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Last updated: October 27, 2026

William A Beutel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BEUTEL, WILLIAM A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2616 2679

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

BEUTEL, WILLIAM A has 494 resolved cases in technology center 2600 and art unit 2616. The allowance rate is 70.0%, and the median time to allowance is 951 days.

Interview lift is 22.0%, indicating a positive association with allowance. The listed companies include Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., Snap Inc., and Qualcomm Incorporated. The listed firms are JCIPRNET and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. The case volume supports using this record to inform interview planning, while the median remains relevant to timing expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

70.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
513
Total Applications
+22.0%
Interview Lift
951
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 494 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18871000 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18984002 CONTEXT BASED AUGMENTED REALITY COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Snap Inc.
18920550 DIGITAL EFFECTS EXPERIENCE RENDERING SYSTEM Final Rejection Snap Inc.
19018220 CONVERSION METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING CONVERSION PROGRAM, AND CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJITSU LIMITED
18828969 ENHANCING MAP DATA Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18848467 METHODS AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING POSITIONS OF POINTS OF A POINT CLOUD ENCOMPASSED IN A CUBOID VOLUME Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18886526 Mixed-Reality Assisted Dimensionality Expansion and Manipulation Analytics Final Rejection Blue Yonder Group, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner William A Beutel's allowance rate?

70.0% of resolved applications examined by William A Beutel were allowed (494 resolved cases), compared with 71.3% across Art Unit 2616 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner William A Beutel?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.0 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 A Beutel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by William A Beutel took 951 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner William A Beutel work in?

William A Beutel examines applications in Art Unit 2616 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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