Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2642 2646

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Charles Terrell Shedrick has overseen 1016 resolved cases in Art Unit 2617. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 77.7 percent. This figure provides a baseline for applicants to understand the probability of a grant in Tech Center 2600. The data shows an interview lift of 9.5 percent. This lift represents the difference in allowance rates between cases with and without interviews. Practitioners should consider this 9.5 percent lift when deciding whether to engage in direct communication.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 983. This duration represents the timeline for reaching a final resolution for the 1016 resolved cases. Applicants in Art Unit 2617 can use this 983-day metric to plan their prosecution schedules. The 77.7 percent allowance rate indicates the frequency of grants for this profile. With an interview lift of 9.5 percent, the role of the interview is a documented factor in the examiner's history. These metrics provide a view of the prosecution environment for this profile in Tech Center 2600.

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

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
1,050
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
983
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1016 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18899669 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18885365 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18484087 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AERIAL-ASSISTED FEDERATED LEARNING 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.
18839074 FIRST COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR FIRST COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18508465 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GEOLOCATION DATA FOR OPTIMAL SERVING LOCATION SELECTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18897779 POSITIONING INFORMATION DETERMINING METHOD, POSITIONING METHOD, AND RELATED 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.
18640406 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18636990 TECHNIQUES FOR IDLE OR INACTIVE STATE TRAJECTORY PREDICTIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18490226 PRE-PAGING MONITORING FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18469547 SIDELINK POSITIONING AND RANGING OF MOBILE DEVICES WITH LOCATION SERVER ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18003606 CELL SELECTION TECHNIQUES FOR DUAL-CONNECTIVITY OPERATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18700258 METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A REMOTE WIRELESS DEVICE AND A NETWORK NOCE, RELATED WIRELESS DEVICES AND RELATED NETWORK NODE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18837506 CHARGING THIRD PARTIES FOR ACCESS TO MANAGEMENT SERVICES Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18425858 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND CORE NETWORK APPARATUS Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
19101492 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STOPPING LOCATION REPORTING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18866676 MANAGING UNIT AND METHOD IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18702358 MEASUREMENT REPORTING BASED ON MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATIONS USING FREQUENCY SPECIFIC PRIORITY INDICATIONS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18894675 DISABLING N1 MODE UPON RECEIVING A 5GMM CAUSE VALUE MESSAGE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19017939 POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL PRS MEASUREMENT METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18838981 POSITIONING METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
17514448 IMAGE UPSAMPLING USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation
18142702 Precise Location-Based Routing of Calls Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18998228 POSITIONING METHOD, TERMINAL, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE, LMF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18661861 LOCALIZATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Final Rejection Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

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