Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ALMEIDA, DEVIN E

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2132 2431 2432 2492

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
633
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
1320
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 611 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
55.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19172557 DYNAMIC GROUP MEMBERSHIP FOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19184675 URL-BASED AUTHENTICATION FOR PAYMENT CARDS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18736902 Secure and Efficient Method to Prevent Leakage in Personalized AI Models via Weight Decomposition Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18560368 CUSTOMERS KEY PROTECTION FOR CLOUD NATIVE DEPLOYMENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18207213 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, VIRUS QUARANTINE SYSTEM, AND VIRUS QUARANTINE METHOD Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18894794 SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND NETWORK ELEMENT Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19016412 Distributed Ledger Appliance and Methods of USE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18817096 Distributed Ledger Appliance and Methods of USE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18800623 PROTECTING VEHICLE BUSES FROM CYBER-ATTACKS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18468962 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED FILTERING OF FALSE POSITIVE PATTERN MATCHES FOR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

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