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Last updated: October 26, 2026

James M Detweiler, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DETWEILER, JAMES M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2122 3621 3622 3628 3681 3685 3691

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Analysis

DETWEILER, JAMES M is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2122. The record includes 520 resolved cases, a 39.0% allowance rate, and a median of 1172 days to allowance. The 43.6% interview lift is substantial relative to the allowance rate, indicating that interview strategy may have meaningful practical value when paired with focused claim amendments.

The listed companies are Catalina Marketing Corporation, Capital One Services LLC, and Google LLC. The listed firms are McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, BakerHostetler, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. The profile supports early attention to examiner interviews and prosecution sequencing, because the allowance outcome is less favorable while the reported interview association is strongly positive.

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

Performance Statistics

39.0%
Allow Rate
-13.0% vs TC avg
571
Total Applications
+43.6%
Interview Lift
1172
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 520 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
35.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18745459 UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING AND A SMART TRANSACTION CARD TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY ITEM DATA ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASED ITEMS Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
19157283 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
19240718 Multimodal Content Item Personalization Based on User Profiles Final Rejection Google LLC
19125550 OPERATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18631346 RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FOR UPGRADES OR SERVICES FOR A HOME TO IMPROVE A HOME SCORE Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18871687 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
19084529 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM AND PRODUCT FOR CONTENT PRESENTATION Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18910151 GAME INTERACTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19233822 SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING PAYMENTS AND CREDIT UTILIZATION WHEN MAKING ONLINE PURCHASES Non-Final OA Individual inventor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James M Detweiler's allowance rate?

39.0% of resolved applications examined by James M Detweiler were allowed (520 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James M Detweiler?

This examiner's interview lift is +43.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James M Detweiler take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James M Detweiler took 1,172 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James M Detweiler work in?

James M Detweiler examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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