Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2127 3624

This examiner grants 23% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

22.6%
Allow Rate
-29.4% vs TC avg
408
Total Applications
+26.7%
Interview Lift
1423
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 363 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

39.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18404125 INDUSTRY TRENDS ENGINE INCORPORATED IN AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLATFORM Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19108765 SCHEDULE SIGN-IN METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18681140 IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18400406 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID HEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION OF LARGE SCALE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
17587061 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC ITEM DEMAND AND SUBSTITUTION PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING PROCESSES Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC
18401779 SIGNALING UPON CONTACT TRAJECTORY HAVING LIKELIHOOD FOR INTERSECTION BY USE OF A DIVERSION VEHICLE Final Rejection Truist Bank
18283235 PREDICTIVE ALLOCATION OF NODES IN A QUEUE Final Rejection Amadeus S.A.S.
18881881 ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND ANALYSIS METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19202800 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING SCHEDULING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18374868 USER INTERFACE THAT PRE-POPULATES ITEMS IN AN ORDER MODULE FOR A USER OF AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM USING A PREDICTION MODEL Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc.
18218183 DUAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME BENCHMARKING AND PREDICTIVE MODELING Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18184416 COMPUTER OPTIMIZED DETERMINATION OF PRODUCT AVAILABILITY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18055876 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED SUSTAINABILITY CONTROL Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18795942 INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE FOR PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT Final Rejection PepsiCo, Inc.

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