Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WELTE, BENJAMIN PETER

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2477

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.3%
Allow Rate
+6.3% vs TC avg
90
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1171
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 42 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
77.2%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18017559 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAUSING RADIO LINK FAILURE DETECTION FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
17440593 PANEL SELECTION FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17921137 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE, GROUND STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18152358 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17975854 NETWORK SLICE LOAD CONTROL METHOD AND RELATED PRODUCT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18857318 RECOMMENDATION FOR CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18833656 COMMON TIMING ADVANCE GROUP FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMIT RECEIVE POINT OPERATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18491664 DYNAMIC INDICATIONS FOR PARTIAL UL SKIPPING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18052451 INDICATION OF UPLINK TRANSMISSION PRECODING PARAMETER CHANGE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18019480 CODE RATE DETERMINATION FOR MULTIPLEXING OF HARQ-ACK WITH DIFFERENT PRIORITIES ON PUCCH WITH SEPARATE CODING Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18055523 COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Final Rejection NXP USA, Inc.
18367222 Apparatus, Methods, and Computer Programs Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18276541 A NETWORK REPEATER Final Rejection NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
18921199 METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18080311 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18798317 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST IN A NONTERRESTRIAL NETWORK Non-Final OA INHA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18020083 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
17922106 System Information Design For Synchronization In Non-Terrestrial Network Communications Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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