Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ

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

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.9%
Allow Rate
+8.9% vs TC avg
624
Total Applications
+4.8%
Interview Lift
1191
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 598 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.8%
§101 Eligibility
4.7%
§102 Novelty
34.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18287127 TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, RELAY SERVER, AND INSURANCE BUSINESS SERVER Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18110461 REAL-TIME CROSS-CHANNEL VERIFICATION Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
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
18207967 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DERIVING CARD VERIFICATION CODE Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
17880419 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REVERSE CARD AUTHENTICATION WITH SINGLE-STEP VERIFICATION Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
17932534 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION-BASED MANAGEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS Final Rejection JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
18581464 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18653262 SIMULATION ENGINE FOR VEHICLE INCIDENTS Final Rejection Assured Insurance Technologies, Inc.
19031490 Accident Detection and Recovery Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company
19027350 ENERGY SAVINGS SELECTOR TOOL Non-Final OA Lutron Technology Company LLC
18097926 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL UPGRADES AND DOWNGRADES ON A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE Final Rejection Panasonic Avionics Corporation
18752883 Computer System and Graphical User Interface Facilitating a Network for Multiple One-Click Intraday and Interuser Acquiring/Discharging of Short Sale Securities Locates Non-Final OA Tradezero USA, Inc.
18661247 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT DATA AND PIPELINE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Pemberton Holdings, LLC
18614384 INTEGRATED INVESTMENT STRATEGY GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nowcasting.ai, Inc.
18565561 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRADING CRYPTOCURRENCIES, TOKENIZED ASSETS AND/OR FIAT CURRENCIES ON A SINGLE DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE ISSUING INSTITUTIONS Final Rejection BILLON SP. Z O.O.
18508280 SETTLEMENT CARD HAVING LOCKED-IN CARD SPECIFIC MERCHANT AND RULE-BASED AUTHORIZATION FOR EACH TRANSACTION Non-Final OA KEO WORLD, INC.
18496696 REAL-NAME INFORMATION PACKAGE AND REAL-NAME INFORMATION SECURITY PROTECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Jiangsu Yuanzhida IOT Technology Co., Ltd.
18468088 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPLIANCE, KEYWORD FINDER, AND TRAINING TOOL Final Rejection Regulatory Education Events, LLC dba Supplement Advisory Group
17629060 METHOD FOR TRADING CRYPTOCURRENCIES Non-Final OA DAIMLER AG

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