Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CARNES, THOMAS A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2434 2436

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Thomas A. Carnes serves as an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2434. He has 85 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 70.6%, and the interview lift is 70.6%. This 70.6% lift indicates that interviews are associated with a significant increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners can use the 70.6% lift to improve their chances of securing a grant in his docket.

The median days to allowance is 1173 for the 85 resolved cases. This 1173-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 70.6% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a useful tool for reaching the 70.6% allowance rate. With 85 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 1173-day duration of prosecution in Art Unit 2434.

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

Performance Statistics

70.6%
Allow Rate
+12.6% vs TC avg
110
Total Applications
+70.6%
Interview Lift
1173
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 85 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19022125 FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD, APPLICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19001848 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18297084 Distributed, Private, Sparse Histograms in the Two-Server Model Final Rejection Google LLC
18572937 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOINTLY TRAINING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING MODEL BASED ON PRIVACY PROTECTION Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18896418 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYNCHRONIZING TRUSTED OPERATING SYSTEMS Final Rejection ATI Technologies ULC
18185707 APPARATUS FOR BOOTSTRAP PROCESSING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTED MESSAGE AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection CRYPTO LAB INC.

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