Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3691 3693 3694 3697 3698

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.6%
Allow Rate
+8.6% vs TC avg
633
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
1248
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 604 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.4%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19246362 OVERLAY NETWORK FOR REAL-TIME PAYMENT NETWORKS Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18581464 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18287127 TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, RELAY SERVER, AND INSURANCE BUSINESS SERVER Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
19241728 DISTRIBUTED DATABASE WITH INTER-RELATED RECORDS RELATING TO A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19004962 DETERMINING WHETHER A USER HAS POSSESSION OF A TRANSACTION CARD AND/OR WHETHER THE USER IS AUTHORIZED TO POSSESS THE TRANSACTION CARD Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18585291 RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF DATA STRUCTURES FACILITATING FILE MANAGEMENT AND DATA RETRIEVAL Final Rejection Truist Bank
18663871 ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS) Final Rejection STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
18389007 LOW-LATENCY TRADING PLATFORM AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Final Rejection Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18110461 REAL-TIME CROSS-CHANNEL VERIFICATION Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18599114 Methods and Systems for Managing Retirement Asset Transfer within a Private Blockchain Network Final Rejection TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
19237882 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC VALUATION OF PROTECTION PRODUCTS Non-Final OA AS0001, Inc.
18653262 SIMULATION ENGINE FOR VEHICLE INCIDENTS Non-Final OA Assured Insurance Technologies, Inc.
19007160 Supervised and Transferred Learning Techniques for Detecting Fraud or Abuse Relating to Service Events Final Rejection UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

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