Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DAVIS, ZACHARY A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2137 2431 2437 2492

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zachary A Davis works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2137. He has processed 513 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 53.4%. This rate indicates a more rigorous examination process compared to examiners with higher percentages.

The median days to allowance for his cases is 1639. To navigate this longer timeline, practitioners may look to the interview lift of 21.6%. This positive lift indicates that applications are significantly more likely to be allowed if an interview is conducted during prosecution.

The 53.4% allowance rate and 1639 days to allowance suggest that securing a patent requires persistent effort. However, the 21.6% interview lift offers a clear path for improving outcomes. With 513 resolved cases, these figures provide a reliable statistical foundation for strategy in Art Unit 2137.

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

Performance Statistics

53.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
569
Total Applications
+21.6%
Interview Lift
1639
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 513 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.2%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
30.9%
§103 Obviousness
38.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18604008 THREAT MODELING AT SCALE Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18070203 KEY OBTAINING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18477370 HARDWARE ENFORCED SECURITY FOR SERVICE MESH Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18090842 LOCALIZED DEVICE ATTESTATION Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
18089398 Systems And Methods For Securing Input/Output Data Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18135582 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHARING PRIVATE DATA Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18450035 ELECTRONIC PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION VIA DATA EMBEDDING AND NOISE ADDITION Final Rejection PAYPAL, INC.
18656520 AUTOMATED THREAT MODELING USING APPLICATION RELATIONSHIPS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18682080 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A SECRET KEY USING NON-COMMUNICATING ENTITIES Final Rejection Visa International Service Association
18861955 CALCULATION RESULT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, CALCULATION RESULT PROTECTION SYSTEM, AND CALCULATION RESULT DISTRIBUTION METHOD Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18681498 COMPACT ADAPTIVELY SECURE FUNCTIONAL ENCRYPTION FOR ATTRIBUTE-WEIGHTED SUMS Final Rejection NTT RESEARCH, INC.
19125702 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18434628 POLICY-DRIVEN KERNEL EXTENSION SECURITY Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18855464 APPLICATION KEY DELETION METHOD, KEY ANCHOR NODE, SERVER, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18431415 TRUSTED NETWORK TO PREVENT REPLACEMENT AND CLONING ATTACKS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18237247 SECURE BOOT PROCEDURE Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17859715 CONSTRAINING APPLICATION WORKLOADS USING DATA COMPLIANCE RULES Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18240099 Information Security AI-Based Border Endpoint Zero-Day Block Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18311128 Digital Picture Verification for Communication Applications Final Rejection T-Mobile Innovations LLC
17168577 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE LOCATION VERIFICATION Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
17859854 CYBER SECURITY SANDBOX ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Darktrace Holdings Limited
18426943 MANAGING DEVICE ONBOARDING AFTER COMPONENT REPLACEMENT Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
17918070 RELATIONSHIP-BASED ACCESS CONTROL FOR IOT NETWORKS Non-Final OA Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
17590418 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SECURING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A MEDIATION DEVICE AND POINT OF INTERCEPT Final Rejection Charter Communications Operating, LLC
19089841 FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED PENETRATION TESTING Non-Final OA Twilio Inc.
17631836 SDN-BASED INTRUSION RESPONSE METHOD FOR IN-VEHICLE NETWORK, AND SYSTEM USING SAME Final Rejection Korea University Research and Business Foundation

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