Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Brian William Avery, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AVERY, BRIAN WILLIAM

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2495

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brian William Avery oversees a docket in Art Unit 2495 with an allowance rate of 59.3% across 91 resolved cases. This rate represents a moderate level of success for applicants in Tech Center 2400. The median days to allowance is 1147, providing a baseline for the expected duration of the examination process.

The most remarkable figure is the interview lift of 56.8%, which is a very high recorded value. This suggests that conducting an interview is almost essential for securing an allowance, as it significantly increases the baseline probability of success. Companies like Capital One Services LLC, LG Electronics Inc., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. appear in his docket. Firms such as KDW Firm PLLC (1988), GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD, and LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY utilize this highly effective interview strategy to improve the 59.3% baseline allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

59.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
124
Total Applications
+56.8%
Interview Lift
1147
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 91 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
71.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19216299 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE CRYPTOGRAPHIC AUTHENTICATION OF CONTACTLESS CARDS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19202251 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTACTLESS CARD COMMUNICATION AND MULTI-DEVICE KEY PAIR CRYPTOGRAPHIC AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18760964 SECURE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18550246 MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18143197 MONITORING AND CONTROL OF NETWORK TRAFFIC IN A CLOUD SERVER ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18348567 APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPROVED DATA LOSS PREVENTION USING PARTIAL ENCRYPTION Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
17982943 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE USER SESSION AT ENDPOINT DEVICE OVER ACCESS-RESTRICTED CELLULAR NETWORK MANAGED BY AN ENTERPRISE Non-Final OA Dell Products, LP

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Brian William Avery's allowance rate?

59.3% of resolved applications examined by Brian William Avery were allowed (91 resolved cases), compared with 71.9% across Art Unit 2495 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Brian William Avery?

This examiner's interview lift is +56.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Brian William Avery take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Brian William Avery took 1,147 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Brian William Avery work in?

Brian William Avery examines applications in Art Unit 2495 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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