Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BROWN, VERNAL U

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1747 2612 2681 2683 2684 2686 2689

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
1,242
Total Applications
+13.8%
Interview Lift
1121
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1186 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18771976 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A RENTAL CANDIDATE WITH ACCESS TO A RENTAL ASSET Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18814834 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RFID TAG ORIENTATION PREDICTION Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18787800 AUTHORIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18848270 CONFIGURED POWER UP TIME FOR ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18883436 PASSAGE PERMIT DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18883335 PASSAGE PERMIT DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18889207 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING GUIDANCE FOR DELIVERIES AND MONITORING DELIVERED ITEMS Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18824723 AUTOMOTIVE ACCESS/AUTHENTICATION USING A WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18748726 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLED LASER DEVICES Non-Final OA Black & Decker Inc.
19127797 Method and Control Unit for Operating a Digital Key Device of a Vehicle Control System Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18976890 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO LOCATE A VEHICLE ACCESS DEVICE Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18758188 UNLOCKING ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FACIAL RECOGNITION USING 2D CAMERA IN DARK ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC

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