Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Michael W Ayers, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AYERS, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2194 2195

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael W. Ayers has 313 resolved cases in Tech Center 2100 and art unit 2194. The allowance rate is 70.6%, and the interview lift is 51.6%. The strong positive interview association makes examiner engagement a particularly important consideration, especially when a focused discussion can support a concrete amendment.

The median time to allowance is 1193 days. Counsel should plan interviews early enough to influence the written record and preserve time for follow-up prosecution. Nchain Licensing AG, Groq Inc., and Intel Corporation are leading companies. Alliance IP, LLC for Intel, Dority & Manning, P.A. and Groq, Inc., and Galvani Smith PLLC are leading firms.

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

Performance Statistics

70.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
335
Total Applications
+51.6%
Interview Lift
1193
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 313 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.8%
§101 Eligibility
2.5%
§102 Novelty
48.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18326773 DYNAMIC HARDWARE PROFILE MODIFICATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18520404 PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18699141 COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18487673 TRANSMITTING DATA USING A SHARED NETWORK ADAPTER Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18590674 DATA COMPRESSION SYSTEM, DATA COMPRESSION METHOD, AND DATA COMPRESSION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
19272168 Threat Mitigation System and Method Non-Final OA ReliaQuest Holdings, LLC
18488537 ENFORCING LIMITS ON USE OF ENDPOINT DEVICES Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael W Ayers's allowance rate?

70.6% of resolved applications examined by Michael W Ayers were allowed (313 resolved cases), compared with 68.9% across Art Unit 2194 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael W Ayers?

This examiner's interview lift is +51.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael W Ayers take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael W Ayers took 1,193 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael W Ayers work in?

Michael W Ayers examines applications in Art Unit 2194 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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