Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 26, 2026

Examiner: ALSTON, FRANK MAURICE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3625 3683

This examiner grants 5% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

5.0%
Allow Rate
-47.0% vs TC avg
55
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.0%
§101 Eligibility
2.2%
§102 Novelty
77.2%
§103 Obviousness
1.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18100914 REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE SCHEDULING Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
17820663 DATA FEED INTERACTION INCENTIVIZATION SYSTEM USING GAMIFICATION TOOLS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
16953899 PRIORITIZED TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS FOR A DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION MATCHING SYSTEM Final Rejection Lyft, Inc.
17468057 UTILITY DETERMINATION PREDICTIVE DATA ANALYSIS SOLUTIONS USING MAPPINGS ACROSS RISK DOMAINS AND EVALUATION DOMAINS Non-Final OA Optum, Inc.
18730053 TRAFFIC DEMAND PREDICTION DEVICE Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18165460 ADAPTIVE, PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR TRAINING COMPLIANCE Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18736061 PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION GROWTH Final Rejection STRIPE, INC.
17931618 INTELLIGENT PREDICTION OF SALES OPPORTUNITY OUTCOME Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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