Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BARKER, TODD L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2447 2449 3667

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Todd L. Barker works in Art Unit 2447 within Tech Center 3600. He has 386 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 75.6 percent. This indicates the likelihood of obtaining a patent under his review. The median days to allowance is 879, which is the timeframe for the 3600 Tech Center. This 879-day duration allows for a prosecution process in Art Unit 2447.

The interview lift is 23.3 percent, suggesting that interviews are a powerful tool for applicants. When combined with the 75.6 percent allowance rate, the 23.3 percent lift implies that an interview can streamline the path to grant. For the 386 resolved cases in this unit, the 879-day median pendency serves as a guide for scheduling. The 23.3 percent lift is particularly useful for overcoming rejections and reaching the 75.6 percent allowance threshold more efficiently.

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

Performance Statistics

75.7%
Allow Rate
+23.7% vs TC avg
441
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
879
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 387 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
54.4%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18842759 NETWORK IN VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19232253 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING GRO BY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18584848 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO STREAMING Final Rejection NXP B.V.
19297482 COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19250361 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18693130 DEVICE DISCOVERY METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18419691 Packet Transmission Method, Apparatus, and System, and Storage Medium Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18709468 TECHNIQUES FOR SUPPORTING UNTAGGED ETHERNET FRAMES Final Rejection QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18439321 EFFICIENT PACKET DELIMITER (EPD) CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIER FOR MOBILE INDUSTRY PROCESSOR INTERFACE (MIPI) CAMERA SERIAL INTERFACE 2 (CSI-2) Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18035234 MEC FEDERATION BROKER AND MANAGER ENABLING SECURE CROSS-PLATFORM COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19235426 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORCHESTRATING TRANSACTION MESSAGES USING MICROSERVICE-BASED ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA AMADEUS S.A.S.
18700651 APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL LOOP CONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
19219876 INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ENGINE SERVER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18608373 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCAL PERFORMANCE IN WIRELESS NETWORK AND SYSTEM THEREOF Final Rejection DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18019048 SUPPORTING REMOTE USER EQUIPMENT AUTHENTICATION VIA RELAY USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18699425 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18522999 ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONTROL MECHANISM Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18773708 DISPARATE RENEWABLE POWER ENERGY SOURCED SERVER NODES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18817458 MAINTAINING QUALITY COMMUNICATION FOR INTEGRATED CHANNELS IN TRANSACTION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Truist Bank
18769999 Video Streaming Delivery Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18894158 Rebalancing Caching Layer for Distributed Database System Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
18906500 GENERATING ARCHIVAL DATA FROM VIRTUAL MEETINGS Final Rejection Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18972478 Dynamic Provisioning of IoT Devices From an Online Application Marketplace Final Rejection Roku, Inc.
17930765 INTELLIGENT DATAFLOW-BASED SERVICE DISCOVERY AND ANALYSIS Final Rejection YAHOO AD TECH LLC
19245145 METHODS FOR ALLOCATING A TRAFFIC LOAD AND DEVICES THEREOF Non-Final OA F5, Inc.
18614893 METHODS FOR ALLOCATING A TRAFFIC LOAD AND DEVICES THEREOF Non-Final OA F5, Inc.
18150791 USER INPUT VALIDITY CLASSIFICATION AND PROCESSING FOR INPUT/OUTPUT (I/O) DEVICES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18728034 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK DOMAIN NAME Final Rejection BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18898972 NETWORK-TO-ENDPOINT COMMUNICATION FOR TOPOLOGY-AWARE MULTI-PATH TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS Non-Final OA Arista Networks, Inc.
18703752 MESSAGE SEGMENTED PARSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP CO., LTD.

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