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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BECHTEL, KEVIN M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2115 2449 2491 2496

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.1%

Allow Rate

+12.1% vs TC avg

487

Total Applications

+61.8%

Interview Lift

1169

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 462 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.6%

§101 Eligibility

18.2%

§102 Novelty

35.3%

§103 Obviousness

24.0%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18099795	PACKET SECURITY OVER MULTIPLE NETWORKS	Non-Final OA	Intel Corporation
17942995	METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF ENCRYPTION AND DECRYPTION TASKS	Non-Final OA	Intel Corporation
18562882	Method, System and Inspection Device for Securely Executing Control Applications	Non-Final OA	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18873559	SECURITY IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS	Non-Final OA	Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18788751	DYNAMIC CONTROL OF TRACE PERMISSIONS IN OPERATING SYSTEMS VIA TRUSTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTS	Final Rejection	Micron Technology, Inc.
18778256	LOAD DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY TUNNEL FOR MULTICORE PROCESSING	Non-Final OA	CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18942988	AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, MEDIUM AND CHIP	Non-Final OA	Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18970310	METHOD FOR RECOVERING THRESHOLD SECRET	Non-Final OA	IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)

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