Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BARNES JR, CARL E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2177 2178 2646

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

33.3%
Allow Rate
-28.7% vs TC avg
246
Total Applications
+25.2%
Interview Lift
1430
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 219 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
67.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17686677 Semantic SLAM Framework for Improved Object Pose Estimation Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18906680 GENERATION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES Non-Final OA Google LLC
18501982 ZERO-SHOT FORM ENTITY QUERY FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA Google LLC
18607036 MULTIMODAL SENSOR AGNOSTIC LOCALIZATION USING ONE OR MORE ADAPTIVE FEATURE GRAPHS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18905829 Personalized Interactive Virtual Environment in Vehicles Non-Final OA Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
18530984 RESTORATIVE DECISION SUPPORT FOR DENTAL TREATMENT Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18383799 MULTI-MODAL MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR DIGITAL DOCUMENT PROCESSING Non-Final OA Intuit Inc.
18904866 METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING AN IDENTIFIER Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18793736 METHOD FOR GENERATING A MULTIMEDIA CONTENT, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18693413 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18316629 METHOD OF DETERMINING A TABLE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
16255620 ADVERSARIAL TREATMENT TO MACHINE LEARNING MODEL ADVERSARY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18610349 Methods, Systems and Computer Programs for Processing Images of an Optical Imaging Device and for Training one or more Machine-Learning Models Final Rejection Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
18815061 CONTENT-ADAPTIVE TUTORIALS FOR GRAPHICS EDITING TOOLS IN A GRAPHICS EDITING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18852425 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERCEPTUALLY MEANINGFUL SPATIAL CONTENT COMPOSITING Non-Final OA DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
17798921 DETECTION OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN HUMAN BRAINS FROM IMAGES Final Rejection Imperial College Innovations Limited

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month