Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BURSUM, KIMBERLY SUZANNE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2118 3627 3687

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

31.6%
Allow Rate
-20.4% vs TC avg
173
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 155 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.6%
§101 Eligibility
12.8%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18828915 PHARMACEUTICAL ASSET TRACKING Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18801137 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTICATING USERS FOR AUTHORIZATION RULE RELAXATION Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18554399 COMPONENT WAREHOUSING SUPPORT APPARATUS, COMPONENT WAREHOUSING SUPPORT METHOD, COMPONENT WAREHOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17942079 Component-Inventory-Based Robot Fleet Management in Value Chain Networks Final Rejection Strong Force VCN Portfolio 2019, LLC
18630663 MOVING ROBOT FOR MONITORING A SHELF, A METHOD FOR MONITORING A SHELF, AND A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A SHELF Non-Final OA SOLUM CO., LTD.
18735914 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SHUTTLE LOADING POSITIONS FOR A MULTI-LOAD SHUTTLE Non-Final OA INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
17810278 Order Fulfillment System Final Rejection Levi Strauss & Co.
18773074 System and Method to Determine List Prices Based on Cash Incentives and Transaction Costs Non-Final OA Parse Pay, Inc.
18671632 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PICKING MOVEMENT PATH Final Rejection NSOFT Co., Ltd.
17935091 GENERATING ORDER BATCHES FOR AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM Final Rejection Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)

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