Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BECHTEL, KEVIN M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2449 2491

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
+11.6% vs TC avg
476
Total Applications
+63.6%
Interview Lift
1138
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 448 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
32.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18621181 DATA DISCLOSURE APPARATUS, AND DATA DISCLOSURE METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18818099 WI-FI PASSWORD SETTING METHOD FOR EACH REGISTERED USER AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18647975 LEGITIMIZING TRUST IN PEER NETWORKS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18704966 METHOD FOR SECURELY EXECUTING AN APPLICATION Final Rejection THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
18421854 PROGRAMMATIC DATA SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE REMEDIATION FOR NETWORK COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Uber Technologies, Inc.
18716454 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERMISSION MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA nChain Licensing AG
18415818 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A GUARDED MODE FOR AN OPERATING SYSTEM OF A COMPUTING DEVICE Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18697722 Methods For Improving Security In Computing Devices Implementing Control Flow Integrity Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18685244 DATA SHARING METHOD, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE, SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18942987 Cryptographic Data Structure Management Across Security Domains Non-Final OA WillCo Tech LLC
18903138 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SCAM DETECTION Non-Final OA Scamnetic Inc.
18888370 HOME DATA MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property l, L.P.
18887613 METHODS FOR PROTECTING RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE TO A DEVICE CONNECTED VIA AN AUTHORIZED DEVICE OPERATING AS A HOTSPOT Non-Final OA F5, Inc.
18883533 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ZERO-TRUST ALGORITHM DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATION ON A PROTECTED DATASET Final Rejection BeeKeeperAI, Inc.
18798622 Multi-Project Chip, Methods of Making, and Using the Same Non-Final OA NEOWINE Co., Ltd.
18674713 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SERCURE GPU EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT VIA A PROCESS OF STATIC VALIDATION Non-Final OA Visionary Technologies LLC
18694405 HYBRID SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE EXECUTION OF QUANTUM AND CLASSICAL WORKFLOWS ON ADVANCED COMPUTING DEVICES Non-Final OA AGNOSTIQ INC.

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