Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BLAUFELD, JUSTIN R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2142 2151 2176 2198 2425

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

Justin R. Blaufeld is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, working within Art Unit 2142. He has 531 resolved cases in his professional history. The data shows an allowance rate pct of 47.5, which indicates that fewer than half of the applications he examines result in a grant. This 47.5 allowance rate pct suggests a challenging environment for applicants in Art Unit 2142, where rejections are a common part of the process.

However, the interview lift pct of 30.1 offers a clear strategic path for practitioners. This 30.1 interview lift pct indicates that engaging in a direct dialogue with Blaufeld significantly increases the likelihood of securing an allowance. Given the median days to allowance of 1224, the 30.1 interview lift pct suggests that interviews are a critical tool for overcoming obstacles and potentially shortening the prosecution timeline. The 1224 median days to allowance reflects the procedural duration required for successful cases to reach a conclusion in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

47.5%
Allow Rate
-10.5% vs TC avg
579
Total Applications
+30.1%
Interview Lift
1224
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 531 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.1%
§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.
18146592 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ANALYZING APPLICATION SCREEN Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18887942 NAVIGATION OF USER INTERFACES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18515191 METHOD OF MANIPULATING USER INTERFACES IN AN ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18964306 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CROSS-DEVICE APPLICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18567491 Volume Adjustment Method, Electronic Device, and System Non-Final OA 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.
18974353 OFF-PLOT GATE INDICATORS AND NAVIGATION TOOLS FOR CELL DATA ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation
18336581 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EGO VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18334910 METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING AN APPROXIMATE OBJECT POSITION OF A DYNAMIC OBJECT, COMPUTER PROGRAM, DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
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
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
18584701 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFORMING STRUCTURED DOCUMENTS INTO DIGESTIBLE INPUT DATA Non-Final OA JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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
18700379 System, Method, and Software for Controlling a Driver Assistance Function Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18889537 TASK PROCESSING Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18617066 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUBLISHING VIRTUAL OBJECT, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18575867 ACTUAL MACHINE DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18534936 INTERFACE FOR GENERATING DOCUMENTS WITH GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18981131 SPLIT-SCREEN DISPLAYING METHOD, APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18988733 OBJECT CONNECTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18580933 Information Processing System And Control Method Employing Gesture Control Non-Final OA Saturn Licensing LLC
18935280 User Interface Tool for Generating and Analyzing Scenarios for Assumption Planning Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
18948038 REMOTE GESTURE CONTROL, INPUT MONITOR, SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Final Rejection KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
18505103 LOCATION AWARE DIGITAL SIGN THAT DISPLAYS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF A BUILDING THAT ARE TAILORED TO THE CURRENT LOCATION OF THE DIGITAL SIGN WITHIN THE BUILDING Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.

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