Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BOWERS, BRANDON

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2825 2851

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brandon Bowers is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2825. The examiner has 547 resolved cases on record. The data shows an allowance rate of 86.3% for these applications. This 86.3% allowance rate provides a baseline for practitioners to evaluate the frequency of grants. The median days to allowance is 926, which establishes a timeframe for the duration of the examination process from filing to the final grant.

The profile also highlights an interview lift of 6.4%. This lift indicates that conducting an interview with the examiner correlates with an increase in the probability of an allowance. For practitioners, the 6.4% lift suggests that direct communication is a productive strategy for resolving outstanding issues. With 547 resolved cases, the examiner's history provides a basis for these observations. The 926-day median to allowance is a key metric for managing client expectations and prosecution resources in Art Unit 2825.

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

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
549
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
926
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 547 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.3%
§101 Eligibility
30.1%
§102 Novelty
27.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18348469 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING STRUCTURE BASED ON SPECTRUM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18345972 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT THERMAL GRADIENT PROJECTION AND DESIGN FEEDBACK ON POWER DELIVERY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18342756 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONNECTION AS A DEVICE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18226199 FOCUSED TESTING AND VERIFICATION OF CIRCUIT DESIGNS USING HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE SIMULATION Non-Final OA Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
17364652 DRAIN-ASSISTED SUPPLY GENERATION CIRCUITS Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
19061951 ELECTRONIC DESIGN TOLL FOR GENERATION OF A NETWORK-ON-CHIP (NoC) Non-Final OA ARTERIS, INC.
18097272 USING MACHINE-TRAINED NETWORK TO PERFORM DRC CHECK Final Rejection D2S, Inc.
17992870 BASED ON MULTIPLE MANUFACTURING PROCESS VARIATIONS, PRODUCING MULTIPLE CONTOURS REPRESENTING PREDICTED SHAPES OF AN IC DESIGN COMPONENT Non-Final OA D2S, Inc.

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