Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SHELEHEDA, JAMES R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2424

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.7%
Allow Rate
+9.7% vs TC avg
740
Total Applications
+20.3%
Interview Lift
1097
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 713 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18920799 TWO-STAGE L1 CONTROL INFORMATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18859502 POWER CONTROL FOR A NETWORK-CONTROLLED REPEATER Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18726061 INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18762653 CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18983132 DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18331826 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUNT PEOPLE IN AN AUDIENCE Final Rejection The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
17453578 RECORDED CONTENT STORAGE AND DELIVERY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18695611 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS FOR CARRIAGE OF RENDERABLE TEXT Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
17753670 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDED DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN WIRELESS INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES Final Rejection Northeastern University

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