Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CLARE, MARK C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3628 3677

This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

14.3%
Allow Rate
-37.7% vs TC avg
188
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1085
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 161 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.9%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
32.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18810751 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT DELIVERY OF COMMODITIES AT A STORE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19069826 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
17810708 UTILIZING COMPUTER MODELS TO DYNAMICALLY MATCH PROVIDER DEVICES AND PRIORITY REQUESTER DEVICES IN RESPONSE TO TIME PRIORITY AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS Final Rejection Lyft, Inc.
19089892 METHOD OF LOCATING A UWB-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE IN A UWB BASED TRANSIT DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
19063508 PROVIDING DEVICE, PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Rakuten Group, Inc.
18614563 USING A TRAINED MODEL TO PREDICT AND PREVENT FAILED DELIVERIES Final Rejection Maplebear Inc.
18882879 SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FERRY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING FERRY, AND FERRY Final Rejection YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18946434 Systems and Methods for Facilitating Aerial Vehicle Services Non-Final OA Joby Aero, Inc.
18781337 MANAGEMENT OF USAGE AND PERMISSION REQUESTS ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCTS IN AN INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
19213473 TOOL FOR DELIVERY OF REMEMBRANCES TO RECIPIENTS POSTHUMOUSLY Final Rejection Open when LLC
17658798 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING USER INTERACTION DATA USING MACHINE LEARNING TO ORGANIZE SEARCH RESULTS Final Rejection AIRBNB, INC.
19065002 WORK SUPPORT APPARATUS, WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND WORK SUPPORT METHOD Final Rejection Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18635529 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF INCREASING ELECTRIC VEHICLE UTILIZATION IN TRANSIT FLEETS USING LEARNING, PREDICTIONS, OPTIMIZATION, AND AUTOMATION Non-Final OA Nextpower LLC

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