Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BULLINGTON, ROBERT P

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3637 3681 3715

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.7%
Allow Rate
-27.3% vs TC avg
632
Total Applications
+30.3%
Interview Lift
1130
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 578 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
23.0%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18404105 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18210734 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18551034 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18939192 Fuel System Demonstrator Device Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18239953 WELD TRAINING SYSTEMS WITH WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18684105 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING STRING MANIPULATION Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
17960951 SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTED FOOD PREPARATION Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18720601 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CALORIC INTAKE OF USER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18765400 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PRESENTS CONTENTS OF INPUT IMAGE IN STATE RECOGNIZABLE THROUGH TACTILE SENSATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, IMAGE INFORMATION-PRESENTING APPARATUS, IMAGE INFORMATION-PRESENTING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18454382 TARGETED ANTI-SCAM EDUCATION AND FEEDBACK Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18662251 VIRTUAL WORLD-BASED CAPTURE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18749685 VR TRAINING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, VR TRAINING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18931473 METHOD FOR REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE DANCE EDUCATION USING AVATAR AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18239955 TEACHER DATA EDITING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, TEACHER DATA EDITING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND TEACHER DATA EDITING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Non-Final OA Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
18568119 METHOD FOR GENERATING A PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERING OF A COSMETIC PRODUCT Final Rejection L'Oreal
18458536 DYNAMICALLY UPDATING DIGITAL VISUAL CONTENT VIA AGGREGATED FEEDBACK Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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