Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: AVERY, BRIAN WILLIAM

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2495

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.8%
Allow Rate
+4.8% vs TC avg
115
Total Applications
+50.6%
Interview Lift
1253
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 78 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
66.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18448972 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ENCRYPTING BIOMETRIC DATA AND OPERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18623396 GESTURE AUTHENTICATION USING A SMART RING Non-Final OA QUANATA, LLC
18942237 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18760964 SECURE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18392108 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
17708431 SEPARATELY STORING ENCRYPTION KEYS AND ENCRYPTED DATA IN A HYBRID MEMORY Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18450859 DATA PROCESSING METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd.
18348567 APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPROVED DATA LOSS PREVENTION USING PARTIAL ENCRYPTION Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18276280 PACKET PROCESSING METHOD, CLIENT END DEVICE, SERVER END DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18425214 MANAGING TRUST FOR ENDPOINT DEVICES USING A MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18939593 SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATION CONNECTION BETWEEN A FIRST DEVICE AND A SERVER VIA A NETWORK AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING A CONFIGURATION OF A FIRST DEVICE BY A SECOND DEVICE Non-Final OA WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
18135593 DYNAMIC SECURITY POLICY ENFORCEMENT METHOD FOR CONTAINER SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
18395990 DATA PROTECTION DEVICE AND DATA PROTECTION METHOD Final Rejection SigmaStar Technology Ltd.
18673635 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Netarx LLC
18673660 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Netarx LLC
17261895 SELECTIVE VERIFICATION SYSTEM OF ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOFS FOR SCALABILITY OF BLOCKCHAIN AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection THE INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
18317965 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING USER BY SECURITY TOKEN COMBINED WITH BIOMETRIC DATA PROCESSING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
18532405 VERIFICATION PLATFORM FOR ONLINE DIGITAL IDENTITY Final Rejection Credence ID, LLC
18555602 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE CONFIDENTIAL DIGITAL CONTENT EXCHANGE Final Rejection ALOSYS COMMUNICATIONS S.R.L.
18138188 FACE AUTHENTICATION TERMINAL, FACE AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND FACE AUTHENTICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc.
17904281 PROCESSING MODULE FOR AUTHENTICATING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A 3G CAPABLE NETWORK Final Rejection VODAFONE IP LICENSING LIMITED

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