Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: ADAMS, CARL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2627 2687 2695 3629

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Carl Adams has resolved 801 cases in Art Unit 2627 of Tech Center 3600. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 71.8 percent. The median time to reach an allowance is 951 days. The interview lift is 16.5 percent, representing the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the 71.8 percent baseline. These 801 cases provide a substantial data set for analysis.

Practitioners in Art Unit 2627 should consider the 16.5 percent interview lift as a tool for improving outcomes. The 951-day median pendency is a key factor for timing expectations in Tech Center 3600. With 801 cases resolved, the 71.8 percent allowance rate is a stable metric for applicants. The 16.5 percent lift indicates that direct communication with the examiner is often productive. These figures allow for a data-grounded approach to navigating the 951-day median timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

71.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
825
Total Applications
+16.4%
Interview Lift
951
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 802 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
28.0%
§102 Novelty
63.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19030947 MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE CONTROL OF ANOTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19147804 DISPLAY DRIVING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19207717 DISPLAY CELL AND TEST SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19332732 TOUCH SENSOR DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
19060603 TILING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18671800 CONTENT EVALUATION DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING CONTENT Non-Final OA Wacom Co., Ltd.
18959505 ODD AND EVEN ROW SEQUENTIAL DRIVING IN AMOLED WITH PENTILE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Google LLC
18891060 OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19120936 INPUT DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19120237 INPUT DEVICE AND OPERATION BUTTON Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18912355 MATERIAL AGNOSTIC DENOISING Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18925290 REAL-TIME TEXT-BASED DISENTANGLED REAL IMAGE EDITING Final Rejection ADOBE INC.

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