Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CRANDALL, RICHARD W.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3626 3629 3689 3711

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

29.7%
Allow Rate
-40.3% vs TC avg
354
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
1212
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 306 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
37.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18617057 System and Method for Automated Forecasting Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19087803 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19003160 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18085715 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CONTEXT-BASED USER TRUST SCORE Final Rejection NCR Voyix Corporation
19117640 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18325215 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE USER-DEPENDENT SELECTION OF A BATTERY OPERATED TECHNICAL DEVICE DEPENDING ON A USER USAGE PROFILE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19292434 BLOCKCHAIN-BASED BLIND BOX MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18400160 GROWTH INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, GROWTH INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19377402 UNATTENDED SMART PROPERTY SHOWING Non-Final OA Alarm.com Incorporated
18723383 OUTBOUND - CHEMICAL PRODUCT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES Final Rejection BASF SE
19157702 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, INC.
19117644 SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CONSUMER REVIEWS Non-Final OA Grabtaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd.
18628202 LEARNING DEVICE, PREDICTION DEVICE, PREDICTION SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND PREDICTION METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18897055 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS USING MATURITY ASSESMENT Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18757691 HOME ASSESSMENT Final Rejection Allstate Insurance Company
17709003 DYNAMIC ALERT PRIORITIZATION METHOD USING DISPOSITION CODE CLASSIFIERS AND MODIFIED TVC Final Rejection Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18901646 Judicial Support Tool Computing System Non-Final OA The Trustees of Dartmouth College
18080535 AUTOMATED POLICY COMPLIANCE Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
17969341 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS DUE TO COMPONENT REPLACEMENT IN CLIENT INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Dell Products, LP

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