Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Brian S Cook, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as COOK, BRIAN S

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2123 2127 2146 2187 3648 4100

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brian S. Cook is an examiner in Art Unit 2123 of Tech Center 4100. He has 503 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 62.2%. The median days to allowance is 1297. These statistics provide a baseline for understanding the examiner's workload and the typical duration of the prosecution process in this unit.

The interview lift is 29.0%, indicating that interviews are quite effective for this examiner. This high lift suggests that cases involving an interview have a significantly better chance of reaching allowance than those that do not. Practitioners should view the interview as a key strategic step in their prosecution efforts before this examiner.

Top companies include Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, and X Development LLC. Firms like CASCADIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and Brooks Kushman P.C. are active in his docket. These firms likely have developed specific insights into the examiner's approach to technical disclosures and claim interpretation in Art Unit 2123.

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

Performance Statistics

62.2%
Allow Rate
+2.2% vs TC avg
539
Total Applications
+29.0%
Interview Lift
1297
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 503 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.0%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18116224 In-Situ Mechanical Characterization Of Cement Sheath Exposed To Chemical Species Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17979112 GENERATING DOWNHOLE FLUID COMPOSITIONS FOR WELLBORE OPERATIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17875879 System For The Simulation Of Electromagnetic Field Propagation Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17804471 MULTI-AGENT SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17501798 SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ANALYTICAL CRITERIA FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURE DURABILITY AND CERTIFICATION Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18366636 MULTI-SOURCE MODELING WITH LEGACY DATA Final Rejection GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
17647180 SOURCE OPERATOR RELATED TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN STREAMING ANALYTICS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18128560 METHOD OF DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING MULTICHIP MODULE BASED ON ISOLATION SIMULATION Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18297506 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC FLOORPLAN GENERATION Non-Final OA XEROX CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Brian S Cook's allowance rate?

62.2% of resolved applications examined by Brian S Cook were allowed (503 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2123 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Brian S Cook?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Brian S Cook take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Brian S Cook took 1,297 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Brian S Cook work in?

Brian S Cook examines applications in Art Unit 2123 in Tech Center 4100.

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