Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BLAIR, APRIL YING SHAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2100 2111 2117 2126 2135 2141 2144 2187 2191 2194

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

April Ying Shan Blair works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2100. The examiner has 206 resolved cases and an allowance rate pct of 85.0. This high rate suggests a favorable environment for applicants. The data indicates that the vast majority of cases in this docket reach a successful resolution.

The interview lift pct is 30.3, indicating that interviews are very effective. This 30.3 lift pct is a significant addition to the already high 85.0 allowance rate pct. The median days to allowance is 1425, which is a longer timeline despite the high allowance rate. Practitioners should use interviews to maintain momentum through the 1425 day cycle. The combination of an 85.0 allowance rate and a 30.3 lift pct makes this one of the more predictable and successful dockets for patent grants.

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

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+27.4% vs TC avg
233
Total Applications
+29.4%
Interview Lift
1421
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 213 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
41.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18647772 Deployment Control Over Cloud Resources Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
17935199 Dynamic Control of Message Expiry by Messaging Middleware Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18796702 DYNAMIC LOAD BALANCING FOR VIRTUAL MACHINE POWER MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18638832 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING DUPLICATE WORKLOADS AND OUTPUTS IN RESPECT OF NETWORK AND SYSTEM GRAPHS Non-Final OA CIENA CORPORATION
18306698 USING VIRTUAL MACHINE PRIVILEGE LEVELS TO CONTROL WRITE ACCESS TO KERNEL MEMORY IN A VIRTUAL MACHINE Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18362405 BROADCASTING MACHINE LEARNING DATA Final Rejection ARM Limited

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