Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

William P Bartlett, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BARTLETT, WILLIAM P

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2117 2169

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

BARTLETT, WILLIAM P works in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2117. Across 253 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 60.9%, and the interview lift is 32.3%. Interviews therefore appear materially relevant to prosecution planning in this docket.

The median time to allowance is 1235 days. The leading companies are The Toronto-dominion Bank, NEC Corporation, and ASM IP Holding B.V. The listed firms are JCIPRNET, K&L Gates LLP-Chicago, and Ladas & Parry LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

60.9%
Allow Rate
+5.9% vs TC avg
273
Total Applications
+32.3%
Interview Lift
1235
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 253 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.9%
§101 Eligibility
11.2%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18651063 COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LABEL CONFORMAL PREDICTION FOR RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18713263 MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18595668 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OF A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT IN A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18756534 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOCATING HYDROCARBONS USING TRAVELTIME-BASED REFLECTION FULL WAVEFORM INVERSION Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18957123 CONTROL METHOD OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
18643507 Database Cache Layer Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
19337154 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVED DATA MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18865338 ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION DEVICE, ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner William P Bartlett's allowance rate?

60.9% of resolved applications examined by William P Bartlett were allowed (253 resolved cases), compared with 59.5% across Art Unit 2117 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner William P Bartlett?

This examiner's interview lift is +32.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner William P Bartlett take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by William P Bartlett took 1,235 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner William P Bartlett work in?

William P Bartlett examines applications in Art Unit 2117 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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