMER OPERATION FOR MULTI-STAGE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (DCI) Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18552323 MECHANISMS FOR TERMINATING SIDELINK POSITIONING SESSIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18551333 NR AIR-TO-GROUND SIGNALING ENHANCEMENT FOR EARLY INDICATION OF AIR-TO-GROUND CELL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18181976 PROXIMITY SERVICE IN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18004927 ACARS REPORT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18562572 POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18293815 CONTROL METHODS, COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND PROGRAMS Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18409983 IMS ELIGIBILITY FOR AN EU-SAT-EU COMMUNICATION SCHEME Non-Final OA THALES
18558497 HAPS AND TERRESTRIAL NETWORK INTERFERENCE COORDINATION Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18230467 STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CELLULAR NETWORK SYSTEM Final Rejection Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18084362 MANAGING INTERFERENCE FOR COEXISTENCE OF TERRESTRIAL AND NON-TERRESTRIAL WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18058929 CLASSIFYING ACCESS POINT BEACON COMMUNICATIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Silicon Laboratories Inc.
18439887 CONFIGURED GRANTS WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONS AND HARQ ID DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Media Tek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18333415 ENHANCED DATA ANALYTICS FOR ACTIONABLE IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON DATA COLLECTED IN WIRELESS AND STREAMING DATA NETWORKS Non-Final OA Future Dial, Inc.
18260155 Mining Mobile Communication System and Method Non-Final OA CCTEG CHINA COAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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