Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CORUM JR, WILLIAM A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2433

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
476
Total Applications
+28.8%
Interview Lift
937
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 464 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%
§101 Eligibility
29.3%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18680553 AUTHENTIFICATION DEVICE AND AUTHENTIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18840533 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18284096 AUTHENTICATION TERMINAL, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18673195 Method and Device for Automatic Authentication Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18653429 IN-EAR AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18407944 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18408241 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18798523 BIOMETRIC CACHING Non-Final OA Secure Identity, LLC
18362684 VERIFIABLE MLOPS TO TRAIN ML MODELS ON AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18282740 AUTHENTICATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING OTOACOUSTIC AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection NEC Platforms, Ltd.
18744243 DYNAMIC RESIDENTIAL THREAT DETECTION Non-Final OA CYBER ADAPT, INC.

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