Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: COLIN, CARL G

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2136 2400 2433 2436 2493

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

Carl G. Colin is a patent examiner in Art Unit 2136 of Tech Center 2400. He has 136 resolved cases in his record. The data shows an allowance rate of 47.8% for these applications. This percentage represents the frequency of grants among the 136 resolved cases. Practitioners should note this 47.8% rate when developing a strategy for prosecution with this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1597. This figure provides the timeline for applications that reach a grant. The interview lift is 54.1%. This positive lift indicates that cases with an interview have a higher allowance rate than those without an interview. The 54.1% lift suggests that direct communication correlates with an increased probability of success. The 1597 median days to allowance and the 2136 Art Unit designation are key data points for applications in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

47.8%
Allow Rate
-10.2% vs TC avg
145
Total Applications
+54.1%
Interview Lift
1597
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
47.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17878478 ULTRA-WIDEBAND SESSION KEY SHARING SCHEME Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18066936 CONTENT PROVISION DEVICE, CONTENT PROVISION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18105597 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INVOKING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17966686 INFORMATION PROCESSOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18532521 Dynamic Honeypot Generation and Deployment Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation

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