Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BLAUFELD, JUSTIN R

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2142 2151 2176 2198

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.9%
Allow Rate
-8.1% vs TC avg
572
Total Applications
+31.5%
Interview Lift
1226
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 524 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18369992 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT SEARCH USING KEYPAD IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18139703 SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18791156 CONTEXTUAL ACTION PREDICTIONS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18653797 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Switching Between Tab Groups in a Browser Application Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18515191 METHOD OF MANIPULATING USER INTERFACES IN AN ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18336581 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EGO VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18396189 COHORT ASSIGNMENT AND CHURN OUT PREDICTION FOR ASSISTANT INTERACTIONS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18889537 TASK PROCESSING Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18617066 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUBLISHING VIRTUAL OBJECT, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18567491 Volume Adjustment Method, Electronic Device, and System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18518186 CHAT INTERFACE CREATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18509258 BEHAVIORAL INTENTION-DRIVEN INFORMATION RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18186942 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17862816 Control Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18884371 PRESENTATION AND CONTROL OF USER INTERACTION WITH A USER INTERFACE ELEMENT Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18530494 Customized Navigation Flow Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18362820 IMAGE DRAWING METHOD Non-Final OA Wacom Co., Ltd.
18189050 LOCALIZATION USING POSITION COORDINATION OF ROAD SIGNS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18395162 VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT MODIFICATIONS BASED ON USER BEHAVIOR OR CONTEXT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18796569 QUESTIONNAIRE DISPLAY METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18584701 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFORMING STRUCTURED DOCUMENTS INTO DIGESTIBLE INPUT DATA Final Rejection JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
18534936 INTERFACE FOR GENERATING DOCUMENTS WITH GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18700379 System, Method, and Software for Controlling a Driver Assistance Function Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17858375 VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF FOR AVOIDING A COLLISON BASED ON A DANGER RANGE BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND A SURROUNDING OBJECT Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17850654 METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A MICRO MOBILITY DEVICE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17693791 GRAPHICAL ELEMENT DETECTION USING A COMBINATION OF USER INTERFACE DESCRIPTOR ATTRIBUTES FROM TWO OR MORE GRAPHICAL ELEMENT DETECTION TECHNIQUES Final Rejection UiPath, Inc.
17693943 GRAPHICAL ELEMENT DETECTION USING A COMBINATION OF USER INTERFACE DESCRIPTOR ATTRIBUTES FROM TWO OR MORE GRAPHICAL ELEMENT DETECTION TECHNIQUES Final Rejection UiPath, Inc.
18715963 Charging Management For Electric Work Vehicles Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
17920628 TERRAIN-BASED VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND CONTROL Final Rejection ClearMotion, Inc.
18885195 INTERACTION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.

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