Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Eric J Bycer, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BYCER, ERIC J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2141 2143 2173 4100

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

BYCER, ERIC J is assigned to USPTO Technology Center 4100 and art unit 2141. The profile reports 490 resolved cases and a 67.1% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1223 days, so applicants should expect a prosecution process that may require sustained attention and careful timing decisions.

The interview lift is 42.0%, the strongest outcome signal in this profile aside from the allowance result. The listed companies are Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., Snowflake Inc., and NVIDIA Corporation. Artegis Law Group, LLP and HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP are the identified firms. Practitioners may want to prioritize interview preparation, concise explanations of technical distinctions, and claim amendments that can be discussed directly with the examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

67.1%
Allow Rate
+7.1% vs TC avg
506
Total Applications
+42.0%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 490 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18327404 METHOD FOR TRAINING MODEL, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OBJECT, APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
17982401 CONCEPT TRAINING TECHNIQUE FOR MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18443445 INFERENCE MODEL SELECTION METHOD CONSIDERING TASK REQUEST RATE Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18676288 AUTOMATED GENERATION OF AUXILIARY QUBITS FOR ERROR CORRECTION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18438122 METROLOGY WITH PARALLEL SUBSYSTEMS AND MUELLER SIGNALS TRAINING Non-Final OA KLA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Eric J Bycer's allowance rate?

67.1% of resolved applications examined by Eric J Bycer were allowed (490 resolved cases), compared with 26.4% across Art Unit 2141 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Eric J Bycer?

This examiner's interview lift is +42.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Eric J Bycer take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Eric J Bycer took 1,223 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Eric J Bycer work in?

Eric J Bycer examines applications in Art Unit 2141 in Tech Center 4100.

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