Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CARNES, THOMAS A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2436

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
105
Total Applications
+69.9%
Interview Lift
1179
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 82 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
9.7%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19133185 SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18931143 DYNAMIC SECURITY EVENTS FRAMEWORK FOR ADAPTIVE AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection WORKDAY, INC.
18297084 Distributed, Private, Sparse Histograms in the Two-Server Model Final Rejection Google LLC
19234457 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF DATA ANALYTICS PLATFORMS USING METADATA Non-Final OA Fidelity Information Services, LLC
19024341 SECURITY POLICIES FOR SOFTWARE CALL STACKS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18185707 APPARATUS FOR BOOTSTRAP PROCESSING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTED MESSAGE AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection CRYPTO LAB INC.
18975952 PACKING VARIABLE LENGTH CIPHERTEXT INSTANCES IN A DATA STREAM Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18896418 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYNCHRONIZING TRUSTED OPERATING SYSTEMS Final Rejection ATI Technologies ULC
19079155 OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (O-RAN) STANDARDIZED SECURITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.

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