Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2646

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
1,034
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
981
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 999 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
71.4%
§103 Obviousness
0.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18484087 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AERIAL-ASSISTED FEDERATED LEARNING Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18318172 DETERMINING IN-COVERAGE OR UNREACHABILITY INFORMATION IN SATELLITE AREA NETWORK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18234131 CONTROL CIRCUIT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION DELIVERY METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18404331 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
17910339 LAYER 2 SECURITY ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18492652 BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18352810 MOBILITY FEATURES FOR NEXT GENERATION CELLULAR NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18687462 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONFIGURING A RANGING PERIOD FOR A UE IN CELLULAR NETWORKS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18142702 Precise Location-Based Routing of Calls Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18425858 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND CORE NETWORK APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
17942482 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18034855 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17514448 IMAGE UPSAMPLING USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
17089445 UPSAMPLING AN IMAGE USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18415425 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSISTENT ROAMING Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18442553 DEVICE BASED ENHANCED EMERGENCY NETWORK OUTAGE AWARENESS Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18508465 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GEOLOCATION DATA FOR OPTIMAL SERVING LOCATION SELECTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

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