Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BOLEN, NICHOLAS D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3624

This examiner grants 9% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

9.4%
Allow Rate
-42.6% vs TC avg
156
Total Applications
+9.9%
Interview Lift
1452
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 127 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18129684 REAL-TIME RISK ASSESSMENTS Final Rejection NCR Voyix Corporation
18635555 UNIVERSAL TIME-SERIES FORECASTING WITH ADAPTIVE INPUTS/OUTPUTS FOR REAL-WORLD RANDOM MISSING DATA Non-Final OA VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18090284 POWER USAGE AND RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
18590208 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTING A SCHEDULE FOR OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT BASED ON HOLDING TIME Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
17881737 ASSIGNING SUPPLY TO DEMAND FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES Final Rejection ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
19007855 PREDICTING AND SUPPORTING EMAIL DEFERRAL Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18332118 FEATURE STORE DATA PREPARATION OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17481120 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR EVALUATING WAIT TIMES AND QUEUE LENGTHS AT MULTI-STATION AND MULTI-STAGE SCREENING ZONES VIA A DETERMINISTIC DECISION SUPPORT ALGORITHM Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18305543 AD-HOC DELEGATION OF CONSOLE TASKS TO A CONSOLE Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18098741 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TASK-BASED SHORT-TERM MANAGEMENT OF A MINE SITE Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
18162265 IMPACT ENHANCING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESEARCH PAPERS AND INITIATIVES Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.

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