Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2642 2646

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
1,045
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
982
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1009 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.7%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18610812 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PERFORMING CELL SEARCH BY ACCUMULATING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18318172 DETERMINING IN-COVERAGE OR UNREACHABILITY INFORMATION IN SATELLITE AREA NETWORK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18839136 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SOFT SATELLITE SWITCHING PROCEDURE Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18674259 EFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION AND DOWNLOAD OF OFFLINE MAPS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17910339 LAYER 2 SECURITY ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18829197 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18783989 RANGING METHOD IN UWB, APPARATUS, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18913861 HANDLING SYSTEM INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18636990 TECHNIQUES FOR IDLE OR INACTIVE STATE TRAJECTORY PREDICTIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18447093 WIRELESS NETWORK SERVICE SECURITY ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18003606 CELL SELECTION TECHNIQUES FOR DUAL-CONNECTIVITY OPERATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18839074 FIRST COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR FIRST COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18687462 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONFIGURING A RANGING PERIOD FOR A UE IN CELLULAR NETWORKS Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18837506 CHARGING THIRD PARTIES FOR ACCESS TO MANAGEMENT SERVICES Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18894675 DISABLING N1 MODE UPON RECEIVING A 5GMM CAUSE VALUE MESSAGE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18686247 POSITIONING MEASUREMENT REPORTING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18234131 CONTROL CIRCUIT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION DELIVERY METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18434407 TROPOSPHERIC DUCTING DETECTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18142702 Precise Location-Based Routing of Calls Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18541820 CELL HANDOVER METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17942482 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18626264 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE PAGING Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18193104 PER SUBSCRIBER INTER PLMN HANDOVER RESTRICTION IN 5G NETWORKS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18661861 LOCALIZATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Final Rejection Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

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