Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nicholas Augustine, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2141 2178 2179 3695

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicholas Augustine has 834 resolved cases in Tech Center 3600 and art unit 2141. The allowance rate is 72.8%, and the interview lift is 27.9%. Interviews are therefore associated with a substantial improvement in allowance outcomes in this docket, which supports using them to address claim scope, evidence, and examiner concerns.

The median time to allowance is 1335 days. The prosecution timeline calls for early attention to interviews and amendment strategy, particularly where commercial timing matters. Openai Opco LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Apple Inc. are leading companies represented in the docket. Anova Law Group, PLLC, BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP, and Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group are leading firms.

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

Performance Statistics

72.8%
Allow Rate
+20.8% vs TC avg
883
Total Applications
+27.9%
Interview Lift
1335
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 834 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.6%
§101 Eligibility
48.8%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18603925 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL ASSISTANT WITH EXPANSIVE MEMORY OVER MULTIPLE INTERACTIONS Non-Final OA WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
18444301 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Interacting with Three-Dimensional Environments Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18544955 Monitoring at least one machine Final Rejection SICK AG
18543692 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING PATH SELECTION FOR A VEHICLE Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18631971 Producing Fluids from Subsurface Reservoirs Using Electric Submersible Pumps Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18629117 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING CUSTOM ACTIONS Final Rejection salesforce.com, inc.
18606535 ENABLING VOLUME CONTROL SWIPE FEATURES BASED ON SPEAKERS AND MICROPHONE USAGE OF DEVICES WITH TOUCHSCREENS Non-Final OA Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18624643 LOCAL DYNAMIC PAGE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18529143 GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRESENTATION ENGINE IN AN ITEM LISTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA eBay Inc.
18486444 SEQUENTIAL DECISION OPTIMIZATION FOR DYNAMIC PROCESSES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18523583 CONTROL DEVICES TO HANDLE UNBALANCED LOADS FOR POWER SOURCES Final Rejection Cummins Power Generation Inc.
18410010 ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION FOR DOCUMENT UNDERSTANDING THAT INTEGRATES GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS Non-Final OA UiPath, Inc.
18627343 TYPE-DEPENDENT MODIFICATION OF BLOCK ITEM HIERARCHY Final Rejection Notion Labs, Inc.
18657513 Electronic Devices and Corresponding Methods for Transferring Application Operations Between Devices Using Swipe Gestures Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18451129 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18790499 OVERLAY APPLICATION AND TECHNIQUES FOR INTERFACING WITH A GENERATIVE RESPONSE ENGINE Non-Final OA OpenAI OpCo, LLC.
18773784 OVERLAY APPLICATION AND TECHNIQUES FOR INTERFACING WITH A GENERATIVE RESPONSE ENGINE Final Rejection OpenAI OpCo, LLC
18488319 PREVENTING HARASSMENT ON METAVERSE ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Kyndryl, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nicholas Augustine's allowance rate?

72.8% of resolved applications examined by Nicholas Augustine were allowed (834 resolved cases), compared with 26.4% across Art Unit 2141 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nicholas Augustine?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nicholas Augustine take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nicholas Augustine took 1,335 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nicholas Augustine work in?

Nicholas Augustine examines applications in Art Unit 2141 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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